Best Tamil Action Movies of 2013

Kamal Haasan · 148 min · Raaj Kamal Films International

A psychologist's life is turned upside down when her husband, a seemingly ordinary man, is revealed to be hiding a dark past as a Tamil Muslim with ties to the Taliban. As she tries to uncover the truth about his identity, they are taken hostage by a group led by Omar Qureshi, who has a personal vendetta against them. The situation escalates into a deadly game of cat and mouse, forcing the couple to confront their own secrets and lies.

Cast: Pooja Kumar, Miles Anderson, Kamal Haasan

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (7.9/10 on IMDb (41,257 votes), 100% on Rotten Tomatoes), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Alphonse Puthren · 117 min · Winner Bulls Films

A young computer engineering graduate is forced to marry a woman after his family disapproves of their relationship due to his unemployment. The couple embarks on a chaotic journey as they try to repay a debt and evade a private moneylender's men, who mistakenly believe the woman is another man's girlfriend. Along the way, they encounter unexpected twists and turns that lead them to a surprising resolution.

Cast: Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nazim, Lalu Alex

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (7.5/10 on IMDb (5,464 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Bharat Bala · 150 min · Aascar Film Pvt Ltd

In this drama, a fisherman's life is turned upside down when he falls in love with a woman from his village. Despite initial rejection, they rekindle their romance after the man leaves his job in Sudan to return home. However, his journey takes a deadly turn as he faces kidnapping and loss, forcing him to confront his mortality before ultimately being reunited with his loved one.

Cast: Dhanush, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Salim Kumar

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (7.1/10 on IMDb (3,632 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Vishnuvardhan · 157 min · Sri Sathya Sai Movies

The story is set in Mumbai. AK alias Ashok (Ajith) a former bomb disposal specialist and a Dirty Harry type who shoots-the-scums of earth is on a revenge romp. Along with his lady love Maya (Nayanthara), he forcibly ropes in a computer hacker Arjun (Arya) and his lover Anita (Taapsee) into his nefarious plans. How they take revenge on the Home Minister (Mahesh Manjrekar) and his acolytes ( Atul Kulkarni) forms the rest of the story.

Cast: Ajith Kumar, Arya, Nayanthara

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (7.0/10 on IMDb (10,634 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Justin Lin · 130 min

Since Dom (Diesel) and Brian's (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin's empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered across the globe. But their inability to return home and living forever on the lam have left their lives incomplete. Meanwhile, Hobbs (Johnson) has been tracking an organization of lethally skilled mercenary drivers across 12 countries, whose mastermind (Evans) is aided by a ruthless second-in-command revealed to be the love Dom thought was dead, Letty (Rodriguez). The only way to stop the criminal outfit is to outmatch them at street level, so Hobbs asks Dom to assemble his elite team in London. Payment? Full pardons for all of them so they can return home and make their families whole again.

Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (7.0/10 on IMDb (438,036 votes), 71% on Rotten Tomatoes, 61/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Sundar C. · 146 min

Raja, a witty and fearless young man, becomes entangled in a conflict with a corrupt industrialist while trying to protect his family, friends and the woman he loves.

Cast: Vishal, Anjali, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar

AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (7.0/10 on IMDb (24 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

A.L. Vijay · 179 min · Sri Mishri Productions

In 1988, Ramadurai saves Ratnam from gang violence but later decides to leave India, leaving Ramadurai to take the lead. Years later, Ramadurai seeks revenge against those who killed his wife and becomes a powerful figure in Mumbai's underworld. He keeps this secret from his son Vishwa, who has built a new life as a dancer in Australia. Meanwhile, Vishwa falls in love with Meera, unaware of his father's true identity.

Cast: Joseph Vijay, Amala Paul, Santhanam

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (6.2/10 on IMDb (12,130 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Bejoy Nambiar · 155 min · Getaway Films

The story is about two Davids. David (Vikram) is a 30 year old fisherman living in Goa. David who is a carefree drunkard getting involved in pub fights and other unwanted activities falls for his friends deaf and mute fiancé Roma (Isha Sharvani). Meanwhile, the other David (Jiiva), is a 19 year old guitarist living in Mumbai. He hates his dad Father Noel (Nassar) for his philanthropist attitude. Meanwhile, an MLA attacks his dad and beats him up mercilessly with a group of people accusing that Noel is trying to convert everyone into Christianity. David learns that it was for the purpose of cheap publicity and he goes on trying to reach her. The two Davids are about to take a decision which will change their lives forever.

Cast: Vikram, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Vinay Virmani

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (6.2/10 on IMDb (2,871 votes), 57% on Rotten Tomatoes), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Selvaraghavan · 158 min · PVP Cinema

Madhu (Arya) and Remya (Anushka) slowly but surely falls in love but fate has them separated. Parallelly, we have Maravan (Arya) and Varna (Anushka) a high spirited warrior living in a fantasy world and have a different love story. Varna is tough and does not want to get married and be someone's slave. Madhu goes in search of his lady love to fantasy world filled with flying creatures, beautiful green forests and his life intervenes with that of Maravan. How he helps the lovers, saves Maravan and how Varna discovers love forms the rest of the story.

Cast: Arya, Anushka Shetty, Venkatesh Harinathan

AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (4.7/10 on TMDb (21 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Venkat Prabhu · 148 min · Studio Green

Karthi (Sugan), is a playboy who seems to have had a style makeover with his trendy clothes, new hairstyle and colored eye lens. Despite having a gorgeous girlfriend Priyanka (Hansika), Sugan flirts with all the pretty women he meets and they too, are besotted by him. Sugan, on a journey with his childhood friend Parasu (Premji) stops at a roadside eatery for biriyani (food), his weakness. But they gets into a problem after having the dish.

Cast: Karthi, Hansika Motwani, Premgi Amaren

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (5.7/10 on IMDb (1,820 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

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Aravind (Bharath) loses his girl friend Liyana (Mirthika) in a car accident and he lives with her memories. But, people around him try to make him believe that he is just hallucinating and no such person existed. The rest of the story shows whether he has been hallucinating about a non-existed girl friend or if there was really one.

Cast: Bharath Srinivasan, Chandini Sreedharan, Erica Fernandes

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (5.7/10 on IMDb (399 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Prithvi Rajkumar · 128 min

A young man gets sucked into an adventure as he searches for his lookalike.

Cast: Nakhul, Chandini, Avani Modi

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (5.7/10 on IMDb (120 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

M.S. Manimaran · 155 min

The movie story is set against the backdrop of the National Highways leading to Bangalore.

Cast: Siddharth, Kay Kay Menon, Ashrita Shetty

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (5.7/10 on IMDb (771 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Thiru · 157 min

A Forest-trek guide leaves to Thailand in search of his lady love and gets stuck in a web of bizarre events.

Cast: Vishal, Trisha Krishnan, Sunaina

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (5.5/10 on IMDb (865 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Ameer Sultan · 157 min · Anbu Pictures

The film opens in Bangkok where Aadhi (Jayam Ravi) is a rich and smart suave smuggler whose intention is to make money by doing all nefarious activities. He bumps into Karishma (Neetu Chandra) a girl in distress, and finally falls in love with her. The naive girl using her charms brings him to Mumbai and then we know that she is Rani Sampada lover of Mumbai's dreaded don, who is on a mission. In Mumbai, Aadhi is chased by police, politicians and a big illegal mining mafia as they think he is Bhagavan (Jayam Ravi) the effeminate bad guy. How Aadhi takes on them forms the rest of the story.

Cast: Ravi Mohan, Nitu Chandra, Sudha Chandran

AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (5.4/10 on IMDb (693 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Ganesh Vinayak · 128 min

The protagonist and his 3 friends are a gang of notorious robbers who make merry in Madurai. Their way of life earns them a handful of formidable rivals. An intense depiction of friendship and love marred by rivalry and vengeance ...

Cast: Arulnithi, V. Jayaprakash, Shamna Kasim

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (5.1/10 on IMDb (111 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

M. Muthaiah, G. Bhoopathy Pandian · 150 min

A mother-worshiping thug runs afoul of a really bad man.

Cast: M. Sasikumar, Lakshmi Menon, Saranya Ponvannan

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (4.7/10 on IMDb (281 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

R. Kannan · 136 min

Three struggling room-mates unknowingly become potential prey of a ruthless gangster.

Cast: Arya, Hansika Motwani, Anjali

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (4.6/10 on IMDb (575 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Boopathy Pandian · 155 min

Saravanan and his friends, with their new boss Gouravam, come to Trichy to set up a new restaurant. Their plans get messed up when Saravanan falls for Aishwarya, who is also pursued by a gangster.

Cast: Vishal, Aishwarya Arjun, Santhanam

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (3.8/10 on IMDb (241 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

A. Sarkunam · 158 min

A boy finds his brothers in love with his girl.

Cast: Dhanush, Nazriya Nazim, Vamsi Krishna

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (3.4/10 on IMDb (762 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Suraj · 135 min · Studio Green

The film's hare-brained plot involves a petty criminal Alex Pandian (Karthi) who abducts the Chief Minister's daughter (Anushka) for a coterie of bad men consisting of an NRI businessman (Milind Soman) who wants to import some banned antibiotics from US, a rich doctor (Suman), a Godman ( Mahadevan), the Chief Secretary (Pratap Pothen) and City Police Commissioner! How our hero as a one-man-army thwarts the operation is the story.

Cast: Karthi, Anushka Shetty, Santhanam

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (2.9/10 on IMDb (1,213 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Mysskin · 142 min

Chandru, a medical student, saves a dying man by operating him, but soon, the police are knocking on his doors for helping Wolf, a paid killer. And, worse, they want him to kill Wolf.

Cast: Sri, Mysskin, Adithya Menon

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.3/10 on TMDb (20 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Hari · 166 min

Picking up the storyline from where Singam ended, Duraisingam has gone undercover after meeting the Home Minister and is working as an NCC officer in a school in Thoothukudi. The only people who know about this operation are the Chief Minister and Home Minister apart from himself.

Cast: Suriya, Anushka Shetty, Hansika Motwani

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.8/10 on TMDb (60 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Suseenthiran · 137 min

Sivakumar is a timid young man, with a loving family in Madurai. His brother, a government official, earns the wrath of Simmakkal Ravi, the all-powerful gangster in the city. When he is murdered, Sivakumar and his father Kalayanasundaram plan to take revenge, in their own separate ways.

Cast: Vishal Krishna, Vikranth, Lakshmi Menon

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.2/10 on TMDb (18 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Kinslin · 140 min

A share auto-driver gets entangled in a plot where 3 criminals want him dead.

Cast: Dhileban, Anjali, Saranya Ponvannan

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.5/10 on TMDb (8 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.