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An official remake of the Hindi film A Wednesday , this tense thriller brought together two titans of Indian cinema: Kamal Haasan and Malayalam superstar Mohanlal. The film lacked traditional songs and romantic subplots, focusing purely on a high-stakes standoff between a common man and the police force. 3. Renigunta Director: R. Panneerselvam Cast: Johnny, Sanusha
| Opening Date | Title | Director | Cast | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | A Aa E Ee | D. Sabapathy | Navdeep, Monica | | January 12 | Villu | Prabhu Deva | Vijay, Nayantara | | January 14 | Padikathavan | Suraj | Dhanush, Tamannaah | | January 29 | Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu | Suseenthiran | Vishnu Vishal, Saranya Mohan, Kishore | | January 30 | Gaja | Ganapathy | V. N. R, Akshaya | | January 30 | Satrumun Kidaitha Thagaval | Bhuvanai Kannan | Kanal Kannan, Bharathi, Khushbu | | February 6 | Naan Kadavul | Bala | Arya, Pooja | | February 6 | Pettarasu | Saravana | Saravana, Saranya | | February 13 | Kudiyarasu | Sabir Hussain | Vignesh, Sabarna Anand, Neepa | | February 13 | Perumal | Vincent Selva | Sundar C, Meenakshi, Namitha | | February 13 | Siva Manasula Sakthi | M. Rajesh | Jiiva, Anuya, Santhanam | | February 20 | Laadam | Prabu Solomon | Charmy Kaur, Aravindhan | | February 20 | TN 07 AL 4777 | A. Lakshmikanthan | Pasupathy, Ajmal Ameer, Simran | | February 27 | Iru Nadhigal | Chanakyan | Jayanth, Sujibala | | February 27 | Thee | G. Kicha | Sundar C, Ragini, Namitha | | March 6 | 1977 | G. N. Dinesh Kumar | Sarath Kumar, Farzana, Namitha | | March 6 | Aarupadai | K. P. Sarvatheerthavan | Guru, Asha | | March 6 | Innoruvan | S. T. Gunasekaran | Adithya, Manoha | | March 6 | Yavarum Nalam | Vikram Kumar | R. Madhavan, Neetu Chandra | | March 13 | Kanchivaram | Priyadarshan | Prakash Raj, Shriya Reddy, Shammu | | March 20 | Adada Enna Azhagu | T. M. Jayamurugan | Jai Akash, Nicole | | March 27 | Aadatha Aattamellam | A. B. Azhagar | Ravi Ganesh, Bharathi | | March 27 | Nesikkiren | Nesamanavan | Ranjith | | March 27 | Pattalam | Rohan Krishna | Nadhiya, Balaji Balakrishnan | | April 3 | Ayan | K. V. Anand | Suriya, Tamannaah | | April 10 | Ananda Thandavam | Gandhi Krishna | Siddharth Venugopal, Tamannaah, Rukmini Vijayakumar | | April 10 | Naalai Namadhe | Vinayan | Sharwanand, Sanusha, Pradeep | | April 10 | Karthik Anitha | Srihari | Rathan Trivikrama, Manju | | April 17 | Naal Natchathiram | C. N. P. Sakthi | S. Sanjey, Krishna Sri | | April 24 | Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi | Ravi Raja | Murali, Vishwa, Reethima Vishwa | | April 24 | Guru En Aalu | Selva | R. Madhavan, Abbas, Mamta Mohandas | | April 24 | Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum | Rajamohan | Ramakrishna, Dhaksana | | April 24 | Mariyadhai | Vikraman | Vijayakanth, Meena, Meera Jasmine | | May 1 | Ilampuyal | K. S. Thurai | Vashanth Sellathurai, Poornitha | | May 1 | Meipporul | Natty Kumar, Krish Bala | Krish Bala, Anusha | | May 1 | Newtonin Moondram Vidhi | Thai Muthuselvam | S. J. Surya, Sayali Bhagat, Rajiv Krishna | | May 1 | Pasanga | Pandiraj | Vimal, Vega Tamotia | | May 14 | Brahmadeva | V. S. Dharmalinga | Dr. Ram, Sanjay, Tejashree, Swati Verma | | May 15 | Rajadhi Raja | Sakthi Chidambaram | Raghava Lawrence, Kamna Jethmalani, Snigdha Akolkar, Mumtaj | | May 15 | Sarvam | Vishnuvardhan | Arya, Trisha, J. D. Chakravarthy | | May 29 | Thoranai | Sabha Ayyappan | Vishal, Shriya | | June 5 | Kulir 100° | Anita Udeep | Sanjeev, Riya Bamniyal | | June 5 | Mayandi Kudumbathar | Rasu Madhuravan | Tarun Gopi, Poongodi, Manivannan | | June 12 | Manjal Veiyil | Vaseegara Raja | Prasanna, Sandhya | | June 12 | Ragavan | Parandhaman | Vijith, Radhika Malhotra | | June 19 | Maasilamani | R. N. R. Manohar | Nakul, Sunaina | | June 19 | Muthirai | Srinath | Daniel Balaji, Nithin Sathya, Lakshmi Rai, Manjari Phadnis | | June 19 | Oliyum Oliyum | Sakthi Chellam | Anand Babu, Pragathi, Prabha | | June 26 | Naadodigal | Samuthirakani | M. Sasikumar, Vijay Vasanth, Bharani, Ananya, Abhinaya | | June 26 | Vaalmiki | G. Anandha Narayanan | Akhil, Meera Nandan, Devika | | July 3 | Gnabagangal | Jeevan | Pa. Vijay, Sri Devika | | July 3 | Nee Unnai Arindhaal | V. Rishiraj, Indian Bhaskar | Murali, V. Rishiraj, Kushi | | July 3 | Sirithal Rasipen | V. Chandrasekaran | Sathya, Sunu Lakshmi | | July 3 | Thottu Sellum Thendrale | R. Manickam | Sridev, Sathya, Sowmya, Risha | | July 3 | Unnai Kann Theduthe | Ratheesh Ramayya | Udhaya, Manya | | July 10 | Indira Vizha | K. Rajeswar | Srikanth, Sruthi Prakash, Namitha | | July 10 | Pudhiya Payanam | M. D. Muthu | M. D. Muthu, Mithuna, Jennifer | | July 10 | Thalai Ezhuthu | Ethiraj | Richard Raj, Pooja Gandhi | | July 10 | Vaamanan | I. Ahmed | Jai, Priya Anand, Lakshmi Rai | | July 10 | Vaigai | L. R. Sundarapandi | Bala Joseph, Vishaka | | July 17 | Achchamundu! Achchamundu! | Arun Vaidyanathan | Prasanna, John Shea, Sneha | | July 17 | Kadhal Kadhai | Velu Prabhakaran | Shirley Das, Preity Rangayani, Stefi | | July 17 | Vedigundu Murugesan | A. G. Moorthy | Pasupathy, Jyothirmayi, Vadivelu | | July 18 | Engal Aasan | Kalaimani | Vijayakanth, Sheryl Pinto | | July 23 | Ainthaam Padai | Badri | Sundar C, Simran, Aditi Choudhary, Mukesh, Devayani | | July 24 | Malayan | Vaseegara Raja | Karan, Shammu, Udhayathara | | July 24 | Modhi Vilayadu | Saran | Vinay Rai, Kajal Aggarwal | | July 24 | Puthiya Paravai | M. Madhu | Abhinay, Monica | | July 31 | Aarumaname | Sudheesh Sankar | Deepak, Karthika, Nicole | | July 31 | Anthony Yaar? | C. T. Pandi | Shaam, Mallika Kapoor | | July 31 | Malai Malai | A. Venkatesh | Arun Vijay, Vedhika, Prabhu | | July 31 | Sindhanai Sei | R. Yuvan | R. Yuvan, Madhu Sharma | | August 7 | Azhagar Malai | S. P. Rajkumar | R. K, Bhanu | | August 7 | Eesa | Bala Ganesha | Vignesh, Lakshana | | August 7 | Madhavi | Murugas | Sajith Raj, Mohana, Ramji | | August 7 | Nesi | Saravana Krishna | Vikas, Sonia Kumari | | August 7 | Netru Pol Indru Illai | M. Kowsar | Abdullah, Priya | | August 7 | Ore Manasu | Vishnu | Gajan, Anumitha | | August 7 | Vannathupoochi | C. Azhagappan | Sri Lakshmi, Siddharth, Madhavi Sharma | | August 14 | Shivagiri | Shivaji | Jay, Rukshana, Pranav | | August 14 | Pokkisham | Cheran | Cheran, Padmapriya | | August 21 | Kanthaswamy | Susi Ganesan | Vikram, Shriya | | September 4 | Ninaithale Inikkum | G. N. R. Kumaravelan | Prithviraj, Priyamani, Sakthi Vasu, Anuja Iyer | | September 4 | Madurai Sambavam | Youreka | Harikumar, Anuya, Karthika Adaikalam | | September 11 | Eeram | Arivazhagan | Aadhi, Nandha, Sindhu Menon, Saranya Mohan | | September 18 | Madurai To Theni | Rathibala | Arvind Vinod, Srithika | | September 18 | Solla Solla Inikkum | Murali Abbas | Navdeep, Madhumitha, Mallika Kapoor | | September 18 | Unnaipol Oruvan | Chakri Toleti | Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal, Lakshmi, Ganesh Venkatraman | | September 25 | Aarumugam | Suresh Krishna | Bharath, Priyamani, Ramya Krishnan | | September 25 | Kannukulle | Lena Moovendhar | Mithun, Aparna, Anumol | | September 25 | Suriyan Satta Kalloori | R. Pavan | Kajni, Mithra Kurian | | September 25 | Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru | J. S. Nandhini | Ajmal Ameer, Rupa Manjari | | October 2 | Iru Vizhigal | T. K. Madhav | Ranjith, Rithi, Prem | | October 2 | Moonar | K. Thambidurai | Ranjith, Rithi, Prem | | October 9 | Vedappan | Aanaivari A. Sridhar | Hemanth Kumar, Apsara, Nikitha | | October 16 | Jaganmohini | N. K. Viswanathan | Raja, Namitha, Nila | | October 16 | Peraanmai | S. P. Jananathan | Jayam Ravi, Roland Kickinger, Dhansika, Vasundhara, Kadhal Saranya | | October 17 | Aadhavan | K. S. Ravikumar | Suriya, Nayantara | | October 30 | Kanden Kadhalai | R. Kannan | Bharath, Tamannaah | | November 6 | Adhe Neram Adhe Idam | M. Prabhu | Jai, Vijayalakshmi | | November 6 | Kanna Nee Enakku Thaanada | Olimaaran | Udhay, Payal | | November 6 | Karagam | Lakshmanraj | Santhosh Pandian, Aswardh | | November 6 | Palaivana Solai | K. S. Dayalan | Nithin Sathya, Karthika | | November 6 | Saa Boo Thiri | Arshad Khan | Akshay, Prajin, Arshad Khan | | November 6 | Thambivudayaan | Rajamahesh | Adhithya Anbu, Manisha Chatterji | | November 6 | Vaidehi | Gemini Raghava | Prithvi Rajan, Madhu Santha, Gemini Raghava, Karthika Adaikalam | | November 13 | Swetha 5/10 Wellington Road | Sanjay | Keerthi Chawla, Krish, Shiv | | November 20 | Thamizhagam | K. Suresh Kumar | Richard Rishi, Archana | | November 20 | Vizhiyil Malarnthathu | R. Sathish | Kumar, Dashini | | November 27 | Mathiya Chennai | Vivekanandh | Jaivanth, Ramya, Abarna | | November 27 | Naan Avanillai 2 | Selva | Jeevan, Sangeetha, Lakshmi Rai, Shweta Menon, Sruthi Prakash, Rachana Maurya | | November 27 | Yogi | Subramaniya Shiva | Ameer Sultan, Madhumitha | | December 4 | Edhuvum Nadakkum | Rozario, Maheswaran | Karthik Kumar, Aparna Nair | | December 4 | Meendum Meendum Nee | D. Jairam | Saravanan, Tharsha | | December 4 | Pinju Manasu | D. Jairam | Saravanan, Tharsha | | December 4 | Renigunta | R. Panneerselvam | Johnny, Sanusha, Nishanth | | December 4 | Vettattam | D. S. Kannan | Ajay, Remya Nambeesan | | December 11 | Pachiyapuram | V. Agustin | | | December 11 | Thozhi | Elango Lakshman | Prabha, Dwaraka, Shyam Ganesh, Manikka Vinayagam | | December 18 | Vettaikaaran | B. Babusivan | Vijay, Anushka Shetty | | December 19 | Kandhakottai | S. Sakthivel | Nakul, Poorna | | December 25 | Balam | Murali Krishna | Arvind Vinod, Deepa Chari | | December 25 | Enakkul Oru Kadhal | M. Booman | | | December 25 | Odipolama | Kanmani | Parimal, Sandhya | | December 31 | Naai Kutty | Sathaji | Selvin, Nicole |
The 2009 Tamil movie list showcased a diverse range of films, from action-packed blockbusters to thought-provoking dramas. The year's highlights demonstrated the industry's willingness to experiment with new genres, themes, and talent. Overall, 2009 was a great year for Tamil cinema, with many films leaving a lasting impact on audiences and the industry as a whole.
: Based on a serialized novel by Sujatha, this romantic drama was a visual treat. 2009 tamil movies list
Produced by S. Shankar, this supernatural thriller starring Aadhi and Sindhu Menon was a surprise hit. Known for its moody atmosphere, brilliant rain-soaked cinematography, and a genuinely engaging whodunit plot, Eeram became a cult favorite and a benchmark for horror-thrillers in Tamil.
: This sports drama launched the career of actor Vishnu Vishal and director Suseenthiran. It is considered one of the best sports films in Tamil cinema, dealing with the struggles of a village Kabaddi team. 🎥 Other Notable 2009 Tamil Releases
The Definitive 2009 Tamil Movies List: A Year of Cinematic Evolution An official remake of the Hindi film A
Perhaps more influential than the blockbusters were the films that focused on rural life and human relationships.
The year 2009 was a transformative period for Tamil cinema, characterized by a mix of high-octane commercial blockbusters and path-breaking realistic films. While big-star vehicles continued to dominate the box office, debutant directors and experimental scripts gained significant critical and commercial traction.
The year 2009 was a fascinating turning point for the Tamil film industry (Kollywood). It was a year of contrasts: the rise of new-age directors, the continued reign of veteran superstars, and the release of films that have since achieved cult status. For fans looking to revisit the golden moments of late-2000s cinema, a comprehensive is essential. Renigunta Director: R
: A favorite among critics, focusing on children's lives and heralded for its fresh perspective. Kanchivaram
Directed by the maestro of dark realism, Bala, (I Am God) is perhaps the most audacious film of 2009. Starring Arya as an Aghori Baba and Pooja as a blind beggar, the film dived deep into the underbelly of religious exploitation and the lives of the physically marginalized. Ilaiyaraaja’s haunting background score and Bala’s uncompromising vision earned the film widespread critical acclaim and the National Film Award for Best Direction. 3. Renigunta
A playful romantic comedy about two fiercely independent young people who fall in love, then engage in a game of one-upmanship that tests trust and commitment.
Directed by K.V. Anand, Ayan was a massive blockbuster and the highest-grossing film of 2009, featuring stylish visuals and a gripping plot centered on smuggling. Aadhavan (2009) Genre: Action Comedy Stars: Suriya, Nayanthara, Vadivelu
