Prior to the amendment of Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 22 July 2006, gross was 115 per cent of net for all films.[1] Post-amendment, gross equalled net for films with pure Tamil titles.[2] Commercial Taxes Department disclosed ₹12.24 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.[3]
The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India, which were released theatrically in 2008. They are presented in order of their release dates.
Films
[edit]January—March
[edit]April–June
[edit]July–September
[edit]October–December
[edit]The following films also released in 2008, though the release date remains unknown.[5]
Title | Director | Cast | Music director |
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Mogam | Jeeva Ratnam | Tamilarasan, Raaki Raaji, Saritha Yadav, Venu Arvind | Ravi Priyan |
Urugudhe | Aslam | ||
Valakkaringar Archana | K. K. Bujjibabu | ||
Valvellam Vasantham | K. S. Nesamanavan | Viswa, Minal, Vennira Aadai Moorthy | Nesan |
Awards
[edit]Category/organization | Filmfare Awards South 31 July 2009[6] |
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 30 September 2009[7] |
Vijay Awards 13 June 2009[8] |
---|---|---|---|
Best Film | Subramaniyapuram | Dasavathaaram | Subramaniyapuram |
Best Director | Sasikumar Subramaniyapuram |
Radha Mohan Abhiyum Naanum |
Sasikumar Subramaniyapuram |
Best Actor | Suriya Vaaranam Aayiram |
Kamal Haasan Dasavathaaram |
Suriya Vaaranam Aayiram |
Best Actress | Parvathy Poo |
Sneha Pirivom Santhippom |
Sneha Pirivom Santhippom |
Best Music Director | Harris Jayaraj Vaaranam Aayiram |
Ilaiyaraaja Ajantha (2012) |
Harris Jayaraj Vaaranam Aayiram |
References
[edit]- ^ "Tough action against video piracy". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 September 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Government cuts entertainment tax to 0% (from 15%) for pure Tamil titles
- ^ CTD reports ₹12.24 crore ET collection in 2008-09
- ^ "AzhaipithazhTamil Movie Review". bharatstudent.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "List of Tamil films released in 2005 - producers". Lakshman Sruthi. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "The award goes to." articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Tamilnadu state awards (2007, 2008) announced!". Sify. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Vijay Awards Winners List, Photos and Videos | PanAsianBiz". www.panasianbiz.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2022.