Mudhalvan is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language political action film produced by R. Madhesh and S. Shankar, co-written and directed by Shankar. The film stars Arjun, Manisha Koirala, and Raghuvaran in lead roles, while Vadivelu and Manivannan appear in supporting roles. The film featured an award-winning soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman, cinematography by K. V. Anand, and dialogue by Sujatha.
Friends is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film, directed by Siddique and produced by Appachan. It is a remake of Siddique's own 1999 Malayalam film of the same name. The film stars Vijay, Suriya and Ramesh Khanna as friends, while Devayani, Vijayalakshmi, Abhinayashree, Sriman, Vadivelu, Charle, and Radha Ravi play supporting roles. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, while Anandakuttan handled cinematography.
Aanandham (transl. Joy) is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language drama film co-written and directed by N. Lingusamy in his directoral debut and produced by R. B. Choudary. The film features an ensemble cast including Mammootty, Murali, Abbas, Devayani, Rambha, Sneha, Delhi Ganesh and Srividya. Arthur A. Wilson handled cinematography, while S. A. Rajkumar composed the film's score and soundtrack. The film was released on 25 May 2001 to positive reviews, and became one of the highest grossing Tamil films of the year. It was remade in Telugu as Sankranti (2005).
Ammuvagiya Naan is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Padmamagan, starring R. Parthiban and Bharathi. The music was compose by Sabesh–Murali. The film released in September 2007 and became a hit.
Vaanavil (transl. Rainbow) is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by Manoj Kumar. The film stars Arjun, Abhirami and Prakash Raj. It was released on 26 October 2000, and won four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
Velayudham is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action masala film directed by Mohan Raja and produced by V. Ravichandran under Aascar Film. It stars Vijay in the titular role with Hansika Motwani and Genelia D'Souza, while Santhanam, Saranya Mohan, Soori, Abhimanyu Singh, and Vineet Kumar play other prominent roles. The music was composed by Vijay Antony with cinematography by Priyan and editing by B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan. The film was inspired from the 2000 Telugu film Azad and also marks Genelia's last Tamil film till date. Velayudham was released on 26 October 2011 to positive reviews and became a commercial success at the box office.
The Fourteenth Legislative Assembly Election was held on 13 April 2011 to elect members from 234 constituencies in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Results were released on 13 May 2011. Two major parties Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) faced the election as coalitions of multiple political parties: DMK front consisted of 8 parties and the AIADMK of 11 parties. Vijayakanth's Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), which had contested the previous elections independently, allied with the AIADMK coalition. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam boycotted the election following a disagreement with Jayalalithaa over seat-sharing. The outgoing Karunanidhi government was noted for the construction of new assembly building in Chennai, execution of various developmental projects, and implementation of programmes including free health care for the poor and issuance of a range of freebies such as color television to all. However, these were heavily overshadowed by other major issues such as incessant power cuts in households and industries, excessive sand mining, increasing prices of essential items, 2G spectrum case and undue influence of Karunanidhi's extended family in various aspects of Tamil politics and business and even media.
Idhu Enna Maayam is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by A. L. Vijay and produced by R. Sarathkumar, Radhika and Listin Stephen under the production banner of Magic Frames. The film stars Vikram Prabhu and Keerthy Suresh, while Kavya Shetty essays a supporting role. Navdeep has a cameo appearance in this film. G. V. Prakash Kumar composes the film's music. Production began for the film in August 2014 and released in July 2015.
Bharathi Kannamma is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language television series that aired on Star Vijay and is available to stream on Disney+ Hotstar, directed by Praveen Bennett.
Padagasalai (transl. Auditorium) is a 2010 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by J. Tamil. The film stars Satya, Aravind, R. Sanjay, Iniya and Preethi Pushpan, with Scissor Manohar, Bonda Mani, Raja Sethu Murali, Sulur Shanmugadevan and Sivanandam playing supporting roles. The film, produced by D. Anil, had musical score by Hitesh and was released on 26 March 2010.
Abhirami , widely known as Ammu Abhirami, is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her silver screen debut with Bairavaa (2017) and did pivotal roles in Ratsasan (2018), Thambi (2019), Asuran (2019) and attained popularity. Abhirami debuted as Lead in Adavi (2020) Tamil Film.
Viduthalai is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language period political crime thriller film directed and co-produced by Vetrimaaran under Grass Root Film Company and RS Infotainment. It is the first of a two-part adaptation of the short story Thunaivan (transl. Companion) by Jeyamohan. Set in 1987, the film follows a police constable, who is recruited to arrest the leader of a separatist group. The ensemble cast includes Soori, Vijay Sethupathi, Bhavani Sre, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Rajiv Menon, Ilavarasu, Balaji Sakthivel, Saravana Subbiah, Chetan, Munnar Ramesh, and Pavel Navageethan.
Oomai Sennaai is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language drama thriller film written, directed, and produced by Arjunan Ekalaivan. The film stars Michael Thangadurai and Sanam Shetty in the lead roles. The music was composed by Siva with cinematography by Kalyan Venkatraman and editing by Athul Vijay. The film released on 10 December 2021.
Yaanai (transl. Elephant) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Hari and produced by Vedikkaranpatti S. Sakthivel under the banner of Drumsticks Productions. The film stars Arun Vijay, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Ramachandra Raju, Samuthirakani, Rajesh, Radhika Sarathkumar, Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran, Ammu Abhirami, Yogi Babu and Pugazh. The soundtrack and background score were composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Gopinath and Anthony.
Vishamakaran (transl. Poisoner) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film written, directed and produced by V, who also stars in the lead role. The film features him alongside actresses Anicka Vikramman and Chaitra Reddy, and was released on 27 May 2022.
Kaari (transl. Effective) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language sports action drama film written and directed by Hemanth, in his directorial debut, and produced by S. Lakshman Kumar under the banner of Prince Pictures. The film stars M. Sasikumar, Parvathy Arun, J. D. Chakravarthy and Balaji Sakthivel, with Aadukalam Naren, Ammu Abhirami, Redin Kingsley and Nagineedu in supporting roles. The music was composed by D. Imman, and cinematography and editing handled by Ganesh Chandhrra and T. Shivanandeeswaran, respectively.
Parivarthanai (transl. Transaction) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language film directed by S. Manibharathi and starring Surjith and Swathi in the lead roles. It was released on 15 September 2023.
Goli Soda Rising is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action drama television series created by Vijay Milton and B. Jeyamohan. The series is a sequel and prequel to Milton's Goli Soda (2014) and Goli Soda 2 (2018) respectively. Kishore DS, Murugesh, Pandi, and Seetha reprised their roles from the first film. Other cast members include Udayaraj, Swetha, Cheran, Shaam, Pugazh, Sujatha Sivakumar, Abhirami Gopikumar, Remya Nambeesan, Ammu Abhirami, Madhusudhan Rao, John Vijay, Imman Annachi, and Bharath Seeni. Milton directed the first six episodes of the first season and the remaining four episodes were directed by Pon Kumaran. It premiered in Disney+ Hotstar on 13 September 2024.
