Nadhiya

Zareena Moidu , known by her stage name Nadhiya, is an Indian film actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. She has also acted in a few Telugu films. She made her debut in a Malayalam movie named Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu, alongside Mohanlal and Padmini in 1984. This movie was remade in Tamil as Poove Poochudava in 1985 with Padmini and marked her debut in Tamil. She has acted alongside most of the leading artists in the Tamil and Malayalam film industries. After her marriage in 1988, she settled in United States with her husband Shirish Godbole and daughters.

Nadhiya was born to Malayali parents at Pali Hill, Mumbai. Her father N. K. Moidu, is a Muslim and her mother Lalitha is a Hindu. Her father is from Thalassery and mother is from Tiruvalla. She has a younger sister, Haseena who is settled in Doha. She had her primary education from Jehangir Bur Jorji Vachha Parsi Girls High School, Mumbai and her pre university degree from Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art. She couldnt continue her college studies after that as she became busy with movies by then. Later she did associated degree in Media Management and B.A. in Communication Arts Radio amp Television, when she was in United States.

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