Best Tamil Action Movies of 2016
Ranked by IMDb rating — 20 Tamil action films released in 2016.
Kodi
A young politician competes with his ambitious girlfriend in the elections while his twin brother gets forcefully dragged into this battle.
Maaveeran Kittu
A warrior struggles to uphold the rights of the Tamil people.
Kidaari
This is the action-packed story of a hot-headed protagonist looking to solve the murder of his godfather. There are multiple suspects, each of whom has strong motives for the deed.
Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
A youngster embarks on a road trip with the love of his life until an accident causes things to get out of control.
Saithan
Dinesh, a software engineer, is brought to a psychiatrist by his boss after he seems mentally disturbed. His life turns worse when the voice in his head tells him to kill himself.
Kallattam
An honest cop races against time to catch the culprits who stole an unemployed man's loan money needed for his daughter's operation.
Kaashmora
A fake witch doctor and his family are trapped in a rundown palace haunted by a strong and vengeful spirit.
Pazhaya Vannarapettai
A political crime thriller which deals with political murders and duplicate liquors which has a strong friendship base throughout the movie.
Rekka
A lawyer kidnaps a young woman without meaning to.
Sethu Boomi
A story about an aspiring young man who works in the Chennai city, who wants to go abroad for work.
Thodari
A train pantry worker and a young woman passenger fall in love aboard a runaway train and struggle to survive.
Veera Sivaji
A taxi driver has a series of adventures on the journey from Puducherry to Kanyakumari.
Wagah
An Indian soldier is caught in a fix when riots break out in Kashmir and amidst all the protest against the Pakistani residents there, he has to take his lover back to her home, in Pakistan.
Kaththi Sandai
Kaththi Sandai is the story of a farmer who becomes a Robin Hood style thief for the welfare of his village. He steals from the people who deny his village of its basic needs and uses the money for its development.
Uchathula Shiva
The film is a light-hearted entertainer about a young man named Shiva, who does not take life seriously and jokes in when he gets into tough situations. He gets entangled in a situation, and how he comes out it forms the story
Uriyadi
A group of college students gets entangled in the scheme of a fledgling caste outfit that wants to turn into a political party.
Pichaikkaran
A rich man chooses to lead the life of a beggar for 48 days in the hope that his mother, who is on her deathbed, will recover.
24
Scientist turned Entrepreneur Dr. Sethuraman tries to safeguard his newly invented time travel device from falling into the hands of his Evil Twin Brother Aathreya.
Theri
When an honest cop, Vijay Kumar's family is ruthlessly slaughtered by a politician and his aides, he decides to change his identity and commits his life to bring his daughter up in a serene atmosphere. But some freak events end up compromising his identity and what he does to save his daughter and avenge the death of his family unfurls as Theri.
Jil Jung Juk
Three bumbling underlings who are tasked with smuggling cocaine get into problems during their journey.