CUTE NAYANATARA




FILMOGRAPHY


2003 Manassinakkare Malayalam Winner, Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year

2004 Vismayathumbathu Malayalam
Natturajavu Malayalam
2005 Ayya Tamil
Chandramukhi Tamil
Thaskara Veeran Malayalam
Rappakal Malayalam
Ghajini Tamil
Sivakasi Tamil Special appearance in song Kodambakkam Area

2006 Kalvanin Kadhali Tamil
Lakshmi Telugu
Boss Telugu
Vallavan Tamil
Thalaimagan Tamil
E Tamil

2007 Yogi Telugu
Dubai Seenu Telugu
Sivaji: The Boss Tamil Special appearance in song Balleilakka
Tulasi Telugu
Billa Tamil Winner, Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine

2008 Yaaradi Nee MohiniTamil Winner, Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine
Nominated, Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award
Kuselan Tamil Simultaneously made in Telugu as Kathanayakudu
Sathyam Tamil
Aegan Tamil
Twenty:20 Malayalam Special appearance in song He Dil Deewana

2009 Villu Tamil
Anjaneyulu Telugu
Aadhavan Tamil

2010 Adurs Telugu
Bodyguard Malayalam
Goa Tamil Guest appearance
Boss Engira Bhaskaran Tamil Filming
Simha Telugu Filming
Electra Malayalam Filming
Super(hand symbol)Kannada Filming

CAREER



Diana was spotted when she was still in college by director Satyan Anthikkad, who casted her opposite Jayaram in Manassinakkare. Later, she co-starred alongside Mohanlal in Natturajavu and in Fazil's Vismayathumbathu. She was also cast with Mammootty in Thaskaraveeran (Dubbed into Tamil as Yuvaraj) and Raapakal. After this she went into Tamil and Kannada. She has also starred in several Tamil, Telugu movies. She was cast opposite Sarath Kumar in Ayya and with Rajnikanth in Chandramukhi. Her later films Vallavan (Tamil) and Yogi (Telugu) flopped except for Tamil film Ghajini, where she played a secondary female character. She regained her star billing in Kollywood acting opposite Ajith Kumar in the remake of Billa. Yaaradi Nee Mohini released in 2008 was a huge hit and received seven nominations at the 56th Filmfare Awards (South). It was one of the highest grossing Tamil films of the year. Her next release Kuselan opposite Rajnikanth, Sathyam opposite Vishal, Aegan opposite Ajith Kumar and Villu opposite Vijay were all unsuccessful. Her latest successful appearance was in Aadhavan with Surya Sivakumar which released on 16 October 2009 and was successful.

EARLY LIFE


She was educated in various parts of India (Bangalore, Mumbai and Kerala),as her father was an Indian Air Force official. She is a Syriac Orthodox Christian (Jacobite) by birth. She attended Balikamadom High School, Thiruvalla for +2,then attended Marthoma College in Thiruvalla for her Bachelor's degree in English Literature. She is a native of Tiruvalla, Pathanamthitta district.