- Nayanthara aka is Diana Mariam Kurien had a father who was in Air Force due to which she did her schooling in various parts of the country.
- While she was doing her Bachelors in English, she had a passion for modeling. Hence, she decided to balance part-time modeling along with her.
- She made her film debut in 2003 with the Malayalam movie ‘Manasinnakare’ after which she made her Tamil Debut in the year 2005 with the movie ‘Ayya’ in the year 2005.
- While shooting for ‘Ayya’, Nayanthara was chosen for a pivotal role in the movie ‘Chandramukhi’ alongside Superstar Rajinikanth and Jyothika.
- She was critically appreciated from her very first movies for her acting. She made her Telugu debut in the same year in the movie ‘Lakshmi’.
When was she well noticed after that?