1. Thuppakki (2012)
Not Rated | 165 min | Action, Thriller
An army captain is on a mission to track down and destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Kajal Aggarwal, Vidyut Jammwal, Sathyan
Votes: 22,493
The film got positive reviews from critics and became a major commercial success. The film became the third Tamil film to enter the ₹1 billion (US$16 million) club after Sivaji (2007) and Enthiran (2010). Thuppakki went on to win six Vijay Awards from sixteen nominations, and was nominated for seven South Filmfare Awards, including Best Film (Tamil), Best Director (Tamil) and Best Actor (Tamil). Murugadoss remade the film in Hindi as Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty in 2014, while Baba Yadav remade it in Bengali as Game: He Plays To Win in the same year.
2. Mersal (2017)
Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Thriller
A magician and a doctor attempt to expose the corruption at the heart of India's medical industry.
Director: Atlee Kumar | Stars: Joseph Vijay, S.J. Suryah, Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Votes: 23,317
The film was fifth-highest grossing Tamil film and Vijay's highest-grossing film in his career. Vijay's performance was highly appreciated.
3. Kaththi (2014)
Not Rated | 166 min | Action, Drama
Jeevanandham is a social activist who fights against a monstrous MNC company to restore farming. Because of destiny, Kathiresan impersonates Jeevanandham and leads the war.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Tota Roy Chowdhury
Votes: 16,698
Upon release, the film became critically acclaimed movie and was the highest grossing Tamil film of 2014. At the 62nd Filmfare Awards South, Kaththi won Best Film Award. Later Kaththi was remade in Telugu as Khaidi No. 150 (2017), directed by V. V. Vinayak and starring Chiranjeevi.
4. Ghilli (2004)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Romance
Velu, an aspiring kabaddi player, goes to Madurai to participate in a regional match, where he rescues Dhanalakshmi from Muthupandi, a powerful man keen on marrying the girl against her will.
Director: Dharani | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj, Ashish Vidyarthi
Votes: 7,634
It was remake of 2003 Telugu blockbuster 'Okkadu' starring Mahesh Babu. The film completed 200 days in theatres in Tamil Nadu. Ghilli is the first Tamil film of all time to gross over ₹50 crore in the domestic box office.
5. Thulladha Manamum Thullum (1999)
170 min | Drama, Romance
Kutty wants to become a singer while working in an audio shop run by Mani. His songs are appreciated by a college student Rukmani and each time when she wishes to meet him, circumstances ... See full summary »
Director: Ezhil | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Simran, Dhamu, Vaiyapuri
Votes: 1,741
The film considered a cult classic of Tamil cinema.
The film won Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for best film.
The film was remade in Kannada as O Nanna Nalle with V Ravichandran .It was remade in Telugu as Nuvvu Vastavani. It was also remade in Oriya as I Love You. It also partly inspired two Hindi language films - Rohit Nayyar's Sun Zarra in 2006 and Yash Raj Films' 2010 film Lafangey Parindey. It was also remade in Bengali as Sathi.
6. Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997)
Not Rated | 165 min | Drama, Romance
Jeevanandhan "Jeeva" (Vijay) is a very rich young man. Although his parents (Sivakumar and Srividhya) want him to settle down, he goes to another city to do his MBA and stays with friends. ... See full summary »
Director: Fazil | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Shalini, Charlie, Dhamu
Votes: 1,572
The film was a box-office success with highly positive reviews from critics. Vijay won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor.
7. Poove Unakkaga (1996)
150 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When a man realizes that the Hindu woman he loves is in love with a Christian man, he decides to sacrifice his love and unite their families so as to make the love story a success.
Director: Vikraman | Stars: Anju Aravind, Madhan Bob, Charlie, Jai Ganesh
Votes: 866
It was the first blockbuster in Vijay's career and a major breakthrough. The film made Vijay made him a recognizable star
The film was remade in Telugu as Subhakankshalu (1997), in Kannada as Ee Hrudaya Ninagagi (1997) and in Hindi as Badhaai Ho Badhaai (2002). The movie went on to become a silver jubilee movie by completing 250 days at the Box office.
8. Kushi (2000)
178 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
College friends Jenny and Shiva part ways due to a misunderstanding. Although they are in love and realize they cannot live without each other, their egos prevent them from uniting.
Director: S.J. Suryah | Stars: Jyotika, Joseph Vijay, Mumtaj, Shilpa Shetty Kundra
Votes: 2,113
The film considered a cult classic of Tamil cinema. Vijay & Jyothika's pair was highly appreciated. The film spawned several remakes. In Hindi, the film was released as Khushi and in Telugu as Kushi and in Kannada as Eno Onthara.
9. Friends (2001)
167 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance
Three friends, who value friendship over everything else, begin to fall apart when one of them learns about a shocking incident that happened in their past.
Director: Siddique | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Suriya, Ramesh Khanna, Devayani
Votes: 1,941
Friends is a remake of the Siddique's own Malayalam film by the same name. Vijay's performance was highly appreciated.
10. Pokkiri (2007)
Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Thriller
Thamizh is a killer for hire with no ties and who will do any dirty job for money. He has a girlfriend who loves him but also detests his violent nature. But is Thamizh really what he purports to be?
Director: Prabhu Deva | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Asin Thottumkal, Prakash Raj, Vadivelu
Votes: 7,942
Remake of 2006 Telugu blockbuster Pokiri starring Mahesh Babu.
11. Theri (2016)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Drama
When his daughter's life is endangered by a local gang, Joseph Kuruvilla will do whatever it takes to stop them. However, at the same time, his dangerous past slowly resurfaces.
Director: Atlee Kumar | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Amy Jackson, Baby Nainika
Votes: 12,310
Theri is the highest-grossing film of 2016 and Vijay's second film to gross over ₹172 crore.
12. Nanban (2012)
Not Rated | 188 min | Comedy, Drama
10 years after finishing college, two best friends and their enemy go on a search for their third friend, while finding out some truths along the way.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Jiiva, Srikanth, Ileana D'Cruz
Votes: 10,925
Remake of 2009 Bollywood blockbuster 3 Idiots starring Aamir Khan.
13. Kaavalan (2011)
Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Meera starts calling bhoomi, her bodyguard just to fool him by telling him she loves him. Problems arise when bhoomi falls in love with her not knowing who she is.
Director: Siddique | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Asin Thottumkal, Raj Kiran, Vadivelu
Votes: 4,299
Even though the film is a remake of Siddique's previous Malayalam film Bodyguard, it's way better than original movie. Siddique had first narrated the script of bodyguard to Vijay, As Vijay had prior commitments then, he suggested him to make this movie first in Malayalam as Bodyguard.Bodyguard became an average grosser in Malayalam. But Tamil became superhit.
14. Sachein (2005)
Not Rated | 145 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A love triangle on a college campus between two young students who try to deny their feelings for each other. The entry of a lecturer who has a soft corner for the boy, changes things around.
Director: John Mahendran | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Genelia D'Souza, Bipasha Basu, Vadivelu
Votes: 3,612
The movie received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success. Vijay's performance was praised by critics.
15. Nerukku Ner (1997)
Not Rated | 178 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Raghu and shanti are divorced couple which sparks problems between Suriya(shanti's brother) and Vijay(Raghu's brother).
Director: Vasanth | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Suriya, Kousalya, Simran
Votes: 1,124
16. Priyamanavale (2000)
169 min | Drama, Romance
Industrialist Viswnath's (S.P.Balu) son Vijay (Vijay) comes home after completing his education abroad. Viswanath's personal secretary Radha (Simran) has several problems to deal with - an ... See full summary »
Director: K. Selvabharathi | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Radhika Chaudhari, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Bhuvaneswari
Votes: 1,042
This movie was a remake of 1996 Telugu movie Pavitra Bandham starring Daggubati Venkatesh and Soundarya.
17. Bigil (2019)
Not Rated | 179 min | Action, Drama, Sport
A former football player struggles to train a women's football team and avenge his father's death.
Director: Atlee Kumar | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Nayanthara, Jackie Shroff, Vivek
Votes: 9,202
18. Sarkar (2018)
Not Rated | 163 min | Action, Drama
An NRI businessman learns his vote has been cast by someone else and decides to investigate the matter, eventually finding himself pitted against two corrupt politicians.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Keerthy Suresh, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Pala Karuppaiah
Votes: 11,947
19. Velayudham (2011)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action
After a villager unwittingly prevents a number of terrorist attacks in Chennai, a young journalist identifies and persuades him to take on the disguise of a superhero to fight terrorism and corruption.
Director: Mohan Raja | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Genelia D'Souza, Hansika Motwani, Saranya Mohan
Votes: 10,049
It's a remake of Telugu movie Azad (2000), starring Nagarjuna.
Velayudham was honored with the Best Film Award at V4 Entertainment Awards 2011.
20. Thirupaachi (2005)
Not Rated | 178 min | Action, Drama
When giri marry's her sister to a man in chennai and comes to visit the city his friend his brutally murdered by gangsters. He decides to murder the three gangsters ruling chennai to make the city a better place.
Director: Perarasu | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Trisha Krishnan, Srinivasa Rao Kota, Manoj K. Jayan
Votes: 2,535
The film had a successful 200 days run and was a Blockbuster at the box office.
It was later remade in Telugu as Annavaram in the year 2006 with Pawan Kalyan and Asin in the lead roles, directed by Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao. It was also remade in Kannada language as Thangigagi in the year 2006 with Darshan and Poonam Bajwa in the lead roles, directed by Sathya P.
21. Shahjahan (2001)
156 min | Action, Romance
Ashok is the guy people turn to for love advice. He helps Raja succeed in wooing the girl he loves, only to realise later that the she is none other than Uma, the girl he himself is in love with.
Director: K.S. Ravi | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Balaji, Banu Balasubramaniam, Chaplin Balu
Votes: 351
The film received positive reviews from critics and audience.
22. Badri (2001)
U | 160 min | Action, Sport
Badri (Vijay) is the youngest son of a family and a careless guy, always going around girls and enjoying with them. His womanizing habits are a source of heartburn for his father (Kitty). ... See full summary »
Director: P.A. Arun Prasad | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Bhoomika Chawla, Monal, Vivek
Votes: 875
The film is the remake of 1999 Telugu film Thammudu starring Pawan Kalyan, which was itself the remake of the 1993 Bollywood film Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar.
23. Sivakaasi (2005)
Not Rated | 175 min | Action, Drama
Muthappa runs away from his hometown because of his brother. Years later , he returns to his hometown and found out that his brother ruined his family. He decides to take revenge.
Director: Perarasu | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Asin Thottumkal, Prakash Raj, Geetha
Votes: 1,802
The film received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success.
24. Thalaivaa (2013)
Not Rated | 179 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A son steps into his father's shoes, has to win a bloody war before he becomes the leader.
Director: A.L. Vijay | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Amala Paul, Santhanam, Sathyaraj
Votes: 7,696
25. Jilla (2014)
Not Rated | 185 min | Action, Drama
A looming gangster after witnessing a bone chilling event, stands up against his father's prejudice.
Director: R.T. Neason | Stars: Mohanlal, Joseph Vijay, Kajal Aggarwal, Sampath Raj
Votes: 9,424 | Gross: $0.23M
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