Tamil cinema: list of all-time hits
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This list was created by harish-murali001 and posted on imdb. It mostly covers the era 1995-2013.
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1. Enthiran (2010)
An human-android constructed by a scientist falls in love with the to-be bride of his creator. (155 mins.)
Director: Shankar
Stars: Rajnikanth, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Danny Denzongpa, Santhanam
2. Vishwaroopam (2013)
Vishwanathan, a Kathak dance teacher in New York, is in a rather happy marriage with Nirupama who is a nuclear oncologist... (148 mins.)
Director: Kamal Hassan
Stars: Pooja Kumar, Miles Anderson, Kamal Hassan, Rahul Bose
3. Thuppakki (2012)
An army captain is on a mission to track down and destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command. (165 mins.)
Director: A.R. Murugadoss
Stars: Vijay, Kajal Agarwal, Sathyan, Vidyut Jamwal
4. Dasavatharam (2008)
An American Bio-Technologist must race against time and heavy odds to try and retrieve a deadly chemical in a vial. (189 mins.)
Director: K.S. Ravi Kumar
Stars: Kamal Hassan, Asin, Mallika Sherawat, Napolean
5. Sivaji (2007)
Corrupt police and politicians target a computer engineer for trying to better the lives of less privileged citizens.
Director: Shankar
Stars: Rajnikanth, Shriya Saran, Suman, Vivek
6. Arrambam (2013)
A mysterious man along with a young computer hacker tries to unveil a major government conspiracy which resulted in several bloody deaths. (157 mins.)
Director: Vishnuvardhan
Stars: Ajith Kumar, Aarya, Nayanthara, Tapsee Pannu
7. Singam 2 (2013)
A tough cop performs an undercover operation and identifies some nefarious activities in the seas around the coastal town. (166 mins.)
Director: Hari
Stars: Suriya, Anushka Shetty, Hansika Motwani, Vivek
8. Thalaivaa (2013)
A son steps into his father's shoes, has to win a bloody war before he becomes the leader. (182 mins.)
Director: Vijay
Stars: Vijay, Amala Paul, Santhanam, Satyaraj
9. Nanban (2012)
Three friends and the successes achieved in their afterlife, due to one of their extraordinary friend. (188 mins.)
Director: S. Shankar
Stars: Vijay, Jiiva, Srikanth, Ileana
10. Mankatha (2011)
Vinayak and his 4 team members rob a booty of 500 crores INR. Trouble starts when two of the team betrays them. (155 mins.)
Director: Venkat Prabhu
Stars: Ajith Kumar, Arjun, Aravind Akash, Andrea Jeremiah
11-20
11. 7 Aum Arivu (2011)
A genetic engineering student tries to bring back the skills of a legend of the past and use his skills to save India from a deadly virus attack by China. (160 mins.)
Director: A.R. Murugadoss
Stars: Suriya, Shruti K. Haasan, Johnny Nguyen, Abhinaya
12. Velayudham (2011)
An ordinary milkman is forced to become the fictional character Velayudham who takes on the scum of the earth. (160 mins.)
Director: M. Raja
Stars: Vijay, Genelia D'Souza, Hansika Motwani, Saranya Mohan
13. Raja Rani (2013)
Newlyweds who hate each other come to terms with each other and their past (160 mins.)
Director: Atlee Kumar
Stars: Aarya, Nayanthara, Jai, Nazriya Nazim
14. Ayan (2009)
Director: Anand K.V.
Stars: Suriya, Tamannaah Bhatia, Prabhu, Jagan
15. Maattrraan (2012)
Ramachandran (Sachin Khedekar) is a genetic scientist who is a genius. His wife delivers conjoined twins Akilan and Vimalan (Suriya in dual role)... (165 mins.)
Director: Anand K.V.
Stars: Suriya, Kajal Agarwal, Sachin Khedekar, Thara
16. Unnaipol Oruvan/ Someone Like You (2009)
Director: Chakri Toleti
Stars: Kamal Hassan, Mohanlal, Venkatesh Daggubati, Lakshmi
17. Chandramukhi (2005)
Creepy happenings in an abandoned mansion are attributed to the ghost of an ancient courtesan, back for revenge (166 mins.)
Director: P. Vasu
Stars: Rajnikanth, Prabhu, Jyothika, Vadivelu
18. Singam (2010)
A police officer is on a mission to apprehend a local M.L.A. (160 mins.)
Director: Hari
Stars: Suriya, Anushka Shetty, Prakash Raj, Vivek
19. Billa (2007)
The intertwined stories of an international Don in Malaysia, David Billa, chased by the cops, an Indian police officer... (130 mins.)
Director: Vishnuvardhan
Stars: Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara, Rahman, Namitha
20. Ko (2011)
A Press Photographer helps a team of youths to win the election by mocking corrupt politicians in his newspaper, but later the plot moves quite differently.
Director: Anand K.V.
Stars: Jiiva, Ajmal Ameer, Karthika Nair, Piaa Bajpai
21-30
21. Anniyan (2005)
Anniyan is about Ramanujam alias Ambi who suffers from Multiple Personality Disorder. Ambi (a lawyer), Remo(a suave supermodel) and Anniyan (a vigilante who wreaks havoc on people who cheat, loots or conned Ambi). (181 mins.)
Director: S. Shankar
Stars: 'Chiyaan' Vikram, Sada, Prakash Raj, Vivek
22. Aadhavan (2009)
Director: K.S. Ravikumar
Stars: Suriya, Nayanthara, Vadivelu, Saroja Devi B.
23. Pokkiri (2007)
Tamil is a killer for hire with no ties and who will do any dirty job for money. He has a girlfriend who loves him but also detests his violent nature. But is Tamil really what he purports to be? (161 mins.)
Director: Prabhu Deva
Stars: Vijay, Asin, Prakash Raj, Vadivelu
24. Ghilli (2004)
A village girl escaping a bloody family feud is sheltered by a city collegian
Director: Dharani
Stars: Vijay, Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj, Ashish Vidyarthi
25. Godfather (2006)
Director: K.S. Ravikumar
Stars: Ajith Kumar, Asin, Kanika, Vijayan
26. Ghajini (2005)
A man, suffering from short-term memory loss, uses notes, tattoos and photo's to hunt down his girlfriend's killer
Director: A.R. Murugadoss
Stars: Suriya, Asin, Nayanthara, Pradeep Singh Rawat
27. Vettaikaran (2009)
Police-Ravi is a student aspiring to become a police officer,becomes hunted when he helps his friend out of trouble.The hunted becomes the Hunter to secure his future. (150 mins.)
Director: Babu Sivan
Stars: Vijay, Anushka Shetty, Salim Ghouse, P. Ravi Shankar
28. Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006)
A Police Officer investigates a series of brutal rapes and murders, with the culprits seeming to cover more than one country. (150 mins.)
Director: Gautham Menon
Stars: Kamal Hassan, Jyothika, Prakash Raj, Daniel Balaji
29. Billa 2 (2012)
An ordinary man from the slums enters an underworld gang and becomes the most feared underworld don. (129 mins.)
Director: Chakri Toleti
Stars: Ajith Kumar, Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah, Sudhanshu Pandey
30. Vaaranam Aayiram/ A Thousand Elephants (2008)
A father-son relationship through growing up, romance, tragedy, and adventure.
Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon
Stars: Suriya, Simran, Ramya, Sameera Reddy
31-40
31.Ethir Neechal (2013)
A young man opts to run a marathon to prove himself. (129 mins.)
Director: R.S. Durai Senthilkumar
Stars: Siva Karthikeyan, Priya Anand, Nandita, Sharath Lohitashwa
32. Avan Ivan (2011)
A zamindar takes an affinity to two extremely playful half-brothers who openly con people for a living. But a local animal smuggler steps in to disrupt the harmony in the lives of the zamindar and his adopted family. (127 mins.)
Director: Bala
Stars: Vishal, Aarya, G.M. Kumar, Janani Iyer
33. Paiyaa (2010)
The journey of two strangers-a jobless carefree man,and a woman with whom he has fallen in love. Upon the woman's request, he drives her to Mumbai, while a group of gangsters follow them, planning to kidnap the woman. (152 mins.)
Director: N. Linguswamy
Stars: Karthi, Tamannaah Bhatia, Milind Soman, Jagan
34. Naan Mahaan Alla (2010)
Director: Susindran
Stars: Karthi, Kajal Agarwal, V. Jayaprakash, Krishna Priya
35. Deiva Thirumagal/ God's Own Child (2011)
A mentally retarded man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter, and in the process teaches his opponent lawyer the value of love and family. (162 mins.)
Director: Vijay
Stars: 'Chiyaan' Vikram, Anushka Shetty, Amala Paul, Nasser
36. (nissing)
37. Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012)
A young boy tries to impress a young girl hardly and he too succeeds in it. But there lies the twist, because of a single phone call. (166 mins.)
Director: M. Rajesh
Stars: Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hansika Motwani, Santhanam, Jangiri Madhumitha
38. The Bodyguard (2011)
Bhoominathan aka Bhoomi is introduced to us as a person who gets into many local fights. Worried about his future... (155 mins.)
Director: Siddique
Stars: Vijay, Asin, Raj Kiran, Vadivelu
39. Raavanan (2010)
A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her.
Director: Mani Ratnam
Stars: 'Chiyaan' Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Priyamani
40. Mudhalvan (1999)
A man accepts a challenge to act as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for one day only, and makes such a success of it that soon he is embroiled in political intrigue. (169 mins.)
Director: S. Shankar
Stars: Arjun, Manisha Koirala, Raghuvaran, Vadivelu
41-50
41. Siruthai (2011)
The story is set in Kurnool village area in Andhra Pradesh. Ratnavel Pandian is a tough policeman who cleans up the village, which is virtually ruled by the powerful goons under Bavuji and his son. (160 mins.)
Director: Siva
Stars: Karthi, Tamannaah Bhatia, Santhanam, Avinash
42. Asal (2010)
A legit-weapons dealer has 3 sons. Shiva is one of them who is subdued by his brothers. He rescues his kidnapped brother only to find himself shot by them. Then he uncovers the mystery of his father's death and takes revenge. (135 mins.)
Director: Saran
Stars: Ajith Kumar, Sameera Reddy, Bhavana, Prabhu
43. Will You Cross the Skies for Me? (2010)
An aspiring filmmaker goes through the ups and downs of romance when he falls for a Christian woman who says she only wants to be friends. (157 mins.)
Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon
Stars: T.R. Silambarasan, Trisha Krishnan, Ganesh, Raja Krishna Murthy
44. Padaiyappa (1999)
The death of Padaiyappa's father destroys his family. But his luck changes, and he is able to lead a prosperous life, embarrassing those who stood over his family. But when the opportunity arrives, his nemesis plots to ruin his happy family
Director: K.S. Ravikumar
Stars: Shiva ji Ganesan, Rajnikanth, Ramya Krishnan, Soundarya
45. Saguni (2012)
A young man comes to the city to save his ancestral property , but later learns that a corrupted chief minister is against him. (148 mins.)
Director: N. Shankar Dayal
Stars: Karthi, Pranitha, Santhanam, Prakash Raj
46. Kuruvi (2008)
Vijay is a nice guy working for a courier firm. Little does he know that the couriers are being used... (150 mins.)
Director: Dharani
Stars: Vijay, Trisha Krishnan, Suman, Vivek
47. Kanthaswamy (2009)
Impoverished people find their wishes fulfilled at a Murugan/Shivji Mandir, while police suspect a CBI Officer of being a modern day Robin Hood. (190 mins.)
Director: Susi Ganeshan
Stars: 'Chiyaan' Vikram, Shriya Saran, Prabhu, Ashish Vidyarthi
48. Indian (1996)
Senapathy, a veteran freedom fighter, is angry. He is angry against the rampant corruption at every level of the bureaucracy. He will clean it up at any cost. (185 mins.)
Director: S. Shankar
Stars: Kamal Hassan, Nedumudi Venu, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar
49. 3 (2012)
Ram and Janani's three stages of love - their attraction for each other during their school days, their love at college days, and the relationship when they mature. (145 mins.)
Director: Aishwarya Dhanush
Stars: Dhanush, Shruti K. Haasan, Prabhu, Bhanupriya
50. Irandam Ulagam (2013)
Two parallel love stories on two planets. (158 mins.)
Director: K. Selvaraghavan
Stars: Aarya, Anushka Shetty, Venkatesh Harinathan
41. Siruthai (2011)
The story is set in Kurnool village area in Andhra Pradesh. Ratnavel Pandian is a tough policeman who cleans up the village, which is virtually ruled by the powerful goons under Bavuji and his son. (160 mins.)
Director: Siva
Stars: Karthi, Tamannaah Bhatia, Santhanam, Avinash
42. Asal (2010)
A legit-weapons dealer has 3 sons. Shiva is one of them who is subdued by his brothers. He rescues his kidnapped brother only to find himself shot by them. Then he uncovers the mystery of his father's death and takes revenge. (135 mins.)
Director: Saran
Stars: Ajith Kumar, Sameera Reddy, Bhavana, Prabhu
43. Will You Cross the Skies for Me? (2010)
An aspiring filmmaker goes through the ups and downs of romance when he falls for a Christian woman who says she only wants to be friends. (157 mins.)
Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon
Stars: T.R. Silambarasan, Trisha Krishnan, Ganesh, Raja Krishna Murthy
44. Padaiyappa (1999)
The death of Padaiyappa's father destroys his family. But his luck changes, and he is able to lead a prosperous life, embarrassing those who stood over his family. But when the opportunity arrives, his nemesis plots to ruin his happy family
Director: K.S. Ravikumar
Stars: Shiva ji Ganesan, Rajnikanth, Ramya Krishnan, Soundarya
45. Saguni (2012)
A young man comes to the city to save his ancestral property , but later learns that a corrupted chief minister is against him. (148 mins.)
Director: N. Shankar Dayal
Stars: Karthi, Pranitha, Santhanam, Prakash Raj
46. Kuruvi (2008)
Vijay is a nice guy working for a courier firm. Little does he know that the couriers are being used... (150 mins.)
Director: Dharani
Stars: Vijay, Trisha Krishnan, Suman, Vivek
47. Kanthaswamy (2009)
Impoverished people find their wishes fulfilled at a Murugan/Shivji Mandir, while police suspect a CBI Officer of being a modern day Robin Hood. (190 mins.)
Director: Susi Ganeshan
Stars: 'Chiyaan' Vikram, Shriya Saran, Prabhu, Ashish Vidyarthi
48. Indian (1996)
Senapathy, a veteran freedom fighter, is angry. He is angry against the rampant corruption at every level of the bureaucracy. He will clean it up at any cost. (185 mins.)
Director: S. Shankar
Stars: Kamal Hassan, Nedumudi Venu, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar
49. 3 (2012)
Ram and Janani's three stages of love - their attraction for each other during their school days, their love at college days, and the relationship when they mature. (145 mins.)
Director: Aishwarya Dhanush
Stars: Dhanush, Shruti K. Haasan, Prabhu, Bhanupriya
50. Irandam Ulagam (2013)
Two parallel love stories on two planets. (158 mins.)
Director: K. Selvaraghavan
Stars: Aarya, Anushka Shetty, Venkatesh Harinathan
51-60
51. Aegan (2008)
Ajith plays a special task force commander, the kind of squad only used for special tactic operations... (170 mins.)
Director: Raju Sundaram
Stars: Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara, Navdeep, Piaa Bajpai
52. Thaandavam (2012)
A blind man with his 'Echolocation' power takes on a revenge mission. (160 mins.)
Director: Vijay
Stars: 'Chiyaan' Vikram, Jagapathi Babu, Anushka Shetty, Amy Jackson
53. Baasha (1995)
Rajinikanth in lead role as the low-key rickshaw-driver with a murky past.
Director: Suresh Krishna
Stars: Rajnikanth, Raghuvaran, Nagma, Vijayakumar
54. Aadukalam (2011)
In a village in South India, rearing roosters, maintaining them and using them for fights are a way of life and a matter of honor and lifeline to many people. (160 mins.)
Director: Vetri Maaran
Stars: Dhanush, Tapsee Pannu, Jayabalan, Kishore
55. Maryan (2013)
A contract worker in Sudan is abducted by mercenaries and his lover in India awaits his return. (150 mins.)
Director: Bharat Bala
Stars: Dhanush, Parvathi Menon, Salim Kumar, Appukutty
56. Soodhu Kavvum (2013)
A botched kidnapping attempt leads to much confusion.
Director: Nalan Kumarasamy
Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Sanchita Shetty, Radha Ravi, M.S. Bhaskar
57. Kumki (2012)
The love between a mahout and an elephant.
Director: Prabu Solomon
Stars: Vikram Prabhu, Lakshmi Menon, Thambi Ramayya, Ashwin Raja
58. Sura (2010)
(159 mins.)
Director: S.P. Rajkumar
Stars: Vijay, Tamannaah Bhatia, Vadivelu, Dev Gill
59. Mugamoodi (2012)
A hopeless young man uses his "Kung-fu" skills and mask to tackle a bank robbery group without revealing his identity. (150 mins.)
Director: Myshkin
Stars: Jiiva, Narein, Nasser, Pooja Hegde
60. Eega (2012)
A murdered man is reincarnated as a housefly and seeks to avenge his death. (145 mins.)
Director: S.S. Rajamouli, J.V.V. Sathyanarayana
Stars: Sudeep, Nani, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Santhanam
61-62
61. Kalakalappu (2012)
Kalakalappu is a story of two brothers and their quest to save their caf�. Cheenu manages the caf� while Raghu is in prison... (135 mins.)
Director: Sundar C.
Stars: Vimal, Shiva, Anjali, Oviya
62. Villu (2009)
A plainclothes police officer feigns romance with a woman to catch notorious gangsters.
Director: Pradbhu Dheva
Stars: Vijay, Nayanthara, Prakash Raj, Vadivelu