Manasinakkare
(2003)
This
was
her
debut
movie.
It
had
Jayaram
playing
opposite
her.
The
movie
also
marked
the
comeback
of
yesteryear
actress
Sheela.
The
movie
was
a
family
entertainer
and
won
much
appreciation.
She
won
the
Asianet
Award
for
Best
Female
New
Face
of
the
Year
2003.
Chandramukhi
(2004)
This
was
her
first
Tamil
movie
opposite
Rajinikanth.
The
film
became
one
of
the
most
successful
Tamil
films
in
the
history,
running
for
over
800
days
in
theatres.
Thus,
Nayantara
became
one
of
the
most-sought
actresses
in
Tamil.
She
was
nominated
for
Filmfare
Award
for
Best
Supporting
Actress
in
Tamil.
Thaskara
Veeran
(2005)
This
was
her
debut
movie
opposite
Mammootty.
She
played
his
lady
love
in
the
film.
The
film
also
starred
Madhu,
Innocent,
Rajan
P
Dev,
Siddique,
Mamukkoya,
etc.
It
has
a
dubbed
Hindi
version
which
is
called
Kala
Samrajya.
Vallavan
(2006)
Vallavan
was
written
and
directed
by
TR
Silambarasan,
starring
himself
in
the
title
role
along
with
Nayantara,
Reema
Sen
and
Sandhya.
Santhanam,
Premji
Amaren,
Sathyan
and
S
Ve
Shekhar
were
seen
playing
supporting
roles.
Tulasi
(2007)
Venkatesh
played
opposite
her
in
this
Boyapati
Srinu
directed
movie.
This
film
had
its
story
lines
similar
to
its
before
film
Daddy.
Nayantara
was
nominated
for
Filmfare
Award
for
Best
Telugu
Actress
for
this
film.
Billa
(2007)
Ajith
and
Nayantara
played
the
lead
roles
while
Prabhu
Ganesan,
Namitha,
Rahman,
Adithya
and
Santhanam
were
seen
in
supporting
roles.
The
film
had
a
high
financial
success
after
its
release,
and
was
screened
at
the
61st
Cannes
Film
Festival.
She
also
nominated
for
Filmfare
Award
for
Best
Tamil
Actress.
Yaaradi
Nee
Mohini
(2008)
Dhanush
played
opposite
her
in
Yaaradi
Nee
Mohini.
The
film
was
a
remake
of
the
2007
Telugu
hit
film
Aadavari
Matalaku
Ardhalu
Verule,
directed
by
Selvaraghavan
which
starred
Venkatesh
and
Trisha
Krishnan.
She
was
nominated
the
Filmfare
Award
for
Best
Tamil
Actress
for
the
film
and
won
Vijay
Award
for
Favourite
Heroine.
Aadhavan
(2009)
Surya
and
Nayantara
played
lead
roles
in
this
film.
The
film
was
dubbed
into
Telugu
as
Ghatikudu.
She
was
nominated
for
Vijay
Award
for
Favourite
Heroine.
Bodyguard
(2010)
This
movie
marked
her
comeback
in
Mollywood
after
four
years.
Dileep
played
opposite
her
in
this
Siddique
directed
film.
She
won
the
Asianet
Award
for
Best
Actress
for
this
film.
Prabhu
Deva
choreographed
the
song
sequences
for
Bodyguard.
The
movie
got
remade
in
Tamil,
Hindi,
Kannada
and
Telugu.
Sri
Rama
Rajyam
(2011)
This
Telugu
film,
based
on
the
epic
Ramayana,
had
her
playing
the
role
of
Seetha.
The
film
bagged
seven
Andhra
Pradesh
State
Nandi
Awards,
including
the
Nandi
Award
for
Best
Feature
Film
-
(Gold)
for
the
year
2011.
Krishnan
Vande
Jagadgurum
(2012)
It
was
directed
by
Krish.
It
received
universal
acclaim
for
combining
the
art
form
of
Surabhi
and
an
action
flick
based
on
illegal
mining
in
Bellary.
Rana
Daggubati
and
Nayantara
were
seen
in
the
lead
roles.
Krishnam
Vande
Jagadgurum
was
released
as
Ongaram
in
Tamil
and
awaits
a
dubbed
release
in
Hindi.