# List of Tamil films of 2005

Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 4 October 2004, gross fell to 115 per cent of net. The Commercial Taxes Department disclosed ₹43.65 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.
A list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 2005 by release date:

## Box office collection

| Rank | Film | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Chandramukhi | ₹60–90 crore |
| 2 | Anniyan | ₹56crore |
| 3 | Ghajini | ₹52 crore |
| 4 | Thirupaachi | ₹45 crore |
| 5 | Sivakasi | ₹33 crore |

## List of Tamil films
### January—March

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast |
| J A N | 12 | Dancer | Keyaar | Kutty, Robert, Kanika |
| J A N | 14 | Aayudham | M. A. Murugesh | Prashanth, Sneha |
| J A N | 14 | Ayya | Hari | Sarath Kumar, Nayantara, Napoleon |
| J A N | 14 | Devathaiyai Kanden | Boopathy Pandian | Dhanush, Sridevi Vijayakumar, Kunal |
| J A N | 14 | Thirupaachi | Perarasu | Vijay, Trisha Krishnan, Mallika |
| J A N | 21 | Iyer IPS | Hari Rajan | Sathyaraj, Megha, Sanghavi |
| J A N | 28 | Ayodhya | R. Jayaprakash | Mohankumar, Ramana, Rekha Unnikrishnan, Ragini Nandwani |
| F E B | 4 | Kannamma | S. S. Baba Vikram | Meena, Prem Kumar, Bose Venkat |
| F E B | 11 | Ji | N. Linguswamy | Ajith Kumar, Trisha Krishnan |
| F E B | 18 | Kannadi Pookal | K. Shahjahan | Parthiban, Kaveri |
| F E B | 18 | Sukran | S. A. Chandrasekhar | Vijay, Ravi Krishna, Natassha |
| F E B | 18 | Ulla Kadathal | Pugazhendhi Thangaraj | Vignesh, Yugendran, Kutty Radhika |
| F E B | 25 | Aadhikkam | V. C. Guhanathan | Vignesh, Ranjith, Monal |
| M A R | 4 | Kadhal FM | Jayaprakash | Manikandan, Shivani Singh, Aravind Akash |
| M A R | 4 | Mannin Maindhan | Rama Narayanan | Sathyaraj, Sibiraj, Suha |
| M A R | 4 | Raam | Ameer | Jiiva, Gajala, Saranya, Rahman |
| M A R | 4 | Rightaa Thappaa | R. Bhuvana | Ramana, Uma |
| M A R | 10 | Maayavi | Singampuli | Suriya, Jyothika, Sathyan |
| M A R | 11 | London | Sundar C | Prashanth, Ankitha, Mumtaj, Pandiarajan |
| M A R | 18 | Jathi | R. Vijaragava | Sathya, Sujitha |
| M A R | 18 | Karagattakkari | Bharathi Kannan | Roja, SSR Kannan, Vilashini |
| M A R | 25 | Kicha Vayasu 16 | A. N. Rajagopal | Simran, Manikandan, Jai Akash |

### April—June

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast |
| A P R | 1 | Girivalam | Shivraj | Shaam, Richard Rishi, Tanu Roy |
| A P R | 1 | Gurudeva | Jaffer | Jai Akash, Pranathi |
| A P R | 1 | Thaka Thimi Tha | Sundar C | Yuvakrishna, Ankitha, Vivek |
| A P R | 8 | Sevvel | Primose | Jai Akash, Rajkiran, Misha |
| A P R | 14 | Chandramukhi | P. Vasu | Rajinikanth, Jyothika, Nayantara, Prabhu, Vadivelu |
| A P R | 14 | Priyasakhi | K. S. Adhiyaman | R. Madhavan, Sadha |
| A P R | 14 | Sachein | John Mahendran | Vijay, Genelia D'Souza, Vadivelu |
| A P R | 15 | Mumbai Xpress | Singeetham Sreenivasa Rao | Kamal Haasan, Manisha Koirala, Ramesh Aravind |
| M A Y | 6 | Jithan | Vincent Selva | Githan Ramesh, Pooja, Sarath Kumar |
| M A Y | 6 | Karka Kasadara | R. V. Udayakumar | Vikranth, Lakshmi Rai, Diya, Vadivelu |
| M A Y | 12 | 6'2" | V. Senthil Kumar | Sathyaraj, Sunitha Varma, Vadivelu |
| M A Y | 13 | Kana Kandaen | K. V. Anand | Srikanth, Gopika, Prithviraj |
| M A Y | 20 | Amudhae | Ezhil | Jai Akash, Madhumitha, Pranathi |
| M A Y | 20 | Arinthum Ariyamalum | Vishnuvardhan | Arya, Navdeep, Sameksha, Prakash Raj |
| M A Y | 27 | Kadhal Seiya Virumbu | Ravi Bhargavan | Santhosh, Srisha, Aswitha |
| M A Y | 27 | Neeye Nijam | Indhran | Shaan Vijay, Sumesh, Tejashree |
| M A Y | 27 | Pesuvoma | S. K. Udayan | Kunal, Sharmilee |
| M A Y | 27 | Power of Women | Jayadevi | Khushbu, Hariharan, Riyaz Khan |
| J U N | 3 | Ullam Ketkumae | Jeeva | Shaam, Arya, Laila, Pooja, Asin |
| J U N | 3 | Padhavi Paduthum Paadu | C. Ramalingam | Ranjith, Anamika |
| J U N | 10 | Anniyan | Shankar | Vikram, Sadha, Prakash Raj, Vivek |
| J U N | 24 | Englishkaran | Sakthi Chidambaram | Sathyaraj, Madhumitha, Namitha, Vadivelu |
| J U N | 24 | Pon Megalai | Sakthi Chithran | Nithya Das, Abhinay, Charan Raj |

### July—September

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast |
| J U L | 1 | Kaatrullavarai | Radha Bharathi | Jai Akash, Pranathi |
| J U L | 15 | Chinna | Sundar C | Arjun, Sneha |
| J U L | 22 | Ayul Regai | K. G. Ashok | Thennavan, Karikalam, Sriji, Gayathri |
| J U L | 22 | February 14 | S. P. Hosimin | Bharath, Renuka Menon, Ajmal |
| J U L | 29 | Daas | Babu Yogeswaran | Jayam Ravi, Renuka Menon |
| J U L | 29 | Thullum Kaalam | Charana | Rajeev, Vineetha, Tharika |
| A U G | 5 | Selvam | Agathiyan | Nandha, Uma, Vani |
| A U G | 5 | Varapogum Sooriyane | S. Karuppusamy | Trivikram, Priyanjali |
| A U G | 10 | Alaiyadikkuthu | Kalimuthu | Sindhu Tolani, Naveen Dhanush, Aari Arujunan |
| A U G | 12 | ABCD | Saravana Subbiah | Shaam, Sneha, Aparna Pillai, Nandana |
| A U G | 15 | Ponniyin Selvan | Radha Mohan | Ravi Krishna, Gopika, Revathi |
| A U G | 19 | Andha Naal Nyabagam | Mani Bharathy | Ramana, Sridevika, Tejashree |
| A U G | 24 | Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy | Thangar Bachan | Thangar Bachan, Navya Nair |
| A U G | 26 | Oru Naal Oru Kanavu | Fazil | Srikanth, Sonia Agarwal |
| S E P | 2 | Oru Kalluriyin Kathai | Nandha Periyasamy | Arya, Sonia Agarwal |
| S E P | 9 | Anbe Aaruyire | S. J. Surya | S. J. Surya, Nila |
| S E P | 9 | Thotti Jaya | V. Z. Durai | Silambarasan, Gopika |
| S E P | 16 | Karpanai | Ashok Raj | Harish Raghavendra, Keerthi, Sudhi Nambiar, Arpitha |
| S E P | 23 | Chanakya | A. Venkatesh | Sarath Kumar, Namitha, Laya |
| S E P | 23 | Kalaiyatha Ninaivugal | Suraj | Vishwaji, Poorvaja |
| S E P | 23 | Mudhal Aasai | A. R. Matheazhagan | Ganesh, Santhosh, Sitara Vaidya |
| S E P | 29 | Ghajini | AR Murugadoss | Suriya, Asin, Nayantara |
| S E P | 30 | Mazhai | S. Rajkumar | Jayam Ravi, Shriya Saran |

### October—December

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast |
| O C T | 14 | Kundakka Mandakka | Ashokan | R. Parthiban, Lakshmi Rai, Vadivelu, Mallika |
| O C T | 14 | Thirudiya Idhayathai | Murali Krishna | Rohan, Kunal, Shubha Poonja |
| O C T | 21 | Navarasa | Santosh Sivan | Shwetha, Khushbu, Bobby Darling |
| O C T | 28 | Kasthuri Maan | A. K. Lohithadas | Prasanna, Meera Jasmine |
| N O V | 1 | Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam | Balu Mahendra | Dhanush, Priyamani |
| N O V | 1 | Ambuttu Imbuttu Embuttu | Ashok Kashyap | Tejashwini Prakash, Crane Manohar |
| N O V | 1 | Sivakasi | Perarasu | Vijay, Asin, Prakash Raj |
| N O V | 1 | Perusu | Kamaraj | Madhu, Deepa, Gemini Balaji, Risha |
| N O V | 1 | Majaa | Shafi | Vikram, Asin, Pasupathy |
| N O V | 11 | Saadhuriyan | D. J. Kumar | Manoj Bharathiraja, Nandhana, Kunal, Bharathi |
| N O V | 18 | Anbe Vaa | K. Selva Bharathy | Thendral, Sridevika, Vivek |
| N O V | 18 | Bambara Kannaley | Parthy Baskar | Srikanth, Aarti Agarwal, Namitha, Vikramaditya |
| N O V | 20 | Kanda Naal Mudhal | V. Priya | Prasanna, Laila, Karthik Kumar |
| D E C | 2 | Aanai | Selva | Arjun, Namitha, Keerthi Chawla |
| D E C | 2 | Thavamai Thavamirundhu | Cheran | Cheran, Padmapriya, Rajkiran, Saranya |
| D E C | 8 | Manthiran | Ravichandran | Hamsavardhan, Sruthi, Rajan P. Dev |
| D E C | 9 | Aaru | Hari | Suriya, Trisha Krishnan |
| D E C | 9 | Vetrivel Sakthivel | Lakshmi Priyan | Sathyaraj, Sibiraj, Nikita Thukral, Khushbu |
| D E C | 16 | Sandakozhi | N. Lingusamy | Vishal, Meera Jasmine, Rajkiran |
| D E C | 18 | Veeranna | Kalanidhi | Napoleon, Anamika |
| D E C | 22 | Vanakkam Thalaiva | Sakthi Paramesh | Sathyaraj, Abbas, Susan, Pranathi |
| D E C | 23 | Sorry Enaku Kalyanamayidichu | Sagar | Sriman, Swarnamalya, Flora |
| D E C | 30 | Plus Koottani | Babu Ganesh | Babu Ganesh, Manthra |

#### Other releases

The following Tamil films were also released in 2005, though the release date remains unknown.
| Title | Director | Cast | Music director |
| Unnai Enakku Pidichuruku | Anbu Saravanan | Aswin, Aswini, Naveen, Munna | Sirpy |
| Iyyappa Saamy | Ravi-Raja | Pandiarajan, Ishaq Hussaini, Preethi Varma, Lavanya | Pradeep Ravi |
| Sendhalam Poove | A. C. Deepa Raj | Livingston, Devayani | Vimalraj |
| Thiru Thiru | S. D. Shri Ram Vasu | Pandiarajan, Nanditha Jennifer | |
| Pillayar Pettaiyum Kandhu Vattiyum | Govindarasu | | |
| Pen Nila | | | |
| Pondatti Jeyichutta | | | |
| Povoma Oorgolam | | | |
| My Dear Ramasamy | | | |
| Rekkai | B. Lenin | G. V. Narayana Rao, M. S. Visalatchi, N. Madhan Kumar | Amarji |
| Vairavan | Karikalan | Karikalan, Pandiarajan, Karisma, Sathya | Aasan |

## Awards

| Category/organization | Film Fans Association Awards 16 September 2006 | Filmfare Awards South 9 September 2006 | Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 6 September 2007 |
| Best Film | Anniyan | Anniyan | Chandramukhi / Ghajini |
| Best Director | Shankar Anniyan | Shankar Anniyan | Shankar Anniyan |
| Best Actor | Vijay Thirupaachi | Vikram Anniyan | Rajinikanth Chandramukhi |
| Best Actress | Asin / Jyothika / Sadha Ghajini / Chandramukhi / Anniyan | Asin Ghajini | Jyothika Chandramukhi |
| Best Music Director | Harris Jayaraj Anniyan | Harris Jayaraj Anniyan | Harris Jayaraj Anniyan / Ghajini |