Nazriya Nazim | |
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Nazriya Nazim at the 61st Filmfare Awards South in 2014
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Born |
Trivandrum, Kerala, India |
20 December 1994
Residence | Alappuzha, Kerala, India |
Occupation | anchor, model, playback singer |
Years active | 2006, 2010–2014 |
Spouse(s) | Fahadh Faasil (m. 2014) |
Parent(s) | Nazimudeen Begum Beena |
Relatives |
Fazil (father-in-law) Farhaan Faasil (brother-in-law) |
Website | nazriya4u.com |
Nazriya Nazim (born 20 December 1994) is an Indian film actress who has starred in Malayalam and Tamil films. She started her career as an anchor on Malayalam television Asianet before pursuing a career as an actress. She made her debut as a child artist with Palunku (2006) and then as a lead actress in the Malayalam film Maad Dad (2013). She has gone on to star in blockbuster films like Neram (2013), Raja Rani (2013), Ohm Shanthi Oshaana (2014), and Bangalore Days (2014).
Nazriya Nazim was born to Nazimudeen and Begum Beena. She has a brother, Naveen Nazim. Her family lived in Al Ain, UAE, before moving to Thiruvananthapuram. She studied in Our Own English High School, Al Ain, UAE and Christ Nagar Senior Secondary School, Trivandrum. She has stated that she wants to study something related to business and that she may take up either a Commerce or BBA course. In 2013, she joined Mar Ivanios College in Thiruvananthapuram, but reportedly left the college, owing to her tight shooting schedules.
She started her career in television as an anchor in a Muslim oriented television quiz show named Punyamaasathiloode and Orbit Digital vision production SHRUTHILAYAM on KAIRALI 2005,Produced(sameer Glory). She then started her acting career in 2006 as a child artist, by acting in the Malayalam film Palunku (2006) directed by Blessy, in which she played the daughter of Mammootty's character. She went on to become an anchor on Asianet's music reality television show, Munch Star Singer.Mohanlal-starrer Oru Naal Varum (2010) was her next venture, in which she played the role of Dhanya, the daughter of Sreenivasan's character. She was cast in an album titled Yuvvh by Sony Music Entertainment, which became very popular among the youth.