Navya Nair (born Dhanya Veena on 14 October 1985) is an Indian Actress who has appeared predominantly in Malayalam cinema along with few kannada and Tamil language films. she performed well in school before focusing on film career. She learned dance at a young age, trained in classical dance and has won the kalathilakam titile as a student of bethany Balikamadam Girls High school, Nangiarkulangara, Haripad in the Alappuza District School Youth Festival. She is a graduate in BA English. she married Santhosh Menon, a Mumbai settled Malayali,on 21 January 2010 and the couple have a son, sai Krishna born the same year. Malayalam film Director K. Madhu is her screen name because he believed Dhanya was in appropriate for an actress.
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Top Achievements:
- Film fare Award for Best Actress 2003
- Asianet film Award for Best Actress 2003
- Kerala state Film Award for Best Actress 2005,2000