Laya (actress)

Laya (born 21 October 1981)[1] is a former Indian actress and Kuchipudi dancer known for her work primarily in Telugu films alongside a few Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil films. Laya first appeared as a child actor in Bhadram Koduko (1992) and later she started working as a lead actress with Swayamvaram (1999).[1][2] She is runner up in the Star 2000 contest conducted to introduce new talent and cast them in Paradesi movie and she also won Special Jury Nandi award for that movie. She won two Nandi Awards for Best Actress in consecutive years for Manoharam (2000) and Preminchu (2001).[3][4][1]

Laya
Born (1981-10-21) 21 October 1981
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
Years active1992–2010
Spouse
Ganesh Gorty
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(m. 2006)​

Personal life

Laya was born on 21 October 1981 in a Telugu Bramhin family in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.[1] She attended Nirmala High School, Vijayawada.[1] Her mother was a music teacher in Nirmala High School, Vijayawada and her father was a doctor.[1] During her school days, she was a state level Chess player.[1] Later, she moved to Hyderabad and participated in multiple stage shows as a classical dancer, having performed in more than 50 stage shows.[1] She has a bachelor's degree in Computer Applications.[1] She married Dr. Sri Ganesh Gorty in 2006 and settled in Los Angeles, California.[1] The couple has a daughter and a son.

Filmography

Film
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1992Bhadram KodukoLead femaleTeluguDebut film Child Artist
1999SwayamvaramAnuTeluguDebut film in a lead role
Maa BalajiSujathaTelugu
2000ManoharamUshaTelugu
Manasunna MaarajuAmruthaTelugu
Kodanda RamuduLathaTelugu
DevulluSita DeviTelugu
2001Ramma ChilakammaGayatriTelugu
Hanuman JunctionSangeethaTelugu
PreminchuMeenaTelugu
Maa Aavida Meeda Ottu Mee Aavida Chala ManchidiKanaka DurgaTelugu
Naalo Unna Prema HemaTelugu
Maduve Aagona BaaShanthiKannada
2002GelupuTelugu
Kondaveeti SimhasanamVaralaTelugu
Sri Bannari AmmanBhavaniTamil
Siva Rama RajuRama Raju's wifeTelugu
Nee PremakaiAnjaliTelugu
Nuvvu Leka Nenu LenuNeerjaTelugu
2003Pellamtho PanentiSireeshaTelugu
Donga Ramudu and PartyVasantha LakshmiTelugu
MissammaRatna MalaTelugu
Nenu Pelliki ReadyBhavanaTelugu
2004Veera KannadigaLakshmiKannada
Vijayendra VarmaIndiraTelugu
GajendraIndhuTamil
SwarabhishekamSurekhaTelugu
2005Adirindayya ChandramRajyamTelugu
Alice In WonderlandSofiaMalayalam
Thommanum MakkalumPoonkavanamMalayalam
UdayonMayaMalayalam
ChanakyaAnjaliTamil
2006RashtramCeleineMalayalam
Gandugali Kumara RamaRamaleKannada
Tata Birla Madhyalo LailaMahalakshmiTelugu
2010Brahmalokam To Yamalokam Via BhulokamGoddess Aadi ParashaktiTelugu

Television

Awards and nominations
Nandi Awards[5]

References
  1. Nagabhairu, Subbarao (21 October 2022). "Laya: అభినయ 'లయ' విన్యాసాలు!" (in Telugu). NTV. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. "నటి లయ, ప్రగతి కూతుర్లను చూశారా?.. ఫోటోస్ వైరల్". ETV Network (in Telugu). 28 September 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. "Nandi awards for 2000 announced". The Hindu. 20 September 2002.
  4. "'Preminchu', best film for 2001". The Hindu. 20 October 2002.
  5. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh (in Telugu). Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. "Nandi awards for 2000 announced". The Hindu. 20 September 2002.


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