Gorgeous Nayanthara and her Heartthrob Prabhu Deva. The couple’s romance has been a hot topic in Kollywood and the media even speculated in print about a secret marriage.
The actress, who has made no attempt to hide her serious relationship with the choreographer-turned-actor-director, is in no mood to sign any more films and has started cutting down on her projects.
She is currently winding up Boss Engira Bhaskaran with Arya and a Kannada film with Upendra.
Now, news arrives that the pretty lady has turned down a whopping Rs 1 crore offer for a Kannada film Jogayya, opposite Shivaraj-kumar, reportedly at the behest of Prabhu Deva.
Interestingly, Jogayya (which is the 100th film of Sandalwood star Shivarajkumar) was launched with much fanfare recently, with top south stars including Suriya, Vijay and Chiranjeevi as special invitees.
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Actress Nayanatara as heroine and Venkatesh as hero in "Tulasi". Venkatesh and Nayanatara play lead roles in the Telugu movie ‘Tulasi’. The movie has been directed by Bhupathi Srinivas. There was trouble regarding the name of the movie. A person called Raviraja had booked the name. After negotiations the movie name problem has been solved. Raviraja has agreed to give up the name “Tulasi” for the Nayanthara starrer movie.
Now, Shreya has agreed to dance in one of the songs in this movie. Nayanatara had danced for one song in the Shreya starrer”Shivaji” movie. That is one of the reason Shreya has agreed to dance in this movie claim the “Tulasi” movie sources, but some sources also claim that Shreya agreed to dance in this song because of more money. This song will be filmed tomorrow in Hyderabad. A stage has been set by spending lakhs together in the Ramoji Rao Studio for this song.
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She is one of the highest paid actresses in the south Indian film industry, but right now Nayantara is under parental surveillance, thanks to rumours of her marriage with dancing star Prabhu Deva.
The two met on the sets of "Villu", the film didn't work but their friendship blossomed. According to sources, Prabhu Deva was at that time mourning the death of his 10-year-old son who was suffering from cancer and Nayantara had just split from actor Silambarrasan. Industry insiders say that fate brought them together.
The actress is said to be so much in love with Prabu Deva that she has tattooed his name on her left hand. Early this month, it was reported that the two have secretly tied the knot in Tirupathi. They were reportedly spotted shopping in Dubai last week.
On Valentine day Nayanthara, in a freewheeling interview with a leading Malayalam daily said- “If I like a person I will go out of my way to do anything for that person. I just don’t understand why people make and hue and cry that I tattooed Prabhu’s name on my hand. I really don’t care what people think about me as it is difficult to please all and sundry. I believe in the theory that we should live for ourself and the people who love us.”
Prabhu and Nayan are one of the idyllic looking couples in the dream world of Kollywood, the reason may be avowed that both are looking brilliantly stylish these days. And a little birdie tells us that Prabhu made his special one feel even more special on Valentine Day by taking Nayan for a long drive, a romantic candle lit dinner by the seaside at an exotic resort and lots of gifts. Cute isn’t it?
Nayantara's parents are now a worried lot and have told their daughter that they would accompany her everywhere. They have even told her that in case she didn't agree to this, they would stop her from acting.
The actress is, therefore, seen regularly with her parents on movie sets. She may not be enjoying their forced company, but the production executives of her films are surely at the receiving end - they now have to look after the needs of Nayantara's parents as well, informed sources said.
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Nayanthara is over the moon, after receiving praises for her first stage performance in Chennai with her beloved Prabhu Deva!
Nayan and Prabhu had come together on stage last Saturday for Tamil film industry’s Pasa Thalaivar Parattu Vizha, to thank Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for his largesse to the film industry.
The actress came from her shoot in Kumbakonam two days before the event to take part in rehearsals along with Prabhu Deva to get her steps and expressions correct for the item she was doing at the function. Nayan was in a happy mood as it was the first time she was been seen on a stage with Prabhu in Chennai
Remember that all actresses were asked to perform at the function and Nayan who tried to wriggle out stating that she has stage-fright finally succumbed as she thought that it was her duty to stand with the film fraternity. She was coordinating with Sidney Sladen who was designed her Anarkali style churidar suits that she was wore for her performance
Nayan is on cloud nine as the year has started on a positive note for her, with Adurs in Telugu and Bodyguard in Malayalam turning out to be hits. And the finest compliment she received was from her mother, who after seeing the Siddique directed Bodyguard told her- “Mole it is your best film and your performance is outstanding.”
Meanwhile Nayan had a hectic schedule as she flew to Bangalore, a day before the function for the photo shoot of her first Kannada film opposite Upendra. At the same time her Tamil film Boss Engira Bhaskaran with Arya is nearing completion and the actress has great expectations from it.
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Top Malayali actresses who made waves outside their state, are getting back to familiar moorings in Kerala! Successful Malayali girls, like Nayanthara, Meera Jasmine, Mamta Mohandas, Priyamani and Bhavana, who made it to the top in Tamil and Telugu films, are now doing Malayalam films. The big buzz now is that Asin, who has no current projects in Bollywood, has agreed to do a Malayalam film for a director known for his meaningful films. Nayanthara’s first Malayalam film in three years, Bodyguard, with Dileep is releasing next week. Nayan, who is shifting base, has also signed her first film in Sandalwood, a big budget extravaganza, directed by and starring superstar Upendra. In Malayalam, she will be doing director Shyama Prasad’s next film; two other films with Mammootty and Mohanlal are in the pipeline.
Meera Jasmine is making a comeback after three years with Rajiv Anchal’s Pattinte Palazhi in which she plays a leading playback singer. Says director Rajiv Anchal, “When I wrote the story for the film, I had only Meera in mind as only she can do justice to the role.”
Mamta had a brief fling with Tamil and Telugu films, and her Bollywood dreams never materialised. Meanwhile her Passenger in Malayalam, got her critical as well as box-office acclaim. Now she is playing the lead role in director Aneesh’s Nirakazcha, a story about a model who falls in love with an Italian painter. Next week, she will start shooting with Jayaram for an untitled film with director Sathyan Anthikad who’s known for his family sagas.
Bhavana, after a long time is smiling, as her recent release Happy Husbands with Jayaram has been declared a hit. She has slowed down her Tamil and Telugu projects and has only Asal with Ajith in Tamil. Bhavana has also signed two new films in Malayalam. Meanwhile, Priyamani, after a National Award winning performance in Paruthiveeran, tried to take the glamour route in Tamil and Telugu cinema and failed miserably. She is back to Malayalam films with a meaty role in a film opposite her favourite hero, Prithviraj.
Concludes a veteran director, “They may have been paid a bomb to look glamourous on screen in the Tamil and Telugu film industries, but they can now extend their careers for a few more years in Malayalam doing films where they won’t have to wear itsy-bitsy clothes!”
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Rumour mills have been working overtime about Nayanthara making her Sandalwood debut for sometime now. In fact, she almost sealed a deal with Crazy Star Ravichandran for his film Kichaka last year, but had to withdraw because of date problems.
Nayan, however, will now star in Upendra’s next directorial, the title of which is being inferred as Super. “I always wanted to do a Kannada film, but was too busy with Tamil and Telugu projects. Moreover, I didn’t want to start off in a small way,” Nayanthara tells BT.
Sandalwood is the only southern industry the actress hasn’t ventured into so far. “I wanted to do a Kannada film before I quit acting. Not many people know that I was born in Bangalore. It’s my favourite city in India,” says Nayan.
Going by media reports, Nayanthara also has another Karnataka connection — Prabhu Deva, whom she’s been linked with, was born in Mysore. But the actress would rather not comment on that. “I open up about certain issues only when I think it necessary. Otherwise, I allow rumours to drag on until people have absolutely nothing left to write about me,” she counters.
So, what does she think about the Kannada film industry? “I’m sure it’s like any other industry. It’s too early to talk about it. I neither know the language nor have I watched any Kannada films,” says Nayan, who’ll start shooting for Super next month.
Why Nayan?
‘Nayanthara is well known across south India. She’s apt for the role scripted by Upendra. We put in a lot of effort to bring her to Sandalwood. We are happy that we’ve got convenient dates from her.’ Rockline Venkatesh,Producer
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