My Favorite All Time Best Tamil movies
Here is my list. I listed based on released year, If some one knows any better movies can please suggest.
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- DirectorA.T. KrishnaswamyA.V. MeiyappanStarsRamachandran T.R.Kali N. RathnamR. PadmaThe story of a rich, happy-go-lucky young man, and his bungling, yet loyal man-servant. The young man get married to a well-to-do woman who is more educated than him, and she changes him to a more responsible person.The comedy in this movie are too great that even recent have copied the scenes from it.
- 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.Bold dialogs and the script which abuse religious practices, I liked it.
- DirectorR. KrishnanS. PanjuStarsM.R. RadhaS.S. RajendranM.N. RajamThe story revolves around Mohanasundaram, a returned-from-abroad, westernized, rich man who shows arrogance and contempt towards anything part of Indian culture and anyone below his social standards.Best dialogues and excellent acting by M.R. Radha, serious story but has lot of humor too.
- DirectorM.G. RamachandranStarsM.G. RamachandranP.S. VeerappaM.N. NambiarA wanderer/revolutionary is a dead ringer for a monarch, and takes his place.It is Nadodi Mannan, this movie made money for years. Even in 2005 this movie got re-released and collected a decent money. In our theater this movie was re-released on 1987, and gave a good profit (told by my dad), But still I didn't watch this, thought it should be in the list.
- DirectorB. Ramakrishnaiah PanthuluStarsShivaji GanesanGemini GanesanPadminiWhen the British East India Company forces polygar Kattabomman to pay taxes, levies and be their subsidiary ruler, he openly defies their policy and battles them until his arrest and hanging.Real story of a great king kattabomman during east India company invasion
- DirectorC.V. SridharStarsM.N. NambiarPadmini PriyadarshiniNageshA college sophomore, on a visit to his friend's village, explores a dilapidated and haunted villa, falls unconscious and learns completely about his past life of love and sorrow.How to say this?, Its a kind of thriller and you can even say science fiction, link to his past life in the present
- DirectorC.V. SridharStarsRavichandranKanchanaT.S. BalaiahAshok is in love with his boss' daughter, Nirmala. To convince Viswanathan, he seeks his best friend Vasu's help, who disguises as his father.I guess it would have been a block buster at those time. Comedy drama.
- DirectorChitralaya GopuStarsLakshmiAachi ManoramaVenniradai MoorthyParvathi dominates her husband Sivaswamy, while having control on all his money. However, when Sivaswamy's son Ramu needs some money for his sister's husband, Parvathi refuses bluntly.Comedy drama by same team
- DirectorBharathirajaStarsKamal HaasanSrideviRajinikanthThe movie revolves around the struggle and vulnerability of 16-year old Mayil (Sridevi) when in love.Best hero, best villain, best heroine, best director, best music director. No doubt obviously a best film.
- DirectorJ. MahendranStarsRajinikanthSarath BabuJayalakshmiA boorish villager butts heads with a newly appointed engineer from the city.I got stunned, can Rajinikanth act this much,(as a hero) I would say his talents has been wasted in the recent movies, and this movie also has a power full script don't miss it.
- DirectorJ. MahendranStarsAshwiniSarath BabuSunderA hedonist/sadist makes life hell for everyone around him.Directors use this movie has best Tamil movie, so I saw it and its good, potrating the negative as a hero, but still he will be appearing as a villain in our mind, Its tough to explain, watch it you will understand.
- 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 destitutionUnemployment story, full of tragedy, but worth watching.
- DirectorBhagyarajStarsBhagyarajRadhika SarathkumarKallapetti SingaramThe film is all about three friends who fall for the same girl, narrated as a comedy. Palanisamy and his two friends have no job other than going behind girls. A pretty girl (Radhika) gets relocated with family to the opposite house of Palanisamy (Bhagyaraj). They three fall for the girls beauty and makes a gentleman agreement leaving the decision of the girls choice to choose her lover. To impress her, the three attempts three different methods. Palanisamy helps Radhika's mother in kitchen works, one of the other friends joins her fathers tuition to learn Hindi and the third one comes to learn martial arts from her grandfather.. the rest is all about who won the girls heart.Comedy entertainer.
- DirectorBalu MahendraStarsKamal HaasanSrideviY.G. MahendranA young woman regresses to childhood after suffering a head injury in a car crash. Lost, she ends up trapped at a brothel before being rescued by a lonely school teacher who falls in love with her.No words universal hero at his best.
- DirectorBhagyarajStarsKalpanaChakri ToletiA young man dreams of marrying a beautiful girl. But, due to pressure from his father, he ends up with a Plain Jane. Then, he meets a gorgeous woman who, unbeknownst to him, is only behind his money.Hilarious dialogues same as usual Bhagyaraj film.
- 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.Good love story tell now
- DirectorBharathirajaStarsAmala AkkineniCharu HaasanJanakarajRules are broken in the traditional village society where an upper- caste orphaned boy is brought up by the village Chieftain.I thought director wants to tell us Veda's has to be rewritten, and it is well said without any flaw, with some powerful dialogues.
- 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.Manirathnam, kamalahassan, ilaiyaraja, good result. But I found little bit of god father style, but still kamalhassan one more best performance.
- 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.Maniratham joins with Rajinikanth to give a block buster and they did it, This is the period where people started being crazy about Rajinikanth, because of that the climax of this movie has been changed.
- DirectorSanthana BharathiStarsKamal HaasanRoshiniRekhaA neurodivergent individual escapes the family he despises and the asylum he is kept in by creating fantasies.One of Kamalahassan's experiment's but as usual it failed but a good movie.
- DirectorBharathanStarsKamal HaasanShivaji GanesanNassarThe urbane son of a village chieftain struggles between his personal aspirations and those of his family.Two Legends Sivaji ganesan, kamalahassan, sivaji ganesan out performed kamalahassan, Best combo.
- DirectorSanthana BharathiStarsKamal HaasanSukanyaPoornam VishwanathanAn innocent man is framed in a financial scam and imprisoned. After his release, he learns that his daughter was sold into prostitution and he struggles to free her.Completely different kind of story, many heart touching scenes.
- DirectorVenusBaluStarsJanakarajSonali KulkarniAachi ManoramaA young girl, bored of her life being scheduled by her dad embarks on an adventurous trip to Madras to only find her life upside down.An experimental movie but failed to succeed, I still liked it.
- DirectorBalu MahendraStarsKamal HaasanRamesh AravindKovai SaralaArun (Ramesh Arvind), bored of his wife's (Leelavathi) looks and weighty appearance, meets Priya and develops an affair with her. But his wife has other plans.Full time comedy entertainer, Best comedy movie, It has humor frame by frame, watch it and enjoy.
- DirectorPriyadarshanStarsMohanlalAmrish PuriPrabhuGovardhan, a doctor by profession, is wrongly accused of bombing a train and is jailed by the British in Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Pani, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He witnesses the sufferings of hundreds of Indian prisoners there.Sirai chaalai in tamil, It came in 4 language malayalam, tamil, telugu, hindi, but didn't succeed in tamil, I don't know about others.
- DirectorP.C. SreeramStarsKamal HaasanArjun SarjaNassarSuave and scintillating, this fast-paced action thriller follows the adventures and investigations of a group of honest police officers, who go undercover to bring down a terror network.Action movie with no songs, but this experiment was already done by Sivaji ganesan in Andha naal (1954), which also don't have any songs.
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsKamal HaasanSukanyaManisha KoiralaA veteran freedom fighter enraged with the rising crime and corruption in the society murders all the wrong doers one by one using an ancient martial arts technique.Indian, Director Shankar at his best.
- 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.Iruvar, story of two important political leader in Tamilnadu, No other movie in India has explained the real politics has this movie did, best direction by Manirathnam
- 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.If u see in any Indian movie, If a guy from India movies to Uk, there he will be speaking in Hindi with the foreigner, which is completely out of logic, But this only movie which has not done that mistake, and that is the reason this movie failed, It almost had 5 different languages in it, Must watch movie.. other than Kamal Haasan, Shahrukh Khan and Naseerudhin Shah, also gave an excellent performance.
- DirectorRajiv MenonStarsAjith KumarTabuMammoottyAn Indian adaptation of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" focusing on two sisters of opposing temperaments.Kandukondain Kandukondain, again a good movie failed to box office, but nice movie.
- 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.Story runs around a child Amudha, Best story, a must watch movie
- 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.Anbe Sivam, you can proudly say this a Tamil movie, It has everything, comedy, action, love, sentiments. If you didn't yet watch this movie please watch it.
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsSiddharthNakhulBharath Srinivasan'Boys' is the story of five boys and a girl from different families They are youthful, vibrant, careless violating all conventions and In the process, they discover their hidden talents.It shows the life of an adolescent guys in city, you will enjoy it if ur in the same age.
- 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.I really couldn't sleep after watching this movie, Every character in this movie were out standing, watch it.
- DirectorVenkat PrabhuStarsShivaJaiNitin SathyaFriendship, love, and rivalry spice up the game of street cricket in the suburb of Chennai whose zip code give this movie its name.Comedy treat, life of local guys in Chennai.
- 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.Family drama, feel good movie.
- 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.This film cannot be easy explained, it is not all type audience, If you want to think a lot watch this movie.
- 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.Different story saying the life of school going children.
- 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.Different story with good screen play.
- DirectorGautham Vasudev MenonStarsSilambarasan RajendarTrisha KrishnanVTV GaneshAn 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.This movie almost stole my heart, nice love story.
- DirectorA. SarkunamStarsVimalIniyaBhagyarajVimal was sent by his father to do social service in a village. But later, he gets a good job.Drama, as it happens in 60's with good comedy and some romance, with some message. All together not bad movie.