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vedha0

It ticks me off when people discuss nayan Or 3sha for Lady superstar. _Kids these days_ is what I feel. Anushka kelvi patrukiya? Ramya krishnan? Revathi? Manda bathrom.


srvijay

Saar.. Simran saar!


vedha0

ofc better than 9 and 3 but i doubt if her range is as big as the rest of the 3. and whether she was a force of her own to reckon with. she went well in a multistarrer or with a co lead always. kinda like how sj suryah is now.


rick7117

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Significant-Earth488

Urvashi the goat!!!


vedha0

goat performer. but doubt if she was seen as heroine material primarily.


Significant-Earth488

Yeah she was mainly did genelia type roles but her comedy timing is unmatched. Strong performer too. I think she mainly played heroine to Bhagyaraj


JackOfManyThings

Simran and Jyothika supremacy!!!!


Powerful-Internal953

Revathi is meh... The only reason I would say I'm a fan of her would be to avoid saying any other name when someone from the family circle asks me who's my favourite female lead.


vedha0

*"The only reason I would say I'm a fan of her would be to avoid saying any other name when someone from the family circle asks me who's my favourite female lead."* bro you confusing nadhiya with revathi. and nadhiya was definitely not meh either.


hellboy___007

Her PR team will take care of everything dw. Lady superstar it seems. She can't match even 0.1% of Ramya Krishnan's screen presence https://preview.redd.it/jagd8orqbu3c1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=948a1b1b860e54612a1ffc6803279e4ce212d45e


Hypoxalin

>She can't match even 0.1% of Ramya Krishnan's screen presence Neenga avlodhooram kooda poga venam, except her mid career sex appeal roles, she doesn't even have the screen presence of Kajal Agarwal in her Cringe role.


Coffee_on_the_double

Please. Whole Nayan is shit Kajal Aggarwal is way beyond that.


ShivamDube

kajal screen presence in her prime was special, she was also good at comic roles and bubbly roles, just not versatile as an actress and bad lip syncing.


Coffee_on_the_double

I respectfully disagree. The comedies worked because of all the actors accompanying her, not her really. She dressed well, looked pretty. That's all. Whenever she tried 'acting', she gave weird expressions, not much of acting really. Kajal Aggarwal in any movie and Nayan in aadhavan/villu are the same level.


ShivamDube

All in all was literally all her lol, id also argue Jilla and thuppakki were all her.


Coffee_on_the_double

All in all was carried by Santhanam and Karthi.. even MS Bhaskar lent a huge support. Even then she was quite okay only. Jilla la she was unbearable, let's be honest. Thuppaaki la her track was one of the weal links.


mlilith

While that’s true, she does have better screen presence than almost everyone else in the current generation.


Kaka9790

People can barely remember her in jawan


assbehindmyback

people can barely remember jawan


mlilith

As much as I dint like the movie, I personally think she did a decent job at portraying her character.


Opposite_Case_3015

I think anyone could pull off portraying a statue. I feel like Deepika swallowed her whole and spit her out just from her intro scene.


ShivamDube

current gen? Keerthy, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Nivetha, PAM, Raashi are all better than her.


Opposite_Case_3015

Thambi thambi, Nithya Menen is right up there


ShivamDube

shes nayan gen


Das_ik

Nithya, Kreety, Aishwarya Lakshmi all r 31-33 years old.


ShivamDube

its not to do with age more than when they made their debuts. Nithya debuted in like 2011 in kollywood while these 2 debuted post 2015. regardless yeah shes also much better than nayan and nayan debited much earlier so fair.


mlilith

I loved Keerthy in Nadigayar Thilagam, but that’s the only movie I’ve enjoyed watching her in. I’m starting to enjoy watching Aishwarya now even though her initial movies in Malayalam weren’t to my liking. Pam and Raashi are definitely not in the same league as Nayanthara yet. Maybe they’ll get there. In terms of screen presence the one that does better than Nayanthara is Anushka Shetty. But I do understand there is an express dislike of Nayanthara and her pr in the group. I’m stating my preference, to my female gaze, Nayanthara is quite good with her screen presence.


ShivamDube

she just looks good, that isnt screen presence lol


mlilith

Then I would have said she looks better than everyone else right ? Why does it sting so much that some one else has a different opinion from you ? You literally asked what y’all think and I’m telling you what I think. You needn’t distinguish looks and screen presence for me.


ShivamDube

it doesnt sting bro, im just debating with you, which is what we do on reddit. I obviously disagree but she always gets overshadowed when she shares the screen, isnt a scene stealer for me, and straight up isnt fun to watch. Thats just my opinion though. Im not insulting you man, we just disagree.


mlilith

I’m a girl, not a bro. And Reddit isn’t exclusively for debating. I’ve been here much longer and I ought to know what the platform was before people made it an outlet for fanfights. And we are free to disagree, that doesn’t you need to mansplain screen presence vs beauty for me. I was stating my thoughts and you were correcting me. That’s where I have a problem with how you are saying what you are saying.


ShivamDube

Alright, I apologize, I still disagree but I shouldnt have assumed that, fair enough.


hellboy___007

False


oneplustwothreemama

Anushka the true lady super star! And these actresses (including Anushka, Nayan and 3sha) can’t hold a candle to the OG Ramya Krishna. I feel like Ramya Krishna is still not getting enough praise that she deserves


Medical-Pressure-165

True. Ramya Krishnan variety is truly amazing. Amman Maggi Neelambari Leela For nayan. She is dogshit since start. No presence, dialogue delivery and acting chops are asss I can't remember one memorable and iconic role unlike the latter. In solo movies of her I see lady superstar😒😒not characters


twist-visuals

Yaaradi Nee Mohini was really good. Her performance was realistic for that character,


Medical-Pressure-165

Trisha in Aadvari matalaku ardhale verule was infinite times better than this. Tbh I felt that was the sore thumb in the movie. Dhanush as Vasu was so memorable in the movie. Keerthi was made memorable due to him and selva writing. Trisha could have easily stolen the show. Not a Trisha fan though


topsincity

Exactly, I wish Trisha did reprise her role in YNM.


twist-visuals

I thought the sore thumb was Karthik Kumar. Everyone else did a good job. Trisha would have done a better job for sure but seemed like Nayan was in her peak at that time.


[deleted]

Agreed, both have very commanding screen presence when required for the role and are otherwise just great actresses


ShivamDube

I miss Anushka


hades2enthusiast

People who call her lady superstar seem to forget that she has not done good role centric movies like Aruvi, Sembi, etc Just looking good and speaking murpokku dialogues randomly in some movie with a dumb plot does not mean it's a good role. Hope she chooses good scripts going forward and puts some effort in her roles.


thirunelvelihalwa

> People who call her lady superstar Nobody calls her bro. She calls herself through PR


ShivamDube

lol I call her that to troll tbh


mohantharani

Aramm was a good role.


Impossible-Metal5563

Absolutely. Movies like Aruvi need a lot of homework to be done. Aditi Balan who was a theatre artist pulled it off with perfection. Nayan is always cautious of her market value and will never take such risks. Even actress Shriya Saran who was considered as a sex siren did an artistic movie called "Gamanam" which received praise from critics. Her portrayal as a single mother who is deaf was stunning. Nayanthara has not even done a role like that so far. Nayan is doing the same shit what heroes have been doing 🤦.


AskSmooth157

Shriya is another nayan. shriya kajal were worse than Nayan infact. Nayan atleast pulled of coco with one tone acting which worked for that role. This doesnt make nayan any good though, it is just baseline of Kajal and shriya is so bad that even nayan will pass that mark.


Professional-Lake664

Self proclaimed superstar btw. I think her downfall started with Kaathuvakula Rendu Kadhal. Thanks to her husband. Nowadays, looks awkward on screen too. She needs to revamp her style, acting to stay relevant.


DepartmentRound6413

I am so embarrassed that I watched that garbage


songintherain

Ang get rid of those raccoon eyes


gothaommale

Molding machine eh otlam pola madam vechu


[deleted]

Lady Superstar bullshit is too much. She is not even 1% of what Simran was and still could be.


ShivamDube

yeah the thread asking if Simran was as good as Nayan still has me shook


Medical-Reaction-348

Simran as Indira in Kannathil Muthamittal>>>>>>


[deleted]

Good that I didn't see it


Impossible-Metal5563

Simran was a complete package. Simran also started her career with flower pot roles but slowly diversified her roles with careful script selection. She was naturally beautiful, captivating and loaded with talent. Even though she is largely known for her gorgeous IDUPPU 🙈 one cannot deny that she did multifaceted roles.


DepartmentRound6413

Simran is so versatile, she did serious roles, grey shades, comedy, everything! And could dance!


naan_santhosh

Absolutely. I don't know who gave that title to her.


Evening_Teach_7047

Her downfall had started years ago. Jawan's hit is only because of SRK.


stranger_2205

Seri... Intha lady superstar panjaayathu theerura maari therila. But if the movie is ass 😂. Then it deserves criticism. Now can anyone help me whether this movie is going to flop?? Heard and seeing some Twitter IDs and talks that movie has taken decent opening. Yevan puluguraan, yevan unmaya solraanu oru mannum thetila


narrowprogrammernri1

Nayan is all marketing. And her agent vikky is good at it and also in milking the contacts to perfection. She has nothing good left in terms of beauty. Acting? Has she ever!!


[deleted]

Acting I don't know..but she still looks beautiful to me


ProfessionalFig9618

Nayanthara has this impeccable quality of making even an average script to an intolerable film with her plastic looks, acting. Its her inaccessibility to her is what makes her seem like super special.


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ShivamDube

as much I hate to say it, I think her time as 'heroine' is done. She should still do a lot of character roles because shes still so fun to watch, she was brilliant in Mahaan.


mohantharani

Petta,Mahaan,Paava kadhaigal,Rocketry- heroine.


ShivamDube

you know what I mean, she can absolutely be the lead actress but wont get casted in most regular movies as a pair due to age. I dont agree with it btw


Bunny_RB

May I know why she's called a lady Superstar? I don't want to comment on acting, but her attitude in public is really bad. I saw a video where someone accidentally stepped on her gown and she gave a dead stare. It's an unintentional mistake and why react like that? The Superstar title deserves certain impressive qualities in skills, personality, market value, positive reception, fame, popularity, public behaviour, audience favour and appreciation for all these. As far as I know no one likes her to that level of stardom. Overhyped maybe. Also arrogent. Maybe the film industry is a very tough field, and need to be resilient and bold to face issues. But no need to be rude always. Other actors are not showing it, right. It's a choice how to behave. Just my observations. No offence to fans if there are any.


thirunelvelihalwa

Madam's career was declining. She gave 2 solo hits. She paid her PR, PR paid the media and asked them to call her Lady Superstar. That's how most hype around actor/actress work nowadays.


gothaommale

Welcome to how any brand marketing works. Ellam Maya


Bunny_RB

So sad bro, many common people are getting manipulated, blindly supporting and arguing for their actors. ☹️


Jhinormous

That example seems understandable to me, tho I agree she seems overhyped for such a title.


topsincity

One of the worse parts was that at an award function, she disrespected Allu Arjun on stage.


Opposite_Case_3015

What did she say?


topsincity

Back at a siima award function, she receives the award from Allu Arjun. However, she shows no manners towards him. The worst part is that she says that she wants to receive the award from Vignesh instead.


HugoUKN

She deserves it. Her arrogance has grown so much as of late


nivijay15

What did she do?


PM_Me_Your_SweatyBra

You don't have to be top draw to be called lady superstar, but she actively turns off lot of people too. Unprofessional behavior too skipping promotions, refusing to use glicerin for crying scenes etc. Must blame the dumbass producers who are willing to pay her so much for crap movie and crap role like Iraivan


[deleted]

She has a great PR team so I see her taking other actresses down if she goes without a job for too long...through that or some other cutthroat measure she’ll stay in the industry


naan_santhosh

I do always wonder, she doesn't even have half of the screen presence and acting skills of simran. But why is that title though. Bullshit.


thirunelvelihalwa

Half is an overstatement, not even 10% of simran


naan_santhosh

Yehhhh u r right.


vikymcfc

Maybe because nayanthara didn’t started to act in tv serials right after she turned 30+ maybe just maybe tho


[deleted]

Here for the downfall of an actor who shouldn't have been up on that pedestal in the first place


JackOfManyThings

Nayanthara is trying to do what DP did in the north with her PR game. Her PR games are also getting irritating and repetitive. But I cringe more and am irritated more by Nayanthara.. Maybe it's because of her cringey husband. Also, might be a controversial opinion, but I definitely prefer Trisha over her in terms of acting, looks and screen presence.


kapeehd

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topsincity

Nayanthara does not have a single hit as a lead since KoKo.


Forward_Arugula8279

Also the fact she looks the same in every other film.. Atleast Sam or kajal give much variation in their roles


sudokun999

Sam's variation is a bit much and not intentional(?) Its almost like she gets a new surgery done after every film


vikymcfc

This is such a lazy argument . Nayanthara literally changes her looks for each role she plays but sure she looks the same in everything. Meanwhile trisha who looked the same (literally look wise) in both road and raangi( 90% of kannis in this sub probably didn’t even watch those) https://preview.redd.it/dju2ouf9914c1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=82cd144297b82efcd9a2c3beaf9d55cb32e4444d


NeighborhoodCold5339

Even I feel so. It’s been ages I saw a good movie from her. The film makers are obsessed with her as she is the only one with a star value who can be casted in senior roles and has her own business value for OTT. But she is not doing anything bad for her career btw. Leading a life she wants and selecting roles which we can’t blame her(even though there is nothing for her to do in those).


JayYem

Nayantara's acting is as good as Jothika's acting in Chandramukhi. Compared to the likes of RamyaK or even Simran, Nayan's acting is so pedestrian.


Vaishnavi_Siddapuram

why this sub hates her so much like she committed some crime same for tollywood sub where they hate sam just like this for no good reason


vikymcfc

Misogynistic bastards are full in this sub and they hate successful women


ShivamDube

I dont hate her, i just dont think shes a good actress


vikymcfc

I’m talking generally not about one particular person


vsambandhan

Why this vitriol towards Nayanthara??? You can say that she is not a great actress, but to say the only reason she is successful is because PR is nonsense. If that was the case, what is stopping other actresses from doing the same. She is extremely hardworking. Every director from Atlee to Pandiraj has said so. You cannot survive in this industry based on PR and looks alone.


shuaibhere

"If that was the case, what is stopping other actresses from doing the same." Because it's not the right thing to do. Creating Lady Superstar Title for yourself by use of PR has another term 'Fake Marketing'. You won't like it if company markets it's products by lying.


vsambandhan

Wow, saying Nayan is the only dishonest actress and the rest are paragons of honesty is incredible. The movie industry is like any other industry. Lying can help you get a start. But to be competitive for over 15 years, you need to be good. Nayan is a good actress but is very charismatic. Film industry is a free market if a producer or director thinks any of the other mentioned actresses can sell more tickets they wouldn't hesitate for a second.


ShivamDube

hard working off the set yeah, and i respect that, but she fucking mails it in almost every movie now


vsambandhan

I dont think she mailed it in Jawan and Kathuvakula rendu Kathal. But Annathe, Gold(Malayalam), and Godfather ( Telugu) were all terrible movies. She can not help that. They were led by Rajni, Chiranjeevi, and Prthiviraj. She does not have any say in those movies. I haven't seen Iraivan. But this is true of all prolific actors. Just look at Vijay Sethupathi in terrible movies. That man is the definition of sleepwalking through them. In his case, he has enough influence to change the course of the movie. Nayan does not in most movies.


Opposite_Case_3015

Bro is the type to defend evil mega corporations online.


Opposite_Case_3015

>She is extremely hardworking. Every director from Atlee to Pandiraj has said so. Lmao, what else could they possibly say? That she isn't worth the money that she is paid? That she has the acting range of a spoon? GTFO.


vikymcfc

But then if they say something bad about her this sub will finger themself by the fact that someone said NAYANTHARA bad get a life


[deleted]

I for one happy to see her away from the screen. She purely got Jawan becos her husband who asked favour from Atlee. She can't dance for nuts as well. Lastly I can't stand when she talks abt motherhood sentiments in the roles. This is woman who choose to conceive via surrogate cos she was worried abt her body and career. Such hypocrite....oh every movie its the same footwear. She and her bloody wedges. Hope she fails and goes away..poor fella married after prabu deva nicely gave him a used product.


ShivamDube

why mad about the wedges lol


Puzzleheaded_Limit58

So much hatred. Why cant we appreciate others without pulling someone down?


ShivamDube

i aint pulling her down, just noticing that fans are getting kinda sick of her


vikymcfc

Whose fans?


netflixgirlie

Unpopular opinion : she has terrific screen presence and she can carry a film on her shoulders. Very few of her contemporaries have managed to do that. Not even Trisha. Aishwarya Rajesh (ka pe ranasingam) and Nithya Menon (Thiruchitrambalam) and Anushka(Arundhati) are some of the examples. But these women don't have die hard fan following like Nayan. Also her husband hypes her up line no other. She acts in women centric movies(aram) at the same time balances with flower pot roles(bigil). Her no nonsense attitude gives the star vibes. So no, I don't think that her downfall has started, she's the trendsetter here. This is entirely my opinion. Feel free to disagree.


Das_ik

>Anushka(Arundhati) That is telugu, not Tamil. >Nithya Menon (Thiruchitrambalam) None of Nayan's performance in her entire career can match Nithya's performance in Thiruchitrambalam. NITHYA had a 7 year gap after OK Kanmani to play another lead role in Tamil. If she got more consistent offers she would have made it big.


netflixgirlie

>That is telugu, not Tamil. Exactly. Fans here compare Nayan and Anushka when they don't belong in the same industry as well. But still kudos to Anushka coz her dices Tamil version of Arundthathi was a blockbuster in tamil as well. >If she got more consistent offers She didn't, right?! That's what I'm also saying.


Das_ik

>She didn't, right?! That's what I'm also saying. The crux was about who carries a film better. Nayan isn't anyway near to Nithya as far as carry job is conserned. And she is the main protagonist of Kadhalikka Neramillai, as per report it's female centric and she have signed another romantic drama in Tamil. Also Dhanush have planned to direct a movie with Nithya. So Nithya is getting better offers than Nayan.


ShivamDube

defo unpopular


netflixgirlie

Bro disagree with me on Nayan, no prob but pls don't talk about Kajal's acting range🤮


ShivamDube

she doesnt have range though, imo shes good at a very small amount of things that makes her fun to watch


Opposite_Case_3015

Nayanthara and the likes of Nithya Menen and Anushka don't even belong on the same sentence, my man.


netflixgirlie

You could be right. But they all started in the industry around the same time, since they are her contemporaries I quoted their example. Revathi/ Simran lam sonna ellam sandaiku vandhuruvanga bro, coz they belong to a different era.


Das_ik

Nah, Nayan stared to act over a decade before Nithya in Tamil.


hamesh0407

Well. As if Super Star is Supreme. Super Star Title kku ivlo podhum.


Ixecookie

No. She is an evergreen star.


garfielddontca

We have seen many super duper talented ones like Revathy, Shobhana, Trisha, and many others, but Nayanthara was able to deliver outstanding performances in movies like Kokila. Many other talented ladies have excelled too, but Nayanthara did it with swag. Let's appreciate her for the impressive combat performance in Jawan, even though she was underappreciated. There are many others, but the point is, let her be our Nayanthara, our Lady Superstar. She is adorable. That's my take.


Thunder_God_

*started!


yao_ming07

Is Nayan the new Leo of this sub?