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Prior to the amendment of Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 22 July 2006, gross was 115 per cent of net for all films.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/09/28/stories/2004092809150100.htm|work=The Hindu|title=Tough action against video piracy|access-date=2 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916074451/https://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/09/28/stories/2004092809150100.htm|archive-date=16 September 2009}}</ref> Post-amendment, gross equalled net for films with pure Tamil titles.<ref>[https://www.indiaglitz.com/all-in-the-name-of%C3%82%C2%85-a-film-ii-tamil-news-55457 Government cuts entertainment tax to 0% (from 15%) for pure Tamil titles]</ref> Commercial Taxes Department disclosed {{INR}}12.24 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.<ref>[https://ctd.tn.gov.in/documents/10184/20741/TAMIL+NADU+COMMERCIAL+TAXES+DEPARTMENT+AT+A+GLANCE%2C+2012-2013/d08c1da3-e9a5-4876-866a-82585090510f?version=1.1 CTD reports {{INR}}12.24 crore ET collection in 2008-09]</ref>

{{Tamil films}}

The following is a list of films produced in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] industry in India, which were released theatrically in 2008. They are presented in order of their release dates.

==Box office collection==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; margin:auto"
|-
!Rank
!Film
!Worldwide gross
|-
|1
|''[[Dasavathaaram]]''
|₹200 crore
|-
|2
|''[[Vaaranam Aayiram]]''
|₹46-48 crore
|-
|3
|[[Bheemaa|''Bheema'']]
|₹38 crore
|-
|4
|''[[Yaaradi Nee Mohini]]''
|₹35 crore
|-
|5
|''[[Kuruvi]]''
|₹32 crore
|}
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/baahubali-to-thuppakki-tamil-cinemas-100-cr-films-1204181|title=Baahubali to Thuppakki: Tamil Cinema's 100 Cr Films|website=NDTV.com|access-date=15 June 2022|archive-date=15 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615132934/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/baahubali-to-thuppakki-tamil-cinemas-100-cr-films-1204181|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Films==

===January–March===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" | Opening
! Title !! Director !! Cast !! Studio !! Ref
|- January!
| rowspan="7" valign="center" align="center" style="background:#FFA07A; textcolor:#000;" | '''J A N'''
| rowspan="5" align="center" | '''14'''
| ''[[Bheemaa]]'' || [[N. Linguswamy]] || [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]], [[Trisha Krishnan]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Kaalai]]'' || [[Tarun Gopi]] || [[Silambarasan]], [[Vedhika]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Pazhani (2008 film)|Pazhani]]'' || [[Perarasu]] || [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]], [[Kajal Aggarwal]], [[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Pirivom Santhippom]]'' || [[Karu Pazhaniappan]] || [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Vaazhthugal]]'' || [[Seeman]] || [[R. Madhavan]], [[Bhavana (Malayalam actress)|Bhavana]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''15'''
| ''[[Pidichirukku]]'' || Kanagu || [[Ashok Kumar (Tamil actor)|Ashok]], [[Vishakha Singh]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Pattaya Kelappu]]'' || [[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]] || [[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]], Payal, [[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]] ||
|
|- February!
| rowspan="14" valign="center" align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8; textcolor:#000;" | '''F E B'''
| rowspan="4" align="center" | '''1'''
| ''[[Ashoka (2008 film)|Ashoka]]'' || [[Prem Menon (actor)|Prem Menon]] || [[Prem Menon (actor)|Prem Menon]], Anushree, Pooja Bharathi
|
|
|-
| ''[[Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan]]'' || [[Thambi Ramaiah]] || [[Vadivelu]], Yashimi Sharma, [[Suja Varunee]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Thangam]]'' || [[Kicha (director)|G. Kicha]] || [[Sathyaraj]], [[Meghna Nair]], [[Goundamani]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Thodakkam]]'' || Muthukumar || [[Rishi (Tamil actor)|Rishi]], [[Abhinay]], Raghu Vannan, [[Monica (actress)|Monica]], [[Meghna Nair]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | '''8'''
| ''[[Sadhu Miranda]]'' || [[Siddique (director)|Siddique]] || [[Prasanna (actor)|Prasanna]], [[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]], [[Kavya Madhavan]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" align="center" | '''14'''
| ''[[Anjathe]]'' || [[Mysskin]] || [[Narain (actor)|Narain]], [[Ajmal Ameer]], [[Prasanna (actor)|Prasanna]], [[Vijayalakshmi Feroz|Vijayalakshmi]]
|
|
|-
| ''Kadhal Kaditham'' || Mukesh || Balaji, Amisha
|
|
|-
| ''[[Nenjathai Killadhe (2008 film)|Nenjathai Killadhe]]'' || [[Agathiyan]] || [[Vikranth]], [[Bharathi (actress)|Bharathi]], [[Yugendran]]
|
|
|-
| ''Pachai Nirame'' || Karkki || [[Yugendran]], Saran Sathya, Rajasekar, [[Nanditha Jennifer]], Preethi Varma ||
|
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" | ''22''
| ''[[Akku (2008 film)|Akku]]'' || Mamani || Ajay, Sriji, Rakshai, [[Anu Hasan]], [[Riyaz Khan]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Thoondil]]'' || [[K. S. Adhiyaman]] || [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]], [[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]], [[Divya Spandana]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Valluvan Vasuki]]'' || [[Marumalarchi Bharathi]] || Sathya, Swetha, [[Ranjith (actor)|Ranjith]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''29'''
| ''[[Sila Nerangalil]]'' || [[Jayaraj]] || [[Vincent Asokan]], [[Navya Nair]], [[Vineeth]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Thotta]]'' || [[Selva (director)|Selva]] || [[Jeevan (Tamil actor)|Jeevan]], [[Priyamani]]
|
|
|- March
| rowspan="14" valign="center" align="center" style="background:#98FB98; textcolor:#000;" | '''M A R'''
| rowspan="3" align="center" | '''7'''
| ''Ezhuthiyatharadi'' || Sri Sathyaragaventher || [[Ramana (actor)|Ramana]], Mansi Pritam, [[Swathi (actress)|Swathi]], Akhila
|
|
|-
| ''[[Ponmagal Vandhal (2008 film)|Ponmagal Vandhal]]'' || Ramamurthy || [[Pandiarajan]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Velli Thirai]]'' || Viji || [[Prakash Raj]], [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], [[Gopika]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" | '''14'''
| ''[[Theekuchi]]'' || Yuvarajan || Jai Varma, Menagai
|
|
|-
| ''[[Hai (2005 film)|Unakkaga]]'' || Manoharan || [[Riyaz Khan]], [[Meghna Nair]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Vaitheeswaran]]'' || R. K. Vidhyadaran || [[Sarath Kumar]], [[Meghna Naidu]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" align="center" | '''21'''
| ''[[Inba (film)|Inba]]'' || Vendhan || [[Shaam (actor)|Shaam]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Kannum Kannum]]'' || [[G. Marimuthu]] || [[Prasanna (actor)|Prasanna]], [[Udhayathara]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Sandai]]'' || [[Sakthi Chidambaram]] || [[Sundar C]], [[Ramya Raj]], [[Nadia Moidu|Nadhiya]], [[Namitha]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Singakutty]]'' || [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]] || [[Shivaji Dev]], [[Gowri Munjal]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" align="center" | '''28'''
| ''[[Azhagu Nilayam]]'' || Rajaji || [[Vindhya (actress)|Vindhiya]], [[Swarnamalya]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Kattuviriyan]]'' || Kalaipuli G. Sekharan || Sajith Raj, [[Malavika (Tamil actress)|Malavika]], Ram
|
|
|-
| ''[[Tharagu]]'' || Kalanidhi || Sanjay, Dimple
|
|<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080331123557/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14631450&ctid=5&cid=2429</ref>
|-
| ''[[Vedha (2008 film)|Vedha]]'' || Nithya Kumar || [[Arun Vijay]], [[Sheela (Tamil actress)|Sheela]]
|
|
|}

===April–June===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" | Opening
! Title !! Director !! Cast !! Studio !! Ref
|- April!
| rowspan="12" valign="center" align="center" style="background:#FFDEAD;" | '''A P R'''
| rowspan="3" align="center" | '''4'''
| ''[[Pasumpon Devar Varalaru]]'' || Abraham Lincoln || [[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Vagai Chandrasekar]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Vilaiyattu]]'' || Ezhilvendhan || Ezhilvendhan, [[Saranya Nag|Saranya]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Yaaradi Nee Mohini]]'' || [[Mithran Jawahar]] || [[Dhanush]], [[Nayantara]], [[Karthik Kumar]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | '''9'''
| ''[[Arasangam]]'' || [[R. Madhesh]] || [[Vijayakanth]], [[Navaneet Kaur]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | '''10'''
| ''[[Nepali (film)|Nepali]]'' || [[V. Z. Durai]] || [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]], [[Meera Jasmine]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''11'''
| ''[[Santosh Subramaniam]]'' || [[M. Raja]] || [[Jayam Ravi]], [[Genelia D'Souza]], [[Prakash Raj]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Thozha (2008 film)|Thozha]]'' || N. Sundaresan || [[Nithin Sathya]], [[Vijay Vasanth]], [[Premji Amaran]], Ajay Raj, Jennifer
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" | '''18'''
| ''[[Arai En 305-il Kadavul]]'' || [[Chimbu Deven]] || [[Prakash Raj]], [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]], [[Ganja Karuppu]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Ini Varum Kaalam]]'' || Sibi Chandar || Ranjan, [[Sajitha Betti]] ||
|
|-
| ''[[Madurai Ponnu Chennai Paiyan]]'' || A. C. Rajasekaran || S. S. R. Pankaj Kumar, Thejamai || Velu Thevar Films
|
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''25'''
| ''[[Chakkara Viyugam]]'' || [[Udhayabhanu Maheswaran]] || [[Natty Subramaniam]], [[Raaghav]], [[Jayasurya]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Iyakkam]]'' || [[Sanjay Ram]] || Rishi Kumar, [[Shruthi Raj]], Sujibala
|
|
|- May!
| rowspan="10" valign="center" align="center" style="background:#edafaf;" | '''M A Y'''
| rowspan="1" align="center" | '''2'''
| ''[[Kuruvi]]'' || [[S. Dharani]] || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Trisha Krishnan]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" | '''9'''
| ''[[Aadum Koothu]]'' || [[T. V. Chandran]] || [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]], [[Navya Nair]], [[Prakash Raj]], [[Aari (actor)|Aari]],
|
|
|-
| ''[[Malarinum Melliya]]'' || Selvaraj || [[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]], Varshini
|
|
|-
| ''[[Silandhi]]'' || Aathiraj || [[Munna (actor)|Munna]], [[Monica (actress)|Monica]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''16'''
| ''Kadhal Endral Enna'' || Kalimuthu || Veerha, [[Diya (actress)|Diya]], [[Charan Raj]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Kadhal Vaanile]]'' || Venkateswara || Hari, Jothi Krishna
|
|
|-
| align="center" | '''23'''
| ''[[Pandi (film)|Pandi]]'' || [[Rasu Madhuravan]] || [[Raghava Lawrence]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]], [[Namitha]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" | '''30'''
| ''[[Kaalaippani]]'' || [[Rajesh Selva|Rajesh M. Selva]] || Jay Srinivasa Kumar, [[Vasundhara Kashyap]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Kathavarayan (2008 film)|Kathavarayan]]'' || Salangai Durai || [[Karan (actor)|Karan]], [[Vidisha (actress)|Vidisha]], [[Radha (Sundhara Travels actress)|Radha]]
|
|
|-
| ''Thithikkum Ilamai'' || Chandramohan || K. Dinesh Kumar, J. Pranav, Althara, Nisha
|
|
|- June!
| rowspan="6" valign="center" align="center" style="background:#d9c1b0;" | '''J U N'''
| rowspan="1" align="center" | '''13'''
| ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' || [[K. S. Ravikumar]] || [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Asin]], [[Mallika Sherawat]], [[Jaya Prada]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" align="center" | '''27'''
| ''[[Aayudham Seivom]]'' || [[Udhayan]] || [[Sundar C]], [[Anjali (actress born 1986)|Anjali]]
|
|
|-
| ''Ayyavazhi'' || P. C. N. Anbazhagan || Raja, Sanjai
|
|
|-
| ''[[Pudhupandi]]'' || Karthik Kumar || [[Pandiarajan]], Kanmani Raja
|
|
|-
| ''[[Thiru Thiruda]]'' || Don Gowtham || Don Gowtham
|
|
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | '''28'''
| ''[[Vallamai Tharayo]]'' || [[Madhumitha (director)|Madhumitha]] || [[R. Parthiban]], [[Chaya Singh]]
|
|
|}

===July–September===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" | Opening
! Title !! Director !! Cast !! Studio !! Ref
|- July!
| rowspan="9" valign="center" align="center" style="background: #d0f0c0; textcolor:#000;" | '''J U L'''
| rowspan="3" align="center" | '''4'''
| ''[[Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu]]'' || [[Thirumurugan (director)|Thirumurugan]] || [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]], [[Shamna Kasim|Poorna]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Subramaniyapuram]]'' || [[M. Sasikumar]] || [[Jai (actor)|Jai]], [[M. Sasikumar]], [[Swati Reddy]], [[Ganja Karuppu]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Uliyin Osai]]'' || Ilavenil || [[Vineeth]], [[Keerthi Chawla]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | '''11'''
| ''Azhaipithazh'' || P. K. Rajmohan || Ratheesh, Sona
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatstudent.com/cafebharat/movie_reviews_2-Tamil-Azhaipithazh-Movie-Review-3,394.php|title=AzhaipithazhTamil Movie Review|access-date=31 October 2019|publisher=bharatstudent.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822020002/http://www.bharatstudent.com/cafebharat/movie_reviews_2-Tamil-Azhaipithazh-Movie-Review-3,394.php|archive-date=22 August 2009}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | '''18'''
| ''[[Nalla Ponnu Ketta Payyan]]'' || M. P. Balan || [[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]], [[Madhumitha]], [[Keerthi Chawla]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | '''22'''
| ''[[Maanavan Ninaithal]]'' || S. P. Gnanamozhi || Rithik, Varshini
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" | '''25'''
| ''[[Manava Manavigal]]'' || Rajagopal || David, Rachana
|
|
|-
| ''[[Pathu Pathu]]'' || Sathyam || [[Sona Heiden]], [[Thalaivasal Vijay]], [[Bose Venkat]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Sutta Pazham]]'' || G. K. || [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]], [[Shubha Poonja]]
|
|
|- August!
| rowspan="7" valign="center" align="center" style="background:#C2B280;" | '''A U G'''
| rowspan="1" align="center" | '''1'''
| ''[[Kuselan]]'' || [[P. Vasu]] || [[Rajinikanth]], [[Pasupathy]], [[Meena (actress)|Meena]], [[Nayantara]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | '''8'''
| ''[[Unnai Naan]]'' || [[Senthilnathan]] || Viinu, Naash
|
|
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | '''14'''
| ''[[Sathyam (2008 film)|Sathyam]]'' || A. Rajasekhar || [[Vishal Krishna|Vishal]], [[Nayantara]], [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''22'''
| ''[[Ragasiya Snehithane]]'' || Sujo Visanth || Vasanth, [[Lakshmi Rai]], Vijay Raj, Prakash, Kandan, Sriram
|
|
|-
| ''[[Nayagan (2008 film)|Nayagan]]'' || [[Saravana Sakthi]] || [[J. K. Rithesh]], [[Ramana (actor)|Ramana]], [[Sangeetha Krish|Sangeetha]], [[Keerthi Chawla]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''29'''
| ''[[Dhaam Dhoom]]'' || [[Jeeva (director)|Jeeva]] || [[Jayam Ravi]], [[Kangana Ranaut]], [[Lakshmi Rai]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Jayamkondaan]]'' || [[R. Kannan]] || [[Vinay Rai]], [[Bhavana (Malayalam actress)|Bhavana]], [[Lekha Washington]]
|
|
|- September!
| rowspan="11" valign="center" align="center" style="background:#F5DEB3; textcolor:#000;" | '''S E P'''
| rowspan="4" align="center" | '''5'''
| ''[[Alibhabha]]'' || Neelan.K.Sekar || [[Krishna Sekhar]], [[Prakash Raj]], Janani
|
|
|-
| ''[[Dhanam (2008 film)|Dhanam]]'' || Siva || Prem, [[Sangeetha Krish|Sangeetha]]
|
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|-
| ''[[Kee Mu]]'' || [[Majith]] || Hassan, Sarika
|
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|-
| ''[[Saroja (2008 film)|Saroja]]'' || [[Venkat Prabhu]] || [[Shiva (actor)|Shiva]], [[Vaibhav Reddy]], [[S. P. B. Charan]], [[Premji Amaran]], [[Vega Tamotia]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''12'''
| ''[[Poi Solla Porom]]'' || [[A. L. Vijay]] || [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Karthik Kumar]], [[Piaa Bajpai]]
|
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|-
| ''Vasool'' || V. Rishiraj|| Hemanth Kumar, [[Kiran Rathod]], V. Rishiraj
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" | '''19'''
| ''[[Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal Varai]]'' || Krishnan Seshadri Gomatam || Sathyajit, [[Anuja Iyer]], [[Sricharan|Charan]]
|
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|-
| ''[[Pandhayam (2008 film)|Pandhayam]]'' || [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]] || [[Nithin Sathya]], [[Sindhu Tolani]]
|
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|-
| ''[[Raman Thediya Seethai (2008 film)|Raman Thediya Seethai]]'' || [[K. P. Jagannath]] || [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]], [[Pasupathy]], [[Nithin Sathya]], [[Vimala Raman]], [[Remya Nambeesan]], [[Gajala]], [[Karthika Adaikalam|Karthika]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''26'''
| ''[[Kadhalil Vizhunthen]]'' || P. V. Prasad || [[Nakul (actor)|Nakul]], [[Sunaina]]
|
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|-
| ''[[Sakkarakatti]]'' || Kala Prabhu || [[Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj]], [[Ishita Sharma]], [[Vedhika Kumar|Vedhika]]
|
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|}

===October–December===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" | Opening
! Title !! Director !! Cast !! Studio !! Ref
|- October!
| rowspan="10" valign="center" align="center" style="background:#FFB7C5;" | '''O C T'''
| rowspan="1" align="center" | '''1'''
| ''[[Durai (film)|Durai]]'' || [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]] || [[Arjun Sarja]], [[Kirat Bhattal]], [[Gajala]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | '''2'''
| ''[[Jai Vigneshwar]]'' || James Clifford ||
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" | '''10'''
| ''Kasimedu Govindan'' || Ramesh Sanjay || [[Ranjith (actor)|Ranjith]], Karishma
|
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|-
| ''[[Kathi Kappal]]'' || Dinesh Selvaraj || [[Anoop Kumar (Tamil actor)|Anoop Kumar]], [[Poornitha]], [[Meera Vasudevan]]
|
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|-
| ''[[Netru Indru Naalai (2008 film)|Netru Indru Naalai]]'' || Lakshmikanth Chenna || [[Ravi Krishna (actor, born 1983)|Ravi Krishna]], [[Tamannaah]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" align="center" | '''27'''
| ''[[Seval]]'' || [[Hari (director)|Hari]] || [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]], [[Poonam Bajwa]], [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]
|
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|-
| ''[[Megam (film)|Megam]]'' || Jeevarathinam || Tamilarasan, Ragiraja
|
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|-
| ''[[Aegan]]'' || [[Raju Sundaram]] || [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Nayantara]], [[Navdeep]], [[Piaa Bajpai]]
|
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|-
| ''[[Poochi (film)|Poochi]]'' || Velu || Velu
|
|
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | '''31'''
| ''[[Theeyavan]]'' || B. Kathir || Sriranjan, Udhay, Midhuna
|
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|- November!
| rowspan="9" valign="center" align="center" style="background:#ACE1AF;" | '''N O V'''
| rowspan="1" align="center" | '''7'''
| ''Velvi'' || Jeans || Vishwa, Hasini
|
|
|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | '''14'''
| ''[[Vaaranam Aayiram]]'' || [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]] || [[Suriya (actor)|Suriya]], [[Sameera Reddy]], [[Simran (actress)|Simran]], [[Divya Spandana]]
|
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|-
| rowspan="1" align="center" | '''21'''
| ''[[Thenavattu]]'' || V. V. Kathir || [[Jiiva]], [[Poonam Bajwa]]
|
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|-
| rowspan="6" align="center" | '''28'''
| ''[[Ellam Avan Seyal]]'' || [[Shaji Kailas]] || [[R. K. (actor)|R. K.]], [[Raghuvaran]], [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]], [[Bhama Kurup|Bhama]]
|
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|-
| ''[[Kodaikanal (film)|Kodaikkanal]]'' || T. K. Bose || [[Ashwanth Thilak]], [[Shamna Kasim|Poorna]], Shekar
|
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|-
| ''[[Mahesh, Saranya Matrum Palar]]'' || P. V. Ravi || [[Sakthi Vasu]], [[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]]
|
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|-
| ''[[Nadigai]]'' || [[Babu Ganesh]] || Babu Ganesh, [[Tejashree]]
|
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|-
| ''[[Poo (film)|Poo]]'' || [[Sasi (director)|Sasi]] || [[Srikanth (actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]], [[Parvathy Thiruvothu|Parvathi Menon]]
|
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| ''[[Utharavindri Ullay Vaa]]'' || Vijayan || Vijayan
|
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|- December!
| rowspan="8" valign="center" align="center" style="background:#B8860B;" | '''D E C'''
| rowspan="3" align="center" | '''5'''
| ''Pudhusu Kanna Pudhusu'' || A. R. Venkatesh || A. R. Venkatesh, Priyanka Shailu
|
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|-
| ''[[Saamida]]'' || Vadivudayaan || Sembi, Dhanushya
|
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|-
| ''[[Suryaa (film)|Suryaa]]'' || Jaguar Thangam || Vijaya Chiranjeevi, [[Keerthi Chawla]]
|
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|-
| align="center" | '''12'''
| ''[[Silambattam (film)|Silambattam]]'' || Saravanan || [[Silambarasan|Silambarasan Rajendar]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]], [[Sana Khan]]
|
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| rowspan="3" align="center" |'''19'''
|''[[Dindigul Sarathy]]''|| Subramaniam Pillai ||[[Karunas]], [[Karthika Mathew]]
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| ''[[Thiruvannamalai (film)|Thiruvannamalai]]'' || [[Perarasu]] || [[Arjun Sarja]], [[Pooja Gandhi]]
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|''[[Abhiyum Naanum (film)|Abhiyum Naanum]]''||[[Radha Mohan]]||[[Prakash Raj]], [[Trisha Krishnan]], [[Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran|Aishwarya]], [[Ganesh Venkatraman]]
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| rowspan="1" align="center" | '''25'''
| ''[[Panchamirtham]]'' || Raju Eswaran || [[Jayaram]], [[Prakash Raj]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Saranya Mohan]], [[Sameksha|Samiksha]]
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The following films also released in 2008, though the release date remains unknown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/english%20Films/2005.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529192805/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/english%20Films/2005.asp|url-status=usurped|archive-date=2011-05-29|work=[[Lakshman Sruthi]]|access-date=2 November 2023|title=List of Tamil films released in 2005 - producers}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Title!! Director !! Cast !! Music director
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| ''[[Mogam]]'' || Jeeva Ratnam || Tamilarasan, Raaki Raaji, Saritha Yadav, [[Venu Arvind]] || Ravi Priyan
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| ''[[Urugudhe]]'' || Aslam || ||
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| ''[[Valakkaringar Archana]]'' || K. K. Bujjibabu || ||
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| ''[[Valvellam Vasantham]]'' || K. S. Nesamanavan || Viswa, Minal, [[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]] || Nesan
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==Awards==
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! rowspan="1" style="width:20px;"| Category/organization !! rowspan="1" style="width:200px;"| [[56th Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards South]] 31 July 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/The-award-goes-to/articleshow/3211594.cms |title=The award goes to.. |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=9 July 2008 |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024084947/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-09/news-interviews/27950090_1_mantra-happy-days-allu-arjun |archive-date=24 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> !! rowspan="1" style="width:200px;"| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]] 30 September 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/tamilnadu-state-awards-2007-2008-announced-news-tamil-kkfr09fffbgsi.html |title=Tamilnadu state awards (2007, 2008) announced! |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925115710/https://www.sify.com/movies/tamilnadu-state-awards-2007-2008-announced-news-tamil-kkfr09fffbgsi.html |archive-date=25 September 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> !! rowspan="1" style="width:200px;"| [[3rd Vijay Awards|Vijay Awards]] 13 June 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.panasianbiz.com/entertainment/bollywood/vijay-awards-2008-winners-list-videos/ |title=Vijay Awards Winners List, Photos and Videos | PanAsianBiz |website=www.panasianbiz.com |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802021708/http://www.panasianbiz.com/entertainment/bollywood/vijay-awards-2008-winners-list-videos/ |archive-date=2 August 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| Best Film || ''[[Subramaniyapuram]]'' || ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' || ''[[Subramaniyapuram]]''
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| Best Director || [[M. Sasikumar|Sasikumar]] ''[[Subramaniyapuram]]'' || [[Radha Mohan]] ''[[Abhiyum Naanum (film)|Abhiyum Naanum]]'' || [[M. Sasikumar|Sasikumar]] ''[[Subramaniyapuram]]''
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| Best Actor || [[Suriya]] ''[[Vaaranam Aayiram]]'' || [[Kamal Haasan]] ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' || [[Suriya]] ''[[Vaaranam Aayiram]]''
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| Best Actress || [[Parvathy Thiruvothu|Parvathy]] ''[[Poo (film)|Poo]]'' || [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] ''[[Pirivom Santhippom]]'' || [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] ''[[Pirivom Santhippom]]''
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| Best Music Director || [[Harris Jayaraj]] ''[[Vaaranam Aayiram]]'' || [[Ilaiyaraaja]] ''[[Ajantha (2012 film)|Ajantha]]'' (2012) || [[Harris Jayaraj]] ''[[Vaaranam Aayiram]]''
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==References==
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{{Tamil cinema}}
{{Indian film list}}
{{2008 films}}

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[[Category:Lists of Tamil films by year|2008]]
[[Category:Lists of 2008 films by language]]
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List of Tamil films of 2008 - Revision history

Cornelius R at 19:13, 25 March 2026