Actress
Nadiya Aka Nadhiya is an Indian film actress known for her works in Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu cinema. She made her debut in the Malayalam movie Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu in 1984, directed by Fazil, and she got Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her first movie. She also got Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Telugu movie Attarintiki Daredi in 2013.
Nadiya knows for popular movies like Poove Poochudava (1985), Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal (1986), Uyire Unakkaga (1986), Nilave Malare (1986), Iniya Uravu Poothathu (1987), Thaamirabharani (2007), Sandai (2008), Mirchi (2013), Drushyam (2014), Naa Peru Surya (2018), and Varudu Kaavalenu (2021).