Nayanthara is an Indian actress who majorly works in Tamil cinema, alongside Telugu and Malayalam cinema. She was brought up as a Syrian Christian by Malayali parents in Bangalore.
She is one of the highest-paid actresses in India. She is the only south Indian actress to get featured in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list of 2018.
Recently, a documentary titled Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale is released on 18th November on Netflix. This documentary is based on the life of actress Nayanthara. This documentary explores the early years of the actress and the struggles she faced in her career to eventually become one of the biggest actresses in India. The documentary also showcases her chemistry with her husband, director Vignesh Shivan.
They have been in a relationship since they worked together on Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in 2015. The couple got married on 9th June 2022 in Mahabalipuram. They got married in a private ceremony that included family members, friends and co-stars that the couple had worked with. Their wedding was planned by Shaadi squad. The couple are now parents to two sons, Uyir and Ulag via surrogacy.
Did Nayanthara change her religion?
Yes, Nayanthara has converted her religion. She converted to Hinduism in 2011 at the Arya Samaj Temple in Chennai. Following which, she changed her name from Diana Mariam Kurian to Nayanthara.
In the documentary, Nayanthara shared about changing her religion from Christianity to Hinduism and said, “Because I am a born Christian, my mom always wanted to see me in that Christian attire, the wedding gown kind of a thing. But, since I have become a Hindu, and we have to do a Hindu wedding, I just thought it should be like a beautiful mix of both a Hindu and a Christian wedding. So, we kept it a Hindu wedding with an English touch.”
“I was quite unsure if we could pull it off by that time. To get it all together for a grand wedding in just 10 days, it all seemed quite impossible,” she further added.
Nayanthara’s wedding was attended by various stars of Indian cinema including Rajinikanth, Mani Ratnam, Shah Rukh Khan, Atlee, Suriya, Jyotika and more.
In the documentary, Tina and Saurabh of Shaadi Squad shared, “The day we got a call that Tirupati is not happening, we immediately flew down to Chennai. Despite the venue was changed, they didn’t want to change the date.”