17 Best Tamil Movies of 2022 You Can Stream Right Now!

On the topic of the Best Tamil Movies of 2022, beginning the year in March with Suriya’s super-hit film, Etharkkum Thunindhavan and continuing the success streak with a few low-budget film, there are quite a few titles that managed to succeed critically. So, to celebrate the best, here are the Best Tamil Movies of 2022 you should watch right now and can stream on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar and more.

Last Updated on December 05, 2022

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17. Etharkkum Thunindhavan (ET)

Director – Pandiraj
Cast – Suriya & Priyanka Mohan
Streamer – Netflix

Preview Only: Starring Suriya and Priyanka Mohan in the lead roles, Etharkkum Thunindhavan is about a lawyer who uncovers an inhumane leader’s criminal network that sexually exploits and threatens young women. Subsequently, he embarks on a bloody pursuit of justice. One of the highest-grossing films in Suriya’s career and is one of the Best Tamil Movies of 2022.

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16. Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee

Director – Darbuka Siva
Streamer – ZEE5

Preview Only: Darbuka Siva’s coming-of-age drama, with a predominantly brand new cast and crew, revolves around a group of teenagers studying in a strict Catholic school in the 1990s who learn how to navigate through the hurdles of school and adolescence. Released directly on ZEE5 in the month of January, Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee was greeted with a positive response from all fronts.

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15. FIR

Director – Manu Anand
Cast – Vishnu Vishal, Manjima Mohan
Streamer – Prime Video

Preview Only: Tragedy strikes in the life of Irfan Ahmed when a series of stereotypical opinions, based on his religion, falsely incriminate him as a terrorist and send him on a mission to prove his innocence. FIR features Vishnu Vishal in the primary role, with Gautham Vasudev Menon, Manjima Mohan, Reba Monica John, Raiza Wilson, and others in supporting roles.

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14. Sardar

Director – P. S. Mithran
Cast – Karthi, Chunky Panday
Streamer – AHA Video

Best Tamil Movies of 2022: P. S. Mithran’s spy action thriller, Sardar starring Karthi in the lead role with Rajisha Vijayan, Raashii Khanna, Chunky Panday, and others in supporting roles, is a runaway hit and grossed a near 100 cr at the box office. The story revolves around a spy estranged from his family due to a top-secret mission and suddenly meets his son, who is a cop.

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13. Iravin Nizhal

Director – R. Parthiban
Cast – R. Parthiban, Brigida Saga
Streamer – Prime Video

Preview Only: R. Parthiban’s Iravin Nizhal starring himself, Brigida Saga, Robo Shankar, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, and Priyanka Ruth in the primary roles revolves around a man on the run who looks back at his life of crime and the people who have shaped his career. Upon review, he realizes his life has been unfulfilled and full of sin, hopeful he tries to redeem himself.

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12. Manmadha Leelai

Director – Venkat Prabhu
Cast – Ashok Selvan, Riya Suman
Streamer – AHA Tamil

Preview Only: A Venkat Prabhu quickie, Manmadha Leelai, a thriller/black comedy, revolves around Satya, who has to handle two turning points of his life precisely as one wrong decision can change the course across two timelines. The film stars Ashok Selvan and Riya Suman in the lead roles. One of the Best Tamil Movies of 2022.

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11. Nenjuku Needhi

Director – Arunraja Kamaraj
Cast – Udhaynidhi Stalin, Aari Arujunan
Streamer – Sony LIV

Preview Only: An upright cop, played by Udhaynidhi Stalin. uncovers the dirty underbelly of Tamil Nadu’s casteist syndicate when he investigates the culprit of a heinous crime. A remake of the 2019 Hindi film Article 15, Nenjuku Needhi also stars Aari Arujunan, Tanya Ravichandran, and others in supporting roles.

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10. Saani Kaayidham

Director – Arun Matheswaran
Cast – Keerthy Suresh & Selvaraghavan
Streamer – Prime Video

Preview Only: A generational curse comes true when Ponni and her family face a senseless act of injustice. She and her brother Sangaiah, decide to seek justice by committing a series of crimes. Saani Kaayidham on Prime Video stars Keerthy Suresh and Selvaraghavan in the lead roles, with Arun Matheswaran in the director’s chair.

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9. Taanakkaran

Director – Tamizh
Cast – Vikram Prabhu, Lal
Streamer – Disney+ Hotstar

Best Tamil Movies of 2022: Tamizh’s directorial debut, Taanakkaran, details the trials and tribulations of young police trainees face at a training camp. Vikram plays a feisty trainee who questions his senior officers’ ruthless methods during the training sessions and how he has to face the brunt of it all is the remainder of the movie.

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8. Gargi

Director – Gautham Ramachandran
Cast – Sai Pallavi & Kaali Venkat
Streamer – Sony LIV

[Featured at #1 spot in ‘Best Sai Pallavi Movies on OTT’ list]

Preview Only: Gautham Ramachandran’s 2022 courtroom drama revolves around a school teacher tries, who to prove her father’s innocence after he’s accused of assaulting a child with the help of a junior lawyer, played by Kaali Venkat, who has little experience in court. A sleeper hit, Gargi is a well-executed film loaded with tons of suspense and stellar performances. One of the Best Tamil Movies of 2022.

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7. PS-I

Director – Mani Ratnam
Cast – ‘Chiyaan’ Vikram, Aishwarya R. Bachchan
Streamer – Prime Video

Preview Only: Based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s 1955 novel of the same name, the 167-minute historical action drama stars, ‘Chiyaan’ Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, ‘Jayam’ Ravi, Trisha, and Karthi in the lead roles. The story mainly focuses on the brewing civil war about the throne of the Chola dynasty in the 10th Century.

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6. Thiruchitrambalam

Director – Mithran R. Jawahar
Cast – Dhanush & Nithya Menen
Streamer – SUN NXT

Preview Only: Mithran R. Jawahar’s comedy-drama starring Dhanush and Nithya Menen in the primary roles, Thiruchitrambalam, revolves around a delivery driver, who navigates life while living with his relentless policeman father and sassy grandfather. Meanwhile, he’s caught between two women. The film also stars Raashii Khanna and Priya Bhavani Shankar in supporting roles.

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5. Love Today

Director – Pradeep Ranganathan
Cast – Pradeep Ranganathan & Ivana
Streamer – Netflix

Preview Only: Before they get married, a couple must swap phones for 24 hours at the behest of the bride-to-be’s suspicious father. A smash hit at the box office, Love Today, directed by Pradeep Ranganathan, and stars himself and Ivana in the lead roles.

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4. Natchathiram Nagargiradhu

Director – Pa. Ranjith
Cast – Dushara Vijayan, Kalidas Jayaram
Streamer – Netflix

Preview Only: As a motley theatre troupe sets out to stage a play about love, the drama reaches new heights as attitudes around sexuality and castes begin to clash. Directed by Pa. Ranjith, Natchathiram Nagargiradhu stars Dushara Vijayan, Kalidas Jayaram and Kalaiyarasan in the lead roles. One of the Best Tamil Movies of 2022.

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3. Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu (VTK)

Director – Gautham Vasudev Menon
Cast – Silambarasan & Siddhi Idnani
Streamer – Prime Video

Preview Only: A young low-caste village boy travels to Mumbai to earn a living and to study. His quest takes him on a series of unexpected events, where he gets involved in the underground activities of Mumbai’s Tamil gangsters. Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu stars Silambarasan and Siddhi Idnani in the lead roles, with Gautham Vasudev Menon in the director’s chair.

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2. Vikram

Director – Lokesh Kanagaraj
Cast – Haasan, Sethupathi & Faasil
Streamer – Disney+ Hotstar

Using multiple narratives, meta moments, and a stellar star cast, Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Vikram, one of the biggest box-office hits of the year, revolves around a covert cop investigating a series of murders of police officials by a gang of masked men. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Fahadh Faasil, Vijay Sethupathi and Suriya in significant roles.

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1. Kadaisi Vivasayi

Director – M. Manikandan
Cast – Nallandi, Vijay Sethupathi
Streamer – Sony LIV

Written, edited, and directed by M. Manikandan, Kadaisi Vivasayi is about a last active farmer in a remote village who doesn’t give in when it comes to selling his land to a property developer. The mies stars an 85-year-old farmer named Nallandi, Vijay Sethupathi and Yogi Babu in the lead roles. One of the Best Tamil Movies of 2022.

List curated by Nirmal Raj
Content written by Surya Komal

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