10. AADUKALAM
AADUKALAM is a Tamil romantic film released in 2011. The story is a sweet-simple love story of two people. The movie has won six awards at the 58th National Film Awards. The film got best Actor, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Movie also got five awards at the 59th National Film Awards. The director Vetrimaran got the best director for the movie through an online poll by the Times of India.
GENRE- ACTION, ROMANTIC-DRAMA
DIRECTOR- VETRIMARAN
CAST- DHANUSH AND TAPASEE PANNU
RELEASE DATE- 14 JANUARY, 2011
IMDb- 8.1/10
9. GHILLI
GHILLI is a sports action and a romantic film released in 2004. The story is about Velu, a kabaddi player who rescues Dhanalakshmi from a powerful man who wanted to marry the girl against her wish. This movie is a Tamil remake of Telugu movie ‘OKKADU’. This movie was considered to be Vijay’s most successful movie in his career.
GENRE- SPORTS-ACTION, ROMANTIC
DIRECTOR- DHARANI
CAST- VIJAY AND TRISH
RELEASE DATE- 17 APRIL, 2004
IMDb- 9/10
8. Theera Kaadhal
Theera Kaadhal is a story of two college students, once a couple & now who have married to different people in life. Will their life cross paths again? Watch out to know! Theera Kaadhal is a tamil movie dubbed in Hindi & available to watch on netflix.
DIRECTOR- Rohin Venkatesan
CAST – Jai, Aishwarya Rajesh and Sshivada
RELEASE DATE- 26th May, 2023
IMDb-6.4/10
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7. BOMBAY
BOMBAY is a Tamil romantic-drama movie released in 1995. The film tells the story of an inter-religious family in Bombay. The movie is set at the times of Bombay riots, which took place between December 1992 and January 1993. The film was one of the highest-grossing films of Tamil-cinema. The movie was well appreciated by critics and audiences. The movie was banned in Singapore and Malaysia.
GENRE- ROMANTIC-DRAMA
DIRECTOR- MANI RATNAM
CAST- ARVIND SWAMI AND MANISHA KOIRALA
RELEASE DATE- 10 MARCH, 1995
IMDb- 8.1/10
6. MOUNA RAGAM
MOUNA RAGAM is a Tamil romantic movie released in 1986. The story tells about a college-girl who is forced to marry a boy named Chandrakumar. The story is about a girl’s inner conflicts between holding onto her past and her present. The movie won the National Film Award for Best Feature film in Tamil. The movie was remade in Hindi as Kasak.
GENRE- ROMANTIC DRAMA
DIRECTOR- MANI RATNAM
CAST- MOHAN AND REVATHI
RELEASE DATE- 15 AUGUST, 1986
IMDb-8.4/10
5. SUBRAMANIAPURAM
SUBRAMANIAPURAM is a crime drama and romantic movie released in 2008. It was a low budget film; still it got lots of appreciation from the critics. Movie stars new actors. The movie became one of the biggest commercial hits of the year.
GENRE- ACTION, DRAMA ROMANTIC
DIRECTOR- SASIKUMAR
CAST- JAI, SASIKUMAR, SAMUTHIRAKANI AND SWATHI
RELEASE DATE- 4 JULY, 2008
IMDb- 8.1/10
4. NENJIL ORU ALAYAM
NENJIL ORU ALAYAM is a romantic drama released in 1962. The story is about three people Seetha, Venu and Murali. Seetha got married to Venu, who contracts Cancer. Seetha took him to a cancer specialist, Murali (who was Seetha’s lover). Venu happily gives Seetha a freedom to marry Murali after his death. The movie was a commercial success and received positive reviews.
GENRE- ROMANTIC DRAMA
DIRECTOR- C.V SRIDHAR
CAST- KALYAN KUMAR, DEVIKA AND R. MUTHURAMAN
RELEASE DATE- 27 JANUARY, 1962
IMDb-7.6/10
3. VAALEE
VAALEE is a psychological thriller romantic film released in 1999. The story is about two identical twins Shiva and Deva. Deva being deaf and mute. Whereas, Shiva happily marries his love interest Priya. Ajith kumar received his first award at Film fare for Best Actor and Jyothika won best female debut.
Director – S.J surya
Cast – Ajith kuamr, Simran and Jyothika
Release date – 30 april, 1999
2. MYNAA
MYNAA is a romantic drama released in 2010. The story is about Mynaa who in order to avoid marriage escapes with her childhood love Suruli and plans to marry him. The film won the Best film award at the 58th National Film awards. Mynaa became a blockbuster hit in 2010.
Director – Prabhu solomon
Cast – Vidharth and amala paul
Release date – 5 november, 2010
IMDb- 7.4/10
1. MOZHI
MOZHI is a musical romantic film released in 2007. The film is about Karthik, who works as a musician. He falls in love with a deaf and mute girl. The story revolves around how the girl accepts Karthik’s love. The film also premiered in the non prize section of 2007 Cannes Film Festival.
Director – Radha Mohan
Cast – Prithviraj, Jyothika, Prakash raj and Swarnamalya
Release date- 23 february, 2007
IMDb-8/10
So, this was the list of 20 most romantic Tamil movies. There are many more movies which you can watch. Do watch these movies if you have missed any of them.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: What are some new Tamil romantic movies to watch?
Ans: Some of the new Tamil romantic movies to watch include:
- Love Today (2022)
- Hey! Sinamika (2022)
- Theera Kaadhal (2023)
- Dada (2023)
Q: Which is the no. 1 love movie in Tamil?
Kaadhal (2004) is the no. 1 love movie in Tamil.
Q: Who is the king of romance movies in India?
When it comes to romance, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is simply unbeatable.
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