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Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 12 June 2000, gross fell to 125 per cent of nett.[1][2] The Commercial Taxes Department disclosed₹71.19crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.[3]
A list of films released in theTamil film industry in India in2002:[4]
The following is thelist of highest-grossing Tamil cinema films released in 2002.
| Rank | Title | Production company | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baba | Lotus International | ₹33 crore |
| 2 | Ramanaa | Aascar Films | ₹28.10 crore |
| 3 | Villain | NIC Arts | ₹26.70 crore |
| 4 | Gemini | AVM Productions | ₹25.40 crore |
| 5 | Bagavathi | Lakshmi Movie Makers Kalasangham Films | ₹20.45 crore |
| 6 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Madras Talkies | ₹18.60 crore |
| 7 | Youth | Lakshmi Productions | ₹18.40 crore |
| 8 | Pammal K. Sambandam | Media Dreams | ₹17.50 crore |
| 9 | Panchatanthiram | Sri Rajlakshmi Films (P) Ltd | ₹16.80 crore |
| 10 | Run | Sri Surya Movies | ₹16 crore |
The following films also released in 2002, though the release date remains unknown.[74][75]
| Title | Director | Cast | Production |
|---|---|---|---|
| En Kadhali | Malai | SBS Art Productions | |
| Gowri | A. C. Tirulokchandar | Cine Bharath | |
| Isthri | Anil | Saravana Film Creations | |
| Needhiyin Vasalile | K. Maniyarasu | MM Creations | |
| Pudhiya Alai | Rajkathir | Jeevan Ravi,Abitha | Bhuvaneswari Cinemalayaa[76] |
| Veetil Poochigal | Karunya Kalaikoodam |
| Opening | Title | Director(s) | Original film | Cast | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film | Language | |||||
| February 6 | Rahasyam | Vikram Bhatt | Raaz | Hindi | Dino Morea, Bipasha Basu | [77] |
| October 22 | Vasu | V. M. Vinu | Akashathile Paravaigal | Malayalam | Kalabhavan Mani | [78] |
| October 28 | H2O Kaveri | Lokanath-Rajaram | H2O | Kannada | Upendra, Prabhu Deva | [79] |
| Category/Organization | Cinema Express Awards 21 December 2002[80] | Dinakaran Cinema Awards 17 August 2003[81] | Filmfare Awards South 24 May 2003[82] | Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 30 September 2004[83] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Kannathil Muthamittal | Ramanaa | Azhagi | Ramanaa |
| Best Director | Bala Nandhaa (2001) | K. S. Ravikumar Villain | Mani Ratnam Kannathil Muthamittal | Mani Ratnam Kannathil Muthamittal |
| Best Actor | Vikram Kasi (2001) | Ajith Kumar Villain | Ajith Kumar Villain | R. Madhavan Anbe Sivam (2003),Kannathil Muthamittal,Run |
| Best Actress | Simran Kannathil Muthamittal | Sneha Virumbugiren | Simran Kannathil Muthamittal | Meena Ivan |
| Best Music Director | Bharadwaj Gemini | Vidyasagar Run | Bharadwaj Gemini | Sirpy Unnai Ninaithu |