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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. 101

    Mr. X

    2026· 2h 33m

    5.54
  3. 103

    Adanga Maru

    2018· 2h 26m

    7.433
  4. 104

    Aasai

    1995· 2h 37m

    6.312
  8. 108

    Maareesan

    2025· 2h 32m

    7.023
  9. 109

    Maayavan

    2017· 2h 9m

    6.733
  10. 110

    Diary

    2022· 2h 3m

    7.07
  15. 115

    Appu

    2000

    6.52
  17. 117

    Aviyal

    2016· 1h 56m

    5.85
  18. 118

    Right

    2025

    —0
  19. 119

    Billa

    2007· 2h 10m

    6.662
  20. 120

    Lift

    2021· 2h 14m

    5.58
  21. 121

    Yugi

    2022· 2h 11m

    6.02
  25. 125

    O2

    2022· 2h 0m

    4.66
  29. 129

    Uriyadi 2

    2019· 1h 59m

    7.011
  30. 130

    Aramm

    2017· 2h 0m

    7.724
  31. 131

    Kavan

    2017· 2h 40m

    7.240
  35. 135

    Yuddham Sei

    2011· 2h 40m

    7.214
  36. 136

    Anegan

    2015· 2h 34m

    6.336
  39. 139

    Yuga

    2006

    —0
  40. 140

    Vattaram

    2006· 2h 45m

    5.14
  43. 143

    Bagheera

    2023· 2h 27m

    5.24
  45. 145

    Neelira

    2026· 1h 32m

    —0
  46. 146

    Powder

    2022· 2h 0m

    —0
  50. 150

    Regina

    2023· 1h 57m

    9.01

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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.