Malayalam actress Navya Nair to tie the knot Thursday

Alappuzha (Kerala), Jan 20 (IANS) Popular Malayalam actress Navya Nair will marry Mumbai-based Santhosh Thursday in her hometown.

Santhosh is from Kottayam district and is working with a multinational. The marriage reception will take place in her hometown Cheppad in Alleppy district and close to 5,000 people including leading Malayalam actors as well as artists from other South Indian states are expected to attend the ceremony.

Navya made her debut in Malayalam films with the hit film "Ishtam" in 2001. Since than she has worked in 55 films.

She won the Kerala state film award for best actress for her performance in "Nandanam" and later got her second state award in 2005 for "Kanne Madanguka" and "Saira".

After tasting success in Malayalam films, she also acted in Tamil and Kannada films.

Right now she is doing five films which are in various stages of production.