Best Tamil Drama Movies of 2003
Ranked by IMDb rating — 20 Tamil drama films released in 2003.
Kaakha Kaakha
After a police team kills his brother, a drug-dealing gangster vows to kill the entire team and their respective families.
Ramachandra
Ramachandran (Sathyaraj) is a police inspector who is sentenced to the death penalty. His teammates release him in secret and Ramachandran begins by killing the criminals one by one.A remake of 1995 Telugu film Khaidi Inspector.
Pallavan
Pallavan is a 2003 Indian Tamil drama film written and directed by Padmamagan.
Nadhi Karaiyinile
Nadhi Karaiyinile is a 2003 Tamil drama film, written and directed by Ponvannan. The movie won three State film awards including the recognition as Best Film portraying Women in Good Light.
Kurumbu
A remake of the 2002 Telugu film Allari. A triangular love story between three young teenagers. The story portrays how the hero finds his true love.
Iyarkai
Marudhu, a sailor, falls in love with Nancy, a fruit vendor. However, she waits for the captain who had promised that he would return and marry her.
Punnagai Poove
Punnagai Poove is a 2003 Tamil romantic drama film directed by D. Sabapathy.
Thennavan
Thennavan is a 2003 Indian Tamil action film written and directed by newcomer M. Nandakumaran
Whistle
Whistle is a 2003 Tamil slasher film which is a remake of the English slasher film Urban Legend. The film starts with a series of murders on a college campus. A woman dressed in black and silver, similar to Ghostface, is responsible for the killings.
Anbe Anbe
Anbe Anbe is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2003
Manasellam
On the way to Chennai, Bala's bag and certificates get stolen on the train.Sundaram provides him accommodation along with other bachelors in the top portion of his house. Malar stays opposite this house and the bachelors are crazy about her.
Aasai Aasaiyai
A man is hired as a detective and asked to keep tabs on a girl to find out if she is having an affair. While doing his job, he ends up falling in love with her; but the girl does in believe in love as her sister had eloped with another man.
Parasuram
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.
Arasu
The film opens with Arasu (Sarath Kumar) murdering a person in Mumbai. Later the story shifts to Kumbakonam where he is an assistant to a temple priest (Delhi Ganesh). Soon the priest’s daughter Meera (Simran) falls in love with Arasu.
Alai
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 stand up against his father and wed his sweetheart instead of the girl his father had fixed up his marriage with.
Diwan
A cook falls in love with the daughter of a rich man who does not approve of him and insults him. Angered, he challenges her father that he will get rich in a year.
Jayam
A young woman's marriage is arranged with her first cousin by her parents during her childhood, but she falls in love with another guy. When the parents fix her marriage with the cousin, she elopes with her lover.
Kadhal Sadugudu
Chithambaram, an important man in the village is an adamant character who always sticks on to his decisions. When the temple festival starts, Kausalya (Priyanka Trivedi) goes to her grandfather's house to celebrate. There she meets Suresh (Vikram), and they fall in love.
Paarai
Durai is a lorry driver who is tough as a nail. He had a bitter childhood and has no relatives or friends and his only solace is Jayaram, his cleaner who is just the opposite of him. Durai and Jayaram share a special bond, as they understand each other well.
Lesa Lesa
The story is partially adapted from the 1998 Malayalam film Summer in Bethlehem.The story starts with Chandru cheating most people in and around Ooty of their money due to his childish ventures.