Thamizhan or "Thamillhan" is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language courtroom drama film directed by debutant Majith and produced by G. Venkateswaran.

[3] The story involves solving several corruption cases by a lawyer named Surya in the process fighting against a criminal boss and finally making Indian law basics available as a free book to common people.

[2] However, before production began, Thirupathisamy died in an accident and Venkateswaren duly decided to give debutant Majith a chance to direct a film with the same cast.

[12] A new technical team of music director 18-year-old Imman, who had scored for serials earlier, and cinematographer Ekambaram, who had apprenticed with Jeeva, were also selected.

[13][14] A scene for the film featured the producer and lyricist Vairamuthu making guest appearances as themselves during a book launch event.

[16] The similarities of title and release date between Thamizhan and the Prashanth-starrer Thamizh created confusion, with the producers of both films unable to accommodate any changes.

[23] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu praised Vijay's image change and claimed he acts out a "creditable portrayal", while adding that "dialogue is a strong point of the film".

[24] Cinesouth wrote "Director Majid's bold attempt to make a film on this subject deserves standing ovation.

[27] A case was filed in the Madras High Court to ban the film as they felt certain acts of Vijay's character portrayed lawyers in poor light.