This year films with total new faces had been produced in large numbers. This year 70 people have debuted as directors. This is the most unforeseen historical record in Kollywood.
Among them Sakthi S Rajan ( Nanayam), Bunty Sarojkumar ( Porkalam), Thiru ( Theeradha Vilayattu Pillai), Thiraivannan( Kutcheri Arambam), Thamira( Rettai Suzhi), Kavin Bala ( Kanagavel Kaaka), Balaji Devi Prasad ( Katradhu Kalavu), Ramnath ( Ambasamudaram Ambani), Naga( Anandhapurathu Veedu), Badri Venkatesh( Bana Kathadi), Siddarth( Bale Pandiya), Sudha K Prasad ( Droghi), K V Nandu ( Thottu Paar), Sri Hari( Tha), Ravi Bharathi ( Sanikkilamai Sayangalam 5 Mani ), S S Rajamithran ( Ayyanar), Krishnaram( Aattanayagan), Anand K Chakravarthy( Nil Kavani Selladhe), M Sivashankar( Nellu) have attracted the audience with their different style.
Meera Kadhiravan ( Aval Peyar Tamizharasi), Sargunam ( Kazhavani) and C S Amudhan ( Tamizh Padam) are very promising.