Nazriya Nazim is a Telugu actress, singer, social media star who also works in the Malayalam film industry. She is from Kerala and she began her showbiz career as a host on a popular Malayalam TV channel, Asianet. But, she was also a child artist with a couple of movies under her belt. Nazriya Nazim had made her debut in 2006 in the movie Palunku. Later, in 2013, she became a lead actress in the Malayalam movie, Mad Dad. The 26 years old actress has made quite a name for herself in the Tamil cinema scene. Read on to find out more about her:
Nazriya Nazim Family and Other Details
Nazriya Nazim’s father, Nazimudeen is an entrepreneur and her mother, Begum Beena is a homemaker. She also has a brother, Naveen Nazim. Nazriya Nazim is 5’4” feet tall and weighs 54 kgs. Her eye colour and her hair colour are black. She did her primary education from Our Own English High School, Al Ain, UAE and her secondary education from Christ Nagar Senior Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram. After her schooling, Nazriya went to Mar Ivaions College where she took a course in Business. Her favourite actor is Ajith Kumar and actress is Madhuri Dixit Nene and Sonam Kapoor. While her favourite film is Kilukkam (1991). Nazriya likes white, yellow and black and she loves to play tennis. Other than that, her favourite hobbies are singing, travelling and dancing. And for travel destinations, other than Goa, she loves Paris.
Films and Career
Nazriya began her career by hosting a Muslim TV quiz show in 2004 Punyamasathiloode which was available on City Channel, a Malayalam TV channel. She then went on hosting other TV shows and reality shows as well. She also was the host for Asianet Film Awards twice, in 2012 and 2013. Nazim also was the host of Asianet’s popular music reality show, Munch Star Singer. Nazriya Nazim began her showbiz career as a child artist starring in a 2006 Malayalam film “Palunku” where she was cast for the character of Geethu. In 2013, Nazriya Nazim was seen as a lead actress for a Malayalam movie, Mad Dad. The movie went on to become a huge commercial success. In the same year, she was cast in Tamil & Telugu bilingual films.
Her next big success came in her film “Raja Rani” where she was in the role of Keerthana, an IT professional. After that, Nazriya Nazim became a very famous name in the Tamil and Telugu film industry and her fan following rose. Even her critics loved her acting, her expressions and her beauty. The critics went on to describe her acting, beauty and expressive features and how she did justice to the role in the movie. In her next film, she was seen in a role of a dentist in the movie, Naiyaandi.
Later, in 2014, Nazriya Nazim did a Malayalam film with the name of Ohm Shanthi Oshaana. The movie became a huge success and went on to become a blockbuster. The movie ran 50 days in almost all theatres. This feat put her in the place of one of the most successful actresses in the South film industry.
After her marriage, she took a break from the films and the showbiz industry. But in 2018, she made a comeback with the movie Koode. Then in 2020, she did a movie with her husband – Trance. With Trance, she broke her stereotypical role of innocent and cute girl to acting as a bold woman. Both the movies were highly appreciated by her fans and critics alike.
Nazriya Nazim Salary and Net Worth
Nazriya Nazim charges anywhere between 20 lakhs to 40 lakhs rupees per film, this puts her net worth around $1 Million to $5 Million.
Marriage and Children
Nazim got married to Fahadh Faasil in 2014. The actress told the media that they were in a relationship after their roles together in Anjali Menon’s Bangalore Days. They were in a relationship for a long time, and they finally got married on August 21, 2014, in Thiruvananthapuram. Other than her marriage life, there is no news or records of whether she has children or not.
Nazim’s Award and Recognition
Being one of the well-known actresses in the Tamil and Malayalam film industry, she had won her fair share of awards. In 2013, Nazriya Nazim won the Vijay Awards for Best Debut Actress for her role in Neram. Then in 2014, she won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress. She was given Vanitha Film Awards in the Most Popular Actress category for her performance in “Bangalore Days”. She also won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for her work in Neram in 2017.
