Aadhi

The hit pair of Vijay and Trisha was back again after two consecutive years of hits like Ghilli and Thirupachi. This time too action in the form of revenge was the main theme, woven around a family disaster. The formula seemed perfectly suited for a typical Vijay mass entertainer, but Aadhi lost its way somewhere down the line, in spite of some good chemistry from the lead pair and a couple of hit songs.

Paramasivan

Ajith too had a release for Pongal 2006, Paramasivan. The film was eagerly anticipated as it was P. Vasu’s first after Chandramukhi. Ajith had reportedly sported a new hairstyle for certain jail sequences and there was a positive buzz around the movie before its release. Though not fully satisfactory, Paramasivan did manage to keep sections of the audience happy, mostly due to the screen presence of Ajith and a head start on the release front.

Saravana

K.S. Ravikumar with Silambarasan, the expectations were certainly going to be high - the commercial master director with a young gun. Jyothika was Silambarasan’s heroine, reminding everyone of their hit combination in Manmadhan. Everything seemed to be in favor of the movie, including a hit song. But, the performance at the box office did not quite seem to match its pre-release potential.