Nayanthara to star in Queen Velu Nachiyar biopic?

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Lady Superstar Nayanthara is one of the most loved actresses in the South Indian film industry today. She was recently seen in Tamil comedy Mookuthi Amman, jointly directed by actor RJ Balaji and NJ Saravanan. The movie received good response from the audience.

Now, the actress is said to have been roped in for upcoming Tamil biopic, based on the life of Queen Velu Nachiyar, as per several reports. However, the actress has denied that she is part of any such movie. Nayanthara’s team on Wednesday refuted reports of her playing the lead role in a biopic based on the life of Rani Velu Nachiyar.

A statement from the PR team of the actress says, “Certain news stating that Nayanthara is a part of period film based on the life of Queen Velu Nachiyar has been circulating in some sections of the media. Ms Nayanthara categorically denies such a movie and we voice her opinion on the same to the media. This is a baseless rumour and on behalf of our client we request the media to verify the facts before publishing. Verification is just a call or message or mail away(Sic).”

Rani Velu Nachiyar was a queen of Sivaganga estate from 1780 to 1790. Known by Tamils as Veeramangai, she was the first Indian queen to wage a war with the East India Company in India.

On the movie front, Nayanthara is currently shooting for Rajinikanth’s upcoming Tamil film Annaatthe, which is being directed by Siruthai Siva and bankrolled by Sun Pictures. Annaatthe also stars Mahanati actress Keerthy Suresh, Sathish, Soori, Goerge Maryan, yesteryear actress Meena, Kushbhu Sundar and Prakashraj.

Meanwhile, she is also starring in Tamil romantic comedy, Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kadhal, which features Vijay Sethupathi and Samantha Akkineni. Nayanthara currently awaits the release of upcoming Tamil thriller, Netrikann. The film is believed to be an official remake of Korean thriller, Blind.