Top தமிழ் Films of 2012
by Hunter-692-Black | created - 08 Jan 2013 | updated - 16 Jan 2018 | PublicIn the year 2012 out of 168 films only few films made out good. This year, it is for the first time that so many small films are proving to be more successful than big star films. All big budget, star movies have failed at the box-office except Thuppakki. This year released with many interesting films. In that I listed 30 films...
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1. Pizza (II) (2012)
Not Rated | 127 min | Horror, Thriller
A pizza delivery boy lands in a mysterious circumstance and it works a dramatic change in his life.
Director: Karthik Subbaraj | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Ramya Nambeeshan, Aadukalam Naren, Karunakaran
Votes: 8,694
One of the best thirller
2. Vazhakku Enn 18/9 (2012)
Not Rated | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A girl gets in trouble when her boyfriend films her private moments on his mobile phone without her knowledge.
Director: Balaji Sakthivel | Stars: Sri, Urmila Mahanta, Mithun Murali, Manisha Yadav
Votes: 2,371
this film is shortlisted by the FFI to become India's submission for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the year 2012
3. 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: 37,795
Blockbuster of the year
Grossed over - INR 208 crore
This is second Kollywood movie to reach "200 crore club"
4. Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (2012)
155 min | Comedy, Drama
A young man forgets a few years of his life, even as he is about to get married.
Director: Balaji Tharaneetharan | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Gayathrie, Bagavathi Perumal, Rajkumar
Votes: 6,326
Based on a True Events
One of the Best Comedy Film in a decade
5. English Vinglish (2012)
Not Rated | 134 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A quiet, sweet tempered housewife endures small slights from her well-educated husband and daughter every day because of her inability to speak and understand English.
Director: Gauri Shinde | Stars: Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou, Priya Anand
Votes: 39,589 | Gross: $1.67M
dubbed from hindi
6. Eega (2012)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A murdered man is reincarnated as a housefly and seeks to avenge his death.
Director: S.S. Rajamouli | Stars: Sudeep, Nani, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Hamsa Nandini
Votes: 27,196
In Tamil as Naan Ee....
Inspired some scenes from the film - Cockroach (2010) & Bee Movie (2007)
7. 3 (I) (2012)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Ram and Janani are high school sweethearts who eventually get married. However, Janani is mystified when Ram commits suicide all of a sudden and she tries to find out the truth behind his death.
Director: Aishwarya Dhanush | Stars: Dhanush, Shruti Haasan, Prabhu, Bhanupriya
Votes: 6,353
In the last 20 mins of the film, We will see kollywood version of Paul Bettany & Vivien Cardone..... :(
8. Naan (2012)
Not Rated | 135 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A hopeless orphan impersonates his dead co-passenger for his educational purpose and gets into trouble.
Director: Jeeva Shankar | Stars: Vijay Antony, Siddarth Venugopal, Rupa Manjari, Anuya Bhagwat
Votes: 1,927
100% thriller
9. Kalakalappu (2012)
Not Rated | 135 min | Comedy
A man struggles to save his family-owned restaurant as it is running in loses. He soon falls for a health inspector keen on shutting down the place. When his brother enters the scene, things get worse.
Director: Sundar C. | Stars: Vimal, Shiva, Anjali, Oviya
Votes: 1,593
Masala [©omedy/©afe]
10. Thadaiyara Thaakka (2012)
Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young man dreams of making a fortune in Chennai. He owns a travel agency and is all set to marry his lover. After he crosses paths with a loan shark, The Latter is Murdered, the young man runs for cover and plans to find the murderer.
Director: Magizh Thirumeni | Stars: Arun Vijay, Mamta Mohandas, Rakul Preet Singh, Vamsi Krishna
Votes: 732
Action
11. 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: 16,663
Remake of 3 idiots
12. Sundarapandian (2012)
148 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The film seeks to stress that only situations compel people to change and do things that are not in their nature.
Director: S. Prabhakaran | Stars: M. Sasikumar, Lakshmi Menon, Vijay Sethupathi, Appukutty
Votes: 796
13. Manam Kothi Paravai (2012)
Unrated | 137 min | Comedy, Romance
Kannan is in love with his neighbor Revathy, whose father and uncles are the most dreaded goons in the village.
Director: Ezhil | Stars: Sivakarthikeyan, Athmeeya Rajan, Chaams, Ilavarasu
Votes: 364
14. Saattai (2012)
150 min | Drama, Family
A teacher fights to change the pitiable environment of a school.
Director: Anbazhagan | Stars: Samuthirakani, Thambi Ramaiah, Yuvan, Mahima
Votes: 739
15. Attakathi (2012)
130 min | Comedy, Romance
Dinakaran (Dinesh) is a roadside Romeo who feels infatuated by girls, who smile at him. The true romance is something that still eludes him. His luck with other girls are too futile. Will ... See full summary »
Director: Pa. Ranjith | Stars: Dinesh, Nandita Shwetha, Aishwarya Rajesh, Shalini
Votes: 1,100
16. Marina (2012)
135 min | Comedy, Drama
Ambikapathy lands in Chennai with many aspirations. He becomes a peddler on Marina beach, which is his home with friends and well-wishers. He faces many hurdles but manages to work towards his goals.
Director: Pandiraj | Stars: Sivakarthikeyan, Oviya, Thamizh, Gautham Purushoth
Votes: 465
17. Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012)
Not Rated | 166 min | Comedy, Romance
A young boy tries to impress a young girl hardly and he too succeeds in it. But there lies the twist, because of a single phone call.
Director: M. Rajesh | Stars: Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hansika Motwani, Santhanam, Jangiri Madhumitha
Votes: 1,881
18. Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (2012)
127 min | Comedy, Romance
A boy and girl fall in and out of love, several times over.
Director: Balaji Mohan | Stars: Siddharth, Amala Paul, Suresh, Ravi Raghavendra
Votes: 1,543
19. Neer Paravai (2012)
Unrated | 150 min | Drama
A fisherman, Arul, faces societal challenges and sacrifices for his community. A poignant love story unfolds against the backdrop of coastal struggles, portraying resilience and enduring love.
Director: Seenu Ramasamy | Stars: Vishnu Vishal, Sunaina Yella, Nandita Das, Samuthirakani
Votes: 435
20. Aarohanam (2012)
90 min | Drama, Family
Every cloud has a silver lining and Aarohanam showcases the brighter side of a mental disorder, along with all the trials and turbulence of such a life. In an age where the morbidity of ... See full summary »
Director: Lakshmy Ramakrishnan | Stars: Viji Chandrashekhar, G. Marimuthu, Jai Quehaeni, Veeresh
Votes: 123
21. 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: 11,339
Remake of SCARFACE
last 20 mins very poor screenplay & climax
But Semma MASSS
Sorry Tony Montana :(
22. Kazhugu (2012)
Comedy, Thriller
The film revolves round the lives, joys and sorrows of three friends, whose profession has to do with handling corpses.
Director: Sathyasiva | Stars: Krishna Sekhar, Bindhu Madhavi, Karunas, Thambi Ramaiah
Votes: 223
23. Kumki (2012)
148 min | Drama
The love between a mahout and an elephant.
Director: Prabu Solomon | Stars: Vikram Prabhu, Lakshmi Menon, Thambi Ramaiah, Ashwin Raja
Votes: 1,576
gud film if romance portion was improved little more.... this film will be evergreen
24. Leelai (2012)
Not Rated | 145 min | Comedy, Romance
A guy who is just a flirt, finds his true love and has to change his identity to make it a success.
Director: Andrew Louis | Stars: Shiv Panditt, Manasi Parekh, Santhanam, Suhasini Raju
Votes: 316
25. Maattrraan (2012)
Not Rated | 165 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Conjoined twins Vimalan and Akhilan involve themselves in a series of deaths involving their father's company. However, the truths that they initially uncover lead to a bigger conspiracy, one that spans across the globe.
Director: K.V. Anand | Stars: Suriya, Kajal Aggarwal, Sachin Khedekar, Thara
Votes: 6,840
This story is too gud but worst direction in 2nd half.... WORST Direction & WORST Acting
26. Podaa Podi (2012)
121 min | Comedy, Romance
The film travels through 7 phases of a boy's and girl's life.
Director: Vignesh Shivan | Stars: Silambarasan Rajendar, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Shobana, VTV Ganesh
Votes: 959
27. Vettai (2012)
Not Rated | 150 min | Action
Thiru join hands with his brother Guru to face the mobsters of a city.
Director: N. Linguswamy | Stars: Arya, Madhavan, Sameera Reddy, Amala Paul
Votes: 2,564 | Gross: $0.20M
masala entertainer
28. Aravaan (2012)
143 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A murder causes severe enmity between two villages and spells the doom for an innocent young man.
Director: Vasanthabalan | Stars: Aadhi, Pasupathy, Dhansika, Archana Kavi
Votes: 456
29. Dhoni (I) (2012)
135 min | Drama, Family
A 14 year old boy aspires to become an attacking wicketkeeper-batsman, where his father wants his son to become a MBA graduate.
Director: Prakash Raj | Stars: Prakash Raj, Akash Puri, Radhika Apte, Nassar
Votes: 699
30. Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012)
153 min | Drama, Romance
A boy and a girl who are friends from their childhood fight and break up during their school and college. They meet again at the age of 25 and fall in love.
Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon | Stars: Jiiva, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Santhanam, Vettri
Votes: 1,968
its like a Indian TV serial
climax is good
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