Happy Birthday, Nazriya Nazim: Interesting facts about the graceful actress, you should know

Nazriya Nazim perhaps belongs to the rarest group of entertainers, who could immediately bring a smile to your face. The Malayali movie buffs have known her since 2006 when she was a child actor working in ‘Palunka’ and have witnessed her transformation into a teenage sweetheart and now a fine young lady. The children, young, adult, and old love her and that’s not just for her adorable looks or girl next door avatar, but also for the grace and joy she brings on screen.Nazriya Nazim is turning 26 today. On this lovely occasion, let’s take a look at some of the interesting facts about the actress you should know.
She entered showbiz as an anchor
Nazriya Nazim began her career in showbiz as a television anchor and that too at the age of 11. She was the host of a television show ‘Punyamaasathiloode’, a show for Islam believers. Nazriya grabbed eyeballs with her stint on a music reality show for a popular television channel. The adorable and chirpy girl won hearts for all right reasons!
She is a playback singer
Well, how could a host of a music reality show doesn’t have the skill for crooning a few lines? Nazriya Naim has lent her voice for three films, in which she has starred. Her debut as a singer was for the 2014 film ‘Salalah Mobiles’. She has sung the tuneful track ‘La La Lasa’ for the film. The actress has also crooned a song in one of her popular films ‘Bangalore Days’. Here fresh and energetic vocals have a lot of fans across the state. ‘Varathan’ is the latest project wherein she has worked as a playback singer.
She is an award-winning actress
Nazriya Nazim had bagged the Kerala State Film Award for best actress. She won the prestigious award for her performance in the films ‘Om Shanti Oshana’ and ‘Bangalore Days’. She played a vibrant, young girl in ‘Om Shanti Oshana’ and romanced Nivin Pauly in the film. ‘Bangalore Days’ directed by Anjali Menon featured her in the role of Divya Prakash, a young girl who gets married off to a businessman in Bangalore.
She is a producer
Yes, yes that’s true! Nazriya Nazim has produced three films till date. Her first production venture was the 2018 release ‘Varathan’, which featured her husband Fahadh Faasil in the lead. She has also backed films ‘Kumbalangi Nights’ and ‘C U Soon’. And she is apparently the most chilled out producer in M-Town!
She is as cool as the Pooja Mathew from ‘Om Shanti Oshaana’
Well, you might be wondering why most of the filmmakers chose her to play the vibrant, bubbly, girl next door characters. The reason is Nazriya Nazim is a jovial and optimistic person in real life. Actress Aishwarya Lekshmi, who has worked with Nazriya in the film the latter produced has once shared that Nazriya Nazim is the same cool and crazy person that you have seen in ‘Om Shanti Oshaana’!