Nayanthara's career enjoys unparalleled longevity and superstardom across Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam cinema. As an actor and producer who is now also dipping her toes into entrepreneurship, she is setting the stage for a far longer innings
Actor and producer Nayanthara
Styling: Shaleena Nathani; Makeup and hair - Namrata Soni; Dress : Shehla Khan ; Jacket : All Staints; Shoes : Christian Louboutin; Rings: The Line and Jaipur Gems
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Nayanthara uses the word ‘responsibility’ a lot during our long conversation. Responsibility towards her craft, the people she works with, her fans, and finally, towards herself. The actor says she does not take a single day of work for granted, and that statement rings true when she arrives ahead of time at a studio in Chennai for the Forbes India photoshoot on a Sunday morning in September. Once she faces the camera, she knows exactly what to do and what she wants, yet always takes a minute between shots to genially consult and collaborate with others in the room.
“This is the most busy I have ever been,” she says, adding that she has been working round-the-clock for many years now, but the past few weeks have seen her simultaneously give her time and attention to multiple projects, across languages and genres, with each film being as big and as important as the other.
(This story appears in the 22 October, 2021 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)