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Best Tamil Movies of the 1980s

This collection ranks 387 Tamil-language movies released in the 1980s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The #1 entry is Nayakan. These films were originally released in Tamil (தமிழ்).

387 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Nayakan

    1987· 2h 36m

    7.994
  8. 8

    Ranga

    1982· 2h 13m

    5.94
  26. 26

    Manithan

    1987· 2h 29m

    6.22
  28. 28

    Netrikan

    1981· 2h 30m

    5.46
  36. 36

    Sathya

    1988· 2h 27m

    7.17

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Frequently asked questions

How many Tamil movies came from the 1980s?

387 Tamil-language films from the 1980s carry real rating data.

How are these Tamil films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the highest-rated Tamil movie of the 1980s?

Nayakan holds the top position in this collection.