№ 01 / 69
Naalaiya Theerpu
4 Dec 1992
Director S.A. Chandrasekhar
Keerthana
A young man fights against a local thug to restore justice to his community.
Drama, Romance
★ 7.3 IMDBIMDB ↗
Lead debut
Filmography
From a 1992 debut under his father's direction to the 2026 farewell with H. Vinoth — every leading role of CM Vijay's career, in order.
Joseph Vijay — known as Thalapathy Vijay and now Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu — acted in 69 Tamil films between 1992 and 2026. His career spans four decades, from romantic dramas in the 1990s to political action blockbusters in the 2020s. Blockbuster films include Poove Unakkaga (1996), Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997), Kushi (2000), Ghilli (2004), Thirupaachi (2005), Pokkiri (2007), Thuppakki (2012), Kaththi (2014), Theri (2016), Mersal (2017), Bigil (2019), Master (2021), and Leo (2023). His final film Jana Nayagan (2026), directed by H. Vinoth, stars Pooja Hegde and Bobby Deol.
№ 69 · Final Film · 22 June 2026
Jana Nayagan
69 films
13 Blockbusters
44 Directors
35 Years of cinema
№ 01 / 69
4 Dec 1992
Director S.A. Chandrasekhar
Keerthana
A young man fights against a local thug to restore justice to his community.
Drama, Romance
Lead debut
№ 02 / 69
24 Dec 1993
Director S.A. Chandrasekhar
Yuvarani, Vijayakanth
A man tries to unite his brother with his lover against fierce family opposition.
Action, Drama, Romance
№ 03 / 69
8 Jul 1994
Director S.A. Chandrasekhar
Sanghavi
A college student falls in love while dealing with a corrupt and dangerous politician.
Action, Romance
№ 04 / 69
17 Feb 1995
Director S.A. Chandrasekhar
Sivakumar, Sanghavi
A man struggles to marry his love against the wishes of her stubborn father.
Action, Drama, Romance
№ 05 / 69
4 Aug 1995
Director Janaki Soundar
Indraja, Ajith Kumar
Two friends find their bond tested when they both fall for the same woman.
Drama, Romance
№ 06 / 69
17 Aug 1995
Director S.A. Chandrasekhar
Sanghavi
A son takes on a new identity to reconcile with his estranged father.
Action, Drama, Romance
№ 07 / 69
23 Oct 1995
Director Nambiraj
Vanitha
An inter-religious love story between a Hindu boy and a Muslim girl.
Drama, Romance
№ 08 / 69
15 Jan 1996
Director C. Ranganathan
Sanghavi
A lazy man tries to win over his love by pretending to be highly successful.
Comedy, Drama, Romance
№ 09 / 69
15 Feb 1996
Director Vikraman
Anju Aravind
A man sacrifices his own love to unite two long-feuding families.
Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Breakout — "Ilaya Thalapathy" begins
№ 10 / 69
22 Mar 1996
Director M.R.
Swathi
An aspiring actor falls in love while chasing his dreams in the city.
Action, Romance
№ 11 / 69
12 Apr 1996
Director S.A. Chandrasekhar
Swapna Bedi
A student leader fights against systemic injustice and political corruption.
Action, Romance
№ 12 / 69
12 Dec 1996
Director A. Venkatesh
Swathi
A rowdy man decides to reform his ways after falling in love.
Action, Romance
№ 13 / 69
14 Jan 1997
Director R. Sundarajan
Dimple
A man waits patiently for years for the woman he loves to accept him.
Drama, Romance
№ 14 / 69
9 May 1997
Director Balasekaran
Suvalakshmi
A man's obsession with love leads him toward personal growth and realization.
Drama, Romance
№ 15 / 69
4 Jun 1997
Director S.A. Chandrasekhar
Simran, Sivaji Ganesan
A young couple tries to reconcile a bickering elderly pair to save their own love.
Comedy, Drama, Romance
№ 16 / 69
6 Sept 1997
Director Vasanth
Simran, Suriya
Two young men from different families clash over a complex marital dispute.
Action, Drama, Romance
№ 17 / 69
19 Dec 1997
Director Fazil
Shalini
A couple faces intense family opposition and emotional turmoil for their love.
Drama, Romance
№ 18 / 69
10 Apr 1998
Director K. Selva Bharathy
Rambha, Devayani
A man finds himself caught in a love triangle involving two sisters.
Drama, Romance
№ 19 / 69
12 Jun 1998
Director Vincent Selva
Kausalya
A man with a dark, possessive streak will do anything to win a girl's love.
Romance, Thriller
№ 20 / 69
14 Aug 1998
Director A. Venkatesh
Suvalakshmi
A love story involving a man and a girl from different religious backgrounds.
Action
№ 21 / 69
29 Jan 1999
Director Ezhil
Simran
A man sacrifices his future and reputation for the sake of his blind lover.
Drama, Musical, Romance
№ 22 / 69
5 Mar 1999
Director Manoj Bhatnagar
Bhanupriya
A romantic drama about a man trying to win back the woman he loves.
Drama, Romance
№ 23 / 69
25 Jun 1999
Director S.A. Chandrasekhar
Isha Koppikar
A man moves to the city and accidentally gets caught in a world of crime.
Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
№ 24 / 69
9 Sept 1999
Director K.S. Ravikumar
Monica Castelino
A wealthy man disguises himself as a servant to win over a businesswoman's family.
Drama, Romance
№ 25 / 69
14 Jan 2000
Director Fazil
Shalini
A man suffering from memory loss and psychological trauma seeks revenge.
Drama, Mystery, Romance
№ 26 / 69
19 May 2000
Director S.J. Suryah
Jyothika
Two egoistic college students fall in love but refuse to admit it to each other.
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Career-defining commercial peak
№ 27 / 69
20 Oct 2000
Director K. Selva Bharathy
Simran
A man enters a "contract marriage" with a woman who eventually wins his heart.
Drama, Romance
№ 28 / 69
14 Jan 2001
Director Siddique
Suriya, Devayani
A story exploring the deep bond and misunderstandings between childhood friends.
Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
№ 29 / 69
12 Apr 2001
Director P.A. Arun Prasad
Bhumika Chawla
A reckless man becomes a kickboxing champion to fulfill his brother's dream.
Action, Sport
№ 30 / 69
14 Nov 2001
Director K.S. Ravi
Richa Pallod
A man who helps lovers unite finds it difficult to express his own feelings.
Drama, Romance
№ 31 / 69
12 Apr 2002
Director Abdul Majith
Priyanka Chopra
A lawyer uses the power of the law to fight for the rights of common citizens.
Action, Drama
№ 32 / 69
19 Jul 2002
Director Vincent Selva
Sandhya
A man deals with a painful heartbreak and finds a new purpose in life.
Drama, Romance
№ 33 / 69
4 Nov 2002
Director A. Venkatesh
Reemma Sen
A tea stall owner takes violent revenge after his younger brother is murdered.
Action, Drama
№ 34 / 69
15 Jan 2003
Director K. Selva Bharathy
Sneha
A man moves into a relative's house and falls in love with their daughter.
Comedy, Drama, Romance
№ 35 / 69
8 May 2003
Director K.P. Jagan
Meera Jasmine
A man lives his life to the fullest after a prediction says he will die young.
Action, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
№ 36 / 69
24 Oct 2003
Director Ramana
Jyothika
A mechanic finds love and fights back against a ruthless local gangster.
Action, Romance
Punchline cinema; "Thalapathy" lock-in
№ 37 / 69
30 Mar 2004
Director Azhagam Perumal
Simran
A brilliant student is framed for a crime and must prove his innocence.
Action, Drama, Thriller
№ 38 / 69
17 Apr 2004
Director Dharani
Trisha
A kabaddi player rescues a girl from a powerful villain and falls in love.
Action, Drama, Romance, Sport
Highest-grossing Tamil film of the year
№ 39 / 69
29 Aug 2004
Director R. Madhesh
Sonia Agarwal
An undercover officer cleans up the city by taking down local goons.
Action
№ 40 / 69
14 Jan 2005
Director Perarasu
Trisha
A village man comes to the city to protect his sister from urban gangsters.
Action, Drama
№ 41 / 69
7 May 2005
Director S.A. Chandrasekhar
Sneha
A young man with supernatural powers takes on corrupt forces threatening society.
Action, Romance, Thriller
№ 42 / 69
14 Apr 2005
Director John Mahendran
Genelia D'Souza
A breezy romance about a student trying to win a girl's love through persistence.
Comedy, Drama, Romance
№ 43 / 69
1 Nov 2005
Director Perarasu
Asin
A man returns to his hometown to confront his past and protect his mother.
Action, Drama
№ 44 / 69
14 Jan 2006
Director Ramana
Trisha
A man seeks revenge against the criminals responsible for murdering his family.
Action, Drama
№ 45 / 69
12 Jan 2007
Director Prabhu Deva
Asin
An undercover cop infiltrates a criminal syndicate to dismantle it from within.
Action, Crime, Thriller
Industry-template setter
№ 46 / 69
8 Nov 2007
Director Bharathan
Shriya Saran
A man with extrasensory visions tries to prevent a tragic future he has seen.
Action, Drama, Thriller
№ 47 / 69
3 May 2008
Director Dharani
Trisha
A man travels to Vietnam to find his missing father and recover a debt.
Action, Comedy, Drama
№ 48 / 69
12 Jan 2009
Director Prabhu Deva
Nayanthara
A son avenges his father's death by hunting down corrupt military officers.
Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
№ 49 / 69
18 Dec 2009
Director Babu Sivan
Anushka Shetty
An aspiring police officer fights against a ruthless and powerful local don.
Action, Drama, Thriller
№ 50 / 69
30 Apr 2010
Director S.P. Rajkumar
Tamannaah
A fisherman fights against a corrupt land-grabber to protect his coastal village.
Action, Comedy
№ 51 / 69
15 Jan 2011
Director Siddique
Asin
A bodyguard falls in love with his ward without knowing her true identity.
Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
№ 52 / 69
26 Oct 2011
Director Mohan Raja
Genelia, Hansika
A simple milkman becomes a masked vigilante to fight urban terrorism.
Action
№ 53 / 69
12 Jan 2012
Director S. Shankar
Ileana D'Cruz
Three college friends reunite after years to find their long-lost genius friend.
Comedy, Drama
3 Idiots remake
№ 54 / 69
13 Nov 2012
Director A.R. Murugadoss
Kajal Aggarwal
An army intelligence officer tracks down a terrorist sleeper cell in Mumbai.
Action, Crime, Musical, Thriller
№ 55 / 69
8 Aug 2013
Director A.L. Vijay
Amala Paul
A dancer in Australia takes over his father's underworld legacy in Mumbai.
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
№ 56 / 69
10 Jan 2014
Director R.T. Neason
Kajal Aggarwal, Mohanlal
A strongman's son becomes a cop and tries to reform his father's criminal ways.
Action, Crime, Drama
№ 57 / 69
21 Oct 2014
Director A.R. Murugadoss
Samantha
A convict escapes jail and fights for farmers' rights against a greedy corporate.
Action, Drama
Political-allegorical mass cinema
№ 58 / 69
30 Sept 2015
Director Chimbudeven
Shruti Haasan, Sridevi
A warrior goes on a fantasy quest to save his people from an evil queen.
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
№ 59 / 69
15 Apr 2016
Director Atlee
Samantha, Amy Jackson
A former cop goes into hiding to protect his daughter from a vengeful politician.
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
№ 60 / 69
13 Jan 2017
Director Bharathan
Keerthy Suresh
A debt collector takes on a corrupt businessman running a medical college scam.
Action
№ 61 / 69
18 Oct 2017
Director Atlee
Samantha, Kajal, Nithya
Two brothers—a magician and a doctor—seek justice for their father's death.
Action, Crime, Fantasy, Thriller
GST critique; explicit political vernacular
№ 62 / 69
6 Nov 2018
Director A.R. Murugadoss
Keerthy Suresh
An NRI businessman returns to India to fix a corrupt and fraudulent voting system.
Action, Drama
№ 63 / 69
24 Oct 2019
Director Atlee
Nayanthara
A former footballer turned gangster coaches a women's team to honor his father.
Action, Drama, Sport
Triple role; women's football
№ 64 / 69
13 Jan 2021
Director Lokesh Kanagaraj
Vijay Sethupathi
An alcoholic professor clashes with a ruthless gangster in a juvenile home.
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
JD — alcoholic professor
№ 65 / 69
13 Apr 2022
Director Nelson Dilipkumar
Pooja Hegde
A former RAW agent rescues hundreds of hostages from a hijacked shopping mall.
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
№ 66 / 69
11 Jan 2023
Director Vamshi Paidipally
Rashmika Mandanna
A tycoon's son returns to reunite his fractured family and save their business.
Action, Comedy, Drama
№ 67 / 69
21 Nov 2023
Director Lokesh Kanagaraj
Trisha
A cafe owner is mistaken for a drug lord's son and must protect his family.
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
LCU connection — Parthiban
№ 68 / 69
3 Oct 2024
Director Venkat Prabhu
Meenakshi Chaudhary
An elite agent faces the ghosts of his past while tackling a global threat.
Action, Thriller
GOAT — career retrospective on screen
№ 69 / 69
22 Jun 2026
Director H. Vinoth
Pooja Hegde, Bobby Deol
Ideological enemies — one populist, one authoritarian — meet again when a child's fear awakens old conflicts, pulling an ex-cop into a struggle beyond vengeance.
Political Thriller, Action, Drama, Thriller
Final film