9 Tamil films of 2006 ranked by box office. #1: Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (₹50 crore).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu | Gautham Vasudev Menon | ₹24 crore | ₹50 crore | 2.08x | |
| 2 | Varalaru | K. S. Ravikumar | ₹12 crore | ₹25 crore | 2.08x | |
| 3 | Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi | Chimbu Deven | ₹3.5 crore | ₹15 crore | 4.29x | |
| 4 | Chithiram Pesuthadi | Mysskin | ₹1.2 crore | ₹8 crore | 6.40x | |
| Veyil | Vasanthabalan | $700,000 | $11 million | 15.71x | ||
| Pudhupettai | K. Selvaraghavan | $3.4 million | $5 million | 1.47x | ||
| Pattiyal | Vishnu Varadhan | $1 million | $3.7 million | 3.70x | ||
| Paramasivan | P. Vasu | $500,000 | $500,000 | 1.00x | ||
| Thirupathi | Perarasu | $500,000 | $500,000 | 1.00x |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.