Popular Tamil-Malayalam-Telugu actor Ananya of Nadodigal fame, who is currently awaiting the release of Mohanlal's forthcoming film Shikar, in which she plays Mohanlal's daughter, has a unique screen name!

Talking about the choice of her screen name Ananya, the actress said: "As my original name Ayilya was not too familiar in Tamil according to some and also for numerological reasons, I sought a different name for my screen avatar. I had considered Niveda, but then decided to go for Ananya, which my father suggested."

In Shikar, directed by M. Padmakumar, Ananya plays Ganga, who is brilliant in academics. "Ganga is set to join medicine and that is when the story takes off. She is actually the daughter of Mohanlal's elder brother. But after the death of her parents, she has been brought up by Balaraman (Mohanlal), whom she calls 'Papa'."

Ananya's other forthcoming films are Dhanush's Seedan (Tamil) and and Krishnudu's Amayakadu (Telugu). Amayakadu has already completed shooting and is all set to grace screens in July. A state champion in archery, the actress debuted in films with Positive and Rahasya Police in Malayalam and later shot to fame with Nadodigal in Tamil.

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