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Best Of Tamil Cinema In 2021 - A Report For The Year

PUBLISHED DATE : 13/Jan/2022

Best Of Tamil Cinema In 2021 - A Report For The Year

Best Of Tamil Cinema In 2021 - A Report For The Year!

Tamil Cinema in 2021 saw a limited release across the year due to the pandemic situation. There was a record high number of direct OTT releases, which helped in keeping the interest for movies alive in absence of theatres.

Box Office Hits and Misses

Hits: Vijay starrer Master turned out to be biggest hit and box-office grosser of 2021. The film had a good run despite the pandemic and the makers holding back the film for 11 months to specifically release it in theatres, paid off well. Master became a saviour to Tamil Nadu theatres businesses during a dire time of need. Sivakarthikeyan’s Doctor and Silambarasan TR starrer Maanaadu were the other crowd pullers this year and both these films were blockbusters. The Tamil dubbed version of Allu Arjun starrer Pushpa: The Rise did good business in the state. The theatrical run of Dhanush’s Karnan was cut-short by sudden lockdown in the first half of 2021.

Misses: Banking on a star power like Rajinikanth and almost-monotony over theater screens, Annaatthae failed to achieve its box-office potential. Content of the film did not appeal to the masses and the gross total only came up to a bare minimum for a Rajinikanth film. However the box-office numbers still proved to be higher than several other Tamil films in 2021.

Top 5 grossers

1. Master

2. Annaatthe

3. Doctor

4. Maanaadu

5. Karnan

Tamil Films on OTT:

Year 2021 saw a huge number of direct releases on OTT. Suriya's Jai Bhim, Pa. Ranjith's Sarpatta Parambarai became two of the most well-received films in this category. Besides these direct releases, movies that performed well this year digitally are:

Sony Liv

Maanaadu
Vaazhl
Kasada Thapara

Amazon Prime Video

Master
Jai Bhim
Karnan
Sarpatta Parambarai

Netflix

Minnal Murali (Tamil dubbed)
Doctor
Annaatthe
Navarasa
Jagame Thandhiram

Disney Plus Hotstar

Teddy
Lift
Galatta Kalyaanam
November story
Oh Manapenne
Triples

Zee5

Vinodhaya Sitham
Malaysia to Amnesia

10 Best Movies

10 Tamil movies crossed the minimum aggregate rating of 60% on MC pick this year. Jai Bhim topped this list with 72%, followed by Sarpatta Parambara at 70%, Karnan, Maanaadu at 68% and Mandela at 66%.

Best Tamil Movies in 2021 - Full List.

Best Performances

Vijay was this years Best Entertainer for his charm-filled appearance in Master, where as Arya scored the best male actor for his visible transformation, effort to authenticate a 70s boxer role. SJ Suryah (Maanaadu, Nenjam Marapathillai) and Lijomol Jose (Jai Bhim) were best among the other impressive performances in 2021.

Best Tamil Actors and Entertainers (Male) - Full List

Best Tamil Actors (Female) - Full List

Best Tamil Villains of 2021 - Full List

Best Music

2021 saw both Anirudh and Santhosh Narayanan continue their prime form with Master and Doctor, Jagame Thandhiram and Karnan respectively. Yuvan Shankar Raja's Nenjam Marapathillai and Maanaadu faired well and his version of the classic hit Per Vachalum Vaikama Ponalum trended in the music charts.

Best of Tamil Music Composers, Albums, Background Score in 2021 - Full List

MC Picks for 2021

Best Actor: Arya (Sarpatta Parambarai)

Best Actress: Lijo Mol Jose (Jai Bhim)

Entertainer of the year: Vijay (Master)

Best Supporting Role: Manikandan (Jai Bhim)

Find of the year: Dancing Rose - Shabeer Kallarakkal

Best Director: Venkat Prabhu (Maanadu)

Best Music Director : Anirudh (Master, Doctor)

Best Editing: Praveen KL (Maanaadu)

Best Cinematographer: Theni Easwar (Karnan, Bachelor)

Best Film: Jai Bhim