Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 12 June 2000, gross fell to 125 per cent of net.[1][2] The Commercial Taxes Department disclosed ₹75.07 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.[3]
A list of films released in the Tamil film industry in India in 2003:
| Opening
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Title |
Director |
Cast |
Studio |
Ref
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J
A
N
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10
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Dhool |
Dharani |
Vikram, Jyothika, Reemma Sen
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| 15
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Anbe Sivam |
Sundar C |
Kamal Haasan, Madhavan, Kiran
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| Annai Kaligambal |
Rama Narayanan |
Livingston, Ramya Krishnan, Anu Prabhakar
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| Chokka Thangam |
K. Bhagyaraj |
Vijayakanth, Soundarya, Prakash Raj
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| Kalatpadai |
J. Ramesh |
Jai, Vidhu
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| Ramachandra |
Raj Kapoor |
Sathyaraj, Vijayalakshmi
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| Vaseegara |
K. Selva Bharathy |
Vijay, Sneha
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| 24
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Pop Corn |
Nassar |
Mohanlal, Simran
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| 31
|
Aasai Aasaiyai |
Ravi Mariya |
Jiiva, Sharmilee
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F
E
B
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6
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Anbu |
Thalapathy Raj |
Bala, Deepu, Vadivelu
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| 14
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Anbu Thollai |
Hayath |
Pandiarajan, Ravali
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| Julie Ganapathi |
Balu Mahendra |
Jayaram, Saritha, Ramya Krishnan
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| Kadhaludan |
Rajakumaran |
Murali, Devayani, Abbas
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| Student Number 1 |
Selva |
Sibi Raj, Sherin
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| 21
|
Yes Madam |
Rajaji |
Prabhu, Vijayalakshmi, Vindhya
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| 28
|
Military |
G. Sai Suresh |
Sathyaraj, Rambha, Vijayalakshmi
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| Pallavan |
Padmamagan |
Manoj Bharathiraja, Rathi
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M
A
R
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20
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Ilasu Pudhusu Ravusu |
L. C. Selva |
Deepak Dinkar, Suja Varunee, Vadivelu
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| Manasellam |
Santhosh |
Srikanth, Trisha
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| Nilavil Kalangamillai |
V. Sabrivel |
Agnivesh, Malar, Babilona
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| Pavalakkodi |
Ram-CP Saravanan |
Vijay Sarathi, Robert, Paval, Shaama, Nirosha
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| 21
|
Ennai Thalatta Varuvala |
K. S. Ravindran |
Ajith Kumar, Vignesh, Reshma
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| Opening
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Title |
Director |
Cast |
Studio |
Ref
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A
P
R
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11
|
Magic Magic 3D |
Jose |
Suraj Balajee, S. P. Balasubramaniam, Pooja Kumar, Tirlok Malik
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| 13
|
Dum |
A. Venkatesh |
Silambarasan, Rakshita
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| Kadhal Sadugudu |
V. Z. Durai |
Vikram, Priyanka Trivedi
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| Sena |
Sujith |
Sathyaraj, Aravind Akash, Rakshita
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| 14
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Arasu |
Suresh |
Sarathkumar, Simran, Roja
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| Banda Paramasivam |
T. P. Gajendran |
Prabhu, Abbas, Rambha, Monika
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| 25
|
Punnagai Poove |
S. D. Sabapathy |
Nandha, Kaveri, Rekha Vedavyas
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| Well Done |
Ravindran |
Jayanth, Chytra Hallikeri
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M
A
Y
|
1
|
Anbe Anbe |
Mani Bharathi |
Shaam, Sharmelee
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| Indru Mudhal |
M. A. Murugesh |
Mithun Tejaswi, Daisy Bopanna, Nanditha
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| Saamy |
Hari |
Vikram, Trisha
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| 8
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Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu |
Sakthi Chidambaram |
Jai Akash, Neha, Hamsavardhan, Monica
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| Pudhiya Geethai |
K. P. Jagannath |
Vijay, Ameesha Patel, Meera Jasmine
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| 16
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Lesa Lesa |
Priyadarshan |
Shaam, Trisha
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| Parthiban Kanavu |
Karu Pazhaniappan |
Srikanth, Sneha
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| 30
|
Parasuram |
Arjun |
Arjun, Kiran, Gayathri Raguram
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J
U
N
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12
|
Nala Damayanthi |
Mouli |
R. Madhavan, Geetu Mohandas, Shrutika
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| 13
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Paarai |
K. S. Ravikumar |
Sarath Kumar, Jayaram, Meena, Ramya Krishnan
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| 20
|
Jayam |
M. Raja |
Jayam Ravi, Sadha
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| Opening
|
Title |
Director |
Cast |
Studio |
Ref
|
J
U
L
|
4
|
Ice |
Raghuraj |
Ashok, Priyanka Trivedi
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| Kaadhal Kondein |
Selvaraghavan |
Dhanush, Sonia Agarwal
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| Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi |
K. Rajeswar |
Simran, Sonu Sood, Sherin
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| Whistle |
J.D-Jerry |
Vikramaditya, Sherin, Gayathri Raguram
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| 11
|
Priyamaana Thozhi |
Vikraman |
R. Madhavan, Jyothika, Sridevi Vijayakumar
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| 18
|
Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu |
Kanmani |
Mithun Tejaswi, Charmee
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| Kadhal Kisu Kisu |
P. Vasu |
Bala, Charmee
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| Thayumanavan |
Saravanan |
Saravanan, Prema
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A
U
G
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1
|
Idhayamae |
Raviraja |
Ishaq Hussaini, Krishnana, Vadivelu
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| Kaakha Kaakha |
Gautham Vasudev Menon |
Suriya, Jyothika
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| Thithikudhe |
Brinda Sarathy |
Jiiva, Sridevi Vijayakumar, Shrutika
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| Vikadan |
Arun Pandian |
Harish Raghavendra, Arun Pandian, Gayathri Raguram, Radhika Chaudhari
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| 8
|
Eera Nilam |
Bharathiraja |
Manoj Bharathiraja, Nanditha
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| 15
|
Alaudin |
Ravi Chakravathy |
Prabhu Deva, Ashima Bhalla
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| Thennavan |
Nandakumaran |
Vijayakanth, Kiran Rathod
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| 23
|
Diwan |
Surya Prakash |
Sarath Kumar, Kiran Rathod
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| 29
|
Boys |
S. Shankar |
Siddharth, Genelia, Vivek, Bharath, Nakul, Thaman, Manikandan
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S
E
P
|
5
|
Success |
Prashanthshekhar |
Dushyanth, Sonia Agarwal, Nandana
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| Thiruda Thirudi |
Subramaniam Siva |
Dhanush, Chaya Singh
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| 12
|
Alai |
Vikram Kumar |
Silambarasan, Trisha
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| Aalukkoru Aasai |
V. Sekhar |
Sathyaraj, Meena, Manthra
|
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| 19
|
Naam |
Saba Kailash |
Prakash Raj, Reshmi
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| Unnai Charanadaindhen |
Samuthirakani |
Venkat Prabhu, S. P. B. Charan, Meera Vasudevan, Santhoshi
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| Dhivya Teacher |
Kuha Jayaraj |
Anand, Vinitha, Jagan
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| 27
|
Bheeshmar |
Ranjith |
Ranjith, Devayani
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| Galatta Ganapathy |
Karthik Kumar |
Pandiarajan, Sanghavi
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| Kaiyodu Kai |
Rajan Sarma |
Aravind Akash, Yugendran, Sona
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| Ragasiyamai |
Amuthan |
Prasanna, Neelan Singh
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| Three Roses |
Parameswar |
Rambha, Jyothika, Laila
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| Winner |
Sundar C |
Prashanth, Kiran, Vadivelu
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| Opening
|
Title |
Director |
Cast |
Studio |
Ref
|
O
C
T
|
10
|
Vadakku Vaasal |
B. M. Sundar |
Karthik Kumar, Rithana
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| 24
|
Anjaneya |
N. Maharajan |
Ajith Kumar, Meera Jasmine
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| Ottran |
Ilankannan |
Arjun, Simran, Tejashree
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| Pithamagan |
Bala |
Vikram, Suriya, Laila, Sangeetha
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| Thirumalai |
Ramana |
Vijay, Jyothika, Kausalya
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N
O
V
|
14
|
Jay Jay |
Saran |
R. Madhavan, Pooja, Amoga
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| 21
|
Iyarkai |
S. P. Jananathan |
Shaam, Arun Vijay, Kutti Radhika
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| Kurumbu |
Vishnuvardhan |
Allari Naresh, Nikita Thukral, Diya
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| 28
|
Nadhi Karaiyinile |
Ponvannan |
Saranya Ponvannan
|
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D
E
C
|
5
|
Anbe Un Vasam |
R. Balu |
Ashwin, Rathi Arumugam, Yogan
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| Mullil Roja |
Kasthuri Pandian |
Vishnu, Lahari, Lakshmi
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| 12
|
Ooruku Nooruper |
B. Lenin |
Hans Kaushik, Archana, Kripa
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| 19
|
Enakku 20 Unakku 18 |
Jyothi Krishna |
Tarun Kumar, Trisha, Shriya
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| Joot |
Azhagam Perumal |
Srikanth, Meera Jasmine
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| Paththikichu |
S. S. Arasan |
Devaguru, Manjari, Shakeela, Abhinayashree
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[4]
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| Thathi Thavadhu Manasu |
Azhagu Rajusundaram |
Mumtaj, Kalabhavan Mani
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| Soori |
Shelvan |
Vignesh, R. Parthiepan, Uma, Vijayalakshmi
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| 25
|
Indru |
Naveen Muthuraman |
Karthik, Tanu Roy
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| Sindhamal Sitharamal |
K. A. Shanmugavel |
Abbas, Nanditha
|
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| 26
|
Kadhal Kirukkan |
Sakthi Chidambaram |
R. Parthiepan, Richa Pallod, Vineeth
|
|
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| Oruththi |
Amshan Kumar |
Ganesh Babu, Poorvaja, Bala Singh
|
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The following films also released in 2003, though the release date remains unknown.[5]
