Best Tamil movies 1990 - Present (Drama, Romance)
These are "MY" favorite Tamil movies. I don't watch popcorn flicks and prefer watching movies that has an impact what so ever.
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- 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.It translates to "I am God" in english.
This is a movie about disability, poverty and the sorrowful life of orphans / beggars in everyday life. This movie is too moving to be watched by the faint hearted.
This has won 3 National awards. - 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.Religious problems in India.
- 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.The original title of this movie in Tamil is "Anbe Sivam" which translates in English to "Love is God".
- DirectorMari SelvarajStarsKathirAnandhiYogi BabuA law student from a lower caste begins a friendship with his classmate, a girl who belongs to a higher caste, and the men in her family start giving him trouble over this.Cast problems in a very polished way.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- DirectorBalaji SakthivelStarsBharath SrinivasanSandhyaSukumarA wealthy girl falls in love with a young motor mechanic, faced with the imminent threat of an arranged marriage with an American groom she persuades to elope with the motor mechanic.It Translates to "Love".
Its about how a couple fall in love, how deep they get along and how casteism and society has an impact - DirectorRamStarsRamSadhanaShelly KishoreA poor man wants his daughter to be happy, no matter what comes through.It translates to "Golden fishes"
Its about how deep a father daughter relationship is. - 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?This movie is about how 2 slum kids struggle so hard to try eating Pizza.
- 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.This movie is about how India is corrupted and how one man struggles to change it.
- 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.It translates to "Do not be afraid".
Its about cops and kidnapping. - 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.
- DirectorAtleeStarsAryaNayantharaJaiJohn and Regina, who dislike each other, are forced to get married and lead troubled lives. However, things take a turn when the couple suffers a sudden tragedy.
- DirectorK.V. AnandStarsLinda ArsenioGopikaSrikanthThis film has the water scarcity that the city faces severely as its backdrop. It revolves around three interesting characters. 'Baskar', who takes up desalination of seawater as his ambition; His childhood friend 'Archana' who later turns out as his spouse; 'Madan', who makes pivot changes in others life with his sheer intelligence. What happens when these three meet up? How these characters use their brainpower variously is narrated sophisticatedly. How a young chap with such an ambition arising from a third world nation triumphs is told with an interesting screenplay.
- DirectorAishwarya DhanushStarsDhanushShruti HaasanPrabhuRam and Janani are high school sweethearts who eventually get married. However, Janani is mystified when Ram commits suicide all of a sudden and she tries to find out the truth behind his death.Although I don't like the way movie ended it shows how deep and affectionate a couple can fall in love and get along.
- 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.
- DirectorVasanthStarsS.P. BalasubrahmanyamRadhika SarathkumarAnju AravindThe movie begins with the love-hate relationship between Anu (Anju) and Sasi (Ramesh Aravind). We also see that Anu is a motherless child, reared by an understanding father, A.R.R (S.P. Balasubrahmanyam). As the relationship between Anu and Sasi gradually blossoms into love, Anu's intuition tells her that something is going to go wrong. True to her feelings, she is diagnosed with a terminal disease. After coming to terms with the fact that death is at her doorstep, Anu expresses her last wish to Sasi. She wants to find Sharada (Radhika), who once wanted to marry her father A.R.R (S.P. Balasubrahmanyam), but had to part ways because of Anu's stubbornness. Sasi leaves no stone unturned in finding Sharada. Secretly everyone hopes that Anu will survive. But will she?
- 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.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsArvind SwamyMadhooPankaj KapurA woman from a village in Tamil Nadu marries a sophisticated city dweller and moves with him to Kashmir, where all is rosy - until he gets kidnapped by militants.It translates to "Rose".
Its about terrorism in India. - DirectorS. ShankarStarsVikramSadaPrakash RajRamanujam, who suffers from multiple personality disorder, works as a lawyer by day and a vigilante at night, using tips from the 'Garuda Purana' as his tools to punish various antisocial elements.It translates to "Foreigner" in the sense he doesn't belong in India where corruption is so common.
- DirectorBalaji SakthivelStarsSriUrmila MahantaMithun MuraliA girl gets in trouble when her boyfriend films her private moments on his mobile phone without her knowledge.It translates to "Case no 18/9" .
Its about corruption and how younger generation misuse smartphones. - DirectorK. SelvaraghavanStarsDhanushSnehaSonia AgarwalAfter running away from his home, Kumar falls in with a gang and slowly rises through the ranks of the criminal underworld.
- DirectorChezhian RaStarsDharun BalaT. Arul EzhilanMk ManiThe struggle of a family of three as they search for a house to rent after being given an ultimatum to vacate their house by their land lady.
- DirectorC. Prem KumarStarsVijay SethupathiAdithya BhaskarTrisha KrishnanTwo high school sweethearts meet at a reunion after 22 years and reminisce about their past.
- DirectorAshwath MarimuthuStarsAshok SelvanRitika SinghVani BhojanWhen you think marrying your best friend means a 'happily ever-after', but it turns out to be just the reverse.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorVetrimaaranStarsDineshSamuthirakaniAnandhiFour labourers are tortured by the police to confess to a theft they have not committed.
- 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.
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsArjun SarjaManisha KoiralaRaghuvaranA 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorArisil MoorthyStarsAjayAkilaT. AnbazhaganRaame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum also known as RARA talks about a village, which is breaking news in all television channels in India but the people of the village don't have electricity to watch Television.
- DirectorMadonne AshwinStarsYogi BabuSheela RajkumarSangili MuruganA local barber's fate turns overnight when he becomes the single deciding vote in the village elections.
- DirectorT.J. GnanavelStarsSuriyaLijo Mol JoseManikandan K.When a tribal man is arrested for a case of alleged theft, his wife turns to a human-rights lawyer to help bring justice.