BEST TAMIL MOVIES BY YEAR(1980-2021)
Notable films of the year are mentioned under the best movies of the year.
Even though the years are mentioned beside the titles this list have been made according to the film's theatrical release in India
Even though the years are mentioned beside the titles this list have been made according to the film's theatrical release in India
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- DirectorLokesh KanagarajStarsKamal HaasanVijay SethupathiFahadh FaasilA special investigator discovers a case of serial killings is not what it seems to be, and leading down this path is only going to end in a war between everyone involved.Kadaisi Vivasaayi
- DirectorPa. RanjithStarsAryaPasupathyJohn KokkenWhen Sarpatta Parambarai is challenged to a do-or-die match, will Kabilan, a young labourer, put on the gloves himself and lead his clan to victory, or be dissuaded by his disapproving mother and dangerous politics?Master
Maara
Maanaadu
Doctor
Jai Bhim
Mandela
Aelay
Nenjam Marapathilla
Karnan
Rocky
Maadathy - DirectorSudha KongaraStarsSuriyaParesh RawalUrvashiNedumaaran Rajangam "Maara" sets out to make the common man fly and in the process takes on the world's most capital intensive industry and several enemies who stand in his way.Oh My Kadavula
- 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.96
Ratchaasan
Vada chennai - 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.Aruvi,
Maanagaram - DirectorVetrimaaranStarsDineshSamuthirakaniAnandhiFour labourers are tortured by the police to confess to a theft they have not committed.2016
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Joker - DirectorMohan RajaStarsJayam RaviArvind SwamyNayantharaSiddharth Abimanyu, an influential scientist, is involved in various illegal medical practices. Mithran, an efficient IPS officer, decides to expose him.Papanasam
Uttama Villain
Kakka Muttai - 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.Kaththi,VIP
- 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.Vishwaroopam
- DirectorBalaji TharaneetharanStarsVijay SethupathiGayathrieBagavathi PerumalA young man forgets a few years of his life, even as he is about to get married.Thuppakki
- DirectorA.L. VijayStarsVikramAnushka ShettyAmala PaulA man with disabilities fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter, and in the process teaches his opponent lawyer the value of love and family.Aadukalam
Mouna Guru
Yutham Sei - DirectorThiagarajan KumararajaStarsSampath RajJackie ShroffRavi KrishnaA mob boss must deal with a disgruntled mistress and a vanishing bag of cocaine.
- DirectorChakri ToletiStarsKamal HaasanVenkatesh DaggubatiMohanlalA retiring police officer remembers a thrilling case of his life which is not recorded in any case files.
- 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.Vaaranam Aayiram,Dasavatharam,Kanchivaram,Sybramaniapuram
- DirectorK. SelvaraghavanStarsDhanushSnehaSonia AgarwalAfter running away from his home, Kumar falls in with a gang and slowly rises through the ranks of the criminal underworld.Vettaiyadu Villaiyadu
- 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.
- DirectorKamal HaasanStarsKamal HaasanAbhiramiPasupathyA temperamental farmer gets embroiled in a bloody clan feud in a southern Tamil Nadu village.Vasool Raja MBBS ,Ghilli,Ayutha ezhuthu
- 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.Pithamagan
- 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.Panchathanthiram ,Ramana
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsMadhavanShaliniSwarnamalyaAfter a difficult romance in a class-divided society, the love birds find out marriage is not what they thought it would be.Hey Ram, Kandukondein Kandukondein
- 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.Vaali,Amarkalam
- DirectorVincent SelvaStarsJoseph VijayKousalyaNassarVasanth, a wealthy businessman, falls in love with Priya during his visit to Rajasthan. To woo Priya, he impersonates a man named Vasanth Kumar who had saved her life before.Kaathala Kaathala,Ninaithen Vandhen
- 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.Kadhaluku Maryadai
- 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.Poove Unakkagga
- 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.Bombay, Baasha
- 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.Kadhalan
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsArjun SarjaMadhooSubhasriDue to a past tragedy , a small business owner by day becomes modern day Robin Hood by night takes from the rich to provide education for the poor.
- DirectorBharathanStarsKamal HaasanShivaji GanesanNassarThe urbane son of a village chieftain struggles between his personal aspirations and those of his family.Roja
- 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.Guna
- DirectorSingeetam Srinivasa RaoStarsKamal HaasanUrvashiKomal MahuvakarA comedy of errors with identical quadruplets, separated at birth, coming together as adults.Anjali
- DirectorSingeetam Srinivasa RaoStarsKamal HaasanNageshSrividyaAppu and Raja are twins who were separated at birth, grow up in different localities. Appu's quest for revenge begins upon learning that his father was killed by four criminals.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsKarthikPrabhuVijayakumarTwo men having the same father , but different mothers hate each other and often get into fights. But they are forced to join hands when their father's life is endangered.Sathya
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorK. BalachanderStarsSivakumarSuhasiniSulakshanaA Carnatic singe at the peak of his career loses his credibility as he gets addicted to alcohol due to the loss of an intimate companion. Singer's wife tries to help him get rid of the addiction and fails.
- DirectorR. SundarajanStarsVijayakanthRevathiGoundamaniA homeless man and a young widow develop an affectionate bond for each other due to similarly tragic past. They then take it upon themselves to save a young couple in love from the wrath of the villagers.
- DirectorMajor SundarrajanStarsJaishankarLakshmiAachi ManoramaJaishankar marries Lakshmi who loves Sivakumar. Sivakumar marries Sulakshana. After Jaishankar's death, Lakshmi and Sivakumar unite. Sulakshana tries killing Lakshmi, Sivakumar jailed. Lakshmi visits him in prison, commits suicide.
- 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.
- DirectorK. BalachanderStarsRajinikanthMadhaviThengai SrinivasanChandran , a young man fools his boss and attempts to woo his boss' daughter.
- 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