List of Tamil films of 1999 explained

Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 1 August 1998, Gross fell to 130 per cent of Nett ^[1] Commercial Taxes Department disclosed 86 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.^[2]

Films

A list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1999 by release date:^{[3] [4]}

January — March

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Studio	Ref
="???"	J A N	12	The Terrorist			Indian Image Productions
14		Suriya Paarvai		Arjun, Pooja Priyanka	Modooril Creations	^[5]
15		Aathavan	Bharath Krishna	Poovarasan, Madhavi, Desingh Raja	James Bond Productions
		Mannavaru Chinnavaru	P. N. Ramachandra Rao	Sivaji Ganesan, Arjun, Soundarya	M.Y.M.Creations
		House Full				^[6]
		Maya
		Ponnu Veetukkaran			Ganga Gowri Productions	^[7]
		Thodarum			Sree Devi Movie Makers	^[8]
29		Thulladha Manamum Thullum				^[9]
="???"	F E B	5	Kallazhagar				^[10]
Ninaivirukkum Varai					Thaaraas Creations
Unnai Thedi
12		Chinna Raja				^[11]
26		Adutha Kattam	Sarath		Ajmal Movie Makers
		En Swasa Kaatre			Nigaaba Films International	^[12]
M A R	4	Ethirum Puthirum			Madhu Films International	^[13]
	5	Endrendrum Kadhal			Sameera Films	^[14]
	6	Ullathai Killathe	Vejey Kannan	Suresh, Khushbu, Karan, Supraja	Vijaya Cine Enterprises
	12	Chinna Durai	R. Chandra		KB Films	^[15]
	19	Poo Vaasam	Sree Bharathi	Murali, Pushpalatha	RVR Pictures
	26	Annan			Simon Pictures

April — June

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Studio	Ref
="???"	A P R	10	Padayappa				^[16]
12		Monisha En Monalisa
14		Periyanna		Vijayakanth, Meena, Suriya, Manasa	Jaya Subha Sree Productions	^[17]
16		Aasai Alaigal	S. Manikandan	Bhuvanesh, Ramya	Sakthi Productions
23		Or Iravu	Bose	Sanjay, Ashwin	VIP Films Productions
30		Nilave Mugam Kaattu			Mahalakshmi International	^[18]
		Poomagal Oorvalam
		Poomaname Vaa				^[19]
="???"	M A Y	1	Vaalee				^[20]
Rajasthan					Paanjajanyam
7		Annan Thangachi			Om Sree Vinayaga Films
21		Kummi Paattu				^[21]
28		Anantha Poongatre				^[22]
		Miss Shakeela	K. Alexander	Shakeela, Udayaprakash, Rajkumar	Sri Devi Cini Movies Combines
="???"	J U N	4	Guest House	Raj Mohan		Kalaiaruvi Combines
25		Nenjinile				^[23]
		Oruvan

July — September

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Studio	Ref
="???"	J U L	9	Kadhalar Dhinam				^[24]
16		Anthahpuram				^[25]
		Sangamam
		Suyamvaram			LS Movies	^[26]
		Viralukketha Veekkam
30		Rojavanam				^[27]
="???"	A U G	6	Kanave Kalayadhe				^[28]
Malabar Police
Ponvizha			Ashokan		Siva Sree Pictures
Poovellam Kettuppar
13		Kannodu Kanbathellam				^[29]
15		Amarkalam			Venkateswaralayam
		Nee Varuvai Ena				^[30]
="???"	S E P	9	Jodi				^[31]
Minsara Kanna
17		Anbulla Kadhalukku				^[32]
		Kaama			Teja Creations
		Pooparika Varugirom
24		Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga				^[33]

October — December

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Studio	Ref
="???"	O C T	1	Manaivikku Mariyadhai
Mugam					Subramaniya Films	^[34]
Nesam Pudhusu			Karthik Vel		Sivasankaraalaya
Pombalainga Samacharam			Vinay Raj	Ravi, Kokila	Navaneetham Combines
7		Maravathe Kanmaniye	N. S. Madhavan		Maha Creations
		Suryodayam	L. V. Aadhavan		Rani Creative Visions
15		Jayam	Ravi Raja		Mahalakshmi Cini Circuit
="???"	N O V	7	Hello			Cherin Movie Makers	^[35]
Kanmani Unakkaga			Ravi Raja			^[36]
Kannupada Poguthaiya			Bharathi Ganesh
Maanaseega Kadhal				Hamsavardhan, Sushva	Sai Baba Creations	^[37]
Mudhalvan
Ooty			Anwar		Nigaaba Films International	^[38]
Pudhu Kudithanam			Raghuvasan		Azhvaarammaal Movie Makers
Taj Mahal						^[39]
18		Iraniyan			Thaaraas Creations	^[40]
21		Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum	A. N. Rajagopal		Guru Meena Films	^[41]
26		Kudumba Sangili			Sree Durga Cini Arts
		Sivan			VJ Films
="???"	D E C	3	Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa				^[42]
Time					Lifeline Films	^[43]
Unnaruge Naan Irundhal
10		Azhagarsamy			Malar Combines	^[44]
		Mudhal Etcharikkai	Devar		AA Cini Circuit
		Sethu		Vikram, Abitha, Sivakumar, Sriman	Sharma Productions	^[45]
17		Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham			Udhaya Arts	^[46]
		Manam Virumbuthe Unnai			SSK Films	^[47]
		Paattali			Roja Combines
		Vaaliba Mayakkam	Kumar	Sudhir, Mini	Harishkumar Films
24		Thaayae Varuga	N. P. Logan	Rajesh, Devi, Sri	Yoga Cinema & Co

Awards

Category/Organization	Cinema Express Awards 31 January 2000^[48]	Dinakaran Cinema Awards 13 February 2000^[49]	Filmfare Awards South 22 April 2000	Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 29 December 2000^[50]
Best Film	Sethu	Padayappa	Sethu	Padayappa
Best Director	Vikraman Vaanathaippola (2000)	Shankar Mudhalvan	Bala Sethu	Bala Sethu
Best Actor	Ajith Kumar Amarkalam / Vaali	Ajith Kumar Vaali	Ajith Kumar Vaali	Rajinikanth Padayappa
Best Actress	Simran Vaali	Simran Thulladha Manamum Thullum / Vaali	Ramya Krishnan Padayappa	Simran Thulladha Manamum Thullum
Best Music Director	Deva Vaali	A. R. Rahman Kadhalar Dhinam / Mudhalvan	A. R. Rahman Mudhalvan	A. R. Rahman Sangamam

Notes and References

1. http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/tamil_nadu/1939/1939TN10.pdf Government cuts entertainment tax to 30% (from 40%)
2. https://ctd.tn.gov.in/documents/10184/20741/STATISTICAL+COMPENDIUM+2012-2013/9fb9d066-c862-412b-bc88-f29d4091164e?version=1.1 CTD reports 86 crore ET collection in 1999–2000
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