Aishwarya Rai's first Tamil film was 'Iruvar' (1997), directed by Mani Ratnam. This was her debut in Tamil cinema, though she had already done some Hindi films. 'Jeans' (1998) came after 'Iruvar', while 'Guru' (2007) was much later. 'Thaalam' appears to be a misspelling of a film title.