Nadhiya
Born
Zareena Moidu

Other namesNadiya
OccupationActress
Years active1984–1990
1994
2004–present
Spouse
Shirish Godbole
(m. 1988)
Children2
AwardsFilmfare Awards South

Zareena Moidu, known by her stage name Nadia Moidu or simply Nadhiya, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. She made her debut in the 1984 Malayalam film Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu for which she won Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam.[1] She subsequently starred in a series of commercially successful films.[2]

She made her comeback in Tamil films with M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi, and received critical acclaim for her performance.[3] In 2013, she received critical acclaim for both the roles she played, one as actor Varun Tej's mother in the Telugu-language film Ghani and also for playing a stubborn aunt in Attarintiki Daredi. She received the Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Attarintiki Daredi in 2013.[4][5]

Early life

Nadiya was born to Malayali parents and spent her childhood in Sion, Mumbai.[6] Her father is from Chennai and her mother is from tiruchirapalli. She had her primary education from The J. B. Vachha High School for Parsi Girls, Mumbai, and her pre-university degree from Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art. She couldn't continue her college studies after that as she became busy with movies by then.[7] She earned her associate degree in Media Management and B.A. in Communication Arts - Radio & Television, while living in United States.

Personal life

Nadiya married Shirish Godbole in 1988. The couple has two daughters Sanam and Jana. After their wedding, she lived in the United States with her husband and daughters. In the year 2000, she moved to London, United Kingdom and lived there until 2007.[8] She returned to India in 2008 and currently resides in Mumbai with her family.[9]

Career

Nadhiya made her debut in the Malayalam film Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu (1984), alongside Mohanlal and Padmini for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam.[10] This movie was remade in Tamil as Poove Poochudava in 1985 with Padmini and marked her debut in Tamil.[2]

Nadhiya claims she was considered for the role of Revathi in Mouna Ragam, a 1986 Tamil film, but declined due to prior commitments.[11]

In the mid-1990s, she made a brief comeback as an actress, before moving to the US.[12]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1984Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu[13]GirlyMalayalamFilmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam[14]
1985Koodum ThediJudyMalayalam
Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki ManjuMalayalam
Onningu VannengilMeeraMalayalam
Kandu KandarinjuAswathyMalayalam
Poove PoochudavaSundariTamilNominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
1986PanchagniSavithriMalayalam
Atham Chithira ChothyRadhaMalayalam
ShyamaShyamaMalayalam
Poovinu Puthiya PoonthennalNeethaMalayalam
Pookkalai ParikkatheergalRadhaTamil
Manthira PunnagaiGeetha / SheelaTamil
Uyire UnakkagaUmaTamil
Unakkaagave VaazhgirenChithraTamil
Nilave MalareJanaki / SheelaTamilNominated-Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
1987Poo Mazhai PozhiyuthuAshaTamil
Chinna Thambi Periya ThambiKavithaTamil
Pavazha MalligaiTamil
Paadu NilaveSangeethaTamil
Mangai Oru Gangai NancyTamil
Iniya Uravu PoothathuSumathiTamil
RekhaTamil
Anbulla AppaRadhaTamilNominated-Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
Poove Ilam PooveRadhaTamil
1988Irandil OndruValliTamil
Bazaar RowdySireesha / SarikaTelugu
1989Vinta DongaluAnaghaTelugu
Rajathi RajaLakshmiTamil
1990En Veedu En KanavarRadhaTamil
1994RajakumaranVaidehiTamil
O Thandri O Koduku PriyaTelugu
Chinna MadamTamilarasiTamil
Vadhu DoctoranuAmmukuttyMalayalam
2004M. Kumaran S/O MahalakshmiMahalakshmiTamilNominated -Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
2007ThaamirabharaniSakunthala DeviTamil
2008SandaiThangalakshmiTamil
2009PattalamDaisyTamil
2011DoublesGauriMalayalam
SevenesAmalaMalayalam
2013MirchiLathaTelugu
Aaru Sundarimaarude KathaRose MoothedanMalayalam
English: An Autumn in LondonSarasuMalayalam
Attarintiki DarediSunandaTeluguNandi Award for Best Supporting Actress
TSR - TV9 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
Nominated-SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
2014DrushyamIGP Geetha Prabhakar IPSTeluguNominated -Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
Nominated-SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
2015Bruce Lee: The FighterVasundharaTelugu
2016A...AaMahalakshmiTeluguNominated-SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
Girls / Thiraikku Varadha KathaiDeepika IPSMalayalam
Tamil
Bilingual film
2018Naa Peru SuryaSatyaTelugu
NeeraliMollykuttyMalayalam
2020 Miss IndiaKamala TeluguNetflix film
2021 Varudu KaavalenuPrabhavatiTelugu
Drushyam 2Geetha PrabhakarTeluguAmazon Prime Video release
2022 Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa Yashoda Tamil Segment: Mouname Paarvayaai
Bheeshma ParvamFathimaMalayalam
GhaniMadhuriTelugu
Sarkaru Vaari PaataRajakumariTelugu
Ante SundaranikiJyothiTelugu
The WarriorrSatya's motherTelugu
Tamil
Wonder WomenNanditaEnglish
2023Let's Get MarriedLeelaTamil

Short films

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2021 Oru Paathiraa Swapnam PoleSudhaMalayalamShort Film

Television

YearTitlesRoleLanguageChannelNotes
2010JackpotHostTamilJaya TV
2015Veruthe Alla BharyaJudgeMalayalamMazhavil Manorama
2016Badai BungalowGuestMalayalamAsianet
2019Comedy Stars Season 2JudgeMalayalamAsianet
RojaHerselfTamilSun TVCameo Appearance (Episodes 278 - 286)

References

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  3. "Nadhiya is back again". Behind Woods.com. 8 April 2006. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  4. "Nandi Awards 2012 and 2013: Rajamouli, Ilayaraja, Samantha and Prabhas emerge winners". 2 March 2017.
  5. "Nandi Awards 2012 and 2013: Rajamouli, Ilayaraja, Samantha and Prabhas emerge winners". 1 March 2017.
  6. "Nadiya Moidu desires to work in a Marathi film | English - Movies & Music - Interview". english.mathrubhumi.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017.
  7. "Kadha Ithu Vare -Nadhiya". mazhavilmanorama. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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  9. "ഓ, നദിയാ , Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
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  11. Sangita (30 January 2008). "Nadia spelt fun". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  12. "08-01-02". Archived from the original on 19 April 2006.
  13. "5 Reasons Why We Love to have Nadia Moidu Back!". Balcony Beats. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  14. https://archive.org/details/33rd-annual-filmfare-awards-south
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