Films shot in Chennai

2013 film directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan

Raayan is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Dhanush. Produced by Kalanithi Maran's Sun Pictures, the film stars Dhanush in the titular role, alongside Dushara Vijayan, S. J. Suryah, Sundeep Kishan, Kalidas Jayaram, Selvaraghavan, Prakash Raj, Aparna Balamurali, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Saravanan, Dileepan and Divya Pillai. The story follows a food truck owner in North Chennai who struggles to protect his family when they inadvertently get muddled in a war between two rival gangs.

2020 Tamil film directed by JJ Fredrick

2022 film by Pandiraj

Aadhavan () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar, from a story written by Ramesh Khanna, and produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin under Red Giant Movies. The film stars Suriya, alongside Nayanthara, Vadivelu, Anand Babu, Murali, Rahul Dev, Sayaji Shinde and B. Saroja Devi. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj, while cinematography and editing were handled by Ganesh Rajavelu and Don Max.

2019 film directed by Sundar C.

2015 Tamil film directed by Balaji Mohan

2016 Tamil film directed by Lakshman

2005 Tamil film directed by Hari

2013 film by Srikanth Addala

2022 film directed by P. S. Mithran

2016 Tamil film directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan

Love Insurance Kompany is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language science fiction romantic comedy film written and directed by Vignesh Shivan. Jointly produced by Rowdy Pictures and Seven Screen Studio, the film stars Pradeep Ranganathan, S. J. Suryah and Krithi Shetty, while Yogi Babu, Seeman, Gouri G Kishan, Shah Ra, Malavika and Sunil Reddy appear in supporting roles. It is set in 2040, where people fall in love through a dating app named LIK, but a man who believes in natural love, falls in love with a woman trusting LIK, and he seeks to challenge the system.

2022 film directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan

Arrambam () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Vishnuvardhan. Produced by A. Raghuram and co-written by Subha, the film stars Ajith Kumar, Arya, Nayanthara, Taapsee and Rana Daggubati (in a cameo), with Mahesh Manjrekar, Aadukalam Naren, Kishore, Atul Kulkarni, Akshara Gowda and Murali Sharma in supporting roles. While the score and soundtrack of the film were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the cinematography was handled by Om Prakash and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad.

2016 Tamil film directed by Nalan Kumarasamy

2013 Tamil film directed by Sundar C.

2020 film directed by Anoop Sathyan

Dhool () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Dharani. The film stars Vikram and Jyothika in lead roles while Reema Sen, Vivek, Sayaji Shinde, Telangana Shakuntala and Pasupathy play other supporting roles. It follows a man who fights to close a chemical factory that has been releasing toxic waste into the river, affecting the people of his village. Produced by A. M. Rathnam at a cost of 7 crore, the film was released on 14 January 2003 and became a commercial success. Dhool was remade in Telugu as Veede (2003) with Sayaji, Sen and Pasupathy reprising their

2013 Tamil film directed by Atlee

Kolaigaran () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Andrew Louis. The film stars Vijay Antony, Arjun and Ashima Narwal, while Nassar and Seetha play supporting roles. The music was scored by Simon K. King. Principal photography of the film commenced on 5 June 2018. The film follows an investigation in which a woman and her mother are suspected of murder after a disfigured corpse is found, while their neighbour claims to have committed it instead, much to the surprise of cops. The film was released theatrically on 7 June 2019. It opened to positive reviews and became

2014 Tamil film directed by N. V. Nirmal Kumar

2003 Tamil film directed by Jyothi Krishna

Chellamae () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Gandhi Krishna, while the dialogues were written by Sujatha. The film stars Vishal (in his acting debut) and Reema Sen, while Bharath plays the antagonist. Vivek and Girish Karnad play supporting roles. It revolves around Mythili (Sen) who, despite being married to Ragunandan (Vishal), is obsessively pursued by Vishwa (Bharath).

Ratchagan () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written, produced by K. T. Kunjumon, and directed by Praveen Gandhi in his directoral debut. The music and background score is composed by A. R. Rahman. It stars Nagarjuna and Sushmita Sen in their lead Tamil debuts, alongside Raghuvaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vadivelu and Girish Karnad in supporting roles. The film was released on 30 October 1997. It was the most expensive Indian film at the time of release. Notably, this is the only Tamil film to have Sen in a lead role.

2003 Tamil film directed by A. M. Nandakumar

2024 film directed by Vinayak Vaithianathan

Velayudham () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language superhero film directed by M. Raja, who co-wrote the screenplay with R. T. Neason, while the dialogues were written by the duo Subha. Produced by V. Ravichandran, it stars Vijay in the title role with Genelia D'Souza and Hansika Motwani, while Santhanam, Saranya Mohan, Soori, Abhimanyu Singh, and Vineet Kumar play prominent roles. In the film, a journalist tracks down a villager who had unknowingly foiled a terrorist plot and persuades him to embrace his heroism as a symbol of hope for the people.

2006 Tamil film directed by Krishna

1997 Tamil film directed by Vasanth

2013 Tamil film directed by Deepan Chakravarthy

1936 Tamil film directed by Ellis R. Dungan

With Love is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language teen romantic comedy film written and directed by Madhan. It is produced by Soundarya Rajinikanth, Pasilian Nazerath, and Magesh Raj Pasilian under the banners of Zion Films and MRP Entertainment. The film stars Abishan Jeevinth and Anaswara Rajan in the lead roles. It marks the directorial debut of Madhan and Abishan's debut as a lead actor.

2021 film directed by Vignesh Shivan

2001 Tamil film directed by Siddique

2002 Tamil film directed by Balaji Sakthivel

2018 Tamil film directed by Nelson Dilipkumar

2023 Tamil film directed by Vetrimaaran

Saguni is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language political satire film directed by Shankar Dayal and produced by S. R. Prabhu. The film stars Karthi and Pranitha, while Santhanam, Prakash Raj, Kiran Rathod, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Radhika Sarathkumar and Nassar appear in supporting roles. It was released on 22 June 2012 to mixed reviews from critics and had an average run at the box office.

Parasakthi is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language political action drama film directed by Sudha Kongara and produced by Aakash Baskaran of Dawn Pictures. The film stars Sivakarthikeyan, Ravi Mohan, Atharvaa and Sreeleela. Set mainly in 1964, it follows two brothers protesting the promotion of Hindi as India's national language, but face threats from a brutal Intelligence Bureau officer.

2013 Tamil film directed by K.Chandru

Dude is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language romantic action comedy film written and directed by Keerthiswaran. Produced by Mythri Movie Makers, the film stars Pradeep Ranganathan and Mamitha Baiju in the lead, alongside R. Sarathkumar, Hridhu Haroon, Rohini, Aishwarya Sharma and Neha Shetty.

2018 Tamil film directed by Raghava Lawrence

1986 Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam

Dheena is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss in his directorial debut. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Suresh Gopi and Laila. The music and background score are composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography by K. Aravind.

Thodari () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action romance film written, directed and co-produced by Prabhu Solomon. It stars Dhanush and Keerthy Suresh, with D. Imman composing the film's music. Set on an express train, Thodari follows a pantry worker who tries to save the passengers and his girlfriend from hijackers and a politician's bodyguard amid a runaway train incident.

2023 film directed by Vinayak Chandrasekaran

Maanaadu () is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language science fiction political action thriller film directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by Suresh Kamatchi. The film stars Silambarasan, leading an ensemble cast which includes S. J. Suryah, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Manoj Bharathiraja, S. A. Chandrasekhar, Y. G. Mahendran, Karunakaran, Premgi Amaren, Aravind Akash and Anjena Kirti. It follows an NRI and a police officer who are trapped in a time loop, on the day of a public conference, and forced to live the same day over and over again.

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2015 Tamil film directed by Suseenthiran

2017 Tamil film directed by P.S Mithran

2025 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film

2021 film directed by Vinoo Venketesh

1966 film

thumb|right|Rakkilipattu DVD poster Snegithiye () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language mystery thriller film directed by Priyadarshan. The film notably features only female characters, played by Tabu, Jyothika, Sharbani Mukherjee and Ishitta Arun. Music was composed by Vidyasagar. The film, released in 2000, proved to be an average grosser at the box office but bagged positive reviews from critics.

Thiruchitrambalam is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama film written by Dhanush and directed by Mithran R. Jawahar and produced by Sun Pictures. The film stars Dhanush in the title role with Nithya Menen, Bharathiraja, Prakash Raj, Raashii Khanna and Priya Bhavani Shankar in pivotal roles. In the film, Thiruchitrambalam is a delivery man who lives with his father and grandfather blames the former for the loss of his mother and sister and is not on good terms with the latter. Meanwhile, his love life is not so successful.

Madrasapattinam () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language historical romance film written and directed by Vijay. The film stars Arya with Amy Jackson (in her feature film debut), while Carole Trangmar-Palmer plays an older version of Amy. Nassar, Cochin Hanifa, Lisa Lazarus, and Alexx O'Nell play supporting roles. Set primarily in the 1940s during the British Raj, it revolves around a British woman falling in love with an Indian man, but they face threats from a sadistic British officer who is her suitor.

1990 Tamil film directed by Fazil

1965 film by Phani Majumdar

Aathi () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by Ramana and produced by S. A. Chandrasekhar. Starring Vijay and Trisha in the lead roles, it is the Tamil remake of the 2005 Telugu movie Athanokkade.