Tamil
cinema
has
come
a
long
way
when
it
comes
to
its
visual
appeal.
Thanks
to
the
improved
technology;
visual
effects
and
the
efficiency
with
which
it
gets
portrayed
on
the
big
screen
have
improved
considerably
over
the
years.
The
growth
in
this
aspect
of
cinema
has
been
evident
like
never
before
in
the
last
5
years
and
is
poised
to
improve
even
further
in
the
next
decade.
Directors
like
Shankar
and
SS
Rajamouli
are
trying
hard
to
treat
their
audiences
with
visual
extravaganza
which
in
turn
is
showing
its
benefits
at
the
box
office.
Yes,
visual
brilliance
alone
could
actually
contribute
handsomely
towards
the
movie's
box
office
success,
for
it
has
the
power
to
fascinate
the
viewers.
Perhaps,
that's
one
of
the
reasons
why
filmmakers
spend
tons
of
rupees
to
shoot
those
perfect
looking
songs
in
some
of
the
most
exotic
places
found
on
planet
earth.
But
visual
brilliance
in
cinema
does
not
limit
itself
to
strange
looking
places
and
VFX
shots.
Cinematographer
plays
a
huge
part
in
making
the
movie
visually
breathtaking.
While
some
does
it
by
bringing
in
exciting
angles,
some
just
collaborate
well
with
their
respective
colorist
to
produce
magic
on
screen.
Considering
all
these
factors,
we
have
come
up
with
8
Tamil
films
those
were
visually
striking
in
the
last
5
years
(in
the
slides
below):
This
film
was
visually
striking
right
from
the
word
go
and
the
songs
managed
to
take
that
factor
to
a
whole
new
level.
Marvelous
camera
work,
beautiful
locations,
lofty
art
direction
and
high
quality
make-up
artists
were
the
reasons
behind
the
film's
visual
brilliance.
Puli
Puli
was
a
definite
visual
treat
as
the
colors
used
in
the
film
was
dazzling
enough
to
make
it
look
spectacular.
Also,
the
VFX
used
in
this
film
was
of
superior
quality
which
exposed
Tamil
audience
to
never
before
seen
characters
and
edifices.
Enthiran
The
last
45
minutes
of
Enthiran
is
enough
to
get
this
movie
on
this
particular
list.
VFX
used
to
create
a
large
humanoid
and
other
such
characters
were
simply
mind-blowing.
Sleek
visuals
along
with
the
portrayal
of
robots
contributed
towards
the
visual
brilliance.
Vishwaroopam
Two
different
tones
were
used
in
this
movie
and
both
were
visually
striking.
Art
director
Lalgudi
Ilayaraja
was
largely
responsible
in
making
Vishwaroopam
visually
enchanting.
Billa
2
Billa
2
was
predominantly
shot
in
Goa
and
Georgia
which
contributed
to
the
film's
visual
brilliance.
The
climax
scene
which
includes
the
bombing
of
a
train
redefined
visual
brilliance
in
Tamil
cinema.
Kadal
Captured
by
Rajiv
Menon,
Kadal
provided
a
unique
visual
experience
which
was
quite
striking
as
well.
Since
it
exploited
the
beauty
of
nature,
Mani
Ratnam's
Kadal
was
visually
special
too.
Raavanan
Just
like
Kadal,
Raavanan
too
depended
heavily
on
nature
to
produce
magic
on-screen.
It
did
create
magic
alright
as
the
movie
was
visually
spectacular.
O
Kadhal
Kanmani
O
Kadhal
Kanmani
is
a
peculiar
choice
simply
because
this
flick
highlights
the
geniusness
of
PC
Sreeram.
The
angles
used
in
the
film,
especially
songs,
were
out
of
this
world
and
hence
contributing
towards
visual
brilliance.