{
  "id": 2598117,
  "title": "Nayanthara Reveals Her First Salary Was Just ₹2,000-3,000; Actress Recalls Her Humble Beginnings Before Stardom",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/nayanthara-reveals-her-first-salary-was-just-2-000-3-000-actress",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T14:38:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/nayanthara-reveals-her-first-salary-was-just-2000-3000-actress-recalls-her-humble-beginnings-before-stardom"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nayanthara, the renowned Tamil actress, recently opened up about her humble beginnings in a recent interview. She revealed that her first professional job was as a model, working on the cover shoot for Vanitha magazine. For this assignment, Nayanthara earned a modest salary of around Rs. 2,000 to 3,000.",
  "summary": "Nayanthara and Kavin are gearing up for the release of their upcoming romantic drama Hi. In a recent interview, Nayanthara opened up about her first job and recalled how much she earned as her first salary. The actress revealed that she received just around Rs. 2,000-3,000 for her first professional assignment. During her conversation with Pearle Maaney, Nayanthara was asked about her first job…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}