The actor had a busy year with three releases in three languages: Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. And as a singer, she made her debut in Puneeth Rajkumar's Kannada movie Chakravyuha. While she had a mixed bag in terms of varying box office returns for Sardaar Gabbar Singh, Brahmotsavam and Do Lafzon Ki Kahani, she was uniformly praised for her performances. She also made brief appearances in Size Zero (Inji Iduppazhagi in Tamil) and Janatha Garage.
Fast Fact: In her final year of college, she interned with L'Oreal, where she was spotted by a photographer who suggested she become a model.