Lady Superstar, as she is called in South cinema, Nayanthara has not only managed to climb her way up gracefully through several controversies but is one of the most loved celebs in the industry.
In many of her recent films in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam, she is at the top of the cast and the centre of the narrative.
Off-screen too, Nayanthara has assumed control of her persona—rarely giving interviews, carefully styling herself, and reacting to controversies only when she needs to.
“I am always busy and shooting all the time,” she tells media, “I am a workaholic.”
The actress doesn’t really promote her films or make any public appearances owing to the number of times she has gotten embroiled in controversies. She lets her films speak for herself and how!
The actress even posed for a popular magazine cover this month and says that she is giving an interview after almost 10 years.
Confessing why she doesn’t give interviews or attend promotional events, she says, “I don’t want the world to know what I am thinking. I am a very private person. I’m not very good with crowds.”
She also adds, “I’ve been misquoted and misinterpreted a lot of times. It was too much for me to handle. My job is to act. The films should speak for themselves.”
Talking about carving her own niche and doing more female-oriented films, she adds, “Why should men have all the power all the time? The problem is that women don’t feel confident to be in a commanding role, to be able to say, this is what I want, and this is what I will do. It’s not a gender thing, ultimately—if I can listen to you, you should listen to me, too.”
She also reveals, “For my solo films, I decide everything. Sometimes, directors do come up with sub-plots revolving around husbands or boyfriends. I ask whether it is necessary.”