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The Best Nayanthara Movies, Ranked

80 credits from 2003 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Jawan (2023) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Jawan (2023) with $31.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Ranked by Movie Echo Score

Top Rated Nayanthara Movies

The 12 highest-rated films Nayanthara is credited on. Jawan (2023) leads with 85, followed by Test (2025) at 78. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.

Worldwide gross

Biggest Nayanthara Box Office Hits

Nayanthara's films have made $56.6M worldwide in total. Jawan (2023) is the biggest hit at $31.5M, ahead of Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal (2022) ($4.47M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

All-time box office
  1. 1 Jawan (2023) movie poster Jawan 2023 · Action $31.5M $15.2M dom.
  2. 2 Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal (2022) movie poster Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal 2022 · Romance $4.47M
  3. 3 Raja Rani (2013) movie poster Raja Rani 2013 · Comedy $2.73M
  4. 4 Bigil (2019) movie poster Bigil 2019 · Drama $2.44M
  5. 5 Arrambam (2013) movie poster Arrambam 2013 · Thriller $1.84M
  6. 6 Darbar (2020) movie poster Darbar 2020 · Thriller $1.74M
  7. 7 Darbar (2020) movie poster Darbar 2020 · Thriller $1.74M
  8. 8 Aadhavan (2009) movie poster Aadhavan 2009 · Comedy $1.55M
  9. 9 Billa (2007) movie poster Billa 2007 · Thriller $964K
  10. 10 Viswasam (2019) movie poster Viswasam 2019 · Action $919K
One pick per genre

The Best Nayanthara Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Nayanthara has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 20 films, and Bigil (2019) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Nayanthara Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Nayanthara's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.

Newest first

The Latest Nayanthara Movies

The most recent films Nayanthara is credited on, newest first — starting with Test (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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FAQ

The Best Nayanthara Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Nayanthara films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Nayanthara movie?

Jawan (2023) is the best-rated Nayanthara film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Test (2025) (78) and Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019) (77). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

Jawan: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Nayanthara movie?

Jawan (2023) made the most at the box office, with $31.5M worldwide, followed by Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal (2022) with $4.47M. Together, Nayanthara's films with box office figures have made $56.6M.

What is the best Nayanthara drama movie?

Bigil (2019) is the best-rated of Nayanthara's drama films, with a score of 73. In other genres: Kolamavu Kokila (comedy), Velaikkaran (thriller) and Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal (romance).

What is the newest Nayanthara movie?

The newest film on Nayanthara's filmography is Test (2025), with Nayanthara as Kumudha.

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