Prior to the amendment of Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 4 October 2004, gross was 125 per cent of net for all films. Post-amendment, gross fell to 115 per cent of net. The Commercial Taxes Department disclosed 59.09 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.CTD reports 59.09 crore ET collection in 2004-05
A list of films released in the Tamil film industry in India in 2004:
Box office collection The following is the list of highest-grossing Tamil cinema films released in 2004.
+The Highest Worldwide Gross of 2004 Rank Title Production company Worldwide gross1GhilliSri Surya Movies2VirumaandiRaaj Kamal Films International3Vasool Raja MBBSGemini Film Circuit4ManmadhanIndian Theatre Productions5M. Kumaran Son of MahalakshmiJayam Productions6Engal AnnaAandal Azhagar Cine Creations7MadhureyMovie Magic8AutographDream Theatres97/G Rainbow ColonySri Surya Movies10ArulLakshmi Productions
List of Tamil films January—March Opening Title Director Cast Studio Ref JAN 1 Baabi M. V. Gopalan Kadhal Saregama Ameerjan Kaushik 14 Engal Anna Siddique Vijayakanth, Prabhu Deva, Pandiarajan, Swarnamalya, Namitha, Vadivelu Aandal Azhagar Cine Creations Image Alex Pandian Jai Varma, Abhinayashree Imayam Entertainers Jai S. Narayan Prashanth, Anshu Ambani, Thyagarajan, Rajkiran, Bhanupriya Lakshmi Shanthi Movies Kovil Hari Silambarasan, Sonia Agarwal, Rajkiran, Nassar Sri Surya Movies Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan S. S. Stanley Dhanush, Aparna Pillai, Karunas Indian Theatre Production Virumaandi Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan, Abhirami, Napoleon, Pasupathy, Rohini Raaj Kamal Films International FEB 6 Thendral Thangar Bachan Parthiban, Uma, Swathi Aascar Films Vayasu Pasanga Bharathi Kannan Anush, Jai Arvind, Master Manikandan, Vindhya V. Productions 13 Kamaraj A. Balakrishnan Richard Madhuram, Vijayan, Mahendran, V. S. Raghavan Ramana Communications Shakthi International Varnajalam Nakulan Ponnusamy Srikanth, Sadha, Kutty Radhika GJ Cinema 20 Autograph Cheran Cheran, Sneha, Gopika, Mallika, Kanika Dream Theaters Kangalal Kaidhu Sei Bharathiraja Vaseegaran, Priyamani, Sanath Gunathilake Lakshmi Movie Makers 26 Ennavo Pudichirukku Meenakshi Sundaram Sudeep Sarangi, Bharani, Sindhuri SSS Good Look Films 27 Campus Sharvi Sajith Raj, Nitesh, Divya Dwivedi, Sheetal Shah Dreamland Movies MAR 5 Adi Thadi Shivraj Sathyaraj, Napoleon, Abbas, Rathi, Sukanya Sundari Films Gambeeram Suresh Sarath Kumar, Laila, Pranathi, Vadivelu Mass Movie Makers 12 Nee Mattum Mathi Natesh Jana, Deepu, Preethi 19 Aarumugasaamy Raviraja Pandiarajan, Preethi Varma 26 Pethi Solla Thattathea Dharma Pandiarajan, Nanditha Udhaya Azhagam Perumal Vijay, Simran Pyramid Entertainment
April—June Opening Title Director Cast Studio Ref APR 2 Kadhal Dot Com Selvaraj Prasanna, Anu Sasi, Shruthi Raj AAA Movies International 14 Kanavu Meippada Vendum Janaki Vishwanathan Ramya Krishnan, Asim Sharma, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Karthik Srinivasan Sruthika Foundations Kuthu A. Venkatesh Silambarasan, Divya Spandana, Kalabhavan Mani Daivanai Movies 17 Ghilli Dharani Vijay, Trisha, Prakash Raj, Ashish Vidyarthi Sri Surya Movies 23 Aethirree K. S. Ravikumar R. Madhavan, Sadha, Kanika, Rahman Mars Entertainment Group Vaanam Vasappadum P. C. Sriram Karthik Kumar, Poongkothai Chandrahasan, Revathi, Nassar R. K. Digital Film Makers Kavithai G. Kicha Vamsi, Chaya Singh, Sarath Babu MAY 1 Arul Hari Vikram, Jyothika, Pasupathy, Kollam Thulasi Lakshmi Productions Jana Shaji Kailas Ajith Kumar, Sneha, Manoj K. Jayan, Siddique Roja Combines 7 Perazhagan Sasi Shanker Suriya, Jyothika, Vivek AVM Productions 14 Settai Shivan Pandiarajan, Livingston, Vindhya 21 Aaytha Ezhuthu Mani Ratnam Suriya, R. Madhavan, Siddharth, Meera Jasmine, Trisha, Esha Deol Madras Talkies JUN 11 Jore Selva Sathyaraj, Sibiraj, Bhanupriya, Gajala, Ramana Sena Films Maanasthan Marumalarchi Bharathi Sarath Kumar, Abbas, Sakshi Sivanand Malar Combines 25 Machi K. S. Vasanthakumar Dushyanth Ramkumar, Shubha Poonja, Pasupathy Indian Theatre Production Super Da Azhagu Raja Sundaram Ramki, Kunal, Anusha Sree Ashtalakshmi Films
July—September Opening Title Director Cast Studio Ref JUL 9 New S. J. Surya S. J. Surya, Simran, Devayani, Kiran Rathod Annai Mary Madha Creations Singara Chennai Suriyan Abhinay, Rathi, Kalabhavan Mani 16 Saga Ramesh Krish Akshaya Sema Ragalai Ram Sathyaraj, Devayani, Kalabhavan Mani 23 Shock Thiagarajan Prashanth, Meena, Abbas Lakshmi Shanthi Movies Sullan Ramana Dhanush, Sindhu Tolani, Pasupathy Sri Saravanaa Creations 30 Azhagiya Theeye Radha Mohan Prasanna, Navya Nair, Jai Varma, Prakash Raj Duet Movies Loves K. Jayapandian Thamizh, Sona, Sweety Kadhale Jayam V. Natarajan V. Natarajan, Sudeep Sarangi, Swathika, Preethi Varma Natarajan Films AUG 6 Sound Party Aarthi Kumar Sathyaraj, Prathyusha, Manivannan, Vadivelu G. R. Gold Films 10Arivumani M. K. Kennedy Murali, Meera Vasudevan, Shreesha Winner Creations 15 Vasool Raja MBBS Saran Kamal Haasan, Sneha, Prabhu, Prakash Raj, Jayasurya Raaj Kamal Films International 22 Azhagesan Aarthi Kumar Sathyaraj, Prema, Manoj K. Jayan Grace Movie Makers 29 Kalamulla Kalam Varai Udhaya Madhurey Ramana Madhesh Vijay, Rakshitha, Sonia Agarwal, Tejashree Movie Magic SEP 3 Kudaikul Mazhai R. Parthiban R. Parthiban, Madhumitha, Sriman, Deepa Venkat Bioscope Film Framers 10 Chellamae Gandhi Krishna Vishal, Reemma Sen, Bharath, Vivek GJ Cinema 17 Arasatchi N. Maharajan Arjun, Lara Dutta, Raghuvaran, Karan Cee (I)TV Entertainment(P) Ltd. Gajendra Suresh Krishna Vijayakanth, Laya, Flora Tamilanai Cine Creation
October—December Opening Title Director Cast Studio Ref OCT 1 Giri Sundar C Arjun, Reemma Sen, Divya Spandana, Devayani Avni Cinemax M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi M. Raja Jayam Ravi, Asin, Nadhiya, Prakash Raj Jayam Productions Oru Murai Sollividu A. Jawahar Rohit, Janapriya, Yugendran Kamakshi Amman Creations 8 Bose Senthil Kumar Srikanth, Sneha, Kalabhavan Mani Shri Mahalakshmi Combines Rush S. Rajkumar Rajkumar, Mangai 15 Adhu Ramesh Balakrishnan Sneha, Abbas, Aravind, Suha Vishwas Films 22 7G Rainbow Colony Selvaraghavan Ravi Krishna, Sonia Agarwal, Suman Shetty Sri Surya Movies Vishwa Thulasi Sumathy Ram Mammooty, Nandita Das 29 En Purushan Ethir Veetu Ponnu Barani Kumar Pandiarajan, Sanghavi, Radhika Chaudhari, Abhinayashree NOV 5 Neranja Manasu Samudrakani Vijayakanth, Susan, Mahima, Nassar GJ Cinema 12 Attahasam Saran Ajith Kumar, Pooja, Babu Antony, Sujatha Vijayam Cine Combines Chatrapathy Srimahesh Sarath Kumar, Nikita Thukral, Prakash Raj, Vadivelu JJ Films Dreams Kasthuri Raja Dhanush, Diya, Parul Yadav Akshay Films Manmadhan A. J. Murugan Silambarasan Silambarasan, Jyothika, Sindhu Tolani, Atul Kulkarni Indian Theatre Production DEC 3 Amma Appa Chellam Suriyan Bala, Chaya Singh, Sathya Ramadevi Cine Enterprises Maha Nadigan Sakthi Chidambaram Sathyaraj, Manoj Bharathiraja, Mallika, Namitha, Mumtaj Sundari Films 17 Aai A. Venkatesh Sarath Kumar, Namitha, Kalabhavan Mani Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam Jaisurya Manoj Kumar Arjun, Laila, Chaya Singh Guru Films Jananam Ramesh Selvan Arun Vijay, Priyanka Trivedi, Ashish Vidyarthi, Raghuvaran Crescent Movie International Kaadhal Balaji Sakthivel Bharath, Sandhya, Sukumar S Pictures Meesai Madhavan S. Ramu Ramana, Kutty Radhika, Ilavarasu Uvasree Creations 24 Gomathi Nayagam Ponvannan Ponvannan, Haripriya, Karthika, Manivannan Sunitha Productions 26 Kadhale Engal Desiya Geetham Vijay Anand Sriram Raghavan, Varshini, Ramesh Aravind Ramakrishna Agathiyan Jai Akash, Sridevika, Vani Sivasakthi Movie Makers Remote Karvannan Napolean, Anamika, Sukumar Jeevan Films
Other releases The following films were also released in 2004, though the release date remains unknown. Title Director Cast Studio Ref Jollyman K. K. Muthukumaar Pandiarajan, Aishwarya Varshini Kizhakku Boomi D. K. Bose Poornakala Production Pinju Nenjangal Puthiyathor Ulagam Ilayavan APN Pictures Pithan N. Manikandan Ashwathaman, Devan, Priya Senthalam Poove Benjamin Livingston, Devayani NS Pictures
Awards Category/organization Dinakaran Cine Awards23 May 2005 Filmfare Awards South23 July 2005 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards13 February 2006 Best Film Autograph Autograph Autograph Best Director CheranAutograph CheranAutograph CheranAutograph Best Actor VijayGhilli SuriyaPerazhagan Jayam RaviM. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi Best Actress JyothikaPerazhagan SandhyaKaadhal JyothikaPerazhagan Best Music Director Yuvan Shankar RajaManmadhan Bharadwaj / Yuvan Shankar RajaAutograph / 7G Rainbow Colony Srikanth DevaM. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi
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