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Tamil movies list: every film by year, 1930-2026

Name: Tamil films by year, 1930-2026
Creator: Box Office Index
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7,443 Tamil films are listed across 93 years, 1930 to 2026, 29 of them upcoming. The busiest year is 2023 with 255 films; the highest grossing film listed is Benz (₹1,124 cr worldwide).

One row per year; open a year for the full list of Tamil films with release dates, directors, cast, box office and OTT where known.

Year	Films	Released	Upcoming	Highest grossing film	Worldwide gross
2026	182	153	29	Benz	₹1,124 cr
2025	255	255		Coolie	₹518 cr
2024	218	218		The Greatest of All Time	₹457 cr
2023	255	255		Jailer	₹605 cr
2022	228	228		Ponniyin Selvan: I	₹510 cr
2021	186	186		Master	₹223 cr
2020	106	106		Darbar	₹250 cr
2019	199	199		Bigil	₹350 cr
2018	180	180		2.0	₹699 cr
2017	196	196		Mersal	₹250 cr
2016	200	200		Kabali	₹320 cr
2015	102	102		I	₹239 cr
2014	1	1
2013	151	151		Vishwaroopam	₹220 cr
2012	2	2
2011	132	132		7 Aum Arivu	₹100 cr
2009	126	126		Ayan	₹80 cr
2008	121	121		Dasavathaaram	₹200 cr
2007	106	106		Sivaji	₹150 cr
2006	102	102		Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu	₹50 cr
2005	102	102		Chandramukhi	₹60 cr
2004	87	87		Ghilli	₹30 cr
2003	101	101		Saamy	₹25 cr
2002	84	84
2001	78	78
2000	72	72		Priyamaanavale	₹18 cr
1999	87	87
1998	68	68
1997	77	77		Kadhalukku Mariyadhai	₹15 cr
1996	78	78		Vasantha Vaasal	₹1 cr
1995	89	89		Aasai	₹5 cr
1994	91	91		Nammavar	₹10 cr
1993	95	95
1992	121	121
1991	111	111		Nattukku Oru Nallavan	₹8 cr
1990	117	117
1989	104	104
1988	100	100		Sathyaa	₹8 cr
1987	102	102		Pesum Padam	₹1 cr
1986	107	107		Vikram	₹8 cr
1985	130	130		Padikkadavan	₹6 cr
1984	121	121		My Dear Kuttichathan	₹11 cr
1983	96	96
1982	118	118
1981	115	115
1980	15	15
1979	98	98
1978	86	86
1977	65	65
1976	58	58
1975	62	62
1974	61	61
1973	56	56
1972	56	56
1971	48	48
1970	43	43
1969	46	46
1968	48	48
1967	49	49
1966	43	43
1965	46	46
1964	38	38
1963	45	45		Lava Kusa	₹3 cr
1962	46	46
1961	38	38		Akbar	₹17 cr
1960	56	56
1959	64	64
1958	47	47		Paattaliyin Sabatham(	₹5 cr
1957	38	38
1956	50	50		Madurai Veeran	₹1 cr
1955	42	42
1954	36	36
1953	39	39		Aah	₹72 cr
1952	33	33		Aan (	₹4 cr
1951	27	27
1950	15	15
1949	20	20
1948	37	37
1947	30	30
1946	13	13
1945	10	10
1944	11	11
1943	12	12
1942	25	25
1941	39	39
1940	47	47
1939	14	14
1938	11	11
1937	7	7
1936	3	3
1935	3	3
1931	1	1
1930	167	167

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