Nayantara the one and only Tamil Queen. Nayanthara is a south Indian actress and has acted in Malayalam,Tamil and Telugu movies. After several commercial successes such as Chandramukhi, Ghajini, Billa and Yaaradi Nee Mohini, Nayanthara has established herself as one of the most promising actresses of the industry. 

Nayanthara, the smoldering beauty with sparkling eyes and innocent smile epitomizes the new spirit of South Indian film industry. She is a fighter, indefatigable in spirits and mind. Not only is she ravishingly beautiful and photogenic, she is talented, professional and has the determination to make it to the top. 

She is a good-looking and gorgeous and has even won Best Model Award of Kerala in 2002. Her talents soon recognized and she was offered the role in Malayalam film Manassinakkare 2003 opposite Jayaram. 

In the year 2007, her biggest blockbuster in Tamil was 'Billa' with Ajith in the lead. She also acted in the movie 'Yaradhi Nee Mohini' with Dhanush as a hero and Jawahar as the director, which was released in the year 2008. 

Nayanthara is currently a leading star in Southern Cinema, with leading roles in films with Rajnikanth - Kuselan, with Ajith Kumar - Aegan, with Vijay - Villu, with Vishal - Sathyam. She is currently the highest paid South Indian actress. She was paid Rs. 1 crore for Sathyam, Kuselan and Aegan. 

Awards: 

2007 - Sunfeast Best Actress Award in 'Billa' 
2007 - Vijay Awardsb in Best Actress in 'Billa' 

Name : Nayanthara 
Nick Names : Mani, Nayan 
Profession : Actress and Model 
Date of Birth : Nov 8, 1984 
Birth Place : Thiruvilla in Kerala 
Height : 5'4" 
Mother Tongue : Malayalam 
Religion : Christian 
Education : B.A. Literature 
College : Marthama College, Kerala 
Father : Kurian Kodiyattu 
Mother : Omana Kurian 
Brother : Lenu Kodiyattu 
Hobbies : Music, Reading, loves traveling and going for long drives 
Debut Film : Manassinakkare (Malayalam), Ayyaa (Tamil)