It is a known fact that actors become household names through the films they give. We would like to trace the starting point (the big film) of such phenomenal levels reached by the stars and superstars of Tamil cinema. Here is the list of films that catapulted some of Tamil cinema's leading actors into the minds of us audiences, the films that made us love their spectacular talents more. Some actors in the list are lucky enough to have achieved this feat in their debut films, while others achieved this breakthrough popularity after a series of films.

Prasanth-Chembaruthi
PRASANTH-CHEMBARUTHI

The ‘Top’ star’s major commercial success in Tamil cinema came in the form of the RK Selvamani-directed Chembaruthi, a romance between the grandson of a rich woman and the maid of her household. The film gave a chocolate-boy image to the hero, who has also managed to maintain it consistently during his prime even in his action films. The film's success is being replicated even now, with smallscreen serials aping and mercilessly elongating the plot of this film