Tamil remakes of Telugu films

Ghilli ( ) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language sports action film directed by Dharani and produced by A. M. Rathnam. It is a remake of the Telugu film Okkadu (2003), written and directed by Gunasekhar, with few changes made to the story. The film stars Vijay in the lead role, alongside Trisha and Prakash Raj (reprising his role from the original version). Ashish Vidyarthi, Dhamu, Mayilsamy, Janaki Sabesh, Nancy Jennifer, Nagendra Prasad, Ponnambalam and Pandu play supporting roles. The film is about a Kabaddi player, who goes to Madurai to participate in an exhibition match, but instead rescues a

Jana Nayagan is an unreleased Indian Tamil-language political action thriller film directed by H. Vinoth and produced by KVN Productions. The film stars Vijay, Pooja Hegde, Bobby Deol and Mamitha Baiju, alongside Gautham Vasudev Menon, Prakash Raj, Narain and Priyamani. A remake of the 2023 Telugu film Bhagavanth Kesari, it is intended to be the final film appearance of Vijay before his entry into politics, and KVN Productions' first production in Tamil.

2010 Tamil film directed by Mithran Jawahar

1976 Tamil film directed by K. Balachander

Pokkiri () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Prabhu Deva. A remake of the 2006 Telugu film Pokiri directed by Puri Jagannadh, the film stars Vijay in the lead role alongside Asin, Prakash Raj, Napolean,Nassar, Mukesh Tiwari, Vadivelu, Sriman, Anandaraj, Vincent Asokan, Subbaraju and Master Bharath. The film is about Tamizh, a ruthless rogue who joins Chennai's criminal underworld, eventually gaining the trust of the ruthless international crime lord Ali Bhai. While rising through the criminal ranks, he falls for Shruthi, an aerobics instructor who loves him but is repulse

2006 Tamil film directed by M. Raja

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.

Ezhumalai () is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Arjun, who also plays the title character. It also features an ensemble cast of Simran, Gajala, Mumtaj, Vijayakumar and Ashish Vidyarthi. It is the Tamil remake of the Telugu film Narasimha Naidu (2001) which also starred Simran and has music by Mani Sharma.

1965 Tamil film directed by Tapi Chanakya

2011 Tamil film directed by SurajR

1972 Tamil film directed by M. Krishnan Nair

1990 Tamil film directed by S. P. Muthuraman

2008 Tamil film directed by M. Raja

Siruthai () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Siva, who is also one of its co-writers. It is a remake of the 2006 Telugu film Vikramarkudu, directed by S. S. Rajamouli. It stars Karthi playing dual roles, alongside Tamannaah Bhatia and comedian Santhanam. The film was produced by K. E. Gnanavelraja and features music by Vidyasagar. The story revolves around "Rocket" Raja, a petty thief who comes across a little girl says that he's her father. When he learns the truth about his lookalike Rathnavel Pandian, who's an honest cop, he decides to turn a new leaf and help

2010 Tamil film directed by Mithran Jawahar

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.

1980 Tamil film directed by Dasari Yoganand