List of Tamil films of 1965
Post- amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 1st April 1958, Gross jumped to 140 per cent of Nett Commercial Taxes Department disclosed 5.12 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year of which 10 per cent was realised from" Enga Veettu Pillai".
The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1965, in alphabetical order.
Hotel for Dogs
Hotel for Dogs( 1971) is a children's novel by Lois Duncan.
It was adapted into a film of the same name by Nickelodeon Movies for DreamWorks Pictures, released on January 16, 2009.
When the book was originally released in 1971, Andi's name was Liz, and Friday's name was Sadie.
The book was re-released December 1, 2008, to promote the film with the names changed.
Two sequels were released:" News for Dogs" in 2009 and" Movie for Dogs" in 2010.
Best Days (Matt White album)
Best Days is the debut studio album by American songwriter- singer Matt White.
The album follows up his 2006 debut EP" Bleecker Street Stories".
The album was released on September 18, 2007, in the United States and achieved widespread success through social networks such as MySpace.
The song," Best Days" was used in the soundtracks to Shrek The Third and Hotel for Dogs
Hotel for Women
Hotel for Women( or Elsa Maxwell's Hotel for Women) is a 1939 American drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Ann Sothern, Linda Darnell, and James Ellison.
It was Darnell's screen debut.
Enga Veettu Pillai
Enga Veettu Pillai  is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Tapi Chanakya.
The film features M. G. Ramachandran in Dual roles while B. Saroja Devi, Rathna, S. V. Ranga Rao, M. N. Nambiar play supporting roles.
It is a remake of the 1964 Telugu film "Ramudu Bheemudu".
The film was produced by Nagireddy and Chakrapani under the banner Vijaya Combines.
The soundtrack was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and lyrics were written by Vaali and Alangudi Somu.
The film is about the two look-alike twins who were separated at birth.
One being a coward while another one being a courageous man.
The rest of the film revolves around the twins whose paths are crossed when they meet each other.
Shooting was mostly held at Vijaya Studios.
The film was released in 1965 and ran for over 175 days in 7 Theatres (Chennai – 3, Madurai, Kovai, Trichy and Thanjai) and 100 days in 13 theatres, which was a record till 1979.
This industrial record in terms of collection was beaten by "Adimai Pen" four years later.
The film ran 25 weeks in chennai.
This movie was taken in Eastman Color
Tapi Chanakya
Tapi Chanakya( 1925–1973) was an Indian film director and writer.
He is son of the famous writer Tapi Dharma Rao Naidu.
He has worked as Radio Telegraphist for the Indian Army.
Thor Freudenthal
Thor Freudenthal( lauren 20 October 1972) is a German film director, animator and special effects artist.
Cosmo (dog)
Cosmo is a canine actor.
He is a Jack Russell Terrier that is best known for his roles in the movies" Hotel for Dogs" and" Beginners".
He was adopted from a breed rescue society by animal trainer Mathilda DeCagny.
Hotel for Dogs (film)
Hotel for Dogs is a 2009 American family comedy film based on Lois Duncan's 1971 novel of the same name.
The movie, directed by Thor Freudenthal, was adapted by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle( both of" Kim Possible" fame) along with Jeff Lowell.
The picture stars Jake T. Austin, Emma Roberts, Troy Gentile, Kyla Pratt, Johnny Simmons, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon and Don Cheadle.
It tells the story of two orphans, Andi and Bruce( played by Roberts and Austin respectively), who attempt to hide their dog at an abandoned hotel after their strict new guardians tell them that pets are forbidden at their home.
They also take in other dogs to avoid the dogs being taken away by cold hearted animal pound workers and police officers.
The film is Nickelodeon's second film to be produced by DreamWorks Pictures after" Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" and the first Nickelodeon film ever to be produced outside of Paramount Pictures, which still distributed the film for DreamWorks.
Shooting began in November 2007 and filming took place entirely in the cities of Los Angeles and Universal City, California.
The dogs in the film were trained for several months before shooting began.
Nearly 80 boys auditioned for the role of Bruce before Austin was ultimately selected.
The film was released in the United States on January 16, 2009, and grossed approximately$ 17 million in its opening weekend in 3,271 theaters.
Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai
Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai is a 1989 Tamil film, directed by P. Vasu.
It stars Sathyaraj in the lead role, paired with Shobana.
This was a milestone for Sathyaraj as it was his 100th movie.
The film starts with a preview of Sathyaraj's career history.
" Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai" was released on Diwali, along with his 99th film" Dravidan".
It generated hype and curiosity as two of his movies got released on the same day.
The curiosity rose further as it was released on a festival day, and it was his 100th movie.
It received mixed reviews from the critics.
The film was a remake of Kannada film" Nammoora Raja" for which Vasu has written the story.

Question: Are the directors of films Enga Veettu Pillai and Hotel For Dogs (Film) both from the same country?
Answer: no