Comprehensive list of Tamil movies released in 2012. Click on movie names for more details.
| Movie Name | Director | Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Kumki | Prabhu Solomon | Vikram Prabhu, Lakshmi Menon |
| Marina | Pandiraj | Siva Karthikeyan, Oviya, Jayaprakash, 'Pakoda' Pandian, Gautham Purushoth, Senthikumari, Sathish, ‘Jithan' Mohan, Sundararajan |
| Nanban | Shankar | Vijay, Jiiva, Srikanth, Ileana D'Cruz, Sathyan, Sathyaraj |
| Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | M. Rajesh | Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hansika Motwani, Santhanam, Sneha |
| Saguni | Shankar Dayal | Karthi, Pranitha, Santhanam, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Raadhika, Anushka Shetty |
| Dhoni | Prakash Raj | Prakash Raj, Akash Puri, Radhika Apte, Prabhu Deva |
| Urumi | Santosh Sivan | Prithviraj Sukumaran, Prabhu Deva, Genelia D'Souza, Nithya Menen, Vidya Balan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Arya, Alexx O'Nell |
| Vazhakku Enn 18/9 | Balaji Sakthivel | Sri, Mithun Murali, Urmila Mahanta, Manisha Yadav, Muthuraman, Chinnasamy, Anjalai, Jayapal, Parvathi, Vidhya Easwaran, Rithika, Devi, Goutham, Senthil, Sanchana, Poyyappatti Rani |
| Adutha Kattam | Muralikrishnan Munian | Devendran Arunasalam, Gantiban Ben, Augustine Leo, Malar Meni Perumal, D. Rajam, Kalpana Devi, Rajamohan, Sasitharan Rajoo, Aghonderan Sahadevan |
| Puthumughangal Thevai | Maneesh Babu | Sivaji Dev, Rajesh Yadhav, Muktha Bhanu, Vishnu Priya |
| Paraseega Mannan | J. Suresh | J. Suresh, Sruthi Lakshmi, Ramesh Khanna, KK |
| Lollu Dhadha Parak Parak | Mansoor Ali Khan | Mansoor Ali Khan, Anjana, Aarthi, Shakeela, Venniradai Moorthy |
| Kozhi Koovuthu | K. I. Ranjith | Ashok, Sija Rose, Rohini, Bose Venkat |
| Kandu Pudichitten | ||
| Akilan | Dr. Saravanan, Vidya, Rajkapoor | |
| Sattam Oru Iruttarai | Sneha Britto | Thaman Kumar, Piaa Bajpai, Bindu Madhavi, Reemma Sen |
| Neethaane En Ponvasantham | Gautham Menon | Jiiva, Samantha, Santhanam |
| Sun Sun Thatha | Nassar | Abhi Mehdi Hassan, Jamali Shadat, Nassar |
| Neerparavai | Seenu Ramasamy | Vishnu, Sunaina, Nandita Das, Saranya Ponvannan |
| Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom | Balaji Tharaneetharan | Vijay Sethupathi, Gayathrie Shankar |
| Kai | Vinoth Raghava | Vijith, Joshima |
| Thuppakki | A. R. Murugadoss | Vijay, Kajal Aggarwal, Vidyut Jamwal, Jayaram |
| Podaa Podi | Vignesh Shivaa | Silambarasan, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Shobana |
| Kasi Kuppam | Arun | Aadarsh, Archana |
| Ammavin Kaipesi | Thangar Bachan | Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, Iniya |
| Ajantha | Rajppa Ravishankar | Ramana, Vinu Mohan, Honey Rose, Sai Kiran, Vandana Gupta |
| Yaaruku Theriyum | Kalabhavan Mani | Kalabhavan Mani, Nishan, Jayaprakash, Riyaz Khan, Harish Raj, Sanjana Singh |
| Magan | ||
| Asaivam | Kishore | Sidhaarth, Jennifer, Srija |
| Ariyaan | P. Karthikeyan | Santosh Bhavan, Ragini Dwivedi |
| Vavval Pasanga | Suresh | Rahul, Uthra Unni |
| Mayilu | Jeevan | Sri, Shammu |
| Chakravarthy Thirumagan | L. Purushottaman | MGR Siva |
| Aarohanam | Lakshmy Ramakrishnan | Viji Chandrasekhar, Jayaprakash, Uma Padmanabhan |
| Thiruthani | Perarasu | Bharath, Sunaina, Rajkiran, Pandiarajan |
| Pizza | Karthik Subburaj | Vijay Sethupathi, Remya Nambeesan |
| Koyambedu Perundhu Nilayam | R. Manivasagan | Ashok, Anvitha |
| Amridha Yokam | A Manicka Raj | Sridhar, Vennila |
| Soundarya | Chandramohan | Govind, 'Killer' Kasim, Rithoosan, Sarath, Santosh |
| Maattrraan | K. V. Anand | Suriya, Kajal Aggarwal, Tara, Sachin Khedekar |
| Sembattai | Ganesh | Dileepan, Srijith, Gowri Nambiar |
| Pudhiya Kaaviyam | Pe Na Ramesh | Dilip, Jahnavi Kamath, Athesh, Alwha Vasu |
| English Vinglish | Gauri Shinde | Sridevi, Priya Anand, Ajith Kumar |
| Thaandavam | A. L. Vijay | Vikram, Anushka Shetty, Amy Jackson, Lakshmi Rai |
| Saattai | Anbazhagan | Samuthirakani, Mahima Nambiar, Ajmal Khan, Thambi Ramaiah, Swasika |
| Chaarulatha | Pon Kumaran | Priyamani, Skanda, Saranya Ponvannan, Seetha |
| Sundarapandian | Prabhakaran | M. Sasikumar, Lakshmi Menon, Vijay Sethupathi, Soori |
| Nellai Sandhippu | Naveen | Rohit, Bhushan, Megha Nair |
| Paagan | Aslam | Srikanth, Janani Iyer, Kovai Sarala |
| Mannaru | S. Jaishankar | Appukutty, Thambi Ramaiah, Swathy, Vaishali |
| Kalla Parunthu | Idhayan | Amsavel, Manju, Shobana |
| Arakkonam | S. S. Reddy | Sriman, Prachi Adhikari, Ponnambalam |
| Valiban Suttrum Ulagam | AR Lalithaswamy | MGR Siva, MGR Hari |
| Mugamoodi | Mysskin | Jiiva, Narain, Pooja Hegde, Nassar, Selvaah |
| Perumaan | J. Rajesh Kannan | Arjun, Shruti, Sriram Vedam |
| Avan Appadithan | SP Raja | Jayan Vaikuntha, Karuna, Della Raj, Sasha, Babilona |
| Anil | ARS | Anil Bharath, Ashrith Bhanu |
| Aachariyangal | Harshavardhan | Thaman Kumar, Iyshwarya Rajesh, Reethu Mangal, Narayanan |
| 18 Vayasu | R. Panneerselvam | Johnny, Gayathrie Shankar |
| Poovampatty | Pudugai Marisa | Sandeep, Sri Shalini, Lavanya, Vaagai Chandrasekar |
| Pandi Oliperukki Nilayam | Rasu Madhuravan | Sabarish, Sunaina, Ganja Karuppu, Karunas |
| Etho Seithai Ennai | Elvin Bosser | Shakthi, Liyasree, Anand, Anand Babu |
| Naan | Jeeva Shankar | Vijay Antony, Siddharth Venugopal, Rupa Manjari, Vibha Natarajan, Anuya Bhagvath |
| Iruvan | E. S. Muruganandam | Praveen, Prakash, Shaina |
| Attakathi | Pa. Ranjit | Dinesh, Nandita, Iyshwarya Rajesh |
| Sri Ramakrishna Darsanam | G. N. Dass | Shashi Kumar, Lakshmi, Delhi Ganesh |
| Panithuli | Natty Kumar | Ganesh Venkatraman, Shobhana Shankar, Kalpana Pandit |
| Palayamkottai | G. Shekar | G. Shekar, Inbanila, Bose Venkat |
| Eppadi Manasukkul Vanthai | P. V. Prasad | Vishva, Irfaan, Tanvi Vyas |
| Adhisaya Ulagam-3D | Shakthi Scott | Livingston, Ananda Kannan, Prithvi, Sreelakshmy, Latha Rao |
| Yugam | Sribavansekar | Rahul Madhav, Deepthi Nambiar |
| Aasami | Aandar Raj | Ramesh, Santhana Bharathi, Pandu, Shakeela, Aarthi |
| Mirattal | Madhesh | Vinay Rai, Sharmila Mandre, Prabhu |
| Madhubana Kadai | Kamala Kannan | Karthivel, Dhyana, Arvind Annamalai |
| Suzhal | Jayan R Krishnaa | Atul Kulkarni, Fariz, Hemachandran, Prathap K. Pothan, Nizhalgal Ravi |
| Pollangu | Gandhi Marx | Ravi Rahul, Nisha Lalwani |
| Pechiyakka Marumagan | V. P. Bala Kumar | Tarun Gopi, Urvashi, Thambi Ramaiah |
| Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey | Narayan Nagendra Rao | Aari, Shubha Phutela |
| Billa II | Chakri Toleti | Ajith Kumar, Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah, Vidyut Jamwal, Sudhanshu Pandey |
| Naan Ee | S. S. Rajamouli | Nani, Samantha, Sudeep |
| Murattu Kaalai | K. Selva Bharathy | Sundar C, Sneha, Sindhu Tolani |
| Marupadiyum Oru Kadhal | Vasu Baskar | Anirudh, Jyoshna, Suman, Vadivelu |
| Thoothuvan | Mohan Roop | Aditya, Gowri, Archana, Nikhil |
| Porkodi 10am Vaguppu | Pazha Suresh | Praveen, Brindha |
| Krishnaveni Panjaalai | Dhanapal Padmanabhan | Hemachandran, Nandana, Rajiv Krishna |
| Thadaiyara Thaakka | Magizh Thirumeni | Arun Vijay, Mamta Mohandas |
| Mayanginen Thayanginen | Vendhan | Nithin Sathya, Disha Pandey |
| Manam Kothi Paravai | Ezhil | Sivakarthikeyan, Aathmiya |
| Idhayam Thiraiarangam | Ramki Ramakrishnan | Anand, Swetha, Manobala, Kavitha |
| Konjum Mainakkale | Karthikeyan | Udhay, Mohanapriya, Akshatha |
| Ishtam | Prem Nizar | Vimal, Nisha Aggarwal |
| Anbulla Manvizhiye | Bramman | Sunil, Nazir, Hasini, Risha, Vadivukkarasi |
| Raattinam | Thangasamy | Lagubaran, Swathi, Ajay Athith |
| Kandathum Kanadhathum | Seelan | Vikas, Swasika |
| Kalakalappu | Sundar C. | Vimal, Shiva, Anjali, Oviya |
| Parama Guruµ | J. S. Manimaran | J. S. Manimaran, Sreeja |
| Gaantham | V. M. Saravanan | Tej, Rashmi, Pandiarajan |
| Padam Parthu Kadhai Sol | Benjamin Prabhu | Tarun Shatriya, Shikha, Darshan |
| Leelai | Andrew Louis | Shiv Pandit, Manasi Parekh Gohil, Santhanam |
| Aathi Narayana | Vetrivendhan | Kajan, Meera Jasmine |
| Ooh La La La | Jyothi Krishna | Jyothi Krishna, Divya Bhandari |
| Mye | Chi. Ra. Gopalan | Vishnupriyan, Shweta Prasad |
| Maattuthavani | Pavithran | Vimal, Soori |
| Aduthathu | Thakkaali Srinivasan | Sriman, Meenal, Darshini, Nassar |
| Pachai Engira Kaathu | Keera | Vaasagar, Saranya, Appukutty Saravanan |
| Nandu Bhaskar | ||
| Mazhaikaalam | S. Deepan | Sreeram, Saranya Nag, Ganja Karuppu |
| Asthamanam | Bandi Sarojkumar | Munnar Ramesh, Rajesh Kanagasabai, Victoria, Vidya, Sharan, Raghu |
| Suriya Nagaram | Ma. Chellamuthu | Rahul Ravindran, Meera Nandan, R. V. Udayakumar |
| Otha Veedu | Balu Malarvannan | Dileep Kumar, Jahnavi Kamath |
| Othakkuthirai | J. Srinivasan | Thiru, Anu Krishna |
| Mudhalvar Mahatma | A. Balakrishnan | Kanakaraj, Anupam Kher |
| Meeravudan Krishna | A. Krishna | A. Krishna, Shwetha, Radha |
| 3 | Aishwarya R. Dhanush | Dhanush, Shruti Haasan |
| Nandha Nandhitha | Rama Siva | Surya Prathap, Hemachandran, Meghana Raj |
| Kandha | K. Vishwanath | Karan, Mithra Kurian |
| Kadhal Pisase | Aravindan | Aravindan, Anitha Reddy, Midhuna, Santhanam |
| Aayiram Muthangaludam Thenmozhi | Shanmugha Raj | Venkatesh, Akshara |
| Vinmeengal | Vignesh Menon | Rahul Ravindran, Anuja Iyer, Shikha |
| Maasi | G. Kicha | Arjun, Archana Gupta, Hema, Kota Srinivasa Rao |
| Kazhugu | Sathyasiva | Krishna Sekhar, Bindu Madhavi, Thambi Ramaiah |
| Sevarkodi | R. Subramanian | Arun Balaji, Bhama |
| Pathirama Pathukkunga | C. Somasundaram | Sharan, Swathi, Vaiyapuri |
| Naanga | Selva | Sanjai Krishna, Vinod, Nivas, Udhay, Kasthuri, Vishnu Priya, Shivani Bhai |
| Shankar Oor Rajapalayam | Veera | Kanthesh, Hasika, Arun, Veerapandiyan |
| Kondaan Koduthaan | G. Rajendran | Kadhir Kaman, Advaita |
| Aravaan | Vasanthabalan | Aadhi, Pasupathy, Dhansika, Archana Kavi |
| Virudhanagar Sandhippu | VSD Rengarajan | Chandru, Denna, K. R. Vijaya |
| Kathal Paathai | Balaji | Vino Kumar, Neelima, Vidya, Suman Shetty |
| Udumban | Ramji S. Balan | Dileep Roger, Sana, Radhika |
| Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal | Elred Kumar | Adharvaa, Amala Paul |
| Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi | Balaji Mohan | Siddharth, Amala Paul |
| Hareesh Narayan | R. Parthiban, R. Ajai, P. S. Srijith, Sanam Shetty | |
| Ambuli | Hari Shankar | |
| Vilayada Vaa | Vijay Nantha | Viswanath Balaji, Divya Padmini |
| Vachaathi | Ravi Thambi | Rethna Ramesh, Dharshana, Y. Gee. Mahendra |
| Soozhnilai | T. Senthuran | Sathya, Paveena, Dhina, Nizhalgal Ravi |
| Oru Nadigaiyin Vaakkumoolam | Rajkrishna | Sonia Agarwal, Sukran, Kovai Sarala, Ganja Karuppu |
| Oru Mazhai Naangu Saaral | Anand | Ravi, Sudharshan, Ramya |
| Sengathu Bhoomiyilae | Rathna Kumar | Pavan, Mirchi Senthil, Priyanka Nair, Sunu Lakshmi |
| Theni Maavattam | P. R. Kaumaarimuthu | Gopalkandhan, Varsha |
| Settai Dhanam | Sathish R. | Krish, Varsha, Chaplin Balu |
| Paari | Rajini | Rahul, Teena |
| Medhai | N. T. G. Saravanan | Ramarajan, Kaushika, Vadivelu |
| Vettai | N. Linguswamy | R. Madhavan, Arya, Sameera Reddy, Amala Paul |
| Kollaikaran | Tamil Selvan | Vidharth, Sanchita Shetty |