Nethra in Gautham's 'Chennaiyil Oru Mazhai Kaalam'

Director Gautham Menon has started shooting for "Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam" with Trisha in the lead. Nikita, who had a brief stint in Tamil and now in Telugu, Nethra who featured in "Thoovanam"and four boys Veera, Dev, Satish and Shyam, are the other actors and they are all new faces.

Nethra was signed on recently after Gautham reportedly saw the promos of Thoovanam in which she portrayed the role of an NRI girl. "Chennaiyil.." is the story revolving around IT professionals.

Gautham has just competed 15-day shoot for the film. It is a new genre which Gautham has not tried before. According to him, it will be a complete entertainer, a light film with Trisha leading the cast.

Though Nethra is to play a complementary role, she believes her role also will be significant one. "Every character in Gautham sir's film is well drawn out. So I am rest assured about mine too," she told mediapersons. She is all praise for Gautham. Though she is a newcomer, requiring several re-takes, "Gautham sir was very patient with me and never lost his temper at any point of time" during the 15-day shoot, she said.

Originally, "Chennaiyil…" was announced as a project with actor Surya in the lead. Gautham clarified that "Chennaiyil.." with Trisha and a whole lot of youngsters is new and the story is different. He has taken only the title. The earlier "Chennaiyil.." with Surya has been renamed "Vaaranam Aayiram" which is on hold with Surya getting busy with another project "Vael".

On the technical front, Gautham has music is by A.R. Rehman, art direction by Rajeevan and editing by Antony.