My List : Best Tamil Movies
by pandiselvamfilm | created - 11 Feb 2013 | updated - 14 Oct 2018 | PublicThis is my list of best movies made in Tamil cinema. I prefer innovative storytelling movies.
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1. Kattradhu Thamizh (2007)
147 min | Drama, Mystery
A young post-graduate faces difficulties with finding employment, and struggles against social inequalities.
Director: Ram | Stars: Jiiva, Anjali, Karunas, Azhagam Perumal
Votes: 3,497
I would say this is one of the finest movies in Tamil cinema.
2. 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: 5,359
Innovative and No compromise, I had ringtone of this movie (war theme) for years. Thanks Yuvan
3. The Wolf and the Goat (2013)
Not Rated | 141 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A kid saves a dangerous dying fugitive and triggers off a chase between the hunter and the hunted and soon, the definitions blur.
Director: Mysskin | Stars: Mysskin, Sri, Adithya Menon, Bharath
Votes: 2,962
This is Mysskin's Best
4. Hey Ram (2000)
Not Rated | 186 min | Crime, Drama, History
Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country and sets out to kill him.
Director: Kamal Haasan | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Hema Malini
Votes: 13,960 | Gross: $0.27M
One of the Proof that Kamal is a genius
5. 96 (II) (2018)
Not Rated | 158 min | Drama, Romance
Two high school sweethearts meet at a reunion after 22 years and reminisce about their past.
Director: C. Prem Kumar | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Adithya Bhaskar, Trisha Krishnan, Gouri Kishan
Votes: 36,719
6. 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: 6,841
I think, This is the movie I watch high number of times in Tamil.
7. 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: 3,682
Recent classic from Kamal
8. Meendumoru Kaadal Kathai (1984)
Director: Prathap Pothen | Stars: Prathap Pothen, Radhika Sarathkumar, S. Sathyendra, R.S. Shivaji
Votes: 19
Yes. This is Prathab's movie.
9. Bharathi (2000)
149 min | Biography, Drama
Based on a true story of Tamil poet Subramania Bharati, who struggled hard for the freedom of India.
Director: Gnana Rajasekaran | Stars: Sayaji Shinde, Devayani, Amarasigamani, Pushpaak Ramesh
Votes: 237
10. Nandalala (2010)
Not Rated | 127 min | Drama
The film revolves around a child who lives with his blind grandmother who want to meet his mother takes on a journey to see her .
Director: Mysskin | Stars: Snigdha Akolkar, Kalaiyarasan, Mysskin, Nassar
Votes: 614
11. 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: 25,184
Feel Good, again this is Kamal's magic
12. Cuckoo (I) (2014)
155 min | Drama, Romance
A blind boy faces trouble when he falls for a blind girl.
Director: Raju Murugan | Stars: Dinesh, Malvika Nair, Elango, Somasundaram
Votes: 785
13. Nammavar (1994)
Not Rated | 178 min | Drama
A new professor cleans up a crime-ridden college
Director: K.S. Sethumadhavan | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Gautami, Nagesh, Karan
Votes: 889
14. Alai Payuthey (2000)
Not Rated | 156 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
After a difficult romance in a class-divided society, the love birds find out marriage is not what they thought it would be.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Madhavan, Shalini, Swarnamalya, V. Natarajan
Votes: 7,297
15. Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)
Not Rated | 169 min | Action, Drama, Musical
A father and son help each other through growing up, romance, tragedy, and adventure.
Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon | Stars: Suriya, Simran, Ramya, Sameera Reddy
Votes: 14,275
16. Pudhu Pettai (2006)
Not Rated | 168 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After running away from his home, Kumar falls in with a gang and slowly rises through the ranks of the criminal underworld.
Director: K. Selvaraghavan | Stars: Dhanush, Sneha, Sonia Agarwal, Azhagam Perumal
Votes: 7,891
No compromise in this movie and BGM western classical still rocks.
17. 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: 11,431
Whenever I watch this movie, I feel enthusiastic
18. Moodar Koodam (2013)
145 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Four penniless, down-and-out youngsters plan to rob the house of a wealthy businessman believing that the family is out on a pilgrimage. But when they break into the house, nothing goes as ... See full summary »
Director: Naveen | Stars: Naveen, Sendrayan, Rajaj, Kuberan
Votes: 1,408
19. 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: 11,738
20. 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: 3,601
21. Aalavandhan (2001)
Not Rated | 177 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Nandu and Vijay are brothers, who were abused by their stepmother during their younger days. Nandhu, who is mentally ill, decides to kill Vijay's fiancee as he visualizes her as his stepmother.
Director: Suresh Krishna | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Raveena Tandon, Manisha Koirala, Kitu Gidwani
Votes: 2,954
Earlier to Joker character, There was a NANDHU
22. Virumandi (2004)
Not Rated | 175 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A temperamental farmer gets embroiled in a bloody clan feud in a southern Tamil Nadu village.
Director: Kamal Haasan | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Abhirami, Pasupathy, Napolean
Votes: 7,726
23. Kuruthipunal (1995)
Not Rated | 143 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Suave and scintillating, this fast-paced action thriller follows the adventures and investigations of a group of honest police officers, who go undercover to bring down a terror network.
Director: P.C. Sreeram | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Arjun Sarja, Nassar, Gautami
Votes: 4,666
24. Guna (1991)
Not Rated | 167 min | Drama, Romance
A neurodivergent individual escapes the family he despises and the asylum he is kept in by creating fantasies.
Director: Santhana Bharathi | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Roshini, Rekha, Varalakshmi S.
Votes: 3,117
Madly in Love
25. Mundasupatti (2014)
148 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A photographer gets into trouble in a village where photography is banned.
Director: Ram Kumar | Stars: Vishnu Vishal, Nandita Shwetha, Anandraj, Kaali Venkat
Votes: 1,667
Camera scares the people, Best comedy movie at its best shape.
26. Aruvi (2016)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama
A gentle girl born and brought up amidst the ever growing eco-social-consumeristic environment finds it difficult to fit in the society. She decides to take it hard on the people. What she does is the rest of the story.
Director: Arun Prabhu Purushothaman | Stars: Aditi Balan, Padmashri Mohammad Ali, Pradeep Anthony, Arnold
Votes: 14,288
Made me speechless
27. 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: 13,468
28. Iruvar (1997)
140 min | Biography, Drama
A struggling actor and a writer-politician become friends as young men and rise to great heights in cinema and politics respectively. But when both become contenders for the top political post in the state, a rift develops between them.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Mohanlal, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Prakash Raj, Gautami
Votes: 7,295
29. Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam (2010)
143 min | Drama
A story of mistaken identities in 17th century.
Director: Chimbudeven | Stars: Raghava Lawrence, Padmapriya, Raai Laxmi, Sandhya
Votes: 399
Best spoof with subtle comedy
30. Western Ghats (2018)
122 min | Drama
Rangasamy, a laborer living on the borders of Kerala and Tamil Nadu just like his fellow sons of soils toils, hard-working at the spice plantations owned by landlords. Whilst Rangasamy is ... See full summary »
Director: Leninbharati | Stars: Antony, Aaru Bala, Gayatri Krishnaa, Abu Valayamkulam
Votes: 1,944
31. Visaaranai (2015)
Not Rated | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Four labourers are tortured by the police to confess to a theft they have not committed.
Director: Vetrimaaran | Stars: Dinesh, Samuthirakani, Anandhi, Murugadass
Votes: 12,020
32. Thevar Magan (1992)
145 min | Action, Drama, Romance
The urbane son of a village chieftain struggles between his personal aspirations and those of his family.
Director: Bharathan | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Shivaji Ganesan, Nassar, Revathi
Votes: 7,990
33. 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: 4,021
34. Vazhakku Enn 18/9 (2012)
Not Rated | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A girl gets in trouble when her boyfriend films her private moments on his mobile phone without her knowledge.
Director: Balaji Sakthivel | Stars: Sri, Urmila Mahanta, Mithun Murali, Manisha Yadav
Votes: 2,365
35. 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: 2,311
36. Market Street (2010)
151 min | Drama
The story on the lives of a salesgirl and sales boy of a popular Saree store in Chennai.
Director: Vasanthabalan | Stars: Angadi Theru Mahesh, Anjali, A. Venkatesh, Pandi
Votes: 1,391
37. Ayirathil Oruvan (2010)
Not Rated | 183 min | Action, Adventure
Anitha, a government official, embarks on a journey to find Chandramouli, an archaeologist, who went to Vietnam to search for any existence of the prince of the Chola dynasty.
Director: K. Selvaraghavan | Stars: Karthi, Reema Sen, Andrea Jeremiah, Parthiban Radhakrishnan
Votes: 7,575
Close to my heart
38. Kaadhal Konden (2003)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Exploring into the mind of a youth who is mentally and physically abused in his childhood, the film shows how he slowly turns into a psychopath who kills anyone who comes in the way of the girl for whom he has an obsessive love!
Director: K. Selvaraghavan | Stars: Dhanush, Sonia Agarwal, Sudip, Daniel Balaji
Votes: 2,443
39. Joker (2016)
Not Rated | 130 min | Comedy, Drama
Mannar Mannan, an ordinary villager, decides to call himself the president of the country and starts fighting against the injustices he comes across in his society. What's his agenda?
Directors: Raju Murugan, Raju Saravanan | Stars: Guru Somasundaram, Ramya Pandian, Gayathri, Mu Ramaswamy
Votes: 3,693
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