Each viewing gives a new perspective, new theories about the film. The first part of two parts spy thriller is technically sound with brilliant acting, cinematography. The film has quirky characters and quirkier ideas making this film a must watch for cinema lovers. Nalan Kumarasamy’s well written black comedy is one of the top comedy films in Tamil. The film has great action set pieces like 12 men shoot-out. Karthik Subbaraj delivered a spine-chilling horror film with great writing and direction,Ī well made star driven masala film of this decade. This film marked the entry one of the finest actors, Vijay Sethupathi and a group of young short-film directors into mainstream cinema. The film is a fun ride into the life of the lead actor and his love failures. Pa Ranjith captures the lives of a community beautifully with simple catchy music. The film holds six national awards, highest by a Tamil film along with Kannathil Muttamittal. The rooster fight before the intermission is brilliantly edited scene for which the editor (Kishore TE) received a National award. The film talks about the relationship of a mentor-mentee in rooster breeding and fighting. Jessie is one of the best written female roles. The performances, songs, cinematography makes this as one of the best Tamil romantic films. Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaayaa by Gautham Vasudev Menon (2010)Ī romantic tale of complex relationship between Karthik and Jessie. The film has one of the finest background scores by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Tamil cinema’s first Neo-noir film has characters named after animals and is built on a strong philosophy of dharma (equity). Here is the top 30 films of this decade, which redefined Tamil cinema.Īaranya Kaandam by Thiagarajan Kumararaja (2010) The decade saw the rise of three big stars, Sivakarthikeyan, Vijay Sethupathi and Arun Vijay and a bunch of directors who entered into the industry by making short films. Tamil cinema has changed a lot in this decade (2010-19), where more content driven films started gaining traction, definition of masala films has changed, etc.