Nayanthara Reveals Her Ex, Prabhu Deva Asked Her To Leave Films: 'The Man Who Told Me To Quit...'

Nayanthara, in her Netflix documentary, revealed that Prabhu Deva was the one who forced her to leave cinema.

By Ekta Chanana Last Updated: Nov 18, 2024 | 17:53:45 IST

Nayanthara is one of the most famous and highest-paid actresses in Malayalam cinema and Telugu Films. While her professional life has seen many ups, her personal life has been a rollercoaster ride. She was in relationships with the wrong men, who almost took a huge part of her until she found love in Vignesh Shivan.

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Nayanthara's turbulent relationship with Prabhu Deva

Reports of Prabhu Deva and Nayanthara's affair made rounds in 2009. They were working together on the film Villu, which Prabhu Deva directed. The duo developed feelings, and reports claimed that they would get married soon. However, Prabhu Deva was already married to Latha, who openly called out Prabhu Deva and even refused to give him a divorce. 

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While Prabhu Deva claimed that he would marry Nayanthara after his divorce, things turned ugly between them. Nayanthara immersed herself in work and featured in nine films over the span of two years. There were reports that in 2011, Nayanthara and Prabhu Deva would tie the knot. 

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Some even claimed that after their wedding, Nayanthara would leave films, and her Telugu film, Sri Rama Rajyam, would be her last film. However, many people tried to convince Nayanthara not to quit the film industry. Meanwhile, Prabhu Deva's wife, Latha, denied giving him a divorce, which was a huge obstacle in their relationship.

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Amidst this, for undisclosed reasons after this development, Nayanthara and called it quits for undisclosed reasons. In her documentary, Nayanthara revealed that it was Prabhu Dev who asked her to quit cinema. Referring to Prabhu Deva, Nayanthara shared that she wasn't given any option — she was simply told to leave the cinema, and she agreed. 

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Nayanthara talked about her past relationships 

Further, Nayanthara talked about her past relationship and stated that since she never talked about her past, people wrote their own version of her story, and they were all pretty bad. She added that no one asked anything from the boys, but only she was the one who had to answer all the questions. Nayanthara was quoted as saying: 

"Just because I never openly addressed my past, people started writing their own stories. And, all of them were pretty bad. They started assuming the worst. How come none of the boys were asked anything? Why was I the only one questioned? I think I just trusted people very easily."

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Nayanthara is happily married to Vignesh Shivan

Nayanthara fell head over heels in love with Vignesh Shivan. The couple tied the knot in June 2022. Later, in the same year, they welcomed their twin boys on October 10, 2022. The couple often shares glimpses of their happily ever after on their Instagram handles. Currently, Nayanthara is trending on the internet as her documentary is going viral. 

What do you think about Nayanthara's revelation?

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