Best Tamil Thriller Movies You Can Stream Right Now

Best Tamil Thriller Movies You Can Stream Right Now: At the early stages of Tamil cinema, thrillers were mostly influenced by foreign films, but they brought a classy touch. Sigappu Rojakkal (1978) is one of the Best Tamil Thriller Movies, which inspired many filmmakers to attempt this genre in the future. Subsequently, Tamil Film Industry had produced exceptional thrillers then and there like Adhe Kangal (1967), Moodu Pani (1980), and Tik Tik Tik from the recent past.

The thriller genre is not a safe bet as movie wins only when the audience gets involved with the narrative and reacts for every move in the storyline. And also, once the mystery gets revealed, it is tough to get the audience re-watch the movie for the second time. However, in the past few years, many newcomers deliver low-budget thrillers with brilliant writing and technicalities. So, without further ado, here is a curated list of the Best Tamil Thriller Movies released after 2010, that will compel you on any given day.

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12. Vellai Pookal

Director – Vivek Elangovan
Starring – Vivek
Streaming Platform – Amazon Prime

First on the list of the Best Tamil Thriller Movies, Vellai Pookal is a crime-thriller starring Vivek in the lead role. And the narrative displays how a retired Indian police officer Rudran (Vivek), locates his son after a series of mysteries in his neighborhood. Vivek’s performance as an experienced officer and the investigative method in his imaginative mind room added more attractiveness to the film. And the way director – Vivek Elangovan handled the screenplay with two parallel narrations made Vellai Pookal a fresh kind of thriller.

11. Naanayam

Director – Shakti Soundar Rajan
Starring – Sibi Sathyaraj & Prasanna
Streaming Platform – YouTube

Naanayam is a thriller based on a bank robbery starring Sibi Sathyaraj and Prasanna in the lead roles. The narrative of the film gets more compelling as it shows the process of a bank theft with a proper believability factor, and the intriguing tasks they accomplish to execute the plan. Additionally, the plot brought attention to debutant filmmaker Sakthi Soundarajan who then went on to make films that were first-of-its-kind in Tamil Cinema.

10. Naan

Director – Jeeva Shankar
Starring – Vijay Antony
Streaming Platform – MX Player

Naan is the debut film of Vijay Antony as an actor, directed by debutant, Jeeva Shankar. Karthik, after being released from prison for murdering his mother, meets with a bus accident, on his way to Chennai to start a new life. Unfortunately his co-passenger Salim dies in the accident. He steals Salim’s school certificates and other documents to adopt his identity and enrolls himself in a medical college. And the remainder of the film shows whether his fake identity jinxes his entire swindle, or propels him for the greater good.

Vijay Antony’s composed acting with a suspicious look helps maintain the mood of the film and with a peppy, chartbuster album, he does his job as a music composer exceptionally well. The enthrallingly managed scenes make Naan a decent watch.

9. Mercury

Director – Karthik Subbaraj
Starring – Prabhu Deva
Streaming Platform – ZEE5

Karthik Subbaraj’s Mercury is a silent thriller starring Prabhu Deva in the lead role. Five friends, all deaf and mute bury a blind man (Prabhu Deva) after they accidentally run over him during their reunion party. The other side of the story displays the outcomes when the visually impaired man comes back to life in a rather surprising way.

Regardless of a brand new cast (except Prabhu Deva), the performances in the film are top-notch as they’re able to emote without any dialogues, especially during the climax, where the main crux of the narrative was revealed through sign language.

The nocturnal setting and the haunting performance of Prabhu Deva set up the eerie vibe throughout the movie. Furthermore, the thrilling episode inside the factory is a perfect example of Santhosh Narayanan’s amazing music and Thiru’s stand-out visuals. The entire gimmick of the movie not having a dialogue might seem odd at times, but Mercury is an out-and-out distinctive experience that is worth a watch.

8. Naan Mahaan Alla

Director – Suseenthiran
Starring – Karthi & Kajal Aggarwal
Streaming Platform – YouTube

Naan Mahaan Alla is an engaging action-thriller directed by Suseenthiran starring Karthi and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles. And the movie shows how Jeeva saves his family from obstacles that spring after his father – a taxi driver becomes a prime witness for a heinous crime.

Karthi handled the transformation from a cool and a carefree youngster to a rugged man convincingly. Narrative wise, this film connected well to the audience as it showcased the story and the strife of a middle-class family against some real dangerous swindlers. The screenplay coupled with the raw action sequences alongside the euphonious music by Yuvan Shankar Raja makes Naan Mahaan Alla a decent commercial thriller.

7. Yutham Sei

Director – Myskkin
Starring – Dipa Shah, J. Krishnamoorthy
Streaming Platform – Disney+ Hotstar

Myskkin’s Yutham Sei is a crime-thriller starring Cheran in the lead role explores the story of Cheran (J. Krishnamoorthy), an honest C.B.I officer gets appointed to uncover the story behind missing men, and their body parts getting displayed in public. As the director reveals the knot one by one at regular intervals with mostly dark, frightful visuals Yutham Sei was a gripping thriller experience from the beginning to the end. One of the Best Tamil Thriller Movies of the past decade.

6. Chennaiyil Oru Naal

Director – Shaheed Kader
Starring – R. Sarathkumar, Prakash Raj
Streaming Platform – Disney+ Hotstar

Chennaiyil Oru Naal is an official remake of the Malayalam film – Traffic, which is based on a real-life incident. The storyline of the film showcases how the heart of a brain dead patient gets transported within two hours to a girl in desperate need of a transplant despite sustaining heavy road traffic issues. The splendid manner through which the characters Cheran (Driver), Prasanna (Heart Specialist), and Sarathkumar (Commissioner of Police) come together for this task and the hurdles encountered during the entirety makes Chennaiyil Oru Naal an enjoyable and nail-biting ride. One of the Best Tamil Thriller Movies.

5. Rajathandhiram

Director – AG Amid
Starring – Veera &  Regina Cassandra
Streaming Platform – Disney+ Hotstar

Rajathandhiram stars Veera and Regina Cassandra in the lead roles and the movie is about how intelligently a gang of three, doing minor crimes, loot a jewelry store. Debutant director AG Amid received huge attention for his filmmaking skills alongside his ability to write a well-paced thriller that entertains through and through.

4. Papanasam

Director – Jeetu Joseph
Starring – Kamal Haasan, Gauthami
Streaming Platform – Disney+ Hotstar

Papanasam, is a remake of Malayalam thriller Drishyam directed by Jeetu Joseph, and it stands tall as a best-remade film in Tamil. The wonderful performances from Kamal Haasan and Gauthami, make us gel with the characters and keeps us compelled for 180-minutes with a hope that the family must get saved. Papanasam also has a great re-watchability and is one of the Best Tamil Thriller Movies.

3. Ko

Director – K. V. Anand
Starring – Jiiva, Karthika Nair
Streaming Platform – Disney+ Hotstar

Best Tamil Thriller Movies: Ko is a political thriller directed by K. V. Anand starring Jiiva, Karthika Nair, Ajmal, and Piaa Bajpai in the lead roles. The movie is about how a photo-journalist Ashwin, sheds light on a scam behind the political parties, and how it influences the upcoming elections. K. V. Anand’s style of revealing the antagonist and the unpredictable twists coupled with a compelling screenplay makes Ko one of the Best Tamil Thriller Movies.

2. 8 Thottakkal

Director – Sree Ganesh
Starring – Aparna Balamurali, Nassar
Streaming Platform – Disney+ Hotstar

8 Thottakkal is an intriguing crime thriller directed by debutant Sree Ganesh explores the story of a police officer who gets suspended after his gun gets stolen as the remainder of the film uncovers the mystery of who has the revolver. The entire conundrum behind the gun gets revealed after each bullet gets fired and Sree Ganesh’s expertly cruises his movie with thorough intrigue and skill as M. S. Baskar takes care of the performance side of things. The movie takes minor detours, but the exciting screenplay makes this thriller a must-watch.

1. Ratsasan

Director – Ram Kumar
Starring – Vishnu Vishal & Amala Paul
Streaming Platform – Disney+ Hotstar

Ratsasan is one the Best Tamil Thriller Movies to date directed by Mundasupatti fame Ram Kumar, and the storyline revolves around the mysterious missing claims of a series of girls. When it comes to the story and the writing efforts, there are sequences where Ram Kumar sensibly cheats the audience, and there are also a few scenes that would make you scream-out-loud the entire time.

Just by listening to the background score alone, I’m sure you will witness that eerie feeling, and that’s the sheer magic created by Ghibran – the composer of the film. The well-written story with minimal logical liberties and having a remarkable antagonist character makes Ratsasan a must-watch thriller.

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