The multiple-heroine trend

Tamil cinema is influenced by changing trends.�Some time back,�two heroes and multi-starrers hogged the limelight in Kollywood; almost every other release�revolved around�double or triple hero subjects. Similarly,�now is the trend for multiple heroines. Cheran’s Autograph inspired this trend in a big way. The film had Gopika, Sneha and Kanihaa as its lead ladies. Cheran's�next film Raman Thediya Seethai�had�five heroines with Vimala Raman, Ramya Nambisan, Gajala, Karthika and�Navya Nair. In both these films, apart from adding to the pre-release and post-release hype, each heroine’s role was pivotal to the story. With the success of both the movies, the trend settled in Kollywood.

Now, a number of recent and upcoming releases have multiple heroines. Raghava Lawrence’s Rajathi Raja has a long lineup of heroines: Snigdha, Kamna, Mumtaj, Meenakshi, Samiksha and Kiron. Newcomers Saranya, Tanusika, Varsha, Vasundra and Liyasree pair up with Jayam Ravi for Peraanmai.�Solla Solla Inikkum�with Jayaram as hero�features Mallika Kapoor, Suja and�Madhumita as heroines.

It�seems this trend�is here to stay till some new trend finds success.