# List of Tamil films of 2006

This is a list of Tamil language films released in India during 2006.

## Box office collection

| Rank | Film | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Varalaru | ₹25–55 crore |

## Released films
### January — March

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast |
| J A N | 14 | Paramasivan | P. Vasu | Ajith Kumar, Laila, Jayaram |
| J A N | 14 | Saravana | K. S. Ravikumar | Silambarasan, Jyothika, Prakash Raj |
| J A N | 15 | Aathi | Ramana | Vijay, Trisha |
| J A N | 15 | Pasa Kiligal | Amirtham | Prabhu, Murali, Vineeth, Navya Nair, Malavika, Roja, Vadivelu |
| F E B | 2 | Dishyum | Sasi | Jiiva, Sandhya |
| F E B | 10 | Amirtham | K. Kannan | Ganesh, Navya Nair |
| F E B | 10 | Chithiram Pesuthadi | Mysskin | Narain, Bhavana |
| F E B | 10 | Idhaya Thirudan | Saran | Jayam Ravi, Kamna Jethmalani, Prakash Raj |
| F E B | 10 | June R | Revathy S. Varma | Jyothika, Khushbu, Saritha |
| F E B | 10 | Kodambakkam | K. P. Jagan | Nandha, Diya, Tejashree |
| F E B | 17 | Kalabha Kadhalan | Igore | Arya, Renuka Menon, Akshaya |
| F E B | 17 | Kalvanin Kadhali | Thamilvaanan | S. J. Surya, Nayantara |
| F E B | 17 | Madrasi | Arjun | Arjun, Vedhika |
| F E B | 17 | Nagareega Komali | Ramji S. Balan | Bala Joseph, Neetha Sree |
| F E B | 22 | Thambi | Seeman | R. Madhavan, Pooja |
| F E B | 24 | Kovai Brothers | Sakthi Chidambaram | Sathyaraj, Sibiraj, Namitha, Uma, Vadivelu |
| M A R | 10 | Oru Kadhal Seiveer | Ravi Bhargavan | Santhosh, Archana Galrani, Krishna |
| M A R | 10 | Sudesi | A. Y. Jeppy | Vijayakanth, Ashima Bhalla |
| M A R | 17 | Mercury Pookkal | S. S. Stanley | Srikanth, Meera Jasmine |
| M A R | 17 | Pattiyal | Vishnuvardhan | Arya, Bharath, Pooja, Padmapriya |
| M A R | 24 | Unarchigal | K. Rajan | Sriman, Abitha, Abhinayashree |
| M A R | 31 | En Kadhale | PC Shekhar | Naveen, Shrutha Keerthi, Roma Asrani |

### April — June

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast |
| A P R | 7 | Theenda Theenda | A. P. Muhan | Shivhasan, Vinod, Preethi Varma, Shravya |
| A P R | 14 | Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu | Vijay Milton | Bharath, Mallika Kapoor, Arun Vijay |
| A P R | 14 | Pachchak Kuthira | Parthiban | Parthiban, Namitha |
| A P R | 14 | Thirupathi | Perarasu | Ajith Kumar, Sadha |
| A P R | 14 | Thiruttu Payale | Susi Ganesan | Jeevan, Sonia Agarwal, Malavika, Abbas |
| M A Y | 5 | Suyetchai MLA | Guru Dhanapal | Sathyaraj, Goundamani, Mantra, Abitha |
| M A Y | 12 | Kokki | Prabu Solomon | Karan, Pooja Gandhi |
| M A Y | 12 | Madhu | K. Thennarasu | Githan Ramesh, Priyamani |
| M A Y | 19 | Jerry | S. B. Khanthan | Githan Ramesh, Shruthi Raj, Mumtaj, Meera Vasudevan |
| M A Y | 19 | Thalai Nagaram | Suraj | Sundar C, Jyothirmayi, Vadivelu |
| M A Y | 26 | Kalinga | Ram Prabha | Bala, Nandhana |
| M A Y | 26 | Pudhupettai | Selvaraghavan | Dhanush, Sneha, Sonia Agarwal |
| J U N | 2 | Don Chera | K. S. Saravanan | Ranjith, Sujibala |
| J U N | 9 | Parijatham | K. Bhagyaraj | Prithviraj, Saranya Bhagyaraj |
| J U N | 15 | Kaivantha Kalai | Pandiarajan | Prithvi Rajan, Shruthi, Pandiarajan, Malavika |
| J U N | 16 | Naalai | Uday Mahesh | Richard Rishi, Natty Subramaniam, Madhumitha |
| J U N | 23 | Aacharya | Ravi | Vignesh, Divya, Nassar |
| J U N | 23 | Kusthi | Raj Kapoor | Prabhu, Karthik, Manya, Flora, Vadivelu |
| J U N | 30 | Uyir | Samy | Srikanth, Sangeetha, Samvrutha Sunil |

### July — September

| Opening | Opening | f Title | Director | Cast | Studio |
| J U L | 6 | Thullura Vayasu | Gopal | Raghava, Deepika | |
| J U L | 8 | Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei | Chimbu Deven | Vadivelu, Monika, Tejashree | |
| J U L | 14 | Thodamale | V. Rajendra Kumar | Narain, Uma | |
| J U L | 14 | Thoothukudi | Sanjay Ram | Harikumar, Karthika | |
| J U L | 14 | Yuga | Yaar Kannan | Richard, Swarnamalya, Manikandan, Santhoshi | |
| J U L | 21 | 47A Besant Nagar Varai | Goutham Krishna | Abbas, Sangeetha, Ravali | Raja & Raju Associates |
| J U L | 27 | Boys and Girls | V. Rajagopal | Arjun Singh, Shaila Lopez | All Light Productions |
| J U L | 27 | Sasanam | Mahendran | Arvind Swamy, Gautami, Ranjitha | |
| J U L | 27 | Unakkum Enakkum | Mohan Raja | Jayam Ravi, Trisha, Prabhu, Richa Pallod | |
| A U G | 4 | Thimiru | Tarun Gopi | Vishal, Reemma Sen, Sriya Reddy | |
| A U G | 4 | Vanjagan | A. M. Bhaskar | Sujibala, Prathap, Suman | |
| A U G | 11 | Kurukshetram | Jayabharathi | Sathyaraj, Roja | |
| A U G | 17 | Nee Venunda Chellam | L. Venkatesan | Githan Ramesh, Gajala, Namitha | |
| A U G | 25 | Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu | Gautham Vasudev Menon | Kamal Haasan, Jyothika, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Prakash Raj | |
| S E P | 1 | 16 Naatkal | Ravi Srinivas | R. S. K. G, Ananthy, Ganaa Ulakanathan | |
| S E P | 7 | Em Magan | Thirumurugan | Bharath, Gopika, Nassar, Saranya Ponvannan, Vadivelu | |
| S E P | 8 | Jambhavan | Nandhakumar | Prashanth, Nila, Meghna Naidu | |
| S E P | 8 | Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | N. Krishna | Suriya, Jyothika, Bhumika Chawla | |
| S E P | 14 | Perarasu | Udhayan | Vijayakanth, Debina Bonnerjee | |
| S E P | 22 | Manathodu Mazhaikalam | Arputhan | Shaam, Samiksha, Nithya Das, Jayasurya | |
| S E P | 24 | Kedi | Jyothi Krishna | Ravi Krishna, Ileana D'Cruz, Tamannaah | |

### October — December

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio |
| O C T | 6 | Sengathu | Indhu Nathan | Nishanth, Payal, Ilavarasu | TKM Films |
| O C T | 13 | Maranthen Meimaranthen | Sivaraman | Yohaa, Poornitha | Foot Steps Production |
| O C T | 20 | Dharmapuri | Perarasu | Vijayakanth, Lakshmi Rai, Manivannan | Sri Surya Movies |
| O C T | 20 | E | S. P. Jananathan | Jiiva, Nayanthara, Pasupathy, Ashish Vidyarthi | Super Good Films |
| O C T | 20 | Varalaru | K. S. Ravikumar | Ajith Kumar, Asin, Kanika | NIC Arts |
| O C T | 21 | Thalaimagan | Sarath Kumar | Sarathkumar, Nayanthara, Mukesh Tiwari | Radaan Mediaworks |
| O C T | 21 | Vallavan | Silambarasan | Silambarasan, Nayanthara, Reemma Sen, Sandhya | Sri Raj Lakshmi Films |
| O C T | 21 | Vattaram | Saran | Arya, Kirat Bhattal, Napoleon | Gemini Productions |
| N O V | 10 | Kizhakku Kadarkarai Salai | S. S. Stanley | Srikanth, Bhavana, Suresh | Ven Thiraikkalam |
| N O V | 10 | Vathiyar | A. Venkatesh | Arjun, Mallika Kapoor, Prakash Raj | AP Film Garden |
| N O V | 17 | Aavani Thingal | Harikrishna | Subramanian Gopalakrishnan, Tejini, Mathisha | Rayar Films International |
| N O V | 17 | Desiya Paravai | Babu Ganesh | Suresh, Urvashi, Babu Ganesh, Vadivelu | S Sen International |
| N O V | 17 | Prathi Gnayiru 9 Manimudhal 10.30 Varai | M. Anbu | Ramesh, Poornitha, Karunas | Vision 21 |
| N O V | 24 | Rendu | Sundar C | R. Madhavan, Reemma Sen, Anushka Shetty | Avni Cinemax |
| N O V | 24 | Sivappathigaram | Karu Pazhaniappan | Vishal, Mamta Mohandas, Raghuvaran | Screen Play Entertainment |
| N O V | 30 | Iruvar Mattum | Dwaraki Raghavan | Abhay, Sunitha Varma | V R Miracle Movies |
| D E C | 1 | Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam | Kasthuri Raja | Harish Kumar, Kiran, Lakshmi Priya | R K Productions |
| D E C | 1 | Mann | Pudhiyavan | Vijith, Shana Mahendran, Chandrasekhar | Cine Range Films |
| D E C | 1 | Nenjil | Selva | Navdeep, Aparna Pillai, Ranjitha | Karpagam Entertainment |
| D E C | 8 | Chennai Kadhal | Vikraman | Bharath, Genelia D'Souza, Radharavi | V Creations |
| D E C | 15 | Aadu Puli Aattam | Sanjay Ram | Mani Prakash, Vennila, Rekha Sri | Opa Creations |
| D E C | 15 | Ganapathy Vanthachi | P. C. Guna | Udhai, Rajesh, Mathisha | Prime Movie Makers |
| D E C | 15 | Nenjirukkum Varai | S. A. Chandrasekhar | Narain, Poonam Kaur, Thalaivasal Vijay | Baba Films |
| D E C | 15 | Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam | Boopathy Pandian | Dhanush, Shriya Saran, Prakash Raj | Karthick Cine Vision |
| D E C | 17 | Veyil | Vasanthabalan | Pasupathy, Bharath, Bhavana, Sriya Reddy, Priyanka Nair | S Pictures |
| D E C | 22 | Azhagiya Asura | Nagu | Yogi, Regina, Nanditha Jennifer | Jeyram Creations |
| D E C | 22 | Ilakkanam | Chandraseyan | Vishnu Priyan, Uma, Vinu Chakravarthy | Nanneri Padaippagam |
| D E C | 22 | Poi | K. Balachander | Uday Kiran, Vimala Raman, Geethu Mohandas | Duet Movies |
| D E C | 22 | Thirudi | K. Shankar | Kathir, Dhanya, Rajeev | GV Films |
| D E C | 28 | Mazhaithuli Mazhaithuli | K. G. Gurushankar | K. G. Gurushankar, Raveena, Reshmi | Lights On Films |
| D E C | 28 | Thagapansamy | Shiva Shanmugam | Prashanth, Pooja, Namitha | Thirumalai Creations |
| D E C | 29 | Adaikalam | Bhuvanaraja | Prashanth, Uma, Thyagarajan | Kaladass Creations |
| D E C | 29 | Kasu | Gowri Manohar | Rahman, Sangeetha, Rajashree | Palavodai Amman Creations |

#### Other

The following films were also released in 2006, though their release dates remain unknown.
| Title | Director | Cast | Studio |
| Aattam | V. K. Iyanar | Sharuk, Saritha Dass, Sabitha Anand | Kandha Lakshmi Creations |
| December 26 | R. Manivasakan | Nikil, Payal | Lucky Movie Media |
| Enga Veettu Ponu | L. Ragunath | Saravana Kumar, Balaji Kanna, Rubiga | Vaishali Cini Combines |
| Jayanth | Karthik Kumar | Livingston, Preethi Varma | Anis Creations |
| Kadhalum Katrumara | Suriya Selvan | Udhaya, Vihasini, Livingston | Shree Draupadhi Amman Films |
| Laya | V. Rishiraj | V. Rishiraj, Ganesh, Karishma, Bharathi | Roshan Film International |
| Manasukkulea | Sriguru | Abhay, Akshaya Rao, Senthil | Ajmir Film Combines |

## Awards

| Category/organization | Filmfare Awards South 4 August 2007 | Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 6 September 2007 |
| Best Film | Veyil | Veyil |
| Best Director | Vasanthabalan Veyil | Thirumurugan Em Magan |
| Best Actor | Ajith Kumar Varalaru | Kamal Haasan • Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu Bharath Srinivasan Em Magan |
| Best Actress | Bhavana Veyyil | Trisha Aathi Gopika Em Magan (2006) |
| Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman Sillunu Oru Kaadhal | Yuvan Shankar Raja Pattiyal |