Best Tamil Action Movies of 2002
Ranked by IMDb rating — 15 Tamil action films released in 2002.
Thulluvadho Ilamai
Six friends run away to escape from the niggling issues at home. Although they are supported by an older friend, they face many problems such as earning, facing goons and the wrath of their parents.
Ezhumalai
A young woman falls in love with a man and wishes to marry him. However, everything changes when she learns about her father's involvement in his first wife's death.
I Love You Da
Raghuvaran pays cricket players to lose matches until an Indian player kills him.
Dhaya
Dhaya is a hit film which story is about rowdy who hires his services to the highest bidder. Who in the midst of indulging in arson, murder, and poisoning an entire ashram of orphans, also gets to do the song and dance routine.
Devan
When the movie opens, Devan is seen murdering photographer Jeeva in cold blood in his house. Jeeva strategically positions a video camera to capture the impending murder, but Devan never shows his face to it.
Sundhara Travels
A remake of their Malayalam film Ee Parakkum Thalika (2001).Gopikrishna owns an old bus, received as a compensation for his father's road accident, and he is facing lots of consequences due to the pathetic condition of the bus.
Bala
Bala, a reckless hit man, falls in love with the daughter of a rival gang's don.
Red
An orphan named Red has a heart of gold, but he resorts to violence against bad men in order to protect the people of his town.
Thamizh
Thamizh (Prashanth) leads a happy life with his mother (Manorama) and sister-in-law Kalaichelvi (Urvasi). His brother is working in Kuwait, and Thamizh too dreams of joining him there. Meenakshi (Simran), their tenant, and Thamizh fall in love.
Thamizhan
Surya, a lawyer with strong values, does not let tragedy stop his quest to help laymen. The film stars Vijay in the lead role with Priyanka Chopra, making her debut as a lead actress.
Gemini
Teja is a high-profile gangster in North Madras, who often imitates the behavior characteristic of different animals for sarcastic effect. Accompanied by his gang, he arrives at a magistrate's court for a hearing.
Youth
After a man's bride-to-be runs away on the night of his marriage, he decides to move on and soon falls in love with another woman. But she is already engaged to another man, who, it turns out, was the lover of his fiancée.
Samurai
Thiyagu, a Medical College Student, leads a gang of four to abduct corrupt politicians and bureaucrats who use the loophole in the law to enjoy their prison term in hospitals or guest houses.
Run
Siva is based out of Srirangam and he comes to Chennai to join a college. He stays with his sister and her husband. Siva does not like his brother-in-law and never talks to him despite several attempts made by her sister to convince both.
Baba
An atheist finds himself endowed with magical powers and sets out to take on crooked politicians.The film's story is about a carefree young atheist, Baba, who is a reincarnation of a great saint from the Himalayas.