Tamil movies of 2021
by danielkennard | created - 29 Dec 2020 | updated - 28 Nov 2021 | PublicThis list contains Tamil films of 2021. Other film titles have not yet been added in IMDB.
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1. 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: 217,085
2. Master (I) (2021)
Not Rated | 179 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An alcoholic professor is sent to a juvenile school, where he clashes with a gangster who uses the school children for criminal activities.
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Vijay Sethupathi, Malavika Mohanan, Arjun Das
Votes: 83,279
3. 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: 23,687
4. Annaatthe (2021)
163 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Kaaliyan has a sister who marries a young man without the permission from Kaaliyan and moves to Kolkata with her husband , where she faces unknown threats. Soon her brother Kaaliyan comes to the rescue.
Director: Siva | Stars: Rajinikanth, Keerthy Suresh, Nayanthara, Kushboo
Votes: 10,653
5. 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: 25,229
6. Doctor (2021)
148 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When his fiancee's niece is kidnapped, a stoic army doctor and his motley team launch a rescue operation in which they need both wit and their wits.
Director: Nelson Dilipkumar | Stars: Sivakarthikeyan, Vinay Rai, Priyanka Arulmohan, Yogi Babu
Votes: 18,863
7. 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: 25,312
8. Enemy (2021)
159 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
It's the story of two childhood friends and their escalating competitive nature. To what extent are they ready to go?
Director: Anand Shankar | Stars: Vishal, Arya, Mirnalini Ravi, Mamta Mohandas
Votes: 4,998
9. Jagame Thandhiram (2021)
TV-MA | 158 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A nomadic gangster finds himself caught between good and evil in a fight for a place to call home. Starring Dhanush, Aishwarya Lekshmi and James Cosmo.
Director: Karthik Subbaraj | Stars: Dhanush, James Cosmo, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Joju George
Votes: 12,439
10. Kadaseela Biriyani (2021)
115 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Chicku Pandi has one day to slip away from his revenge hungry brothers.
Director: Nishanth Kalidindi | Stars: Vasanth Selvam, Vijay Ram, Hakkim Shah, Dinesh Mani
Votes: 1,529
11. Mandela (2021)
140 min | Comedy, Drama
A local barber's fate turns overnight when he becomes the single deciding vote in the village elections.
Director: Madonne Ashwin | Stars: Yogi Babu, Sheela Rajkumar, Sangili Murugan, Mukesh
Votes: 8,390
12. Thalaivi (2021)
153 min | Biography, Drama
A biopic on the late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
Director: A.L. Vijay | Stars: Kangana Ranaut, Arvind Swamy, Nassar, Samuthirakani
Votes: 31,274
13. Maara (2021)
149 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
When Paaru sees a fairy tale she heard from a stranger as a child painted across the walls of a coastal town, she goes in search of the man who painted it - Maara.
Director: Dhilip Kumar | Stars: Madhavan, Shraddha Srinath, Shivada Nair, Mouli
Votes: 4,174
14. Bhoomi (II) (2021)
TV-PG | 128 min | Action, Drama
Bhoominathan is an astronaut at NASA who has to resolve an unfinished business in his village before taking off to Mars.
Director: Lakshman | Stars: Jayam Ravi, Nidhhi Agerwal, Cricknowle, Rnr Mahonar
Votes: 3,353
15. 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: 3,782
16. Laabam (2021)
144 min | Action, Drama
A farmer hell bent on a revolution locks horns with a powerful and greedy industrialist, who is responsible for the plight of farmers. Will he be able to grant his people the life they deserve?
Directors: S.P. Jhananathan, Mathiazhagan Palanisamy, Aalayamani | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Shruti Haasan, Jagapathi Babu, Dhansika
Votes: 901
17. Joshua: Imai Pol Kaka (2024)
130 min | Action, Thriller
A bodyguard who has to look after and protect a high-profile woman who comes to Chennai from London.
Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon | Stars: Lizzie Antony, Yogi Babu, Divyadarshini, John Edathattil
Votes: 520
18. Sultan (2021)
TV-MA | 145 min | Action, Drama
A man raised by gangsters tries to reform them, and a hired job to protect a village presents him with the perfect opportunity.
Director: Bakkiyaraj Kannan | Stars: Karthi, Rashmika Mandanna, Napolean, Lal
Votes: 4,742
19. Borrder (2023)
140 min | Action, Thriller
Revolves around patriotism and how a military officer runs an anti-terrorist operation.
Director: Arivazhagan Venkatachalam | Stars: Arun Vijay, Regina Cassandra, Stefy Patel, Bagavathi Perumal
Votes: 6
20. Kaadan (2021)
153 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Kaadan is a true-blue animal film signifying a deep and strong bond between humans and animals.
Director: Prabu Solomon | Stars: Raghu Babu, Rana Daggubati, Abudhar Al Hassan, Zoya Hussain
Votes: 3,480
21. Panni Kutty (2022)
122 min | Drama
Director: Anucharan Murugaiyan | Stars: Yogi Babu, Karunakaran, Dindigul.I. Leoni, Malini Sathappan
Votes: 156
22. Chakra (2021)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A soldier and a police officer join forces to bring down a cyber hacker.
Director: Anandan .M.S. | Stars: Vishal, Regina Cassandra, Shraddha Srinath, Robo Shankar
Votes: 5,166
23. Pon Manickavel (2020)
138 min | Action
Follows a police department from Chennai, they are baffled by the brutality of crime and they will get help from someone who has given up as a cop.
Director: A.C. Mughil | Stars: Prabhu Deva, Sajjad Dolati, Nivetha Pethuraj, Sudhanshu Pandey
Votes: 574
24. Choo Mandhirakaali (2021)
128 min | Fantasy
Its about two fictional villages in rural Tamil Nadu. One is a village of jealousy and the other is a village of black magic. In order to set his village of jealousy in right path the Protagonist moves to an other village full of fantasy.
Director: Eswar Kotravai | Stars: Karthikeyan Velu, Sanjana Burli, Kishore Dev, Maragatham
Votes: 336
25. Thaen (2021)
104 min | Drama
Thaen is based on the real-life incident of an economically-backward husband who carried his dead wife to the cremation ground as he was unable to pay for the mortuary van.
Director: Ganesh Vinayak | Stars: Abarnathi, Tharunkumar
Votes: 647
26. Kamali from Nadukkaveri (2021)
147 min | Drama
Kamali From Nadukkaveri embraces the Power and the Importance of Education for Women. Born as a Girl Child in a village called Nadukkaveri, How Kamali becomes the identity of the same village is what this film is all about.
Director: Rajasekar Duraisamy | Stars: Anandhi, Prathap Pothen, Rohit Saraf, Imman Annachi
Votes: 1,396
27. Aelay (2021)
153 min | Comedy, Drama
An unexpected life event forces a young man to reconsider the past and his opinions about his father, who was an ice-cream seller.
Director: Halitha Shameem | Stars: Manikandan K., Madhumathi, Samuthirakani, Deepa Shankar
Votes: 755
28. C/O Kaadhal (2021)
134 min | Drama
A heart warming film that explores the concept of romance with episodes involving four sets of people of different age group.
Director: Jasti Hemambar | Stars: Aayira, Deepann, Sonia Giri, Nishesh
Votes: 393
29. Lift (III) (2021)
134 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A usual working day turns unusual for Guru and Harini when they get trapped in their haunted office. A patterned game unlocks a mystery and a lift is their only way out.
Director: Vineeth | Stars: Kavin, Amritha Aiyer, Kiran Konda, Gayathri Reddy
Votes: 3,620
30. Rudra Thandavam (2021)
168 min | Action, Drama
Rudran, a fearless cop who battles against drug mafia, gets trapped in a PCR case, unfortunately. Will he prove himself innocent?
Director: Mohan G. | Stars: Richard Rishi, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Radha Ravi, Thambi Ramaiah
Votes: 3,225
31. Naduvan (2021)
123 min | Action
This story revolves around Karthik, a business man who faces betrayal in love.
Director: Sharran Kumar | Stars: Gokul Anand, Bharath Srinivasan, Aparna Vinod
Votes: 375
32. Tughlaq Durbar (2021)
145 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A budding politician has devious plans to rise in the ranks, until he suddenly develops an alter ego that interferes with his every crooked move.
Director: Delhi Prasad Deenadayal | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Raashi Khanna, Manjima Mohan, Karunakaran
Votes: 1,778
33. Udanpirappe (2021)
137 min | Drama
A woman hopes for the reunion of two families caught in the ideological battle between her righteous but hot headed brother and her law abiding husband.
Director: Era Saravanan | Stars: Jyotika, M. Sasikumar, Samuthirakani, Advaith
Votes: 949
34. Teddy (II) (2021)
TV-PG | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A youngster with OCD sets out to save a girl from the clutches of an international medical mafia with the help of a teddy bear which behaves like humans.
Director: Shakti Soundar Rajan | Stars: Arya, Sayyeshaa Saigal, Sakshi Agarwal, Sathish
Votes: 3,387
35. Aranmanai 3 (2021)
155 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
The ghost of a wronged mother tries to take revenge on a Zamindar and his daughter, but one man stands in its way!
Director: Sundar C. | Stars: Sundar C., Arya, Raashi Khanna, Andrea Jeremiah
Votes: 1,259
36. Paris Jeyaraj (2021)
136 min | Drama
A Tamil folk singer's love life takes cruel twists of fate because if his lawyer father and his secret extra marital relations.
Director: K. Johnson | Stars: Prudhviraj, Motta Rajendran, Teju Ashwini, Lollu Sabha Maaran
Votes: 976
37. Kodiyil Oruvan (2021)
151 min | Action, Drama
Situations push a common man to oppose an influential guy in his area and how he develops himself stronger to fight back his enemies forms the crux of the story.
Director: Ananda Krishnan | Stars: Vijay Antony, Aathmika, Divya Prabha, Ramachandra Raju
Votes: 2,261
38. MGR Magan (2021)
150 min | Comedy, Drama
The normal life of a villager turns living hell when he starts to realize that his family keeps boundaries to its members and also discovers that his village is in danger by a man who tries to destroy a mountain in the village.
Director: Ponram | Stars: M. Sasikumar, Sathyaraj, Mirnalini Ravi, Samuthirakani
Votes: 481
39. Pogaru (2021)
160 min | Action
Shiva, a local Ruffian is unstoppable in his path as he had garnered the support and affection of the general public by fighting against the injustice that comes their way.
Director: Nanda Kishore | Stars: Dhruva Sarja, Rashmika Mandanna, Sampath Raj, Chikkanna
Votes: 10,079
40. Thittam Irandu (2021)
120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A cop starts investigating the mysterious disappearance of her childhood friend. Can she handle the revelation that lies at the end of her inquiry?
Director: Vignesh Karthick | Stars: Aishwarya Rajesh, Subash Selvam, Gokul Anand, Pavel Navageethan
Votes: 3,239
41. Good Luck Sakhi (2022)
130 min | Drama
Plagued by seemingly endless bad luck, including the accidental death of her fiance, a young woman trains to compete as a sharpshooter at the national level.
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor | Stars: Keerthy Suresh, Aadhi, Jagapathi Babu, Ramaprabha
Votes: 1,658
42. Vaa Deal
Action | Completed
Vetrivel, a young man who believes rising rivalries are essential to succeed in life, finds himself in deep trouble when his girlfriend is abducted by his enemies.
Director: Rathina Shiva | Stars: Arun Vijay, Vamsi Krishna, Karthika Nair, Suruli
43. Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum (2021)
112 min | Comedy, Drama
Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum also known as RARA talks about a village, which is breaking news in all television channels in India but the people of the village don't have electricity to watch Television.
Director: Arisil Moorthy | Stars: Ajay, Akila, T. Anbazhagan, Karattaandi Annakamu
Votes: 487
44. Boomika (2021)
123 min | Horror
Paranormal activity at a lush, abandoned property alarm a group eager to redevelop the site, but the eerie events may not be as unearthly as they think.
Director: R. Rathindran Prasad | Stars: Avantika, Madhuri Jain, Pavel Navageethan, Aishwarya Rajesh
Votes: 2,709
45. Kabadadaari (2021)
Not Rated | 146 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A passionate traffic police who is bored of his routine job stumbles across some skeletons which ignite his soulless life. When he probes into the case he comes across a cop who had investigated the case in the past.
Director: Pradeep Krishnamoorthy | Stars: Sibiraj, Nandita Shwetha, Nassar, V. Jayaprakash
Votes: 1,055
46. Sivakumarin Sabadham (2021)
137 min | Comedy, Drama
A young man from a weaving family vows to restore it to its past glory by taking on a textile magnate.
Director: Hiphop Tamizha Adhi | Stars: Hiphop Tamizha Adhi, Madhuri Jain, Prankster Rahul, Elango Kumanan
Votes: 1,062
47. Nenjam Marappathillai (2021)
150 min | Horror, Thriller
A god-fearing young woman who takes up the job of a caretaker in a rich household tries to take revenge on her lustful employer.
Director: K. Selvaraghavan | Stars: S.J. Suryah, Nandita Shwetha, Regina Cassandra, T. Sivakumar
Votes: 2,078
48. Kalathil Sandhippom (2021)
138 min | Drama, Sport
The story of two friends, Anand and Ashok, story revolving around them on their love, sports, family bondings.
Director: N. Rajasekar | Stars: Arulnithi, Jiiva, Manjima Mohan, Aadukalam Naren
Votes: 767
49. Cinderella (III) (2021)
122 min | Drama, Horror
Cinderella is a murder mystery that revolves around John, Ramya and Sandra.
Directors: Vinod Venkatesh, Vinoo Venketesh | Stars: B. Abhilash, Abhinaya, Abhishek, Sakshi Agarwal
Votes: 1,750
50. Theethum Nandrum (2021)
143 min | Action
Two friends, who earn money illegally through burglary, decide to bid farewell to crimes. But fate had other plans for them
Director: Rasu Ranjith | Stars: Aparna Balamurali, Lijo Mol Jose, Rasu Ranjith
Votes: 153
51. Sanga Thalaivan (2021)
123 min | Drama
The story of the textile workers' struggle for justice in a small Indian region.
Director: Manimaran | Stars: Karate Karthi, Karunas, Samuthirakani, Ramya Subramanian
Votes: 167
52. Chakra (2021)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A soldier and a police officer join forces to bring down a cyber hacker.
Director: Anandan .M.S. | Stars: Vishal, Regina Cassandra, Shraddha Srinath, Robo Shankar
Votes: 5,166
53. Kutty Story (2021)
130 min | Drama, Romance
An anthology of four stories that revolves around man-woman relationship.
Directors: Nalan Kumarasamy, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Venkat Prabhu, A.L. Vijay | Stars: Gautham Vasudev Menon, Amala Paul, Megha Akash, Varun Kamal
Votes: 361
54. Paris Jeyaraj (2021)
136 min | Drama
A Tamil folk singer's love life takes cruel twists of fate because if his lawyer father and his secret extra marital relations.
Director: K. Johnson | Stars: Prudhviraj, Motta Rajendran, Teju Ashwini, Lollu Sabha Maaran
Votes: 976
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