Malaysian Tamil cinema

The making of local Tamil-language films its motherland of Tamil Nadu is actively growing in Malaysia. With the Tamil diaspora worldwide, there are many enthusiastic filmmakers who want to make their mark.

Malaysia's first Tamil film is known to be Ratha Paei, starring Kalaikkumar Chinnasamy, Susheela Devi, Sivaji Raja, M. Baharudeen, Mukesh, Jaya Gowri and Malaysia Vasudevan. It was shot in Golden Studio, Chennai and directed by Mooban. Music and background score of the film was composed by G. K. Venkatesh. Shooting of the film began in 1968 and it was released on 14 January 1969.

Centered in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Bahru, the industry remained relatively small with fewer films produced. The industry is growing and faces strong competition from Tamil films from Kollywood.

List of Tamil films from Malaysia by year
Below is a list of Tamil language films produced in Malaysia. The total grosses of the films are in Ringgit Malaysia, and the source is FINAS.

Actors

 * C.Kumaresan
 * Umagandhan Krishnan
 * Mugen Rao
 * Shamvanan
 * Yuvaraj Krishnaswamy
 * Ben G
 * Ravin Rao Santheran
 * Loga Varman

Actresses

 * Shalini Balasundaram
 * Haanii Shivraj (1991–2014)
 * Nithya Shree
 * 'Punnagai Poo' Gheetha
 * Thia Lakshana
 * Pushpa Narayan
 * Sangeeta Krishnasamy
 * Shuba Jay (1976–2014)
 * Devakanni

Directors

 * Shalini Balasundaram
 * V. Nagaraj
 * Perakas Rajaram
 * Prem Nath
 * Umagandhan Krishnan
 * Praboo Ariva
 * Vimala Perumal
 * Karthik Shamalan