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 has won three Nandi Awards including Special Jury Award and 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 (age 43) Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations	Actress dancer
Years active	1992–2010, 2024 - present
Spouse	Ganesh Gorty ​ (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.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1992	Bhadram Koduko	Lead female	Telugu	Debut film Child Artist
1999	Swayamvaram	Anu	Telugu	Debut film in a lead role
	Maa Balaji	Sujatha	Telugu
2000	Manoharam	Usha	Telugu
	Manasunna Maaraju	Amrutha	Telugu
	Kodanda Ramudu	Latha	Telugu
	Devullu	Sita Devi	Telugu
2001	Ramma Chilakamma	Gayatri	Telugu
	Hanuman Junction	Sangeetha	Telugu
	Preminchu	Meena	Telugu
	Maa Aavida Meeda Ottu Mee Aavida Chala Manchidi	Kanaka Durga	Telugu
	Naalo Unna Prema	Hema	Telugu
	Maduve Aagona Baa	Shanthi	Kannada
2002	Gelupu		Telugu
	Kondaveeti Simhasanam	Varala	Telugu
	Sri Bannari Amman	Bhavani	Tamil
	Siva Rama Raju	Rama Raju's wife	Telugu
	Nee Premakai	Anjali	Telugu
	Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu	Neerja	Telugu
2003	Pellamtho Panenti	Sireesha	Telugu
	Donga Ramudu and Party	Vasantha Lakshmi	Telugu
	Missamma	Ratna Mala	Telugu
	Nenu Pelliki Ready	Bhavana	Telugu
2004	Veera Kannadiga	Lakshmi	Kannada
	Vijayendra Varma	Indira	Telugu
	Gajendra	Indhu	Tamil
	Swarabhishekam	Surekha	Telugu
2005	Adirindayya Chandram	Rajyam	Telugu
	Alice In Wonderland	Sofia	Malayalam
	Thommanum Makkalum	Poonkavanam	Malayalam
	Udayon	Maya	Malayalam
	Chanakya	Anjali	Tamil
2006	Rashtram	Celeine	Malayalam
	Gandugali Kumara Rama	Ramale	Kannada
	Tata Birla Madhyalo Laila	Mahalakshmi	Telugu
2010	Brahmalokam To Yamalokam Via Bhulokam	Goddess Aadi Parashakti	Telugu	Cameo Appearance
2018	Amar Akbar Anthony	Aishwarya's mother	Telugu	Cameo Appearance

Television

• Mega Bangaram Mee Kosam - 1 on Gemini TV as a host
• Sambavi on ETV
• Padutha Theeyaga on ETV as a host

Awards and nominations

Nandi Awards^[6]

• Special Jury Award - Swayamvaram (1999)
• Best Actress - Manoharam (2000)^[7]
• Best Actress - Preminchu (2001)

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.^{[dead link]}
4. "'Preminchu', best film for 2001". The Hindu. 20 October 2002.^{[dead link]}
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwjggEBGwQY
6. "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.
7. "Nandi awards for 2000 announced". The Hindu. 20 September 2002.^{[dead link]}

External links

• Laya at IMDb
• Laya on Instagram