12 Most Rewatchable Tamil Movies of All Time

Rewatchable Tamil Movies: Rewatching a movie, again and again, is not possible unless it entertains us to the core. Conventional genres like family dramas and comedy are regularly the ones that earn a large amount of repeated audience due to their emotional and entertainment value parallelly other genres had also won the audience’s hearts due to their presentation.

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After having a successful theatrical run, these Best Rewatchable Tamil Movies also enjoy a repeated telecast due to their tremendous family following. Packaging a story with several elements in a way it attracts people of various age groups is not an easy task, and very rarely, films shape up in such a manner. So, I have gathered a list of movies that we often revisit during different times in this article. Presenting the Most Rewatchable Tamil Movies, you should not miss watching.

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12. Yaaradi Nee Mohini

Starring – Dhanush, Nayanthara
Director – Mithran Jawahar
Streaming Platform – MX Player

Yaaradi Nee Mohini is a perfect family drama filled with emotions and an equal amount of humor. The hassles between love and friendship and change of the narration from a corporate world to the rural family backdrop made the movie enjoyable for people of all ages. The melodious songs that kept us hooked with the flow of narration was also a key factor for it being one of the Most Rewatchable Tamil Movies.

11. Charlie Chaplin

Starring – Prabhu, Prabhu Deva
Director – Sakthi Chidambaram
Streaming Platform – YouTube

Charlie Chaplin revolves around a married couple, and youthful pair, and how an unusual situation messed up their lives, was narrated hilariously as the title depicts. With an engaging screenplay and amusing dialogues written by Director Sakthi Chidambaram, the various remakes in multiple languages proved the greater appeal of the content, and the inoffensive humor in the movie turned it into a perfect outing for families.

10. Mudhalvan

Starring – Arjun Sarja, Raghuvaran
Director – S. Shankar
Streaming Platform – YouTube

A political flick, managing a surprise entry in this list flooded with comical and family dramas, is Director Shankar’s Mudhalvan. The racy and striking screenplay, with a few letdown moments, brought the audience into the movie even halfway through its narration. The grandeur visuals, timeless dialogues, and unpredictable flow of the story were the primary reasons that surprise us during each watch.

9. Panchathanthiram

Starring – Kamal Haasan, Ramya Krishnan
Director – K. S. Ravikumar
Streaming Platform – MX Player

Next on the list of the most Best Rewatchable Tamil Movies, a relevant drama between a group of five friends after their married lives is the crux of this hilarious movie directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The brilliant wordplay of Writer Crazy Mohan made every scene to sustain its fun and made us giggle continuously. With numerous characters played by actors with great comical sense, it was a celebratory and refreshing experience watching this drama.

8. Gilli

Starring – Vijay, Trisha Krishnan
Director – Dharani
Streaming Platform – YouTube

A movie that still gets a prime time slot on televisions and earns a good viewership is Gilli, starring Vijay in the lead role. It was one of the very few movies which picturized the sports scenes in an enthralling and enjoyable manner, and for the first time in Tamil, a sports drama was loved by all due to its perfect packaging of various emotions. An interesting characterization of the protagonist as a Kabaddi player and the antagonist as a witty, serious guy held the freshness of the movie and delivered an exceptional experience. One of the most Best Rewatchable Tamil Movies of all time and a memorable entry in Vijay’s filmography. 

7. Budget Padmanaban

Starring – Prabhu, Ramya Krishnan
Director – T. P. Gajendran
Streaming Platform – YouTube

This movie is about a stingy man Padmanaban (played by Prabhu), who calculates every step with money. The narrative was more or less a similar depiction of many middle-class families that correlated with the audience’s lives. The married life of a greedy protagonist was showcased, with almost funny and engagingly written scenes, and it’s a decent entertainer to watch with your family.

6. Winner

Starring – Prashanth & Kiran Rathod
Director – Sundar. C
Streaming Platform – YouTube

[This movie is also feat. in our ‘Best Tamil Comedy Movies’ list]

A movie solely watched again and again only for its comedy is Winner. A traditional plot of a protagonist falling in love with a gangster’s sister got spiced up by the hilarious writing of Director Sundar. C and tremendous performance of Comedian Vadivelu. The unique body language and appearance of Kaipulla (Vadivelu) induced laughter in us instantly. Even though the movie has action and romantic portions, the journey of Vadivelu throughout the story made it a clear winner in comedy. One of the Best Best Rewatchable Tamil Movies.

5. Suryavamsam

Starring – Sarath Kumar, Raadhika
Director – Vikraman
Streaming Platform – YouTube

Next on the list is Suryavamsam, a family drama built on a beautiful father-son relationship. The story of Chinraasu and Nandhini (played by Sarathkumar and Devaiyaani), who succeed as a family on their own after leaving their opulent homes, showered the viewers with a ton of positivity. The funny moments that take place in an extended family and the interactions between the grandfather and grandson were so natural and relatable to everyone, which is why Suryavamsam is one of the Most Rewatchable Tamil Movies.

4. Saamy

Starring – ‘Chiyaan’ Vikram & Trisha Krishnan
Director – Hari
Streaming Platform – YouTube

[This movie is also feat. in our ‘Best Movies of Vikram’ list]

Next on the list of the Best Rewatchable Tamil Movies, Saamyrevolves around a bizarre cop character who has his own set of rules to abolish crime and maintain peace. Director Hari’s trademark fiery dialogues and pacy screenplay got registered in this movie for the first time, and it provided the viewers with an impressive experience. With a peculiar antagonist, a delightful love track of a police officer, and with peppy songs, Saamy was a complete commercial drama that manages to entertain us every single time.

3. Vasool Raja MBBS

Starring – Kamal Haasan, Prabhu
Director – Saran
Streaming Platform – MX Player

Vasool Raja MBBS was another entertaining product from the successful combo of Actor Kamal Haasan and Writer Crazy Mohan. The narrative of a local don Rajaram, changing into a medical student for an act of revenge, was treated with overloaded fun. The counterattacks happening between him and the hyper tensioned Dean (played by Prakashraj) kept the narration very lively. Vasool Raja MBBS is a movie that watered our eyes both by its funny and emotional elements, and this made the feel-good comedy-drama loved by all.

2. Padayappa

Starring – Rajinikanth, Ramya Krishnan
Director – K. S. Ravikumar
Streaming Platform – YouTube

Even though many Superstar Rajinikanth’s films fall under the rewatchable umbrella, Padayappa is unique in the way it portrayed Rajni more stylishly in the role of Aarupadaiyappan. The template Superstar’s formula of living happy – in pain – and rising with victory intensified with Padayappa with an unusual antagonist character Neelambari (played by Ramya Krishnan). As a responsible son, a lovable father, and a respectful head, it was a total Superstar’s show, and his magnetic screen presence kept us revisiting the movie repeatedly. One of the Best Rewatchable Tamil Movies of all time.

1. Naataamai

Starring – Sarath Kumar, Meena
Director – K. S. Ravikumar
Streaming Platform – MX Player

Naataamai is a rural family drama that revolves around the clash between Shanmugham (Sarathkumar), a village head, and his rivalry. By keeping it engaging inside and out with decent writing, the movie showcases how Shanmugham’s family faces problems one after the other due to him standing against corruption. The judgemental scenes filled with traditional sentiments and emotions and the Goundamani – Senthil duo were the added highlights of the movie. Released in 1994, the dialogues from Naataamai still get mentioned even to this day on various occasions displaying the popularity it maintained over the years.

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