List of Tamil films of 2012
Appearance
A list of Tamil language films produced in the Tamil cinema in India that have been or are to be released in 2012.
Released films
January–June
Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J A N |
12 | Nanban | Shankar | Vijay, Jiiva, Srikanth, Ileana D'Cruz | Comedy-drama | Produced by Gemini Film Circuit | [1] |
13 | Kollaikaran | Tamil Selvan | Vidharth, Sanchita Shetty | Drama | Produced by Prasad Cine Arts | [1] | |
14 | Vettai | N. Linguswamy | Arya, R. Madhavan, Sameera Reddy, Amala Paul | Action—masala | Produced by Thirupathi Brothers & UTV Motion Pictures | [1] | |
15 | Medhai | N. T. G. Saravanan | Ramarajan, Kaushika, Vadivelu | Drama | Produced by Kalaimagal Kalaikoodam | [2] | |
26 | Paari | Rajini | Rahul, Teena | Drama | Produced by S Muthu | [3] | |
Settai Dhanam | Sathish R. | Krish, Varsha, Chaplin Balu | Drama | Produced by K. Suresh Kumar | [4] | ||
Theni Maavattam | P. R. Kaumaarimuthu | Gopalkandhan, Varsha | Romance | Produced by Gopalkandhan | [5] | ||
F E B |
3 | Marina | Pandiraj | Siva Karthikeyan, Oviya, Jayaprakash | Comedy-drama | Produced by Pasanga Productions | [6] |
Sengathu Bhoomiyilae | Rathna Kumar | Pavan, Mirchi Senthil, Priyanka Nair, Sunu Lakshmi | Drama | Produced by Swami Cine Arts | [6] | ||
10 | Dhoni | Prakash Raj | Prakash Raj, Akash Puri, Radhika Apte | Drama | Produced by Duet Movies Simultaneously shot in Telugu as Dhoni |
[7] | |
Oru Mazhai Naangu Saaral | Anand | Ravi, Sudharshan, Ramya | Romance | Produced by CK3 Productions | [7] | ||
Oru Nadigaiyin Vaakkumoolam | Rajkrishna | Sonia Agarwal, Sukran, Kovai Sarala, Ganja Karuppu | Drama | Produced by SG Films | [7] | ||
Soozhnilai | T. Senthuran | Sathya, Paveena, Dhina, Nizhalgal Ravi | Drama | Produced by Global Television | [7] | ||
Vachaathi | Ravi Thambi | Rethna Ramesh, Dharshana, Y. Gee. Mahendra | Drama | Produced by Olympia Productions | [7] | ||
Vilayada Vaa | Vijay Nantha | Viswanath Balaji, Divya Padmini | Romance | Produced by K. Thripurasundari | [7] | ||
17 | Ambuli | Hari Shankar Hareesh Narayan |
R. Parthiban, R. Ajai, P. S. Srijith, Sanam Shetty | Fantasy | Released in 3D | [8] | |
Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi | Balaji Mohan | Siddharth, Amala Paul | Romantic comedy | Produced by YNot Studios & Etaki Entertainment Simultaneously shot in Telugu as Love Failure |
[9] | ||
Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal | Elred Kumar | Adharvaa, Amala Paul | Romantic thriller | Produced by R. S. Infotainment | [8] | ||
Udumban | Ramji S. Balan | Dileep Roger, Sana, Radhika | Action—drama | Produced by Modern Cinema | [8] | ||
24 | Kathal Paathai | Balaji | Vino Kumar, Neelima, Vidya, Suman Shetty | Romance | Produced by Sri Balaji Frames | [10] | |
Virudhanagar Sandhippu | VSD Rengarajan | Chandru, Denna, K. R. Vijaya | Drama | Produced by ARB Productions | [10] | ||
M A R |
2 | Aravaan | Vasanthabalan | Aadhi, Pasupathy, Dhansika, Archana Kavi | Period piece | Produced by Amma Creations | [11] |
Kondaan Koduthaan | G. Rajendran | Kadhir Kaman, Advaitha | Drama | Produced by Ayyappa Art Films | [12] | ||
Shankar Oor Rajapalayam | Veera | Kanthesh, Hasika, Arun, Veerapandiyan | Drama | Produced by Golden Pictures | [12] | ||
9 | Naanga | Selva | Sanjai Krishna, Vinod, Nivas, Udhay, Kasthuri, Vishnu Priya, Shivani Bhai | Drama | Produced by Sri Rajalakshmi Films | [13] | |
Pathirama Pathukkunga | C. Somasundaram | Sharan, Swathi, Vaiyapuri | Drama | Produced by Saran Dot Creatives | [13] | ||
Sevarkodi | R. Subramanian | Arun Balaji, Bhama | Romance | Produced by Bannari Pictures | [13] | ||
16 | Kazhugu | Sathyasiva | Krishna Sekhar, Bindu Madhavi, Thambi Ramaiah | Comedy thriller | [14] | ||
Maasi | G. Kicha | Arjun, Archana Gupta, Hema, Kota Srinivasa Rao | Action | Produced by Anbu Lakshmi Films | [15] | ||
Vinmeengal | Vignesh Menon | Rahul Ravindran, Anuja Iyer, Shikha | Drama | [14] | |||
23 | Aayiram Muthangaludam Thenmozhi | Shanmugha Raj | Venkatesh, Akshara | Adult Comedy | Produced by Global Infotainment | [16] | |
Kadhal Pisase | Aravindan | Aravindan, Anitha Reddy, Midhuna, Santhanam | Comedy | Produced by Dream Art Creations | [16] | ||
Kandha | K. Vishwanath | Karan, Mithra Kurian | Drama | Produced by VP Films | [16] | ||
Nandha Nandhitha | Rama Siva | Surya Prathap, Hemachandran, Meghana Raj | Romance | Produced by Franch Pictures | [16] | ||
30 | 3 | Aishwarya R. Dhanush | Dhanush, Shruti Haasan | Romantic drama | Produced by R. K. Productions | [17] | |
Meeravudan Krishna | A. Krishna | A. Krishna, Shwetha, Radha | Romance | Produced by Duvarmayee Creations | [16] | ||
Mudhalvar Mahatma | A. Balakrishnan | Kanakaraj, Anupam Kher | Biographical | [16] | |||
Othakkuthirai | J. Srinivasan | Thiru, Anu Krishna | Romantic drama | Produced by Ponnu Swamy | |||
Otha Veedu | Balu Malarvannan | Dileep Kumar, Jahnavi Kamath | Thriller | Produced by Dev Kumar | [16] | ||
Sooriya Nagaram | Ma. Chellamuthu | Rahul Ravindran, Meera Nandan, R. V. Udayakumar | Drama | Produced by SKP. Rajan | [16] | ||
A P R |
6 | Asthamanam | Bandi Sarojkumar | Munnar Ramesh, Rajesh Kanagasabai, Victoria, Vidya, Sharan, Raghu | Romance | Produced by Char Productions | [18] |
Mazhaikaalam | S. Deepan | Sreeram, Saranya Nag, Ganja Karuppu | Romance | Produced by A. R. Screens | [18] | ||
Nandu Bhaskar | [18] | ||||||
13 | Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | M. Rajesh | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hansika Motwani, Santhanam | Comedy | Produced by Red Giant Movies | [19] | |
Pachai Engira Kaathu | Keera | Vaasagar, Saranya, Appukutty Saravanan | Drama | Produced by Aa Thirai Nirvaanam | [19] | ||
20 | Aduthathu | Thakkaali Srinivasan | Sriman, Meenal, Darshini, Nassar | Thriller | Produced by Suthradhaar Film production | [20] | |
Mattuthavani | Pavithran | Vimal, Soori | Drama | [20] | |||
Mye | Chi. Ra. Gopalan | Vishnupriyan, Shweta Prasad | Political drama | Produced by Padmalaya Cine Vision | [20] | ||
Ooh La La La | Jyothi Krishna | Jyothi Krishna, Divya Bhandari | Romance | Produced by Marshal Power Media | [20] | ||
27 | Aathi Narayana | Vetrivendhan | Kajan, Meera Jasmine | Drama | Produced by Box Office Productions | [21] | |
Leelai | Andrew Louis | Shiv Pandit, Manasi Parekh Gohil, Santhanam | Romance | Produced by Aascar Films | [21] | ||
Padam Parthu Kadhai Sol | Benjamin Prabhu | Tarun Shatriya, Shikha, Darshan | Suspense thriller | Produced by APM Productions | [21] | ||
M A Y |
4 | Gaantham | V. M. Saravanan | Tej, Rashmi, Pandiarajan | Romance | Produced by New Moon Studios | [22] |
Parama Guruµ | J. S. Manimaran | J. S. Manimaran, Sreeja | Drama | Produced by JS Screens | [22] | ||
Vazhakku Enn 18/9 | Balaji Sakthivel | Sri, Mithun Murali, Urmila Mahanta, Manisha Yadav | Drama | Produced by Thirupathi Brothers | [22] | ||
11 | Kalakalappu | Sundar C. | Vimal, Shiva, Anjali, Oviya | Comedy | Produced by UTV Motion Pictures & Avni Cinemax | [23] | |
18 | Kandathum Kanadhathum | Seelan | Vikas, Swasika | Romance | Produced by Sankara Pandian films | [24] | |
Raattinam | Thangasamy | Lagubaran, Swathi, Ajay Athith | Romance | Produced by Raja Rathinam films | [24] | ||
25 | Anbulla Manvizhiye | Bramman | Sunil, Nazir, Hasini, Risha, Vadivukkarasi | Romance | [25] | ||
Ishtam | Prem Nizar | Vimal, Nisha Aggarwal | Romance | Produced by Balaji Real Media | [25] | ||
Konjum Mainakkale | Karthikeyan | Udhay, Mohanapriya, Akshatha | Drama | Produced by Satya Creations | [25] | ||
J U N |
1 | Idhayam Thiraiarangam | Ramki Ramakrishnan | Anand, Swetha, Manobala, Kavitha | Romance | Produced by Tamil Film Corporation | [26] |
Manam Kothi Paravai | Ezhil | Sivakarthikeyan, Aathmiya | Romantic comedy | Produced by Olympia Movies | [26] | ||
Mayanginen Thayanginen | Vendhan | Nithin Sathya, Disha Pandey | [26] | ||||
Thadaiyara Thaakka | Magizh Thirumeni | Arun Vijay, Mamta Mohandas | Action | Produced by Feather Touch Entertainment | [26] | ||
8 | Krishnaveni Panjaalai | Dhanapal Padmanabhan | Hemachandran, Nandana, Rajiv Krishna | Romance | Produced by Minveli Media Works | [27] | |
Porkodi 10am Vaguppu | Pazha Suresh | Praveen, Brindha | Drama | Produced by New Teamwork Production | [27] | ||
Thoothuvan | Mohan Roop | Aditya, Gowri, Archana, Nikhil | Drama | Produced by Pioneer Movies | [27] | ||
15 | Marupadiyum Oru Kadhal | Vasu Baskar | Anirudh, Jyoshna, Suman, Vadivelu | Romance | [28] | ||
Murattu Kaalai | K. Selva Bharathy | Sundar C, Sneha, Sindhu Tolani | Action-masala | Produced by Soorya Productions | [28] | ||
22 | Saguni | Shankar Dayal | Karthi, Pranitha, Santhanam, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Raadhika | Political satire | Produced by Dream Warrior Pictures | [29] |
July – December
Critics
Behindwoods.com
Rank | Movie | Music Director |
---|---|---|
1 | Kadal | A. R. Rahman |
2 | Kumki | D. Imman |
3 | Neethaane En Ponvasantham | Ilaiyaraaja |
4 | Thuppakki | Harris Jayaraj |
5 | Billa II | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
6 | Ethir Neechal | Anirudh Ravichander |
7 | Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
8 | Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | Harris Jayaraj |
9 | Podaa Podi | Dharan Kumar |
10 | Maattrraan | Harris Jayaraj |
11 | Thaandavam | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
12 | Vishwaroopam | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
13 | Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey | Achu |
14 | Aadhi Bhagavan | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
15 | Mugamoodi | K |
16 | Naan Ee | M. M. Keeravani |
17 | Naan | Vijay Antony |
18 | Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya | S. Thaman |
19 | Saguni | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
20 | Attakathi | Santhosh Narayanan |
21 | Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
22 | Saattai | D. Imman |
23 | Pizza | Santhosh Narayanan |
24 | Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom | Ved Shankar |
25 | Paradesi | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
Notable deaths
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