List of Tamil films of 1999

Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 1 August 1998, Gross fell to 130 per cent of Nett Commercial Taxes Department disclosed ₹86 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.

Films

A list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1999 by release date:

January — March

Opening	Title	Director	Cast	Studio	Ref
J A N	12	The Terrorist	Santosh Sivan	Ayesha Dharker, Krishna	Indian Image Productions
14	Suriya Paarvai	Jagan	Arjun, Pooja Priyanka	Modooril Creations
15	Aathavan	Bharath Krishna	Poovarasan, Madhavi, Desingh Raja	James Bond Productions
Mannavaru Chinnavaru	P. N. Ramachandra Rao	Sivaji Ganesan, Arjun, Soundarya	M.Y.M.Creations
House Full	Parthiban	Parthiban, Vikram, Suvalakshmi	Bioscope Film Framers
Maya	Rama Narayanan	Napoleon, Nagma	Sri Thenandal Films
Ponnu Veetukkaran	P. Vasu	Sathyaraj, Preetha	Ganga Gowri Productions
Thodarum	Ramesh Khanna	Ajith Kumar, Devayani, Heera Rajagopal	Sree Devi Movie Makers
29	Thullatha Manamum Thullum	Ezhil	Vijay, Simran	Super Good Films
F E B	5	Kallazhagar	Bharathi	Vijayakanth, Laila	Pangaj Productions
Ninaivirukkum Varai	K. Subash	Prabhu Deva, Keerthi Reddy, Ranjith	Thaaraas Creations
Unnai Thedi	Sundar C	Ajith Kumar, Malavika	Lakshmi Movie Makers
12	Chinna Raja	Chitra Lakshmanan	Karthik, Roja, Priya Raman	Gayathri Films
26	Adutha Kattam	Sarath	Raja Ravindra, Yuvarani	Ajmal Movie Makers
En Swasa Kaatre	K. S. Ravi	Arvind Swamy, Isha Koppikar, Prakash Raj	Nigaaba Films International
M A R	4	Ethirum Puthirum	V. C. Ramani	Mammooty, Napoleon, Sangita	Madhu Films International
5	Endrendrum Kadhal	Manoj Bhatnagar	Vijay, Rambha	Sameera Films
6	Ullathai Killathe	Vejey Kannan	Suresh, Khushbu, Karan, Supraja	Vijaya Cine Enterprises
12	Chinna Durai	R. Chandra	Sarath Kumar, Roja	KB Films
19	Poo Vaasam	Sree Bharathi	Murali, Pushpalatha	RVR Pictures
26	Annan	Anu Mohan	Ramarajan, Swathi	Simon Pictures

April — June

Opening	Title	Director	Cast	Studio	Ref
A P R	10	Padayappa	K. S. Ravikumar	Rajinikanth, Soundarya, Ramya Krishnan, Sivaji Ganesan	Arunachala Cine Creations
12	Monisha En Monalisa	T. Rajendar	Ramankanth, Mumtaj, T. Rajendar	Chimbu Cine Arts
14	Periyanna	S. A. Chandrasekhar	Vijayakanth, Meena, Suriya, Manasa	Jaya Subha Sree Productions
16	Aasai Alaigal	S. Manikandan	Bhuvanesh, Ramya	Sakthi Productions
23	Or Iravu	Bose	Sanjay, Ashwin	VIP Films Productions
30	Nilave Mugam Kaattu	Kalanjiyam	Karthik, Devayani, Ramki	Mahalakshmi International
Poomagal Oorvalam	Rasu Madhuravan	Prashanth, Rambha	Super Good Films
Poomaname Vaa	V. Azhagappan	Ramarajan, Sangita	Nalini Cini Arts
M A Y	1	Vaalee	S. J. Surya	Ajith Kumar, Simran, Vivek, Jyothika	NIC Arts
Rajasthan	R. K. Selvamani	Sarath Kumar, Vijayashanti	Paanjajanyam
7	Annan Thangachi	Charan Raj	Charan Raj, Ajay Krishna, Shruti	Om Sree Vinayaga Films
28	Anantha Poongatre	Raj Kapoor	Ajith Kumar, Karthik, Meena, Malavika	Roja Combines
Kummi Paattu	Kasthuri Raja	Prabhu, Devayani	Kasthuri Manga Creations
Miss Shakeela	K. Alexander	Shakeela, Udayaprakash, Rajkumar	Sri Devi Cini Movies Combines
J U N	4	Guest House	Raj Mohan	Babu Ganesh, Sangeetha	Kalaiaruvi Combines
25	Nenjinile	S. A. Chandrasekhar	Vijay, Isha Koppikar	V. V. Creations
Oruvan	Suresh Krishna	Sarath Kumar, Pooja Batra, Devayani	Lakshmi Movie Makers

July — September

Opening	Title	Director	Cast	Studio	Ref
J U L	9	Kadhalar Dhinam	Kathir	Kunal, Sonali Bendre	Sri Surya Movies
16	Anthahpuram	Krishna Vamsi	Parthiban, Soundarya, Prakash Raj	Duet Cinema
Sangamam	Suresh Krishna	Rahman, Vindhya	Pyramid Films International
Suyamvaram	Ten Directors	Prabhu Deva, Karthik, Sathyaraj, Arjun	LS Movies
Viralukketha Veekkam	V. Sekhar	Livingston, Khushbu, Vivek, Vadivelu	Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam
30	Rojavanam	Selva	Karthik, Laila, Malavika	Kavithalayaa
A U G	6	Kanave Kalayadhe	V. Gowthaman	Murali, Simran	Sivasakthi Movie Makers
Malabar Police	P. Vasu	Sathyaraj, Khushbu, Abbas, Mumtaj	Kamalam Movies
Ponvizha	Ashokan	Napoleon, Suvalakshmi	Siva Sree Pictures
Poovellam Kettuppar	Vasanth	Suriya, Jyothika	P. A. Art Productions
13	Kannodu Kanbathellam	Prabhu Solomon	Arjun, Sonali Bendre, Suchindra, Ruchita Prasad	Anbalaya Films
14	Nee Varuvai Ena	Rajakumaran	Parthiban, Devayani, Ajith Kumar	Super Good Films
30	Amarkkalam	Saran	Ajith Kumar, Shalini, Raghuvaran	Venkateswaralayam
S E P	9	Minsara Kanna	K. S. Ravikumar	Vijay, Monica Castelino, Rambha, Khushbu	KRG Movies International
17	Anbulla Kadhalukku	Mohan	Mohan, Megha, Bhavana, Sangeetha	Parthee International
Kaama	Ashok Kumar	Vishal, Sunila, Urvashi, Deepti Bhatnagar	Teja Creations
Pooparika Varugirom	A. Venkatesh	Sivaji Ganesan, Ajay, Malavika	Aishwarya Film Makers
24	Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga	Sundar C	Karthik, Rambha	Lakshmi Movie Makers
27	Jodi	Praveen Gandhi	Prashanth, Simran	Sony Orient

October — December

Opening	Title	Director	Cast	Studio	Ref
O C T	1	Manaivikku Mariyadhai	V. C. Guhanathan	Pandiarajan, Khushbu	Sri Thenandal Films
Mugam	Gnana Rajasekaran	Nassar, Roja	Subramaniya Films
Nesam Pudhusu	Karthik Vel	Ranjith, Priya Raman	Sivasankaraalaya
Pombalainga Samacharam	Vinay Raj	Ravi, Kokila	Navaneetham Combines
7	Maravathe Kanmaniye	N. S. Madhavan	Vineeth, Karan, Reshma, Ravali	Maha Creations
Suryodayam	L. V. Aadhavan	Vijayashanti, Rahman	Rani Creative Visions
15	Jayam	Ravi Raja	Mansoor Ali Khan, Sangita, Ishaq Hussaini	Mahalakshmi Cini Circuit
N O V	7	Hello	K. Selva Bharathy	Prashanth, Preeti Jhangiani, Sujitha	Cherin Movie Makers
Kanmani Unakkaga	Ravi Raja	Ishaq Hussaini, Suvalakshmi	I International
Kannupada Poguthaiya	Bharathi Ganesh	Vijayakanth, Simran, Karan	Super Good Films
Maanaseega Kadhal	B. S. Raman	Hamsavardhan, Sushva	Sai Baba Creations
Mudhalvan	Shankar	Arjun, Manisha Koirala, Raghuvaran, Laila	S Films
Ooty	Anwar	Murali, Roja	Nigaaba Films International
Pudhu Kudithanam	Raghuvasan	Vignesh, Mantra	Azhvaarammaal Movie Makers
Taj Mahal	Bharathiraja	Manoj Bharathiraja, Riya Sen, Revathi, Radhika	Janani Art Creations
18	Iraniyan	Vincent Selva	Murali, Meena, Raghuvaran	Thaaraas Creations
21	Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum	A. N. Rajagopal	Pandiarajan, Easwari Rao, Ranjith	Guru Meena Films
26	Kudumba Sangili	P. N. Ramachandra Rao	Kalaipuli G. Sekaran, Khushbu	Sree Durga Cini Arts
Sivan	Velu Prabhakaran	Napoleon, Arunpandian, Radhika	VJ Films
D E C	3	Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa	Rama Narayanan	Prabhu, Roja, S. Ve. Sekhar, Vadivelu	Sri Thenandal Films
Time	Geetha Krishna	Prabhu Deva, Simran, Radhika Chaudhari	Lifeline Films
Unnaruge Naan Irundhal	Selva	Parthiban, Meena, Rambha	Lakshmi Movie Makers
10	Azhagarsamy	Sundar C	Sathyaraj, Roja	Malar Combines
Mudhal Etcharikkai	Devar	Ponnambalam, Vichithra	AA Cini Circuit
Sethu	Bala	Vikram, Abitha, Sivakumar, Sriman	Sharma Productions
17	Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham	Selva	Prashanth, Kausalya, Anand	Udhaya Arts
Manam Virumbuthe Unnai	M. Sivachandran	Prabhu, Meena, Rajiv Krishna, Karan	SSK Films
Paattali	K. S. Ravikumar	Sarath Kumar, Devayani, Ramya Krishnan	Roja Combines
Vaaliba Mayakkam	Kumar	Sudhir, Mini	Harishkumar Films
24	Thaayae Varuga	N. P. Logan	Rajesh, Devi, Sri	Yoga Cinema & Co

Awards

Category/Organization	Cinema Express Awards 31 January 2000	Dinakaran Cinema Awards 13 February 2000	Filmfare Awards South 22 April 2000	Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 29 December 2000
Best Film	Sethu	Padayappa	Sethu	Padayappa
Best Director	Vikraman Vaanathaippola (2000)	Shankar Mudhalvan	Bala Sethu	Bala Sethu
Best Actor	Ajith Kumar Amarkkalam / Vaalee	Ajith Kumar Vaalee	Ajith Kumar Vaalee	Rajinikanth Padayappa
Best Actress	Simran Vaalee	Simran Thullatha Manamum Thullum / Vaalee	Ramya Krishnan Padayappa	Simran Thullatha Manamum Thullum
Best Music Director	Deva Vaalee	A. R. Rahman Kadhalar Dhinam / Mudhalvan	A. R. Rahman Mudhalvan	A. R. Rahman Sangamam