Ranked by IMDb rating — 43 Tamil action films released in 2016.
Vikram Kumar · 164 min · 2D Entertainment
A Sci-Fi family revenge drama happening between a scientist, his evil brother and the scientist's son, over a time travel gadget.
Cast: Suriya, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menen
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.2/10 on TMDb (135 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Deeraj Vaidy · 133 min · Etaki Entertainment
In post-apocalyptic Chennai, a former gangster teams up with three men to smuggle cocaine to defeat his nemesis. The trio encounters an unexpected ally who inadvertently gets caught up in their mission, leading to a series of events that ultimately lead to a violent confrontation between rival gangs. Chaos ensues as the two sides clash, resulting in a deadly showdown that changes the course of their lives forever.
Cast: Siddharth, Avinash Raghudevan, Sananth
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.6/10 on TMDb (21 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Arivazhagan · Sri Thenandal Films
Aravind, a fearless cop leads an encounter operation where the wife of the accused gets killed accidentally. He ends up paying dearly with the lives of his wife and daughter in a revenge saga and is too affected that his brooding prevents him from taking up from further assignments. When a curious case of serial killings leaves the cops bedazzled, he takes it up as a gesture of courtesy, but his skills are needed now more than ever to track the killer.
Cast: Arulnithi, Aishwarya Rajesh, Aishwarya Dutta
AI verdict: Not enough ratings data yet for an AI verdict.
Ramesh Subramaniam · 137 min
Two individuals who live in the same locality influence the lives of each other without even realising the presence of the other.
Cast: Sri, Harish Kalyan, Srushti Dange
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.8/10 on TMDb (4 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
R.S. Durai Senthilkumar · 145 min · Grass Root Film Company
Twin brothers Kodi and Anbu come from a family of politicians, with their father's activism shaping their lives since birth. After a chance encounter, Anbu falls in love with Malathi, who shares his concerns about toxic waste affecting her village. As they navigate their feelings, they become entangled in a web of politics and corruption, leading to a dramatic showdown that changes the course of their lives forever.
Cast: Dhanush, Trisha Krishnan, Anupama Parameswaran
AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (6.7/10 on IMDb (3,575 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Suseenthiran · 121 min
A warrior struggles to uphold the rights of the Tamil people.
Cast: Vishnu Vishal, Parthiban Radhakrishnan, Sri Divya
AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (6.5/10 on IMDb (315 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Prasath Murugesan · 140 min
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.
Cast: Nadodigal Gopal, Shobha Mohan, Napolean
AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (6.3/10 on IMDb (183 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Anand Shankar · 150 min · Thameens Films
A guy named love creates a new drug which enhances human ability to fullest.He tries to sell this drug to terrorist groups and therefore leading to destruction of millions of lives.Now its up to an Indian raw agent named akhilan to stop him at any cost
Cast: Vikram, Nayanthara, Nithya Menen
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.3/10 on TMDb (38 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Gautham Vasudev Menon · 135 min · Ondraga Entertainment
A happy go lucky protagonist tries to embark on a secret road-trip on his Royal Enfield. He has eyes for his sister's classmate, but constrains himself to open up at a later point of time. On a road trip with his girl as days pass and nights are spent in random strangers' place, they witness nature's expanse through its length and breadth. However, things take a turn for the worse as they encounter something unexpected.
Cast: Silambarasan Rajendar, Manjima Mohan, Baba Sehgal
AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (6.3/10 on IMDb (2,578 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Pradeep Krishnamoorthy · 123 min
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.
Cast: Vijay Antony, Arundathi Nair, Charu Haasan
AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (6.2/10 on IMDb (857 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Pa. Ranjith · 150 min · V Creations
Kabali, a notorious gangster, is released from prison after serving 25 years on a false charge. As he reunites with old associates, he sets out to clear his name and find his wife, who may still be alive. Along the way, he confronts past enemies and grapples with the consequences of his own actions, including the tragic loss of loved ones.
Cast: Rajinikanth, Radhika Apte, Sai Dhanshika
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.0/10 on TMDb (93 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
G. Ramesh · 92 min
An honest cop races against time to catch the culprits who stole an unemployed man's loan money needed for his daughter's operation.
Cast: Nandaa Dorairaj, Richard Rishi, Ilavarasu
AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (6.1/10 on IMDb (25 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
T. N. Santhosh · 145 min
A reporter who gets arrested realises that he is a victim of a fake degree certificate racket, and decides to track down the person responsible for misusing his identity.
Cast: Atharvaa Murali, Catherine Tresa, Karunakaran
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.8/10 on TMDb (12 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Thangam Saravanan · Farmer's Master Plan Production / 1st Copy Pictures
The film is about a family that is determined to save their ancestral tea shop from being demolished. They strive to save it even after receiving multiple threats from the government. Will they manage to save their legacy? That forms the crux of the story.
Cast: Vimal, Nandita, Riythvika
AI verdict: Not enough ratings data yet for an AI verdict.
Gokul · 163 min · Dream Warrior Pictures
A fake witch doctor and his family are trapped in a rundown palace haunted by a strong and vengeful spirit.
Cast: Karthi, Nayanthara, Sri Divya
AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (5.6/10 on IMDb (1,842 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Mohan G. · 137 min
A political crime thriller which deals with political murders and duplicate liquors which has a strong friendship base throughout the movie.
Cast: Prajin Padmanabhan, Ashmitha, Richard Rishi
AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (5.3/10 on IMDb (180 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Rathina Shiva · 141 min
A lawyer kidnaps a young woman without meaning to.
Cast: Vijay Sethupathi, Lakshmi Menon, Sija Rose
AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (5.1/10 on IMDb (907 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Kenthiran Muniasami
A story about an aspiring young man who works in the Chennai city, who wants to go abroad for work.
Cast: Thaman Kumar, Samskruthy Shenoy, Singampuli
AI verdict: Not enough ratings data yet for an AI verdict.
Prabu Solomon · 168 min
A train pantry worker and a young woman passenger fall in love aboard a runaway train and struggle to survive.
Cast: Dhanush, Keerthy Suresh, Ganesh Venkatraman
AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (4.6/10 on IMDb (1,433 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Sundar C · 136 min · Avni Cinemax
One night, Murali's father is chased by a mysterious figure who makes him fall into a coma. When Murali and his family return to take care of him, strange things begin to happen. Who or what is stalking them and why?
Cast: Hansika Motwani, Siddharth, Trisha Krishnan
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (4.2/10 on TMDb (23 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Ganesh Vinaayac · 133 min
A taxi driver has a series of adventures on the journey from Puducherry to Kanyakumari.
Cast: Yogi Babu, G. Marimuthu, Vikram Prabhu
AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (4.1/10 on IMDb (131 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Krish Thirukumaran · 118 min · Red Giant Movies
Udhay plays an affectionate son, who looks to stay away from trouble, while Sathyaraj, who believes in questioning injustice, plays Udhay's dad in this film. It is about how a father-son duo gets trapped in a situation and how they get out of it.Amy plays the role of a bubbly Brahmin college girl in the film and Chachu plays her grandmother in it, while Vikranth playing the villain.
Cast: Sathyaraj, Udhayanidhi Stalin, Vikranth
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (4.0/10 on TMDb (9 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Ramprakash Rayappa · 139 min
A young man whose constant yawning leaves him out of work gets a gangster arrested by accident. Now, the latter is out to get his revenge, but what he doesn't know is how powerful a yawn can be.
Cast: Sibiraj, Jiiva, Hansika Motwani
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (4.0/10 on TMDb (8 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Kumaravelan · 122 min
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.
Cast: Vikram Prabhu, Ranya Rao, Karunas
AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (3.5/10 on IMDb (206 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Suraj · 150 min
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.
Cast: Vishal, Tamannaah Bhatia, Jagapathi Babu
AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (3.5/10 on IMDb (445 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Jaypee · 119 min
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
Cast: Ilavarasu, Kanal Kannan, Karan
AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (3.0/10 on IMDb (14 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Vijay Kumar · 126 min
A group of college students gets entangled in the scheme of a fledgling caste outfit that wants to turn into a political party.
Cast: Vijay Kumar, Chandru, Jayakanth Velu
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.8/10 on TMDb (24 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Sasi · 130 min
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.
Cast: Vijay Antony, Satna Titus, Bagavathi Perumal
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.2/10 on TMDb (20 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Atlee · 157 min
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.
Cast: Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Amy Jackson
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.8/10 on TMDb (110 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Pandiraj · 125 min
Returning from the states to marry his girlfriend, a common man is blamed for the murder of a local don due to their enmity in the past. He is caught in a web of conspiracies as he struggles to prove his innocence and the don's in-laws order their henchmen to take him down.
Cast: Vishal Krishna, Catherine Tresa, Pawan
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.4/10 on TMDb (20 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
S. U. Arunkumar · 121 min
Sethupathi, an inspector, investigates the murder of a cop and finds that Vaathiyar, a big shot, is responsible for the killing. He arrests Vaathiyar, but an unfortunate incident that has a connection to the case he is investigating, puts his career in jeopardy.
Cast: Vijay Sethupathi, Remya Nambeesan, Vela Ramamoorthy
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.4/10 on TMDb (34 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Shakti Soundar Rajan · 106 min
When a zombie outbreak occurs in a hill station, a traffic cop takes on the responsibility of transporting a team of doctors to a city hospital so that they can find an antidote.
Cast: Ravi Mohan, Lakshmi Menon, Anikha Surendran
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.2/10 on TMDb (27 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Naga Venkatesh
Vishnu is on his way to Chennai from Coimbatore to join a new company and meet his fiancee. However, his plan is jeopardised upon meeting Pavithra on a train, who is stuck in a problem.
Cast: Premgi Amaren, Nikesha Patel, Premji Amaren
AI verdict: Not enough ratings data yet for an AI verdict.
Sugan Kartthi
A patriotic indian soldier fights against the torture of his enemy.
Cast: Sunil Kumar, Akhila Kishore, Wilson Ng
AI verdict: Not enough ratings data yet for an AI verdict.
A. M. R. Ramesh
A murder, a case of driving under the influence of alcohol, a hit-and-run, and an investigation which links the incidents together. A film about how a family suffers due to drunken driving.
Cast: Arjun, Shaam, Manisha Koirala
AI verdict: Not enough ratings data yet for an AI verdict.
Bala · 128 min
Sannasi, a folk musician, convinces Sooravali, his lover and a female dancer in his troupe, to marry Karuppaiah, a seemingly docile man. Little do they realise the sinister intentions of Karuppaiah, but when they do it is too late.
Cast: M. Sasikumar, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, G. M. Kumar
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.0/10 on TMDb (8 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
N. Rajasekhar · 130 min
Youngsters belonging to two rival factions in a village fall in love with each other. Will this romance add fuel to the enmity or result in peace?
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (4.8/10 on TMDb (6 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Vasantha Mani · 141 min
A brother attempts to get his younger brother married to the girl he loves by kidnapping her, but the plan goes so wrong and results in messy situations...
Cast: M. Sasikumar, Nikhila Vimal, Miya George
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.0/10 on TMDb (7 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Sarath Mandava · 127 min
A young man kidnaps the chief minister and sends the state into a tizzy. What is his motive?
Cast: Bobby Simha, Prakash Raj, Nikki Galrani
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.3/10 on TMDb (6 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
M. Muthaiah · 145 min
Spurred by his grandmother, an angry young man locks horns with a thug who is intending to murder his sweetheart.
Cast: Vishal Krishna, Sri Divya, Radha Ravi
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.6/10 on TMDb (15 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Ananda Krishnan · 119 min
A journalist becomes a vigilante in order to bring down a chain-snatching gang, unaware of the fact that his younger brother is a part of it.
Cast: Metro Shirish, Bobby Simha, Yogi Babu
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.7/10 on TMDb (8 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Prem Sai · 112 min
A criminal group wants to stop a courier that has damning evidence against them from reaching the hands of an activist, but they underestimate the young man who has to deliver the package
Cast: Jai Sampath, Yami Gautam Dhar, Santhanam
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.0/10 on TMDb (2 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Ramnath Palanikumar · 138 min
An underling of a gangster decides to turn over a new leaf, but will his violent past let him do so?
Cast: Jiiva, Nayanthara, Meenakshi
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.0/10 on TMDb (6 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Our top-ranked Tamil action movie of 2016 is 24, based on its IMDb rating (TMDb as a fallback where OMDb hasn't rated it yet).
We've catalogued 43 Tamil action movies released in 2016.
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