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On new ground

        Ace Malayalam director Jayaraj will make his foray in Tamil cinema with Sila Nerangalil. Jayaraj has rendered several blockbusters in Malayalam that include Desadanam, Kaliyattam, Santham and 4 Students. He has won the coveted national award four times. Sila Nerangalil is a thriller penned by R Raj.

        Says Jayaraj, ' I wanted to make my debut in Tamil with a 'different' film. I came across the story of Sila Nerangalil and readily agreed to direct the movie'.

        Interestingly, Jayaraj has cast Vincent Ashokan, who played the villain in films such as Aye, Pokirri and Aalwar, as hero in Sila Nerangalil.

        Says Jayaraj: 'I felt Vincent Ashokan, (son of yesteryear actor Ashokan), will suit the role well, hence I chose him'.

        Navya Nair will play a blind girl in Sila Nerangalil . Navya had no reservations in accepting a seemingly heavier role. Says Navya, 'I consider myself fortunate to land in such roles with enormous scope to perform. A visually-challenged character had always interested me. Jayaraj has immense faith in my abilities and I will do my best to vindicate his decision. There is a lot to be gained from the experience.'

        Srikanth Deva has scored music for the lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. Veteran playback singer P Suseela has sung a duet in the company of T M Soundarajan'a son TMS Balraj. The star cast includes Raghuvaran, Vineeth, Ramesh Khanna, Chandrasekhar, Sukumari among others. The other credits are Rajavel (cinematography); Pattukottai Prabhakar (dialogues); Srikar Prasad (editing).

        —NT Bureau

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