Industry Hits Of Tamil Cinema
This list contains all the Industry Hits of Tamil Cinema (also called Kollywood) from the earliest days (1941 to 2021). These are All Time Blockbusters / All Time Highest Grossers.
This list is done based on extensive research done by discussing with trade pundits and by reading film magazines and databases.
The movies are declared Industry Hits based on the collection they made from all language versions.
This list is done based on extensive research done by discussing with trade pundits and by reading film magazines and databases.
The movies are declared Industry Hits based on the collection they made from all language versions.
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- DirectorBomman IraniStarsT.S. BalaiahP.U. ChinnappaP.S. GnanamThe love story of Kathavarayan and Aryamala.
- DirectorMurugadasaStarsDandapani DesikarSerukalathun SamaBased on Nandan, a low caste farmer's deep devotion towards Shiva.
- DirectorS.M. Sreeramulu NaiduRaja Sandow P.K.StarsM.K. Thyagaraja BhagavatharS. JayalakshmiN.S. KrishnanBased on the life story of Poyyamozhi Pulavar.
- DirectorSundarrao NadkarniStarsM.K. Thyagaraja BhagavatharN.S. KrishnanT.R. RajakumariThe story of this film revolves around Haridas, who changes a lot after being cheated by a courtesan and then realizes the true values of life.
- DirectorS.S. VasanStarsRajkumariM.K. RadhaRanjanThe two brothers named Veerasimhan and Sasankan, who fight with each other over ruling their father's kingdom and for marrying the village dancer Chandralekha.
- DirectorK. RamnothStarsM.G. RamachandranAnjali DeviMadhuri DeviUrvasi (Anjali Devi), is the young mistress of a king (Serukalathur Sama). With the help of her own lover (S. A. Natarajan), she pushes the king off a boat and usurps his powers. Urvasi appoints herself as the new queen regnant, and the kingdom experiences a reign of terror. The palace where the two princes of the kingdom live is burnt. The queen assumes all powers and kills all potential opponents, including her lover. A sage comes to the kingdom with his son and a girl, and joins the queen as her adviser. Years roll by. The sage's son Veerangan (S. V. Sahasranamam) is appointed Army Commander. At the same time, in the countryside, Karikalan (M. G. Ramachandran) functions as de facto leader of the people, helps them in various ways and fights the queen's misrule. When he becomes a big threat to the queen, she orders his capture. Veerangan sends Kala (Madhuri Devi), the girl raised by the sage as a spy, to Karikalan, but she falls in love with him. Karikalan gets periodic instructions from the Goddess on what needs to be done and he follows the same. The queen gets scared by a ghost which appears regularly and warns her of the impending punishment she deserves for her misdeeds. Kala and Karikalan's followers are captured by the army. Karikalan personally leads their rescue mission. In prison, he gets instructions from the goddess to capture the queen also. He rescues his people, captures the queen and brings her to his hideout. When the ghost appears there, she confesses her crime of killing the king. When she is about to be executed, Veerangan's army enters and captures everyone. Veerangan also finds out that the sage (also called Marmayogi) is his father, and he has been giving information to Karikalan secretly. Hence he also gets arrested for being a traitor.[1] The queen returns to her throne and orders the execution of the sage, Karikalan and others. When Karikalan is about to be killed, the sage reveals the truth about the king and informs Veerangan that Karikalan is his elder brother. When Veerangan demands to know where the king is, the sage removes his disguise. To the surprise of everyone, he reveals that he is the deposed king and narrates what happened. Though the queen and her lover attempted to kill him, he escaped under the water using his yogic skills, taking his sons and the army commander's daughter Kala with him. He returned to his kingdom in the disguise of a sage with his younger son Veeranganan and Kala and left Karikalan in the forest. Shocked to see the dead king return, the queen dies. The king announce that his children Karikalan and Veerangan are now the rulers.[2]
- DirectorR. KrishnanS. PanjuStarsPandari BaiDoraiswamyShivaji GanesanBrothers Chandrasekaran, Gnanasekaran and Gunasekaran are Indian immigrants living in Burma. Things take a turn when their brother-in-law dies in an accident and their father dies of shock.
- DirectorKothamangalam SubbuStarsM.S. Sundari BaiGemini GanesanG. Pattu IyerThis movie is a biography of the great saint and poetess Avvaiyar of the Sangam period from 100 B.C to 250 A.D.
- DirectorL.V. PrasadStarsGemini GanesanSavitriS.V. Ranga RaoA hilarious comedy about two unemployed college graduates from the city, who pretend to be a married couple, in order to find work as school teachers in a small village.
- DirectorKadiri Venkata ReddyStarsN.T. Rama RaoS.V. Ranga RaoSavitriBalarama promises Subhadra to get his daughter married to her son. But when the Pandavas loses their kingdom to the Kaurava's, Balarama breaks his promise.
- 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.
- DirectorA. BhimsinghStarsShivaji GanesanSavitriGemini GanesanThe bond of love between a brother and a sister is tested due to the machinations of a greedy relative.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorA.C. TrilogchanderStarsRavichandranKanchanaS.A. AshokanSusi's family is stalked by a vengeful killer. During an attempt to save Susi from this madman, her boyfriend, Baskar, gets a good look at the attacker's eyes. Using this as a clue Baskar attempts to find the person haunting Susi's family.
- DirectorA.P. NagarajanStarsShivaji GanesanPadminiAachi ManoramaLove between a danseuse and a musician brought under attack from various sources. Will their love survive amidst treachery and competition?
- DirectorM. KrishnanStarsS.A. AshokanManjulaR.S. ManoharA Rickshaw puller finds a child whose father has been killed. In his attempt to seek justice for the child, he faces several hurdles from a corrupt lawyer.
- DirectorM.G. RamachandranStarsM.G. RamachandranS.A. AshokanLathaA genius scientist is abducted and his twin brother attempts to rescue him.
- StarsPandari BaiR.S. ManoharRajasulochanaA kind hearted man, who desires to serve the country, joins the police force. He provides shelter to a needy girl at his house and later marries her; a few days later, he learns that his wife is involved in a scientist's murder.
- DirectorBharathirajaStarsKamal HaasanSrideviRajinikanthThe movie revolves around the struggle and vulnerability of 16-year old Mayil (Sridevi) when in love.
- DirectorBharathirajaStarsKamal HaasanSrideviBhagyarajKamal Haasan, the central character, is a man terribly soured by his unvaryingly devastating encounters with the opposite sex. He develops a pathological hatred for women and uses his charm to seduce young women and kill them immediately after having sex with each. These proceedings are recorded watched repeatedly by his adoptive father and mentor, another crazed woman-hater with a similarly disillusioning experience with the female sex, who vicariously enjoys his protege's exploits. The old man stays holed up in a far corner of the house watching his son carry out what he is too infirm to do.
- DirectorK. VijayanStarsShivaji GanesanJai GaneshM.N. NambiarTwo separated brothers need to fight against their father's vicious friends to reunite their father and mother to live happily together.
- DirectorS.P. MuthuramanStarsKamal HaasanAmbikaSilk SmithaA young agriculturist Velu (Kamal Hassan) goes to extremes to attain revenge against his devious landlord and her family. He is an upright young man, but when his family gets cheated out of money, he decides it's time to take a stand. Donning various disguises, he-with help from his sister Valli (Thulasi)-sets out seeking justice against the landlord and her confrontational daughter Geetha (Ambika) and son Pazhani (Raveendran).
- DirectorS.P. MuthuramanStarsKamal HaasanRadhaGoundamaniGopi is an unemployed graduate from a middle class society and Vinod is a rich graduate from high society returning from abroad after his father's death. In order to claim the property of Vinod, the estate manager with his mob guys assaults him and make him a drug addict by repeated injections administered by a fake doctor. Gopi's lover Padmini's father, a family friend of Vinod's father, together with Padmini, come to the estate on an excursion. Due to her curiosity, she sees Vinod and finds out that he is in a dangerous state of health due to the drug addiction. Padmini later learns that Gopi and Vinod are twins separated at birth. With the help of the house's servant, Padmini replaces Vinod with Gopi and sends him to his mother's house to save him. Gopi takes it upon himself to save the estate and properties from the hands of Vinuchakravarthy and his accomplice.
- 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.
- DirectorP. VasuStarsPrabhuKhushbu SundarAachi ManoramaA rich girl is guarded by her possessive brothers due to an astrologer's prediction, that she will marry a man from a lower caste, against their wishes. Can they stop the wheels of fate?
- DirectorBharathanStarsKamal HaasanShivaji GanesanNassarThe urbane son of a village chieftain struggles between his personal aspirations and those of his family.
- DirectorSuresh KrishnaStarsRajinikanthNagmaRaghuvaranAn auto driver, Manikam, desperately tries to hide his dark underworld side to keep his promise to his father.
- 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.
- DirectorP. VasuStarsRajinikanthPrabhuJyotikaCreepy happenings in an abandoned mansion are attributed to the ghost of an ancient courtesan, back for revenge.
- 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.
- DirectorK.S. RavikumarStarsKamal HaasanAsin ThottumkalJaya PradaAfter realizing the danger of a bio-weapon, a scientist wants to protect it from being misused. The vial accidentally reaches India, and he must race against time to prevent a potential disaster.
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsRajinikanthAishwarya Rai BachchanDanny DenzongpaA brilliant scientist creates a humanoid robot to protect mankind, but things go awry when human emotions are programmed and inner turmoil causes the robot to switch sides.
- DirectorPa. RanjithStarsRajinikanthWinston ChaoRadhika ApteA reformed gangster is released from prison and attempts to protect his family from his enemies.
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsRajinikanthAkshay KumarAmy JacksonAfter mobiles start mysteriously flying out of the hands of people in Chennai, Dr Vaseegaran summons his trusted robot Chitti to ward off the bird-shaped supernatural powers of Pakshirajan.