| Ananya | |
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| Born | Ayilya Gopalakrishnan Nair 29 March 1987 Kochi, India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Spouse(s) | Anjaneyan (2012–present) |
Ayilya Nair (born 29 March 1987), better known by her stage name Ananya, is an Indian film actress, who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. She made her acting debut in Malayalam with Positive (2008) and debuted the following year in Tamil with Naadodigal, which emerged a critical and commercial success. She has a list of films in Malayalam and Tamil. She received a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil for Engaeyum Eppothum.
Early life
Ananya was born as Ayilya to Malayali parents Gopalakrishnan Nair, a noted film producer, and Praseetha in Kothamangalam, Kerala. She has one brother Arjun, who is an engineering student. She appeared as a child artist in one of her father's productions (executive producer), Pai Brothers (1995). Ananya pursued a B.A. degree in Communicative English at St. Xavier's College, Aluva. During her childhood, she was an archer and won the State Championship.While representing her college in a television reality show "Star Wars",
she was spotted by various directors and received acting offers. After
declining five projects, she decided to give it a try, accepting to act
in Positive.
Film career
Her screenname changed to Ananya, when she was working in her debut Tamil film Naadodigal.The film was a high commercial success, and Ananya rose to fame, with her performance in the film being appreciated. She went on to reprise the same role in its Malayalam remake Ithu Nammude Katha. The film Shikkar alongside Mohanlal,
gave her a big break in Malayalam. She did some thrilling scenes in the
climax of the movie Shikkar that impressed Mohanlal, which made him
call her the "Vijayashanti" of Malayalam She also played a supporting role in Kandahar, which saw her sharing screen space with Mohanlal and Amitabh Bachchan In 2011, Ananya played one of the female lead roles in Engeyum Eppodhum, which received rave reviews and became a sleeper hit.
In 2014, she appeared in Pulivaal, her first Tamil release after three years.
Personal life
Ananya got engaged to Anjaneyan, a businessman from Trichur
on 3 February 2012. However 2 weeks later news came that she has called
off her engagement after knowing that Anjaneyan had a previous marriage
from which he had sought divorce.
This news hasn't been confirmed by the actress nor by her family. Then
in July the actress went and married Anjaneyan in a highly secretive
event in Tirupati.Recently she revealed that she is married to Anjaneyan in a TV show Idavelayil. They have since been giving T.V (Asianet) interviews together as a couple.
Awards
- Kerala State TV Awards
- 2012 - Best Actress : Doore
- Filmfare Awards South
- Asianet Film Award
- 2010 - Best Supporting Actress : Seniors & Doctor Love
- Vijay Awards
- 2009 - Best Debut Actress: Naadodigal
- 2011 - Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress: Engaeyum Eppothum
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Pai Brothers | Malayalam | Child artist | |
| 2008 | Positive | Jyothi | Malayalam | Credited as Ayilya |
| 2009 | Naadodigal | Nallammaal | Tamil | Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress |
| Rahasya Police | Bhama | Malayalam | ||
| 2010 | Seetha Ram | Malayalam | ||
| Shikkar | Ganga | Malayalam | ||
| Fiddle | Gayatri | Malayalam | ||
| Oru Small Family | Ammu Vishwanathan | Malayalam | ||
| Kandahar | Student (A passenger on the plane) | Malayalam | Special appearance | |
| 2011 | Ithu Nammude Katha | Kalyani | Malayalam | |
| Seedan | Mahalakshmi | Tamil | ||
| Seniors | Jeni | Malayalam | Asianet Film Award For Best Supporting Actress | |
| Amayakudu | Divya | Telugu | ||
| Doctor Love | Gowri | Malayalam | Asianet Film Award For Best Supporting Actress | |
| Engaeyum Eppothum | Amudha | Tamil | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress |
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| Sandwich | Kanmani | Malayalam | ||
| 2012 | Kunjaliyan | Maya | Malayalam | |
| Masters | Ashley Jacob | Malayalam | ||
| Mullamottum Munthiricharum | Ranimol | Malayalam | ||
| Gokula Krishna | Aishwarya | Kannada | ||
| 2013 | D Company | Indumathi | Malayalam | Segment - "Oru Bolivian Diary 1995" |
| Nadodimannan | Meera | Malayalam | ||
| Dhoore | Malayalam | Telefilm for Mazhavil Manorama Double role |
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| 2014 | Pulivaal | Selvi | Tamil | |
| Thomson Villa | Sheelu | Malayalam | ||
| Raktharakshassu 3D | Vampire | Malayalam | ||
| Athithi | Vasuki | Tamil | ||
| 100 Degree Celsius | Ganga | Malayalam | ||
| 2015 | Kalyanism | Kalyani | Malayalam | |
| The Reporter | Tara Viswanath | Malayalam | ||
| Iravum Pagalum | Divya | Tamil | ||
| Urumbukal urangarilla | Sheela | Malayalam | ||
| Sigappu Rojakkal 2 | Divya | Tamil | Filming | |
| Intintaa Annamayya | Telugu | Delayed |
- Television
- Star Challenge (Flowers TV)
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