{{Short description|Indian actress (born 2002)}} {{Distinguish|Nayanthara}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Nayanthara Chakravarthy | image = Actress Nayanthara Chakravarthy.jpg | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2002|04|20}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/child-artist-nayanthara-chakravarthy-going-to-kick-start-her-career-in-movies-as-heroine/articleshow/82145153.cms |title=ഇനി ബേബി നയൻതാരയല്ല; നായികയാവാൻ ഒരുങ്ങി നയൻതാര ചക്രവർത്തി}}</ref> | birth_place = Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India | education = <!-- only post-secondary schools from which a degree/certification was earned --> | occupation = Actress | other_names = Kutty Nayan<ref>{{cite news |title=Kutty Nayan busy with her new film|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/baby-nayanthara-busy-with-her-new-film/articleshow/12895319.cms|work=Times Of India |access-date=5 September 2025}}</ref> | years_active = 2005–2016 | parents = {{Unbulleted_list|Maninath Chakravarthy|Bindu Maninath}} | awards = See Awards | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }}
'''Nayanthara Chakravarthy''' (born 20 April 2002), also known as '''Baby Nayanthara''', is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam cinema. She established herself as a child actress. Nayanthara made her acting debut in the Malayalam film ''Kilukkam Kilukilukkam'' in 2005, for which she won the “Sathyan Memorial Award” for the Best Child Artist in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sathyan Memorial Awards announced. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/sathyan-memorial-awards-announced/article3052626.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=10 October 2018 |date=25 November 2006}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Nayanthara, born on 20 April 2002 in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, is the daughter of Maninath Chakravarthy and Bindu Maninath. She has a younger brother, Ayaan Chakravarthy. She started her acting career at the age of 3.<ref>{{cite news |title=അഭിനയത്തിന് താല്ക്കാലിക വിട. |url=http://www.mangalam.com/news/detail/156256-mangalam-varika.html |work=Mangalam |date=10 October 2018}}</ref> She studied at Christ Nagar School, Thiruvananthapuram till class 2 after which, she moved to Kochi where she finished her schooling in The Choice School, Thrippunithura.
==Career== Nayanthara's notable works include ''Kilukkam Kilukilukkam'', ''Swarnam'', ''Loud Speaker'', ''Trivandrum Lodge'', ''Marupadi''. She has appeared several commercials including The Chennai Silks, RMKV Silks and Silver Storm Parks.
==Awards== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of film awards received by Nayanthara Chakravarthy |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Film |- | 2006 | Sathyan Memorial Award | Best Child Artist | Kilukkam Kilukilukkam |- | 2008 | Atlas - Film Critics Award | Best Child Artist <ref>{{cite news |title=Mohanlal, Sukumari adjudged best actors . |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Mohanlal-Sukumari-adjudged-best-actors/article16363026.ece |work=The Hindu |date=10 October 2018}}</ref> | rowspan="2" | ''Swarnam'' |- | 2009 | Mathrubhumi Amrita Award | Best Child Artist |- | 2009 | Jaycee Foundation Award | Best Child Artist | rowspan="2" | ''Loudspeaker'' |- | 2009 | Jeevan Minnalai Award | Best Child Artist |- | 2015 | IFA Awards (Dubai) | Best Child Artist in 10 Years | Various films |}
==Filmography== *''All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%;" |+ List of film credits |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role |- | rowspan="4"|2006 | ''Kilukkam Kilukilukkam'' | Tinku Mol |- | ''Achanurangatha Veedu'' | Nayana |- | ''Chess'' | Achu |- | ''Notebook'' | Student |- | rowspan="6"|2007 | ''Athisayan'' | Kingini |- | ''Kanaka Simhasanam'' | Ammukutty |- | ''Inspector Garud'' | Grand Daughter of Raghavan |- | ''Aakasham'' | Mayakutty |- | ''Sooryan'' | Sooryan's niece |- | ''Kangaroo'' | Josekutty's Niece |- | rowspan="5"|2008 | ''Twenty:20'' | Antony Punnekkadan's Daughter |- | ''Novel'' | Thara |- | ''Swarnam'' | Ponnu |- | ''Thirakkatha'' | Shalini |- | ''Crazy Gopalan'' | Babu John's Daughter |- | rowspan="3"|2009 | ''Bhagavan'' | Sreenath's Daughter |- | ''Ee Pattanathil Bhootham'' | Ammukutty |- | ''Loudspeaker'' | Angela |- | rowspan="3"| 2011 | ''Nadakame Ulakam'' | Omanakuttan's Daughter |- | ''Collector'' | Avinash Varma's Daughter |- | ''Naayika'' | Anand's Adopted Daughter |- | rowspan="2"| 2012 | ''Trivandrum Lodge'' | Amala |- | ''Poppins'' | Chakki |- | 2013 | ''Silence'' | Arya |- | 2014 | ''Little Superman'' | Serah |- | 2015 | ''Aval Vannathinu Shesham''{{Citation needed |date=March 2024}} | Devu |- | 2016 | ''Marupadi''<ref>{{cite news |title=When justice is denied. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/v-m-vinu-is-back-in-the-marquee-with-marupadi/article16832843.ece |work=The Hindu |date=10 October 2018}}</ref> | Riya (Aby's daughter) |}
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