Malaysian Tamil cinema explained

Malaysian Tamil cinema
Screens:	639 (2011)^[1]
Screens Per Capita:	2.4 per 100,000 (2011)
Distributors:	^[2]
Produced Year:	2009
Produced Ref:	^[3]
Produced Fictional:	26
Produced Animated:	1
Produced Documentary:	–
Admissions Year:	2011
Admissions Ref:	^[4]
Admissions Total:	59,500,000
Admissions National:	13,130,000 (22.1%)
Box Office Year:	2011
Box Office National:	MYR (20.7%)

The making of local Tamil-language films its motherland of Tamil Nadu is actively growing in Malaysia. With the Tamil diaspora worldwide, there are many enthusiastic filmmakers who want to make their mark.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Malaysia's first Tamil film is known to be Ratha Paei, starring Kalaikkumar Chinnasamy, Susheela Devi, Sivaji Raja, M. Baharudeen, Mukesh, Jaya Gowri and Malaysia Vasudevan. It was shot in Golden Studio, Chennai and directed by Mooban. Music and background score of the film was composed by G. K. Venkatesh. Shooting of the film began in 1968 and it was released on 14 January 1969.

Centered in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Bahru, the industry remained relatively small with fewer films produced. The industry is growing and faces strong competition from Tamil films from Kollywood.

Highest-grossing movies

Denotes films still running in cinemas

Highest-grossing Tamil language Malaysian films^{[8] [9]} ! Rank! Movie! Year! Studio! Net gross (RM)

1	Vedigundu Pasangge	2018	Veedu Production	1,330,219
2	Maindhan	2014	Astro Shaw	903,550
3	Poochandi	2022	Trium Studio	800,000
4	Appalam	2011	Astro Shaw	590,707
5	Mayangaathey	2016	Touchtronics Entertainment, Shaibha Vision	554,816
6	Venpa	2019	Vadai Productions	542,686
7	Geethaiyin Raadhai	2016	Vikadakavi Production	529,162
8	Adai Mazhai Kaalam	2023	Pocket Play	517,106
9	Pulanaivu	2019	Story Films, Shaibha Vision	512,048
10	Vetti Pasanga	2014	Veedu Production	339,036
11	Thirudathey Papa Thirudathey	2018	Story Films Sdn.Bhd.	322,400
12	Neeyum Naanum	2018	BGW Studios	307,956
13	Vennira Iravuggal	2014	Shine Entertainment	260,353
14	Kali Muni Tharisanam	2019	AT Movie	236,806
15	Jagat	2015	Shine Entertainment	224,370.43
16	Vere Vazhi Ille	2015	Veedu Production	220,208.39

List of Tamil films from Malaysia by year

Below is a list of Tamil language films produced in Malaysia. The total grosses of the films are in Ringgit Malaysia, and the source is FINAS.

2024

Opening	Title	Studio	Director	Cast	Genre	Ref.
18 Jan	Black & White	Pocket Play	Logan	Logan, Sasi, Seelan Manoharan, Latha Ramasamy, Shamini Shradha	Comedy	^[10]
1 Feb	Agrinai	Sai Nanthini Movie World	Thanesh Perrabu	Aghonderan Sahadevan, Umagandhan, Viknes Perrabu	Thriller / Science Fiction	^[11]
15 Feb	Curry Mee	Poketplay			Comedy	^[12]
7 Mar	Oru Kadha Sollattaa Sir	Poketplay		Kash Villanz, Vikadakavi Magen, CK, Ben G, Moon Nilaa, Thivya Naidu, Shivakanth, Lallu, Kim Fukazawa	Comedy Fantasy	^[13]
21 Mar	Hero Friend-U	Dove Eyes	Martin R. Chantheran	Cellina Jay, Ravin Rao Santheran, Thevaguru Suppiah	Comedy Romance	^[14]

2023

Opening	Title	Studio	Director	Cast	Genre	Gross (RM)	Ref.
26 January	Adai Mazhai Kaalam	Poketplay Sdn. Bhd.	Karthik Shamalan	Loga Varman, Thia Lakshana, Evarani, Sasitharan K Rajool	Romance Drama		^[15]
2 Feb	Sawadikap Pei	Poketplay Sdn. Bhd.	Roman Anthony	Gana, Ellicia Wong, Nandu Ramesh, Kuben Mahadevan	Horror Comedy		^[16]
9 Feb	Thallipogathey	Dreamhouse	Guna Jayakumar	Hamsni Perumal, Thevaguru Suppiah, Vicky Rao	Romantic Comedy		^[17]
16 Feb	Aadhitya Arunachalam	Poketplay Sdn. Bhd	Ben G	Gaffar, Banumathi, Mcva, Aghonderan Sahadevan, Ben G	Action		^[18]
29 Jun	Rajathanthiram: The Piano	Poketplay Sdn. Bhd.	Aaron Rao	Moon Nila, Thevaguru Suppiah, K.S Maniam, S. Haridhass	Fantasy		^[19]
6 Jul	Club House	Triple S Films	Amin	Deisho Sivabaalan, Shamvanan, Leanesh Sivabaalan	Action Thriller		^[20]
27 Jul	Kanneera	Poketplay Sdn. Bhd	Kathir Raven S	Kathir Raven S, Maya Glammy, Nanthakumar NKR, Chandhine Kaur	Romantic Drama		^[21]
21 Sept	Vinveli Devathai	Story Films		Shalini Balasundaram, Auro Chakkravarthy	Romantic Comedy		^[22]
23 Nov	Naam Katra Isai		T. Danesh Kumar	Saresh D7, Alvin Martin, Kaameshaa Ravindran	Drama / Musical
30 Nov	Ninaivo Oru Paravai		Kabilan Plondran	Karnan Kanapathy, Thivya Naidu, Sandhya Lord	Drama /Romance

2022

Opening	Title	Studio	Director	Cast	Genre	Gross (RM)	Ref.
27 January	Poochandi	Poketplay Sdn. Bhd.	JK Wicky	RJ Ramana, Ganesan Manohgaran, Tinesh Sarathi Krishnan, Logan, Hamsni Perumal	Thriller, horror	800000	^[23]
10 February		AT Movies	BGW	BGW, Subashini, Sanjna Suri, Irfan Zaini, Keshap Suria	Comedy, horror
24 February	Narigal	Boss Pictures	RMS Sara	RMS Sara.R, Jayarajendran John, Alvin Martin, Nithyashree, Lingeswaran.	Action, thriller
28 February	Kambathe Kannemma	D' Cinema	K K Khana	Sangeeta Krishnasamy, Sasikumar Kandasamy, Tokoh Sathia, Lockup Nathan	Comedy
24 March		SB Production	Kishok	Kishok, Jasmin Michael, Coco Nantha, Jee Kutty.	Superhero
16 June	Arul Mozhi	Jaysanga Sir	Manan Subra	Sangabalan Subramaniam, Alvin Martin, Vikadakavi Magen, Pashini Sivakumar.	Action, Drama.
23 June	Moondram Athigharam	KALKI PRODUCTION	Sd Puvanendran	Jibrail Rajhula, Haridhass S, Kavitha Thiagarajan	Action
25 August	Undercover Rascals 2		V. Nagaraj	Bala Ganapathi William, K.K Khanna, G Crak Karnan, Rupini Krishnan, Irfan Zaini	Action		^[24] -
31 August	BIISHMAN	MAGIC SILVERTREE PRODUCTIONS	DANIAN SARAVANNAN	G Crak Karnan, Vickran, Arvind Naidu, Moon Nila, Jasmine Michael, Mathi Alagan, Sheejay, Reentha	Gangster, Drama
28 July	Senthozhan Sengkathirvaana	Poketplay	Govind Singh	Kash Villanz, Moon Nila	Thriller
25 October	Gajen	Veedu Production	S.Mathan	Denes Kumar, Jasmin Michael, Abhirami Venkatachalam	Romantic Comedy		^[25]

2021

Opening	Title	Studio	Director	Cast	Genre	Gross (RM)	Ref.
1 February	Paramapatham	Sai Nanthini Movie World (SNMW)Dreamsky Home Production	Thanesh PerrabuViknes Perrabu	K.S.Maniam, Singai JGun, BenG, Aghonderan, Umagandhan, Vicky Nadarajah, Kavimaran (THR Raaga), Viknes Perrabu, Thanesh Perrabu, Sasivaroban, Risheekesan, Kausaliya, Pavitran, Vimal	Fantasy		^[26]
5 November	Pallavi Bakery	Astro Vaanavil	Sathish Natarajan	Irfan Zaini, Shalini Balasundaram	Romance, comedy
9 December	MR. PEYII	Unison Production	V. Nagaraj	Karnan G. Crack, Nithya Shree, Rupini Krishnan	Horror, comedy

2020

Opening	Title	Studio	Director	Cast	Genre	Gross (RM)	Ref.
2 January	At Rainbows End 2	Fiery Movie	Mark Lee	Sharmini Ramesh, Susila Devi, Morgan Chandra Dass	Documentary		^[27]
13 February	Santhittha Naal Muthal	Top Movies Sdn BhdImagination Makers Sdn Bhd	Sheela Pravina	Nawinia Murali, Mervin, Kishalini	Romance, comedy		^[28]
7 March	Unakkagathane	Immortal Production	S.P Srikanth	Siva Shankar, Yasmin Nadiah, Rajendran, Rayer, Theva, Ashok Kumar, Keshap Suria	Action, thriller		^[29]
5 March	Paakaati Po	More Four Production	Kathir Raven S	Kathir Raven S, Santhini Antony, Sai Sangeetha, Pavin Raymond, Aadith	Comedy, romance		^[30]
12 March	Athaiyum Thaandi	ATMovies Sdn Bhd	Vikinish Lokarag Asokan	Vemanna Appannah, Yuvaraj Krishnasamy, Vanessa Cruez, Sathis Rao Chinniah	Romance, drama		^[31]
14 April (TV)	Kanmani Anbodu Kathalan	Astro	Kavi Nanthan	Kuben Mahadevan, Pashini Sivakumar			^[32]
15 October (Astro First)	Tamani		S.Mathan	David Anthony. Deva. Divya.	Crime
11 November (Astro First)	Athigaari	Jhangri Production House	Kabilan Plondran	Bala Ganapathy William, Nanthini Ganasen, Karnan, Vicran, Puruji, Saha, Puvanan DaView	Action, thriller

2019

Opening	Title	Studio	Director	Cast	Genre	Gross (RM)	Ref.
28 February	Satte	Dove Eyes Entertainment	Ray Dinesh David	Lingeshvaran Maniam, Kuben Mahadevan, Senthil Kumaran Muniandy, Sangkari Elancheran	Crime, thriller	27,637	^[33]
7 March	Kuttram Seiyel	Astro Vaanavil	Venkatesh, Bharathirajaa		Action, crime	14,615	^[34]
27 June	Azhaggiye Thee	ATMovies Sdn Bhd	Logan	Saresh D7, Latha, Guna, Kokila, Yuvaraj	Drama	50,851	^[35]
18 July	Kali Muni Tharisanam	ATMovies Sdn Bhd	DTS Indran	Ben G, Nithya Sree, P. Jegan, David, Shan, Ratnaa Gowri, Kannan Raajamanikam	Mystery, thriller	340,806	^[36]
19 September	Venpa	Vadai Productions	K. Kavi Nanthan	Yuvaraj Krishnasamy, Agalyah Maniam, Thevaguru Suppiah, Nanthini Sugumaran, Kuben Mahadevan, Santeinii Chandrabos	Romance, comedy	542,686.60	^[37]
26 September	Ennaval	D' Cinema Sdn Bhd	Saran Z	Sangeeta Krishnasamy, C.Kumaresan, Vasanth Sarna, Yashini, Suresh	Romance, horror	89,589	^[38]
14 November	Pulanaivu	Story FilmsShaibha Vision	Shalini Balasundaram, Sathish Natarajan	Shaila V, Shalini Balasundaram, Kabil Ganesan, Saran Manokaran	Crime, thriller	600,048	^[39]
28 November	Metro Maalai	Victory Film Production, Drona Films	Haran Kaveri, Shobaan	Sathish, Punitha Shanmugam, Karishma, Kumanavannan, Kay	Romance	35,000	^[40]

2018

Opening	Title	Studio	Director	Cast	Genre	Gross (RM)	Ref.
15 Mar	33km From KL	El Praga Pasca Penerbitan	KS Umaagaanthan	Ben G, Kavi Maran, Logeswaran, Ananthan Muniandy	Thriller	208,779	^[41]
17 May	Sughamaai Subbulakshmi	MA Productions House	Karthik Shamalan	Saresh D7, Punitah Shanmugam, Bagya Arivuckarasu, Kuben Mahadevan, G Crack Karnan	Romance, comedy	138,970	^[42]
19 Apr	Villavan: The Vigilante	GVKM ELEPHANT PICTURES SDN BH	Vassan		Action		^[43]
28 Jun	Ghora	Algebra Films	Devendran Arunasalam	G Crack Karnan, Mugen Rao, Yasmin Nadiah, Sara Baskin, Velarasan, Sathish Kumar	Horror, comedy	129,816	^[44]
5 July	Atcham Thavir	JPS Consultancy & Training	S.S. Vikneshwaran, Karthik Shamalan	Gana, Uthaya, Geetha, Aanantha	Thriller	120,396	^[45]
26 July	Vedigundu Pasangge	Veedu Production			Action, comedy	0	^[46]
16 August	Thirudathey Papa Thirudathey	Story Films Sdn.Bhd.	Shalini Balasundaram	Saresh D7, Shalini Balasundaram, Kabil Ganesan, Yuvaraj Krishnasamy, Ztish, Yasmin JK	Action, romance, comedy	322,400	^[47]
20 September	Neeyum Naanum	BGW Studios		Bala Ganapathi William, Jasmin Micheal, Kavitha Thiagarajan, Suhan	Romance, comedy	307,956	^[48]

2017

Opening	Title	Studio	Director	Cast	Genre	Gross (RM)	Ref.
8 Jun	RIP?	Fenomena Seni Produksi	S.T. Bala	Suloshna Balan, S. S. Shivajee	Drama	8,156
7 July	Puthiya Payanam	More 4 Production	Raven	Raven, Lavysha, Yoga, Koghilan Suren	Sport, drama	24,643
3 August	Maama Machan	Boss Pictures	RMS Sara	Nithya Shree, RMS Sara, BenG	Comedy	44,651
28 August	Vettai Karuppar Ayya	Black Hunter Production	Amigoz Sugu	GK, GpKay, Sam, Nanba Vijay, Gayathri	Devotional, horror	20,523
28 September		BGW Studios, S cape Imagination	Karthik Shamalan	Jaya Ganason, Mohanaraj, Mahesan Poobalan, Yugendran Maniam, Haridhass	Horror	179,673
5 October	Vasantha Villas 10:45PM	D' Cinema	Roy	Jeeva, Vadivukarasi, Ben'G, Sangetha, Saminathan	Action, comedy	7,264	^[49]
3 November	Azhal	Magic SilverTree Productions	S.Saravannan	Arvind Naidu, Gcrak Karna, DatoShaSha, Yasini Davi, Sanpagan Sannasi	Crime, thriller
9 November	Jhangri	Jhangri Production House	Kabilan Plondran	Vicran Elanggoven, Agalyah Maniam, Baby Koba, Suga, Nanthini Ganasen, John, Daview Puvanan	Romance, comedy	140,268
23 November	Thottam: The Garden	Blueye Productions	Arangkannal Raj	KS Maniam, Singai Jegan, Aghilvarman, Thana, Ruban, Vivian Chong	Family drama	4,089	^[50]
30 November	Aasaan	Nova Rimbun	SD Puvanendran	Hari Dhass, Shashi Tharan, Seelan Manoheran, Saresh D'seven, Sasitharan K Rajoo, Pushpa Narayan, Nazira Ibrahim, Rajkumar Kopalan, Logesshiine Ks	Thriller	71,783

2016

Opening	Title	Studio	Director	Cast	Genre	Gross (RM)	Ref.
3 March	Ais Kosong	MS Digital Studio	Manan Subra	Alvin Martin, Sasikumar Kandasamy, Anu Ramamoorthy, Sangabalan, Shamini Ramasamy, Kristina Vinokree, Nanthakumar, Pradeep Singh, Sivakumar, Vishnukumar Elangovan	Adventure, comedy	13,103.21
9 June	Mayangaathey	Shaibha Vision	C. Kumaresan	C.Kumaresan, Shaila Nair, Thivya Naidu, K.K.Khanna, Nilaxshita Kumar, Sushmeetha Murogan, Shruthi Jayshankar, Havoc Mathan, Havoc Naven, Suresh THR, Ahila THR, Comedy King Sam, Suriya Ramaiah, Kannan Rajamanikam, Saran Narayanan, Queen, Theven Taiping	Horror, comedy	536,102.00
22 September	Geethaiyin Raadhai	Vikadakavi Production		K. Karnan G Crak, Shalini Balasundaram, Vicran Elanggoven, Suvarna Panjavaranam, Kannan Raajamanickam, Maniam, K.Gunasegaran, Shan, Kameleswary, Balan Raj, Divania	Romance	529,162	^[51]

2015

Opening	Title	Studio	Director	Cast	Genre	Gross (RM)	Ref.
1 January	Pinnokam	D'Cinema	A. Hamen Kumar	Hamen Kumar, Anu Ramamoorthy, Aghonderan Sahadevan II, Surenderaj Yuvaraj, Murali Raj, Shree, Jessie	Action, romance	7,874.00	^[52]
1 January	KID	FSP		Jarrel Yeo, Shashi Anbah, Arun Chandran, Sarankumar, Kesavan Krishnamurthi	Crime	6,763.50	^[53]
16 April	Agileswari	RM Vission Films, Red Fires Film	Roy Krishnan	Uthaya THR Raaga, Vikneswary Miss Vasantham Singapore	Horor	51,826.91	^[54]
23 April	Avana Nee	D'Cinema	Logaruban Loganathan	Logaruban Loganathan, Vithya Perumal, Ashwin Kaur, Rai Jacintha, Krishnamurthy Rameshwara, Sures Kumar@VSK Thinaharan, Nilasyah Rebecca. Guna, Sara Roshan, Tashmaishree	Comedy	7,479.65	^[55]
2 July	Vere Vazhi Ille	Veedu Production	M.S. Prem Nath	Denes Kumar, Jasmine Michael	Horror, comedy	220,208.39
8 October	Maravan	Lotus Five Star	SD Puvanendran		Drama, thriller	91,225.71	^[56]
22 October	Mutukumar Wanted	MERP Film Factory	M.Pathmanaban		Romance, action	2,376.05
17 December	Jagat	Skyzen Studios	Shanjhey Kumar Perumal	Jibrail Rajhula, Harvind Raj, Kuben Mahadevan, Aahmuu Thirunyanam, Saravanan Vishwa	Crime, drama	224,370.43	Budget RM 300,000^[57]

2014

Opening	Title	Studio	Director	Cast	Genre	Gross (RM)	Ref.
2 January	Vetti Pasanga	Veedu Production		Denes Kumar, Sangeeta Krishnasamy, Magendran Rahman, David Anthony, Alvin Martin, Shastan Kurup	Comedy, drama	339,036.00	^[58] ^[59] ^[60]
6 March	Vennira Iravuggal	Shine Entertainment	Perakas Rajaram	Sangeeta Krishnasamy, Magendran Rahman, Psychomantra @ Krishna Kumar Lechmana, David Anthony, Aruna Raj Devarajoo	Romance, comedy	260,353.00	^[61] ^[62] ^[63]
19 June	Goal		K. Guna	Irfan, Uthaya, THR Visha, Chinni Jayanth, Nazira Ibrahim	Sport, drama	16,174.25	^[64] ^[65]
22 June	Vivaagarathu	Viar Ventures	Revathy		Drama	74,890.00	^[66]
8 August	Maindhan	Astro Shaw, CK Films, SS Wawasan	C. Kumaresan		Action	732,505.80	^[67] ^[68]
25 September	3 Geniuses	ZSR Multi Biz	P.K. Rhaj	K. Bhagyaraj, Shashi Tharan, Don Prasna, Aghonderan, Sangeeta Krishnasamy, Jasveer Kaur, Kavitha, Mithiran, Sugumaran, Kreepasree		21,726.00	^[69]
9 October	Kaithiyin Agarathi	D'Cinema	Seenu	Aghonderan Sahadevan, Gantiban Ben	Action	3,132.00	^[70]
23 October	Phuyal 18	Renbash Entertainment	M. Subash Abdullah		Action, thriller	106,269.00	^[71]
13 November	Victory	D'Cinema	P Rameesh	G.Theeban, Yamini Gopalasamy, Gana Pragasam, Shashi Tharan, Gantiban Ben	Sport, drama	40,974.00	^[72] ^[73] ^[74]

2013

Opening	Title	Studio	Director	Cast	Genre	Gross (RM)	Ref.
14 March	Ops Kossa Dappa 3	ATV Pictures	K.V Anan		Science fiction	70,000	^[75]
9 May	Kaliyugha	Lotus Five Star AV	S.T.Bala	S.T.Bala, Geethanjali, Sharmini Ramesh	Drama	23,000	^[76]
23 May	Olli	Nova Rimbun Production	P. Rameesh	Pushpa Narayan, Shashi Tharan	Science fiction	50,000	^[77]
18 July	Olipathivu	Snap Productions	Elson Tommas	Vassan, Sivabaalan, Govind Singh, Sasi Kumar, Xavier Lock-up, Devika Raghavakrishnan, Maney Villanz & Samuel Sam	Action, thriller	11,000	^[78] ^[79]
5 September	Dhusrajanam	Renbash Entertainment	M. Suurya	M. Subash Abdullah, Kalpana Sundraju	Sport, drama	14,000	^[80]
19 September	Marai Mugam	Boss Pictures	Sara.R	Mogan, Krishnapriya	Comedy	6,000	^[81]

2012

Opening	Title	Studio	Director	Cast	Genre	Gross (RM)	Ref.
18 October	Vajram	Genius Parade	M.Subash Abdullah	M.Suurya, Yasmin Khanif			^[82] ^[83]
16 December	Adutha Kattam	NGP Film	Muralikrishnan Munian	Devendran Arunasalam, Gantiban Ben, Malar Meni Perumal	Horror

2011

Opening	Title	Studio	Director	Cast	Genre	Gross (RM)	Ref.
13 October	Vilaiyaatu Pasange	Veedu Production		Denes Kumar, Jasmine Michael	Comedy		^[84]
15 November	Appalam	Tayangan Unggul			Comedy, drama
29 December	Zha The Movie		Thirumalairajan	Raaghav, Sangeeta Krishnasamy, Babloo Prithviraj	Action		^[85]

2000 – 2010

Opening		Title	Studio	Director	Cast	Genre	Gross (RM)	Ref.
2 0 1 0	28 October	Undercover Rascals			C. Kumaresan, Jasmine Michael, K.K. Khanna	Action, comedy
	4 November	Ganavin No10 Singgakottai K.L		Gana Pragasam	Gana Pragasam	Comedy
	4 November	I Know What You Did Last Deepavali		K.Annan	Haridhass, Sangeeta Krishnasamy, Mathan, Raja Ilya, Logita, Mehen, Sasi, Logan	Horror
2 0 0 9		Aanava Aattam		KK.Khanna	CK, Vassan, Jaclyn Victor, Lovin, Maney Villanz, Nishan	Action, drama
		Vikrant		P Rameesh	Sri Kumar, Shanthini Nair, Mansheer Singh	Drama, thriller
2 0 0 8		Uruvem				Horror
2 0 0 7		Senthil Vel Kakka		P Rameesh	Shanmugam, P Jegan	Devotional
		Athma		V Nagaraj	Shashitharan, Jasmin Micheal, Jaysree	Horror
		Chalangaai		Deepak Kumar Menon		Drama
2 0 0 6		Andal		Santosh Kesavan	THR Ram, Nandini Harikrishnan	Drama
		Chenman Chaalai		Deepak Kumaran Menon	Sarata Sivalingam, Gandhinathan, Thr Sankara	Drama
2 0 0 5		Ethirkalaam		C Kumerasen	Sri Kumar, Sheile Raman	Drama
		Utteratchai Kali		P Rameesh	P Rameesh, Jegan, Shasha Sree	Devotional
		Uyir		M.S. Prem Nath	Mahesan, Geethanjali	Horror
2 0 0 1		Alaikathey		P Rameesh	P Rameesh, C Kumerasen, Thr Maran	Horror

1960s

Notable cast members

Actors

• C.Kumaresan
• Umagandhan Krishnan
• Mugen Rao
• Shamvanan
• Yuvaraj Krishnaswamy
• Ben G
• Ravin Rao Santheran
• Loga Varman

Actresses

• Shalini Balasundaram
• Haanii Shivraj (1991–2014)
• Nithya Shree
• 'Punnagai Poo' Gheetha
• Thia Lakshana
• Pushpa Narayan
• Sangeeta Krishnasamy
• Shuba Jay (1976–2014)
• Devakanni

Directors

• Shalini Balasundaram
• V. Nagaraj
• Perakas Rajaram
• Prem Nath
• Umagandhan Krishnan
• Praboo Ariva
• Vimala Perumal
• Karthik Shamalan
• SD Puvanendran

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