Nayanthara has been approached to play the lead role in the biopic of the legendary queen Velu Nachiyar. Born in 1730, Rani Velu Nachiyar ruled the Sivagangai jameen from 1780 to 1790. This valiant queen who fought the British is credited to be the first queen to fight against foreign rule.Her Malayalam film Nizhal has reached post-production mode. She shares screen space with Kunchacko Boban in this thriller directed by Appu N Bhattathiri.
Her recent release Mookuthi Amman, directed by NJ Saravanan and RJ Balaji and bankrolled by Ishari Ganesh, turned out to be a huge hit. The film released on OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar on November 14 for Deepavali. The film had Nayanthara playing the title role.