List of Tamil films of 1996

Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 1 April 1958, Gross jumped to 140 per cent of Nett [1] Commercial Taxes Department disclosed ₹108 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.[2]

A list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1996 by release date:

Movies

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Production	Music Director
J A N	15	Aruva Velu	P. S. Bharathi Kannan	Nassar, Urvashi	Goodwill Movies	Adithyan
		Coimbatore Mappillai	C. Ranganathan	Vijay, Sanghavi	Shree Vijayalakshmi Movieland	Vidyasagar
		Kizhakku Mugam	M. Anna Thurai	Karthik, Reshma	Thai Films International	Adithyan
		Love Birds	P. Vasu	Prabhu Deva, Nagma	Pyramid Films	A. R. Rahman
		Parambarai	K. S. Ravikumar	Prabhu, Roja	Malar Films	Deva
		Thayagam	A. R. Ramesh	Vijayakanth, Ranjitha	Seranaadu Movie Creations	Deva
		Thirumbi Paar	Rama Narayanan	Saravanan, Yuvarani	Sri Thenandal Films	Deva
		Ullathai Allitha	Sundar C.	Karthik, Rambha, Goundamani	Ganga Gowri Productions	Sirpy
		Vaanmathi	Agathiyan	Ajith Kumar, Swathi	Sivashakthi Movie Makers	Deva
	26	Mahaprabhu	A. Venkatesh	Sarath Kumar, Sukanya, Vineetha	Sri Sai Theja Films	Deva
	26	Vaikarai Pookkal	E. Mu. Vetrivalan	Raja, Rajashri, Ponvannan, Annam	Navachitra Cine Arts	Devendran
F E B	9	Amman Kovil Vaasalile	Ramarajan	Ramarajan, Sangita	Mahalakshmi Film International	Sirpy
		Meendum Savithri	Visu	Raja, Revathi	Vijaya Combines	Devendran
		Nattupura Pattu	Kasthuri Raja	Selva, Sivakumar, Kushboo	Kasthoori Manga Creations	Ilaiyaraaja
	15	Poove Unakkaga	Vikraman	Vijay, Sangita	Super Good Films	S. A. Rajkumar
	16	Musthaffaa	R. Aravindraj	Napoleon, Ranjitha	S. G. S. Cine Arts International	Vidyasagar
	18	Kalloori Vaasal	Pavithran	Ajith Kumar, Pooja Bhatt, Prashanth, Devayani	Aanand Associates	Deva
M A R	7	Vaazhga Jananayagam	E. Ramdoss	Mansoor Ali Khan, Pragathi	Raj Kennedy Films	Mansoor Ali Khan
	15	Summa Irunga Machan	S. N. Prasad	Pandiarajan, Pragathi, Divyasri	Maruthi Art Films	Deva
	15	Suriya Raja	Senthamizh Selvan	C. S. Thamizh, Preetha	C. J. Films	Mahesh
	22	Puthiya Parasakthi	Gowri Rajan	Selva, Sukanya, Napoleon	Anitha Films	Deva
	22	Vasantha Vaasal	M. R	Vijay, Swathi	Kumar Movies	Masa
A P R	5	Irattai Roja	K. R.	Ramki, Kushboo, Urvashi	Devi Kamal Films	Ilaiyaraaja
	12	Mappillai Manasu Poopola	Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam	Pandiarajan, Yuvarani	Kuru Kalaikkoodam	Deva
	12	Maanbumigu Maanavan	S. A. Chandrasekhar	Vijay, Swapna Bedi	7th Channel Communications	Deva
	13	Kaalam Maari Pochu	V. Sekhar	Pandiarajan, Sangita	Thiruvalluvar Kalaikkoodam	Deva
	13	Karuppu Roja	J. Paneer	Ramki, Amar Siddique, Yosika, Vineetha	Ayngaran International	M. S. V. Raja
	19	Rajali	Velu Prabhakaran	Ramki, Roja	Motherland Movies International	Aravind
	19	Sengottai	C. V. Sasikumar	Arjun, Meena, Rambha	Super Good Films	Vidyasagar
M A Y	9	Indian	Shankar	Kamal Haasan, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Sukanya	Sri Surya Movies	A. R. Rahman
	10	Pudhu Nilavu	Vishnuhasan	Jayaram, Vineetha	Rajlakshmi Cine Medias	Deva
	17	Aavathum Pennale Azhivathum Pennale	Senthilnathan	Arun Pandian, Rajashri	Tamil Annai Cine Creations	Bala Bharathi
J U N	1	Anthimanthaarai	Bharathiraja	Vijayakumar, Jayasudha, Sanghavi	Megaa Movies	A. R. Rahman
	7	Katta Panchayathu	R. Raghu	Karthik, Kanaka	M. R. Enterprises	Ilaiyaraaja
	7	Krishna	Raja Krishnamoorthy	Prashanth, Heera	Unique Creations	S. A. Rajkumar
	28	Avathara Purushan	Pandiyan Arivali	Ranjith, Anand, Sivaranjani	Jagannathan Productions	Sirpy
	28	Minor Mappillai	V. C. Guhanathan	Ajith Kumar, Keerthana, Subhashri	Victory Movies	Isaivanan
J U L	5	Veettukulle Thiruvizha	K. R. S. Jawahar	Anand Babu, Sanghavi, Rohini, Vinodhini	Sundar Art Film International	Deva
	12	Kadhal Kottai	Agathiyan	Ajith Kumar, Devayani, Heera	Sivashakthi Movie Makers	Deva
	12	Sundara Purushan	D. Sabapathy	Livingston, Rambha	Super Good Films	Sirpy
	19	Crime	Sukumar	Venki, Shanti	United Universal Creations	Raja
A U G	2	En Aasai Thangachi	K. Shanmuga Mani	Ramki, Balambika	Rams Movies	T. Rajendar
		Tamizh Selvan	Bharathiraja	Vijayakanth, Roja	Raaj Films International	Deva
		Vetri Mugam	Thennavan	Vignesh, Keerthana, Roopa Sree	Raja Rajan Cine Arts	Vasantha Rajan
	9	Poovarasan	Gokula Krishnan	Karthik, Rachana Banerjee	Taj International	Ilaiyaraaja
	15	Enakkoru Magan Pirappan	K. R.	Ramki, Kushboo	Pyramid Films International	Karthik Raja
	16	Priyam	N. Pandian	Arun Kumar, Mantra	Kasthuri Film International	Vidyasagar
	16	Vishwanath	K. Goutham	Saravanan, Mohini, Swathi	Janaki Ammal Movies	Deva
	23	Kadhal Desam	Kathir	Vineeth, Abbas, Tabu	Gentleman Film International	A. R. Rahman
	29	Mettukudi	Sundar C.	Karthik, Nagma, Goundamani	Ganga Gowri Productions	Sirpy
S E P	6	Manikkam	K. V. Pandian	Rajkiran, Vanitha Vijayakumar	Amma Creations	Karthik Raja
	6	Sivasakthi	Suresh Krissna	Sathyaraj, Prabhu, Rambha	M. G. Pictures	Deva
	16	Vetri Vinayagar	K. Shankar	Radha Ravi, Urvashi	Ammu Creations	M. S. Viswanathan
	19	Namma Ooru Raasa	Ramarajan	Ramarajan, Sangita	Nalini Cine Arts	Sirpy
	20	Ilamai Rojakkal	S. Manikandan	Bhaskaran, Chandrika	Vijaya Cine Enterprises	Rajamani
	20	Subash	R. V. Udayakumar	Arjun, Revathi	Sivasree Pictures	Vidyasagar
	27	Parivattam	T. K. Rajendran	Jayaram, Sukanya	Iyannar Cine Arts	Deva
O C T	3	Kodugal Illatha Kolam	L. Balu	Ramakrishnan, Sujatha	Salem Palanivel Murugan Movies	Devaraj
	4	Tata Birla	C. Ranganathan	Parthiban, Rachana Banerjee, Goundamani	Shree Vijayalakshmi Movieland	Vidyasagar
	11	Andha Naal	Vishnu Priyan	Prem, Raja, Mohini	Empire Movies	Soundaryan
	25	Thuraimugam	K. Rajeshwar	C. Arunpandian, Shobana	Megnam Productions	Adithyan
N O V	10	Alexander	K. R.	Vijayakanth, Sangita	P. A. Art Productions	Karthik Raja
		Avvai Shanmughi	K. S. Ravikumar	Kamal Haasan, Meena, Heera	Sree Mahalakshmi Combines	Deva
		Gokulathil Seethai	Agathiyan	Karthik, Suvalakshmi	Lakshmi Movie Makers	Deva
		Kalki	K. Balachander	Rahman, Shruti, Geetha	Kavithalayaa Productions	Deva
		Mr. Romeo	K. S. Ravi	Prabhu Deva, Madhubala, Shilpa Shetty	Super Good Films	A. R. Rahman
		Nethaji	G. Kicha	Sarath Kumar, Lisa Ray	Kamalam Movies	Vidyasagar
		Panchalankurichi	Seeman	Prabhu, Madhubala	K. B. Films	Deva
		Senathipathi	M. Rathnakumar	Sathyaraj, Soundarya, Sukanya	Malar Films	Deva
		Vasantham	T. S. Ravivarman	Rahman, Nirosha	Thirumagal Movieland	Ilaiyaraaja
		Gnanapazham	R. P. Vishwam	K. Bhagyaraj, Sukanya	Bagavathi Creations	K. Bhagyaraj
D E C	6	Gopala Gopala	Pandiarajan	Pandiarajan, Kushboo	Roja Combines	Deva
		Poomani	Mu. Kalanjiyam	Murali, Devayani	Aananth Movieland	Ilaiyaraaja
		Purushan Pondatti	N. K. Viswanathan	Pandiarajan, Ranjitha	Sundar Theatres	Sirpy
	12	Selva	A. Venkatesh	Vijay, Swathi	A. R. S. International	Sirpy
	27	Pudhiya Ulagam	Ilayavan	Rioz, Shanthi	Fathima Nachiyar Films	Raj Bhaskar
	30	Take It Easy Urvashi	K. K. Rajsirpy	Vignesh, Amirtha, Rajeshwari	Kalai Sirpy	Soundaryan

Awards

Category/Organization	Cinema Express Awards January 1999	Filmfare Awards South October 1997[4]	Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 9 January 1998[5]
Best Film	Indian / Kadhal Kottai	Indian	Indian
Best Director		Agathiyan Kadhal Kottai	Agathiyan Kadhal Kottai
Best Actor	Kamal Haasan Indian	Kamal Haasan Indian	Kamal Haasan Indian
Best Actress	Kushboo / Meena Irattai Roja / Avvai Shanmughi	Shruti Kalki	Shruti Kalki
Best Music Director	A. R. Rahman Kadhal Desam	A. R. Rahman Kadhal Desam	A. R. Rahman Minsara Kanavu (1997)

Notable deaths

Silk Smitha - South Indian Actress.

References

Government raised entertainment tax to 40% (from 33%) in 1958
CTD reports ₹108 crore ET collection in 1996–97
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 June 1998. Retrieved 5 March 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
https://web.archive.org/web/19991103204117/http://www.filmfare.com/site/october97/south3g.htm
"1996 Cinema State Awards". dinakaran.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 1998. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

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[1] Government raised entertainment tax to 40% (from 33%) in 1958

[2] CTD reports ₹108 crore ET collection in 1996–97

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 June 1998. Retrieved 5 March 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] ttps://web.archive.org/web/19991103204117/http://www.filmfare.com/site/october97/south3g.htm

[5] "1996 Cinema State Awards". dinakaran.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 1998. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

Indian films by year and decade
Highest-grossing Indian films Bhojpuri Hindi Gujarati Kannada Malayalam Marathi Punjabi Tamil Telugu
Bengali	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Bollywood (Hindi)	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Gujarati	2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Kannada	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Malayalam	1928–1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Marathi	1910s 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Odia	1936 1949 1950 1951 1953 1954 1956 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Tamil	1930s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Telugu	1930s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Other	Assamese Punjabi
Related	Silent films of South India