My Favorite Tamil Movies
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1. Michael Madana Kama Rajan (1990)
Not Rated | 162 min | Comedy
A comedy of errors with identical quadruplets, separated at birth, coming together as adults.
Director: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Urvashi, Komal Mahuvakar, Kushboo
Votes: 5,064
2. Kannathil Muthamittal (2002)
Not Rated | 136 min | Action, Drama, War
A 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.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Keerthana Parthiepan, Simran, Madhavan, Nandita Das
Votes: 9,224
3. Anbe Sivam (2003)
Not Rated | 160 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two 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.
Director: Sundar C. | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Madhavan, Kiran Rathod, Nassar
Votes: 25,311
4. Roja (1992)
137 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A 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.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Arvind Swamy, Madhoo, Pankaj Kapur, Nassar
Votes: 13,716
5. Bombay (1995)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama, Romance
A 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.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Arvind Swamy, Manisha Koirala, Nassar, Kitty
Votes: 13,707
6. Yuva (2004)
Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Michael, Arjun and Lallan, three men from three different strata of society, cross paths one morning in Calcutta and change one another's lives forever.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Vivek Oberoi
Votes: 9,378 | Gross: $0.28M
7. Jodi (1999)
Not Rated | 161 min | Romance
Kannan's father is against love marriage. Kannan loves Gayatri, whose father was once a great music critic. Both decide to win the hearts of each others family and only marry with their consent.
Director: Praveenkanth | Stars: Prashanth, Simran, Vijayakumar, Nassar
Votes: 258
8. Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)
Not Rated | 169 min | Action, Drama, Musical
A father and son help each other through growing up, romance, tragedy, and adventure.
Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon | Stars: Suriya, Simran, Ramya, Sameera Reddy
Votes: 14,349
9. Evano Oruvan (2007)
Unrated | 115 min | Drama, Thriller
A middle class man, tormented by the injustice around him, decides to take a charge against the issues surrounding him.
Director: Nishikant Kamat | Stars: Madhavan, Sangeetha, Seeman, Devadarshini Chetan
Votes: 401
10. Boys (2003)
172 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
'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.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Siddharth, Nakhul, Bharath Srinivasan, S. Thaman
Votes: 4,123
11. Nayakan (1987)
Not Rated | 145 min | Crime, Drama
A 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.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Saranya Ponvannan, Delhi Ganesh, Janakaraj
Votes: 22,999
12. Mudhalvan (1999)
Not Rated | 169 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A 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.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Arjun Sarja, Manisha Koirala, Raghuvaran, Vadivelu
Votes: 8,445
13. Unnal Mudiyum Thambi (1988)
169 min | Drama, Musical
Udhayamoorthi (Kamal Haasan), son of an orthodox Carnatic Musician, Marthandam Pillai, voices for social causes against his father's will and in a way gains the trust of local people and brings self-awareness in neighboring villages.
Director: K. Balachander | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Seetha, Gemini Ganesan, Aachi Manorama
Votes: 770
14. Santhosh Subramaniyam (2008)
Not Rated | 177 min | Comedy, Romance
A young man narrates his past on how his father wants the best things for him but never asks his son's opinion on whether he likes them or not.
Director: Mohan Raja | Stars: Jayam Ravi, Genelia Deshmukh, Prakash Raj, Sayaji Shinde
Votes: 1,991
15. The Crow's Egg (2014)
109 min | Comedy, Drama
Two 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?
Director: M. Manikandan | Stars: Ramesh Thilaganathan, J. Vignesh, Aishwarya Rajesh, Ramesh Thilak
Votes: 7,718
16. 36 Vayadhinile (2015)
115 min | Drama, Family
A 36 years old woman rediscovers her lost charisma while overcoming profound odds from a patriarchal society.
Director: Rosshan Andrrews | Stars: Jyotika, Rahman, Abhirami, Amritha Anil
Votes: 943
17. Alai Payuthey (2000)
Not Rated | 156 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
After a difficult romance in a class-divided society, the love birds find out marriage is not what they thought it would be.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Madhavan, Shalini, Swarnamalya, V. Natarajan
Votes: 7,362
18. Amarkalam (1999)
Not Rated | 148 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A crook is asked by an ex-gang leader to hold the commissioner's daughter captive for two days to ruin the family's honor. The girl while captive falls in love with the crook, but he rejects her.
Director: Sarann | Stars: Ajith Kumar, Shalini, Raghuvaran, Nassar
Votes: 2,004
19. Pokkiri (2007)
Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Thamizh 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 Thamizh really what he purports to be?
Director: Prabhu Deva | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Asin Thottumkal, Prakash Raj, Vadivelu
Votes: 13,676
20. Ghilli (2004)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Velu, an aspiring kabaddi player, goes to Madurai to participate in a regional match, where he rescues Dhanalakshmi from Muthupandi, a powerful man keen on marrying the girl against her will.
Director: Dharani | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj, Ashish Vidyarthi
Votes: 17,004
21. Anjali (1990)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama
After 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.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Shamili, Revathi, Raghuvaran, Tarun
Votes: 3,177
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