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- ↑ "In Kidsville, for a change - Pasanga". The Hindu. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ↑ V. Vidya Gayathrie (15 August 2017). "'சரவணன் மீனாட்சி' பற்றிய ரகசியம் சொல்கிறார் செந்தில்குமாரி!". Vikatan (in Tamil). Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ↑ "நடிகர் விஜய்யை பார்க்க ஆசைப்பட்ட நடிகைக்கு நேர்ந்த சோகம்..!". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Tamil).
- ↑ "Nayanthara: சூட்டிங்கில் நயன்தாராவை திட்டிய துணை நடிகை…". Samayam Tamil (in Tamil).
