100 Most Rewatchable Tamil movies of all time
The List is based on the movies that "Push you to sit back and kill some time". So, the list may not be the best movies of all time but it will give you the Nostalgic incidences, feel good scenarios or the memories of happy days with the awe of technology, the acting, Story, Narrations, Comedy scenes and much more.
* The List is random but year wise.
* I am very minimal in choosing Old Tamil classics as I have watched only very few ones. So, it may not be the perfect one for the Old movie lovers and I completely understand your feelings of being missed out your favorite fiesta. So, please bare with this young fellow's choice. Thank you! :)
* The List is random but year wise.
* I am very minimal in choosing Old Tamil classics as I have watched only very few ones. So, it may not be the perfect one for the Old movie lovers and I completely understand your feelings of being missed out your favorite fiesta. So, please bare with this young fellow's choice. Thank you! :)
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- DirectorB. Ramakrishnaiah PanthuluStarsShivaji GanesanGemini GanesanPadminiWhen the British East India Company forces polygar Kattabomman to pay taxes, levies and be their subsidiary ruler, he openly defies their policy and battles them until his arrest and hanging.
- DirectorB. Ramakrishnaiah PanthuluStarsShivaji GanesanM.R. RadhaDevikaBale Pandiya (Sivaji Ganesan) is a young man who leads a troubled life. He is continuously being chased by Marudhu (also Sivaji Ganesan) - a look-alike of him and Marudhu's boss Kabali (M. R. Radha), who would be given a lot of money if they killed Pandiya. While being chased by them once, he gets into a runaway car being driven by an insane young girl(Vasanthi). The car crashes, but the girl gets cured from her insanity. Her father allows Pandiya, who is homeless, to stay with them. Parallelly, Pandiya falls for Geetha (Devika) and her father Amritha Lingam (also M. R. Radha) accepts the romance. But Marudhu and Kabali's pursuit for Pandiya still continues, and they successfully toss him into the sea. What happens to next forms the remaining story.
- DirectorR. KrishnanS. PanjuStarsGoundamaniS.N. LakshmiAachi ManoramaA poor waiter falls for a rich woman. With the help of his best friend, he becomes a successful film actor. But he is unaware that his friend and his ladylove love each other.
- DirectorB. Ramakrishnaiah PanthuluStarsShivaji GanesanN.T. Rama RaoS.A. AshokanStory of the central hero of Mahabharata who rises from nothing to becoming the world's greatest warrior ever born in history and emerges as the hero of the Kurukshetra war.
- DirectorC.V. SridharStarsRavichandranKanchanaT.S. BalaiahAshok is in love with his boss' daughter, Nirmala. To convince Viswanathan, he seeks his best friend Vasu's help, who disguises as his father.
- DirectorTapi ChanakyaStarsSaroja Devi B.Pandari BaiNageshRamu is an innocent son of a rich landlord who is afraid of his brother-in-law Narendran and his whiplash. To escape from his punishments, Ramu leaves his house and his look-alike replaces him.
- DirectorB. Ramakrishnaiah PanthuluStarsJayalalitha JR.S. ManoharNageshEnslaved convicts for treason plan escape but get caught by pirates and work for them before gaining their support and fighting back their country's authoritarian rule.
- DirectorA.P. NagarajanStarsShivaji GanesanSavitriK.B. SundarambalLord Shiva goes through an adventurous ride and performs various antics to test the people on earth. Based on Paranjothi Munivar's epic "Thiruvilayadal Puranam".
- DirectorA.C. TrilogchanderStarsM.G. RamachandranSaroja Devi B.NageshA rich industrialist finds romance in comic mix-up at a hill station.
- DirectorK. ShankarStarsM.G. RamachandranJayalalitha JS.A. AshokanAn evil man kills Vengaiyan's father and enslaves all his people. Vengaiyan is ignorant and wild, but Jeeva helps him evolve into a valiant and wise man who then swears to right his people.
- DirectorChitralaya GopuStarsLakshmiAachi ManoramaVenniradai MoorthyParvathi dominates her husband Sivaswamy, while having control on all his money. However, when Sivaswamy's son Ramu needs some money for his sister's husband, Parvathi refuses bluntly.
- DirectorBharathirajaStarsKamal HaasanSrideviRajinikanthThe movie revolves around the struggle and vulnerability of 16-year old Mayil (Sridevi) when in love.
- DirectorK. BalachanderStarsKamal HaasanJaya PradaRajinikanthThe movie revolves around a music troop who travel to Singapore for a performance and how their life takes a turn when they meet their love partner.
- DirectorK. BalachanderStarsRajinikanthMadhaviThengai SrinivasanChandran , a young man fools his boss and attempts to woo his boss' daughter.
- DirectorBhagyarajStarsBhagyarajRadhika SarathkumarKallapetti SingaramThe film is all about three friends who fall for the same girl, narrated as a comedy. Palanisamy and his two friends have no job other than going behind girls. A pretty girl (Radhika) gets relocated with family to the opposite house of Palanisamy (Bhagyaraj). They three fall for the girls beauty and makes a gentleman agreement leaving the decision of the girls choice to choose her lover. To impress her, the three attempts three different methods. Palanisamy helps Radhika's mother in kitchen works, one of the other friends joins her fathers tuition to learn Hindi and the third one comes to learn martial arts from her grandfather.. the rest is all about who won the girls heart.
- DirectorBalu MahendraStarsKamal HaasanSrideviY.G. MahendranA young woman regresses to childhood after suffering a head injury in a car crash. Lost, she ends up trapped at a brothel before being rescued by a lonely school teacher who falls in love with her.
- DirectorBhagyarajStarsBhagyarajShivaji GanesanParthiban RadhakrishnanAn unemployed gold medalist tries to become rich for his big family.
- DirectorBhagyarajStarsBhagyarajUrvashiPoornima JayaramA woman finds a husband and tries to win his love through unconventional means.
- DirectorR. PandiaraajanPandiarajanStarsJanagarajJanakarajKollangudi KaruppayeeAn error during an arranged marriage pre-meeting triggers a socially-unaccepted romance.
- DirectorBharathirajaStarsShivaji GanesanRadhaRenjiniA friendship between a middle-aged upper-caste man in a village and a boatman's daughter raises eyebrows.
- DirectorAmbiliMani RatnamStarsRevathiMohanKarthikDivya, a woman grieving over the death of her lover, is convinced into an arranged marriage with Chandra Kumar. Over a year the couple attempt to adjust to each other's presence and live with each other.
- DirectorVisuStarsChandrasekharDilipDelhi GaneshAmmaiyappan Mudaliar manages to fullfil the needs of his three sons and a daughter. However, things change after his eldest son leaves them after a heated argument with him.
- DirectorRajasekarStarsKamal HaasanSathyarajAmbikaVikram, a cop who is mourning the death of his wife, is assigned to retrieve a missile. He is aided by a highly educated engineer Preethi, who holds the knowledge to disarm the nuke, in his mission.
- DirectorSingeetam Srinivasa RaoStarsKamal HaasanNageshSrividyaAppu and Raja are twins who were separated at birth, grow up in different localities. Appu's quest for revenge begins upon learning that his father was killed by four criminals.
- DirectorSingeetam Srinivasa RaoStarsKamal HaasanUrvashiKomal MahuvakarA comedy of errors with identical quadruplets, separated at birth, coming together as adults.
- DirectorSanthana BharathiStarsKamal HaasanRoshiniRekhaA neurodivergent individual escapes the family he despises and the asylum he is kept in by creating fantasies.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsRajinikanthMammoottyShobanaAn orphan named Surya raised in a slum befriends a good crime boss named Devaraj and works for him. Their existence is threatened when a new honest district collector arrives.
- DirectorBharathanStarsKamal HaasanShivaji GanesanNassarThe urbane son of a village chieftain struggles between his personal aspirations and those of his family.
- DirectorP. VasuStarsSathyarajKhushbu SundarGoundamaniA man in desperate need of money decides to disguise himself as an old man to teach two young women. He falls in love with one of the them and simultaneously romances their guardian.
- DirectorSuresh KrishnaStarsRajinikanthSarath BabuKhushbu SundarA class-divided friendship goes through highs and lows through several decades.
- DirectorR.V. Udhaya KumarStarsKamal HaasanKhushbu SundarGoundamaniSingaaravelan (Kamal Hassan) living in a village with his mother who was accused of the demise of her brother and sister-in-law. Now, he sets on course to remove the stains on his mother's name.
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsArjun SarjaMadhooSubhasriDue to a past tragedy , a small business owner by day becomes modern day Robin Hood by night takes from the rich to provide education for the poor.
- DirectorSingeetam Srinivasa RaoStarsRevathiUrvashiRohiniThree female employees are fed up with their lecherous boss, and they come up with a plan to get even. Unfortunately, he ends up in the hospital and they are stuck with the dead body of a terrorist.
- DirectorManivannanStarsManivannanRanjithaSathyarajAn ambitious and unscrupulous man becomes a major politician using unethical means, but his illegitimate son is posted as police inspector in his constituency and vows to stop his father's illegal activities.
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsPrabhu DevaNagmaVadiveluPrabhu, a college student, falls in love with Shruthi, a governor's daughter. On knowing about their love affair, her father imprisons Prabhu and forbids him to meet Shruthi.
- DirectorK.S. RavikumarStarsR. SarathkumarKhushbu SundarMeenaA wealthy man is known and revered for his just nature all over the region. His brother is married to an arrogant girl while there are others who are continuously plotting against this family.
- DirectorBalu MahendraStarsKamal HaasanRamesh AravindKovai SaralaArun (Ramesh Arvind), bored of his wife's (Leelavathi) looks and weighty appearance, meets Priya and develops an affair with her. But his wife has other plans.
- DirectorSuresh KrishnaStarsRajinikanthNagmaRaghuvaranAn auto driver, Manikam, desperately tries to hide his dark underworld side to keep his promise to his father.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsArvind SwamyManisha KoiralaNassarA Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions and erupting riots threaten to tear the family apart.
- DirectorK.S. RavikumarStarsRajinikanthMeenaSarath BabuThe movie is about a loyal servant, Muthu (Rajni), working for Zamindar Malayasimman (Sarath Babu) and the cunning plans by the uncle of Malasimman to capture the whole wealth which uncovers some mystery about Muthu.
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsKamal HaasanSukanyaManisha KoiralaA veteran freedom fighter enraged with the rising crime and corruption in the society murders all the wrong doers one by one using an ancient martial arts technique.
- DirectorAhathianStarsAjith KumarDevayaniHeera RajgopalKamali loses her bag in the railway station. Later, her bag is sent to her home, along with a letter from Surya, who found it. Kamali and Surya send letters to each other and soon fall in love.
- DirectorSundar C.StarsGoundamaniKarthikRambhaA young man runs away from home when his strict father arranges for him to marry a girl he does not like. With the help of a friend, he hatches a scheme to kidnap a girl, who turns out to be the same one his father had chosen for him.
- DirectorSingeetam Srinivasa RaoStarsKamal HaasanPrabhu DevaSoundaryaTwo friends, both with the name of Lingam, create a comedy of errors and consequent chaos with their girlfriends and their families.
- DirectorVikramanStarsJoseph VijaySangeethaAnju AravindWhen a man realizes that the Hindu woman he loves is in love with a Christian man, he decides to sacrifice his love and unite their families so as to make the love story a success.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsMohanlalAishwarya Rai BachchanPrakash RajA struggling actor and a writer-politician become friends as young men and rise to great heights in cinema and politics respectively. But when both become contenders for the top political post in the state, a rift develops between them.
- DirectorRajiv MenonStarsArvind SwamyPrabhu DevaKajolThomas loves Priya from their high school days but is afraid to confess. So he resorts to his friend Deva, to convince Priya. However, a tricky situation arises when Priya falls in love with Deva.
- DirectorFazilStarsJoseph VijayShaliniCharlieJeeva loves Mini but her three brothers end up beating him every time he meets her. The couple decides to elope against their parents' wishes.
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsPrashanthAishwarya Rai BachchanNassarThe father of twin brothers wants to get them married to only twin sisters. But one of the brothers falls in love with a woman does not have a twin sister.
- DirectorSrinivasa Rao BhimaneniStarsVenkatesh DaggubatiMeenaSanghaviBhanu Prasad is an illiterate. So he is not loved much by his father. Even a young woman refuses to marry him as he is an illiterate. Later he meets Swapna who teaches him everything and finally he wins his father's trust and love.
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsArjun SarjaManisha KoiralaRaghuvaranA man accepts a challenge to act as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for one day only, and makes such a success of it that soon he is embroiled in political intrigue.
- DirectorPraveenkanthStarsPrashanthSimranVijayakumarKannan's father is against love marriage. Kannan loves Gayatri, whose father was once a great music critic. Both decide to win the hearts of each others family and only marry with their consent.
- DirectorEzhilStarsJoseph VijaySimranDhamuKutty is a good-hearted soul, but unfortunate incidents tend to portray his ruffian side whenever he encounters the girl he loves. A bizarre incident brings them closer and yet keeps them apart.
- DirectorK.S. RavikumarStarsShivaji GanesanRajinikanthRamya KrishnanThe death of Padaiyappa's father destroys his family. But his luck changes, and he is able to lead a prosperous life, until his nemesis plots to ruin his happiness once more.
- DirectorS.J. SuryahStarsAjith KumarSimranJyotikaA young bride finds an unusual antagonist in her husband's twin brother.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsMadhavanShaliniSwarnamalyaAfter a difficult romance in a class-divided society, the love birds find out marriage is not what they thought it would be.
- DirectorCheranStarsMuraliParthiban RadhakrishnanMeenaSekhar and Muthuraman are duped by a conman who promises to give them visas to fly to Dubai. Realising that their families might get hurt, they decide to exchange their addresses.
- DirectorRajiv MenonStarsAjith KumarTabuMammoottyAn Indian adaptation of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" focusing on two sisters of opposing temperaments.
- DirectorVikramanStarsVijayakanthMeenaPrabhu DevaThe story of a caring brother who makes sacrifices to ensure his three younger brothers succeed in life.
- DirectorVasanthStarsArjun SarjaMeenaRamesh AravindA single mother changes her opinion about getting married again after meeting a single man and discovering that both of them have a similar past concerning their spouses.
- DirectorV.Z. DhoraiStarsSuchindra BaliJyotikaAjith KumarAn aspiring music director, trying to realize his dream for over eight years, sacrifices his love for his ambition, but faces a tricky situation when his brother's health deteriorates and his family is at risk financially.
- DirectorGautham Vasudev MenonStarsMadhavanAbbasReema SenA young girl is torn between an obsessive lover and a mild-mannered suitor.
- DirectorSiddiqueStarsJoseph VijaySuriyaRamesh KhannaThree friends, who value friendship over everything else, begin to fall apart when one of them learns about a shocking incident that happened in their past.
- DirectorK.S. RavikumarStarsKamal HaasanSimranRamya KrishnanRam (Kamal Haasan) is a playboy pilot. His marriage to Mythili (Simran) disintegrates after a series of misunderstandings. To cheer him up, his buddies arrange for a steamy evening with a prostitute Maggie (Ramya Krishnan), but things go wrong and the men are stuck with a dead body and a load of diamonds. The corpse disappears, and Ram's efforts to cover up the event are thwarted by a pesky father-in-law of one of the friends (Nagesh) who thinks Maggie was Ram's wife.
- DirectorA.R. MurugadossStarsVijayakanthSimranAshima BhallaRamana ,a college professor attempts to end corruption by creating a group called ACF.
- DirectorSundar C.StarsKamal HaasanMadhavanKiran RathodTwo men, one young and arrogant, the other damaged - physically but not spiritually - by life, are thrown together by circumstances, and find that they are in some ways bound together by fate.
- DirectorGautham Vasudev MenonStarsSuriyaJyotika'University' JeevanAfter a police team kills his brother, a drug-dealing gangster vows to kill the entire team and their respective families.
- DirectorDharaniStarsJoseph VijayTrisha KrishnanPrakash RajVelu, an aspiring kabaddi player, goes to Madurai to participate in a regional match, where he rescues Dhanalakshmi from Muthupandi, a powerful man keen on marrying the girl against her will.
- DirectorRadha MohanStarsAbbasDevadarshini ChetanKumaravelCircumstances force a struggling filmmaker and a rich girl to marry and live in a flat.
- DirectorSarannStarsKamal HaasanSnehaPrabhuRajaraman, a goon, has lied to his parents that he is a doctor. Once, on their visit, the truth comes out and they are heartbroken. That's when he decides to become a real doctor by hook or by crook.
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsVikramSadaPrakash RajRamanujam, who suffers from multiple personality disorder, works as a lawyer by day and a vigilante at night, using tips from the 'Garuda Purana' as his tools to punish various antisocial elements.
- DirectorChimbudevenStarsVadiveluNassarNageshHistorical Comedy about a Dravidian Ruler and his family.
- DirectorThirumuruganStarsBharath SrinivasanGopikaNassarEmtan (Nassar) runs a provision shop in a village. His son Krishna (Bharath), a student of poultry science, helps him in the shop. A strict father Emtan is always at his son's back. His strict ways of dealing his son leaves an uncomfortable scene in the house.
- DirectorObeli N. KrishnaStarsSuriyaJyotikaBhoomika ChawlaA happily married man faces an emotional conflict, when his past lover comes back into his life.
- DirectorRadha MohanStarsPrithviraj SukumaranJyotikaPrakash RajA musician's love towards a stubborn deaf woman makes her eventually realize that there is more to her life than she previously thought.
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsRajinikanthShriya SaranSumanA software engineer comes to India in order to serve the nation and invest in its welfare. A few corrupt officials and politicians try to stop him while he tries to do good for the poor.
- DirectorAmeer SultanStarsKarthiPriyamaniSaravananA village tough finally succumbs to the unconditional love of his angelic cousin, but his romance faces insurmountable challenges, including family opposition and his own delinquent personality.
- DirectorVenkat PrabhuStarsShivaJaiNitin SathyaFriendship, love, and rivalry spice up the game of street cricket in the suburb of Chennai whose zip code give this movie its name.
- DirectorMithran JawaharStarsDhanushNayantharaKarthik KumarVasu falls in love with Keerthi, but when he expresses his feelings to her, she rejects him and says that her marriage has been fixed. Later, he learns that she is about to marry his close friend Cheenu.
- DirectorGautham Vasudev MenonStarsSuriyaSimranRamyaA father and son help each other through growing up, romance, tragedy, and adventure.
- DirectorRadha MohanStarsPrakash RajTrisha KrishnanAishwariyaa BhaskaranThe father of a grown daughter meets the father of a toddler at a playground and recounts the story of his own relationship with his daughter through the years, including his difficulties with accepting her marriage.
- DirectorM. RajeshStarsJiivaAnuya BhagwatSanthanamThe movie is about the Blossom of love, fun and lots more between the characters Siva and Sakthi. The 1st half shows the blossom of love in the mind of Siva while we find a new turn during the second half where Sakthi reciprocates it.
- DirectorPandirajStarsKishore Shanthi DhinakaranVimalVega TamotiaAnbukkarusu, a bright student, takes admission in a new school. Jeevanandam, who is popular in his class, feels jealous when Anbukkarusu begins to get all the attention.
- DirectorGautham Vasudev MenonStarsSilambarasan RajendarTrisha KrishnanVTV GaneshAn aspiring filmmaker goes through the ups and downs of romance when he falls for a Christian woman who says she only wants to be friends.
- DirectorA.L. VijayStarsAryaCarole Trangmar-PalmerAmy JacksonA film set in 1940s India, during the country's struggle for independence. The young daughter of an English governor falls in love with a local Indian boy.
- DirectorVetrimaaranStarsDhanushTaapsee PannuJayabalanFalling in love with Irene as well as refusing to obey his boss Pettaikaran in a rooster fight complicates Karuppu's life.
- DirectorA.L. VijayStarsVikramAnushka ShettyAmala PaulA man with disabilities fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter, and in the process teaches his opponent lawyer the value of love and family.
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsJoseph VijayJiivaSrikanth10 years after leaving college, two best friends and their rival go on a search for their third friend, while finding out some truths along the way.
- DirectorA.R. MurugadossStarsJoseph VijayKajal AggarwalVidyut JammwalAn army captain is on a mission to track down and destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command.
- DirectorPrabu SolomonStarsVikram PrabhuLakshmi MenonThambi RamaiahThe love between a mahout and an elephant.
- DirectorBalaji MohanStarsSiddharthAmala PaulSureshA boy and girl fall in and out of love, several times over.
- DirectorPonramStarsSivakarthikeyanSathyarajSri DivyaAn aimless youth falls for a girl with a trigger-happy father.
- DirectorNalan KumarasamyStarsVijay SethupathiSanchita ShettyRadha RaviDas, with his team, kidnap Arumai, son of a politician, who has been planning his own kidnapping to extract money from his father. Problems arise, when an insane cop is brought to handle the case.
- DirectorAtleeStarsAryaNayantharaJaiJohn and Regina, who dislike each other, are forced to get married and lead troubled lives. However, things take a turn when the couple suffers a sudden tragedy.
- DirectorR.S. PrasannaStarsPrasannaLekha WashingtonDelhi GaneshAn arranged marriage is interrupted by a rather personal problem.
- DirectorVelrajStarsDhanushSaranya PonvannanAmala PaulA jobless young man gets to redeem himself.
- DirectorMohan RajaStarsJayam RaviArvind SwamyNayantharaSiddharth Abimanyu, an influential scientist, is involved in various illegal medical practices. Mithran, an efficient IPS officer, decides to expose him.
- DirectorVignesh ShivanStarsVijay SethupathiNayantharaParthiban RadhakrishnanA wannabe rowdy who falls for a hearing-impaired girl faces a dilemma when the girl makes a shocking request.
- DirectorM. ManikandanStarsVijay SethupathiRitika SinghPooja DevariyaGandhi and Pandi decided to get a passport and travel to London to get rid of debts in their village. Things didn't happened has they planned.