Tamil video translator

Tamil

Tamil is selected when you start from this page. Add any other language in the same job; each is priced on its own.

Lip sync, on or off

On, the speakers' mouths are rendered again to match the Tamil lines. Off, your picture stays exactly as it was and only the voice changes.

Proofread the Tamil script

Read the transcript beside its Tamil translation, line by line, and correct it before anything is voiced. Or upload your own Tamil .srt or .vtt and the dub says exactly those lines.

Tamil subtitles: not yet in the picture

None of the subtitle fonts can set Tamil text yet, so subtitles cannot be burned into a Tamil dub today. The dubbed video itself is unaffected.

Spoken Tamil is not written Tamil

Tamil has a formal literary style and a much more relaxed spoken one, and the gap is wide. A script in formal Tamil can sound like a news bulletin. While you proofread, move lines toward everyday spoken Tamil for creators and ads, and keep the formal style for official or educational content where it is expected.

Keep the English Tamil speakers use

Everyday Tamil, especially in Chennai and among younger viewers, mixes in English words freely: mobile, offer, update, college. Replacing every one with a pure Tamil word can sound unnatural. Keep the terms your audience actually says.

One Tamil for every region

Sonilo dubs one Tamil. Viewers in Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia have words and expressions of their own, and Sri Lankan Tamil in particular sounds different. If your audience is mainly outside India, adjust local words while you proofread.

Respect and address

Tamil distinguishes the respectful neenga from the familiar nee. Brands and presenters almost always use neenga for viewers. Check that the script addresses people consistently, and that names and titles are written the way your audience expects.

Creators and YouTube channels

Channels in English or Hindi can reach Tamil speaking viewers with the videos they already have. Technology, finance, cooking and devotional content travel especially well.

Education and test preparation

Teachers and education companies reach students across Tamil Nadu in Tamil. Translate lessons recorded in English, and keep the English technical terms students see in their exams.

Brands and regional campaigns

Ads and product demos in Tamil reach customers in Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka and Singapore. Translate the master, keep the brand name and offer exactly as approved, and download the Tamil cut for each platform.

Film and entertainment

Trailers, short films and series can be voiced in Tamil for audiences at home and in the diaspora. Lip sync makes actors appear to speak Tamil; with it off, the original picture stays untouched.

The soundtrack stays

Sonilo keeps the original background music and sound effects and replaces only the speech, with lip sync on or off.

The speaker’s own voice

Sonilo keeps the speaker’s own voice in the new language, so the translated speech sounds like the person in your video, not a stock voice. There is no voice to record or set up.

Lip sync, when you want it

On: mouths are re-rendered to match the new language. Off: your original picture stays untouched and only the voice is replaced.

You approve the words

The translation is a script you can read and correct first. A product name, a joke, a line of dialogue: fix it before it is spoken.

Your subtitles, spoken

Upload an .srt or .vtt for a language and the dub says exactly those lines, instead of a machine translation of them.

Music for the new cut

Sonilo also adds music to video. If a translated version needs its own soundtrack, add music to it in the same account.