Ananya
Ananya in 2015
Born
Ayilya Gopalakrishnan

Kochi, Kerala, India
Alma materSt. Xavier's College for Women, Aluva
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • archer
Years active2008–present
Spouse
Anjaneyan
​
(m. 2012)​

Ayilya Gopalakrishnan, better known by her stage name Ananya, is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She is also a singer and an archer.

She made her acting debut in the Malayalam film Positive (2008) and also debuted the following year in the Tamil film Naadodigal, which turned out to be a critical and commercial success.[1] She received the Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress in 2012 for the telefilm Doore and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil for Engaeyum Eppothum in 2011.

Early life

Ananya was born as Ayilya to Malayali parents Gopalakrishnan Nair, a noted film producer, and Praseetha in Perumbavoor, Kerala.[2] She has one younger brother Arjun. Her name was taken from her birth star Aslesha, called Ayilyam in Malayalam and Tamil.

She appeared as a child artist in one of her father's productions (executive producer), Pai Brothers (1995).[3] Ananya pursued a B.A. degree in Communicative English at St. Xavier's College for Women, Aluva.[2][3] During her childhood, she was an archer and won the State Championship.[4] While representing her college in a television reality show Star Wars,[2] 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.[3]

Film career

Her screenname changed to Ananya, when she was working in her debut Tamil film Naadodigal.[4] The film was a high commercial success,[5] and Ananya rose to fame, with her performance in the film being appreciated.[6] She went on to reprise the same role in its Malayalam remake Ithu Nammude Katha.[7] 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.[8] She also played a supporting role in Kandahar, which saw her sharing screen space with Mohanlal and Amitabh Bachchan.[9] In 2011, Ananya played one of the female lead roles in Engaeyum Eppothum, which received rave reviews and became a sleeper hit.[10][11]

In 2014, she appeared in Pulivaal, her first Tamil release after three years.[12] As of 2018 she has Sigappu Rojakkal 2 in Tamil, Intintaa Annamayya in Telugu, Ameya in Malayalam delayed for release.

Awards

Kerala State Television Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Asianet Film Awards
Vijay Awards

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2008PositiveJyothiMalayalamCredited as Ayilya G. Nair[13]
2009NaadodigalNallammaalTamilVijay Award for Best Debut Actress[14]
Rahasya PoliceBhamaMalayalam
2010ShikkarGangaMalayalam
FiddleGayatriMalayalam
Oru Small FamilyAmmu VishwanathanMalayalam
KandaharStudent (A passenger on the plane)MalayalamSpecial appearance
2011Ithu Nammude KathaKalyaniMalayalam
SeedanMahalakshmiTamil[15]
SeniorsJeniMalayalamAsianet Film Award For Best Supporting Actress
AmayakuduDivyaTeluguDebut in Telugu
Doctor LoveGowriMalayalamAsianet Film Award For Best Supporting Actress
Engaeyum Eppothum[16]AmudhaTamilFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress
SandwichKanmaniMalayalam
2012KunjaliyanMayaMalayalam
MastersAshley JacobMalayalam
Mullamottum MunthiricharumRanimolMalayalam
Gokula KrishnaAishwaryaKannada
2013D CompanyIndumathiMalayalamSegment – "Oru Bolivian Diary 1995"
NadodimannanMeeraMalayalam[17]
2014PulivaalSelviTamil
Thomson VillaSheeluMalayalam
Raktharakshassu 3DVampireMalayalam[18][19]
AthithiVasukiTamil[20]
100 Degree CelsiusGangaMalayalam[21]
2015KalyanismKalyaniMalayalam[22]
The ReporterTara ViswanathMalayalam[23]
Iravum Pagalum VarumSonaTamil[24]
Urumbukal UrangarillaSheelaMalayalam[25]
2016A AaBhanumathiTelugu
2017TiyaanAmbaMalayalam[26]
2018Oru Kuttanadan BlogGopan's wifeMalayalam
2019MaharshiPallaviTelugu
2020God FatherMithraTamil
2021BhramamSwapnaMalayalamReleased on Amazon Prime[27]
2022 Appan Rosy Malayalam
2023 The Third Murder † Kavitha Malayalam Filming
untitled Sunil Ibrahim film † Malayalam Filming
Diesel † TBA Tamil Completed[28]

Discography

SongFilmMusic DirectorNotes
Pacha Manja[29]100 Degree CelsiusGopi Sundar
Pacha[30]PachaGowtham RenilAlbum
Omalkurunnukal[31]Seetha KalyanamAsianet TV series

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
2021Comedy StarsJudgeAsianet
2021Star MagicMentorFlowers TV
2018Thamasha BazaarHost[32]Zee KeralamReplaced by Jewel Mary
2018Oru Vattam KoodiHostKerala VisionReplaced by Kavitha Nair
2018Seetha Kalyanam—AsianetTitle song playback singer
2015Star ChallengeContestantFlowers TVreality show
2015Smart ShowParticipantFlowers TVgame show
2012Doore-Mazhavil ManoramaTelefilm
2012DevidarshanamHostJaihind TVSpecial show
2010Munch Star SingerHerselfAsianet
2008Manjil Virinja TharamCo HostKairali TV
2009Vishu DarshanamHost
2007Star WarsContestantReality show

References

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  7. ↑ "Ithu Nammude Katha Review". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
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  21. ↑ "Ananya replaces Gauthami Nair in '100 Degree Celsius'". The Times of India. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  22. ↑ "Ananya to play the lead in a family entertainer!". The Times of India. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
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