Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 18 (IANS) Popular Malayalam actress Navya Nair, who has also acted in Tamil and Kannada movies, is getting married early next year.

'Yes, I am getting married and it should be sometime in January. Everything was decided just a few days back. Now I want everyone's blessings. Please pray for me,' the actress told reporters Tuesday.

Navya is marrying Santhosh, who is from Kottayam in Kerala and works with a multinational company in Mumbai. The wedding will take place at Navya's hometown in Muthukulam in Alappuzha district.

Navya was in school when she got her first break in Malayalam films in Dileep starrer 'Ishtam' (2001). She has not looked back since then. In the last eight years she has featured in about 55 films.

Navya, who is a good dancer too, has won several awards. For her third film 'Nandanam', she bagged the Kerala State Film Award for best actress.

It was followed by another state award in 2005 for her role in the movies -- 'Kanne Madanguka' and 'Saira'. She is now working on five projects that are in various stages of production.