# Fact check: Nayanthara’s bald temple pictures are AI-generated 2026-08-17T15:49:02+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Viral pictures showing actress Nayanthara with a bald head outside a temple are AI-generated, multiple sources have confirmed. The images, circulated on social media, used an old photograph of her visit to the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in April 2026 with her husband Vignesh Shivan. Times Now News reports that the original photo was tampered with to add a bald look, and some users spotted an AI watermark. Nayanthara and her team have not yet responded. The fake pictures led to speculation that she had shaved her head for her upcoming film Toxic: A Fairytale For Grown-Ups. However, Greatandhra notes the bald look was digitally added. The Geetu Mohandas directorial, co-produced by and starring Yash, also features Kiara Advani, Rukmini Vasanth, Huma Qureshi and Tara Sutaria. It releases on August 26, 2026. Nayanthara is also shooting for SVC63 with Salman Khan, expected in 2027. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - greatandhra.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T17:17:09+00:00. Tags: Nayanthara, Salman Khan, Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Toxic: A Fairytale For Grown-Ups, Yash Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/fact-check-nayanthara-bald-temple-photo-is-ai-generated/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/fact-check-nayanthara-bald-temple-photo-is-ai-generated/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/