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Best Tamil Crime Movies

This collection ranks 359 Tamil crime movies. 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. At the top of the list is Nayakan. Films listed here were originally released in Tamil (தமிழ்).

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

  1. 1

    Nayakan

    1987· 2h 36m

    7.994
  2. 2

    Vikram

    2022· 2h 54m

    7.6177
  3. 3

    Kaithi

    2019· 2h 27m

    7.6161
  5. 5

    Jai Bhim

    2021· 2h 44m

    7.3229
  6. 6

    Thalapathi

    1991· 2h 37m

    8.060
  7. 7

    Ratsasan

    2018· 2h 50m

    7.4194
  9. 9

    Thadam

    2019· 2h 18m

    7.143
  10. 10

    Anniyan

    2005· 3h 1m

    7.4117
  11. 11

    Baasha

    1995· 2h 25m

    7.674
  12. 12

    Visaranai

    2016· 1h 58m

    8.085
  15. 15

    Nandha

    2001· 3h 0m

    6.914
  17. 17

    Coffee

    2022· 1h 50m

    8.01
  19. 19

    Master

    2021· 2h 59m

    6.6129
  20. 20

    Papanasam

    2015· 3h 1m

    7.948
  21. 21

    Hey Ram

    2000· 3h 19m

    7.065
  22. 22

    Mersal

    2017· 2h 41m

    7.2118
  24. 24

    Kaalidas

    2019· 2h 6m

    6.09
  25. 25

    Leo

    2023· 2h 43m

    6.9131
  26. 26

    Gentleman

    1993· 2h 40m

    7.217
  27. 27

    Vettaiyan

    2024· 2h 41m

    6.238
  28. 28

    Kara

    2026· 2h 41m

    6.023
  30. 30

    Theri

    2016· 2h 37m

    6.8110
  31. 31

    Kuttram 23

    2017· 2h 14m

    7.034
  35. 35

    Mahaan

    2022· 2h 43m

    6.846
  37. 37

    Jailer

    2023· 2h 45m

    6.6109
  38. 38

    Por Thozhil

    2023· 2h 28m

    7.043
  39. 39

    Pokkiri

    2007· 2h 45m

    6.866
  42. 42

    Mirugaa

    2021· 2h 10m

    5.01
  44. 44

    Beginning

    2023· 1h 51m

    5.02
  45. 45

    Netrikann

    2021· 2h 26m

    5.912
  46. 46

    Kaantha

    2025· 2h 30m

    6.620
  49. 49

    Jiivi

    2019· 2h 2m

    7.614

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

359 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies 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.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Nayakan currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.