List of Tamil films of 2009

The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil cinema in India that released in 2009.

List of top Tamil films

Commercial

Top Ten

Top Ten[1]
Rank Title Studio Director Cast
6 Vettaikaaran AVM Productions B. Babusivan Vijay, Anushka Shetty, Salim Ghouse
3 Naadodigal Global Infotainment Samudrakani Sasikumar, Vijay Vasanth, Abhinaya
4 Padikathavan Vijaya Productions Suraj Dhanush, Tamannaah Bhatia, Vivek
1 Unnaipol Oruvan Rajkamal International Chakri Toleti Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal, Ganesh Venkatraman
5 Aadhavan Red Giant Movies K. S. Ravikumar Suriya, Nayantara, Vadivelu
7 Kanthaswamy Kalaipuli S. Dhanu Susi Ganesan Vikram, Shriya Saran, Prabhu
2 Ayan AVM Productions K. V. Anand Suriya, Tamannaah, Prabhu
8 Peranmai Ayngaran International S. P. Jananathan Jayam Ravi, Vasundra, Ponvannan
9 Kandein Kadhalai Moser Baer R. Kannan Bharath, Tamannaah
10 Yavarum Nalam BIG Pictures Vikram Kumar R. Madhavan, Neetu Chandra, Saranya

UK box office

List of highest-grossing Tamil films in the United Kingdom (2009 openings)
Rank Title Net gross Studio Director Cast
1 Villu £101 Ayngaran International Prabhu Deva Vijay, Nayantara, Prakash Raj
2 Kanthaswamy £71,804 Kalaipuli S. Dhanu Susi Ganesan Vikram, Shriya Saran, Prabhu
3 Aadhavan £57,582 Red Giant Movies K. S. Ravikumar Suriya, Nayantara, Vadivelu
4 Vettaikaaran £43,608 AVM Productions B. Babusivan Vijay, Anushka Shetty, Salim Ghouse
5 Ayan £37,771 AVM Productions K. V. Anand Suriya, Tamannaah, Prabhu
6 Unnaipol Oruvan £37,026 Rajkamal International Chakri Toleti Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal, Ganesh Venkatraman
7 Naan Kadavul £11,234 Vasan Visual Ventures Bala Arya, Pooja, Rajendran
8 Sarvam £11,138 Ayngaran International Vishnuvardhan Arya, Trisha Krishnan, J. D. Chakravarthy
9 Peranmai £6,038 Ayngaran International S. P. Jananathan Jayam Ravi, Vasundra, Vadivelu
10 Naan Avanillai 2 £4,942 Jhabak Productions Selva Jeevan, Sangeetha, Lakshmi Rai

UK, Ireland, and Malta box office

List of highest-grossing Tamil films in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta[2]
Rank Title Net gross Studio Director Cast
1 Villu $194,993 Ayngaran International Prabhu Deva Vijay, Nayantara, Prakash Raj
2 Ayan $119,220 AVM Productions K. V. Anand Suriya, Tamannaah, Prabhu
3 Kanthaswamy $118,514 Kalaipuli S. Dhanu Susi Ganesan Vikram, Shriya Saran, Prabhu
4 Aadhavan $94,151 Red Giant Movies K. S. Ravikumar Suriya, Nayantara, Vadivelu
5 Vettaikaaran $70,483 AVM Productions B. Babusivan Vijay, Anushka Shetty, Salim Ghouse

Malaysia box office

List of highest-grossing Tamil films in Malaysia[3]
Rank Title Net gross Studio Director Cast
1 Aadhavan $1,456,618 Red Giant Movies K. S. Ravikumar Suriya, Nayantara, Vadivelu
2 Vettaikaaran $1,329,428 AVM Productions B. Babusivan Vijay, Anushka Shetty, Salim Ghouse
3 Kanthaswamy $1,077,658 Kalaipuli S. Dhanu Susi Ganesan Vikram, Shriya Saran, Prabhu
4 Ayan $1,046,027 AVM Productions K. V. Anand Suriya, Tamannaah, Prabhu
5 Villu $639,226 Ayngaran International Prabhu Deva Vijay, Nayantara, Prakash Raj

Critics

Behindwoods

List of highest-rated Tamil films at Behindwoods.com[4]
Rank Title Production Director Cast
1 Unnaipol Oruvan Rajkamal International Chakri Toleti Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal, Ganesh Venkatraman
2 Naan Kadavul Vasan Visual Ventures Bala Arya, Pooja, Rajendran
3 Pasanga Company Productions Pandiraj Vimal, Vega Tamotia, Kishore, Sriram
4 Eeram S Pictures Arivazhagan Aadhi, Nandha, Sindhu Menon, Saranya Mohan
5 Yavarum Nalam BIG Pictures Vikram Kumar R. Madhavan, Neetu Chandra, Saranya
6 Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu Imagine Creations Susindran Kishore, Vishnu, Saranya Mohan
7 Renigunta NIC Arts Paneerselvam Johnny, Sanisha, Nishanth
8 Naadodigal Global Infotainment Samudrakani Sasikumar, Vijay Vasanth, Abhinaya, Ananya, Bharani
9 Ayan AVM Productions K. V. Anand Suriya, Tamannaah, Akashdeep Saigal, Prabhu
10 Achchamundu! Achchamundu! Project East West Production Arun Vaidyanathan Prasanna, Sneha, John Shea

Rediff.com

List of highest-rated Tamil films at Rediff.com[5]
Rank Title Production Director Cast
1 Pasanga Company Productions Pandiraj Vimal, Vega Tamotia, Kishore, Sriram
2 Nadodigal Global Infotainment Samudrakani Sasikumar, Vijay Vasanth, Abhinaya, Ananya, Bharani
3 Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu Imagine Creations Susindran Kishore, Vishnu, Saranya Mohan
4 Achchamundu! Achchamundu! Project East West Production Arun Vaidyanathan Prasanna, Sneha, John Shea
5 Yavarum Nalam BIG Pictures Vikram Kumar R. Madhavan, Neetu Chandra, Saranya
6 Pokkisham Jhabak Productions Cheran Cheran, Padmapriya, Vijayakumar
7 Ayan AVM Productions K. V. Anand Suriya, Tamannaah, Akashdeep Saigal, Prabhu

Kollywoodtoday

List of highest-rated Tamil films at Kollywoodtoday.com[6]
Rank Title Production Director Cast
1 Pasanga Company Productions Pandiraj Vimal, Vega Tamotia, Kishore, Sriram
2 Nadodigal Global Infotainment Samudrakani Sasikumar, Vijay Vasanth, Abhinaya, Ananya, Bharani
3 Yavarum Nalam BIG Pictures Vikram Kumar R. Madhavan, Neetu Chandra, Saranya
4 Renigunta NIC Arts Paneerselvam Johnny, Nishanth, Sanusha

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, Kushboo Bala Thriller
F
E
B		 6 Naan Kadavul Bala Arya, Pooja Ilaiyaraaja Drama
Pettarasu Saravana Saravana, Saranya Balaji Drama
13 Kudiyarasu Sabhir Hussain Vignesh, Suguna Karthik Raja Action
Perumal Vincent Selva Sundar C., Meenakshi, Namitha Srikanth Deva Action
Siva Manasula Sakthi M. Rajesh Jiiva, Anuya 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 Nathigal Chanakayan Subakar, Sudha Chandran J. K. Selva 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 Sarvatheerthavan Guru Azhwar Sri Drama
Innoruvan Gunasekharan Adhitya, Kavinaya Aathish Uthriyan 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 Jayamurugan Jai Akash, Nicole Jayamurugan, Jeevan Thomas Romance
27 Aadatha Aatamellam Azhagar 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 Tandavam Gandhi Krishna Siddharth Venugopal, Tamannaah, Rukmini Vijayakumar G. V. Prakash Kumar Romance
Naalai Namadhe Vinayan Pradeep, Sanusha, Kiran Bharathwaj Drama
Karthik Anitha Srihari Rathan, Manju Jack Anand Romance
17 Naal Natchathiram Nagarajan Sanjay, Krishnasri Rajpawan Drama
24 Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi Raviraja Murali, Preethi Mohan Deva Action
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
Meiporul Nutty Bala, Krish Bala Krish Bala, Anusha John Maysai 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 Arinthal Rishiraj Murali, Kushi, Rishi R. K. Sundar Romance
Pollachi Maapillai R. Lakshmanan Sathyaraj, Soosane Deva Drama
Sirithal Rasippen V. Chandrasekharan Sathya, Sunulakshmi Iliyavan Drama
Thottu Sellum Thendrale Manikkam Sridev, Sathya Gurushev Drama
Unnai Kann Theduthey Rathish Ramaiah 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 Sundarapandi Bala Joseph, Visaka Sabesh-Murali Drama
17 Achchamundu! Achchamundu! Arun Vaidyanathan Prasanna, Sneha, Akshaya Dinesh Karthik Raja Thriller
Kadhal Kadhai Velu Prabhakaran Sherlidas, Preethi Rangayani, Steffi Ilaiyaraaja Adult
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 Sudhesh Shankar 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 Yuvan Yuvan, Shesanth, Madhu Sharma Thaman Thriller
A
U
G		 7 Azhagar Malai S. P. Rajkumar R. K, Bhanu Ilaiyaraaja Drama
Eesa Bala Ganesh Vignesh, Lakshana Haran Drama
Madhavi Murugadoss Raj Mohan, Lavanya 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
28 Quick Gun Murugun Shashanka Ghosh Rajendra Prasad, Rambha, Nassar Sagar Desai, Raghu Dixit Comedy Satire
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 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 Leena Moovendar Mithun, Aparna Ilaiyaraaja Romance
Sooriyan Satta Kalloori Pavan Ghajini, Mithra Deva Action
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 A. Sridhar Hemanth Kumar, Apsara 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, Vijayalakshmi 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 Three Arshad Khan Prajin, Mithuna, Sara Abbas Rafi Romance
Thambivudayaan Rajamahesh Adhithya Anbu, Manisha Chatterji Madhavaraj Action
Vaidehi Gemini Raghava Prithvirajan, Karthika Srikanth Deva Drama
13 Swetha 5/10 Wellington Road Sanjay Rahul, Keerthi Chawla Vivek Kumar Drama
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, Sruthi Prakash, 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
Pinchumanasu D. Jayaraj Saravanan D. Jayachandran 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 Ilango Lakshman Prabha, Dwaraka R. Shankar 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

Notable deaths

Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films
January 31 Nagesh 75 India Actor Server Sundaram • Thiruvilayadal • Anbe Vaa
April 25 Rambo Rajkumar 53 India Stunt choreographer Kadhal Kondein • Pudhupettai • Aayirathil Oruvan
May 02 K. Balaji 74 India actor, producer Billa • Thee • Viduthalai
June 28 A. K. Lohithadas 54 India Scriptwriter, director, producer Kasthuri Maan • Kireedam
July 29 Rajan P. Dev 56 India Actor Gentleman • Love Today • Aruvadai
August 6 Murali 55 India Actor Dumm Dumm Dumm • Polladhavan • Aadhavan
15 Crazy Venkatesh 52 India Actor Michael Madana Kama Rajan
September 22 S. Varalakshmi 84 India Actress, singer Veerapandiya Kattabomman • Guna
27 Sethu Vinayagam 60 India Actor Guna • Mahanadi • Baasha
December 30 Vishnuvardhan 59 India Actor Sri Raghavendra • Viduthalai

References

  1. ↑ http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14925410
  2. ↑ http://boxofficemojo.com/intl/uk/yearly/?yr=2009&sort=gross&order=DESC&pagenum=3&p=.htm
  3. ↑ http://boxofficemojo.com/intl/malaysia/yearly/?yr=2009&sort=gross&order=DESC&pagenum=1&p=.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/top-ten-movies-2009/kanchivaram.html
  5. ↑ http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/dec/15/slide-show-1-south-top-tamil-films-of-2009.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/news/top-films-of-2009/
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