They call it an ocean and we already know why. It is hard to get noticed; harder to swim across and even harder is the task of making a debut. While it took numerous years of untiring perseverance – and of course loads of luck at times – for many to grab the limelight, few others had it easy. In the tough world of fastidious fans and hard-hitting competitors, few promising talents do make a splash quite often in their debut attempt. And in the past year, Tamil cinema witnessed more than a few debut talents in all categories that announced the arrival of new additions to the Kodambakkam folklore.

Here is a compilation of such dream debutants. Watch out for them…cause they are future Superstar, super director and heartthrob queen material.