List of Tamil films of 2008

Prior to the amendment of Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 22 July 2006, Gross was 115 per cent of Nett for all films.[1] Post-amendment, Gross equalled Nett for films with pure Tamil titles.[2] Commercial Taxes Department disclosed ₹12.24 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.[3]

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

Films
Opening Title DirectorCast ProductionMusic DirectorGenre
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N		 14 BheemaaN. LinguswamyVikram, Trisha Krishnan Harris JayarajAction
KaalaiTarun GopiSilambarasan Rajendar, Vedhika Kumar G. V. Prakash KumarAction
PazhaniPerarasuBharath, Kajal Aggarwal, Kushboo Srikanth DevaAction
Pirivom SanthippomKaru PazhaniappanCheran, Sneha VidyasagarFamily Drama
VaazhthugalSeemanR. Madhavan, Bhavana Yuvan Shankar RajaRomance
15 PidichirukkuKanaguAshok, Vishakha Singh Manu RamesanRomance
Pattaya KelappuPonnambalamSriman, Payal, PonnambalamE. L. Indhrajith
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B		 1 AshokaPrem MenonPrem Menon, Anushree, Pooja Bharathi Sabesh-MuraliAction
Indiralohathil Na AzhagappanThambi RamaiahVadivelu, Yashimi Sharma, Suja Varunee Sabesh-MuraliComedy
ThangamG. KichaSathyaraj, Meghna Nair, Goundamani Srikanth DevaAction
ThodakkamMuthukumarRishi, Abhinay, Raghu Vannan, Monica, Meghna Nair Jerom PushparajThriller
8 Sadhu MirandaSiddiquePrasanna, Abbas, Kavya Madhavan Deepak DevThriller
14 AnjatheMysskinNarain, Ajmal Ameer, Prasanna, Vijayalakshmi Sundar C. BabuAction Thriller
Kadhal KadithamMukeshBalaji, Amisha V. S. UdhayaaRomance
Nenjathai KilladheAgathiyanVikranth, Bharathi, Yugendran Premji AmaranRomance
Pachai NirameKarkkiYugendran, Saran Sathya, Rajasekar, Nanditha Jennifer, Preethi VarmaSreeram Selva
22 AkkuMamaniAjay, Sriji, Rakshai, Anu Hasan, Riyaz Khan SriramAction Thriller
ThoondilK. S. AdhiyamanShaam, Sandhya, Divya Spandana Abhisek ReyRomance
Valluvan VasukiMarumalarchi BharathiSathya, Swetha, Ranjith S. A. RajkumarRomance
29 Sila NerangalilJayarajVincent Asokan, Navya Nair, Vineeth Srikanth DevaThriller
ThottaSelvaJeevan, Priyamani Srikanth DevaAction
Vambu SandaiRaj KapoorSathyaraj, Uday Kiran, Diya D. ImmanAction
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A
R		 7 EzhuthiyatharadiSri SathyaragaventherRamana, Mansi Pritam, Swathi, Akhila Sri MahanRomance
Ponmagal VandhalRamamurthyPandiarajan Sangeetha PriyanDrama
Velli ThiraiVijiPrakash Raj, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Gopika G. V. Prakash KumarDrama
14 TheekuchiYuvarajanJai Varma, Menagai Srikanth DevaAction
UnakkagaManoharanRiyaz Khan, Meghna Nair S. P. ShaamDrama
VaitheeswaranR. K. VidhyadaranSarath Kumar, Meghna Naidu Srikanth DevaAction
21 InbaVendhanShaam, Sneha P. B. BalajiAction
Kannum KannumG. MarimuthuPrasanna, Udhayathara DhinaRomance
SandaiSakthi ChidambaramSundar C., Ramya Raj, Nadhiya, Namitha DhinaAction
SingakuttyA. VenkateshShivaji Dev, Gowri Munjal Prasanna ShankarAction
28 Azhagu NilayamRajajiVindhiya, Swarnamalya Sabesh-MuraliAction
KattuviriyanKalaipuli G. SekharanSajith Raj, Malavika, Ram Kalaipuli G. SekharanThriller
TharaguKalanidhiRaj, Lakshana BharaniDrama
VedhaNithya KumarArun Vijay, Sheela Srikanth DevaRomance
A
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R		 4 Pasumpon Devar VaralaruAbraham LincolnVagai Chandrasekar Vijay AntonyBiopic
VilaiyattuEzhilvendhanEzhilvendhan, Saranya Drama
Yaaradi Nee MohiniMithran JawaharDhanush, Nayantara, Karthik Kumar Yuvan Shankar RajaRomance
9 ArasangamR. MadheshVijayakanth, Navaneet Kaur Srikanth DevaMystery Adventure
10 NepaliV. Z. DuraiBharath, Meera Jasmine Srikanth DevaAction
11 Santosh SubramaniamM. RajaJayam Ravi, Genelia D'Souza, Prakash Raj Devi Sri PrasadFamily Drama
ThozhaN. SundaresanNithin Sathya, Vijay Vasanth, Premji Amaran, Ajay Raj, Jennifer Premji AmaranDrama
18 Arai En 305-il KadavulChimbu DevenPrakash Raj, Santhanam, Ganja Karuppu VidyasagarScience Fiction
Ini Varum KaalamSibi ChandarRanjan, Sajitha BettiBharaniRomantic Drama
Madurai Ponnu Chennai PaiyanA. C. RajasekaranS. S. R. Pankaj Kumar, ThejamaiVelu Thevar FilmsKanmani RajaRomantic Drama
25 Chakkara ViyugamUdhayabhanu MaheswaranNatarajan Subramaniam, Raaghav, Jayasurya Karthik RajaAction
IyakkamSanjay RamRishi Kumar, Shruthi Raj, Sujibala Pravin ManiAction
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A
Y		 2 KuruviS. DharaniVijay, Trisha Krishnan VidyasagarAction
9 Aadum KoothuT. V. ChandranCheran, Navya Nair, Prakash Raj, Aari, Prakash RajIsaac Thomas
Malarinum MelliyaSelvarajVignesh, Varshini SoundaryanDrama
SilandhiAathirajMunna, Monica M. R. KarthikThriller
16 Kadhal Endral EnnaKalimuthuVeerha, Diya, Charan Raj K. BharathiRomance
Kadhal VaanileVenkateswaraHari, Jothi Krishna AasaiRomance
23 GhatotkajanSingeetham Srinivasa Rao Singeetham Srinivasa RaoAnimation
PandiRasu MadhuravanRaghava Lawrence, Sneha, Namitha Srikanth DevaAction
30 KaalaippaniRajesh M. SelvaJay Srinivasa Kumar, Vasundhara Kashyap Sathish RamalinghamThriller
KathavarayanSalangai DuraiKaran, Vidisha, Radha Srikanth DevaAction
Thithikkum IlamaiChandramohanK. Dinesh Kumar, J. Pranav, Althara, Nisha K. ManishThriller
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N		 13 DasavathaaramK. S. RavikumarKamal Haasan, Asin, Mallika Sherawat, Jayaprada Himesh Reshammiya, Devi Sri PrasadAction Thriller
27 Aayudham SeivomUdhayanSundar C., Anjali Srikanth DevaAction
AyyavazhiP. C. N. AnbazhaganRaja, Sanjai Drama
PudhupandiKarthik KumarPandiarajan, Kanmani Raja Drama
Thiru ThirudaDon GowthamDon Gowtham Action
28 Vallamai TharayoMadhumithaR. Parthiban, Chaya Singh BharathwajRomance
J
U
L		 4 Muniyandi Vilangial MoonramanduThirumuruganBharath, Poorna VidyasagarAction
SubramaniapuramM. SasikumarJai, M. Sasikumar, Swati Reddy James VasanthanAction
Uliyin OsaiIlavenilVineeth, Keerthi Chawla IlaiyaraajaPeriod Drama
11 AzhaipithazhP. K. RajmohanRatheesh, Sona HiteshRomance
18 Nalla Ponnu Ketta PayyanM. P. BalanSriman, Madhumitha, Keerthi Chawla BharatAction
22 Maanavan NinaithalS. P. GnanamozhiRithik, Varshini V. ThashiRomance
25 Manava ManavigalRajagopalDavid, Rachana Drama
Pathu PathuSathyamSona Heiden, Thalaivasal Vijay, Bose Venkat L. V. GanesanErotic Thriller
Sutta PazhamG. K.Mohan, Shubha Poonja Sri SamComedy Thriller
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G		 1 KuselanP. VasuRajinikanth, Pasupathy, Meena, Nayantara G. V. Prakash KumarDrama
8 Unnai NaanSenthilnathanViinu, Naash Joe ArulrajRomance
15 SathyamA. RajasekharVishal, Nayantara, Upendra Harris JayarajAction
22 Ragasiya SnehithaneSujo VisanthVasanth, Lakshmi Rai, Vijay Raj, Prakash, Kandan, Sriram John PeterThriller
NayaganSaravana SakthiJ. K. Rithesh, Ramana, Sangeetha, Keerthi Chawla Mariya ManoharAction Thriller
29 Dhaam DhoomJeevaJayam Ravi, Kangana Ranaut, Lakshmi Rai Harris JayarajAction Thriller
JayamkondaanR. KannanVinay Rai, Bhavana, Lekha Washington VidyasagarRomantic Action
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P		 5 AlibhabhaNeelan.K.SekarKrishna Sekhar, Prakash Raj, Janani VidyasagarAction
DhanamSivaPrem, Sangeetha IlaiyaraajaDrama
Kee MuMajithHassan, Sarika Romantic Drama
SarojaVenkat PrabhuShiva, Vaibhav Reddy, S. P. B. Charan, Premji Amaran, Vega Tamotia Yuvan Shankar RajaComedy Thriller
12 Poi Solla PoromA. L. VijayNassar, Karthik Kumar, Piaa Bajpai M. G. SreekumarComedy
VasoolV. RishirajHemanth Kumar, Kiran Rathod, V. Rishiraj Vijay ShankarAction Drama
19 Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal VaraiKrishnan Seshadri GomatamSathyajit, Anuja Iyer, Charan Aslam MustafaDrama
PandhayamS. A. ChandrasekharNithin Sathya, Sindhu Tolani Vijay AntonyRomance
Raman Thediya SeethaiK. P. JagannathCheran, Pasupathy, Nithin Sathya, Vimala Raman, Remya Nambeesan, Gajala, Karthika VidyasagarRomance
26 Kadhalil VizhunthenP. V. PrasadNakul, Sunaina Vijay AntonyRomance
SakkarakattiKala PrabhuShanthnoo Bhagyaraj, Ishita Sharma, Vedhika A. R. RahmanRomance
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T		 1 DuraiA. VenkateshArjun Sarja, Kirat Bhattal, Gajala D. ImmanAction
2 Jai VigneshwaraJames Clifford Ganesh RamanaAnimation
10 Kasimedu GovindanRamesh SanjayRanjith, Karishma SoundaryanDrama
Kathi KappalDinesh SelvarajAnoop Kumar, Poornitha, Meera Vasudevan Sree SaiThriller
Netru Indru NaalaiLakshmikanth ChennaRavi Krishna, Tamannaah AnilAction
27 SevalHariBharath, Poonam Bajwa, Simran G. V. Prakash KumarAction
MegamJeevarathinamTamilarasan, Ragiraja Drama
AeganRaju SundaramAjith Kumar, Nayantara, Navdeep, Piaa Bajpai Yuvan Shankar RajaAction Thriller
PoochiVeluVelu Drama
31 TheeyavanB. KathirSriranjan, Udhay, Midhuna L. V. GanesanRomantic thriller
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V		 7 VelviJeansVishwa, Hasini J. K. SelvaDrama
14 Vaaranam AayiramGautham MenonSuriya, Sameera Reddy, Simran, Divya Spandana Harris JayarajRomance
21 ThenavattuV. V. KathirJiiva, Poonam Bajwa Srikanth DevaAction
28 Ellam Avan SeyalShaji KailasR. K., Raghuvaran, Roja, Bhama VidyasagarDrama
KodaikkanalT. K. BoseAshwanth Thilak, Poorna, Shekar DevaThriller
Mahesh, Saranya Matrum PalarP. V. RaviSakthi Vasu, Sandhya VidyasagarRomance
NadigaiBabu GaneshBabu Ganesh, Tejashree Babu GaneshDrama
PooSasiSrikanth, Parvathi Menon S. S. KumaranRomance
Utharavindri Ullay VaaVijayanVijayan Action
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C		 5 Pudhusu Kanna PudhusuA. R. VenkateshA. R. Venkatesh, Priyanka Shailu A. R. VenkateshRomance
SaamidaVadivudayaanSembi, Dhanushya IndrajithAction
SuryaaJaguar ThangamVijaya Chiranjeevi, Keerthi Chawla Jerome PushparajAction
12 BommalattamBharathirajaArjun, Nana Patekar, Rukmini Vijayakumar, Kajal Aggarwal Himesh ReshammiyaThriller
SilambattamSaravananSilambarasan Rajendar, Sneha, Sana Khan Yuvan Shankar RajaAction
19 Dindigul SarathySubramaniam PillaiKarunas, Karthika Mathew DhinaComedy
ThiruvannamalaiPerarasuArjun Sarja, Pooja Gandhi Srikanth DevaAction
Abhiyum NaanumRadha MohanPrakash Raj, Trisha Krishnan, Aishwarya, Ganesh Venkatraman VidyasagarFamily Drama
25 PanchamirthamRaju EswaranJayaram, Prakash Raj, Nassar, Saranya Mohan, Samiksha Sundar C BabuComedy

The following films also released in 2008, though the release date remains unknown.[4]

TitleDirectorCastMusic director
MogamJeeva RatnamTamilarasan, Raaki Raaji, Saritha Yadav, Venu ArvindRavi Priyan
Urugudhe
Valakkaringar Archana
Valvellam VasanthamK. S. NesamanavanViswa, Minal, Venniradai MoorthyNesan

Awards
Category/OrganizationFilmfare Awards South
31 July 2009[5]		Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
30 September 2009[6]		Vijay Awards
13 June 2009[7]
Best FilmSubramaniyapuramDasavathaaramSubramaniyapuram
Best DirectorSasikumar
Subramaniyapuram		Radha Mohan
Abhiyum Naanum		Sasikumar
Subramaniyapuram
Best ActorSuriya
Vaaranam Aayiram		Kamal Haasan
Dasavathaaram		Suriya
Vaaranam Aayiram
Best ActressParvathy
Poo		Sneha
Pirivom Santhippom		Sneha
Pirivom Santhippom
Best Music DirectorHarris Jayaraj
Vaaranam Aayiram		Ilaiyaraaja
Ajantha (2012)		Harris Jayaraj
Vaaranam Aayiram

References
  1. Government cuts entertainment tax to 15% (from 25%)
  2. Government cuts entertainment tax to 0% (from 15%) for pure Tamil titles
  3. CTD reports ₹12.24 crore ET collection in 2008-09
  4. http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/english%20Films/2005.asp
  5. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-09/news-interviews/27950090_1_mantra-happy-days-allu-arjun
  6. https://www.sify.com/movies/tamilnadu-state-awards-2007-2008-announced-news-tamil-kkfr09fffbgsi.html
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20120802021708/http://www.panasianbiz.com/entertainment/bollywood/vijay-awards-2008-winners-list-videos/
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