Tamil cinema: list of all-time hits
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+ | 21. ''' Anniyan ''' (2005) | ||
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+ | 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.) | ||
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+ | Director: S. Shankar | ||
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+ | Stars: 'Chiyaan' Vikram, Sada, Prakash Raj, Vivek | ||
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+ | 22. ''' Aadhavan ''' (2009) | ||
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+ | Director: K.S. Ravikumar | ||
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+ | Stars: Suriya, Nayanthara, Vadivelu, Saroja Devi B. | ||
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+ | 23. ''' Pokkiri ''' (2007) | ||
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+ | 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.) | ||
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+ | Director: Prabhu Deva | ||
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+ | Stars: Vijay, Asin, Prakash Raj, Vadivelu | ||
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+ | 24. ''' Ghilli ''' (2004) | ||
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+ | A village girl escaping a bloody family feud is sheltered by a city collegian | ||
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+ | Director: Dharani | ||
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+ | Stars: Vijay, Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj, Ashish Vidyarthi | ||
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+ | 25. ''' Godfather ''' (2006) | ||
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+ | Director: K.S. Ravikumar | ||
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+ | Stars: Ajith Kumar, Asin, Kanika, Vijayan | ||
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+ | 26. ''' Ghajini ''' (2005) | ||
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+ | A man, suffering from short-term memory loss, uses notes, tattoos and photo's to hunt down his girlfriend's killer | ||
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+ | Director: A.R. Murugadoss | ||
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+ | Stars: Suriya, Asin, Nayanthara, Pradeep Singh Rawat | ||
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+ | 27. ''' Vettaikaran ''' (2009) | ||
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+ | 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.) | ||
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+ | Director: Babu Sivan | ||
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+ | Stars: Vijay, Anushka Shetty, Salim Ghouse, P. Ravi Shankar | ||
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+ | 28. ''' Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu ''' (2006) | ||
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+ | A Police Officer investigates a series of brutal rapes and murders, with the culprits seeming to cover more than one country. (150 mins.) | ||
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+ | Director: Gautham Menon | ||
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+ | Stars: Kamal Hassan, Jyothika, Prakash Raj, Daniel Balaji | ||
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+ | 29. ''' Billa 2 ''' (2012) | ||
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+ | An ordinary man from the slums enters an underworld gang and becomes the most feared underworld don. (129 mins.) | ||
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+ | Director: Chakri Toleti | ||
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+ | Stars: Ajith Kumar, Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah, Sudhanshu Pandey | ||
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+ | 30. ''' A Thousand Elephants ''' (2008) | ||
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+ | A father-son relationship through growing up, romance, tragedy, and adventure. | ||
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+ | Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon | ||
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+ | Stars: Suriya, Simran, Ramya, Sameera Reddy |
Revision as of 18:14, 23 December 2013
1-10
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. 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. 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