Happy Birthday Nayanthara: Five scintillating performances of the 'Lady Superstar'

Nayanthara is a popular actor down South, and she has developed a great fan following. The stylish actress turns 36 today, and her social media handle is already flooding with wishes from fans and friends. Nayanthara is in a relationship with 'Naanum Rowdy Dhaan' director Vignesh Shivan, and this might be her last birthday as a bachelor. Nayanthara is fondly called as Lady Superstar by fans, and here is a look into the five performances of the actress that gave her the title - Lady Superstar.

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After a lovely role with her debut film 'Ayya', Nayanthara paired up with Superstar Rajinikanth in 'Chandramukhi', which was directed by P Vasu. Even though Nayanthara's role in the horror-thriller was a short one, her romance with Rajinikanth worked well. This film made her more popular, and she attracted many with her adorable performance.

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After several romantic roles, Nayanthara turned super fit, and did a stylish role in Ajith starrer 'Billa'. Nayanthara stunned the fans with her sizzling looks and performed a different character. This film took her to reach the next level in cinema and turned her into a busy actress in the South. She had also bagged several awards for her role in the film.

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'Naanum Rowdy Dhaan' is considered as the start of the second innings of Nayanthara in cinema. After several average films, Nayanthara struck well with her performance in the action comedy-drama 'Naanum Rowdy Dhaan', which was directed by Vignesh Shivan. She played the role of a young girl who loses her family and loses her hearing ability because of an attack. This cute role of Nayanthara was well celebrated by fans, and her romance with Vijay Sethupathi worked well.

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Nayanthara proved to everyone that she can carry a film single-handedly with the social drama 'Aramm'. She played the role of a collector Mathivathani IAS and fought for the welfare of the people. Her role in the film was close to fans' hearts, and it's a wish of many to have a brave and caring collector like Nayanthara. She had also bagged the Filmfare award for her role in 'Aramm', which was directed by Gopi Nainar.

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Nayanthara played the role of an innocent woman from a middle-class family in the film 'Kolamavu Kokila', which was directed by Nelson Dhilipkumar. Nayanthara operates as a drug supplier to earn money for the medical expenses of her mother. Nayanthara displayed her variety in acting with the comedy thriller, and the film was a great hit at the box office. Anirudh Ravichander's music and Yogi Babu's enjoyable comedies added power to the film.

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