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My Favorite All Time Best Tamil movies

by arundewdrops • Created 13 years ago • Modified 13 years ago
Here is my list. I listed based on released year, If some one knows any better movies can please suggest.
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  • Sabapathy (1941)

    1. Sabapathy

    19412h 33m
    7.5 (171)
    The 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.
    DirectorsA.T. KrishnaswamyA.V. MeiyappanStarsRamachandran T.R.Kali N. RathnamR. Padma
    The comedy in this movie are too great that even recent have copied the scenes from it.
  • Parasakthi (1952)

    2. Parasakthi

    19523h 8mNot Rated
    7.5 (385)
    Brothers 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.
    DirectorsR. KrishnanS. PanjuStarsPandari BaiDoraiswamyShivaji Ganesan
    Bold dialogs and the script which abuse religious practices, I liked it.
  • Ratha Kanneer (1954)

    3. Ratha Kanneer

    19542h 34m
    8.5 (379)
    The 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.
    DirectorsR. KrishnanS. PanjuStarsM.R. RadhaS.S. RajendranM.N. Rajam
    Best dialogues and excellent acting by M.R. Radha, serious story but has lot of humor too.
  • Nadodi Mannan (1958)

    4. Nadodi Mannan

    19583h 40m
    7.8 (127)
    A wanderer/revolutionary is a dead ringer for a monarch, and takes his place.
    DirectorM.G. RamachandranStarsM.G. RamachandranP.S. VeerappaM.N. Nambiar
    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.
  • Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1959)

    5. Veerapandiya Kattabomman

    19593h 21m
    7.9 (266)
    When 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.
    DirectorB. Ramakrishnaiah PanthuluStarsShivaji GanesanGemini GanesanPadmini
    Real story of a great king kattabomman during east India company invasion
  • Nenjam Marappathillai (1963)

    6. Nenjam Marappathillai

    19632h 24m
    8.4 (92)
    A 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.
    DirectorC.V. SridharStarsM.N. NambiarPadmini PriyadarshiniNagesh
    How to say this?, Its a kind of thriller and you can even say science fiction, link to his past life in the present
  • Kadalikka Neramillai (1964)

    7. Kadalikka Neramillai

    19642h 39mNot Rated
    8.2 (453)
    Ashok is in love with his boss' daughter, Nirmala. To convince Viswanathan, he seeks his best friend Vasu's help, who disguises as his father.
    DirectorC.V. SridharStarsRavichandranKanchanaT.S. Balaiah
    I guess it would have been a block buster at those time. Comedy drama.
  • Kasethan Kadavulada (1972)

    8. Kasethan Kadavulada

    19722h 22mNot Rated
    7.5 (202)
    Parvathi 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.
    DirectorChitralaya GopuStarsR. MuthuramanLakshmiAachi Manorama
    Comedy drama by same team
  • Sridevi and Kamal Haasan in Pathinaru Vayathinile (1977)

    9. Pathinaru Vayathinile

    19772h 19mNot Rated
    8.0 (1.3K)
    The movie revolves around the struggle and vulnerability of 16-year old Mayil (Sridevi) when in love.
    DirectorBharathirajaStarsKamal HaasanSrideviRajinikanth
    Best hero, best villain, best heroine, best director, best music director. No doubt obviously a best film.
  • Mullum Malarum (1978)

    10. Mullum Malarum

    19782h 23mNot Rated
    8.3 (1.1K)
    A boorish villager butts heads with a newly appointed engineer from the city.
    DirectorJ. MahendranStarsRajinikanthSarath BabuJayalakshmi
    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.
  • Uthiri Pookkal (1979)

    11. Uthiri Pookkal

    19792h 23m
    8.1 (317)
    A hedonist/sadist makes life hell for everyone around him.
    DirectorJ. MahendranStarsVijayanAshwiniMadhu Malini
    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.
  • Sridevi and Kamal Haasan in Varumayin Niram Sigappu (1980)

    12. Varumayin Niram Sigappu

    19802h 18mNot Rated
    8.2 (1.2K)
    Poetical 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
    DirectorK. BalachanderStarsKamal HaasanSrideviPrathap Pothen
    Unemployment story, full of tragedy, but worth watching.
  • Indru Poyi Naalai Vaa (1981)

    13. Indru Poyi Naalai Vaa

    19812h 17mNot Rated
    7.6 (273)
    The 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.
    DirectorBhagyarajStarsBhagyarajRadhika SarathkumarKallapetti Singaram
    Comedy entertainer.
  • Sridevi and Kamal Haasan in Moondram Pirai (1982)

    14. Moondram Pirai

    19822h 23m
    8.6 (3.5K)
    A 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.
    DirectorBalu MahendraStarsKamal HaasanSrideviY.G. Mahendran
    No words universal hero at his best.
  • Chinna Veedu (1985)

    15. Chinna Veedu

    19852h 23mNot Rated
    7.3 (192)
    A 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.
    DirectorBhagyarajStarsKalpanaChakri Toleti
    Hilarious dialogues same as usual Bhagyaraj film.
  • Mouna Ragam (1986)

    16. Mouna Ragam

    19862h 26m
    8.4 (4.6K)
    Divya, 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.
    DirectorMani RatnamStarsRevathiMohanKarthik
    Good love story tell now
  • Amala Akkineni and Sathyaraj in Vedam Puthithu (1987)

    17. Vedam Puthithu

    19872h 24m
    7.9 (256)
    Rules are broken in the traditional village society where an upper- caste orphaned boy is brought up by the village Chieftain.
    DirectorBharathirajaStarsAmala AkkineniCharu HaasanJanakaraj
    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.
  • Nayakan (1987)

    18. Nayakan

    19872h 25mNot Rated
    8.6 (26K)
    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.
    DirectorMani RatnamStarsKamal HaasanSaranya PonvannanDelhi Ganesh
    Manirathnam, kamalahassan, ilaiyaraja, good result. But I found little bit of god father style, but still kamalhassan one more best performance.
  • Mammootty, Amrish Puri, Rajinikanth, and Arvind Swamy in Thalapathi (1991)

    19. Thalapathi

    19912h 37mNot Rated
    8.5 (14K)
    An 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.
    DirectorMani RatnamStarsRajinikanthMammoottyShobana
    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.
  • Kamal Haasan in Guna (1991)

    20. Guna

    19912h 47mNot Rated
    8.2 (3.4K)
    A neurodivergent individual escapes the family he despises and the asylum he is kept in by creating fantasies.
    DirectorSanthana BharathiStarsKamal HaasanRoshiniRekha
    One of Kamalahassan's experiment's but as usual it failed but a good movie.
  • Shivaji Ganesan, Gautami, Kamal Haasan, Nassar, and Revathi in Thevar Magan (1992)

    21. Thevar Magan

    19922h 25m
    8.7 (8.6K)
    The urbane son of a village chieftain struggles between his personal aspirations and those of his family.
    DirectorBharathanStarsKamal HaasanShivaji GanesanNassar
    Two Legends Sivaji ganesan, kamalahassan, sivaji ganesan out performed kamalahassan, Best combo.
  • Kamal Haasan, Cochin Hanifa, and Sukanya in Mahanadi (1994)

    22. Mahanadi

    19942h 42m
    8.6 (4.8K)
    An 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.
    DirectorSanthana BharathiStarsKamal HaasanSukanyaPoornam Vishwanathan
    Completely different kind of story, many heart touching scenes.
  • Sonali Kulkarni and Vineeth in May Madham (1994)

    23. May Madham

    19942h 29mNot Rated
    6.4 (170)
    A 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.
    DirectorVenusBaluStarsJanakarajSonali KulkarniAachi Manorama
    An experimental movie but failed to succeed, I still liked it.
  • Ramesh Aravind, Kamal Haasan, Heera Rajgopal, and Kovai Sarala in Sathi Leelavathi (1995)

    24. Sathi Leelavathi

    19952h 31mNot Rated
    8.1 (1.7K)
    Arun (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.
    DirectorBalu MahendraStarsKamal HaasanRamesh AravindKovai Sarala
    Full time comedy entertainer, Best comedy movie, It has humor frame by frame, watch it and enjoy.
  • Mohanlal in Kaalapani (1996)

    25. Kaalapani

    19962h 58m
    8.5 (4.8K)
    Govardhan, 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.
    DirectorPriyadarshanStarsMohanlalAmrish PuriPrabhu
    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.

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