Tamil-language historical action films

1948 Tamil film directed by S. S. Vasan

1958 Tamil film directed by M. G. Ramachandran

2023 film by Karthik Subbaraj

Lingaa is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar and produced by Rockline Venkatesh under Rockline Entertainments. It stars Rajinikanth in a dual role alongside, Anushka Shetty, Sonakshi Sinha and Jagapathi Babu, while Santhanam and Karunakaran play supporting roles. The music was composed by A. R. Rahman, while cinematography and editing were handled by R. Rathnavelu and Samjith Mohammed. In the film, Lingaa, a petty thief, arrives at Solaiyur to save the village's dam and temple, which was built by his grandfather Raja Lingeswaran.

1969 Tamil film directed by K. Shankar

2024 film by Arun Matheswaran

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.

1959 Tamil film directed by B. R. Panthulu

Subramaniapuram is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language gangster action drama film written, produced, and directed by Sasikumar. The film stars Jai, Swathi, Sasikumar himself, Ganja Karuppu and Samuthirakani. The music was composed by James Vasanthan, with cinematography by S. R. Kathir and editing by Raja Mohammad.