Skip to content
CineRank

Best Tamil Drama Movies

This collection ranks 2,266 Tamil drama 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).

2,266 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Nayakan

    1987· 2h 36m

    7.994
  5. 5

    DC

    2026· 2h 22m

    7.914
  6. 6

    Amaran

    2024· 2h 49m

    7.4261
  8. 8

    Jai Bhim

    2021· 2h 44m

    7.3229
  10. 10

    Dragon

    2025· 2h 37m

    7.343
  11. 11

    Thalapathi

    1991· 2h 37m

    8.060
  14. 14

    Asuran

    2019· 2h 21m

    7.5112
  18. 18

    Aadukalam

    2011· 2h 40m

    7.754
  20. 20

    Anniyan

    2005· 3h 1m

    7.4117
  23. 23

    Visaranai

    2016· 1h 58m

    8.085
  24. 24

    Peranbu

    2019· 2h 27m

    7.344
  27. 27

    Nandha

    2001· 3h 0m

    6.914
  28. 28

    Padayappa

    1999· 2h 52m

    7.463
  30. 30

    Iruvar

    1997· 2h 20m

    7.451
  32. 32

    Youth

    2026· 2h 21m

    7.37
  34. 34

    Karnan

    2021· 2h 32m

    7.366
  36. 36

    Kaththi

    2014· 2h 47m

    7.2105
  38. 38

    Aruvi

    2017· 2h 2m

    7.562
  39. 39

    Roja

    1992· 2h 17m

    7.072
  45. 45

    Papanasam

    2015· 3h 1m

    7.948
  46. 46

    Chithha

    2023· 2h 19m

    7.735
  48. 48

    Bombay

    1995· 2h 21m

    7.279
  49. 49

    Hey Ram

    2000· 3h 19m

    7.065
  50. 50

    Nanban

    2012· 3h 1m

    7.166

Related collections

Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

2,266 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.