Favourite Film of the Year - Tamil (2000 - 2020)
by Lingesh02 | created - 02 Jun 2020 | updated - 03 Jun 2020 | PublicHere are my personal favourite/best Tamil films of each year (2000 - 2020)
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1. Hey Ram (2000)
Not Rated | 186 min | Crime, Drama, History
Saketh 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.
Director: Kamal Haasan | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Hema Malini
Votes: 13,529 | Gross: $0.27M
2000 - HEY RAM
SPECIAL MENTION :
KUSHI
ALAIPAYUTHEY
MUGAVAREE
2. Nandha (2001)
Not Rated | 165 min | Action, Drama
Looking to put behind a past that haunts him, Nandha tries to reconcile with his mother and live life on his terms.
Director: Bala | Stars: Suriya, Laila, Raj Kiran, Karunas
Votes: 2,583
2001 - NANDHA
SPECIAL MENTION :
MINNALE
PANDAVAR BHOOMI
DHEENA
FRIENDS
3. Ramana (I) (2002)
140 min | Action, Drama
Ramana ,a college professor attempts to end corruption by creating a group called ACF.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Vijayakanth, Simran, Ashima Bhalla, Yugi Sethu
Votes: 2,114
2002 - RAMANAA
SPECIAL MENTION :
PANCHATHANTHIRAM
MOUNAM PESIYADHE
GEMINI
4. 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: 24,348
2003 - ANBE SIVAM
SPECIAL MENTION :
PITHAMAGAN
KAAKHA KAAKHA
SAAMY
KADHAL KONDEIN
5. 7/G Rainbow Colony (2004)
Not Rated | 186 min | Drama, Romance
A neighborhood good-for-nothing attempts to romance the new girl in town.
Director: K. Selvaraghavan | Stars: Ravi Krishna, Sonia Agarwal, Suman Shetty, Vijayan
Votes: 2,807
2004 - 7/G RAINBOW COLONY
SPECIAL MENTION :
GHILLI
AUTOGRAPH
AAYUTHA EZHUTHU
VIRUMAANDI
6. Anniyan (2005)
Not Rated | 181 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Ramanujam, 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.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Vikram, Sada, Prakash Raj, Vivek
Votes: 19,978
2005 - ANNIYAN
SPECIAL MENTION :
CHANDRAMUKHI
RAAM
GHAJINI
SANDAKOZHI
7. Pudhu Pettai (2006)
Not Rated | 168 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After running away from his home, Kumar falls in with a gang and slowly rises through the ranks of the criminal underworld.
Director: K. Selvaraghavan | Stars: Dhanush, Sneha, Sonia Agarwal, Azhagam Perumal
Votes: 7,084
2006 - PUDHUPETTAI
SPECIAL MENTION :
VEYYIL
VETTAIYAADU VILAIYAADU
VARALARU
EM MAGAN
8. Mozhi (2007)
Not Rated | 155 min | Comedy, Romance
A musician's love towards a stubborn deaf woman makes her eventually realize that there is more to her life than she previously thought.
Director: Radha Mohan | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jyotika, Prakash Raj, Swarnamalya
Votes: 1,935
2007 - MOZHI
SPECIAL MENTION :
PARUTHIVEERAN
KATTRADHU THAMIZH
SIVAJI
BILLA
POKKIRI
POLLADHAVAN
CHENNAI 28
9. 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: 13,749
2008 - VAARANAM AAYIRAM
SPECIAL MENTION :
ANJATHE
SUBRAMANIYAPURAM
DASAVATHAARAM
SANTHOSH SUBRAMANIAM
ABHIYUM NAANUM
10. Pasanga (2009)
Not Rated | 178 min | Drama, Family
Anbukkarusu, 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.
Director: Pandiraj | Stars: Kishore Shanthi Dhinakaran, Vimal, Vega Tamotia, Kishore Kumar G.
Votes: 1,020
2009 - PASANGA
SPECIAL MENTION :
NAADODIGAL
VENNILA KABADI KUZHU
SIVA MANASULA SAKTHI
EERAM
11. Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010)
Not Rated | 157 min | Drama, Romance
An 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.
Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon | Stars: Silambarasan Rajendar, Trisha Krishnan, Vtv Ganesh, Raja Krishnamoorthy
Votes: 6,590
2010 - VINNAITHAANDI VARUVAAYAA
SPECIAL MENTION :
AAYIRATHIL ORUVAN
ANGADI THERU
ENTHIRAN
PAIYAA
MADRASAPATTINAM
THAMIZH PADAM
12. Aadukalam (2011)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Falling in love with Irene as well as refusing to obey his boss Pettaikaran in a rooster fight complicates Karuppu's life.
Director: Vetrimaaran | Stars: Dhanush, Taapsee Pannu, Jayabalan, Kishore Kumar G.
Votes: 6,882
2011 - AADUKALAM
SPECIAL MENTION :
AARANYA KAANDAM
KO
VAAGAI SOODA VAA
MANKATHA
MAYAKKAM ENNA
ENGAEYUM EPPOTHUM
13. Thuppakki (2012)
Not Rated | 165 min | Action, Thriller
An army captain is on a mission to track down and destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Kajal Aggarwal, Vidyut Jammwal, Sathyan
Votes: 36,156
2012 - THUPPAKKI
SPECIAL MENTION :
VAZHAKKU EN 18/9
PIZZA
NADUVULA KONJAM PAKKATHA KAANOM
KADHALIL SODHAPPUVADHU YEPPADI
NANBAN
KUMKI
14. Vishwaroopam (2013)
Not Rated | 148 min | Action, Thriller
When a classical dancer's suspecting wife sets an investigator behind him, a series of violent events are triggered, revealing his real identity and connection to a darker world.
Director: Kamal Haasan | Stars: Pooja Kumar, Miles Anderson, Kamal Haasan, Rahul Bose
Votes: 40,650
2013 - VISHWAROOPAM
SPECIAL MENTION :
THANGA MEENKAL
PARADESI
SOODHU KAVVUM
MOODAR KOODAM
NERAM
ETHIR NEECHAL
15. Madras (2014)
Not Rated | 156 min | Action, Drama
A wall creates perturbation between two factions of a political party. Kaali and his buddy Anbu, who is a political aspirant, get embroiled in this brutal political rivalry.
Director: Pa. Ranjith | Stars: Karthi, Catherine Tresa, Kalaiyarasan, Jayabalan
Votes: 4,629
2014 - MADRAS
SPECIAL MENTION :
KATHTHI
JIGARTHANDA
SATHURANGA VETTAI
VELAIILLA PATTADHARI
PISAASU
KAAVIYA THALAIVAN
THEGIDI
16. Thani Oruvan (2015)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Siddharth Abimanyu, an influential scientist, is involved in various illegal medical practices. Mithran, an efficient IPS officer, decides to expose him.
Director: Mohan Raja | Stars: Jayam Ravi, Arvind Swami, Nayanthara, Nassar
Votes: 20,886
2015 - THANI ORUVAN
SPECIAL MENTION :
KAAKA MUTTAI
UTTAMA VILLAIN
BAAHUBALI - THE BEGINNING
PAPANASAM
YENNAI ARINDHAAL
OK KANMANI
INDRU NETRU NAALAI
17. Irudhi Suttru (2016)
Not Rated | 109 min | Action, Drama, Sport
The 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.
Director: Sudha Kongara | Stars: Madhavan, Nassar, Radha Ravi, Kaali Venkat
Votes: 12,328 | Gross: $0.08M
2016 - IRUDHI SUTTRU
SPECIAL MENTION :
DHURUVANGAL PATHINAARU
JOKER
VISAARANAI
AANDAVAN KATTALAI
24
KADHALUM KADANTHU POGUM
18. Vikram Vedha (2017)
Not Rated | 147 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Vikram, 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.
Directors: Gayatri, Pushkar, Gowtham Selvaraj | Stars: Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi, Shraddha Srinath, Kathir
Votes: 48,453
2017 - VIKRAM VEDHA
SPECIAL MENTION :
MAANAGARAM
THEERAN ADHIGAARAM ONDRU
ARAMM
ARUVI
MERSAL
BAAHUBALI 2 - THE CONCLUSION
19. Pariyerum Perumal (2018)
Not Rated | 154 min | Drama
A 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.
Director: Mari Selvaraj | Stars: Kathir, Anandhi, Yogi Babu, Lijeesh
Votes: 17,127
2018 - PARIYERUM PERUMAL
SPECIAL MENTION :
VADA CHENNAI
96
RATSASAN
MERKU THODARCHI MALAI
CHEKKA CHIVANTHA VAANAM
IRUMBU THIRAI
KAALA
20. Asuran (2019)
Not Rated | 141 min | Action, Drama
The 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.
Director: Vetrimaaran | Stars: Dhanush, Manju Warrier, Prakash Raj, Pasupathy
Votes: 31,702
2019 - ASURAN
SPECIAL MENTION :
OTHTHA SERUPPU SIZE 7
PERANBU
KAITHI
SUPER DELUXE
SILLUKARUPPATTI
NERKONDA PAARVAI
BIGIL
PETTA
21. Oh My Kadavule (2020)
151 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
When you think marrying your best friend means a 'happily ever-after', but it turns out to be just the reverse.
Director: Ashwath Marimuthu | Stars: Ashok Selvan, Ritika Singh, Vani Bhojan, Vijay Sethupathi
Votes: 4,602
2020 - OH MY KADAVULE (May change at the end of the year)
SPECIAL MENTION :
KANNUM KANNUM KOLLAIYADITHAAL
PSYCHO
DHARALA PRABHU
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