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- DirectorMani RatnamStarsKeerthana ParthiepanSimranMadhavanA little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her real mother, she begs to be taken to Sri Lanka, where her mother works with a militant group of activists.
- DirectorBalaStarsAryaPooja UmashankarMotta RajendranAfter Rudran's father leaves him in Kashi, he grows up to be an Aghori. However, when his family gets him back home, he faces problems adjusting to the city lifestyle.
- DirectorSantosh SivanStarsAyesha DharkerK. KrishnaSonu SisupalA young female terrorist goes on a suicide assassination mission, but her resolve to complete it is put to the test.
- DirectorBalu MahendraStarsArchanaM.A. Chokkalinga BhagavatharBhanuchanderA dramatic-story depicting the difficulties of a lower middle class family trying to build a new house.
- DirectorBalu MahendraStarsChokkalinga BhagavatharM.A. Chokkalinga BhagavatharThe movie revolves around an old man "protagonist" and his journey from a village to a metro city searching for his nephew with a hope that his nephew will take care of him in his agedness.
- DirectorRamStarsRamSadhanaShelly KishoreA poor man wants his daughter to be happy, no matter what comes through.
- DirectorSantosh SivanStarsShwetaSwetaA tribal girl searches for a magical blue stone that will cure her best friend's muteness.
- DirectorJ. MahendranStarsAshwiniSarath BabuSunderA hedonist/sadist makes life hell for everyone around him.
- DirectorJ. MahendranStarsRajinikanthSarath BabuJayalakshmiA boorish villager butts heads with a newly appointed engineer from the city.
- DirectorJ. MahendranStarsRajinikanthSrideviUnni MaryA parsimonious Barbar must flee from the Police after meeting with a look-alike gangster.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsMohanlalAishwarya Rai BachchanPrakash RajA struggling actor and a writer-politician become friends as young men and rise to great heights in cinema and politics respectively. But when both become contenders for the top political post in the state, a rift develops between them.
- DirectorAmbiliMani RatnamStarsRevathiMohanKarthikDivya, a woman grieving over the death of her lover, is convinced into an arranged marriage with Chandra Kumar. Over a year the couple attempt to adjust to each other's presence and live with each other.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsMadhavanShaliniSwarnamalyaAfter a difficult romance in a class-divided society, the love birds find out marriage is not what they thought it would be.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsVikramAishwarya Rai BachchanPrithviraj SukumaranA bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her.
- DirectorBalaStarsAtharvaa MuraliVedhikaDhansikaBefore independence during the 1940's depicts the lives of poor carefree villagers who are lured to work in Tea plantation farms and how they are forced to live rest of their lives as slaves with no traces of hope and freedom.
- DirectorGnana RajasekaranStarsNedumudi VenuVivek
- DirectorVasanthabalanStarsPasupathyBharath SrinivasanBhavanaStory of two brothers told from the perspective of older brother who recalls his childhood memories where he runs away from home and returns after 20 years. The rest of the film is all about mental turmoil, as he is caught between the deep love showered by his younger brother who runs a successful advertising agency and his guilt of not being a responsible son or elder brother.
- DirectorVasanthabalanStarsAngadi Theru MaheshAnjaliA. VenkateshThe story on the lives of a salesgirl and sales boy of a popular Saree store in Chennai.
- DirectorVasanthabalanStarsAadhiPasupathyDhansikaA murder causes severe enmity between two villages and spells the doom for an innocent young man.
- DirectorBalaji SakthivelStarsSriUrmila MahantaMithun MuraliA girl gets in trouble when her boyfriend films her private moments on his mobile phone without her knowledge.
- DirectorA. SarkunamStarsVimalIniyaBhagyarajVimal was sent by his father to do social service in a village. But later, he gets a good job.
- DirectorSundar C.StarsKamal HaasanMadhavanKiran RathodTwo men, one young and arrogant, the other damaged - physically but not spiritually - by life, are thrown together by circumstances, and find that they are in some ways bound together by fate.
- DirectorVetrimaaranStarsDhanushTaapsee PannuJayabalanFalling in love with Irene as well as refusing to obey his boss Pettaikaran in a rooster fight complicates Karuppu's life.
- DirectorSamuthirakaniStarsSandra AmyBadava GopiGnanasambandan GurunathanThe story begins on a rainy night, when Ilangkumaran (Sasikumar) and Nallavan (Allari Naresh) escapes from a place and enters Chennai with some suspense hidden behind their past. They settle at Pulikutty's (Ganja Karuppu) residence and find jobs in a petrol bunk. His honesty and kind heartedness win people. A girl named Bharathi (Swathi) comes to his life. Her initial wrong belief about Kumaran changes as soon as she knows his kind-heartedness. Soon, the love blooms between them. Ilangkumaran along with his friends start a venture which grows fast. This makes Pulikutty to give advertisement in a Magazine with their photo. Then comes a group chasing for Kumaran and his friends. Within a few minutes Soori, friend of Kumaran arrives chennai and shares some news. Kumaran's old life is shown in the second half and it is revealed that he is mentally affected because of his dad and stepmother's desire for wealth. Finally, the film comes to an end after many interesting twists.
- DirectorRadha MohanStarsPrithviraj SukumaranJyotikaPrakash RajA musician's love towards a stubborn deaf woman makes her eventually realize that there is more to her life than she previously thought.
- DirectorRadha MohanStarsPrakash RajTrisha KrishnanAishwariyaa BhaskaranThe father of a grown daughter meets the father of a toddler at a playground and recounts the story of his own relationship with his daughter through the years, including his difficulties with accepting her marriage.
- DirectorRadha MohanStarsNagarjuna AkkineniPrakash RajSana KhanThe movie deals with the stance of the government officials on such a serious issue and how a belated decision will make a situation worse, in an already edgy circumstance.
- DirectorAmeer SultanStarsKarthiPriyamaniSaravananA village tough finally succumbs to the unconditional love of his angelic cousin, but his romance faces insurmountable challenges, including family opposition and his own delinquent personality.
- DirectorMysskinStarsNarainBhavanaKadhal ThandapaniA henchman changes character for the love of his life but is later involved in a controversy that changes everything. Will he win her back or will he have to live with it entails the rest of the story!
- DirectorMysskinStarsNarainPrasannaAjmal AmeerSathya and Kiruba are friends. Sathya is reckless and gets into drinking and violent fights whereas Kiruba studies hard to become a Sub-Inspector. Tables are turned when Sathya becomes a Sub-Inspector.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsRajinikanthMammoottyShobanaAn orphan named Surya raised in a slum befriends a good crime boss named Devaraj and works for him. Their existence is threatened when a new honest district collector arrives.
- DirectorM. SasikumarStarsJaiM. SasikumarSwathi ReddyAzhagar and his friend Paraman kill the person who humiliated Kanugu's brother and surrenders themselves to the police. However, they soon learn that Kanugu has betrayed them.
- DirectorSasiStarsParvathy ThiruvothuAiden GrechAlex MooreA girl makes the ultimate sacrifice for the one she loves. She still cannot secure his happiness.
- DirectorPrabu SolomonStarsVidharthAmala PaulThambi RamaiahVillage boy make an affair with girl and they continue it even if they grownup. Accidentally boy happened to caught in jail. But after small time he escaped from the jail and come to the girl. The prison officials follow him and catch him. Girl also comes with them.
- DirectorPrakash RajStarsPrakash RajAkash PuriRadhika ApteA 14 year old boy aspires to become an attacking wicketkeeper-batsman, where his father wants his son to become a MBA graduate.
- DirectorPandirajStarsKishore Shanthi DhinakaranVimalVega TamotiaAnbukkarusu, a bright student, takes admission in a new school. Jeevanandam, who is popular in his class, feels jealous when Anbukkarusu begins to get all the attention.
- DirectorSanthakumarStarsArulnithiIniyaJohn VijayA young man's life undergoes a world of change when he has to face a few corrupt police officials.
- DirectorSeenu RamasamyStarsVijay SethupathiSaranya PonvannanVasundhara KashyapSouth west monsoon is a story of a single parent, a mother bringing up her only child through poverty and misery. Her strong will to succeed against all odds is a lesson of strength to people all over the world.
- DirectorThiagarajan KumararajaStarsSampath RajJackie ShroffRavi KrishnaA mob boss must deal with a disgruntled mistress and a vanishing bag of cocaine.
- DirectorM. SaravananStarsJaiSharwanandAnjaliAmudha, a village girl visiting Chennai for the first time, falls in love with Gautham, a stranger, who shows her around the city. Kathiresan, a metal worker, is infatuated by Manimegalai, a nurse.
- DirectorCheranStarsCheranRaj KiranPadmapriyaThe film sensitively portrays the struggles of a father whose main priority in life is the well being of his children, and who is determined to see his children grow up to become decent, successful persons.
- DirectorShakthivel M.S.StarsAhathianSuresh GuruJothi Raj
- DirectorGnana RajasekaranStarsSayaji ShindeDevayaniAmarasigamaniBased on a true story of Tamil poet Subramania Bharati, who struggled hard for the freedom of India.
- DirectorA. BalakrishnanStarsJ. MahendranRichard MathuramSampathThe film is a biographical sketch of the former Chief Minister of the then Madras State and the All-India Congress Committee secretary and a respected national figure. The film starts with the young age of Kamaraj and ends with the funeral procession of the leader.
- DirectorAnbazhaganStarsSamuthirakaniThambi RamaiahYuvanA teacher fights to change the pitiable environment of a school.
- DirectorKamalakannanStarsArvind AnnamalaiDhiyanaJanaA day at a bar, on the day before Gandhi's birthday.
- DirectorThangar BachanStarsSathyarajArchanaNassarAn old homeless farmer narrates his tragic life story to a young man who helps him and it leaves a lasting impact on the man.
- DirectorSuseenthiranStarsAppukuttySaranya MohanPrabhakarThe villagers believe the Rain Gods will favor them after the annual Thiruvizha, during which the deity is taken around the village on a wooden horse. They are in for a rude shock when the horse goes missing. At the same time, Azhagarsami, a youngster who earns his livelihood by ferrying loads on his horse, gets ready for his marriage. His horse also goes missing, and his marriage is put on hold. Do the villagers and Azhagarsami find their respective horses?
- DirectorPriyadarshanStarsPrakash RajShreya ReddyShammuA poor silk weaver promises his wife to dress their newborn daughter in a silk saree for her marriage. Facing systemic oppression and the vicissitudes of his fortune, he struggles to keep his word.
- DirectorLakshmy RamakrishnanStarsViji ChandrashekharG. MarimuthuJai QuehaeniEvery cloud has a silver lining and Aarohanam showcases the brighter side of a mental disorder, along with all the trials and turbulence of such a life. In an age where the morbidity of poverty has been vehemently publicized, this film strives to unassumingly uncover the true essence of Indian culture while offering a raw and intimate experience of family and community life in the Indian slums.
- DirectorPrabu SolomonStarsVikram PrabhuLakshmi MenonThambi RamaiahThe love between a mahout and an elephant.
- DirectorBalaji TharaneetharanStarsVijay SethupathiGayathrieBagavathi PerumalA young man forgets a few years of his life, even as he is about to get married.
- DirectorBalaji K. KumarStarsPooja UmashankarMalavika ManikuttanVinoth KishanAn aging prostitute tries to rescue a prepubescent girl from the clutches of prostitution. In the process, several lives get affected around them.
- DirectorVetrimaaranStarsDineshSamuthirakaniAnandhiFour labourers are tortured by the police to confess to a theft they have not committed.
- DirectorKarthik SubbarajStarsVijay SethupathiRamya NambeeshanAadukalam NarenA pizza delivery boy lands in a mysterious circumstance and it works a dramatic change in his life.
- DirectorNalan KumarasamyStarsVijay SethupathiSanchita ShettyRadha RaviDas, with his team, kidnap Arumai, son of a politician, who has been planning his own kidnapping to extract money from his father. Problems arise, when an insane cop is brought to handle the case.
- DirectorKarthik SubbarajStarsS.J. SuryahVijay SethupathiBobby SimhaA drama about an alcoholic filmmaker and his friends who bring trouble to the women in their lives.
- DirectorRamStarsAnjaliDongli JumboAndrea JeremiahAn orthodox youngster and a free-spirited lady fall in love, only to understand that they are different in all aspects of life. How do they realise their complex requirements and mistakes?
- DirectorC. Prem KumarStarsVijay SethupathiAdithya BhaskarTrisha KrishnanTwo high school sweethearts meet at a reunion after 22 years and reminisce about their past.
- DirectorGayatriPushkarGowtham SelvarajStarsMadhavanVijay SethupathiShraddha SrinathVikram, a no-nonsense police officer, accompanied by Simon, his partner, is on the hunt to capture Vedha, a smuggler and a murderer. Vedha tries to change Vikram's life, which leads to a conflict.
- DirectorM. ManikandanStarsVijay SethupathiRitika SinghPooja DevariyaGandhi and Pandi decided to get a passport and travel to London to get rid of debts in their village. Things didn't happened has they planned.
- DirectorNalan KumarasamyStarsVijay SethupathiMadonna SebastianSamuthirakaniAn unlikely romance brews between a tough-acting thug with a tender heart, and a recently single, IT consultant neighbor, in this lighthearted and wacky twist of a romantic comedy.
- DirectorBiju ViswanathStarsVijay SethupathiRamesh ThilakAaru BalaA seemingly meaningless journey of an old man and an EMT specialist in an ambulance becomes unexpectedly meaningful for both of them.
- DirectorM. ManikandanStarsRamesh ThilaganathanJ. VigneshAishwarya RajeshTwo slum kids yearn to taste a pizza after being enticed by the pizza shop that has opened near their locality. What happens when they manage to find the money to buy one?
- DirectorKarthik SubbarajStarsSiddharthBobby SimhaLakshmi MenonAn aspiring director targets a ruthless gangster because he wants to make a violent gangster film. His discreet attempts to research the gangster fail miserably. Finally when he gets caught snooping, things hit the fan.
- DirectorThiagarajan KumararajaStarsVijay SethupathiFahadh FaasilSamantha Ruth PrabhuAn unfaithful newly-wed wife, an estranged father, a priest and an angry son suddenly find themselves in the most unexpected predicaments, each poised to experience their destiny, all on one fateful day.
- DirectorHari ViswanathStarsNivas AdithanLakshmanan KoraturShobana MohanRadiopetti, the story of a man lost in another world, a world of the past, brought alive to his ears by a radioset. How his life journeys with his love for this inanimate thing alongside his family and friends. Where will this love take him?
- DirectorParthiban RadhakrishnanStarsParthiban RadhakrishnanGayathrieDeepa VenkatAn emotionally unstable murder suspect explains the modus operandi behind the crimes he had committed to a few cops which helps in unfolding some intriguing revelation.
- DirectorGopi NainarStarsNayantharaRamachandran DurairajSunu LakshmiA District Collector in India deals with water shortage problems in a village when she comes to realize that people are suffering a lot.
- DirectorRam KumarStarsVishnu VishalAmala PaulRadha RaviA sub-inspector sets out in pursuit of a mysterious serial killer who targets teen school girls and murders them brutally.
- DirectorVetrimaaranStarsDhanushManju WarrierPrakash RajThe teenage son of a farmer from an underprivileged caste kills a rich, upper caste landlord. How the pacifist farmer saves his hot-blooded son is the rest of the story.
- DirectorVetrimaaranStarsDhanushAmeer SultanRadha RaviA young carrom player in north Chennai becomes a reluctant participant in a war between two warring gangsters.
- DirectorArun Prabhu PurushothamanStarsAditi BalanPadmashri Mohammad AliPradeep AnthonyA gentle girl born and brought up amidst the ever growing eco-social-consumeristic environment finds it difficult to fit in the society. She decides to take it hard on the people. What she does is the rest of the story.
- DirectorS.U. Arun KumarStarsVijay SethupathiV. JayaprakashTulasiThe warm love story of a landlord and his wife (and their car).
- DirectorKarthick NarenStarsRahmanPrakash RaghavanSharathkumarA police officer retires after an accident during a case investigation. Years later, he is forced to relive the past as he narrates the story to his friend's son.
- DirectorVijay JayapalStarsArpita BanerjeeLakshmi Priyaa ChandramouliRohini ChatterjeeThis anatomy of a marriage explores complications, sexuality, and guilt.
- DirectorM. ManikandanStarsVidharthPooja DevariyaAishwarya RajeshA young man with a visual impairment uses his other heightened senses to unravel a murder mystery.
- DirectorNelson DilipkumarStarsNayantharaSaranya PonvannanSaravananTo save her mother from terminal cancer, a young girl gets herself involved with the drug trafficking mafia active in the small towns of Tamil Nadu.
- DirectorLeninbharatiStarsAntonyAaru BalaGayatri KrishnaaRangasamy, a laborer living on the borders of Kerala and Tamil Nadu just like his fellow sons of soils toils, hard-working at the spice plantations owned by landlords. Whilst Rangasamy is content with his life, he yearns to own a piece of land and earn a living by farming. After years of struggle, his dream finally comes true when Chacko, a local politician helps him buy the land, however, he soon faces tougher challenges as he has to deal with corrupt and wealthy politicians and the movie goes with a flow,and it is natural,must watch movie if your a movie fan
- DirectorBalu MahendraStarsKarthickBalu MahendraM. SasikumarSubbu, a snobbish old man, is estranged from his son, when he marries a girl from another caste. But, his perspective on life begins to change, when his grandson comes to stay with him in the village.
- DirectorLokesh KanagarajStarsSundeep KishanSriRegina CassandraFour youngsters arrive in a big city and their lives become interlinked.
- DirectorRaju MuruganRaju SaravananStarsGuru SomasundaramRamya PandianGayathriMannar Mannan, an ordinary villager, decides to call himself the president of the country and starts fighting against the injustices he comes across in his society. What's his agenda?
- DirectorVivek ElangovanStarsVivekCharliePooja DevariyaWhile on a trip to the USA, a retired police officer from India solves a series of clueless crimes in his neighborhood, relying only on his power of reasoning.
- DirectorPriyadarshanStarsPrakash RajAshok SelvanNassarSeven People anxiously wait for their HIV results in a clinic, bribe a clinical staff to know their results in advance. What is the result ?
- DirectorVijay MiltonStarsKishore Shanthi DhinakaranSree RaamThamizhFour adolescent boys fall prey of a baddie and things turn ugly.
- DirectorSudha KongaraStarsMadhavanNassarRadha RaviThe story of a former boxer who quits boxing following a fallout with the authorities over the underlying politics but goes on to coach a fisherwoman to fulfill his dream through her.
- DirectorVikram K. KumarStarsMadhavanNitu ChandraPoonam DhillonA man experiences a supernatural occurrence at his newly purchased apartment; a soap opera being telecast exclusively on his TV, which shows the future of his family.
- DirectorK. SelvaraghavanStarsDhanushRicha LangellaSunder RamuKarthik and Yamini can't stand each other, but there lies the twist when opposites attract.
- DirectorRam KumarStarsVishnu VishalNandita ShwethaAnandrajGopi, a photographer, lands in trouble when he goes to a village where people believe that the camera is a dangerous weapon. While saving himself, he falls in love with the village headman's daughter.
- DirectorRajiv MenonStarsG.V. Prakash KumarNedumudi VenuAparna BalamuraliA mridangam maker's son, who aspires to learn the instrument from a maestro and become a mridangam player, has to cross social and personal barriers to reach his goal.
- DirectorThamiraStarsIlavarasuAranthangi NishaRamya PandianA husband and wife, who are poles apart, go through a lean patch after they start living separately.
- DirectorSamuthirakaniStarsPreethi Christina PaulGabriella CharltonNamo NarayanaDhayalan, a friendly father, encourages his son to pursue his dreams. In contrast, Singaperumal imposes his own perspective on his son while Nadunilayan is disinterested in his boy's future.
- DirectorHalitha ShameemStarsSamuthirakaniSunaina YellaManikandan K.An anthology of four romantic stories across four age groups connected by that magical thread called love.
- DirectorMadhumita SundararamanStarsMu RamaswamyNagavishalArpudhanandhamKD, an 80 year old villager overhears his children say that they want him dead to claim their inheritance. Realising he has never truly lived, he enlists the help of a young orphan boy Kutti. The pair head off on a road trip trying to complete KD's bucket list, rediscovering the meaning of life and friendship along the way.