ANANYA

Ayilya Nair, better known by her stage name Ananya, is an 

Indian film actress, who appears in Malayalam and Tamil 

films.

1. Born: March 29, 1987 (age 27), Kochi
2. Spouse: Anjaneyan (m. 2012)
3. Upcoming movie: Intinta Annamayya
4. Parents: Praseetha Nair, Gopalakrishnan Nair
5. Siblings: Arjun Nair

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.

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	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
	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
2014	Pulivaal	Selvi	Tamil
	Thomson Villa	Sheelu	Malayalam
	Raktharakshassu 3D		Malayalam
	Athithi	Vasuki	Tamil
	100 Degree Celsius	Ganga	Malayalam
2015	The Reporter	Tara Viswanath	Malayalam
	Kalyanism	Kalyani	Malayalam
	Ameya		Malayalam	Filming
	Achan Balavan Makan Bheeman		Malayalam	Filming
	Iravum Pagalum		Tamil	Filming
	Intintaa Annamayya		Telugu	Filming
	Sadharanakkaran		Malayalam	Pre Production