The films Thunichal, Pollachi Mapale, Vande Mataram and 365 Kadhal Kadithangal which were not released for long time made it to the theatres in 2010.
After a long time Goundamani has acted in the film Jaggubhai.
The film Tamizh Padam which made spoof of Tamil cinema and heroes was released.
The film Yogi and Amukkan was copied from the African film Tsotsi. The film Nandhalala was copied from the Japanese film Kikujiro and Chikku Bukku is the copy of the Korean film titled The Classic. The film Viruthagiri is a copy of the Hollywood flick Taken.
Most of the scenes in the film Veerasekaran was shot in a graveyard.
In the film Azhagana Ponnuthan, Namitha had paired with Karthis who is a young boy.
The film Sivappu Malai was shot in 12 days to enter in the Guinness Book Of Records.
The elderly veteran directors K Balachandar and Bharathiraja had acted in the film Rettai Suzhi.
After many years, the film titled Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam was made in a cowboy style.
The film Singam and Vinnai Thandi Varuvaya is being remade in Hindi.
Madrasapattinam and Aayirathil Oruvan are period films.
The whole film Vizhiyil Vizhunthaval was shot in blue format.
This year three films directed by women directors have been released. The action film Droghi has been directed by Sudha K Prasad. Madhumitha has directed the comedy film Kola Kolaya Mundhrika. Jayachitra has directed the film Naane Ennul Illai which had her son in the lead role.
Endhiran is the first high budgeted film released in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages.
Vaa is the film based on the incidents that take place in a single night.
Magillchi is a film adapted from the novel Thalaimuraigal written by famous novelist Neela Padmanabhan.
For the first time in India the whole film Sanikkilamai Sayangalam 5 Mani was shot in H D S L R camera. Because of this, the film made his entry into Guinness Book of Records.
Vijayakanth who had acted in more than 100 films has now become a director through the film Viruthagiri in which he does the lead role.