Aishwarya Rai made a rare appearance at an audio launch and took many by surprise when she broke into fluent Tamil.

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It wasn't just any audio launch but that of Tamil film 'Rettaichuzhi' produced by Shankar, who is directing her opposite superstar Rajnikanth in 'Endhiran: The Robot'.

Draped in a white sari, Aishwarya was at her courteous best at Sathyam Cinemas as she got up to greet veteran directors K. Balachander and Bharathiraja who play pivotal roles in the film.

Shankar said it was great to have Aishwarya as she hardly attended audio launches. He recalled that the former beauty queen wasn't present for the launch of his 'Jeans'.

Aishwarya said she was proud to be part of the Tamil film fraternity and took many by surprise when she spoke in fluent Tamil and later switched backed to English.