

Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress 2011 – Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress: Engaeyum EppothumĪsianet Film Award For Best Supporting Actressįilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil.2010 – Best Supporting Actress : Seniors & Doctor Love.2011 – Best Supporting Actress – Tamil: Engaeyum Eppothum.2012 – Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress : Doore.( December 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. She is currently gearing up for the release of her Malayalam movie Bhramam. Īs of 2018 she has Sigappu Rojakkal 2 in Tamil, Intintaa Annamayya in Telugu, Ameya in Malayalam delayed for release. In 2014, she appeared in Pulivaal, her first Tamil release after three years. In 2011, Ananya played one of the female lead roles in Engaeyum Eppothum, which received rave reviews and became a sleeper hit. She also played a supporting role in Kandahar, which saw her sharing screen space with Mohanlal and Amitabh Bachchan. She did some thrilling scenes in the climax of the movie Shikkar that impressed Mohanlal, which made him call her the " Vijayashanti" of Malayalam. The film Shikkar alongside Mohanlal, gave her a big break in Malayalam. She went on to reprise the same role in its Malayalam remake Ithu Nammude Katha. The film was a high commercial success, and Ananya rose to fame, with her performance in the film being appreciated. Her screenname changed to Ananya, when she was working in her debut Tamil film Naadodigal. After declining five projects, she decided to give it a try, accepting to act in Positive. While representing her college in a television reality show "Star Wars", she was spotted by various directors and received acting offers. During her childhood, she was an archer and won the State Championship. She appeared as a child artist in one of her father's productions (executive producer), Pai Brothers (1995). Her name was taken from her birth star Aslesha, called Ayilyam in Malayalam and Tamil. 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.Īnanya was born as Ayilya to Malayali parents Gopalakrishnan Nair, a noted film producer, and Praseetha in Perumbavoor, Kerala. 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. Ayilya Gopalakrishnan, better known by her stage name Ananya, is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films.
