List of Tamil films of 2000

Prior to the amendment of Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 12 June 2000, Gross was 130 per cent of Nett for all films. Post-amendment, Gross fell to 125 per cent of Nett.^[1][2] Commercial Taxes Department disclosed ₹6 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.^[3]

A list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 2000 by release date:

Films

January — March

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Studio	Ref
J A N	14	Kadhal Rojavae	K. R.	George Vishnu, Pooja Kumar, Sarath Babu	Oscar Movies	[4]
		Kannukkul Nilavu	Fazil	Vijay, Shalini, Kaveri, Raghuvaran	Chinthamani Cine Arts	[5]
		Thirunelveli	Bharathi Kannan	Prabhu, Roja, Karan, Udhaya, Sithara, Vindhya	Super Good Films	[6]
		Vaanathaippola	Vikraman	Vijayakanth, Prabhu Deva, Livingston, Meena, Kausalya, Anju Aravind	Oscar Films	[7]
F E B	4	Eazhaiyin Sirippil	K. Subash	Prabhu Deva, Roja, Kausalya, Suvalakshmi	Sudhalakshmi Pictures	[8]
		Good Luck	Manoj Bhatnagar	Prashanth, Riya Sen, Raghuvaran, Suhasini	Sameera Films	[9]
	11	Annai	Manobala	Bhanupriya, Nassar, Ramesh Khanna, Manobala	SG Telearts	[10]
	18	Hey Ram	Kamal Haasan	Kamal Haasan, Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Vasundhara Das, Hema Malini	Raaj Kamal Films International	[11]
		Sudhandhiram	Raj Kapoor	Arjun, Rambha, Ranjith, Raghuvaran, Radhika	KRG Movies International	[12]
		Thai Poranthachu	R. K. Kalaimani	Prabhu, Kausalya, Karthik, Vivek	Anbalaya Films	[13]
	25	Mugavaree	V. Z. Durai	Ajith Kumar, Jyothika, Suchindra, Raghuvaran, K. Viswanath	NIC Arts	[14]
M A R	10	Kakkai Siraginilae	P. Vasu	Parthiban, Preetha Vijayakumar, Lakshmi, K. Viswanath, Vadivelu	Anand Movie Land	[15]

April — June

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Studio	Ref
A P R	14	Alaipayuthey	Mani Ratnam	Madhavan, Shalini, Swarnamalya	Madras Talkies	[16]
		Rajakali Amman	Rama Narayanan	Ramya Krishnan, Kausalya, Karan, Vadivelu	Kavithalayaa Productions	[17]
		Sandhitha Velai	Ravichandran	Karthik, Roja, Kausalya	Roja Combines	[18]
		Vallarasu	N. Maharajan	Vijayakanth, Devayani	Captain Cine Creations	[19]
	21	James Pandu	Selva	Parthiban, Prabhu Deva, Kausalya	Vishwas	[20]
		Veeranadai	Seeman	Sathyaraj, Arun Pandian, Khushbu, Uma, Goundamani, Senthil	Muthu Movies	[21]
	28	Athey Manithan	K. Rajeswar	Livingston, Maheswari, Lakshmi	Annai Cine Arts	[22]
M A Y	5	Kandukondain Kandukondain	Rajiv Menon	Mammooty, Ajith Kumar, Tabu, Aishwarya Rai, Abbas	V Creations	[23]
	6	Kandha Kadamba Kathir Vela	Rama Narayanan	Prabhu, S. Ve. Sekhar, Roja, Nirosha, Vivek, Vadivelu	Sri Thenandal Films	[24]
	19	Kushi	S. J. Surya	Vijay, Jyothika, Mumtaj	Sri Surya Movies	[25]
	26	Kannan Varuvaan	Sundar C	Karthik, Divya Unni, Mantra, Goundamani, Senthil	Lakshmi Movie Makers	[26]
		Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven	Kavi Kalidas	Ajith Kumar, Simran	Super Good Films	[27]
J U N	2	Magalirkkaga	Indian	Khushbu, Ambika, Vindhya, Ranjith	Akshaya Movies	[28]
	9	Karisakattu Poove	Kasthuri Raja	Napoleon, Khushbu, Vineeth, Ravali	Kasthoori Manga Creations	[29]
	16	Appu	Vasanth	Prashanth, Devayani, Vignesh, Kaveri, Prakash Raj	Kavithalayaa Productions	[30]
		Ennamma Kannu	Sakthi Chidambaram	Sathyaraj, Devayani, Vadivelu	Evergreen Movie International	[31]
	23	Nagalingam	Babu Ganesh	Babu Ganesh, Ravali, Neena, Prithiveeraj	Bala Vignesh Creations	[32]
	30	Vetri Kodi Kattu	Cheran	Parthiban, Murali, Meena, Malavika, Vadivelu	Sivasakthi Movie Makers	[33]

July — September

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Studio	Ref
J U L	7	Pennin Manathai Thottu	Ezhil	Prabhu Deva, Sarath Kumar, Jaya Seal	Roja Combines	[34]
	14	Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai	V. Sekhar	Nassar, Karan, Khushbu, Roja, Vadivelu, Vivek	Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam	[35]
	21	Kuberan	Rama Narayanan	Karthik, Kausalya, Mantra	Sri Thenandal Films	[36]
		Unakkaga Mattum	Chinni Jayanth	Chinni Jayanth, Adhithya, Poonam, Ramji	CJ Combines	[37]
	28	Puthira Punithama	Mathrubootham	Nizhalgal Ravi, Vinodhini, Mathrubootham	Tamil Nadu Talkies	[38]
A U G	4	Kann Thirandhu Paaramma	L. C. Selva	Sangita, Ranjith, Mahanadhi Shankar	United And Company	[39]
		Simmasanam	Eshwar	Vijayakanth, Khushbu, Mantra, Radhika Chowdry	Tamizh Annai Cini Creations	[40]
		Doubles	Pandiarajan	Prabhu Deva, Meena, Pandiarajan, Sangeetha	KRB Productions	[41]
		Independence Day	A. R. Ramesh	Arun Pandian, Roja, Sai Kumar	Saraswathi Film Division
	11	Parthen Rasithen	Saran	Prashanth, Simran, Laila, Raghuvaran, Raghava Lawrence	Serene Movie Makers	[42]
	25	Kannaal Pesavaa	Rajkhanna	Arun Vijay, Suvalakshmi, Goundamani	Sri Raja Rajeshwari Combines	[43]
		Maayi	Surya Prakash	Sarath Kumar, Meena, Suvalakshmi, Vadivelu	Super Good Films	[44]
S E P	1	Bharathi	Gnana Rajasekaran	Sayaji Shinde, Devayani	Media Dreams	[45]
		Chinna Chinna Kannile	Ameerjan	Prakash Raj, Khushbu, Nassar	Adhi Baghavan Films	[46]
		Krodham 2	Prem Menon	Prem Menon, Radhika Chowdry, Khushbu	Lotus Film Company	[47]
		Sabhash	K. Subash	Parthiban, Ranjith, Divya Unni	Sri Sudhalakshmi Pictures	[48]
		Unnai Kann Theduthey	Sundar C	Sathyaraj, Khushbu, Ravali	Popular Films	[49]
	8	Budget Padmanabhan	T. P. Gajendran	Prabhu, Ramya Krishnan, Mumtaj, Karan, Vivek	KRG Movies International	[50]
		Ninaivellam Nee	Jayaram V. Esthava	Livingston, Vignesh, Anju Aravind	Rajkishan Creations
	15	Rhythm	Vasanth	Arjun, Meena, Jyothika, Ramesh Aravind	Pyramid Films International	[51]
	22	Ilaiyavan	T. Babu	Sathyan, Kausalya	Shenbagam Movies	[52]
		Karuvelam Pookkal	Poomani	Nassar, Radhika	National Film Development Corporation	[53]
		Puratchikkaaran	Velu Prabhakaran	Velu Prabhakaran, Sathyaraj, Khushbu, Roja, Arun Pandian	Liberty Creations P. Ltd	[54]
	29	Uyirile Kalanthathu	K. R. Jaya	Suriya, Jyothika, Raghuvaran	Sri Abayambika Films	[55]

October — December

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Studio	Ref
O C T	26	Kannukku Kannaga	S.Dayalan	Murali, Devayani, Raja, Vindhya	Pangaj Productions	[56]
		Palayathu Amman	Rama Narayanan	Meena, Ramki, Divya Unni	Sri Thenandal Films	[57]
		Priyamaanavale	K. Selva Bharathy	Vijay, Simran, Radhika Chowdry	Gita Chitra International	[58]
		Thenali	K. S. Ravikumar	Kamal Haasan, Jyothika, Jayaram, Devayani	RK Celluloids	[59]
		Vaanavil	Manoj Kumar	Arjun, Abhirami, Prakash Raj	Guru Films	[60]
N O V	3	Seenu	P. Vasu	Karthik, Malavika, P. Vasu	Seventh Channel Communications	[61]
	10	Anbudan	Indra Kumar	Arun Kumar, Rambha, Meena	Twenty First Gallery	[62]
	17	Vanna Thamizh Pattu	P. Vasu	Prabhu, Vaijayanthi, Mani Chandana	Aishwarya Combines	[63]
	24	Snegithiye	Priyadarshan	Jyothika, Sharbani Mukherjee, Tabu	Surya Cine Arts	[64]
D E C	1	En Sakhiye	Ravi Raja	Devaraj, Divya, Prabhu Sekhar	LV Productions	[65]
	8	Penngal	Raj Marudhu	Jai Akash, Divyasri, Santhana Bharathi	Adhya Global Visions	[66]
		Pottu Amman	K. Rajarathinam	Venu, Roja, Suvalakshmi	Mangala Productions	[67]
	15	Manasu	Abdul Rahman	Shakti, Oviya, Sanjeev Kumar	Sheela Cini Arts	[68]
	22	Aval Paavam	M. K. Arundhava Raja	Prabhukanth, Ritika	KR Films	[69]
		Ennavalle	J. Suresh	Madhavan, Sneha	Sri Sai Deva Productions	[70]
		Manu Needhi	Thambi Ramaiah	Murali, Prathyusha, Napoleon	GR Gold Films	[71]
		Nee Enthan Vaanam	R. K. Suresh	Vignesh, Reshma	Sunrise Entertainers	[72]

Other releases

The following films also released in 2000, though the release date remains unknown.^[73]

Title	Director	Cast	Studio	Ref
Kannula Kaasa Kattappa	Kartikeyan	Pandiarajan, Sangeetha, Vadivelu		[74]

Awards

Category/Organization	Cinema Express Awards January 2000	Dinakaran Cinema Awards 13 February 2000[75]	Film Fans Association Awards 6 July 2001[76]	Filmfare Awards South 4 April 2001[77]	Tamil Nadu State Film Awards[78]
Best Film	Kandukondain Kandukondain	Vaanathaippola	Bharathi / Vaanathaippola	Kandukondain Kandukondain	Vaanathaippola
Best Director	Vikraman Vaanathaippola	Vikraman Vaanathaippola	Vikraman Vaanathaippola	Rajiv Menon Kandukondain Kandukondain	Vikraman Vaanathaippola
Best Actor	Ajith Kumar Mugavaree	Vijayakanth Vaanathaippola	Vijayakanth Vaanathaippola	Kamal Haasan Hey Ram	Murali Kadal Pookkal (2001)
Best Actress	Meena Rhythm & Jyothika Kushi[79]	Jyothika Kushi	Devayani / Khushbu Bharathi / Veeranadai	Jyothika Kushi	Devayani Bharathi
Best Music Director	Deva Kushi	S. A. Rajkumar Vaanathaippola	Deva Kushi	A. R. Rahman Alaipayuthey	Deva Kushi / Sandhitha Velai / Uyirile Kalanthathu