Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 4 October 2004, gross fell to 115 per cent of net.[1] The Commercial Taxes Department disclosed ₹43.65 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.[2]
A list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 2005 by release date:
Box office collection
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List of Tamil films
January—March
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio | Ref |
J
A
N | 12 | Dancer | Keyaar | Kutty, Robert, Kanika | | |
| 14 | Aayudham | M. A. Murugesh | Prashanth, Sneha | | |
| Ayya | Hari | Sarath Kumar, Nayantara, Napoleon | | |
| Devathaiyai Kanden | Boopathy Pandian | Dhanush, Sridevi Vijayakumar, Kunal | | |
| Thirupaachi | Perarasu | Vijay, Trisha Krishnan, Mallika | | |
| 21 | Iyer IPS | Hari Rajan | Sathyaraj, Megha, Sanghavi | | |
| 28 | Ayodhya | R. Jayaprakash | Mohankumar, Ramana, Rekha Unnikrishnan, Ragini Nandwani | | |
F
E
B | 4 | Kannamma | S. S. Baba Vikram | Meena, Prem Kumar, Bose Venkat | | |
| 11 | Ji | N. Linguswamy | Ajith Kumar, Trisha Krishnan | |
| 18 | Kannadi Pookal | K. Shahjahan | Parthiban, Kaveri | | |
| Sukran | S. A. Chandrasekhar | Vijay, Ravi Krishna, Natassha | | |
| Ulla Kadathal | Pugazhendhi Thangaraj | Vignesh, Yugendran, Kutty Radhika | | |
| 25 | Aadhikkam | V. C. Guhanathan | Vignesh, Ranjith, Monal | | |
M
A
R | 4 | Kadhal FM | Jayaprakash | Manikandan, Shivani Singh, Aravind Akash | | |
| Mannin Maindhan | Rama Narayanan | Sathyaraj, Sibiraj, Suha | | |
| Raam | Ameer | Jiiva, Gajala, Saranya, Rahman | | |
| Rightaa Thappaa | R. Bhuvana | Ramana, Uma | | |
| 10 | Maayavi | Singampuli | Suriya, Jyothika, Sathyan | | |
| 11 | London | Sundar C | Prashanth, Ankitha, Mumtaj, Pandiarajan | | |
| 18 | Jathi | R. Vijaragava | Sathya, Sujitha | | |
| Karagattakkari | Bharathi Kannan | Roja, SSR Kannan, Vilashini | | |
| 25 | Kicha Vayasu 16 | A. N. Rajagopal | Simran, Manikandan, Jai Akash | | |
April—June
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio | Ref |
A
P
R | 1 | Girivalam | Shivraj | Shaam, Richard Rishi, Tanu Roy | | |
| Gurudeva | Jaffer | Jai Akash, Pranathi | | |
| Thaka Thimi Tha | Sundar C | Yuvakrishna, Ankitha, Vivek | | |
| 8 | Sevvel | Primose | Jai Akash, Rajkiran, Misha | | |
| 14 | Chandramukhi | P. Vasu | Rajinikanth, Jyothika, Nayantara, Prabhu, Vadivelu | | |
| Priyasakhi | K. S. Adhiyaman | R. Madhavan, Sadha | | |
| Sachein | John Mahendran | Vijay, Genelia D'Souza, Vadivelu | | |
| 15 | Mumbai Xpress | Singeetham Sreenivasa Rao | Kamal Haasan, Manisha Koirala, Ramesh Aravind | | |
M
A
Y | 6 | Jithan | Vincent Selva | Githan Ramesh, Pooja, Sarath Kumar | | |
| Karka Kasadara | R. V. Udayakumar | Vikranth, Lakshmi Rai, Diya, Vadivelu | | |
| 12 | 6'2" | V. Senthil Kumar | Sathyaraj, Sunitha Varma, Vadivelu | | |
| 13 | Kana Kandaen | K. V. Anand | Srikanth, Gopika, Prithviraj | | |
| 20 | Amudhae | Ezhil | Jai Akash, Madhumitha, Pranathi | | |
| Arinthum Ariyamalum | Vishnuvardhan | Arya, Navdeep, Sameksha, Prakash Raj | | |
| 27 | Kadhal Seiya Virumbu | Ravi Bhargavan | Santhosh, Srisha, Aswitha | | |
| Neeye Nijam | Indhran | Shaan Vijay, Sumesh, Tejashree | | |
| Pesuvoma | S. K. Udayan | Kunal, Sharmilee | | |
| Power of Women | Jayadevi | Khushbu, Hariharan, Riyaz Khan | | |
J
U
N | 3 | Ullam Ketkumae | Jeeva | Shaam, Arya, Laila, Pooja, Asin | | |
| Padhavi Paduthum Paadu | C. Ramalingam | Ranjith, Anamika | | |
| 10 | Anniyan | Shankar | Vikram, Sadha, Prakash Raj, Vivek | | |
| 24 | Englishkaran | Sakthi Chidambaram | Sathyaraj, Madhumitha, Namitha, Vadivelu | | |
| Pon Megalai | Sakthi Chithran | Nithya Das, Abhinay, Charan Raj | | |
July—September
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio | Ref |
J
U
L | 1 | Kaatrullavarai | Radha Bharathi | Jai Akash, Pranathi | | |
| 15 | Chinna | Sundar C | Arjun, Sneha | | |
| 22 | Ayul Regai | K. G. Ashok | Thennavan, Karikalam, Sriji, Gayathri | | |
| February 14 | S. P. Hosimin | Bharath, Renuka Menon, Ajmal | | |
| 29 | Daas | Babu Yogeswaran | Jayam Ravi, Renuka Menon | | |
| Thullum Kaalam | Charana | Rajeev, Vineetha, Tharika | | |
A
U
G | 5 | Selvam | Agathiyan | Nandha, Uma, Vani | | |
| Varapogum Sooriyane | S. Karuppusamy | Trivikram, Priyanjali | | |
| 10 | Alaiyadikkuthu | Kalimuthu | Sindhu Tolani, Naveen Dhanush, Aari Arujunan | | |
| 12 | ABCD | Saravana Subbiah | Shaam, Sneha, Aparna Pillai, Nandana | | |
| 15 | Ponniyin Selvan | Radha Mohan | Ravi Krishna, Gopika, Revathi | | |
| 19 | Andha Naal Nyabagam | Mani Bharathy | Ramana, Sridevika, Tejashree | | |
| 24 | Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy | Thangar Bachan | Thangar Bachan, Navya Nair | | |
| 26 | Oru Naal Oru Kanavu | Fazil | Srikanth, Sonia Agarwal | | |
S
E
P | 2 | Oru Kalluriyin Kathai | Nandha Periyasamy | Arya, Sonia Agarwal | | |
| 9 | Anbe Aaruyire | S. J. Surya | S. J. Surya, Nila | | |
| Thotti Jaya | V. Z. Durai | Silambarasan, Gopika | | |
| 16 | Karpanai | Ashok Raj | Harish Raghavendra, Keerthi, Sudhi Nambiar, Arpitha | | |
| 23 | Chanakya | A. Venkatesh | Sarath Kumar, Namitha, Laya | | |
| Kalaiyatha Ninaivugal | Suraj | Vishwaji, Poorvaja | | [5] |
| Mudhal Aasai | A. R. Matheazhagan | Ganesh, Santhosh, Sitara Vaidya | | |
| 29 | Ghajini | AR Murugadoss | Suriya, Asin, Nayantara | | |
| 30 | Mazhai | S. Rajkumar | Jayam Ravi, Shriya Saran | | |
October—December
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio | Ref |
O
C
T | 14 | Kundakka Mandakka | Ashokan | R. Parthiban, Lakshmi Rai, Vadivelu, Mallika | | |
| Thirudiya Idhayathai | Murali Krishna | Rohan, Kunal, Shubha Poonja | | |
| 21 | Navarasa | Santosh Sivan | Shwetha, Khushbu, Bobby Darling | | |
| 28 | Kasthuri Maan | A. K. Lohithadas | Prasanna, Meera Jasmine | | |
N
O
V | 1 | Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam | Balu Mahendra | Dhanush, Priyamani | | |
| Ambuttu Imbuttu Embuttu | Ashok Kashyap | Tejashwini Prakash, Crane Manohar | | |
| Sivakasi | Perarasu | Vijay, Asin, Prakash Raj | | |
| Perusu | Kamaraj | Madhu, Deepa, Gemini Balaji, Risha | | |
| Majaa | Shafi | Vikram, Asin, Pasupathy | | |
| 11 | Saadhuriyan | D. J. Kumar | Manoj Bharathiraja, Nandhana, Kunal, Bharathi | | |
| 18 | Anbe Vaa | K. Selva Bharathy | Thendral, Sridevika, Vivek | | |
| Bambara Kannaley | Parthy Baskar | Srikanth, Aarti Agarwal, Namitha, Vikramaditya | | |
| 20 | Kanda Naal Mudhal | V. Priya | Prasanna, Laila, Karthik Kumar | | |
D
E
C | 2 | Aanai | Selva | Arjun, Namitha, Keerthi Chawla | | |
| Thavamai Thavamirundhu | Cheran | Cheran, Padmapriya, Rajkiran, Saranya | | |
| 8 | Manthiran | Ravichandran | Hamsavardhan, Sruthi, Rajan P. Dev | | |
| 9 | Aaru | Hari | Suriya, Trisha Krishnan | | |
| Vetrivel Sakthivel | Lakshmi Priyan | Sathyaraj, Sibiraj, Nikita Thukral, Khushbu | | |
| 16 | Sandakozhi | N. Lingusamy | Vishal, Meera Jasmine, Rajkiran | | |
| 18 | Veeranna | Kalanidhi | Napoleon, Anamika | | |
| 22 | Vanakkam Thalaiva | Sakthi Paramesh | Sathyaraj, Abbas, Susan, Pranathi | | |
| 23 | Sorry Enaku Kalyanamayidichu | Sagar | Sriman, Swarnamalya, Flora | | |
| 30 | Plus Koottani | Babu Ganesh | Babu Ganesh, Manthra | | [6] |
- Other releases
The following Tamil films were also released in 2005, though the release date remains unknown.[7]
| Title | Director | Cast | Music director |
| Unnai Enakku Pidichuruku | Anbu Saravanan | Aswin, Aswini, Naveen, Munna | Sirpy |
| Iyyappa Saamy | Ravi-Raja | Pandiarajan, Ishaq Hussaini, Preethi Varma, Lavanya | Pradeep Ravi |
| Sendhalam Poove | A. C. Deepa Raj | Livingston, Devayani | Vimalraj |
| Thiru Thiru | S. D. Shri Ram Vasu | Pandiarajan, Nanditha Jennifer | |
| Pillayar Pettaiyum Kandhu Vattiyum | Govindarasu | | |
| Pen Nila | | | |
| Pondatti Jeyichutta | | | |
| Povoma Oorgolam | | | |
| My Dear Ramasamy | | | |
| Rekkai | B. Lenin | G. V. Narayana Rao, M. S. Visalatchi, N. Madhan Kumar | Amarji |
| Vairavan | Karikalan | Karikalan, Pandiarajan, Karisma, Sathya | Aasan |
Awards
References
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