Ananya (actress)


Ayilya Gopalakrishnan Nair, better known by her stage name Ananya, is an Indian film actress, who appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films
Ananya made her acting debut in Malayalam with Positive and debuted the following year in Tamil with Naadodigal, which emerged a critical and commercial success. 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

Ananya was born as Ayilya to Malayali parents Gopalakrishnan Nair, a noted film producer, and Praseetha in Kothamangalam, Kerala. She has one younger brother Arjun. She appeared as a child artist in one of her father's productions, Pai Brothers. 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.
As of 2018 she has Sigappu Rojakkal 2'in Tamil, Intintaa Annamayya'' in Telugu, Ameya in Malayalam delayed for release.

Awards

;Kerala State Television Awards
;Filmfare Awards South
;Asianet Film Award
;Vijay Awards
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1995Pai BrothersMalayalamChild artist
1995Vrudhanmare SookshikkukaMalayalamChild artist
2008PositiveJyothiMalayalamCredited as Ayilya
2009NaadodigalNallammaalTamilVijay Award for Best Debut Actress
2009Rahasya PoliceBhamaMalayalam
2010ShikkarGangaMalayalam
2010FiddleGayatriMalayalam
2010Oru Small FamilyAmmu VishwanathanMalayalam
2010KandaharStudent MalayalamSpecial appearance
2011Ithu Nammude KathaKalyaniMalayalam
2011SeedanMahalakshmiTamil
2011SeniorsJeniMalayalamAsianet Film Award For Best Supporting Actress
2011AmayakuduDivyaTeluguDebut in Telugu
2011Doctor LoveGowriMalayalamAsianet Film Award For Best Supporting Actress
2011Engaeyum EppothumAmudhaTamil /TeluguFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress
2011SandwichKanmaniMalayalam
2012KunjaliyanMayaMalayalam
2012MastersAshley JacobMalayalam
2012Mullamottum MunthiricharumRanimolMalayalam
2012Gokula KrishnaAishwaryaKannada
2013D CompanyIndumathiMalayalamSegment – "Oru Bolivian Diary 1995"
2013NadodimannanMeeraMalayalam
2013DhooreMalayalamTelefilm for Mazhavil Manorama
Double role
2014PulivaalSelviTamil
2014Thomson VillaSheeluMalayalam
2014Raktharakshassu 3DVampireMalayalam
2014AthithiVasukiTamil
2014100 Degree CelsiusGangaMalayalam
2015KalyanismKalyaniMalayalam
2015The ReporterTara ViswanathMalayalam
2015Iravum Pagalum VarumSonaTamil
2015Urumbukal UrangarillaSheelaMalayalam
2016A.. Aa - Anasuya Ramalingam Vs Anand VihariBhanumathiTelugu
2017TiyaanAmbaMalayalam
2018Oru Kuttanadan BlogGopan's wifeMalayalam
2019MaharshiPallaviTelugu
2020God FatherMithraTamil

Discography

Television