How Nayanthara quietly redefined what it means to be a leading lady. When’s the last time a woman walked into a big-ticket Tamil or Telugu film and sat down, casually, smack in the center of the frame, steering the narrative with nothing but her presence? Nayanthara does it, week in, week out. A glance at recent blockbusters - Jawan, Aramm, Kolamavu Kokila, Bigil - shows she’s made a habit of this, which frankly, used to be rare as steak in Chennai by the time the third act rolled around. (@nayanthara/Instagram) There’s a sensation - call it “Lady Superstar Energy” - rippling through southern movie halls when she’s billed solo. Every so often, she’ll lob a rhetorical grenade at industry norms, asking, “Do we really need a boyfriend subplot here or can we skip straight to the woman saving her own day?” Not just talk, either: recent interviews and that viral ...
How Nayanthara quietly redefined what it means to be a leading lady. When’s the last time a woman walked into a big-ticket Tamil or Telugu film and sat down, casually, smack in the center of the frame, steering the narrative with nothing but her presence? Nayanthara does it, week in, ...
How Nayanthara quietly redefined what it means to be a leading lady. When’s the last time a woman walked into a big-ticket Tamil or Telugu film and sat down, casually, smack in the center of the frame, steering the narrative with nothing but her presence? Nayanthara does it, week in, ...
How Nayanthara quietly redefined what it means to be a leading lady. When’s the last time a woman walked into a big-ticket Tamil or Telugu film and sat down, casually, smack in the center of the frame, steering the narrative with nothing but her presence? Nayanthara does it, week in, ...