Best Tamil Action Movies of 2006

K. Selvaraghavan · 168 min · Lakshmi Movie Makers

A slum dweller, Kokki Kumar (Dhanush) returns from a movie to find his mother murdered by his own father. As his father deranged advances towards him he runs away and starts begging on the streets until he is arrested on false charges. Prison exposes him to a whole new culture and a set of people who train him in a life of crime and violence, until Kumar becomes a consummate gangster. Delving further into the dark world, he murders many to become a powerful mob kingpin and joins hands with crooked politicians in his thirst for more power. As he continues to earn enemies everywhere, Kumar's life is threatened from all directions. Can he survive the wrath of his enemies?

Cast: Dhanush, Sneha, Sonia Agarwal

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M. Raja

A young man leaves his luxurious life to prove his lover's brother that he is not a spoilt rich brat. Once agreed to he works hard, lives like a farmer till the next harvest and wins everyone's heart.

Cast: Jayam Ravi, Trisha, Prabhu

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Sasi

Risk Bhaskar (Jiiva), a stuntman in films, comes across Cinthya (Sandhya), a college student. A couple of meetings help them to get acquainted with each other. Through Baskar she comes to know of the difficulties stuntman face in their everyday work. Life is a daily risk for them, she understands. Cinthya's care and affection makes Baskar develop love towards her. However coming to know that she is not interested in reciprocating his love, he wants to leave from her life. Missing his company, Cinthya calls on him and urges him to be himself and continue their friendship. Not wanting to miss his company, Cinthya promises to marry Baskar in case if she develops a love towards him in future or if not they would part as friends after sometime. Baskar, a happy-go-lucky youngster, tries all means to impress Cinthya. However, Malar (Anee Malavika), Cinthya's mother, coming to know of their relationship opposes it. Meanwhile, she loses her husband Jayachandran (Nassar), a fire and rescue personnel, while he is dousing a major blaze. She immediately decides to get her daughter married and even arranges her wedding. The rest is about interesting turn of events and an answer to the question whether Baskar and Cinthya reunite.

Cast: Jiiva, Sandhya, Ajay Kumar

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Ramana · V. V. Creations

A man, with the aim of killing the person responsible for his family's murder, finds a girl with the similar history, and they both unite for the common aim.

Cast: Vijay, Trisha, Prakash Raj

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Saran · Kavithalayaa Productions

A girl mails her pictures to a fictitious address but when the pictures are received by an actual person, the two meet and fall in love. Also, a police officer is interested in the girl.

Cast: Jayam Ravi, Kamna Jethmalani, Prakash Raj

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Arjun

A man is hunting down his parents' assassins and befriends another convict, who is helping him in this mission. But destiny turns them against each other when they find out that they work for each other's rivals.

Cast: Arjun, Vedhika, Jagapathi Babu

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Mysskin · Dreambridge Productions

A henchman changes character for the love of his life but is later involved in a controversy that changes everything. Will he win her back or will he have to live with it entails the rest of the story!

Cast: Narain, Bhavana, Dhandapandi

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Saran

A chauffeur is framed by a businessman's henchman; unable to bear the humiliation, the man kills himself. His son grows up on the mean streets as a gun dealer, waiting for an opportunity to exact revenge.

Cast: Arya, Kirat Bhattal, Napoleon

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Sarath Kumar

An honest journalist battles corruption in the local police force and government. This film marked Sarath Kumar's directorial debut and for whom the film was also his 100th starrer.

Cast: Sarath Kumar, Nayanthara, Vadivelu

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Perarasu

A doctor's dereliction of duties at a hospital leads to the death of a pregnant woman, prompting her brother's vengeance.

Cast: Ajith Kumar, Sadha, Laila

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Suraj

This story is a tale of a man who sacrifices his life to kick out gangsters ruining others lives. It also stars Vadivelu, Prakash Raj and Bose Venkat among others.

Cast: Sundar C, Prakash Raj, Vadivelu

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P. Vasu

Siva is in jail, awaiting the death sentence for killing corrupt and evil members of the police force who had killed his father and sister.A police officer decides to employ Siva to assist him in fighting terrorism, renaming him as Paramasivan.

Cast: Ajith Kumar, Vivek, Prakash Raj

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Sundar C

Shakti (Madhavan) is a young man from a village, with no job but much ambition and dreams. As he sees his life pass him by, stuck in a rut in his hometown, he decides that he will try his fortunes elsewhere.

Cast: Madhavan, Reema Sen, Anushka Shetty

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Simbu

A happy-go-lucky college student disguises himself to have a relationship with a teacher at his school.The film is loosely based on Hollywood films The Notebook (2004) and Swimfan (2002).

Cast: Simbu, Nayanthara, Reema Sen

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Gautham Menon

A Police Officer investigates a series of brutal rapes and murders, with the culprits seeming to cover more than one country.

Cast: Kamal Haasan, Jyothika, Prakash Raj

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