Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 4 October 2004, gross fell to 115 per cent of net.[1] The Commercial Taxes Department disclosed₹43.65 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.[2]
A list of films produced in theTamil film industry in India in2005 by release date:
| Rank | Film | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandramukhi | ₹60–90 crore |
| 2 | Anniyan | ₹56crore |
| 3 | Ghajini | ₹52 crore |
| 4 | Thirupaachi | ₹45 crore |
| 5 | Sivakasi | ₹33 crore |
The following Tamil films were also released in 2005, though the release date remains unknown.[7]
| Title | Director | Cast | Music director |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnai Enakku Pidichuruku | Anbu Saravanan | Aswin, Aswini, Naveen,Munna | Sirpy |
| Iyyappa Saamy | Ravi-Raja | Pandiarajan,Ishaq Hussaini, Preethi Varma,Lavanya | Pradeep Ravi |
| Sendhalam Poove | A. C. Deepa Raj | Livingston,Devayani | Vimalraj |
| Thiru Thiru | S. D. Shri Ram Vasu | Pandiarajan,Nanditha Jennifer | |
| Pillayar Pettaiyum Kandhu Vattiyum | Govindarasu | ||
| Pen Nila | |||
| Pondatti Jeyichutta | |||
| Povoma Oorgolam | |||
| My Dear Ramasamy | |||
| Rekkai | B. Lenin | G. V. Narayana Rao, M. S. Visalatchi, N. Madhan Kumar | Amarji |
| Vairavan | Karikalan | Karikalan,Pandiarajan, Karisma, Sathya | Aasan |
| Category/organization | Film Fans Association Awards 16 September 2006[8] | Filmfare Awards South 9 September 2006[9] | Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 6 September 2007[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Anniyan | Anniyan | Chandramukhi /Ghajini |
| Best Director | Shankar Anniyan | Shankar Anniyan | Shankar Anniyan |
| Best Actor | Vijay Thirupaachi | Vikram Anniyan | Rajinikanth Chandramukhi |
| Best Actress | Asin /Jyothika /Sadha Ghajini /Chandramukhi /Anniyan | Asin Ghajini | Jyothika Chandramukhi |
| Best Music Director | Harris Jayaraj Anniyan | Harris Jayaraj Anniyan | Harris Jayaraj Anniyan /Ghajini |