Lady superstar Nayanthara captivated the Tamil audience with her versatile roles this year. She was seen as the fun-loving Kanmani in the rom-com, 'Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal', the caring mother Parvathy in the survival thriller, 'O2', and the grief-stricken mother Susan in the arresting horror, 'Connect'.

Today, the actress released an official statement thanking everyone for their love and support. Actor Kayal Devaraj shared Nayan's press release on his social media page and it went viral among her fans and followers. On the film front, she is working on her Bollywood debut, 'Jawan', which alsso stars Shah Rukh Khan and directed by Atlee. The statement says:

"It's been an eventful year for me and I'm filled with gratitude. Thank you to all film lovers and fans who have watched and supported our 'Connect.' And my gratitude to those who continue doing so, booking your tickets and enjoying show after show.

It's a genre specific film and we have strived to do justice to you, the audience and the genre. Our entire team has worked with utmost conviction and sincerity with this vision in mind.

A big thank you to my director, Ashwin Saravanan and his team for believing in

me and being with me every step of the way. Your filmmaking is world class and

I'm always happy to collaborate.

My gratitude and love to my producer, Vignesh Shivan and our dream, Rowdy pictures. You took this film, the team and yourself an extra mile with sheer determination. Thank you once again for producing, distributing and releasing our film in the best way possible.

We have taken in all your love, support, feedback and criticism. And we hope to use this as a learning curve for our future ventures.

Once again, thanking you all for your unconditional love and wishing you all a very happy and prosperous new year.