Kollywood is abuzz with rumors that Nayantara had refused to act with Vijayakanth, when she was approached.

According to reports, Nayantara was asked to pair with Vijayakanth for his forthcoming film 'Viruthagiri'. However, she had allegedly rejected the offer. When queried, she retorts back saying, 'No, It's isn't true. At the first place, no one came forward with the proposal to act with Vijayakanth for any movie. If approached, I would see whether there is enough scope for me in the script. I go by merit.'

Earlier news is, a whopping sum of one crore rupees was Nayantara's remuneration for Lingusamy's 'Paiya'. But, due to heavy losses incurred in the industry, she was asked to cut down her pay scale. It was then she opted out of the project which became the talk of the town. Now, in Nayantara's place a popular heroine will be bought in, says producer Bose. 'Paruthi Veeran' Karthi who's busy in 'Aayirathil Oruvan' will play the hero in 'Paiya'.