While Dora is not a film Nayanthara is known for, this horror film shows her in excellent humour timing and a vigilante, her transformation with an ease that continues to surprise us, this is a role no one could have aced like the Lady Superstar herself.
This remake of a horror classic, Chandramukhi is known for other things but not Nayanthara's performance. However, Nayanthara does justice to the limited screentime she gets. She aces the independent, free-spirited woman besides also matching Rajinikanth's comic deliveries and being emotional.
As a woman drug peddler driving the plot of this crime comedy in a lesser-seen Tamil film. Nayanthara's Kokila is a story about a woman who is pushed too far. Despite an unrelatable world, Nayanthata makes Kokila so relatable that you root for her.
A straightforward district collector who wants to do good work, Nayanthara is Madivadhani, bold and unapologetic and yet restrained in Aramm; a quality not many can do justice to in their performances.
Adaptation of the Korean film 'Blind', this not-so-perfect film is only help up by Nayanthara's performance in it. Durga, who is a blind woman and once an ex-cop hunts down a serial killer on her own. This is a humane character that gets under our skin, thanks to Nayanthara.
While Naanum Rowdy Thaan may be a film about Vijay Sethupathi's Pandi who wants to be a big thug but it is Nayanthara's Kadambari whose revenge keeps us hooked. An innocence and a naivety that only a seasoned artist or a raw actor could have brought, Nayanthara is a stellar performer here.
Nayanthara born Diana Mariam Kurian primarily works in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. She is one of the highest-paid actors in the industry.
Nayanthara made her acting debut with the Malayalam film Manassinakkare (2003). She made her debut in Tamil cinema with Ayya.
Nayanthara went on to establish herself as one of the leading actors of South cinema with female-centric roles such as Anaamika, Maya, Aramm, Airaa, Netrikann and more.