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Let's see about the actress who acted before jyothika in the 2003 blockbuster hit film Thirumalai starring actor Vijay.
Actor Vijay made his debut in the cinema and got films with romantic stories. Thirumalai is the film that turned Vijay into an action hero, who was always choosing romantic and family films.
Vijay, namrata Shirodkar
Directed by Ramana, Thirumalai is a blockbuster hit movie released in the year 2003. music composer Vidyasakar composed the music for the film. ramana had completely changed the style of Vijay in the film and gave a pleasant surprise to the fans
Thirumalai Movie
Also, the way actor Vijay takes the cigarette from the collar in the film has impressed the fans. For that, Vijay will take a cigarette in a similar style in the character of Leo Das in the recently released film Leo. To that extent, tirumala became a film that Vijay fans have been celebrating for a long time.
Jyothika acted opposite actor Vijay in tirumala movie. The film was also a huge breakthrough for Jyothika. The chemistry between Vijay and jyothika was also a major reason for the film's success. In which both of them danced together, the song Thimsukatta is still playing in the playlist of many people.
Jyothika replaced namrata shirodkar in Thirumalai Movie
But jyothika was not the first choice to play opposite Vijay in the film. Actress namrata shirodkar was the first to commit to act opposite Vijay in Tirumalai. She is the wife of mahesh babu who is a leading actor in telugu film industry.
Mahesh Babu wife namrata Shirodkar
Director Ramana, who had shot the scenes of namrata opposite Vijay in Tirumalai, was not satisfied with it and fired her and replaced her with Jyothika. namrata made her debut in tamil with the film. But as the film failed, after that she did not turn her head towards Kollywood, it is noteworthy that she married mahesh babu and left the cinema.