Navya Nair

Dhanya Veena Raju Nair, known by her stage name Navya Nair, is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Malayalam, Tamil, and Kannada films. She is a recipient of 2 Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress, one Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam and the Kalaimamani award.

Navya Nair
Navya Nair doing a dance program
Born
Dhanya Veena Raju Nair

Haripad, Kerala, India
OccupationActress, Dancer, Television host
Years active2001–present
Spouse(s)Santhosh Menon (2010–present)
ChildrenSai Krishna
RelativesRahul R. Nair (brother)

Personal life

Navya Nair was born to Raju and Veena Raju. She is from Cheppad, a village near Harippad in Alleppey District. The film director K. Madhu is her uncle.

She studied at Bethany Balikamadom High School, Nangiarkulangara till 10th grade and then at MSM Higher Secondary School, where her mother was a teacher. She is an MBA graduate.

She married a Mumbai-based businessman, Santhosh Menon, on 21 January 2010, and they have a son Sai Krishna, born on 22 November 2010.[1]

Film career

She was still in school when she was offered her first film role, starring opposite Dileep in Ishtam in 2001. That was followed up with roles in partnership with Dileep, in films such as Mazhathullikkilukkam, Kunjikoonan, Kalyanaraman, Pandippada, Gramaphone and Pattanathil Sundaran.

The most popular character of Navya is "Balamani" in Nandanam. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and the prestigious Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam in 2002 for the same.[2] She has been paired with Mohanlal, Mammooty, Suresh Gopi, Jayaram, Dileep, Prithviraj and Jayasurya.

She acted in Saira and Kanne Madanguka and commercial films. Saira was the opening film in the section "Tous Les Cinemas Du Monde" at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2007, which was the 4th Malayalam film screened at the Cannes International Film Festival. 'Saira' participated in 21 other international film festivals such as those in USA, Brazil, Israel, Russia, Italy, Greece, Zimbabwe, Belgium, Bangladesh etc. She again won the state award for her performances in Kanne Madanguka and Saira.[3]

Her debut in Tamil cinema came with Azhagiya Theeye, but the most notable one was the 2009 Tamil movie Aadum Koothu, which won the National Award for the best Tamil film. The T. V. Chandran film revolved around a character called Manimekala, played by Navya Nair. She was considered for the National film award for Best Actress for the third time, the first two times being in 2002 for Nandanam and in 2005 for Saira. Her Kannada debut movie is Gaja, in which she shared the screen with actor Darshan and she had successive hits like Nam Yajamanaru and Boss. She has around 50 movies to her credit.

After marriage, she stopped her full-time acting career. She came back to films with Scene Onnu Nammude Veedu in 2012. After a pause of almost 2 years, she did Drishya, a Kannada remake of Malayalam thriller Drishyam.

Television

After marriage she was a judge in Munch Dance Dance on Asianet and she hosted another reality show in Asianet Bharthakkanmarude Sradhaku. She has acted in some advertisements also. She also judged Sunfeast Delishus Star Singer Season 7 on Asianet. She also attended Badai Bungalow in the same channel.[4] In 2016, she took part in Laughing Villa, a comedy reality show on Surya TV.

Notable television appearances
No.YearProgramRoleChannelLanguageNotes
12012Munch Dance DanceJudgeAsianetMalayalamReality show
22013Bharthakkanmarude SradhakuJudge
Host		AsianetMalayalamReality show
42016-2017Laughing VillaHostSurya TVMalayalamReality show
52016Maveli Naadin ChentharakamHostKairali PeopleMalayalamTalk show
62018,2019–PresentComedy Star's season 2JudgeAsianetMalayalamReality Show
7TBARed CarpetJudgeAmrita TVMalayalamReality Show

Writing and dance career

She published an autobiography entitled Navya Rasangal.

In 2018, she debuted her first directorial venture with dance video "Chinnamchiru Kiliye". The dance was her adaptation of the Tamil poet Bharathiyaar's poem of the same name. She took child trafficking as the theme for her work.

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards

Asianet Film Awards

Mathrubhumi Film Awards

  • 2002 – Best Actress Award
  • 2003 – Best Onscreen Couple Award (shared with actor Prithviraj Sukumaran)

Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam – Nandanam

Kalaimamani

  • 2006 - Several films

Amrita TV Film Awards

  • 2006 - Best Actress - Saira

Filmography
No.YearFilmRoleLanguageDirectorNotes
12001IshtamAnjanaMalayalamSibi MalayilDebut in acting.
22002MazhathullikkilukkamSophieMalayalamAkbar Jose
3NandanamBalamaniMalayalamRanjithFilmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
Asianet Award for Best Actress
4KalyanaramanGowriMalayalamShafi
5Deepangal SakshiKrishnaveni KesavanMalayalamKB Madhu
6KunjikoonanChembakamMalayalamSasi Shanker
7ChathurangamSherin MathewMalayalamK. Madhu
82003GramaphonePoojaMalayalamKamal
9VellithiraThathaMalayalamBhadran
10AmmakilikkooduAkhilaMalayalamM Padmakumar
11Pattanathil SundaranRadhamani SundaresanMalayalamVipin Mohan
122004Sethurama Iyer CBIRachanaMalayalamK. Madhu
13JalolsavamGeethaMalayalamSibi Malayil
14Chathikkatha ChanthuVasumathi & AmbikaMalayalamRafi Mecartin
15Azhagiya TheeyeNandhiniTamilRadha Mohan
16ParayamGuest roleMalayalamAnil BabuGuest appearance
172005Immini NalloraalSnehaMalayalamRajasenan
18PandippadaMeena KaruppusamyMalayalamRafi Mecartin
19Sarkar DadaSandhyaMalayalamSasi Shanker
20Kanne MadangukaKaarunya BhagyanathanMalayalamAlberrt AntoniKerala State Film Award for Best Actress also for Saira
21SairaSaira HussainMalayalamDr. BijuKerala State Film Award for Best Actress also for Kanne Madanguka
22Chidambarathil Oru AppasamyThenmozhi ElangovanTamilThangar Bachchan
232006Pasa KiligalMaragathamTamilAmritham
24AmirthamAmirtha RamaswamyTamilVedham Puthithu Kannan
25PathaakaAshitha MuhammedMalayalamK. Madhu
26KalabhamSivakamiMalayalamBala
272007Maya KannadiMaheswariTamilCheran
28Ali BhaiChenthamaraMalayalamShaji Kailas
29Kichamani MBAShivani MenonMalayalamSamad Mangada
302008GajaShwethaKannadaK. Madesh
31Sila NerangalilThamarai Chidambaram,
Anjali		TamilJayaraj
32SMSIndhumathiMalayalamSurjulan
33Raman Thediya SeethaiSenthamaraiTamilK P JegannathGuest appearance
34KavyamUmaMalayalamAnish and Santosh
352009Aadum KoothuManimeghalaiTamilT.V.Chandran
36BanarasDevuMalayalamNemom Pushparaj
37Nam YajamanruCharulathaKannadaT. S. Nagabharana
38CalendarKochuraniMalayalamMahesh
39Ivar VivahitharayalNavya NairMalayalamSaji SurendranSpecial appearance
40Bhagyada BalegaraCheluviKannadaSai Prakash
41Kerala CafeSheela JohnykuttyMalayalamM Padmakumar(Nostalgia)
42VioletSuchitraMalayalamM Sabarish
432010Drona 2010Mithra AntarjanamMalayalamShaji Kailas
44YugapurushanSavitri Antarjanam & SaradhaMalayalamR Sukumaran
45Rasikkum SeemaneGayathriTamilRK Vidyadaran
46SadgamayaYamunaMalayalamHariKumar
472011BossRaaniKannadaReghu Raj
482012Scene Onnu Nammude VeeduManjuMalayalamShaiju Anthikadu
492014DrishyaSeethaKannadaP. Vasu
50TBAOrutheeMalayalamV. K. Prakash
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References
  1. "South Indian Beauty Navya Nair Married!". indiglamour. 2010. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  2. "State film awards presented". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 4 December 2003. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  3. "Kerala State film awards for 2005 announced". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 8 February 2006. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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