# List of Tamil films of 2012

Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainment Tax Act 1939 on 27 September 2011, gross jumped to 130 per cent of net for films with non-Tamil titles and U certificates as well. Commercial Taxes Department disclosed ₹70.44 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.
This is a list of Tamil language films produced in the Tamil cinema in India that were released in 2012.

## Box office collection

| Rank | Film | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Thuppakki | ₹128 crore |
| 2 | Eega | ₹120 crore (bilingual film) |
| 3 | Nanban | ₹85-90 crore |
| 4 | Billa 2 | ₹60 crore |
| 5 | Maattrraan | ₹55 crore |

## Released films
### January–June

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| J A N | 6 | Madhuvum Mythiliyum | J Jayanthi | S.Bhuvan, Sriji | Romantic drama | |
| J A N | 12 | Nanban | Shankar | Vijay, Jiiva, Srikanth, Ileana D'Cruz | Comedy drama | Produced by Gemini Film Circuit |
| J A N | 13 | Kollaikaran | Tamil Selvan | Vidharth, Sanchita Shetty | Drama | Produced by Prasad Cine Arts |
| J A N | 14 | Vettai | N. Linguswamy | Arya, R. Madhavan, Sameera Reddy, Amala Paul | Action-masala | Produced by Thirupathi Brothers & UTV Motion Pictures |
| J A N | 15 | Medhai | N. T. G. Saravanan | Ramarajan, Kaushika | Drama | Produced by Kalaimagal Kalaikoodam |
| J A N | 26 | Paari | Rajini | Rahul, Teena | Drama | Produced by S Muthu |
| J A N | 26 | Settai Dhanam | Sathish R. | Krish, Varsha, Chaplin Balu | Drama | Produced by K. Suresh Kumar |
| J A N | 26 | Theni Maavattam | P. R. Kaumaarimuthu | Gopalkandhan, Varsha | Romance | Produced by Gopalkandhan |
| F E B | 3 | Marina | Pandiraj | Sivakarthikeyan, Oviya, Jayaprakash | Comedy drama | Produced by Pasanga Productions |
| F E B | 3 | Sengathu Bhoomiyilae | Rathna Kumar | Pawan, Mirchi Senthil, Priyanka Nair, Sunu Lakshmi | Drama | Produced by Swami Cine Arts |
| F E B | 10 | Dhoni | Prakash Raj | Prakash Raj, Akash Puri, Radhika Apte | Drama | Produced by Duet Movies Simultaneously shot in Telugu as Dhoni |
| F E B | 10 | Oru Mazhai Naangu Saaral | Anand | Ravi, Sudharshan, Ramya | Romance | Produced by CK3 Productions |
| F E B | 10 | Oru Nadigaiyin Vaakkumoolam | Rajkrishna | Sonia Agarwal, Sukran, Kovai Sarala, Ganja Karuppu | Drama | Produced by SG Films |
| F E B | 10 | Soozhnilai | T. Senthuran | Sathya, Paveena, Dhina, Nizhalgal Ravi | Drama | Produced by Global Television |
| F E B | 10 | Vachathi | Ravi Thambi | Rethna Ramesh, Dharshana, Y. Gee. Mahendra | Drama | Produced by Olympia Productions |
| F E B | 10 | Vilayada Vaa | Vijay Nantha | Viswanath Balaji, Divya Padmini | Sports | Produced by K. Thripurasundari |
| F E B | 17 | Ambuli | Hari Shankar Hareesh Narayan | R. Parthiban, R. Ajai, P. S. Srijith, Sanam Shetty | Fantasy | Released in 3D |
| F E B | 17 | Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi | Balaji Mohan | Siddharth, Amala Paul | Romantic comedy | Produced by YNot Studios & Etaki Entertainment Simultaneously shot in Telugu as Love Failure |
| F E B | 17 | Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal | Elred Kumar | Adharvaa, Amala Paul | Romantic thriller | Produced by R. S. Infotainment |
| F E B | 17 | Udumban | Ramji S. Balan | Dilip Rogger, Sana, Geetika | Action-drama | Produced by Modern Cinema |
| F E B | 24 | Kadhal Paathai | Vyaasan | Vinod Kumar, Vidya | Romance | Produced by Sri Balaji Frames |
| F E B | 24 | Virudhanagar Sandhippu | VSD Rengarajan | Chandru, Denna, K. R. Vijaya | Drama | Produced by ARB Productions |
| M A R | 2 | Aravaan | Vasanthabalan | Aadhi, Pasupathy, Dhansika, Archana Kavi | Period piece | Produced by Amma Creations |
| M A R | 2 | Kondaan Koduthaan | G. Rajendran | Kadhir Kaman, Advaitha | Drama | Produced by Ayyappa Art Films |
| M A R | 2 | Shankar Oor Rajapalayam | Veera | Kanthesh, Hasika, Arun, Veerapandiyan | Drama | Produced by Golden Pictures |
| M A R | 9 | Naanga | Selva | Sanjay Krishna, Vinod, Nivas, Udhay, Kasthuri, Vishnu Priya, Shivani Bhai | Drama | Produced by Sri Rajalakshmi Films |
| M A R | 9 | Pathirama Pathukkunga | C. Somasundaram | Sharan, Swathi, Vaiyapuri | Drama | Produced by Saran Dot Creatives |
| M A R | 9 | Sevarkkodi | R. Subramanian | Arun Balaji, Bhama | Romance | Produced by Bannari Pictures |
| M A R | 16 | Kazhugu | Sathyasiva | Krishna Sekhar, Bindu Madhavi, Thambi Ramaiah | Comedy thriller | |
| M A R | 16 | Maasi | G. Kicha | Arjun, Archana Gupta, Hema, Kota Srinivasa Rao | Action | Produced by Anbu Lakshmi Films |
| M A R | 16 | Ullam | Arunmoorthy | Mithun, Priyamani | Romance | Produced by MVM Productions |
| M A R | 16 | Vinmeengal | Vignesh Menon | Rahul Ravindran, Anuja Iyer, Shikha | Drama | |
| M A R | 23 | Aayiram Muthangaludan Thenmozhi | Shanmugha Raj | Venkatesh, Akshara | Adult comedy | Produced by Dwarakamai Creations |
| M A R | 23 | Kadhal Pisase | Aravindan | Aravindan, Anitha Reddy, Midhuna, Santhanam | Comedy | Produced by Dream Art Creations |
| M A R | 23 | Kantha | K. Vishwanath | Karan, Mithra Kurian | Drama | Produced by VP Films |
| M A R | 23 | Nanda Nanditha | Rama Siva | Hemachandran, Meghana Raj, Surya Pratap | Romance | Produced by Franch Pictures |
| M A R | 30 | 3 | Aishwarya R. Dhanush | Dhanush, Shruti Haasan | Romantic drama | Produced by R. K. Productions |
| M A R | 30 | Meeravudan Krishna | A. Krishna | A. Krishna, Shwetha, Radha | Romance | Produced by Duvarmayee Creations |
| M A R | 30 | Mudhalvar Mahatma | A. Balakrishnan | Kanakaraj, Anupam Kher | Biographical | |
| M A R | 30 | Othakkuthirai | J. Srinivasan | Thiru, Anu Krishna | Romantic drama | Produced by Ponnu Swamy |
| M A R | 30 | Otha Veedu | Balu Malarvannan | Dileep Kumar, Jahnavi Kamath | Thriller | Produced by Dev Kumar |
| M A R | 30 | Sooriya Nagaram | Ma. Chellamuthu | Rahul Ravindran, Meera Nandan, R. V. Udayakumar | Drama | Produced by SKP. Rajan |
| M A R | 30 | Star 67 | Triden V. Balasingam, Kathi Selvakumar | Imman Kannan, Yasotha, Hamaltan Christy, Malarvilly Varatharaja | Crime thriller | Produced by Wotar Sound Pictures |
| A P R | 1 | Konjam Mainakale | Karthikeyan APK | Udhai, Moganapriya and Akshatha | Romance | Produced by S. Sathyanarayanan |
| A P R | 6 | Asthamanam | Bandi Sarojkumar | Munnar Ramesh, Rajesh Kanagasabai, Victoria, Vidya, Sharan, Raghu | Romance | Produced by Char Productions |
| A P R | 6 | Mazhaikaalam | S. Deepan | Sreeram, Saranya Nag, Ganja Karuppu | Romance | Produced by A. R. Screens |
| A P R | 6 | Nandu Bhaskar | | | | |
| A P R | 13 | Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | M. Rajesh | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hansika Motwani, Santhanam | Comedy | Produced by Red Giant Movies |
| A P R | 13 | Pachai Engira Kaathu | Keera | Vaasagar, Saranya, Appukutty Saravanan | Drama | Produced by Aa Thirai Nirvaanam |
| A P R | 20 | Aduthathu | Thakkaali Srinivasan | Sriman, Meenal, Darshini, Nassar | Thriller | Produced by Suthradhaar Film production |
| A P R | 20 | Mattuthavani | Pavithran | Vimal, Soori | Drama | |
| A P R | 20 | Mye | Chi. Ra. Gopalan | Vishnupriyan, Shweta Prasad | Political drama | Produced by Padmalaya Cine Vision |
| A P R | 20 | Ooh La La La | Jyothi Krishna | Jyothi Krishna, Divya Bhandari | Romance | Produced by Marshal Power Media |
| A P R | 27 | Aathi Narayana | Vetrivendhan | Kajan, Meera Jasmine | Drama | Produced by Box Office Productions |
| A P R | 27 | Leelai | Andrew Louis | Shiv Panditt, Manasi Parekh, Santhanam | Romance | Produced by Aascar Films |
| A P R | 27 | Padam Parthu Kadhai Sol | Benjamin Prabhu | Tarun Shatriya, Shikha, Darshan | Suspense thriller | Produced by APM Productions |
| M A Y | 4 | Gaantham | V. M. Saravanan | Tej, Rashmi, Pandiarajan | Romance | Produced by New Moon Studios |
| M A Y | 4 | Parama Guruμ | J. S. Manimaran | J. S. Manimaran, Sreeja | Drama | Produced by JS Screens |
| M A Y | 4 | Vazhakku Enn 18/9 | Balaji Sakthivel | Sri, Mithun Murali, Urmila Mahanta, Manisha Yadav | Drama | Produced by Thirupathi Brothers |
| M A Y | 11 | Kalakalappu | Sundar C | Vimal, Shiva, Anjali, Oviya, Santhanam | Comedy | Produced by UTV Motion Pictures & Avni Cinemax |
| M A Y | 18 | Kandathum Kanathathum | Seelan | Vikas, Swasika | Romance | Produced by Sankara Pandian films |
| M A Y | 18 | Raattinam | Thangasamy | Laguparan, Swathi, Ajay Athith | Romance | Produced by Raja Rathinam films |
| M A Y | 25 | Anbulla Manvizhiye | Bramman | Sunil, Nazir, Hasini, Risha, Vadivukkarasi | Romance | |
| M A Y | 25 | Ishtam | Prem Nizar | Vimal, Nisha Aggarwal | Romance | Produced by Balaji Real Media |
| M A Y | 25 | Konjum Mainakkale | Karthikeyan | Udhay, Mohanapriya, Akshatha | Drama | Produced by Satya Creations |
| J U N | 1 | Idhayam Thiraiarangam | Ramki Ramakrishnan | Anand, Swetha, Manobala, Kavitha | Romance | Produced by Tamil Film Corporation |
| J U N | 1 | Manam Kothi Paravai | Ezhil | Sivakarthikeyan, Athmiya Rajan | Romantic comedy | Produced by Olympia Movies |
| J U N | 1 | Mayanginen Thayanginen | Vendhan | Nithin Sathya, Disha Pandey | | |
| J U N | 1 | Thadaiyara Thaakka | Magizh Thirumeni | Arun Vijay, Mamta Mohandas | Action | Produced by Feather Touch Entertainment |
| J U N | 8 | Krishnaveni Panjaalai | Dhanapal Padmanabhan | Hemachandran, Nandana, Rajiv Krishna | Romance | Produced by Minveli Media Works |
| J U N | 8 | Porkodi 10am Vaguppu | Pazha Suresh | Praveen, Brindha | Drama | Produced by New Teamwork Production |
| J U N | 8 | Thoothuvan | Mohan Roop | Aditya, Gowri, Archana, Nikhil | Drama | Produced by Pioneer Movies |
| J U N | 15 | Marupadiyum Oru Kadhal | Vasu Baskar | Anirudh, Jyoshna, Suman, Vadivelu | Romance | |
| J U N | 15 | Murattu Kaalai | K. Selva Bharathy | Sundar C, Sneha, Sindhu Tolani | Action-masala | Produced by Soorya Productions |
| J U N | 22 | Saguni | Shankar Dayal | Karthi, Pranitha, Santhanam, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Radhika | Political satire | Produced by Dream Warrior Pictures |

### July–December

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| J U L | 6 | Naan Ee | S. S. Rajamouli | Nani, Samantha, Sudeep | Fantasy | Produced by PVP Cinema |
| J U L | 13 | Billa II | Chakri Toleti | Ajith Kumar, Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah, Vidyut Jamwal, Sudhanshu Pandey | Gangster-thriller | Produced by Wide Angle Creations & IN Entertainment |
| J U L | 27 | Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey | Narayan Nagendra Rao | Aari, Shubha Phutela | Romance | Produced by Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Creations |
| J U L | 27 | Pechiyakka Marumagan | V. P. Bala Kumar | Tarun Gopi, Urvashi, Thambi Ramaiah | Drama | |
| J U L | 27 | Pollangu | Gandhi Marx | Ravi Rahul, Nisha Lalwani | Crime thriller | |
| J U L | 27 | Suzhal | Jayan R Krishnaa | Atul Kulkarni, Fariz, Hemachandran, Prathap K. Pothan, Nizhalgal Ravi | Action | Produced by Whyte Infotainment |
| A U G | 2 | Madhubana Kadai | Kamala Kannan | Karthivel, Dhyana, Arvind Annamalai | Comedy | Produced by Montage Media Productions |
| A U G | 2 | Mirattal | Madhesh | Vinay Rai, Sharmila Mandre, Prabhu | Masala | Produced by Metronet Multimedia |
| A U G | 3 | Aasami | Aandar Raj | Ramesh, Santhana Bharathi, Pandu, Shakeela, Aarthi | Drama | |
| A U G | 3 | Yugam | Sribavansekar | Rahul Madhav, Deepthi Nambiar | Drama | |
| A U G | 10 | Adhisaya Ulagam | Shakthi Scott | Livingston, Ananda Kannan, Prithvi, Sreelakshmy, Latha Rao | Fantasy | |
| A U G | 10 | Eppadi Manasukkul Vanthai | P. V. Prasad | Vishva, Irfaan, Tanvi Vyas | Romance | |
| A U G | 10 | Palayamkottai | G. Shekar | G. Shekar, Inbanila, Bose Venkat | Action | Produced by Visalatchi Amma Creations |
| A U G | 10 | Panithuli | Natty Kumar | Ganesh Venkatraman, Shobhana Shankar, Kalpana Pandit | Romance | Produced by Dreams On Frames and House Of Pandit |
| A U G | 10 | Sri Ramakrishna Darshanam | G. N. Dass | Shashi Kumar, Lakshmi, Delhi Ganesh | Drama | |
| A U G | 15 | Attakathi | Pa. Ranjith | Dinesh, Nandita Swetha, Aishwarya Rajesh | Romantic comedy | Produced by Thiru Kumaran Entertainment |
| A U G | 15 | Iruvan | E. S. Muruganandam | Praveen, Prakash, Shaina | Drama | Produced by Zion Pictures |
| A U G | 15 | Naan | Jeeva Shankar | Vijay Antony, Siddharth Venugopal, Rupa Manjari, Vibha Natarajan, Anuya Bhagvath | Crime thriller | Produced by Vijay Antony Corporation |
| A U G | 17 | Etho Seithai Ennai | Elvin Bosser | Shakthi, Liyasree, Anand, Anand Babu | Drama | |
| A U G | 17 | Pandi Oliperukki Nilayam | Rasu Madhuravan | Sabarish, Sunaina, Soori, Karunas | Romantic comedy | |
| A U G | 17 | Poovampatty | Pudugai Marisa | Sandeep, Sri Shalini, Lavanya, Vaagai Chandrasekar | | |
| A U G | 24 | 18 Vayasu | R. Panneerselvam | Johnny, Gayathrie Shankar | Psychological thriller | Produced by NIC Arts |
| A U G | 24 | Aachariyangal | Harshavardhan | Thaman Kumar, Aishwarya Rajesh, Reethu Mangal, Narayanan | | |
| A U G | 24 | Anil | ARS | Anil Bharath, Ashrith Bhanu | | |
| A U G | 24 | Avan Appadithan | SP Raja | Jayan Vaikuntha, Karuna, Della Raj, Sasha, Babilona | Adult thriller | |
| A U G | 24 | Perumaan | J. Rajesh Kannan | Arjun, Shruti, Sriram Vedam | | |
| A U G | 31 | Mugamoodi | Mysskin | Jiiva, Narain, Pooja Hegde, Nassar, Selvaah | Superhero | Produced by UTV Motion Pictures |
| A U G | 31 | Valiban Suttrum Ulagam | AR Lalithaswamy | MGR Siva, MGR Hari | Spoof | |
| S E P | 7 | Arakkonam | S. S. Reddy | Sriman, Prachi Adhikari, Ponnambalam | Crime thriller | Produced by Ramana Gudipati and S. S. Reddy |
| S E P | 7 | Kalla Parunthu | Idhayan | Amsavel, Manju, Shobana | Adult romance | |
| S E P | 7 | Mannaru | S. Jaishankar | Appukutty, Thambi Ramaiah, Swathy, Vaishali | Drama | Produced by Suji & Rathna Films |
| S E P | 7 | Paagan | Aslam | Srikanth, Janani Iyer, Kovai Sarala | Romantic comedy | Produced by V P Productions |
| S E P | 14 | Nellai Santhippu | Naveen | Rohit, Bhushan, Megha Nair Devika | Drama | Produced by T Creations Thirumalai |
| S E P | 14 | Sundarapandian | S. R. Prabhakaran | M. Sasikumar, Lakshmi Menon, Vijay Sethupathi, Soori | Drama | Produced by Company Production |
| S E P | 19 | Chaarulatha | Pon Kumaran | Priyamani, Skanda, Saranya Ponvannan, Seetha | Horror | Produced by Global One Studios |
| S E P | 19 | Saattai | Anbazhagan | Samuthirakani, Mahima Nambiar, Ajmal Khan, Thambi Ramaiah, Swasika | Drama | Produced by Shalom Creations |
| S E P | 28 | Thaandavam | A. L. Vijay | Vikram, Anushka Shetty, Amy Jackson, Lakshmi Rai | Action | Produced by UTV Motion Pictures |
| O C T | 5 |
| O C T | 5 | Pudhiya Kaaviyam | Pe Na Ramesh | Dilip, Jahnavi Kamath, Athesh, Alwha Vasu | Drama | |
| O C T | 5 | Sembattai | Ganesh | Dileepan, Srijith, Gowri Nambiar | Drama | |
| O C T | 12 | Maattrraan | K. V. Anand | Suriya, Kajal Aggarwal, Tara, Sachin Khedekar | Action thriller | Produced by AGS Entertainment |
| O C T | 12 | Soundarya | Chandramohan | Govind, 'Killer' Kasim, Rithoosan, Sarath, Santosh | Erotic thriller | |
| O C T | 19 | Amridha Yokam | A Manicka Raj | Sridhar, Vennila | Drama | |
| O C T | 19 | Koyambedu Perundhu Nilayam | R. Manivasagan | Ashok, Anvitha | Romance | |
| O C T | 19 | Pizza | Karthik Subburaj | Vijay Sethupathi, Remya Nambeesan | Romantic thriller | Produced by Thirukumaran Entertainment |
| O C T | 19 | Thiruthani | Perarasu | Bharath, Sunaina, Rajkiran, Pandiarajan | Action | |
| O C T | 26 | Aarohanam | Lakshmy Ramakrishnan | Viji Chandrasekhar, Jayaprakash, Uma Padmanabhan | Drama | Produced by AVA Productions |
| O C T | 26 | Chakravarthy Thirumagan | L. Purushottaman | MGR Siva | Comedy | |
| O C T | 26 | Mayilu | Jeevan | Sri, Shammu | Drama | Produced by Duet Movies |
| O C T | 26 | Vavval Pasanga | Suresh | Rahul, Utthara Unni | Drama | Produced by Sree Raji Movies |
| N O V | 2 | Ariyaan | P. Karthikeyan | Santosh Bhavan, Ragini Dwivedi | | |
| N O V | 2 | Asaivam | Kishore | Sidhaarth, Jennifer, Srija | Romance | |
| N O V | 2 | Magan | | | | |
| N O V | 2 | Yaarukku Theriyum | Ganesan Kamaraj | Kalabhavan Mani, Nishan, Jayaprakash, Riyaz Khan, Harish Raj, Sanjana Singh | Thriller | Produced by Arubere Art Ventura Pvt Ltd |
| N O V | 9 | Ajantha | Rajppa Ravishankar | Ramana, Vinu Mohan, Honey Rose, Sai Kiran, Vandana Gupta | | |
| N O V | 13 | Ammavin Kaipesi | Thangar Bachan | Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, Iniya | Drama | Produced by Thankar Thiraikalam |
| N O V | 13 | Kasi Kuppam | Arun | Aadarsh, Archana | Drama | Produced by Balamurugan films |
| N O V | 13 | Podaa Podi | Vignesh Shivaa | Silambarasan, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Shobana | Romance | Produced by Gemini Film Circuit |
| N O V | 13 | Thuppakki | A. R. Murugadoss | Vijay, Kajal Aggarwal, Vidyut Jamwal, Jayaram | Thriller | Produced by V Creations |
| N O V | 23 | Kai | Vinoth Raghava | Vijith, Joshna Fernando | Romance | |
| N O V | 30 | Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom | Balaji Tharaneetharan | Vijay Sethupathi, Gayathrie Shankar | Comedy | Produced by Leo Vision |
| N O V | 30 | Neerparavai | Seenu Ramasamy | Vishnu, Sunaina, Nandita Das, Saranya Ponvannan | Drama | Produced by Red Giant Movies |
| D E C | 8 | Sun Sun Thatha | Nassar | Ahbi, Jamali Shadat, Nassar | Drama | |
| D E C | 14 | Kumki | Prabhu Solomon | Vikram Prabhu, Lakshmi Menon | Drama | Produced by Thirupathi Brothers |
| D E C | 14 | Neethaane En Ponvasantham | Gautham Vasudev Menon | Jiiva, Samantha, Santhanam | Romance | Produced by Photon Kathaas & RS Infotainment |
| D E C | 21 | Sattam Oru Iruttarai | Sneha Britto | Thaman Kumar, Piaa Bajpai, Bindu Madhavi, Reemma Sen | Action | |
| D E C | 28 | Akilan | | Dr. Saravanan, Vidya, Rajkapoor | | |
| D E C | 28 | Kandu Pudichitten | | | | |
| D E C | 28 | Kozhi Koovuthu | K. I. Ranjith | Ashok, Sija Rose, Rohini, Bose Venkat | Drama | Produced by Bright Media |
| D E C | 28 | Lollu Dhadha Parak Parak | Mansoor Ali Khan | Mansoor Ali Khan, Anjana, Aarthi, Shakeela, Vennira Aadai Moorthy | Comedy | Produced by Mansoor Ali Khan |
| D E C | 28 | Paraseega Mannan | J. Suresh | J. Suresh, Sruthi Lakshmi, Ramesh Khanna, KK | Action thriller | Produced by Rich Art Productions |
| D E C | 28 | Pudhumugangal Thevai | Maneesh Babu | Shivaji Dev, Rajesh Yadhav, Muktha Bhanu, Vishnupriya | Drama | Produced by Winner Bull Films |

## Dubbed films

| Opening | Title | Director(s) | Original film | Original film | Cast | Notes | Ref. |
| Opening | Title | Director(s) | Film | Language | Cast | Notes | Ref. |
| 30 September | Thulli Ezhunthathu Kadhal | Sreehari Nanu | Thakita Thakita | Telugu | Harshvardhan Rane, Hariprriya, Nagarjuna, Anushka Shetty, Bhumika Chawla | Produced by Chennai Film School Production | |
| 5 October | English Vinglish | Gauri Shinde | English Vinglish | Hindi | Sridevi, Priya Anand, Adil Hussain | Produced by Hope Productions | |

## Awards

| Category/organization | Filmfare Awards South 20 July 2013 | SIIMA Awards 12 September 2013 | Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 14 July 2017 | Vijay Awards 11 May 2013 |
| Best Film | Vazhakku Enn 18/9 | Kumki | Vazhakku Enn 18/9 | Vazhakku Enn 18/9 |
| Best Director | Balaji Sakthivel Vazhakku Enn 18/9 | Balaji Sakthivel Vazhakku Enn 18/9 | Balaji Sakthivel Vazhakku Enn 18/9 | Balaji Sakthivel Vazhakku Enn 18/9 |
| Best Actor | Dhanush 3 | Dhanush 3 | Jiiva Neethaane En Ponvasantham | Dhanush 3 |
| Best Actress | Samantha Neethaane En Ponvasantham | Hansika Motwani Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | Lakshmi Menon Kumki / Sundarapandian | Samantha Neethaane En Ponvasantham |
| Best Music Director | D. Imman Kumki | Harris Jayaraj Thuppakki | D. Imman Kumki | D. Imman Kumki |

## Notable deaths

| Month | Date | Name | Age | Profession | Notable films |
| January | 1 | Mohan | 81 | Director | Annakili • Kavikkuyil • Rosaappo Ravikkai Kaari |
| January | 30 | Idichapuli Selvaraj | 73 | Actor | Enga Chinna Raasa • Velaikaran • Muthu |
| February | 15 | R. N. K. Prasad | 82 | Cinematographer | Annakili • Naandi • Rosaappo Ravikkai Kaari |
| February | 20 | S. N. Lakshmi | 85 | Actress | Server Sundaram • Michael Madana Kama Rajan • Mahanadhi |
| February | 22 | Muthuraj | | Actor | Chithiram Pesuthadi • Kalavani • Konjam Veyil Konjam Mazhai |
| April | 2 | M. Saroja | 79 | Actress | Sarvadhikari • Then Nilavu • Kalyana Parisu |
| April | 3 | P. Kalaimani | 62 | Writer | 16 Vayathinile • Pillai Nila • Mann Vasanai |
| May | 1 | Shanmugasundari | 75 | Actress | En Annan • Idhayakkani • Neerum Neruppum |
| May | 14 | Taruni Sachdev | 14 | Child actress | Vetri Selvan |
| May | 25 | Dilip | 56 | Actor | Varumayin Niram Sivappu • Thoongadhey Thambi Thoongadhey • Samsaram Adhu Minsaram |
| June | 14 | Kaka Radhakrishnan | 86 | Actor | Thevar Magan • Kadhalukku Mariyadhai • Vasool Raja MBBS |
| June | 19 | K. R. Gangadharan | 73 | Producer | Guru En Aalu • Johnny • Thudikkum Karangal |
| August | 7 | Ennatha Kannaiya | 87 | Actor | Ezhai Padum Padu • Thottal Poo Malarum |
| September | 16 | Loose Mohan | 84 | Actor | Harichandra • Rosaappo Ravikkai Kaari • Azhagi |
| September | 17 | A. V. M. Murugan | 77 | Producer | |
| September | 18 | Periya Karuppu Thevar | 78 | Actor | Virumaandi • Poo • Thirupaachi • Murattu Kalai |
| September | 23 | Ashwini | 43 | Actress | Pondatti Thevai |
| September | 24 | Thilakan | 77 | Actor | Chatriyan • Mettukudi |
| October | 12 | Dileepan | 32 | Actor | Azhagiya Theeye • Pattiyal • Sindhanai Sei |
| October | 22 | Bidushi Dash Barde | 23 | Actress | Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu |
| October | 22 | Shubha Phutela | 21 | Actress | Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey |
| December | 13 | Karnan | 79 | Cinematographer | Karpagam • Jambhu • Jakkamma |