List of Tamil films of 2008 explained
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 |
|---|
| J
A
N | 14 | Bheemaa | | Vikram, Trisha Krishnan | | |
|---|
| Kaalai | | Silambarasan Rajendar, Vedhika Kumar | | |
| Pazhani | | Bharath, Kajal Aggarwal, Khushbu | | |
| Pirivom Santhippom | | Cheran, Sneha | | |
| Vaazhthugal | | R. Madhavan, Bhavana | | |
| 15 | Pidichirukku | Kanagu | Ashok, Vishakha Singh | | |
| Pattaya Kelappu | | | | |
| F
E
B | 1 | Ashoka | | Prem Menon, Anushree, Pooja Bharathi | | |
|---|
| Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan | | Vadivelu, Yashimi Sharma, Suja Varunee | | |
| Thangam | | Sathyaraj, Meghna Nair, Goundamani | | |
| Thodakkam | Muthukumar | Rishi, Abhinay, Raghu Vannan, Monica, Meghna Nair | | |
| 8 | Sadhu Miranda | | Prasanna, Abbas, Kavya Madhavan | | |
| 14 | Anjathe | | Narain, Ajmal Ameer, Prasanna, Vijayalakshmi | | |
| Kadhal Kaditham | Mukesh | Balaji, Amisha | | |
| Nenjathai Killadhe | | 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 | | Shaam, Sandhya, Divya Spandana | | |
| Valluvan Vasuki | | Sathya, Swetha, Ranjith | | |
| 29 | Sila Nerangalil | | Vincent Asokan, Navya Nair, Vineeth | | |
| Thotta | | 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 | | Prasanna, Udhayathara | | |
| Sandai | | Sundar C., Ramya Raj, Nadhiya, Namitha | | |
| Singakutty | | 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 |
|---|
| A
P
R | 4 | Pasumpon Devar Varalaru | Abraham Lincoln | Vagai Chandrasekar | | |
|---|
| Vilaiyattu | Ezhilvendhan | Ezhilvendhan, Saranya | | |
| Yaaradi Nee Mohini | | Dhanush, Nayantara, Karthik Kumar | | |
| 9 | Arasangam | | Vijayakanth, Navaneet Kaur | | |
| 10 | Nepali | | Bharath, Meera Jasmine | | |
| 11 | Santosh Subramaniam | | 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 | | Prakash Raj, Santhanam, Ganja Karuppu | | |
| Ini Varum Kaalam | Sibi Chandar | | | |
| Madurai Ponnu Chennai Paiyan | A. C. Rajasekaran | S. S. R. Pankaj Kumar, Thejamai | Velu Thevar Films | |
| 25 | Chakkara Viyugam | | Natarajan Subramaniam, Raaghav, Jayasurya | | |
| Iyakkam | | Rishi Kumar, Shruthi Raj, Sujibala | | |
| M
A
Y | 2 | Kuruvi | | Vijay, Trisha Krishnan | | |
|---|
| 9 | Aadum Koothu | | 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 | | | | |
| Pandi | | Raghava Lawrence, Sneha, Namitha | | |
| 30 | Kaalaippani | | 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 | | Kamal Haasan, Asin, Mallika Sherawat, Jaya Prada | | |
|---|
| 27 | Aayudham Seivom | | 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 | | R. Parthiban, Chaya Singh | | | |
July–September
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio | Ref |
|---|
| J
U
L | 4 | Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu | | Bharath, Poorna | | |
|---|
| Subramaniyapuram | | Jai, M. Sasikumar, Swati Reddy, Ganja Karuppu | | |
| Uliyin Osai | Ilavenil | Vineeth, Keerthi Chawla | | |
| 11 | Azhaipithazh | P. K. Rajmohan | Ratheesh, Sona | | [4] |
| 18 | Nalla Ponnu Ketta Payyan | M. P. Balan | Sriman, Madhumitha, Keerthi Chawla | | |
| 22 | Maanavan Ninaithal | S. P. Gnanamozhi | Rithik, Varshini | | |
| 25 | Manava Manavigal | Rajagopal | David, Rachana | | |
| Pathu Pathu | Sathyam | Sona Heiden, Thalaivasal Vijay, Bose Venkat | | |
| Sutta Pazham | G. K. | Mohan, Shubha Poonja | | |
| A
U
G | 1 | Kuselan | | Rajinikanth, Pasupathy, Meena, Nayantara | | |
|---|
| 8 | Unnai Naan | | Viinu, Naash | | |
| 15 | Sathyam | A. Rajasekhar | Vishal, Nayantara, Upendra | | |
| 22 | Ragasiya Snehithane | Sujo Visanth | Vasanth, Lakshmi Rai, Vijay Raj, Prakash, Kandan, Sriram | | |
| Nayagan | | J. K. Rithesh, Ramana, Sangeetha, Keerthi Chawla | | |
| 29 | Dhaam Dhoom | | Jayam Ravi, Kangana Ranaut, Lakshmi Rai | | |
| Jayamkondaan | | Vinay Rai, Bhavana, Lekha Washington | | |
| S
E
P | 5 | Alibhabha | Neelan.K.Sekar | Krishna Sekhar, Prakash Raj, Janani | | |
|---|
| Dhanam | Siva | Prem, Sangeetha | | |
| Kee Mu | | Hassan, Sarika | | |
| Saroja | | Shiva, Vaibhav Reddy, S. P. B. Charan, Premji Amaran, Vega Tamotia | | |
| 12 | Poi Solla Porom | | Nassar, Karthik Kumar, Piaa Bajpai | | |
| Vasool | V. Rishiraj | Hemanth Kumar, Kiran Rathod, V. Rishiraj | | |
| 19 | Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal Varai | Krishnan Seshadri Gomatam | Sathyajit, Anuja Iyer, Charan | | |
| Pandhayam | | Nithin Sathya, Sindhu Tolani | | |
| Raman Thediya Seethai | | Cheran, Pasupathy, Nithin Sathya, Vimala Raman, Remya Nambeesan, Gajala, Karthika | | |
| 26 | Kadhalil Vizhunthen | P. V. Prasad | Nakul, Sunaina | | |
| Sakkarakatti | Kala Prabhu | Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj, Ishita Sharma, Vedhika | | | |
October–December
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio | Ref |
|---|
| O
C
T | 1 | Durai | | 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 | | Bharath, Poonam Bajwa, Simran | | |
| Megam | Jeevarathinam | Tamilarasan, Ragiraja | | |
| Aegan | | 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 | | Suriya, Sameera Reddy, Simran, Divya Spandana | | |
| 21 | Thenavattu | V. V. Kathir | Jiiva, Poonam Bajwa | | |
| 28 | Ellam Avan Seyal | | 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, Tejashree | | |
| Poo | | 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 | | 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 |
|---|
| Mogam | Jeeva Ratnam | | Ravi Priyan |
| Urugudhe | Aslam | | |
| Valakkaringar Archana | K. K. Bujjibabu | | |
| Valvellam Vasantham | K. S. Nesamanavan | | Nesan | |
Awards
Notes and References
- Web site: Tough action against video piracy. The Hindu. 2 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20090916074451/https://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/09/28/stories/2004092809150100.htm. 16 September 2009.
- https://www.indiaglitz.com/all-in-the-name-of%C3%82%C2%85-a-film-ii-tamil-news-55457 Government cuts entertainment tax to 0% (from 15%) for pure Tamil titles
- https://ctd.tn.gov.in/documents/10184/20741/TAMIL+NADU+COMMERCIAL+TAXES+DEPARTMENT+AT+A+GLANCE%2C+2012-2013/d08c1da3-e9a5-4876-866a-82585090510f?version=1.1 CTD reports 12.24 crore ET collection in 2008-09
- Web site: AzhaipithazhTamil Movie Review. 31 October 2019. bharatstudent.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20090822020002/http://www.bharatstudent.com/cafebharat/movie_reviews_2-Tamil-Azhaipithazh-Movie-Review-3,394.php. 22 August 2009.
- Web site: List of Tamil films released in 2005 - producers. Lakshman Sruthi. 2 November 2023.
- Web site: The award goes to.. . articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024084947/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-09/news-interviews/27950090_1_mantra-happy-days-allu-arjun . 24 October 2012 . dead.
- Web site: Tamilnadu state awards (2007, 2008) announced! . . 9 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190925115710/https://www.sify.com/movies/tamilnadu-state-awards-2007-2008-announced-news-tamil-kkfr09fffbgsi.html . 25 September 2019 . dead.
- Web site: Vijay Awards Winners List, Photos and Videos | PanAsianBiz . www.panasianbiz.com . 11 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120802021708/http://www.panasianbiz.com/entertainment/bollywood/vijay-awards-2008-winners-list-videos/ . 2 August 2012 . dead.
