Best Tamil Action Movies of 2003

Bala · 139 min · Evergreen Movie International

Chittan (Vikram) is born to a vagrant in a cemetery, who dies soon after. Raised with no contact to the outside world except with dead bodies, he grows up inept at social interaction. An acquaintance with a neighborhood drug dealer Gomathi (Sangitha) gets him a job as a handyman in a cannabis farm. Chittan ends up in jail where he makes his first real friendship - with a conman Shakti (Surya). When Chitthan and Sakthi try to step out of their lives of illicit activities, the local drug-lord interferes.

Cast: Vikram, Laila, Sangeetha

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Gautham Vasudev Menon · 153 min · V Creations

An honest cop, Anbuselvan, is forced to leave his elite unit after killing gang members, but finds love with a schoolteacher, Maya, while working at the control room. As they grow closer, a notorious gangster, Pandiya, emerges from 14 years of exile and sets out to exact revenge on the police squad that killed his brother. Anbuselvan must confront his past and protect Maya as Pandiya's gang wreaks havoc across the city.

Cast: Suriya, Jyotika, 'University' Jeevan

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.0/10 on IMDb (7,041 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

S. P. Jananathan · Prisem Films

A sailor returns to Rameswaram after 14 years abroad, seeking answers about a mysterious woman he met at a local bar. He teams up with the woman, who is searching for her lost love, but their quest proves challenging due to her lack of information. As they work together, the sailor reveals his own feelings, only to be rebuffed by the woman. Their search becomes an emotional journey of self-discovery and unrequited love.

Cast: Shaam, Radhika Kumaraswamy, Senthil

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Dharani · Sri Surya Movies

Arumugham (Vikram) is an uneducated, good hearted, helpful village hick. Easwari (Jyothika) is his childhood friend. A chemical factory in the village pollutes the local river and when all attempts to stop the factory waste from going to the drinking water falls flat, the villagers decide to send Arumugham to Chennai and meet the concerned minister who has won from their constituency. He sets out for the city with Easwari and her grandmother and they stay with Arumugham's friend (Vivek) and gang. Swapna (Reema Sen) is a model who stays in the same area and she lusts after Arumugham. They meet the Minister (Sayaji Shinde) who is extremely nice to them and promises to help them. Soon Arumugham is forced by circumstances to fight against an anti-social gang with a lady boss. An honest police officer (Manoj.K.Jayan) tries to collect evidence against the criminal gang. When Arumugham realizes that the bad guys are the henchmen of the same Minister who is behind all the crimes, !

Cast: Vikram, Jyothika, Reema Sen

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M. Raja · M. L. Movie Aarts

In this romantic drama, a young woman named Sujatha falls in love with a poor but kind man named Ravi. However, their happiness is threatened when Raghu, a wealthy and arrogant suitor, becomes interested in Sujatha's hand. As the two men vie for her affections, Ravi faces violence and intimidation from Raghu, testing his resolve to protect those he loves.

Cast: Jayam Ravi, Gopichand, Sada

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Suresh · JJ Good Films

Thirunavukarasu is a soft, silent man comes to kumbakonam for a living. He is highly respected but when he hears that a rowdy escaped from jail he kills him and he goes to chennai to kill a big rowdy in order to avenge the death of his parents whom were killed by him. How he avenges forms the story. Watch the full movie Arasu online, only on Eros Now.

Cast: R. Sarathkumar, Simran, Delhi Ganesh

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Sakthi Paramesh · Infocus Ltd / Parijay Creators

When Charulatha, Nandhu and Pooja return from abroad, they find out that their friend has been arrested for travelling on a fake passport. After learning that she is innocent, they decide to help her.

Cast: Rambha, Jyothika, Laila

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Vikram Kumar · Damini Enterprise

Aathi and Meera fall in love after the usual playful tiffs. On a visit to a friend's village for his marriage, the two of them help the friend marry his sweetheart instead of the bride. After many conflicts, Aathi and Meera are together.

Cast: Simbu, Trisha, Vivek

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N. Maharajan · NIC Arts

A police officer fights with the scum of the society.

Cast: Ajith Kumar, Meera Jasmine, Raghuvaran

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M. Nandakumaran

Thennavan is a 2003 Indian Tamil action film written and directed by newcomer M. Nandakumaran

Cast: Vijayakanth, Kiran Rathod, Nassar

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Arjun Sarja

An underground terror group led by a mysterious proxy Akash recruits unemployed youth and turns them into suicide bombers. Asst. Commissioner of Police Parashuram decides to take the case into his own hands in a fit of patriotic fervor.

Cast: Arjun, Abbas, Kiran R

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Brinda Sarathy

A remake of the Telugu movie manasantha nuvve (2001).Chinnu and Anu are childhood friends who live in a village. Anu’s father gets transferred and relocates to another place with his family which makes Anu lose contact with Chinnu.

Cast: Sridevi Vijaykumar, Shruthi, Vivek

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Subramniya Siva

Vasu belongs to a lower-middle-class family and is irresponsible and untrustworthy. Viji is from a Telugu traditional family and is an ambitious and career-oriented girl.Vasu and Viji meet up and one day, Vasu follows her on her two wheeler.

Cast: Dhanush, Chaya Singh, Karunas

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Sundar C

A young man moves to his hometown; here he falls in love with the village head's daughter. The village head learns about this and he has the girl abducted; if the young man tries to rescue her, his parent's life will be at stake.

Cast: Prashanth, Vadivelu, Kiran

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Ramana

A chance meeting on New Year's Day leads a young mechanic to a romance, but the father of his new girlfriend is not pleased.The highly commercial success of the film lead to be remade in Telugu as Gowri in the year 2004.

Cast: Vijay, Jyothika, Vivek

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Hari

Aarusaamy is the Deputy Commissioner of Police of Tirunelveli who efficiently brings the city under control. Aarusaamy arrives at Tirunelveli after being in exile for some years after being wrongly accused of bribery by corrupt politicians.

Cast: Vikram, Trisha, Vivek

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