Best Tamil Movies in 21st century
by jeeva-knight | created - 06 Sep 2011 | updated - 17 Jan 2012 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. 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: 25,311
3. 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: 7,493
4. Chennai 600028 (2007)
141 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
Friendship, love, and rivalry spice up the game of street cricket in the suburb of Chennai whose zip code give this movie its name.
Director: Venkat Prabhu | Stars: Shiva, Jai, Nitin Sathya, Premgi Amaren
Votes: 2,499
5. Virumandi (2004)
Not Rated | 175 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A temperamental farmer gets embroiled in a bloody clan feud in a southern Tamil Nadu village.
Director: Kamal Haasan | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Abhirami, Pasupathy, Napolean
Votes: 7,772
6. Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002)
148 min | Drama, Romance
A man's attitude towards women and love starts to change after he develops feelings for a woman.
Director: Ameer Sultan | Stars: Suriya, Trisha Krishnan, Nandha, Anju Mahendran
Votes: 2,397
7. Vasoolraja M.B.B.S (2004)
Not Rated | 160 min | Comedy, Drama
Rajaraman, a goon, has lied to his parents that he is a doctor. Once, on their visit, the truth comes out and they are heartbroken. That's when he decides to become a real doctor by hook or by crook.
Director: Sarann | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Sneha, Prabhu, Prakash Raj
Votes: 3,823
8. Arindhum Ariyamalum (2005)
Not Rated | 132 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Unaware that Adhinarayanan, a goon, is actually his father, Sathya, a college boy, decides to file a police complaint against him and his adopted son, Kutti, for shooting his girlfriend Sandhya.
Director: Vishnuvardhan | Stars: Navdeep, Arya, Prakash Raj, Samiksha Oswal
Votes: 763
9. 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: 3,014
10. Kannathil Muthamittal (2002)
Not Rated | 136 min | Action, Drama, War
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.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Keerthana Parthiepan, Simran, Madhavan, Nandita Das
Votes: 9,224
11. Majunu (2001)
172 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Vasanth, son of an MP, falls in love with Heena. But Heena seems to be the main suspect for a bomb attack on his father. Vasanth secretly helps her return to Kolkata and soon follows to meet her.
Director: Ravichandran | Stars: Prashanth, Rinke Khanna, Raghuvaran, Vivek
Votes: 166
12. 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: 7,920
13. Raam (2005)
Not Rated | 154 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Raam is falsely charged for killing his mother, and his neighbors are also called for interrogation. The combined efforts of Raam, his friends and the police lead to tracking down the real killer.
Director: Ameer Sultan | Stars: Jiiva, Saranya Ponvannan, Gajala, Rahman
Votes: 1,441
14. Aayitha Ezhuthu (2004)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Three men and their accidental meeting on Napier Bridge will change their lives forever.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Suriya, Madhavan, Siddharth, Meera Jasmine
Votes: 4,989
15. Paruthiveeran (2007)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A village tough finally succumbs to the unconditional love of his angelic cousin, but his romance faces insurmountable challenges, including family opposition and his own delinquent personality.
Director: Ameer Sultan | Stars: Karthi, Priyamani, Saravanan, Ponvannan
Votes: 4,036
16. 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: 3,515
17. Anjathe (2008)
Not Rated | 185 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Sathya and Kiruba are friends. Sathya is reckless and gets into drinking and violent fights whereas Kiruba studies hard to become a Sub-Inspector. Tables are turned when Sathya becomes a Sub-Inspector.
Director: Mysskin | Stars: Narain, Prasanna, Ajmal Ameer, Vijayalakshmi Ahathian
Votes: 2,458
18. Kalavani (2010)
144 min | Comedy
Vimalraj (the grubby Meenakshi Sundaram from Pasanga) is the ill-behaved son of the gullible Saranya and her husband Ilavarasu. Vimalraj's financial needs are met by his susceptible mother,... See full summary »
Director: A. Sarkunam | Stars: Vimal, Oviya, Thirumurugan, Ilavarasu
Votes: 564
19. Naan Mahaan Alla (2010)
Not Rated | 132 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A playful young man leads a very happy life, but everything changes when his father witnesses a heinous crime.
Director: Suseenthiran | Stars: Karthi, Kajal Aggarwal, V. Jayaprakash, Krishna Priya
Votes: 2,737
20. Thenali (2000)
164 min | Comedy, Drama
A neurotic Sri Lankan patient crashes his psychotherapist's family vacation in Kodaikanal.
Director: K.S. Ravikumar | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Jayaram, Jyotika, Devayani
Votes: 2,527
21. Samurai (2002)
Not Rated | 140 min | Action, Drama, Musical
Thiyagu's friend commits suicide after failing to gather support to expose a drug racket in her college. Thereafter, he runs a rebel mission every night to punish the corrupt men responsible for it.
Director: Balaji Sakthivel | Stars: Vikram, Jayaseel, Nassar, Vadivukkarasi
Votes: 603
22. Kaakha Kaakha (2003)
Not Rated | 153 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a police team kills his brother, a drug-dealing gangster vows to kill the entire team and their respective families.
Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon | Stars: Suriya, Jyotika, 'University' Jeevan, Daniel Balaji
Votes: 6,872
23. Kaadhal Konden (2003)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Exploring into the mind of a youth who is mentally and physically abused in his childhood, the film shows how he slowly turns into a psychopath who kills anyone who comes in the way of the girl for whom he has an obsessive love!
Director: K. Selvaraghavan | Stars: Dhanush, Sonia Agarwal, Sudip, Daniel Balaji
Votes: 2,447
24. 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: 7,361
25. 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: 14,005 | Gross: $0.27M
26. Aalavandhan (2001)
Not Rated | 177 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Nandu and Vijay are brothers, who were abused by their stepmother during their younger days. Nandhu, who is mentally ill, decides to kill Vijay's fiancee as he visualizes her as his stepmother.
Director: Suresh Krishna | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Raveena Tandon, Manisha Koirala, Kitu Gidwani
Votes: 2,982
27. Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006)
Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Police Officer investigates a series of brutal rapes and murders, with the culprits seeming to cover more than one country.
Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Jyotika, Prakash Raj, Daniel Balaji
Votes: 8,266
28. Unnaipol Oruvan (2009)
Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A retiring police officer remembers a thrilling case of his life which is not recorded in any case files.
Director: Chakri Toleti | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Venkatesh Daggubati, Mohanlal, Lakshmi
Votes: 6,152
29. Mugavari (2000)
Not Rated | 156 min | Drama, Romance
An aspiring music director, trying to realize his dream for over eight years, sacrifices his love for his ambition, but faces a tricky situation when his brother's health deteriorates and his family is at risk financially.
Director: V.Z. Dhorai | Stars: Suchindra Bali, Jyotika, Ajith Kumar, Manivannan
Votes: 1,479
30. Mankatha (2011)
Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Vinayak, a suspended cop, helps a group of four men rob cricket betting money amounting to 500 crores INR. When it comes to splitting the amount, betrayal hits the team hard and a chase ensues.
Director: Venkat Prabhu | Stars: Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Premgi Amaren
Votes: 16,185
31. 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
32. 13B: Fear Has a New Address (2009)
Not Rated | 146 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A man experiences a supernatural occurrence at his newly purchased apartment; a soap opera being telecast exclusively on his TV, which shows the future of his family.
Director: Vikram K. Kumar | Stars: Madhavan, Nitu Chandra, Poonam Dhillon, Saranya Ponvannan
Votes: 8,489 | Gross: $0.03M
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