# List of Tamil films of 1999

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

## Films

A list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1999 by release date:

### January — March

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio |
| J A N | 12 | The Terrorist | Santosh Sivan | Ayesha Dharker, Krishna | Indian Image Productions |
| J A N | 14 | Suriya Paarvai | Jagan | Arjun, Pooja Priyanka | Modooril Creations |
| J A N | 15 | Aathavan | Bharath Krishna | Poovarasan, Madhavi, Desingh Raja | James Bond Productions |
| J A N | 15 | Mannavaru Chinnavaru | P. N. Ramachandra Rao | Sivaji Ganesan, Arjun, Soundarya | M.Y.M.Creations |
| J A N | 15 | House Full | Parthiban | Parthiban, Vikram, Suvalakshmi | Bioscope Film Framers |
| J A N | 15 | Maya | Rama Narayanan | Napoleon, Nagma | Sri Thenandal Films |
| J A N | 15 | Ponnu Veetukkaran | P. Vasu | Sathyaraj, Preetha | Ganga Gowri Productions |
| J A N | 15 | Thodarum | Ramesh Khanna | Ajith Kumar, Devayani, Heera Rajagopal | Sree Devi Movie Makers |
| J A N | 29 | Thulladha Manamum Thullum | Ezhil | Vijay, Simran | Super Good Films |
| F E B | 5 | Kallazhagar | Bharathi | Vijayakanth, Laila | Pangaj Productions |
| F E B | 5 | Ninaivirukkum Varai | K. Subash | Prabhu Deva, Keerthi Reddy, Ranjith | Thaaraas Creations |
| F E B | 5 | Unnai Thedi | Sundar C | Ajith Kumar, Malavika | Lakshmi Movie Makers |
| F E B | 12 | Chinna Raja | Chitra Lakshmanan | Karthik, Roja, Priya Raman | Gayathri Films |
| F E B | 26 | Adutha Kattam | Sarath | Raja Ravindra, Yuvarani | Ajmal Movie Makers |
| F E B | 26 | En Swasa Kaatre | K. S. Ravi | Arvind Swamy, Isha Koppikar, Prakash Raj | Nigaaba Films International |
| M A R | 4 | Ethirum Puthirum | V. C. Ramani | Mammooty, Napoleon, Sangita | Madhu Films International |
| M A R | 5 | Endrendrum Kadhal | Manoj Bhatnagar | Vijay, Rambha | Sameera Films |
| M A R | 6 | Ullathai Killathe | Vejey Kannan | Suresh, Khushbu, Karan, Supraja | Vijaya Cine Enterprises |
| M A R | 12 | Chinna Durai | R. Chandra | Sarath Kumar, Roja | KB Films |
| M A R | 19 | Poo Vaasam | Sree Bharathi | Murali, Pushpalatha | RVR Pictures |
| M A R | 26 | Annan | Anu Mohan | Ramarajan, Swathi | Simon Pictures |

### April — June

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio |
| A P R | 10 | Padayappa | K. S. Ravikumar | Rajinikanth, Soundarya, Ramya Krishnan, Sivaji Ganesan | Arunachala Cine Creations |
| A P R | 12 | Monisha En Monalisa | T. Rajendar | Ramankanth, Mumtaj, T. Rajendar | Chimbu Cine Arts |
| A P R | 14 | Periyanna | S. A. Chandrasekhar | Vijayakanth, Meena, Suriya, Manasa | Jaya Subha Sree Productions |
| A P R | 16 | Aasai Alaigal | S. Manikandan | Bhuvanesh, Ramya | Sakthi Productions |
| A P R | 23 | Or Iravu | Bose | Sanjay, Ashwin | VIP Films Productions |
| A P R | 30 | Nilave Mugam Kaattu | Kalanjiyam | Karthik, Devayani, Ramki | Mahalakshmi International |
| A P R | 30 | Poomagal Oorvalam | Rasu Madhuravan | Prashanth, Rambha | Super Good Films |
| A P R | 30 | Poomaname Vaa | V. Azhagappan | Ramarajan, Sangita | Nalini Cini Arts |
| M A Y | 1 | Vaalee | S. J. Surya | Ajith Kumar, Simran, Vivek, Jyothika | NIC Arts |
| M A Y | 1 | Rajasthan | R. K. Selvamani | Sarath Kumar, Vijayashanti | Paanjajanyam |
| M A Y | 7 | Annan Thangachi | Charan Raj | Charan Raj, Ajay Krishna, Shruti | Om Sree Vinayaga Films |
| M A Y | 21 | Kummi Paattu | Kasthuri Raja | Prabhu, Devayani | Kasthuri Manga Creations |
| M A Y | 28 | Anantha Poongatre | Raj Kapoor | Ajith Kumar, Karthik, Meena, Malavika | Roja Combines |
| M A Y | 28 | Miss Shakeela | K. Alexander | Shakeela, Udayaprakash, Rajkumar | Sri Devi Cini Movies Combines |
| J U N | 4 | Guest House | Raj Mohan | Babu Ganesh, Sangeetha | Kalaiaruvi Combines |
| J U N | 25 | Nenjinile | S. A. Chandrasekhar | Vijay, Isha Koppikar | V. V. Creations |
| J U N | 25 | Oruvan | Suresh Krishna | Sarath Kumar, Pooja Batra, Devayani | Lakshmi Movie Makers |

### July — September

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio |
| J U L | 9 | Kadhalar Dhinam | Kathir | Kunal, Sonali Bendre | Sri Surya Movies |
| J U L | 16 | Anthahpuram | Krishna Vamsi | Parthiban, Soundarya, Prakash Raj | Duet Cinema |
| J U L | 16 | Sangamam | Suresh Krishna | Rahman, Vindhya | Pyramid Films International |
| J U L | 16 | Suyamvaram | Ten Directors | Prabhu Deva, Karthik, Sathyaraj, Arjun | LS Movies |
| J U L | 16 | Viralukketha Veekkam | V. Sekhar | Livingston, Khushbu, Vivek, Vadivelu | Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam |
| J U L | 30 | Rojavanam | Selva | Karthik, Laila, Malavika | Kavithalayaa |
| A U G | 6 | Kanave Kalayadhe | V. Gowthaman | Murali, Simran | Sivasakthi Movie Makers |
| A U G | 6 | Malabar Police | P. Vasu | Sathyaraj, Khushbu, Abbas, Mumtaj | Kamalam Movies |
| A U G | 6 | Ponvizha | Ashokan | Napoleon, Suvalakshmi | Siva Sree Pictures |
| A U G | 6 | Poovellam Kettuppar | Vasanth | Suriya, Jyothika | P. A. Art Productions |
| A U G | 13 | Kannodu Kanbathellam | Prabhu Solomon | Arjun, Sonali Bendre, Suchindra, Ruchita Prasad | Anbalaya Films |
| A U G | 30 | Amarkalam | Saran | Ajith Kumar, Shalini, Raghuvaran | Venkateswaralayam |
| A U G | 30 | Nee Varuvai Ena | Rajakumaran | Parthiban, Devayani, Ajith Kumar | Super Good Films |
| S E P | 9 | Minsara Kanna | K. S. Ravikumar | Vijay, Monica Castelino, Rambha, Khushbu | KRG Movies International |
| S E P | 17 | Anbulla Kadhalukku | Mohan | Mohan, Megha, Bhavana, Sangeetha | Parthee International |
| S E P | 17 | Kaama | Ashok Kumar | Vishal, Sunila, Urvashi, Deepti Bhatnagar | Teja Creations |
| S E P | 17 | Pooparika Varugirom | A. Venkatesh | Sivaji Ganesan, Ajay, Malavika | Aishwarya Film Makers |
| S E P | 24 | Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga | Sundar C | Karthik, Rambha | Lakshmi Movie Makers |
| | 27 | Jodi | Praveen Gandhi | Prashanth, Simran | Sony Orient |

### October — December

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio |
| O C T | 1 | Manaivikku Mariyadhai | V. C. Guhanathan | Pandiarajan, Khushbu | Sri Thenandal Films |
| O C T | 1 | Mugam | Gnana Rajasekaran | Nassar, Roja | Subramaniya Films |
| O C T | 1 | Nesam Pudhusu | Karthik Vel | Ranjith, Priya Raman | Sivasankaraalaya |
| O C T | 1 | Pombalainga Samacharam | Vinay Raj | Ravi, Kokila | Navaneetham Combines |
| O C T | 7 | Maravathe Kanmaniye | N. S. Madhavan | Vineeth, Karan, Reshma, Ravali | Maha Creations |
| O C T | 7 | Suryodayam | L. V. Aadhavan | Vijayashanti, Rahman | Rani Creative Visions |
| O C T | 15 | Jayam | Ravi Raja | Mansoor Ali Khan, Sangita, Ishaq Hussaini | Mahalakshmi Cini Circuit |
| N O V | 7 | Hello | K. Selva Bharathy | Prashanth, Preeti Jhangiani, Sujitha | Cherin Movie Makers |
| N O V | 7 | Kanmani Unakkaga | Ravi Raja | Ishaq Hussaini, Suvalakshmi | I International |
| N O V | 7 | Kannupada Poguthaiya | Bharathi Ganesh | Vijayakanth, Simran, Karan | Super Good Films |
| N O V | 7 | Maanaseega Kadhal | B. S. Raman | Hamsavardhan, Sushva | Sai Baba Creations |
| N O V | 7 | Mudhalvan | Shankar | Arjun, Manisha Koirala, Raghuvaran, Laila | S Films |
| N O V | 7 | Ooty | Anwar | Murali, Roja | Nigaaba Films International |
| N O V | 7 | Pudhu Kudithanam | Raghuvasan | Vignesh, Mantra | Azhvaarammaal Movie Makers |
| N O V | 7 | Taj Mahal | Bharathiraja | Manoj Bharathiraja, Riya Sen, Revathi, Radhika | Janani Art Creations |
| N O V | 18 | Iraniyan | Vincent Selva | Murali, Meena, Raghuvaran | Thaaraas Creations |
| N O V | 21 | Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum | A. N. Rajagopal | Pandiarajan, Easwari Rao, Ranjith | Guru Meena Films |
| N O V | 26 | Kudumba Sangili | P. N. Ramachandra Rao | Kalaipuli G. Sekaran, Khushbu | Sree Durga Cini Arts |
| N O V | 26 | Sivan | Velu Prabhakaran | Napoleon, Arunpandian, Radhika | VJ Films |
| D E C | 3 | Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa | Rama Narayanan | Prabhu, Roja, S. Ve. Sekhar, Vadivelu | Sri Thenandal Films |
| D E C | 3 | Time | Geetha Krishna | Prabhu Deva, Simran, Radhika Chaudhari | Lifeline Films |
| D E C | 3 | Unnaruge Naan Irundhal | Selva | Parthiban, Meena, Rambha | Lakshmi Movie Makers |
| D E C | 10 | Azhagarsamy | Sundar C | Sathyaraj, Roja | Malar Combines |
| D E C | 10 | Mudhal Etcharikkai | Devar | Ponnambalam, Vichithra | AA Cini Circuit |
| D E C | 10 | Sethu | Bala | Vikram, Abitha, Sivakumar, Sriman | Sharma Productions |
| D E C | 17 | Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham | Selva | Prashanth, Kausalya, Anand | Udhaya Arts |
| D E C | 17 | Manam Virumbuthe Unnai | M. Sivachandran | Prabhu, Meena, Rajiv Krishna, Karan | SSK Films |
| D E C | 17 | Paattali | K. S. Ravikumar | Sarath Kumar, Devayani, Ramya Krishnan | Roja Combines |
| D E C | 17 | Vaaliba Mayakkam | Kumar | Sudhir, Mini | Harishkumar Films |
| D E C | 24 | Thaayae Varuga | N. P. Logan | Rajesh, Devi, Sri | Yoga Cinema & Co |

## Awards

| Category/Organization | Cinema Express Awards 31 January 2000 | Dinakaran Cinema Awards 13 February 2000 | Filmfare Awards South 22 April 2000 | Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 29 December 2000 |
| 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 |