Her first film in Tamil was ‘Rendu’ opposite Madhavan. The film's misfortunes affected Anushka and she returned to Tamil only after three years for ‘Vettaikaran’ opposite Vijay, but her second film also grossly let her down and she fell victim to the sentiments of Tamil film industry.

Then came ‘Arundhathee’ and its phenomenal success, even as a dubbed film, reversed the fortunes of Anushka. Then came ‘Singam’ and Anushka consolidated her place in Kollywood. The recently released ‘Panchamuki’ also did not harm her.

Detractors tried to put her down by commenting on her height but her status in only growing tall. The box office success of ‘Arundhathee’ and ‘Singam’ has made her one of the first choice of many reputed directors.

'Vaanam' is ready for release and it is sure to benefit her. Now she has signed a film opposite Vikram for director ‘Madrasapattinam’ Vijay. Anushka plays a role of a lawyer and has ample scope for performance. Also buzz is there saying she might also bag the new film of director Lingusamy 'Vettai' to play opposite Arya.

If Kollywood's red carpet is getting wider for her, the Tollywood is also not ready to leave her yet. Anushka will do ‘Arundhathee - Part-2’ soon. Another coveted offer knocking at her door is a film with Chiranjeevi. She hasn't decided on that.