With two of the biggest releases this year in Tamil going to be Aishwarya Rai’s the year definitely looks belonging to her. And as both the films are directed by the biggest, hottest and the highest paid directors in Indian cinema Aishwarya’s stature assumes rare significance.

First is ‘Endhiran’ directed by Shankar With the one man industry Rajinikanth already ensuring the success Aishwarya Rai will also travel with him in this sci-fi film which is said to be made at the cost of Rs. 125 crores. ‘Endhiran’ is expected to make Aishwarya the biggest ever Tamil star in recent times. With Sun Pictures at the helm of affairs the promotional blitzkrieg will also be the largest ever in Tamil history.

The other big film is Mani Ratnam’s ‘Raavan’. ‘Raavan’ is a modern day adaptation of Ramayana. Ash plays the role of Sita. Vikram plays Ram in Hindi and Ravanan in Tamil. Cheeyan says Ash’s role is the toughest in the film. So her dramatic talents will also be seen once again in Tamil.

With one film to the masses and the other to the classes Aishwarya will rock the year without doubts. More over both the films are bi-lingual in masters and multi-lingual when dubbed and that will increase the name and fame many folds for the most beautiful woman in the world,

But Aishwarya’s characterisation in both ‘Endhiran’ and ‘Raavan’ are well-guarded secrets till now.