Ananya (actress)

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Ananya
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Ananya in 2015
Born
Ayilya Gopalakrishnan

Kochi, Kerala, India
Alma mater St. Xavier's College for Women, Aluva
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • archer
Years active2008–present
Spouse
Anjaneyan
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(m. 2012)​

Ayilya Gopalakrishnan, known professionally as Ananya, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil language films as well as in a few, Telugu and Kannada films. She is also a singer and an archer.

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She made her acting debut in the Malayalam film Positive (2008) and also debuted the following year in Tamil through the film Naadodigal , which turned out to be a critical and commercial success. [1] She received the Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress in 2012 for the telefilm Doore and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil for Engaeyum Eppothum in 2011.

Early life and education

Ananya was born as Ayilya to Malayali parents Gopalakrishnan Nair, a noted film producer, and Praseetha in Perumbavoor, Kerala. [2] She has a younger brother, Arjun. Her name was taken from her birth star (nakshatra) Aslesha, which is called Ayilyam in Malayalam.

She appeared as a child artist in one of her father's productions (executive producer), Pai Brothers (1995). [3] Ananya pursued a B.A. degree in Communicative English at St. Xavier's College for Women, Aluva. [2] [3] During her childhood, she was an archer and won the State Championship. [4] While representing her college in a television reality show, Star Wars, [2] 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 . [3]

Film career

Her screen name was changed to Ananya when she was working in her debut Tamil film Naadodigal . [4] The film was a high commercial success, [5] and Ananya rose to fame with her performance in the film being appreciated.[ citation needed ] She went on to reprise the same role in its Malayalam remake Ithu Nammude Katha . [6] The film Shikkar alongside Mohanlal, gave her a big break in Malayalam. She did some thrilling scenes in the climax of the movie that impressed Mohanlal, which made him call her the "Vijayashanti" of Malayalam. [7] She also played a supporting role in Kandahar , which saw her sharing screen space with Mohanlal and Amitabh Bachchan. [8] In 2011, Ananya played one of the female lead roles in Engaeyum Eppothum , which received rave reviews and became a sleeper hit. [9] [10]

In 2014, she appeared in Pulivaal , her first Tamil release after three years. [11] As of 2018, she has Sigappu Rojakkal 2 in Tamil, Intintaa Annamayya in Telugu, and Ameya in Malayalam delayed for release.

Awards

Kerala State Television Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Asianet Film Awards
Vijay Awards

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1995 Vridhammare Sookshikkuka Child artist Malayalam
2008 Positive JyothiMalayalamCredited as Ayilya G. Nair[ citation needed ]
2009 Naadodigal Nallammaal Tamil Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress [12]
Rahasya Police BhamaMalayalam
2010 Shikkar Ganga
Fiddle Gayatri
Oru Small Family Ammu Vishwanathan
Kandahar Student (A passenger on the plane)Special appearance
2011 Ithu Nammude Katha Kalyani
Seedan MahalakshmiTamil [13]
Seniors JeniMalayalam Asianet Film Award For Best Supporting Actress
AmayakuduDivya Telugu Debut in Telugu
Doctor Love GowriMalayalamAsianet Film Award For Best Supporting Actress
Engaeyum Eppothum [14] AmudhaTamil Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress
Sandwich KanmaniMalayalam
2012 Kunjaliyan Maya
Masters Ashley Jacob
Mullamottum Munthiricharum Ranimol
Gokula Krishna Aishwarya Kannada
2013 D Company IndumathiMalayalamSegment – "Oru Bolivian Diary 1995"
Nadodimannan Meera [15]
2014 Pulivaal SelviTamil
Thomson VillaSheeluMalayalam
Raktharakshassu 3D Vampire [16]
Athithi VasukiTamil [17]
100 Degree Celsius GangaMalayalam [18]
2015KalyanismKalyani [19]
The Reporter Tara Viswanath [20]
Iravum Pagalum Varum SonaTamil [21]
Urumbukal Urangarilla SheelaMalayalam [22]
2016 A Aa BhanumathiTelugu[ citation needed ]
2017 Tiyaan AmbaMalayalam [23]
2018 Oru Kuttanadan Blog Gopan's wife
2019 Maharshi PallaviTelugu
2020 God Father MithraTamil
2021 Bhramam SwapnaMalayalamReleased on Amazon Prime [24]
2022 Appan Rosy
2023NilaNila [25]
2024 Swargam Cicily [26]

[27]

Thiru.Manickam SumathiTamil
TBAThe Third Murder†KavithaMalayalamFilming
TBADiesel†TBATamilCompleted [28]

Discography

SongFilmMusic DirectorNotes
Pacha Manja [29] 100 Degree Celsius Gopi Sundar
Pacha [30] PachaGowtham RenilAlbum
Omalkurunnukal [31] Seetha KalyanamAsianet TV series

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
2021Comedy StarsJudgeAsianet
2021Star MagicMentorFlowers TV
2018Thamasha BazaarHost [32] Zee KeralamReplaced by Jewel Mary
2018Oru Vattam KoodiHostKerala VisionReplaced by Kavitha Nair
2018 Seetha Kalyanam —AsianetTitle song playback singer
2015Star ChallengeContestantFlowers TVreality show
2015Smart ShowParticipantFlowers TVgame show
2012Doore-Mazhavil ManoramaTelefilm
2012DevidarshanamHost Jaihind TV Special show
2010Munch Star SingerHerselfAsianet
2008Manjil Virinja TharamCo HostKairali TV
2009Vishu DarshanamHost
2007Star WarsContestantReality show

References

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  4. 1 2 Keerthy Ramachandran DC Kochi (3 September 2011). "Name to fame". Deccan Chronicle . Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Nadodigal actress Ananya not the leading lady". desifox.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  6. ↑ "Ithu Nammude Katha Review". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "Ananya Films". zimbio.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  8. ↑ "Ananya Profile". zimbio.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  9. ↑ Nandita Ravi (6 November 2011). "Engaeyum Eppothum is aiming for a century". The Times of India . TNN. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  10. ↑ "'Didn't think people would love Amudha so much'". Rediff.com. 21 October 2011. Archived from the original on 23 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  11. ↑ Zachariah, Ammu. "'Chappa Kurishu' turns 'Pulival' in Kollywood". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  12. ↑ "Naadodigal fame Ananya's house goes under water". The Times of India. 19 August 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Review: Seedan is no match to the original - Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 25 February 2011. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  14. ↑ "Amala Paul and Vimal walk out of Murgadoss film". Sify . Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
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  16. ↑ "Raktharakshas 3D Malayalam Movie Preview". Theater Balcony. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  17. ↑ V Lakshmi (30 November 2013). "Trouble in Nandhaa, Ananya's paradise!". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  18. ↑ "Ananya replaces Gauthami Nair in '100 Degree Celsius'". The Times of India . 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  19. ↑ "Ananya to play the lead in a family entertainer!". The Times of India. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "I'm not in the race for lead roles: Ananya". The Times of India. 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "Review: Iravum Pagalum Varum". The New Indian Express . Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  22. ↑ Deepa Soman (6 May 2015). "Ananya to act in Urumbukal Urangarilla". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  23. ↑ "'Tiyaan' has Ananya playing the character named Amba". The Times of India. 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  24. ↑ "Bhramam trailer presents a dark comedy with amusing characters". Cinema Express. 28 September 2021. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  25. ↑ Ramachandran, Arjun (26 March 2023). "Nila review: This well-intentioned movie from director Indu Lakshmi celebrates womanhood". The South First.
  26. ↑ Features, C. E. (17 August 2024). "Aju Varghese starrer 'Swargam' first look poster out". Mathrubhumi News . Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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  31. ↑ "Dhanya Mary Varghese makes her come back through Seetha Kalyanam". The Times of India. 16 August 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  32. ↑ "Actress Ananya makes her TV debut with 'Thamasha Bazaar'". The Times of India . 28 November 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
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