List of Tamil films of 2009
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Prior to the amendment of Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 22 July 2006, gross was 115 per cent of net for all films. Post-amendment, gross equalled net for films with pure Tamil titles. Commercial Taxes Department disclosed ₹13.18 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year. Producer Dhananjayan reports in his publication The Art & Business Of Cinema that the box office generated ₹525 crore in domestic net against an investment of ₹650 crore.
The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil cinema in India that were released in 2009.
Box office collection
2009 releases
The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India, which were released theatrically in 2009. They are presented in order of their release dates..
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