What went wrong with Namitha fame?

She was the 2nd most searched actress in Google in 2008 (around 3 crores search). She is the second actress to have temple by her fans after Kushboo. Her adorers/ fans invented novel nicknames for her viz. Oozing Oomph, Bombshell, Buxom babe, Lusty Busty babe, Sizzling Siren, Nymphet, Six Feet Alcohol, Arabian Horse. The glam doll who has such a huge number of fans following her is not even having a handful of films at present. Could you believe that? Yes. I am talking about Boobiculous and Bootylicious Namitha! Come on. Let’s analyze what went wrong with her.

“When you reach the top, that's when the climb begins.” Namitha forgot this saying when she was at peak. If you see the career graph of Kushboo and Simran, they earlier acted in glamour roles only in lot of films. But whenever they found opportunity, they grabbed the chance to portray meaty roles thereby established themselves as a good artiste. They perfectly balanced themselves between glamour and character roles and transformed themselves brilliantly as they grow older. That’s why they both reigned the Kollywood more than a decade and carved out their own niche in the industry.

There is only a thin difference between glamourousness and obscenity. Most of the directors have used Namitha as ‘pickle’ in their films viz. Sandai, Pandi, Perumal, Thee, 1977, etc. Her much awaited films, Indira Vizha, Jaganmohini, Nil Gavani Kathali failed in box office even though it contained her overdosed glamour. She is portraying a prostitute role in her upcoming film ‘Azhagana Ponnuthaan’ loving an 18 year old teenager. Misguided by directors, Namitha went on disrobing her clothes and exhibited unabashed skin show film after film. That’s where her career graph started to slide down and her acting has been degraded from glamour to obscene. She did not portray meaty roles and try risky plots. If she could pull out her oomph girl tag and portray good roles under good directors, she could definitely reach the top again. English poet Alexander Pope rightly said “Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll; Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.”