List of Tamil films of 2008
Prior to the amendment of Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 22 July 2006, gross was 115 per cent of net for all films.[1] Post-amendment, gross equalled net for films with pure Tamil titles.[2] Commercial Taxes Department disclosed ₹12.24 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.[3]
The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India, which were released theatrically in 2008. They are presented in order of their release dates.
Films
January—March
Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio | Ref | |
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J A N | 14 | Bheemaa | N. Linguswamy | Vikram, Trisha Krishnan | ||
Kaalai | Tarun Gopi | Silambarasan Rajendar, Vedhika Kumar | ||||
Pazhani | Perarasu | Bharath, Kajal Aggarwal, Khushbu | ||||
Pirivom Santhippom | Karu Pazhaniappan | Cheran, Sneha | ||||
Vaazhthugal | Seeman | R. Madhavan, Bhavana | ||||
15 | Pidichirukku | Kanagu | Ashok, Vishakha Singh | |||
Pattaya Kelappu | Ponnambalam | Sriman, Payal, Ponnambalam | ||||
F E B | 1 | Ashoka | Prem Menon | Prem Menon, Anushree, Pooja Bharathi | ||
Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan | Thambi Ramaiah | Vadivelu, Yashimi Sharma, Suja Varunee | ||||
Thangam | G. Kicha | Sathyaraj, Meghna Nair, Goundamani | ||||
Thodakkam | Muthukumar | Rishi, Abhinay, Raghu Vannan, Monica, Meghna Nair | ||||
8 | Sadhu Miranda | Siddique | Prasanna, Abbas, Kavya Madhavan | |||
14 | Anjathe | Mysskin | Narain, Ajmal Ameer, Prasanna, Vijayalakshmi | |||
Kadhal Kaditham | Mukesh | Balaji, Amisha | ||||
Nenjathai Killadhe | Agathiyan | Vikranth, Bharathi, Yugendran | ||||
Pachai Nirame | Karkki | Yugendran, Saran Sathya, Rajasekar, Nanditha Jennifer, Preethi Varma | ||||
22 | Akku | Mamani | Ajay, Sriji, Rakshai, Anu Hasan, Riyaz Khan | |||
Thoondil | K. S. Adhiyaman | Shaam, Sandhya, Divya Spandana | ||||
Valluvan Vasuki | Marumalarchi Bharathi | Sathya, Swetha, Ranjith | ||||
29 | Sila Nerangalil | Jayaraj | Vincent Asokan, Navya Nair, Vineeth | |||
Thotta | Selva | Jeevan, Priyamani | ||||
M A R | 7 | Ezhuthiyatharadi | Sri Sathyaragaventher | Ramana, Mansi Pritam, Swathi, Akhila | ||
Ponmagal Vandhal | Ramamurthy | Pandiarajan | ||||
Velli Thirai | Viji | Prakash Raj, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Gopika | ||||
14 | Theekuchi | Yuvarajan | Jai Varma, Menagai | |||
Unakkaga | Manoharan | Riyaz Khan, Meghna Nair | ||||
Vaitheeswaran | R. K. Vidhyadaran | Sarath Kumar, Meghna Naidu | ||||
21 | Inba | Vendhan | Shaam, Sneha | |||
Kannum Kannum | G. Marimuthu | Prasanna, Udhayathara | ||||
Sandai | Sakthi Chidambaram | Sundar C., Ramya Raj, Nadhiya, Namitha | ||||
Singakutty | A. Venkatesh | Shivaji Dev, Gowri Munjal | ||||
28 | Azhagu Nilayam | Rajaji | Vindhiya, Swarnamalya | |||
Kattuviriyan | Kalaipuli G. Sekharan | Sajith Raj, Malavika, Ram | ||||
Tharagu | Kalanidhi | Raj, Lakshana | ||||
Vedha | Nithya Kumar | Arun Vijay, Sheela |
April–June
Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio | Ref | |
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A P R | 4 | Pasumpon Devar Varalaru | Abraham Lincoln | Vagai Chandrasekar | ||
Vilaiyattu | Ezhilvendhan | Ezhilvendhan, Saranya | ||||
Yaaradi Nee Mohini | Mithran Jawahar | Dhanush, Nayantara, Karthik Kumar | ||||
9 | Arasangam | R. Madhesh | Vijayakanth, Navaneet Kaur | |||
10 | Nepali | V. Z. Durai | Bharath, Meera Jasmine | |||
11 | Santosh Subramaniam | M. Raja | Jayam Ravi, Genelia D'Souza, Prakash Raj | |||
Thozha | N. Sundaresan | Nithin Sathya, Vijay Vasanth, Premji Amaran, Ajay Raj, Jennifer | ||||
18 | Arai En 305-il Kadavul | Chimbu Deven | Prakash Raj, Santhanam, Ganja Karuppu | |||
Ini Varum Kaalam | Sibi Chandar | Ranjan, Sajitha Betti | ||||
Madurai Ponnu Chennai Paiyan | A. C. Rajasekaran | S. S. R. Pankaj Kumar, Thejamai | Velu Thevar Films | |||
25 | Chakkara Viyugam | Udhayabhanu Maheswaran | Natarajan Subramaniam, Raaghav, Jayasurya | |||
Iyakkam | Sanjay Ram | Rishi Kumar, Shruthi Raj, Sujibala | ||||
M A Y | 2 | Kuruvi | S. Dharani | Vijay, Trisha Krishnan | ||
9 | Aadum Koothu | T. V. Chandran | Cheran, Navya Nair, Prakash Raj, Aari, | |||
Malarinum Melliya | Selvaraj | Vignesh, Varshini | ||||
Silandhi | Aathiraj | Munna, Monica | ||||
16 | Kadhal Endral Enna | Kalimuthu | Veerha, Diya, Charan Raj | |||
Kadhal Vaanile | Venkateswara | Hari, Jothi Krishna | ||||
23 | Ghatotkajan | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | ||||
Pandi | Rasu Madhuravan | Raghava Lawrence, Sneha, Namitha | ||||
30 | Kaalaippani | Rajesh M. Selva | Jay Srinivasa Kumar, Vasundhara Kashyap | |||
Kathavarayan | Salangai Durai | Karan, Vidisha, Radha | ||||
Thithikkum Ilamai | Chandramohan | K. Dinesh Kumar, J. Pranav, Althara, Nisha | ||||
J U N | 13 | Dasavathaaram | K. S. Ravikumar | Kamal Haasan, Asin, Mallika Sherawat, Jaya Prada | ||
27 | Aayudham Seivom | Udhayan | Sundar C., Anjali | |||
Ayyavazhi | P. C. N. Anbazhagan | Raja, Sanjai | ||||
Pudhupandi | Karthik Kumar | Pandiarajan, Kanmani Raja | ||||
Thiru Thiruda | Don Gowtham | Don Gowtham | ||||
28 | Vallamai Tharayo | Madhumitha | R. Parthiban, Chaya Singh |
July–September
October–December
Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio | Ref | |
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O C T | 1 | Durai | A. Venkatesh | Arjun Sarja, Kirat Bhattal, Gajala | ||
2 | Jai Vigneshwara | James Clifford | ||||
10 | Kasimedu Govindan | Ramesh Sanjay | Ranjith, Karishma | |||
Kathi Kappal | Dinesh Selvaraj | Anoop Kumar, Poornitha, Meera Vasudevan | ||||
Netru Indru Naalai | Lakshmikanth Chenna | Ravi Krishna, Tamannaah | ||||
27 | Seval | Hari | Bharath, Poonam Bajwa, Simran | |||
Megam | Jeevarathinam | Tamilarasan, Ragiraja | ||||
Aegan | Raju Sundaram | Ajith Kumar, Nayantara, Navdeep, Piaa Bajpai | ||||
Poochi | Velu | Velu | ||||
31 | Theeyavan | B. Kathir | Sriranjan, Udhay, Midhuna | |||
N O V | 7 | Velvi | Jeans | Vishwa, Hasini | ||
14 | Vaaranam Aayiram | Gautham Vasudev Menon | Suriya, Sameera Reddy, Simran, Divya Spandana | |||
21 | Thenavattu | V. V. Kathir | Jiiva, Poonam Bajwa | |||
28 | Ellam Avan Seyal | Shaji Kailas | R. K., Raghuvaran, Roja, Bhama | |||
Kodaikkanal | T. K. Bose | Ashwanth Thilak, Poorna, Shekar | ||||
Mahesh, Saranya Matrum Palar | P. V. Ravi | Sakthi Vasu, Sandhya | ||||
Nadigai | Babu Ganesh | Babu Ganesh, Tejashree | ||||
Poo | Sasi | Srikanth, Parvathi Menon | ||||
Utharavindri Ullay Vaa | Vijayan | Vijayan | ||||
D E C | 5 | Pudhusu Kanna Pudhusu | A. R. Venkatesh | A. R. Venkatesh, Priyanka Shailu | ||
Saamida | Vadivudayaan | Sembi, Dhanushya | ||||
Suryaa | Jaguar Thangam | Vijaya Chiranjeevi, Keerthi Chawla | ||||
12 | Silambattam | Saravanan | Silambarasan Rajendar, Sneha, Sana Khan | |||
19 | Dindigul Sarathy | Subramaniam Pillai | Karunas, Karthika Mathew | |||
Thiruvannamalai | Perarasu | Arjun Sarja, Pooja Gandhi | ||||
Abhiyum Naanum | Radha Mohan | Prakash Raj, Trisha Krishnan, Aishwarya, Ganesh Venkatraman | ||||
25 | Panchamirtham | Raju Eswaran | Jayaram, Prakash Raj, Nassar, Saranya Mohan, Samiksha |
The following films also released in 2008, though the release date remains unknown.[5]
Title | Director | Cast | Music director |
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Mogam | Jeeva Ratnam | Tamilarasan, Raaki Raaji, Saritha Yadav, Venu Arvind | Ravi Priyan |
Urugudhe | Aslam | ||
Valakkaringar Archana | K. K. Bujjibabu | ||
Valvellam Vasantham | K. S. Nesamanavan | Viswa, Minal, Vennira Aadai Moorthy | Nesan |
Awards
Category/organization | Filmfare Awards South 31 July 2009[6] | Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 30 September 2009[7] | Vijay Awards 13 June 2009[8] |
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Best Film | Subramaniyapuram | Dasavathaaram | Subramaniyapuram |
Best Director | Sasikumar Subramaniyapuram | Radha Mohan Abhiyum Naanum | Sasikumar Subramaniyapuram |
Best Actor | Suriya Vaaranam Aayiram | Kamal Haasan Dasavathaaram | Suriya Vaaranam Aayiram |
Best Actress | Parvathy Poo | Sneha Pirivom Santhippom | Sneha Pirivom Santhippom |
Best Music Director | Harris Jayaraj Vaaranam Aayiram | Ilaiyaraaja Ajantha (2012) | Harris Jayaraj Vaaranam Aayiram |
References
- ^ "Tough action against video piracy". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 September 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Government cuts entertainment tax to 0% (from 15%) for pure Tamil titles
- ^ CTD reports ₹12.24 crore ET collection in 2008-09
- ^ "AzhaipithazhTamil Movie Review". bharatstudent.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "List of Tamil films released in 2005 - producers". Lakshman Sruthi. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "The award goes to." articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Tamilnadu state awards (2007, 2008) announced!". Sify. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Vijay Awards Winners List, Photos and Videos | PanAsianBiz". www.panasianbiz.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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