Nayantara features in the first song “Ballelakka”, in the movie Sivaji. Many moviegoers were very impressed by her dancing skills and they commented that she looked amazingly sexy in the song. The movie is said to have cost Rs 80 crores and is the costliest movie ever made in South India. Only Bollywood film, Devdaas at Rs 100 crore has cost more in India. Sivaji is directed by Shanker and features the biggest star in Tamil cinema Rajnikanth.