25 best tamil movies to watch
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1. Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016)
Not Rated | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A police officer retires after an accident during a case investigation. Years later, he is forced to relive the past as he narrates the story to his friend's son.
Director: Karthick Naren | Stars: Rahman, Prakash Raghavan, Sharathkumar, Santhosh Krishna
Votes: 16,901
2. Pizza (II) (2012)
Not Rated | 127 min | Horror, Thriller
A pizza delivery boy lands in a mysterious circumstance and it works a dramatic change in his life.
Director: Karthik Subbaraj | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Ramya Nambeeshan, Aadukalam Naren, Karunakaran
Votes: 8,694
3. 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: 50,488
4. Theeran Adhigaram Ondru (2017)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Theeran, a police officer, is entrusted with the task to solve the mystery behind a series of murders. The only clue left behind is that all the murders are committed in the same pattern.
Director: H. Vinoth | Stars: Karthi, Rakul Preet Singh, Abhimanyu Singh, Bose Venkat
Votes: 16,961
5. Madras (2014)
Not Rated | 156 min | Action, Drama
A wall creates perturbation between two factions of a political party. Kaali and his buddy Anbu, who is a political aspirant, get embroiled in this brutal political rivalry.
Director: Pa. Ranjith | Stars: Karthi, Catherine Tresa, Kalaiyarasan, Jayabalan
Votes: 4,776
6. Iraivi (2016)
160 min | Crime, Drama
A drama about an alcoholic filmmaker and his friends who bring trouble to the women in their lives.
Director: Karthik Subbaraj | Stars: S.J. Suryah, Vijay Sethupathi, Bobby Simha, Anjali
Votes: 3,699
7. Soodhu Kavvum (2013)
Not Rated | 135 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Das, with his team, kidnap Arumai, son of a politician, who has been planning his own kidnapping to extract money from his father. Problems arise, when an insane cop is brought to handle the case.
Director: Nalan Kumarasamy | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Sanchita Shetty, Radha Ravi, M.S. Bhaskar
Votes: 11,786
8. Ayan (2009)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young man's smuggling lifestyle takes a serious turn, when a fierce rival tries to eliminate him from the business.
Director: K.V. Anand | Stars: Suriya, Tamannaah Bhatia, Prabhu, Jagan
Votes: 11,474
9. Ko (2011)
Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Thriller
Ashwin, a famous photographer, works with Renuka, an investigative journalist. When one of their colleagues, Saro, gets killed during a political meet, Ashwin and Renuka decide to investigate.
Director: K.V. Anand | Stars: Jiiva, Ajmal Ameer, Karthika Nair, Piaa Bajpai
Votes: 6,351
10. Sivaji (2007)
Not Rated | 188 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A software engineer comes to India in order to serve the nation and invest in its welfare. A few corrupt officials and politicians try to stop him while he tries to do good for the poor.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Shriya Saran, Suman, Vivek
Votes: 21,591
11. Uttama Villain (2015)
171 min | Comedy, Drama
Manoranjan, a superstar, is counting his last days due to brain tumor. How he goes about his final wish of doing a comedy film with his mentor Margadarsi forms the crux of the story.
Director: Ramesh Aravind | Stars: Kamal Haasan, K. Balachander, K. Viswanath, Nassar
Votes: 3,707
12. Polladhavan (2007)
Not Rated | 150 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A contemporary action drama revolving around a young man's love for his bike, including the trials and travails he is forced to undergo when it goes missing.
Director: Vetrimaaran | Stars: Dhanush, Ramya, Kishore Kumar G., Karunas
Votes: 2,521
13. 13B: Fear Has a New Address (2009)
Not Rated | 146 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A man experiences a supernatural occurrence at his newly purchased apartment; a soap opera being telecast exclusively on his TV, which shows the future of his family.
Director: Vikram K. Kumar | Stars: Madhavan, Nitu Chandra, Poonam Dhillon, Saranya Ponvannan
Votes: 8,474 | Gross: $0.03M
14. Dasavatharam (2008)
Not Rated | 188 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After realizing the danger of a bio-weapon, a scientist wants to protect it from being misused. The vial accidentally reaches India, and he must race against time to prevent a potential disaster.
Director: K.S. Ravikumar | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Asin Thottumkal, Jaya Prada, Mallika Sherawat
Votes: 10,568
15. Attakathi (2012)
130 min | Comedy, Romance
Dinakaran (Dinesh) is a roadside Romeo who feels infatuated by girls, who smile at him. The true romance is something that still eludes him. His luck with other girls are too futile. Will ... See full summary »
Director: Pa. Ranjith | Stars: Dinesh, Nandita Shwetha, Aishwarya Rajesh, Shalini
Votes: 1,100
16. Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010)
Not Rated | 157 min | Drama, Romance
An aspiring filmmaker goes through the ups and downs of romance when he falls for a Christian woman who says she only wants to be friends.
Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon | Stars: Silambarasan Rajendar, Trisha Krishnan, VTV Ganesh, Raja Krishnamoorthy
Votes: 6,866
18. Kurangu Bommai (2017)
Not Rated | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A loyal worker, Sundaram takes orders from his boss Ekamabaram, even when Ekamabaram asks Sundaram to smuggle a valuable idol in his car.
Director: Nithilan Swaminathan | Stars: Vidharth, Bharathiraja, Delna Davis, Thenappan P.L.
Votes: 1,675
19. Aaranya Kaandam (2010)
Not Rated | 126 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A mob boss must deal with a disgruntled mistress and a vanishing bag of cocaine.
Director: Thiagarajan Kumararaja | Stars: Sampath Raj, Jackie Shroff, Ravi Krishna, Yasmin Ponnappa
Votes: 5,385
20. Yutham Sei (2011)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A common man's ability to defeat the devil. A cop identifies the mystery and solves the problem.
Director: Mysskin | Stars: Cheran, Ananyaa Shah, Y.G. Mahendran, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
Votes: 2,225
21. Subramaniapuram (2008)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Azhagar and his friend Paraman kill the person who humiliated Kanugu's brother and surrenders themselves to the police. However, they soon learn that Kanugu has betrayed them.
Director: M. Sasikumar | Stars: Jai, M. Sasikumar, Swathi Reddy, 'Ganja' Karuppu
Votes: 2,321
22. Paradesi (2013)
126 min | Drama, History
Before independence during the 1940's depicts the lives of poor carefree villagers who are lured to work in Tea plantation farms and how they are forced to live rest of their lives as slaves with no traces of hope and freedom.
Director: Bala | Stars: Atharvaa Murali, Vedhika, Dhansika, Jerry
Votes: 2,059
23. Paruthiveeran (2007)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A village tough finally succumbs to the unconditional love of his angelic cousin, but his romance faces insurmountable challenges, including family opposition and his own delinquent personality.
Director: Ameer Sultan | Stars: Karthi, Priyamani, Saravanan, Ponvannan
Votes: 4,033
24. Mudhalvan (1999)
Not Rated | 169 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A man accepts a challenge to act as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for one day only, and makes such a success of it that soon he is embroiled in political intrigue.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Arjun Sarja, Manisha Koirala, Raghuvaran, Vadivelu
Votes: 8,434
25. Sathuranga Vettai (2014)
Not Rated | 145 min | Crime, Thriller
Ace conman Gandhi effortlessly thinks up schemes to swindle gullible and greedy folks. However on a rare occasion, things don't go according to plan and he ends up in the clutches of a ruthless gang who demand schemes from him for money.
Director: H. Vinoth | Stars: Nataraja Subramanian, Ishara Nair, Ponvannan, Ilavarasu
Votes: 3,617
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