MUST WATCH MOVIES OF TAMIL ACTORS!!
by san-fabre04 | created - 14 Jul 2012 | updated - 14 Jul 2012 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Indian (1996)
Not Rated | 185 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A 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.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Sukanya, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar
Votes: 13,855
2. Kuruthipunal (1995)
Not Rated | 143 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Suave 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.
Director: P.C. Sreeram | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Arjun Sarja, Nassar, Gautami
Votes: 4,676
3. Baasha (1995)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An auto driver, Manikam, desperately tries to hide his dark underworld side to keep his promise to his father.
Director: Suresh Krishna | Stars: Rajinikanth, Nagma, Raghuvaran, Vijayakumar
Votes: 11,483
4. Thalapathi (1991)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Crime, Drama
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.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Rajinikanth, Mammootty, Shobana, Arvind Swamy
Votes: 13,237
5. Billa 2 (2012)
Not Rated | 129 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
David Billa builds up his drug and arms dealing empire, becoming a feared underworld boss.
Director: Chakri Toleti | Stars: Ajith Kumar, Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah, Sudhanshu Pandey
Votes: 11,341
6. Kireedam (2007)
Not Rated | 156 min | Action, Drama
Shakthi, a Police Constable's son, is aspiring to be a cop himself. He crosses paths with a local.
Director: A.L. Vijay | Stars: Ajith Kumar, Trisha Krishnan, Raj Kiran, Vivek
Votes: 1,942
7. 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: 21,436
8. Deiva Thirumagal (2011)
Not Rated | 166 min | Drama
A 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.
Director: A.L. Vijay | Stars: Vikram, Anushka Shetty, Amala Paul, Nassar
Votes: 6,482
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: 14,337
10. Pithamagan (2003)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Drama
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.
Director: Bala | Stars: Vikram, Suriya, Laila, Sangeetha
Votes: 7,487
11. 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: 16,937
12. Nanban (2012)
Not Rated | 188 min | Comedy, Drama
10 years after leaving college, two best friends and their rival go on a search for their third friend, while finding out some truths along the way.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Jiiva, Srikanth, Ileana D'Cruz
Votes: 16,671
13. 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: 8,438
14. Gentleman (1993)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Due 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.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Arjun Sarja, Madhoo, Subhasri, M.N. Nambiar
Votes: 2,686
15. Mayakkam Enna (2011)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama, Romance
Karthik and Yamini can't stand each other, but there lies the twist when opposites attract.
Director: K. Selvaraghavan | Stars: Dhanush, Richa Langella, Sunder Ramu, Mathivanan Rajendran
Votes: 4,287
16. 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: 7,140
17. 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: 6,871
18. Vaanam (2011)
Not Rated | 140 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The lives of five individuals living in different places converge at a point, resulting in the transformation of their persona and purpose.
Director: Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi | Stars: Silambarasan Rajendar, Bharath Srinivasan, Anushka Shetty, Jasmine Bhasin
Votes: 1,962
20. 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: 7,357
21. Madrasapattinam (2010)
165 min | Drama, History, Romance
A film set in 1940s India, during the country's struggle for independence. The young daughter of an English governor falls in love with a local Indian boy.
Director: A.L. Vijay | Stars: Arya, Carole Trangmar-Palmer, Amy Jackson, Cochin Hanifa
Votes: 2,892
22. Naan Kadavul (2009)
Not Rated | 165 min | Action, Drama
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.
Director: Bala | Stars: Arya, Pooja Umashankar, Motta Rajendran, Krishnamoorthy
Votes: 2,235
23. Ko (2011)
Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Thriller
Ashwin, a famous photographer, works with Renuka, an investigative journalist. When one of their colleagues, Saro, gets killed during a political meet, Ashwin and Renuka decide to investigate.
Director: K.V. Anand | Stars: Jiiva, Ajmal Ameer, Karthika Nair, Piaa Bajpai
Votes: 6,353
24. Kattradhu Thamizh (2007)
147 min | Drama, Mystery
A young post-graduate faces difficulties with finding employment, and struggles against social inequalities.
Director: Ram | Stars: Jiiva, Anjali, Karunas, Azhagam Perumal
Votes: 3,513
25. Peraanmai (2009)
Not Rated | 154 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Dhuruvan is a forest ranger, who is assigned the job of training five girls from the NCC camp. The group hears of a terrorist activity being carried out in the forest and makes a plan to defeat them.
Directors: S.P. Jhananathan, N. Kalyanakrishnan, V. Yokaanand | Stars: Jayam Ravi, Saranya Nag, Vasundhara Kashyap, Dhansika
Votes: 1,400
26. Deepavali (2007)
Not Rated | 152 min | Action, Romance
Realizing that his girlfriend has forgotten him after being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder, a man tries hard to make her remember about their relationship.
Director: Ezhil | Stars: Jayam Ravi, Bhavana, Vijayakumar, Lal
Votes: 465
27. Aayirathil Oruvan (2009)
Not Rated | 138 min | Drama
Aravindan borrows a huge sum of money for his sister's marriage. Soon, as he strives hard to repay the moneylender, he finds himself in the middle of a vicious debt trap.
Director: Sibi Malayil | Stars: Indrans, Irshad, Anu Joseph, Salim Kumar
Votes: 172
28. Saguni (2012)
Not Rated | 148 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
In order to save his ancestral property, Kamal decides to seek help from a politician. When he learns about the corrupt system run by equally corrupt bureaucrats, he takes charge of the matter.
Director: N. Shankar Dayal | Stars: Karthi, Pranitha Subhash, Santhanam, Prakash Raj
Votes: 1,299
29. Agni Natchathiram (1988)
Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two 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.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Karthik, Prabhu, Vijayakumar, Amala Akkineni
Votes: 1,433
30. Mouna Ragam (1986)
146 min | Drama, Romance
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.
Directors: Ambili, Mani Ratnam | Stars: Revathi, Mohan, Karthik, V.K. Ramasamy
Votes: 4,272
31. Amaidhi Padai (1994)
Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ambitious and unscrupulous man becomes a major politician using unethical means, but his illegitimate son is posted as police inspector in his constituency and vows to stop his father's illegal activities.
Director: Manivannan | Stars: Manivannan, Ranjitha, Sathyaraj, Kasthuri Shankar
Votes: 547
32. 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: 2,223
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