Directors taking to acting is a trend which has caught the Tamil filmdom strongly. Cheran, S J Suryah and Praveen Kanth are some of them.
Among the four films released this Tamil New Year's day, three featured directors appearing on the screen.
While Pachchakkuthirra featured its director Parthiban in the lead role, Susi Ganesan's Thiruttu Payalae featured him in the role of a private detective. Meanwhile Perarasu played a cameo in Tirupathi wherein he speaks lengthy 'punch dialogues' besides appearing in a stunt sequences.
Gearing up for a parallel profession are these directors.