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: The highest-grossing film of the year with approximately ₹25 crore worldwide. This movie cemented Ajith Kumar's stardom and introduced him as "Thala".

The following table summarizes the financial performance of the top films released that year: Rank Movie Title Production House Worldwide Gross (Approx) Vijayam Cine Combines ₹25 crore Friends Swargachitra ₹20–25 crore Aalavandhan V Creations ₹22 crore Citizen ₹19 crore Thavasi ₹17.50 crore Badri Sri Venkateswara Art Films ₹16.60 crore Source: Wikipedia - List of Tamil films of 2001 . 2001 tamil movies list exclusive

A gritty drama by Bala that gave Suriya a much-needed career breakthrough. Aalavandhan Kamal Haasan : The highest-grossing film of the year with

2001 saw the first films of directors who would later become giants in the industry. : Debuted with Dheena . Gautham Vasudev Menon : Debuted with Minnale . N. Linguswamy : Debuted with Aanandham . A gritty drama by Bala that gave Suriya

: A critically acclaimed performance by Suriya directed by Bala. Aalavandhan