Mallu, Tamil, Telgu actress Nayantara

Nayantara(9tara) is a famous South Indian actress who has done so many films with Top Heroes in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam(her origin).

Diana Mariam Kurien, popularly known as Nayanthara, meaning "Eyes like Stars", was born on 8th November 1984 as an Orthodox Syrian Christian in Tiruvalla, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala. She did her schooling at various parts of India (Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Punjab and Karnataka) as her father was an Air Force Official.

She started her career with a Malayalam film "Manasinakkare" directed by Sathyan Anthikkad in which she paired opposite to Jayaram. The film was a blockbuster hit in Kerala. This paved the way for her entry into Tamil Movies.

She played opposite Sarath Kumar in Ayya. She acted with Rajnikanth in Chandramukhi. Her later films are Natturaajavu (Malayalam), Thaskaraveeran (Malayalam), Vallavan (Tamil), Gajini (Tamil), Yogi (Telugu) etc. She is now busy in the Tamil & Telugu film industry.

She was admired by many for her bold acting in the latest Tamil flick Billa. She had had little bit of Martial Arts training, and some other stunt practises for the movie that helped in her on-screen presence.

Relationship

Nayantara's first relationship created headlines when publicity posters sprung up around Chennai of her Vallavan co-star, Silambarasan and her kissing. However, despite maintaining a high-profile relationship, involving the press, the pair broke up soon after the film was released citing differences.

Nonetheless, after the break-up, pictures were released anonymously of the pair kissing each other at Nayantara's apartment. Nayan's close circle reports Simbu is such a pervert and sadist to give her sexual tortures when they had mutual dating!!!

Further controversy was created when rumours leaked out that the plot of Silambarasan's forthcoming film, Kettavan, was based on the couple's true love story.