| Alwar | Tamil | 4 shows | Sathyam | No.8, Thiru Vi Ka Road, Royapettah |
| Alwar | Tamil | 4 shows | Anna | 43, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002 |
| Alwar | Tamil | 4 shows | Sangam | 870 Poonamallee High Road |
| Alwar | Tamil | 4 shows | Kamala | 156, Arcot Road |
| Alwar | Tamil | 4 shows | Bharath | No.40, New No.56,Dr. Vijayaraghavalu Rd., |
| Alwar | Tamil | 4 shows | Rohini | 141/2, P.H. Road, Koyambedu |
| Alwar | Tamil | 4 shows | Mayajaal | East Coast Road, Chennai, |
With not much to talk about last year, Vijay opens this year with ' Pokkiri', a remake of a successful Telugu film with the same name. Directing the Tamil version is Prabhu Deva, who, after directing two Telugu films, makes a few changes here. Prabhu Deva is confident that his film would be an equally big success in Tamil, it being a record-breaker in the Telugu, version. With Vijay is lucky mascot Asin. The supporting cast has big names like Napoleon, Prakashraj, Nasser and Mukesh Tiwari. There's Vadivelu for the comedy factor. With camerawork by Neerav Shah, the film has music by Mani Sharma, stunts by Fefsi Vijayan, and the sets by Kathir.
| Pokiri | Tamil | 4 shows | Devi | 48, Anna Salai, |
| Pokiri | Tamil | 4 shows | Abirami | 152, Purasawalkam High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai - 600010, Ph: 2642 4477 |
| Pokiri | Tamil | 4 shows | Udhayam | 91, Pillar Road, Ashok Nagar |
| Pokiri | Tamil | 4 shows | Mini-Udhayam | 91, Pillar Road, Ashok Nagar |
| Pokiri | Tamil | 4 shows | Agasthya | 231/232, T. H. Road |
| Pokiri | Tamil | 4 shows | Rohini | 141/2, Poonamallee High Road, Koyembedu, Chennai 600 107, Ph: 24871481 |
| Pokiri | Tamil | 4 shows | Mayajaal | East Coast Road, |
| Pokiri | Tamil | 4 shows | Prarthana Drive-inn | Injambakkam, Chennai - 600 041 |
With three hits and a flop and the odds favouring him, Vishal opens the year with ' Thamirabharani'. The film is directed by Hari, who has the knack of packaging commercial ingredients in an interesting way and showcasing his actors in an appealing way to their fans. The director, who had introduced Nayanthara to the Tamil screen, has brought in yet another Malayalam actress to Tamil. It's Bhanu (aka Muktha of 'Achan Urangatha Veedu'). There's added value with Prabhu and Nathiya also being part of the cast. Rohini, Vijaykumar, Manorama, Arthi, Akash and Nasser play supporting roles. Produced by the prestigious Vijaya Productions, the film has music by Yuvanshankar Raja, cinematography by Priyan and editing by Vijayan. On Location News
| Thaamirabharani | Tamil | 4 shows | Devi Paradise | 48, Anna Salai |
| Thaamirabharani | Tamil | 4 shows | Sathyam Complex | No.8, Thiru Vi Ka Road, Royapettah, Chennai - 14. Ph: 4224 4224 |
| Thaamirabharani | Tamil | 4 shows | Padmam | 870 Poonamallee High Road, |
| Thaamirabharani | Tamil | 4 shows | Chandran | 91, Pillar Road, Ashok Nagar, |
| Thaamirabharani | Tamil | 4 shows | Maharani | 538, T. H. Road, |
| Thaamirabharani | Tamil | 4 shows | Rohini | 141/2, Poonamallee High Road, Koyambedu, Chennai 600 107 |
| Thaamirabharani | Tamil | 4 shows | Mayajaal | East Coast Road |
It may be just his third directorial venture and the hero's debut film, but ' Paruthiveeran' is a film awaited with much expectation. Because it is helmed by Amir who's earlier release 'Raam' had earned much critical acclaim and commercial success. Also, this film introduces as hero Karthi, younger sibling of hero Surya. So there's the curiosity value of how he would perform. With Karthi there is Priyamani, Saravanan, Ponvannan, Ganja Karuppu, Ammulu, Sampath, among others. "He moulded me like a sculptor, and if my performance is talked about, it is thanks to Amir," says Karthi. He has sung a couple of lines for a song too under the baton of Yuvanshankar Raja. Amir has chosen about 60 villagers to act in his film. The story is set around Madurai and centeres on the life of a brave youth, Paruthiveeran, who becomes the messiah of his people. "I have not cut any corners," says Amir who is also the film's producer.
| Paruthiveeran | Tamil | 4 shows | Sathyam | No.8, Thiru Vi Ka Road, Royapettah, Chennai - 14. Ph: 4224 4224 |
| Paruthiveeran | Tamil | 4 shows | Albert | 13/1 Whannels Road |
| Paruthiveeran | Tamil | 4 shows | Suriyan | 91, Pillar Road, Ashok Nagar |
| Paruthiveeran | Tamil | 4 shows | Roopam | 870 Poonamallee High Road |
| Paruthiveeran | Tamil | 4 shows | Gopikrishna | Ayanavaram |
| Paruthiveeran | Tamil | 4 shows | Rohini | 141/2, Poonamallee High Road, Koyambedu |
| Paruthiveeran | Tamil | 4 shows | Mayajaal | East Coast Road |
Jack-of-all-trades T Rajender is back after a long gap with his new release ' Veerasamy'. He scripts, directs, produces, cranks the camera, composes the music and pens the lyrics, apart from playing the lead role. Paired with him is Mumtaz, a Rajender discovery, this film a being re-launch for her. Playing the young romantic hero is Rajees, sharing frames with Sheela and Meghna Naidu. The supporting cast includes Charlie, Murthy, Pandu, M S Bhasker, Muthukalai, Kottachi, Sukumar and S N Parvathi. The sets are designed by Mahi, editing by Antony, and dance choreography by Melvin. The film has been produced on a lavish scale. There are nine songs, Rajender has sung three of them, and son Simbu has sung one song.
A surprise entry among the Pongal releases is the Karthik-starrer ' Kalakkara Chandru' (earlier titled 'Adirshtam'). A long time in the making, the film is a remake of the Jairam-starrer 'One Man Show'. It is about a man in prison who comes out on parole to take part in a game show on a TV channel. The money that he would win would tide him out of a difficult situation. A comic entertainer, it has Kartik paired with Bhuvana aka Anu, and Preethi Varma. The supporting cast has Pandiarajan, Radharavi, Urvasi, Mohanram, Suruli Manohar and Pahalwan Ranganathan. Directed by Raviraja, it is produced by Sampoornammal.
And then there is the film which is probably the most hyped one of the year. The Mani Ratnam-scripted and directed 'Guru', which, apart from its Hindi version, has been dubbed in Tamil for the local audiences. It has the hot pair of Abhishek-Aishwaria Rai, with Madhavan and Vidya Balan in crucial roles. It traces the rise of a simple youth from a small town to being one of the biggest business tycoons of the country. The trials and tribulations, as he rises up the ladder, and the characters he meets on his journey form the basis of the story. The supporting cast has Pratap Pothan and Mithun. Mallika Sherawat's item number is one of the film's highlights. The film's technical crew boasts of names like A R Rehman (music), Rajeev Menon (camera), Srikar Prasad (editing), Vikram Dharma (stunts) and Sameer Chanda (set design). It's a Madras Talkies production of Mani Ratnam – G Sreenivasan.
| Guru | Hindi | 11.30 a.m., 3.00, 6.30, 10.15 p.m. | Sathyam | No.8, Thiru Vi Ka Road, Royapettah, |
| Guru | Hindi | 4 shows | Ega | 435, Poonamallee High Road, |
| Guru | Hindi | 11.30, 1.10, 2.30, 4.00, 5.30, 7.10, 8.30, 10.15 p.m. | Mayajaal | East Coast Road, |
| Guru | Tamil | 4 shows | Woodlands | 10, Westcott Road, Royapettah, |
| Guru | Tamil | Noon show | Albert | 13/1 Whannels Road, |
| Guru | Tamil | 4 shows | Rohini | 141/2, Poonamallee High Road, Koyembedu, Chennai 600 107, Ph: 24871481 |
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