Best of Tamil Cinema in 2024 – A Full Roundup
Best of Tamil Cinema in 2024 – A Full Roundup
The year 2024 has finally wrapped up. Unlike previous years, small-scale films have dominated over big-star productions. None of the A-list films received significant critical acclaim this year. Small films like Vaazhai, Lubber Pandhu, Lover, and Jama garnered wide appreciation from both audiences and critics. Mid-sized films such as Meiyazhagan, Amaran, and Maharaja also tasted success. The best part is that these films performed commercially well too.
Best of Tamil Cinema 2024 – MovieCrow Picks
Best Film: Tamizhrasan Pachamuthu’s Lubber Pandhu
Contrary to the notion that cricket-themed movies cater primarily to a male audience, Lubber Pandhu succeeded in appealing to all sections of viewers. Touching on diverse topics such as cricket, caste, gender, love, and family, not a single aspect or scene in Lubber Pandhu felt out of place.
First time director Tamizharasan Pachamuthu smartly incorporated these elements, creating a flawless narrative flow within the world he constructed. Lubber Pandhu was pitch perfect with simple, relatable, precise, and impactful dialogues.
Best Actor (Male) – Sivakarthikeyan (Amaran)
Amaran is undoubtedly a turning point in actor Sivakarthikeyan’s career. Great efforts to visually bring the transformation required to play Mukund Varadarajan over several timelines aside, the biggest takeaway of Amaran was Sivakarthikeyan living it out as Major Mukund Varadarajan. The believability of Sivakarthikeyan’s performance is what sealed him as the Best Actor of Tamil Cinema this year.
Best Actor (Female) – Sai Pallavi (Amaran)
With Amaran, Sai Pallavi came across as someone who understood the assignment well. Sai Pallavi was in the thick of playing Indu Rebecca Varghese, be it bringing out the chemistry while romancing Mukund Varadarajan, or showcasing the longing of wife in a long distance relationship with a husband.
Sai Pallavi’s performance peaked when she showcased her character’s bold side towards the climax, making it one of the strongest acts in Tamil cinema in 2024.
Best Music Director – G V Prakash
GV Prakash is one music director that usually doesn’t give into trends, and consistently has stuck to what he does best, which is produce quality music. In 2024, GV Prakash carried the film Amaran (Sivakarthikeyan) with his score, contributing majorly the movie.
GV Prakash’s songs for Amaran too seamlessly integrated within the story. His other works this year like Captain Miller (Dhanush), and Thangalaan (Vikram) were meticulous excellence.
Best Background Score – Govind Vasantha (Meiyazhagan)
Meiyazhagan is not an easy film to score for. In a slice of life film, Govind Vasantha with his blissful score made the audience to sit throughout, keeping the content engaging. He delivered nothing short of magic with this one.
Best Editor, Screenplay – Philomin Raj, Nithilan Saminathan (Maharaja)
With Maharaja the screenplay and editing were so glove in hand this year that praising one without the other would simply be a crime. While Philomin Raj’s seamless edits reflected a thorough grasp of Maharaja‘s narrative pattern, Nithilan Saminathan’s non-linear narrative, and timeline jumps were so gripping that it reflected the expertise in handling the screenplay. This synergy is what worked big in Maharaja‘s favour.
Best Dialogues – Tamizharasan Pachamuthu (Lubber Pandhu)
One film that connected a lot with the Tamil film audience because of its dialogues this year was Lubber Pandhu. Film’s writer, director Tamizharasan Pachamuthu, a debutant, did such a great job with the dialogues that people couldn’t stop singing praises about how naturally interesting they were. Despite packing a diverse range of important topics, Tamizharasan Pachamuthu kept it organic, and thought-inducing at the same time.
