Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 4 October 2004, gross fell to 115 per cent of net. The Commercial Taxes Department disclosed 43.65 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.
A list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 2005 by release date:
Box office collection The following is the list of highest-grossing Tamil cinema films released in 2005.
+The Highest Worldwide Gross of 2005 Rank Title Production company Worldwide gross1ChandramukhiSivaji Productions2AnniyanOscar Films3GhajiniSri Saravana Creations4ThirupaachiSuper Good Films5SivakasiSri Surya Movies6SandakozhiGK Film Corporation7SacheinV Creations8AaruGemini Productions9AyyaKavithalayaa Productions10MajaaRockline Entertainment
List of Tamil films January—March OpeningTitleDirector CastStudio Ref JAN 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 FEB 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 MAR 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 OpeningTitleDirector CastStudio Ref APR 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 Sachein John Mahendran Vijay, Genelia D'Souza, Vadivelu 15 Mumbai Xpress Singeetham Sreenivasa Rao Kamal Haasan, Manisha Koirala, Ramesh Aravind MAY 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 JUN 3 Ullam Ketkumae Jeeva Shaam, Arya, Laila, Pooja, Asin Padhavi Paduthum Paadu C. Ramalingam Ranjith, Anamika 17 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 OpeningTitleDirector CastStudio Ref JUL 1 Kaatrullavarai Radha Bharathi Jai Akash, Pranathi 15 Chinna Sundar C Arjun, Sneha 22 Ayul Regai K. G. Ashok Thennavan, Karikalam, Sriji, Gayathri Priyasakhi K. S. Adhiyaman R. Madhavan, Sadha February 14 S. P. Hosimin Bharath, Renuka Menon, Ajmal 29 Daas Babu Yogeswaran Jayam Ravi, Renuka Menon Thullum Kaalam Charana Rajeev, Vineetha, Tharika AUG 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 SEP 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 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 OpeningTitleDirector CastStudio Ref OCT 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 NOV 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, Neepa, Gemini Balaji, Deeptishri 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 DEC 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
Other releases The following Tamil films were also released in 2005, though the release date remains unknown. 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 Category/organization Film Fans Association Awards16 September 2006 Filmfare Awards South9 September 2006 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards6 September 2007 Best Film Anniyan Anniyan Chandramukhi / Ghajini Best Director ShankarAnniyan ShankarAnniyan ShankarAnniyan Best Actor VijayThirupaachi VikramAnniyan RajinikanthChandramukhi Best Actress Asin / Jyothika / SadhaGhajini / Chandramukhi / Anniyan AsinGhajini JyothikaChandramukhi Best Music Director Harris JayarajAnniyan Harris JayarajAnniyan Harris JayarajAnniyan / Ghajini
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