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The modern Nayanthara refuses to be defined by the man beside her. In Naanum Rowdy Dhan (2015), the romance with Vijay Sethupathi was a battle of equals—both flawed, both violent, both desperately in love. The iconic "Thangamey" sequence showed a heroine who initiates physical intimacy without shame, a rarity at the time. Following a brief hiatus, she rebranded herself by