List of Tamil films of 2002


Post-amendment to the Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 12 June 2000, gross fell to 125 per cent of nett. The Commercial Taxes Department disclosed 71.19 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.
A list of films released in the Tamil film industry in India in 2002:

Box office collection

The following is the [list of highest-grossing Tamil cinema|Tamil films|list of highest-grossing Tamil cinema films] released in 2002.
RankTitleProduction companyWorldwide gross
1 BabaLotus International
2RamanaaAascar Films
3 VillainNIC Arts
4 GeminiAVM Productions
5BagavathiLakshmi Movie Makers
Kalasangham Films
6Kannathil MuthamittalMadras Talkies
7 YouthLakshmi Productions
8Pammal K. SambandamMedia Dreams
9PanchatanthiramSri Rajlakshmi Films Ltd
10 RunSri Surya Movies

List of Tamil films

October—December

;Other releases
The following films also released in 2002, though the release date remains unknown.
TitleDirectorCastProduction
En KadhaliMalaiSBS Art Productions
GowriA. C. TirulokchandarCine Bharath
IsthriAnilSaravana Film Creations
Needhiyin VasalileK. ManiyarasuMM Creations
Pudhiya AlaiRajkathirJeevan Ravi, AbithaBhuvaneswari Cinemalayaa
Veetil PoochigalKarunya Kalaikoodam