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Best Tamil Movies of All Time

This collection ranks 3,910 Tamil 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).

3,910 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  2. 102

    Gentleman

    1993· 2h 40m

    7.217
  3. 103

    Arunachalam

    1997· 2h 45m

    7.431
  4. 104

    Vettaiyan

    2024· 2h 41m

    6.238
  5. 105

    Kushi

    2000· 2h 58m

    7.030
  8. 108

    Kara

    2026· 2h 41m

    6.023
  9. 109

    Pudhupettai

    2006· 2h 59m

    7.544
  10. 110

    Theri

    2016· 2h 37m

    6.8110
  11. 111

    Jockey

    2026· 2h 27m

    —0
  13. 113

    Mozhi

    2007· 2h 32m

    7.622
  14. 114

    Kuttram 23

    2017· 2h 14m

    7.034
  18. 118

    Maanagaram

    2017· 2h 17m

    7.456
  27. 127

    Dada

    2023· 2h 15m

    7.218
  28. 128

    Parking

    2023· 2h 7m

    7.417
  31. 131

    Mahaan

    2022· 2h 43m

    6.846
  33. 133

    G.D.N

    2026· 2h 26m

    —0
  34. 134

    Petta

    2019· 2h 52m

    7.292
  35. 135

    Maaveeran

    2023· 2h 46m

    7.149
  37. 137

    Jeeva

    2014· 2h 8m

    7.113
  38. 138

    Thambi

    2006· 2h 40m

    6.24
  39. 139

    TN 2026

    2026· 2h 18m

    —0
  41. 141

    Mankatha

    2011· 2h 41m

    6.773

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

3,910 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.