Comprehensive list of Tamil movies released in 1996. Click on movie names for more details.
| Movie Name | Director | Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Take It Easy Urvashi | K. K. Rajsirpy | Vignesh, Amudha |
| Pudhiya Ulagam | Ilayavan | Rioz, Shanthi |
| Selva | A. Venkatesh | Vijay, Swathi |
| Purushan Pondatti | N. K. Viswanathan | Pandiarajan, Ranjitha |
| Poomani | Mu. Kalanjiyam | Murali, Devayani |
| Gopala Gopala | Pandiarajan | Pandiarajan, Kushboo |
| Gnanapazham | R. P. Vishwam | K. Bhagyaraj, Sukanya |
| Vasantham | T. S. Ravivarman | Rahman, Nirosha |
| Senathipathi | M. Rathnakumar | Sathyaraj, Soundarya, Sukanya |
| Panchalankurichi | Seeman | Prabhu, Madhubala |
| Nethaji | G. Kicha | Sarath Kumar, Lisa Ray |
| Mr. Romeo | K. S. Ravi | Prabhu Deva, Madhubala, Shilpa Shetty |
| Kalki | K. Balachander | Rahman, Shruti, Geetha |
| Gokulathil Seethai | Agathiyan | Karthik Muthuraman, Suvalakshmi |
| Avvai Shanmughi | K. S. Ravikumar | Kamal Haasan, Meena, Heera |
| Alexander | K. R. | Vijayakanth, Sangita |
| Thurai Mugam | K. Rajeswari | Arun Pandian, Shobana |
| Andha Naal | Vishnu Priyan | Prem, Mohini |
| Tata Birla | C. Ranganathan | R. Parthiban, Rachana Banerjee, Goundamani |
| Kodugal Illatha Kolam | L. Balu | Ramakrishnan, Sujatha |
| Parivattam | T. K. Rajendran | Jayaram, Sukanya |
| Subash | R. V. Udayakumar | Arjun, Revathi |
| Ilamai Rojakkal | S. Manikandan | Bhaskaran, Chandrika |
| Namma Oor Raasa | Ramarajan | Ramarajan, Sangita |
| Vetri Vinayagar | K. Shankar | Radha Ravi, Urvashi |
| Sivasakthi | Suresh Krissna | Sathyaraj, Prabhu, Rambha |
| Manikkam | K. V. Pandian | Rajkiran, Vanitha Vijayakumar |
| Mettukudi | Sundar C. | Karthik Muthuraman, Nagma, Goundamani |
| Kadhal Desam | Kathir | Vineeth, Abbas, Tabu |
| Vishwanath | Gowtham | Saravanan, Mohini |
| Priyam | N. Pandian | Arun Kumar, Mantra |
| Enakkoru Magan Pirappan | K. R. | Ramki, Kushboo |
| Poovarasan | Gokula Krishnan | Karthik Muthuraman, Rachana Banerjee |
| Vetri Mugam | T. H. Thennavan | Vignesh, Roopasri |
| Tamizh Selvan | Bharathiraja | Vijayakanth, Roja |
| En Aasai Thangachi | K. Shanmuga Mani | Ramki, Balambika |
| Crime | Sukumar | Venki, Shanti |
| Sundara Purushan | D. Sabapathy | Livingston, Rambha |
| Kadhal Kottai | Agathiyan | Ajith Kumar, Devayani, Heera |
| Veetukkulle Thiruvizha | K. R. S. Jawahar | Anand Babu, Sanghavi |
| Minor Mappillai | V. C. Guhanathan | Ajith Kumar, Keerthana, Subhashri |
| Avathara Purushan | Pandian Arivalli | Anand, Sivaranjani |
| Krishna | Raja Krishnamoorthy | Prashanth, Heera |
| Katta Panchayathu | R. Raghu | Karthik Muthuraman, Kanaka |
| Anthimanthaarai | Bharathiraja | Vijayakumar, Jayasudha, Sanghavi |
| Aavathum Pennale Azhivathum Pennale | Sendhilnathan | Arun Pandian, Rajashri |
| Pudhiya Nilavu | Vishnuhasan | Jayaram, Vineetha |
| Indian | Shankar | Kamal Haasan, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Sukanya |
| Sengottai | C. V. Sasikumar | Arjun, Meena, Rambha |
| Rajali | Velu Prabhakaran | Ramki, Roja |
| Kaalam Maari Pochu | V. Sekhar | Pandiarajan, Sangita |
| Maanbumigu Maanavan | S. A. Chandrasekhar | Vijay, Swapna Bedi |
| Maapillai Manasu Poopola | Kuruvikarambai Shanmugam | Pandiarajan, Yuvarani |
| Irattai Roja | K. R. | Ramki, Kushboo, Urvashi |
| Vasantha Vaasal | M. R | Vijay, Swathi |
| Pudhiya Parasakthi | Gowri Rajan | Selva, Sukanya, Napoleon |
| Suriya Raja | Senthamizh Selvan | C. S. Thamizh, Preetha |
| Chumma Irunga Machan | S. N. Prasad | Pandiarajan, Priyanka |
| Vazhga Jananayagam | E. Ramdoss | Mansoor Ali Khan, Pragathi |
| Kalloori Vaasal | Pavithran | Ajith Kumar, Pooja Bhatt, Prashanth, Devayani |
| Musthafa | Aravindraj | Napoleon, Ranjitha |
| Poove Unakkaga | Vikraman | Vijay, Sangita |
| Naatupura Paattu | Kasthuri Raja | Sivakumar, Kushboo, Selva |
| Meendum Savithri | Visu | Raja, Revathi |
| Amman Kovil Vaasalile | Ramarajan | Ramarajan, Sangita |
| Vaikarai pookkal | E. Mu. Vetri Valavan | Raja, Rajashri |
| Mahaprabhu | A. Venkatesh | Sarath Kumar, Sukanya, Vineetha |
| Vaanmathi | Agathiyan | Ajith Kumar, Swathi |
| Ullathai Allitha | Sundar C. | Karthik Muthuraman, Rambha, Goundamani |
| Thirumbi Paar | Rama Narayanan | Saravanan, Yuvarani |
| Thayagam | A. R. Ramesh | Vijayakanth, Ranjitha |
| Parambarai | K. S. Ravikumar | Prabhu, Roja |
| Love Birds | P. Vasu | Prabhu Deva, Nagma |
| Kizhakku Mugam | M. Anna Thurai | Karthik Muthuraman, Reshma |
| Coimbatore Mappillai | C. Ranganathan | Vijay, Sanghavi |
| Aruva Velu | P. S. Bharathi Kannan | Nassar, Urvashi |