Tamil Movies to Watch
by debashis1602 | created - 05 Jul 2022 | updated - 8 months ago | PublicBest of breed Tamil movies that are in my watch list
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1. Taanakkaran (2022)
141 min | Drama, Sport
A training camp depicts the difficulties of young police trainees.
Director: Tamizh | Stars: Vikram Prabhu, Anbuarasan, M.S. Bhaskar, Lal
Votes: 3,380
2. Kaithi (2019)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Dilli, an ex-convict, endeavours to meet his daughter for the first time after leaving prison. However, his attempts are interrupted due to a drug raid planned by Inspector Bejoy.
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj | Stars: Karthi, Narain, Arjun Das, George Maryan
Votes: 42,432
3. Vikram (2022)
Not Rated | 175 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A special investigator discovers a case of serial killings is not what it seems to be, and leading down this path is only going to end in a war between everyone involved.
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil, Narain
Votes: 74,287
4. Saani Kaayidham (2022)
136 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A generational curse, comes true in a senseless act of injustice to Ponni and her family. Driven to seek vengeance by Sangaiya, with whom she shares a bitter past.
Director: Arun Matheswaran | Stars: Keerthy Suresh, K. Selvaraghavan, Akhilesh, Lizzie Antony
Votes: 3,784
5. Jai Bhim (2021)
Approved | 164 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a tribal man is arrested for a case of alleged theft, his wife turns to a human-rights lawyer to help bring justice.
Director: T.J. Gnanavel | Stars: Suriya, Lijo Mol Jose, Manikandan K., Rajisha Vijayan
Votes: 217,128
6. Maanaadu (2021)
PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
On the day of a public conference by the state's Chief Minister, his bodyguard and a police officer are stuck in a time loop.
Director: Venkat Prabhu | Stars: Silambarasan Rajendar, S.J. Suryah, Kalyani Priyadarshan, S.A. Chandrashekhar
Votes: 25,320
7. Karnan (2021)
158 min | Action, Drama
Karnan, a fearless village youth, must fight for the rights of the conservative people of his village, due to the torture given by a police officer.
Director: Mari Selvaraj | Stars: Dhanush, Lal, Rajisha Vijayan, Yogi Babu
Votes: 23,690
8. Sarpatta Parambarai (2021)
173 min | Action, Drama, Sport
When Sarpatta Parambarai is challenged to a do-or-die match, will Kabilan, a young labourer, put on the gloves himself and lead his clan to victory, or be dissuaded by his disapproving mother and dangerous politics?
Director: Pa. Ranjith | Stars: Arya, Pasupathy, John Kokken, Shabeer Kallarakkal
Votes: 25,232
9. Andhaghaaram (2020)
171 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
As a blind librarian, dispirited cricketer and desolate psychiatrist each seek retribution and release, their lives overlap under eerie influences.
Director: V. Vignarajan | Stars: Vinoth Kishan, Arjun Das, Pooja Ramachandran, Kumar Natarajan
Votes: 4,062
10. Asuran (2019)
Not Rated | 141 min | Action, Drama
The teenage son of a farmer from an underprivileged caste kills a rich, upper caste landlord. How the pacifist farmer saves his hot-blooded son is the rest of the story.
Director: Vetrimaaran | Stars: Dhanush, Manju Warrier, Prakash Raj, Pasupathy
Votes: 33,459
11. Vada Chennai (2018)
Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young carrom player in north Chennai becomes a reluctant participant in a war between two warring gangsters.
Director: Vetrimaaran | Stars: Dhanush, Ameer Sultan, Radha Ravi, Daniel Balaji
Votes: 19,643
12. Vikram Vedha (2017)
Not Rated | 147 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Vikram, a no-nonsense police officer, accompanied by Simon, his partner, is on the hunt to capture Vedha, a smuggler and a murderer. Vedha tries to change Vikram's life, which leads to a conflict.
Directors: Gayatri, Pushkar, Gowtham Selvaraj | Stars: Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi, Shraddha Srinath, Kathir
Votes: 50,511
13. Thani Oruvan (2015)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Siddharth Abimanyu, an influential scientist, is involved in various illegal medical practices. Mithran, an efficient IPS officer, decides to expose him.
Director: Mohan Raja | Stars: Jayam Ravi, Arvind Swamy, Nayanthara, Nassar
Votes: 21,605
14. Jigarthanda (2014)
Not Rated | 171 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An aspiring director targets a ruthless gangster because he wants to make a violent gangster film. His discreet attempts to research the gangster fail miserably. Finally when he gets caught snooping, things hit the fan.
Director: Karthik Subbaraj | Stars: Siddharth, Bobby Simha, Lakshmi Menon, Nassar
Votes: 13,535
15. Anbe Sivam (2003)
Not Rated | 160 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two men, one young and arrogant, the other damaged - physically but not spiritually - by life, are thrown together by circumstances, and find that they are in some ways bound together by fate.
Director: Sundar C. | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Madhavan, Kiran Rathod, Nassar
Votes: 25,296
16. Thalapathi (1991)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An orphan named Surya raised in a slum befriends a good crime boss named Devaraj and works for him. Their existence is threatened when a new honest district collector arrives.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Rajinikanth, Mammootty, Shobana, Arvind Swamy
Votes: 13,234
17. Nayakan (1987)
Not Rated | 145 min | Crime, Drama
A common man's struggles against a corrupt police force put him on the wrong side of the law. He becomes a don, who is loved and respected by many, but his growing power and influence exact a heavy toll.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Saranya Ponvannan, Delhi Ganesh, Janakaraj
Votes: 22,987
18. Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022)
Not Rated | 167 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Vandiyathevan crosses the Chola land to deliver a message from the Crown Prince Aditha Karikalan, while Kundavai attempts to establish political peace as vassals and petty chieftains plot against the throne.
Directors: Mani Ratnam, Sruti Harihara Subramanian | Stars: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi
Votes: 36,380
19. Raatchasan (2018)
Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A sub-inspector sets out in pursuit of a mysterious serial killer who targets teen school girls and murders them brutally.
Director: Ram Kumar | Stars: Vishnu Vishal, Amala Paul, Radha Ravi, Sangili Murugan
Votes: 50,677
20. Jailer (I) (2023)
Not Rated | 168 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A retired jailer goes on a manhunt to find his son's killers. But the road leads him to a familiar, albeit a bit darker place. Can he emerge from this complex situation successfully?
Director: Nelson Dilipkumar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Shivarajkumar, Jackie Shroff
Votes: 34,670
21. Viduthalai: Part 1 (2023)
Not Rated | 150 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A police officer is recruited to capture the leader of a separatist group.
Director: Vetrimaaran | Stars: Soori, Vijay Sethupathi, Bhavani Sre, S. Chandan
Votes: 8,568
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