"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. Nayanthara categorically denies being in such a movie", read a statement supposedly from the PR of the actress which is currently being circulated on the internet. 

Nayanthara in the last few days has been associated with the period project, which is about the first Indian queen to wage a war against the East India Company. Velu Nachiyar ruled the Sivaganga estate from 1780 to 1790 and was also known as the Veeramangai.