Tamil actresses who excelled at doing negative roles

The importance of an antagonist is on par with a protagonist in any film. Giving equal importance to a hero and a villain could amp up the storytelling and the engaging factor. From movies that have been only portraying females as the lead with a love interest, Tamil cinema has now developed to do female-centric movies. It even has movies that have actresses playing antagonist roles. Here is the list of Tamil films that had female actresses in the lead negative role.

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Reema Sen played a negative role in the film ‘Vallavan’. The movie starred Simbu and Nayanthara in the lead roles. The movie was released in 2006 and it was directed by Simbu himself. Reema Sen’s role in the movie was of a sadistic lover who indirectly forces her boyfriend. Reema Sen had done justice to the role and it was convincing for the audience. She also played a negative role in ‘Aayirathil Oruvan’ and she was praised by critics and fans for her acting.

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Ramya Krishnan played a negative role in ‘Padayappa’. The movie starred Rajinikanth and Soundarya in the lead roles. The movie was released in 1999 and was directed by KS Ravikumar. Ramya Krishnan played the role of Nilambari and her character is still loved today. Nilambari is the character that comes to one's mind when you think of the actress Ramya Krishnan. We can even say that Ramya Krishnan’s role as Nilambari paved the way for other actresses to be considered as an option to play antagonist roles.

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Regina Cassandra plays a negative role in the movie ‘Chakra’ which was released in 2021. She played opposite Vishal as a Chess coach. Regina who is a thief hides her identity and plans to steal valuable products targeting senior citizens who live alone. Regina Cassandra played her role really well and she was praised for her acting in the movie

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Trisha plays a negative role in the movie ‘Kodi’ starring Dhanush. Her role in the movie was of a politician who falls in love with a man who belongs to the opposition party and she ends up killing him as he was her obstacle to winning the elections. Later, she gets killed in the movie. Trisha plays the role brilliantly but her fans have not been able to accept her in a negative role.

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Jyothika played the role of antagonist in ‘Pachaikili Muthucharam’. The movie featured Sarathkumar and Andrea. Jyothika is one of the top actresses of Tamil Nadu and when she played this role not many were appreciative of her. Though the actress was able to pull off the negative role with her versatility and experience, it was not a much-praised role.

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