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Must watch Tamil movies

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  • Kamal Haasan, Cochin Hanifa, and Sukanya in Mahanadi (1994)

    1. Mahanadi

    19942h 42m
    8.6 (4.9K)
    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
  • Nayakan (1987)

    2. Nayakan

    19872h 25mNot Rated
    8.6 (27K)
    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
  • Shivaji Ganesan, Gautami, Kamal Haasan, Nassar, and Revathi in Thevar Magan (1992)

    3. Thevar Magan

    19922h 25m
    8.7 (8.7K)
    The urbane son of a village chieftain struggles between his personal aspirations and those of his family.
    DirectorBharathanStarsKamal HaasanShivaji GanesanNassar
  • Sneha and Anjali in Market Street (2010)

    4. Market Street

    20102h 31m
    7.7 (1.5K)
    The story on the lives of a salesgirl and sales boy of a popular Saree store in Chennai.
    DirectorVasanthabalanStarsAngadi Theru MaheshAnjaliA. Venkatesh
  • Arya and Pooja Umashankar in Naan Kadavul (2009)

    5. Naan Kadavul

    20092h 45m
    7.7 (2.4K)
    After 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.
    DirectorBalaStarsAryaPooja UmashankarMotta Rajendran
  • Sri, Manisha Yadav, and Urmila Mahanta in Vazhakku Enn 18/9 (2012)

    6. Vazhakku Enn 18/9

    20122h 4m
    8.2 (2.4K)
    A girl gets in trouble when her boyfriend films her private moments on his mobile phone without her knowledge.
    DirectorBalaji SakthivelStarsSriUrmila MahantaMithun Murali
  • Nandalala (2010)

    7. Nandalala

    20102h 7mNot Rated
    7.7 (658)
    The film revolves around a child who lives with his blind grandmother who want to meet his mother takes on a journey to see her .
    DirectorMysskinStarsSnigdha AkolkarKalaiyarasanMysskin
  • Yutham Sei (2011)

    8. Yutham Sei

    20112h 40mNot Rated
    7.9 (2.4K)
    A common man's ability to defeat the devil. A cop identifies the mystery and solves the problem.
    DirectorMysskinStarsCheranAnanyaa ShahY.G. Mahendran
  • Madhavan and Keerthana Parthiepan in A Peck on the Cheek (2002)

    9. A Peck on the Cheek

    20022h 16mNot Rated
    8.3 (9.8K)
    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.
    DirectorMani RatnamStarsKeerthana ParthiepanSimranMadhavan
  • Amala Paul, Thambi Ramaiah, and Vidharth in Mynaa (2010)

    10. Mynaa

    20102h 24mNot Rated
    7.4 (1.1K)
    Village boy make an affair with girl and they continue it even if they grownup. Accidentally boy happened to caught in jail. But after small time he escaped from the jail and come to the girl. The prison officials follow him and catch him. Girl also comes with them.
    DirectorPrabu SolomonStarsVidharthAmala PaulThambi Ramaiah
  • Uthiri Pookkal (1979)

    11. Uthiri Pookkal

    19792h 23m
    8.1 (320)
    A hedonist/sadist makes life hell for everyone around him.
    DirectorJ. MahendranStarsVijayanAshwiniMadhu Malini
  • Amala Akkineni and Kamal Haasan in Pushpaka Vimana (1987)

    12. Pushpaka Vimana

    19872h 5m
    8.6 (4K)
    An unemployed graduate who coincidentally encounters a rich unconscious man, and takes over his lifestyle by keeping him a prisoner. However, he is in for a twist as a contract killer is after him, assuming him to be the affluent man.
    DirectorSingeetam Srinivasa RaoStarsKamal HaasanAmala AkkineniTinnu Anand
  • Sridevi and Kamal Haasan in Moondram Pirai (1982)

    13. 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
  • Laila, Vikram, and Suriya in Pithamagan (2003)

    14. Pithamagan

    20032h 19mNot Rated
    8.3 (8.1K)
    Chittan, a social outcast, has grown up in a cemetery. A drug dealer finds him a job in a cannabis farm. In prison, he meets a conman, Shakti. This friendship transforms him from his stony existence.
    DirectorBalaStarsVikramSuriyaLaila
  • Kamal Haasan in Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989)

    15. Apoorva Sagodharargal

    19892h 37m
    8.3 (4.9K)
    Appu 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.
    DirectorSingeetam Srinivasa RaoStarsKamal HaasanNageshSrividya
  • Dhanush and Taapsee Pannu in Aadukalam (2011)

    16. Aadukalam

    20112h 40m
    8.1 (7.7K)
    Falling in love with Irene as well as refusing to obey his boss Pettaikaran in a rooster fight complicates Karuppu's life.
    DirectorVetrimaaranStarsDhanushTaapsee PannuJayabalan
  • Pasanga (2009)

    17. Pasanga

    20092h 58mNot Rated
    7.7 (1.2K)
    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.
    DirectorPandiraajStarsKishore Shanthi DhinakaranVimalVega Tamotia
  • Azhagi (2002)

    18. Azhagi

    20022h 35m
    7.3 (368)
    A married man's fidelity is tested when a childhood crush needs his help.
    DirectorThangar BachanStarsParthiban RadhakrishnanNandita DasDevayani
  • Tabu, Gautami, Mohanlal, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Revathi in Iruvar (1997)

    19. Iruvar

    19972h 20m
    8.4 (8.1K)
    A 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.
    DirectorMani RatnamStarsMohanlalAishwarya Rai BachchanPrakash Raj
  • Jayasudha, K.P.A.C. Lalitha, Madhavan, Shalini, Sukumari, Arvind Swamy, Swarnamalya, Vivek, Khushbu Sundar, and Azhagam Perumal in Alai Payuthey (2000)

    20. Alai Payuthey

    20002h 36mNot Rated
    8.3 (8.1K)
    After a difficult romance in a class-divided society, the love birds find out marriage is not what they thought it would be.
    DirectorMani RatnamStarsMadhavanShaliniSwarnamalya
  • Veyil (2006)

    21. Veyil

    20062h 16m
    7.9 (868)
    Story of two brothers told from the perspective of older brother who recalls his childhood memories where he runs away from home and returns after 20 years. The rest of the film is all about mental turmoil, as he is caught between the deep love showered by his younger brother who runs a successful advertising agency and his guilt of not being a responsible son or elder brother.
    DirectorVasanthabalanStarsPasupathyBharath SrinivasanBhavana
  • Bharath Srinivasan, Sandhya, and Soori in Kaadhal (2004)

    22. Kaadhal

    20042h 2m
    7.6 (1.3K)
    A 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.
    DirectorBalaji SakthivelStarsBharath SrinivasanSandhyaSukumar
  • Vedhika, Atharvaa Murali, and Dhansika in Paradesi (2013)

    23. Paradesi

    20132h 6m
    8.0 (2.1K)
    Before 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.
    DirectorBalaStarsAtharvaa MuraliVedhikaDhansika
  • Autograph (2004)

    24. Autograph

    20042h 48m
    7.8 (1.3K)
    Follow Senthil's life through vignettes of his past presented by the people he visits while distributing his marriage invitations. His love life is the aspect in prime focus -- while we are presented with nuggets of other development also.
    DirectorCheranStarsCheranSnehaGopika
  • Cheran and Padmapriya in Thavamai Thavamiruntu (2005)

    25. Thavamai Thavamiruntu

    20053h
    8.0 (612)
    The 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.
    DirectorCheranStarsCheranRaj KiranPadmapriya

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