List of Tamil films of 2009
Prior to the amendment of Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 22 July 2006, Gross was 115 per cent of Nett for all films.[1] Post-amendment, Gross equalled Nett for films with pure Tamil titles.[2] Commercial Taxes Department disclosed ₹13.18 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.[3] Producer Dhananjayan reports in his publication The Art & Business Of Cinema that the box office generated ₹525 crore in domestic nett against investment of ₹650 crore.
The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil cinema in India that released in 2009.
2009 releases[]
The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India, which were released theatrically in 2009. They are presented in order of their release dates..
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Production | Music Director | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J A N |
9 | A Aa E Ee | D. Sabapathy | Navdeep, Monica, Aravind Akash, Saranya Mohan | Vijay Antony | Comedy | |
| 12 | Villu | Prabhu Deva | Vijay, Nayantara | Devi Sri Prasad | Action | ||
| 14 | Kadhalna Summa Illai | Ilankannan | Ravi Krishna, Sharwanand, Kamalinee Mukherjee | Vidyasagar, Mani Sharma, E. S. Murthy | Drama | ||
| Padikathavan | Suraj | Dhanush, Tamannaah | Mani Sharma | Action | |||
| 29 | Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu | Suseenthiran | Vishnu Vishal, Saranya Mohan, Kishore | V. Selvaganesh | Drama | ||
| 30 | Gaja | Ganapathy | V. N. R, Akshaya | Mani Sharma | Drama | ||
| Satrumun Kidaitha Thagaval | Bhuvanai Kannan | Kanal Kannan, Bharathi, Khushbu | Bala | Thriller | |||
| F E B |
6 | Naan Kadavul | Bala | Arya, Pooja | Ilaiyaraaja | Drama | |
| Pettarasu | Saravana | Saravana, Saranya | Balaji | Drama | |||
| 13 | Kudiyarasu | Sabir Hussain | Vignesh, Sabarna Anand, Neepa, K. Suresh Kannan | Karthik Raja | Action Thriller | ||
| Perumal | Vincent Selva | Sundar C., Meenakshi, Namitha | Srikanth Deva | Action | |||
| Siva Manasula Sakthi | M. Rajesh | Jiiva, Anuya, Santhanam | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Romantic Comedy | |||
| 20 | Laadam | Prabu Solomon | Charmy Kaur, Aravindhan | Dharan | Gangster Thriller | ||
| TN 07 AL 4777 | A. Lakshmikanthan | Pasupathy, Ajmal Ameer, Simran, Meenakshi | Vijay Antony | Thriller | |||
| 27 | Iru Nadhigal | Chanakyan | Jayanth, Sujibala | J. K. Selva | Comedy-drama | ||
| Thee | G. Kicha | Sundar C., Ragini, Namitha | Srikanth Deva | Action | |||
| M A R |
6 | 1977 | G. N. Dinesh Kumar | Sarath Kumar, Farzana, Namitha | vidyasagar | Action | |
| Aarupadai | K. P. Sarvatheerthavan | Guru, Asha | Aalwarshree | Thriller | |||
| Innoruvan | S. T. Gunasekaran | Adithya, Manoha | Aadhish Uthriyan | Comedy Drama | |||
| Yavarum Nalam | Vikram Kumar | R. Madhavan, Neetu Chandra | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Horror | |||
| 13 | Kanchivaram | Priyadarshan | Prakash Raj, Shriya Reddy, Shammu | M. G. Sreekumar | Drama | ||
| 20 | Adada Enna Azhagu | T. M. Jayamurugan | Jai Akash, Nicole | T. M. Jayamurugan, Jeevan Thomas | Romance | ||
| 27 | Aadatha Aattamellam | A. B. Azhagar | Ravi Ganesh, Bharathi | A. R. Reihana | Drama | ||
| Nesikkiren | Nesamanavan | Ranjith | Nesan | Drama | |||
| Pattalam | Rohan Krishna | Nadhiya, Balaji Balakrishnan, Irfan, Deepthi Nambiar | Jassie Gift | Drama | |||
| A P R |
3 | Ayan | K. V. Anand | Suriya, Tamannaah | Harris Jayaraj | Action Thriller | |
| 10 | Ananda Thandavam | Gandhi Krishna | Siddharth Venugopal, Tamannaah, Rukmini Vijayakumar | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Romance | ||
| Naalai Namadhe | Vinayan | Sharwanand, Sanusha, Pradeep | Bharathwaj | Drama | |||
| Karthik Anitha | Srihari | Rathan Trivikrama, Manju | Jack Anand | Romance | |||
| 17 | Naal Natchathiram | C. N. P. Sakthi | S. Sanjey, Krishna Sri | R. Rajpavan | Drama | ||
| 24 | Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi | Ravi Raja | Murali, Vishwa, Reethima Vishwa | Deva | Comedy | ||
| Guru En Aalu | Selva | R. Madhavan, Abbas, Mamta Mohandas | Srikanth Deva | Romantic Comedy | |||
| Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum | Rajamohan | Ramakrishna, Dhaksana | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Romance | |||
| Mariyadhai | Vikraman | Vijayakanth, Meena, Meera Jasmine | Vijay Antony | Action | |||
| M A Y |
1 | Ilampuyal | K. S. Thurai | Vashanth Sellathurai, Poornitha | Vashanth Sellathurai | Action | |
| Meipporul | Natty Kumar, Krish Bala | Krish Bala, Anusha | Four music directors | Thriller | |||
| Newtonin Moondram Vidhi | Thai Muthuselvam | S. J. Surya, Sayali Bhagat, Rajiv Krishna | Vinay | Action | |||
| Pasanga | Pandiraj | Vimal, Vega Tamotia | James Vasanthan | Comedy Drama | |||
| 14 | Brahmadeva | V. S. Dharmalinga | Dr. Ram, Tejashree | Ramesh | Drama | ||
| 15 | Rajadhi Raja | Sakthi Chidambaram | Raghava Lawrence, Kamna Jethmalani, Snigdha Akolkar, Mumtaj | Karunas | Action | ||
| Sarvam | Vishnuvardhan | Arya, Trisha, J. D. Chakravarthy | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Action Thriller | |||
| 29 | Thoranai | Sabha Ayyappan | Vishal, Shriya | Mani Sharma | Action | ||
| J U N |
5 | Kulir 100° | Anita Udeep | Sanjeev, Riya Bamniyal | Bobo Shashi | Drama | |
| Mayandi Kudumbathar | Rasu Madhuravan | Tarun Gopi, Poongodi, Manivannan | Sabesh–Murali | Famil Drama | |||
| 12 | Manjal Veiyil | Vaseegara Raja | Prasanna, Sandhya | Bharathwaj | Romance | ||
| Ragavan | Parandhaman | Vijith, Radhika Malhotra | Gangai Amaran | Drama | |||
| 19 | Maasilamani | R. N. R. Manohar | Nakul, Sunaina | D. Imman | Action | ||
| Muthirai | Srinath | Daniel Balaji, Nithin Sathya, Lakshmi Rai, Manjari Phadnis | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Action Thriller | |||
| Oliyum Oliyum | Sakthi Chellam | Anand Babu, Prabha, Ashwathy | Yanidesh | Drama | |||
| 26 | Naadodigal | Samuthirakani | M. Sasikumar, Vijay Vasanth, Bharani, Ananya, Abhinaya | Sundar C Babu | Drama | ||
| Vaalmiki | G. Anandha Narayanan | Akhil, Meera Nandan, Devika | Ilaiyaraaja | Drama | |||
| J U L |
3 | Gnabagangal | Jeevan | Pa. Vijay, Sri Devika | James Vik | Drama | |
| Nee Unnai Arindhaal | V. Rishiraj, Indian Bhaskar | Murali, V. Rishiraj, Kushi | R. K. Sundar | Drama | |||
| Sirithal Rasipen | V. Chandrasekaran | Sathya, Sunu Lakshmi | Iniyavan | Comedy | |||
| Thottu Sellum Thendrale | R. Manickam | Sridev, Sathya, Sowmya, Risha | Gurushev | Drama | |||
| Unnai Kann Theduthe | Ratheesh Ramayya | Udhaya, Manya | Sirpy | Drama | |||
| 10 | Indira Vizha | K. Rajeswar | Srikanth, Sruthi Prakash, Namitha | Yadhesh | Romance | ||
| Pudhiya Payanam | M. D. Muthu | M. D. Muthu, Mithuna, Jennifer | K. V. Mani | Drama | |||
| Thalai Ezhuthu | Ethiraj | Richard Raj, Pooja Gandhi | Godwin | Drama | |||
| Vaamanan | I. Ahmed | Jai, Priya Anand, Lakshmi Rai | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Action Thriller | |||
| Vaigai | L. R. Sundarapandi | Bala Joseph, Vishaka | Sabesh–Murali | Romanctic Drama | |||
| 17 | Achchamundu! Achchamundu! | Arun Vaidyanathan | Prasanna, Sneha, Akshaya Dinesh | Karthik Raja | Thriller | ||
| Kadhal Kadhai | Velu Prabhakaran | Shirley Das, Preity Rangayani, Stefi | Ilaiyaraaja | Erotic | |||
| Vedigundu Murugesan | A. G. Moorthy | Pasupathy, Jyothirmayi, Vadivelu | Dhina | Drama | |||
| 18 | Engal Aasan | Kalaimani | Vijayakanth, Sheryl Pinto | Sabesh–Murali | Action | ||
| 23 | Ainthaam Padai | Badri | Sundar C., Simran, Aditi Choudhary, Mukesh, Devayani | D. Imman | Action | ||
| 24 | Malayan | Vaseegara Raja | Karan, Shammu, Udhayathara | Dhina | Action | ||
| Modhi Vilayadu | Saran | Vinay Rai, Kajal Aggarwal | Colonial Cousins | Action | |||
| Puthiya Paravai | M. Madhu | Abhinay, Monica | Drama | ||||
| 31 | Aarumaname | Sudheesh Sankar | Deepak, Karthika, Nicole | Srikanth Deva | Drama | ||
| Anthony Yaar? | C. T. Pandi | Shaam, Mallika Kapoor | Dhina | Drama | |||
| Malai Malai | A. Venkatesh | Arun Vijay, Vedhika, Prabhu | Mani Sharma | Action | |||
| Saamy Sonna Saridhan | R. Sundarrajan | Deva | Drama | ||||
| Sindhanai Sei | R. Yuvan | R. Yuvan, Madhu Sharma | S. Thaman | Heist-Thriller | |||
| A U G |
7 | Azhagar Malai | S. P. Rajkumar | R. K, Bhanu | Ilaiyaraaja | Drama | |
| Eesa | Bala Ganesha | Vignesh, Lakshana | Haran | Drama | |||
| Madhavi | Murugas | Sajith Raj, Mohana, Ramji | K. V. Suresh | Romance | |||
| Nesi | Saravana Krishna | Vikas, Sonia Kumari | Sirpy | Drama | |||
| Netru Pol Indru Illai | M. Kowsar | Abdullah, Priya | Rajinirai | Fantsay | |||
| Ore Manasu | Vishnu | Gajan, Anumitha | Drama | ||||
| Vannathupoochi | C. Azhagappan | Siddharth, Madhavi Sharma | Rehan | Drama | |||
| 14 | Shivagiri | Shivaji | Jay, Rukshana, Pranav | Arafin Yousuf | Action | ||
| Pokkisham | Cheran | Cheran, Padmapriya | Sabesh–Murali | Drama | |||
| 21 | Kanthaswamy | Susi Ganesan | Vikram, Shriya | Devi Sri Prasad | Action - Superhero | ||
| S E P |
4 | Ninaithale Inikkum | G. N. R. Kumaravelan | Prithviraj, Priyamani, Sakthi Vasu, Anuja Iyer | Vijay Antony | Drama | |
| Madurai Sambavam | Youreka | Harikumar, Anuya, Karthika Adaikalam | John Peter | Action | |||
| 11 | Eeram | Arivazhagan | Aadhi, Nandha, Sindhu Menon, Saranya Mohan | S. Thaman | Thriller | ||
| 18 | Madurai To Theni | Rathibala | Arvind Vinod, Srithika | Seevi | Drama | ||
| Solla Solla Inikkum | Murali Abbas | Navdeep, Madhumitha, Mallika Kapoor | Bharathwaj | Romance | |||
| Unnaipol Oruvan | Chakri Toleti | Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal, Lakshmi, Ganesh Venkatraman, Bharath Reddy | Shruti Haasan | Thriller | |||
| 25 | Aarumugam | Suresh Krishna | Bharath, Priyamani, Ramya Krishnan | Deva | Action | ||
| Kannukulle | Lena Moovendhar | Mithun, Aparna, Anumol | Ilaiyaraaja | Drama | |||
| Suriyan Satta Kalloori | R. Pavan | Kajni, Mithra Kurian | Deva | Action Drama | |||
| Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru | J. S. Nandhini | Ajmal Ameer, Rupa Manjari | Mani Sharma | Romantic Comedy | |||
| O C T |
2 | Iru Vizhigal | T. K. Madhav | R.D.Mohansingh | Thriller | ||
| Moonar | K. Thambidurai | Ranjith, Rithi, Prem | Ravi Devandran | Thriller | |||
| 9 | Vedappan | Aanaivari A. Sridhar | Hemanth Kumar, Apsara, Nikitha | Nesan | Drama | ||
| 16 | Jaganmohini | N. K. Viswanathan | Raja, Namitha, Nila | Ilaiyaraaja | Horror | ||
| Peranmai | S. P. Jananathan | Jayam Ravi, Vasundhara, Kadhal Saranya, Dhansika, Varsha, Liyashree | Vidyasagar | Action Thriller | |||
| 17 | Aadhavan | K. S. Ravikumar | Suriya, Nayantara | Harris Jayaraj | Action Thriller | ||
| 30 | Kanden Kadhalai | R. Kannan | Bharath, Tamannaah | Vidyasagar | Romantic Comedy | ||
| N O V |
6 | Adhe Neram Adhe Idam | M. Prabhu | Jai, | Premji Amaran | Romance | |
| Kanna Nee Enakku Thaanada | Olimaaran | Udhay, Payal | Amudhbharathy | Drama | |||
| Karagam | Lakshmanraj | Santhosh Pandian, Aswardh | Vijayarajeshkanna | Drama | |||
| Palaivana Solai | K. S. Dayalan | Nithin Sathya, Karthika | Bobby | Drama | |||
| Saa Boo Thiri | Arshad Khan | Akshay, Prajin, Arshad Khan | Abbas Rafi | Romantic Comedy | |||
| Thambivudayaan | Rajamahesh | Adhithya Anbu, Manisha Chatterji | Madhavaraj | Action | |||
| Vaidehi | Gemini Raghava | Prithvi Rajan, Madhu Santha, Gemini Raghava, Karthika Adaikalam | Srikanth Deva | Romantic Drama | |||
| 13 | Swetha 5/10 Wellington Road | Sanjay | Keerthi Chawla, Krish, Shiv | Surya | Thriller | ||
| 20 | Thamizhagam | K. Suresh Kumar | Richard Rishi, Archana | Asif Ali | Drama | ||
| Vizhiyil Malarnthathu | R. Sathish | Kumar, Dashini | Drama | ||||
| 27 | Mathiya Chennai | Vivekanandh | Jaivanth, Ramya, Abarna | Ilaiyaraaja | Action | ||
| Naan Avanillai 2 | Selva | Jeevan, Sangeetha, Lakshmi Rai, Shweta Menon, , Rachana Maurya | D. Imman | Romantic Thriller | |||
| Yogi | Subramaniya Shiva | Ammer, Madhumitha | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Action | |||
| D E C |
4 | Edhuvum Nadakkum | Rozario, Maheswaran | Karthik Kumar, Aparna Nair | Ashok Raja | Thriller | |
| Meendum Meendum Nee | Drama | ||||||
| Pinju Manasu | D. Jairam | Saravanan, Tharsha | Indhiyan | Drama | |||
| Renigunta | R. Panneerselvam | Johnny, Sanusha, Nishanth | Ganesh Raghavendra | Action | |||
| Vettattam | D. S. Kannan | Ajay, Remya Nambeesan | Sri Sai | Action | |||
| 11 | Pachiyapuram | V. Agustin | Maha Vishnu | Drama | |||
| Thozhi | Elango Lakshman | Prabha, Dwaraka, Shyam Ganesh, Manikka Vinayagam | R. Shankar | Romantic Drama | |||
| Vairam | S. P. Selva Durai | Richard Rishi, Navneet Kaur | Drama | ||||
| 18 | Vettaikkaran | B. Babusivan | Vijay, Anushka Shetty | Vijay Antony | Action | ||
| 19 | Kandhakottai | S. Sakthivel | Nakul, Poorna | Dhina | Romance | ||
| 25 | Balam | Murali Krishna | Arvind Vinod, Deepa Chari | Yugendran | Romance | ||
| Enakkul Oru Kadhal | M. Booman | Aathish | Romance | ||||
| Odipolama | Kanmani | Parimal, Sandhya | D. Imman | Romance | |||
| 31 | Naai Kutty | Sathaji | Selvin, Nicole | Vijayabharathi | Drama | ||
Dubbed films[]
| Opening | Title | Director(s) | Original film | Cast | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Language | |||||
| 28 August | Quick Gun Murugan | Shashanka Ghosh | Quick Gun Murugun | English | Rajendra Prasad, Rambha | |
Awards[]
| Category/Organization | Filmfare Awards South 7 August 2010[4] |
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 14 July 2017[5] |
Vijay Awards 29 May 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Naadodigal | Pasanga | Naadodigal |
| Best Director | Priyadarshan Kanchivaram |
Vasanthabalan Angadi Theru (2010) |
Pandiraj Pasanga |
| Best Actor | Prakash Raj Kanchivaram |
Karan Malayan |
Prakash Raj Kanchivaram |
| Best Actress | Pooja Naan Kadavul |
Padmapriya Pokkisham |
Pooja Naan Kadavul |
| Best Music Director | Harris Jayaraj Ayan |
Sundar C. Babu Naadodigal |
Harris Jayaraj Aadhavan |
References[]
Categories:
- Lists of Tamil films by year
- 2009 in Indian cinema
- Lists of 2009 films by country or language
- 2000s Tamil-language films