This is a list of Tamil language films released in India during 2006.Government cuts entertainment tax to 15% (from 25%) Government cuts entertainment tax to 0% (from 15%) for pure Tamil titles
Box office collection The following is the list of highest-grossing Tamil cinema films released in 2006.
+The Highest Worldwide Gross of 2006 Rank Title Production company Worldwide gross1VaralaruNIC Arts2Vettaiyaadu VilaiyaaduSeventh Channel Communications3Sillunu Oru KaadhalStudio Green4ThimiruGK Film Corporation5Unakkum EnakkumSri Lakshmi ProductionsJayam Company6VallavanSri Raj Lakshmi Films7Thiruvilaiyaadal AarambamR. K. Productions8Imsai Arasan 23rd PulikeceiS Pictures9ThirupathiAVM Productions10AathiV. V. Creations
Released films January — March Opening Title Director Cast Studio Ref JAN 14 Paramasivan P. Vasu Ajith Kumar, Laila, Jayaram Saravana K. S. Ravikumar Silambarasan, Jyothika, Prakash Raj 15 Aathi Ramana Vijay, Trisha Pasa Kiligal Amirtham Prabhu, Murali, Vineeth, Navya Nair, Malavika, Roja, Vadivelu FEB 2 Dishyum Sasi Jiiva, Sandhya 10 Amirtham K. Kannan Ganesh, Navya Nair Chithiram Pesuthadi Mysskin Narain, Bhavana Idhaya Thirudan Saran Jayam Ravi, Kamna Jethmalani, Prakash Raj June R Revathy S. Varma Jyothika, Khushbu, Saritha Kodambakkam K. P. Jagan Nandha, Diya, Tejashree 17 Kalabha Kadhalan Igore Arya, Renuka Menon, Akshaya Kalvanin Kadhali Thamilvaanan S. J. Surya, Nayantara Madrasi Arjun Arjun, Vedhika Nagareega Komali Ramji S. Balan Bala Joseph, Neetha Sree 22 Thambi Seeman R. Madhavan, Pooja 24 Kovai Brothers Sakthi Chidambaram Sathyaraj, Sibiraj, Namitha, Uma, Vadivelu MAR 10 Oru Kadhal Seiveer Ravi Bhargavan Santhosh, Archana Galrani, Krishna Sudesi A. Y. Jeppy Vijayakanth, Ashima Bhalla 17 Mercury Pookkal S. S. Stanley Srikanth, Meera Jasmine Pattiyal Vishnuvardhan Arya, Bharath, Pooja, Padmapriya 24 Unarchigal K. Rajan Sriman, Abitha, Abhinayashree
April — June Opening Title Director Cast Studio Ref APR 7 Theenda Theenda A. P. Muhan Shivhasan, Vinod, Preethi Varma, Shravya 14 Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu Vijay Milton Bharath, Mallika Kapoor, Arun Vijay Pachchak Kuthira Parthiban Parthiban, Namitha Thirupathi Perarasu Ajith Kumar, Sadha Thiruttu Payale Susi Ganesan Jeevan, Sonia Agarwal, Malavika, Abbas MAY 5 Suyetchai MLA Guru Dhanapal Sathyaraj, Goundamani, Mantra, Abitha 12 Kokki Prabu Solomon Karan, Pooja Gandhi Madhu K. Thennarasu Githan Ramesh, Priyamani 19 Jerry S. B. Khanthan Githan Ramesh, Shruthi Raj, Mumtaj, Meera Vasudevan Thalai Nagaram Suraj Sundar C, Jyothirmayi, Vadivelu 26 Kalinga Ram Prabha Bala, Nandhana Pudhupettai Selvaraghavan Dhanush, Sneha, Sonia Agarwal JUN 2 Don Chera K. S. Saravanan Ranjith, Sujibala 9 Parijatham K. Bhagyaraj Prithviraj, Saranya Bhagyaraj 15 Kaivantha Kalai Pandiarajan Prithvi Rajan, Shruthi, Pandiarajan, Malavika 16 Naalai Uday Mahesh Richard Rishi, Natty Subramaniam, Madhumitha 23 Aacharya Ravi Vignesh, Divya, Nassar Kusthi Raj Kapoor Prabhu, Karthik, Manya, Flora, Vadivelu 30 Uyir Samy Srikanth, Sangeetha, Samvrutha Sunil
July — September Opening f Title Director Cast Studio Ref JUL 6 Thullura Vayasu Gopal Raghava, Deepika 8 Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei Chimbu Deven Vadivelu, Monika, Tejashree 14 Thodamale V. Rajendra Kumar Narain, Uma Thoothukudi Harikumar Harikumar, Karthika Yuga Yaar Kannan Richard, Swarnamalya, Manikandan, Santhoshi 2147A Besant Nagar Varai Goutham Krishna Abbas, Sangeetha, Ravali Raja & Raju Associates 27 Boys and Girls V. Rajagopal Arjun Singh, Shyla Lopez All Light Productions Sasanam Mahendran Arvind Swamy, Gautami, Ranjitha Unakkum Enakkum Mohan Raja Jayam Ravi, Trisha, Prabhu, Richa Pallod AUG 4 Kadhale En Kadhale PC Shekhar Naveen, Shrutha Keerthi, Roma Asrani Thimiru Tarun Gopi Vishal, Reemma Sen, Sriya Reddy Vanjagan A. M. Bhaskar Sujibala, Prathap, Suman 11 Kurukshetram Jayabharathi Sathyaraj, Roja 17 Nee Venunda Chellam L. Venkatesan Githan Ramesh, Gajala, Namitha 25 Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu Gautham Vasudev Menon Kamal Haasan, Jyothika, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Prakash Raj SEP 1 16 Naatkal Ravi Srinivas R. S. K. G, Ananthy, Ganaa Ulakanathan 7 Em Magan Thirumurugan Bharath, Gopika, Nassar, Saranya Ponvannan, Vadivelu 8 Jambhavan Nandhakumar Prashanth, Nila, Meghna Naidu Sillunu Oru Kaadhal N. Krishna Suriya, Jyothika, Bhumika Chawla 14 Perarasu Udhayan Vijayakanth, Debina Bonnerjee 22 Manathodu Mazhaikalam Arputhan Shaam, Samiksha, Nithya Das, Jayasurya 24 Kedi Jyothi Krishna Ravi Krishna, Ileana D'Cruz, Tamannaah
October — December Opening Title Director Cast Studio Ref OCT 6 Sengathu Indhu Nathan Nishanth, Payal, Ilavarasu TKM Films 13 Maranthen Meimaranthen Sivaraman Yohaa, Poornitha Foot Steps Production 20 Dharmapuri Perarasu Vijayakanth, Lakshmi Rai, Manivannan Sri Surya Movies E S. P. Jananathan Jiiva, Nayanthara, Pasupathy, Ashish Vidyarthi Super Good Films Varalaru K. S. Ravikumar Ajith Kumar, Asin, Kanika NIC Arts 21 Thalaimagan Sarath Kumar Sarathkumar, Nayanthara, Mukesh Tiwari Radaan Mediaworks Vallavan Silambarasan Silambarasan, Nayanthara, Reemma Sen, Sandhya Sri Raj Lakshmi Films Vattaram Saran Arya, Kirat Bhattal, Napoleon Gemini Productions NOV 10 Kizhakku Kadarkarai Salai S. S. Stanley Srikanth, Bhavana, Suresh Ven Thiraikkalam Vathiyar A. Venkatesh Arjun, Mallika Kapoor, Prakash Raj AP Film Garden 17 Aavani Thingal Harikrishna Subramanian Gopalakrishnan, Tejini, Mathisha Rayar Films International Desiya Paravai Babu Ganesh Suresh, Urvashi, Babu Ganesh, Vadivelu S Sen International Prathi Gnayiru 9 Manimudhal 10.30 Varai M. Anbu Ramesh, Poornitha, Karunas Vision 21 24 Rendu Sundar C R. Madhavan, Reemma Sen, Anushka Shetty Avni Cinemax Sivappathigaram Karu Pazhaniappan Vishal, Mamta Mohandas, Raghuvaran Screen Play Entertainment 30 Iruvar Mattum Dwaraki Raghavan Abhay, Sunitha Varma V R Miracle Movies DEC 1 Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam Kasthuri Raja Harish Kumar, Kiran, Lakshmi Priya R K Productions Mann Pudhiyavan Vijith, Shana Mahendran, Chandrasekhar Cine Range Films Nenjil Selva Navdeep, Aparna Pillai, Ranjitha Karpagam Entertainment 8 Chennai Kadhal Vikraman Bharath, Genelia D'Souza, Radharavi V Creations 15 Aadu Puli Aattam Sanjay Ram Mani Prakash, Vennila, Rekha Sri Opa Creations Ganapathy Vanthachi P. C. Guna Udhai, Rajesh, Mathisha Prime Movie Makers Nenjirukkum Varai S. A. Chandrasekhar Narain, Poonam Kaur, Thalaivasal Vijay Baba Films Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam Boopathy Pandian Dhanush, Shriya Saran, Prakash Raj Karthick Cine Vision 17 Veyil Vasanthabalan Pasupathy, Bharath, Bhavana, Sriya Reddy, Priyanka Nair S Pictures 22 Azhagiya Asura Nagu Yogi, Regina, Nanditha Jennifer Jeyram Creations Ilakkanam Chandraseyan Vishnu Priyan, Uma, Vinu Chakravarthy Nanneri Padaippagam Poi K. Balachander Uday Kiran, Vimala Raman, Geethu Mohandas Duet Movies Thirudi K. Shankar Kathir, Dhanya, Rajeev GV Films 28 Mazhaithuli Mazhaithuli K. G. Gurushankar K. G. Gurushankar, Raveena, Reshmi Lights On Films Thagapansamy Shiva Shanmugam Prashanth, Pooja, Namitha Thirumalai Creations 29 Adaikalam Bhuvanaraja Prashanth, Uma, Thyagarajan Kaladass Creations Kasu Gowri Manohar Rahman, Sangeetha, Rajashree Palavodai Amman Creations
Other
The following films were also released in 2006, though their release dates remain unknown. Title Director Cast Studio Ref Aattam V. K. Iyanar Sharuk, Saritha Dass, Sabitha Anand Kandha Lakshmi Creations December 26 R. Manivasakan Nikil, Payal Lucky Movie Media Enga Veettu Ponu L. Ragunath Saravana Kumar, Balaji Kanna, Rubiga Vaishali Cini Combines Jayanth Karthik Kumar Livingston, Preethi Varma Anis Creations Kadhalum Katrumara Suriya Selvan Udhaya, Vihasini, Livingston Shree Draupadhi Amman Films Laya V. Rishiraj V. Rishiraj, Ganesh, Karishma, Bharathi Roshan Film International Manasukkulea Sriguru Abhay, Akshaya Rao, Senthil Ajmir Film Combines
Awards Category/organization Filmfare Awards South4 August 2007 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards6 September 2007 Best Film Veyil Veyil Best Director VasanthabalanVeyil ThirumuruganEm Magan Best Actor Ajith KumarVaralaru Kamal Haasan •Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu Bharath Srinivasan Em Magan Best Actress BhavanaVeyyil TrishaAathi Gopika Em Magan (2006) Best Music Director A. R. RahmanSillunu Oru Kaadhal Yuvan Shankar RajaPattiyal
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