Tamil Movies I would recommend to a Non-Tamil Friend
Tamil Cinema time and again produces great movies which deserve a lot more attention than they receive. This list consists of certain Tamil movies, which are not only considered as classics in Tamilnadu but also worldwide.
I 've tried to add movies from all the genres.
Which of these movies you would be suggesting for a stranger to Tamil cinema?
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I 've tried to add movies from all the genres.
Which of these movies you would be suggesting for a stranger to Tamil cinema?
Discuss the list here
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- DirectorKamal HaasanStarsKamal HaasanAbhiramiPasupathyA temperamental farmer gets embroiled in a bloody clan feud in a southern Tamil Nadu village.
- DirectorKamal HaasanStarsKamal HaasanShah Rukh KhanRani MukerjiSaketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country and sets out to kill him.
- DirectorBalaji SakthivelStarsSriUrmila MahantaMithun MuraliA girl gets in trouble when her boyfriend films her private moments on his mobile phone without her knowledge.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsKamal HaasanSaranya PonvannanDelhi GaneshA common man's struggles against a corrupt police force put him on the wrong side of the law. He becomes a don, who is loved and respected by many, but his growing power and influence exact a heavy toll.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorThiagarajan KumararajaStarsSampath RajJackie ShroffRavi KrishnaA mob boss must deal with a disgruntled mistress and a vanishing bag of cocaine.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorK. SelvaraghavanStarsDhanushSnehaSonia AgarwalAfter running away from his home, Kumar falls in with a gang and slowly rises through the ranks of the criminal underworld.
- DirectorJ. MahendranStarsRajinikanthSarath BabuJayalakshmiA boorish villager butts heads with a newly appointed engineer from the city.
- DirectorR. KrishnanS. PanjuStarsPandari BaiDoraiswamyShivaji GanesanBrothers Chandrasekaran, Gnanasekaran and Gunasekaran are Indian immigrants living in Burma. Things take a turn when their brother-in-law dies in an accident and their father dies of shock.
- DirectorVetrimaaranStarsDhanushTaapsee PannuJayabalanFalling in love with Irene as well as refusing to obey his boss Pettaikaran in a rooster fight complicates Karuppu's life.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorBharathirajaStarsKamal HaasanSrideviRajinikanthThe movie revolves around the struggle and vulnerability of 16-year old Mayil (Sridevi) when in love.
- DirectorJ. MahendranStarsAshwiniSarath BabuSunderA hedonist/sadist makes life hell for everyone around him.
- DirectorC. RudraiyaaStarsSripriyaKamal HaasanRajinikanthThe film revolves around a solitary women, her plight and ordeal against evil society.
- DirectorK. BalachanderStarsRamanSarithaShunmughamA small village in Tamil Nadu faces water scarcity. The film highlights the plight of the villagers and the sufferings they endure at the hands of bureaucrats when they try to resolve their problem.
- DirectorK. BalachanderStarsKamal HaasanSrideviPrathap PothenPoetical forces play in the life of an unemployed yet well educated young man.He finds the depth and the beauty of his principles yet fate leaves him in destitution
- DirectorS.S. VasanStarsRajkumariM.K. RadhaRanjanThe two brothers named Veerasimhan and Sasankan, who fight with each other over ruling their father's kingdom and for marrying the village dancer Chandralekha.
- DirectorB. Ramakrishnaiah PanthuluStarsJayalalitha JR.S. ManoharNageshEnslaved convicts for treason plan escape but get caught by pirates and work for them before gaining their support and fighting back their country's authoritarian rule.
- DirectorK. BalachanderStarsRajinikanthMadhaviThengai SrinivasanChandran , a young man fools his boss and attempts to woo his boss' daughter.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsArvind SwamyManisha KoiralaNassarA Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions and erupting riots threaten to tear the family apart.
- DirectorMysskinStarsCheranAnanyaa ShahY.G. MahendranA common man's ability to defeat the devil. A cop identifies the mystery and solves the problem.
- 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.
- DirectorSuresh KrishnaStarsKamal HaasanRaveena TandonManisha KoiralaNandu and Vijay are brothers, who were abused by their stepmother during their younger days. Nandhu, who is mentally ill, decides to kill Vijay's fiancee as he visualizes her as his stepmother.
- DirectorSundaram BalachanderStarsShivaji GanesanPandari BaiJawar N. SitaramanAfter an engineer is shot dead, several people around him relate different versions and the related incidents that may have led to the murder.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsShamiliRevathiRaghuvaranAfter a few years, Chitra learns that her child, who was believed to be dead, is alive but is suffering from a mental illness. However, her family faces many challenges while looking after her child.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorVetrimaaranStarsDhanushAmeer SultanRadha RaviA young carrom player in north Chennai becomes a reluctant participant in a war between two warring gangsters.
- 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.