subject: List Of Top 10 Tamil Movies [print this page] Tamil movies have contributed a lot to Indian and world cinema with award winning actors, actresses, musicians, directors and more. Shivaji Ganeshan, MGR, Kamal Hasan, Rajini Kanth, Ilayaraja, Karunanidhi, Manirathnam, A.R Rahman, Jayalalitha, M.R Radha, Reghuvaran, S.P Balasubramaniam, Chithra, Janaki, Jayalalitha, Manorama, Sreedevi are just some among the few who took tamil movies to the top of list with their remarkable contributions.
Present Tamil cinema world is filled with new actors, actress and directors and hence several films are getting released every month in the theaters. Here is the list of top 10 Tamil movies that stays in the hearts of film lovers for ever.
1. Ratha Kanneer: The film was released in 1954 and the story was written by Thiruvarur K Thangaraj. The film was directed by R. Krishnan and S Panju. MR Radha who made the master role in this film as rich foreign return person who neglect his mother and wife and in the end getting blind and leprosy victim. The film was a massive hit of the times.
2. Mullum Malarum: The film released in 1978 was directed by J Mahendran. Rajini Kanth comes as the master hero in this film and story revolves round clash between an engineer and the villager. The main attraction of the film is Rajini Kanth itself who comes in the role of the bold villager.
3. Nayakan: The film released in 1987 was directed by Manirathnam. This is one of the all time hits of Kamal Haasan. This is one of the greatest gangster movies in the world and Kamla Haasan has showcased a powerful character through this film in the name of Velu Naykar.
4. Thalapathi: This film was directed by Manirathnam and released in the year 1991. The movie brought superstars of Kerala and Tamilnadu together. Mamootti and Rajini Kanth have made it an awesome movie. The story revolves around the friendship of Mammooty and Rajini Kanth.
5. Baatcha: The film was directed by Suresh Krishna and released in the year 1995. The story tells about a common man turning to a gangster due to circumstantial situations. The role was made remarkable by Rajini Kanth and is one of the ever time hit for both Rajini Kanth and Tamil Movie.
6. Indian: The film is known for the combination of world famous celebrities Kamal Haasan, Shankar and A.R Rahman. The film tells the story of person who had fight with British and in the end takes weapon against the corrupted government officials. The film is one of the ever time hits for Kamal Haasan and conquered the attention of whole cinema world.
7. Iruvar: The film released in 1997 was written and directed by Manirathnam. Malayalam superstar Mohanalal and rocking Tamil actor Prakash Raj have made this film a gift to the world cinema with their massive performance. A.R Rahman with his magical music added plus to this film.
8. Hey Ram: The film released in 1998 was written and directed by Kamal Haasan. The story revolve round incidents happened in real life before independence and is one of the most controversial film of the time. The acting of Kamal Haasan itself is the point of attraction in the film.
9. Shivaji: The film was directed by Shankar released in the year 2007. The film tells about the US returned software engineer who want to use the earnings for the improvement of poor people returning from US. Rajini Kaanth makes the role of US software engineers and the film is one of the ever time thrilling Tamil movie.
10. Endhiran: The film written by Shankar and Sujatha was directed by Shankar and released in the year 2010. The film released worldwide and become the biggest block buster in the film history of India. Even though the story of making the robot is not new, the visual effects and performance of Rajini Kanth made it a massive hit.
