In the 80s and 90s, an 'A' certificate was rare and often carried a stigma. Films like Anjali (1990) initially faced issues due to themes of death and grief, but were generally "clean." The 'A' was mostly reserved for films with explicit sexual content or extreme violence, often B-grade movies that relied on titillation rather than storytelling.

Most Tamil family-oriented TV channels (Sun TV, Vijay TV) refuse to buy movies that aren't a . If a film has a UA or A certificate, the producer must spend extra money to:

If you’ve ever bought a ticket for a Tamil movie, you’ve seen it—that glowing green ‘U’ or the bold ‘A’ certificate right before the title card. But have you ever stopped to think about what these certificates actually mean for the film you’re about to watch?