New Delhi: Actress Nayanthara also called ‘Lady Superstar’, is one of the highest-paid actors in the south Indian film industries. The actress is in the film industry for almost a decade and has worked in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. She recently spoke about the casting couch and how she also experienced it in her initial days.
During a media interaction, Nayanthara revealed that she was once offered an important role in a film, in exchange for favours. She added that she refused the offer.
Nayanthara said that she was asked for a few “favours” and in return was offered an important role in the film. She said that she ‘boldly’ rejected the offer, as she had faith that her talent would establish her as one of the leading actresses later, as reported by Indianexpress.com.
In a recent interview with PTI, the actress also said that her journey in cinema hasn’t been a cakewalk but all the ups and downs have taught her a lot.
“There is so much that I have learnt, so much that I have gone through, but it is all been nice. Whatever mistakes I have made, the good and bad phases (I have been through), everything is good now. It is all a learning experience. It is not easy to be in the industry for 18-19 years, but the audience and God has been kind to me. I feel blessed. I don’t know how to put the whole thing together (in words),” Nayanthara told PTI.
The actor made her debut in 2003 with the Malayalam film 'Manassinakkare'. Over the years, she ventured into other movie industries — Tamil with 'Ayya' (2005), Telugu with 'Lakshmi' (2006) and Kannada with 'Super' (2010).
She will be making a foray into Hindi cinema with Shah Rukh Khan’s pan-India movie 'Jawan'.
Nayanthara and her filmmaker husband Vignesh Shivan launched their production banner Rowdy Pictures in 2021 and have backed critically-acclaimed movies such as “Koozhangal”, “Netrikann” and “Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal” among others.