List of Tamil films of 1998
Movies
Table:
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Title

Director
Cast
Music Director

J
A
N

12

Moovendhar
Suraj
Sarath Kumar, Devayani
Sirpy

14

Kaadhale Nimmadhi
Indiran
Murali, Suriya, Jeevitha Sharma, Sangeetha
Deva

Kizhakkum Merkkum
Kalanjiyam
Napoleon, Devayani
Ilaiyaraaja

Maru Malarchi
Bharathi
Mammooty, Devayani, Ranjith
S. A. Rajkumar

Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar
Sundar C.
Prabhu Deva, Meena, Maheswari
Karthik Raja

Ponmanam
S. P. Rajkumar
Prabhu, Suvalakshmi, Priya Raman
S. A. Rajkumar

Ulavuthurai
Ramesh Selvan
Vijayakanth, Meena, Sanghavi
Shah

16

Udhavikku Varalaamaa
Gokula Krishnan
Karthik, Devayani, Sangeetha, Anju Aravind
Sirpy

F
E
B

6

Kondattam
K. S. Ravikumar
Arjun, Gemini Ganesan, Simran, Mantra
Maragatha Mani

13

Dhinamdhorum
Nagarajan
Murali, Suvalakshmi
Oviyan

20

Sundara Pandian
R. Raghu
Karthik, Swathi, Heera
Deva

Swarnamukhi
K. S. Adhiyaman
R. Parthiban, Devayani
Swaraj

26

Velai
J. Suresh
Vignesh, Indraja
Yuvan Shankar Raja

M
A
R

6

Kaadhal Mannan
Saran
Ajith Kumar, Maanu
Bharadwaj

Kalar Kanavugal
Vishnu
Karan, Kushboo
Adithyan

Kangalin Vaarthaigal
Muktha S. Sundar
Vikram, Prema, Sriram
Ilaiyaraaja

Vaettiya Madichu Kattu
K. Bhagyaraj
K. Bhagyaraj, Nagma
Deva

12

Thulli Thirintha Kaalam
Balasekaran
Arun Kumar, Kushboo, Roshini
Jayanth

18

Ini Ellam Sugame
A. R. Ramesh
Abbas, Sanghavi, Sangeetha
Sirpy

A
P
R

3

Santhosham
Karthik
Saravanan, Suvalakshmi
Deva

9

Ninaithen Vandhai
K. Selva Bharathy
Vijay, Rambha, Devayani
Deva

10

Kaathala Kaathala
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Kamal Haasan, Prabhu Deva, Soundarya, Rambha
Karthik Raja

Ponnu Velayira Bhoomi
K. Krishnan
Rajkiran, Kushboo, Vineetha
Deva

Veera Thalattu
Kasthuri Raja
Murali, Kushboo
Ilaiyaraaja

13

Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara
Keyaar
Pandiarajan, Suvalakshmi
Ilaiyaraaja

24

Jeans
Shankar
Prashanth, Aishwarya Rai
A. R. Rahman

M
A
Y

1

Vettu Onnu Thundu Rendu
C. Dinakaran
Mansoor Ali Khan, Keerthana
A. K. Vasagan

7

Jolly
Dilipkumar
Abbas, Kausalya, Keerthi Reddy, Kushboo
Kavi

Rathna
Ilanchezhian
Murali, Maheswari, Sangita
Jayasurya

15

Aval Varuvala
Raj Kapoor
Ajith Kumar, Simran
S. A. Rajkumar

Harichandra
Cheyyar Ravi
Karthik, Meena, Priya Raman
Gopal Shaleen

Iniyavale
Seeman
Prabhu, Suvalakshmi, Gauthami, Keerthi Reddy
Deva

J
U
N

5

Golmaal
Selva
Selva, Monica Nerukkar, Abitha
Bala Bharathi

12

Priyamudan
Vincent Selva
Vijay, Kausalya
Deva

25

Natpukkaga
K. S. Ravikumar
Sarath Kumar, Simran
Deva

J
U
L

9

Dharma
Keyaar
Vijayakanth, Preetha Vijayakumar
Ilaiyaraaja

Sandhippoma
Indrakumar
Suriya, Preetha Vijayakumar
Deva

10

Poonthottam
Kalanjiyam
Murali, Devayani, Vijayalakshmi
Ilaiyaraaja

31

Kalyana Galatta
Raj Kapoor
Sathyaraj, Mantra, Kushboo
Yuvan Shankar Raja

Sollamale
Sasi
Livingston, Kausalya
Bobby

A
U
G

14

Nilaave Vaa
A. Venkatesh
Vijay, Suvalakshmi, Sanghavi
Vidyasagar

Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
Vikraman
Karthik, Roja, Ajith Kumar
S. A. Rajkumar

28

En Aasai Rasave
Kasthuri Raja
Sivaji Ganesan, Murali, Roja, Suvalakshmi
Deva

Thaayin Manikodi
Arjun
Arjun, Tabu, Nivedita Jain
Vidyasagar

S
E
P

4

Ellame En Pondattithaan
V. Sekhar
Ramki, Sanghavi
Deva

11

Kannedhirey Thondrinal
Ravichandran
Prashanth, Simran
Deva

Senthooram
Sangaman
Moorthy, Devayani
Ilaiyaraaja

18

Aasai Thambi
Senthilnathan
Abbas, Anju Aravind
Adithyan

O
C
T

18

Unnudan
R. Balu
Murali, Kausalya
Deva

19

Desiya Geetham
Cheran
Murali, Rambha, Nassar
Ilaiyaraaja

En Uyir Nee Thaane
S. P. Rajkumar
Prabhu, Devayani, Maheswari
Deva

Simmarasi
Erode Soundar
Sarath Kumar, Kushboo, Kanaka
S. A. Rajkumar

Urimai Por
Raja Rajendran
Arun Pandian, Ranjitha
Deva

Veeram Vilanja Mannu
Kasthuri Raja
Vijayakanth, Kushboo, Roja
Deva

20

Pudhumai Pithan
Jeeva
R. Parthiban, Roja, Priya Raman, Devayani
Deva

N
O
V

6

Ponmaanai Thedi
Pari
Saravanan, Suvarna Mathew
Soundaryan

13

Gurupaarvai
Manoj Kumar
Prakash Raj, Kushboo, Anju Aravind, Easwari Rao
Deva

20

Uyirodu Uyiraga
Sushma Ahuja
Ajith Kumar, Richa Ahuja
Vidyasagar

26

Kumbakonam Gopalu
Keyaar
Pandiarajan, Mayuri
Ilaiyaraaja

D
E
C

2

Kannathal
Bharathi Kannan
Karan, Kushboo, Neena
Ilaiyaraaja

4

Pooveli
Selva
Karthik, Abbas, Kausalya, Heera Rajagopal
Bharadwaj

Thalaimurai
Saravana Pandian
Rajkiran, Bhanupriya, Revathi
Ilaiyaraaja

11

Ilamanasa Killathe
P. N. Seenivasan
Latha, Shakeela
Raj Bhaskar

23

Thanga Magal
Ilayavan
Ravi, Rukmini
Manimozhi

25

Cheran Chozhan Pandian
Senthamizhan
Ranjith, Mohini
Soundaryan

Kaadhal Kavithai
Agathiyan
Prashanth, Isha Koppikar, Kasthuri
Ilaiyaraaja

Sivappu Nila
J. George Prasad
Raja, Vineetha
Deva

31

Bhagavath Singh
A. C. Chandrakumar
Napoleon, Sanghavi
Deva

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