She had three releases in 2009: Villu, Anjaneyulu and Aadhavan. Her 2008 release Yaaradi Nee Mohini was her only successful film as a lead actress that year. The success of that film led to Sify describing her as 'the glamour queen of Tamil cinema'. Nayanthara received praise for her performance in Billa (2007). She appeared in four Tamil films that year: Kalvanin Kadhali, Vallavan, Thalaimagan and E. Nayanthara made her Telugu cinema debut with Lakshmi in 2006, and followed this with another Telugu film, Boss the same year. Later that year, she played a supporting role in AR Murugadoss' Ghajini, which also became a major commercial success. The film ran for over 100 days in theatres, eventually turning Nayanthara into one of the most-sought after actresses in Tamil. Vasu's wife had seen Manassinakkare and recommended her. While still shooting for this film, she was cast in another Tamil film Chandramukhi, after its director P. Nayanthara's first appearance in a non-Malayalam film was Hari's Tamil film Ayya, released in 2005.
She followed this with two more Malayalam films the following year: Shaji Kailas' Natturajavu, and Fazil's psychological thriller Vismayathumbathu. She made her acting debut with Sathyan Anthikad's Malayalam film Manassinakkare in 2003, the financial success of which helped her receive more acting offers.
Nayanthara is an Indian actress and film producer known for her work in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam film industries.
