Laya (actress)

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Laya is a Telugu film actress and a Kuchipudi dancer. She entered the Telugu film industry in a movie called "Swayam Varam" along with another popular actor, Venu. She had acted in about 40 Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films.

[edit] Biography

Laya was from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh and had settled later as classical dancer in Hyderabad. She performed more than 50 stage shows before getting married and emigrating to the USA.

[edit] Filmography

• Adirindayya Chandram, 2005
• Swarabhishekam, 2004
• Vijayendra Varma, 2004
• Tata Birla Madhyalo Laila, 2004
• Missamma, 2003
• Donga Ramudu And Party, 2003
• Pellamtho Panenti, 2003
• Nee Premakai, 2002
• Siva Rama Raju, 2002
• Preminchu, 2001
• Hanuman Junction, 2001
• Manoharam, 2000
• Manasunna Maaraju, 2000
• Maa Balaji, 1999
• Swayam Varam, 1999
• Naalo Vunna Prema
• Gelupu
• Kodandaramudu
• Nenu Pelliki Ready
• Ramma! Chilakamma

[edit] Awards

She won the Nandi Award for Best Actress two times for movies Manoharam and Preminchu.