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Best Tamil Thriller Movies

This collection ranks 799 Tamil thriller 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 Maharaja. Films listed here were originally released in Tamil (தமிழ்).

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

  1. 1

    Maharaja

    2024· 2h 21m

    7.7245
  2. 2

    Vikram

    2022· 2h 54m

    7.6177
  4. 4

    Kaithi

    2019· 2h 27m

    7.6161
  5. 5

    Blast

    2026· 2h 23m

    6.934
  6. 6

    Ratsasan

    2018· 2h 50m

    7.4194
  9. 9

    Thadam

    2019· 2h 18m

    7.143
  10. 10

    Aadukalam

    2011· 2h 40m

    7.754
  11. 11

    Anniyan

    2005· 3h 1m

    7.4117
  12. 12

    Thuppakki

    2012· 2h 50m

    7.3118
  13. 13

    Visaranai

    2016· 1h 58m

    8.085
  17. 17

    Maanaadu

    2021· 2h 27m

    7.052
  21. 21

    Ghajini

    2005· 3h 2m

    6.898
  25. 25

    24

    2016· 2h 44m

    7.2135
  26. 26

    Master

    2021· 2h 59m

    6.6129
  27. 27

    Papanasam

    2015· 3h 1m

    7.948
  28. 28

    Vaali

    1999· 2h 38m

    6.924
  29. 29

    Chithha

    2023· 2h 19m

    7.735
  30. 30

    Mersal

    2017· 2h 41m

    7.2118
  31. 31

    Indian

    1996· 3h 5m

    6.978
  33. 33

    I

    2015· 2h 50m

    6.7137
  34. 34

    Gunaa

    1991· 2h 47m

    7.018
  36. 36

    Leo

    2023· 2h 43m

    6.9131
  37. 37

    Kara

    2026· 2h 41m

    6.023
  38. 38

    Theri

    2016· 2h 37m

    6.8110
  40. 40

    Kuttram 23

    2017· 2h 14m

    7.034
  45. 45

    Parking

    2023· 2h 7m

    7.417
  47. 47

    Mankatha

    2011· 2h 41m

    6.773

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

799 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?

Maharaja currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.