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Top 10 Tamil Films Adapted From Novels

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It is always quite a delight to watch films. To delight the audience and please them Tamil cinema industry has produced many films. Most of these are original works of filmmakers and, some are remade from other language films. There is another category of films made they are films adapted from novels. This category of films has a special place in the hearts of book lovers. Here is a list of the Top 10 Tamil Films Adapted from Novels.

1. Asuran

Asuran is a film by Vetrimaaran. In this film, a farmer goes on the run with his family to protect them. His son has murdered a wealthy upper-caste landlord in a fit of revenge. This film is based on the novel Vekkai. The novel Vekkai is writeen by Poomani.

2. Soorarai Pottru Click to look into! >> Read More...

Soorarai Pottru is a film by Sudha Kongara Prasad Sudha Kongara Prasad is a director of the Indian F >> Read More... . In this film, Maara, a young man from a remote village, dreams of launching his airline service. He must overcome several obstacles. Leave his job in the Indian Air Force to be successful in his mission. This film is based on the novel Simply Fly: A Deccan Odyssey. The novel is a work of G. R. Gopinath.

3. Visaranai Click to look into! >> Read More...

Visaranai is a film by Vetrimaaran. In this film, four laborers are tortured by the police to confess to a crime they have not committed. They have a glimmer of hope in the form of an honest police officer, but they discover that the worst is yet to come. This film is based on the novel Lock Up Click to look into! >> Read More... . Lock Up is a novel by M. Chandrakumar.

4. Naan Kadavul Click to look into! >> Read More...

Naan Kadavul is a film by Bala. In this film, Rudran's family abandons him as a child for astrological reasons. Rudran grows up to be an Aghori. Even when his family comes to look for him, he refuses to accept them. This film based on the novel Yezhaam Ulagam. Yezhaam Ulagam is a novel written by Jeyamohan.

5. Paradesi

Paradesi is a film by Bala. In this film, a group of villagers are lured into working in a tea plantation owned by British officers. They are unaware of the fact that they have no chance of going back home. This film based on the English novel Red Tea. Red Tea is a novel written by Paul Harris Daniel.

6. Kandukondain Kandukondain

Kandukondain kandukondain is a film by Rajiv Menon Rajiv Menon is one of the most acknowledged, talen >> Read More... . In this film, Sowmya is in love with an aspiring film director Manohar. Her sister is smitten with Srikanth. The sisters feel betrayed when Srikanth marries another girl, and Manohar is rumored to be dating his heroine. This film based on the English novel Sense and Sensibility. The novel is authored by Jane Austen.

7. Kannathil Muthamittal Kannathil Muthamittal is a 270-episode Tamil langu >> Read More...

Kannathil Muthamittal is a film by Mani Ratnam Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker deeply rooted t >> Read More... . In this film, Amudha, at the age of nine, learns that she was adopted. She desperately searches for her biological mother in the war-ridden zones of Sri Lanka. This film based on the novel Amuthavum Avanum. Amuthavum Avanum is a novel written by Sujatha.

8. Yatchan Click to look into! >> Read More...

Yatchan is afilm by Vishnuvardhan. In this film, Karthik, an aspiring actor, puts himself in trouble when he saves Swetha, a young woman, from being killed by a goon. This film based on the novel Yatchan. Yatchan is a novel written by Subha.

9. Kuttram 23 Click to look into! >> Read More...

Kuttram 23 is a film by Arivazhagan Venkatachala. In this film, ACP Vetrimaaran works on a missing case of a woman. While working on his case, he stumbles upon a giant crime racket involving medical professionals. This film based on the novel Enni Ettavathu Naal. Enni Ettavathu Naal is a novel written by Rajesh Kumar Rajesh Kumar is a renowned Indian actor, who rose >> Read More... .

10. Iyarkai

Iyarkai is a film by S. P. Jananathan. In this film, Marudhu, a sailor, falls in love with Nancy. Nancy is a fruit vendor, and she is waiting for a captain who had promised that he would return and marry her. This film is mainly based on the short story White Nights. White Nights is a short story written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

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