Best Tamil Action Movies of 2022

Lokesh Kanagaraj · 174 min · Raaj Kamal Films International / Turmeric Media

A former black ops squad leader, Amar, is tasked with taking down a group of masked vigilantes responsible for several high-profile murders. As he delves deeper into the case, he uncovers a web of corruption and deceit that leads him to discover his own connection to the victims. The investigation ultimately reveals the true identity of the vigilante leader, who has been hiding in plain sight as Amar's foster brother.

Cast: Kamal Haasan, Fahadh Faasil, Vijay Sethupathi

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.6/10 on TMDb (171 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Prashanth Neel · 168 min · Hombale Films

After the events of K.G.F., Vijayendra Ingalagi continues his father's story as Anand suffers a stroke. Rocky seizes control of the Kolar Gold Fields and kills those who oppose him, including Virat and Kamal. As tensions rise, Rocky faces off against Adheera, who massacres guards at an outpost, signaling his return. The two engage in a cat-and-mouse game as Rocky tries to reclaim control of the western coastline.

Cast: Yash, Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.4/10 on TMDb (212 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Karthik Subbaraj · Seven Screen Studio

A middle-aged man, once a strict liquor-ban activist, is forced to confront his own past when he reconnects with an old friend who now owns a bar. The two men's lives become intertwined as they team up to sell a liquor brand, forcing Gandhi to reevaluate his principles and morals. Along the way, he must also navigate his complicated relationships and find a new sense of purpose.

Cast: Vikram, Dhruv Vikram, Bobby Simha

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AI verdict: Not enough ratings data yet for an AI verdict.

Mani Ratnam · 167 min · Madras Talkies / Lyca Productions

In 10th century Chola Empire, Emperor Sundara Chola's reign is threatened by a domestic coup led by his finance minister Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar and several disgruntled chieftains. Crown Prince Aditha Karikalan's trusted lieutenant Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan uncovers the plot while on a mission to warn Sundara Chola, using deceitful means to gain access to the palace. The conspirators aim to elevate Madhurantakan to the throne upon Sundara Chola's death.

Cast: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Ravi Mohan

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.1/10 on TMDb (97 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

P. S. Mithran · 167 min · Prince Pictures

A police inspector seeks revenge against those responsible for his family's tragic past, which he believes is connected to a water project threatening India's potable supply. His investigation leads him to uncover a web of deceit and corruption that ultimately puts the life of a social activist at risk. As he delves deeper, he discovers a shocking truth about a secret operative known as "Sardar". The inspector must navigate treacherous forces to bring justice to those responsible for his family's downfall.

Cast: Karthi, Raashii Khanna, Rajisha Vijayan

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.8/10 on TMDb (25 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Manu Anand · 156 min · Vishnu Vishal Studioz

Irfan, an innocent man with an ordinary life, is portrayed as the evil incarnated by media trials. Is there a journey back to normal life for a man accused of terrorism? Is there more to Irfan than what meets the eye?

Cast: Vishnu Vishal, Reba Monica John, Gaurav Narayanan

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.1/10 on TMDb (14 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Magizh Thirumeni · 142 min

A corporate behemoth hires a ruthless hit man to find out the identity of a whistleblower in the organization. Who wins in the end - the hunter or the hunted?

Cast: Udhayanidhi Stalin, Aarav Kizar, Kalaiyarasan

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.7/10 on TMDb (14 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

A. Vinoth Kumar · 142 min

Muruganandam, a constable and laththi specialist, happens to face the wrath of a notorious gangster and his son. Little did he know that this would put his 10-year-old son's life in trouble.

Cast: Vishal Krishna, Sunaina, Prabhu

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.8/10 on TMDb (6 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Pandiraj · 151 min · Sun Pictures

A lawyer turns judge jury and executioner and goes after a gang, led by a minister's son, that threatens women with videos of them.

Cast: Suriya, Priyanka Arul Mohan, Vinay Rai

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.9/10 on TMDb (40 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Ravi Arasu · 135 min · Common Man Presents

A young inventor struggling to get patent for his inventions, uses his intelligence to save the public from harmful intentions of a Meat racket and a Burglar.

Cast: G. V. Prakash Kumar, Mahima Nambiar, Kaali Venkat

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.0/10 on TMDb (3 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Suseenthiran · 107 min

Kokila, a village girl and grieving mother, commits suicide and the investigation for this crime falls on two police officers, Nattraayan and Retired DSP Muthukaruppan.

Cast: Jai Sampath, Dhivya Dhuraisamy, Bharathiraja

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.3/10 on TMDb (3 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Hari · 156 min · Drumsticks Productions

In the small town of Rameswaram, a complex web of family dynamics and rivalries unfolds. When a former friend's son is killed by one of PRV's sons, his family seeks revenge, leading to a cycle of violence and tragedy. As tensions rise, Ravi must navigate his own relationships and protect his loved ones from those who seek to harm them.

Cast: Arun Vijay, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Samuthirakani

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.3/10 on TMDb (7 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

H. Vinoth · 179 min · Zee Studios / Bayview Projects LLP

In Chennai, a notorious outlaw motorcycle gang known as Satan's Slaves is wreaking havoc through violent crimes. ACP Arjun Kumar, a skilled but unorthodox investigator, teams up with his partner Sophia to track down the gang's leader and bring an end to their reign of terror. Their investigation leads them on a thrilling bike chase and confrontation that ultimately brings the perpetrators to justice.

Cast: Ajith Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Kartikeya Gummakonda

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.5/10 on TMDb (34 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

R. Ajay Gnanamuthu · 183 min · Seven Screen Studio

A mathematician genius, Mathi, has another identity, Cobra, who commits intelligent crimes using maths.

Cast: Vikram, Srinidhi Shetty, Irfan Pathan

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.6/10 on TMDb (27 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Sam Anton

A Son tries to save his father who was an ex-cop from tight spot caused by a tragic incident of kidnap.

Cast: Atharvaa, Tanya Ravichandran, Arun Pandian

AI verdict: Not enough ratings data yet for an AI verdict.

Baltasar Kormákur · 93 min · Will Packer Productions / RVK Studios

A father and his two teenage daughters find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the savanna has but one apex predator.

Cast: Idris Elba, Leah Sava Jeffries, Iyana Halley

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.5/10 on TMDb (1783 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Kinslin · 104 min · 18 Reels

A taxi driver unwillingly became accomplice to goons

Cast: Aishwarya Rajesh, Aadukalam Naren, Thangapandiyan

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.1/10 on TMDb (7 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Hemanth

Sethu, a champion jockey, SRK, a multimillionaire and Meena, a simple village girl cross paths in a village race, where a horse jockey is training a ferocious Jallikattu bull. Will fate take care of Meena's future and Sethu's life.

Cast: Sasikumar, Parvathy Arun, Aadukalam Naren

AI verdict: Not enough ratings data yet for an AI verdict.

Joseph D. Sami · 161 min · Legend Saravana Stores Productions

A renowned scientist returns to India to serve his village and teach dance, driven by a personal tragedy that sparked his quest for a diabetes cure. His research is threatened by the pharmaceutical industry, led by a vengeful CEO with a grudge against him. With the help of a colleague, he overcomes obstacles and eventually develops a groundbreaking formula, which leads to a breakthrough in treating the disease.

Cast: Arul Saravanan, Urvashi Rautela, Geethika Tiwary

AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (2.6/10 on TMDb (8 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

M. Muthaiah · 151 min

An intrepid and good-hearted son fights to make his arrogant father pay the price for his sins, which includes his mother's death, and save his brothers from the man's grip.

Cast: Karthi, Aditi Shankar, Rajkiran

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.5/10 on TMDb (12 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Shakti Soundar Rajan · 116 min · The Show People / Think Studios / SNS Movie Production LLP

A team of soldiers, led by a brave army captain, takes up a dangerous mission to go into a restricted forest area and uncover the mystery behind the unexplainable deaths of previous teams that had visited the site.

Cast: Arya, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Simran

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (4.8/10 on TMDb (8 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Karthick Naren · 130 min

An investigative journalist gets into trouble when he publishes an article that exposes bitter truths about a corrupt politician.

Cast: Dhanush, Malavika Mohanan, Samuthirakani

AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (4.8/10 on TMDb (15 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Ponram · 144 min · Stone Bench Films

A flower seller's son ends up in a tussle with a ruthless rowdy in Dindigul, forcing him to become a policeman and fight the odds.

Cast: Vijay Sethupathi, Anukreethy Vas, Prabhakar

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.2/10 on TMDb (64 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Venkat Raghavan · 155 min

A civil engineer who has lost his job meets a tragic accident when he is about to reveal a shocking truth that will save countless lives.

Cast: S. J. Suryah, Yashika Anand, Rajendran

AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.0/10 on TMDb (1 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

S. S. Rajamouli · 187 min

A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.

Cast: N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Olivia Morris

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.7/10 on TMDb (1638 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Arun Matheswaran · 138 min

A police constable from an oppressed caste and her half-brother go after the dominant caste men who raped her and burned her husband and kid alive.

Cast: Keerthy Suresh, Selvaraghavan, Kanna Ravi

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.3/10 on TMDb (23 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

K. Antony Samy

A realistic take on the issues while talking about downtrodden people in a derogatory manner.

Cast: Abi Saravanan, Shiny, Ponvannan

AI verdict: Not enough ratings data yet for an AI verdict.

Chandra Thangaraj

A son of a hunter starts dealing with guns to make his ends meet. Little does he know that fate would start hunting him and his friends for his decisions.

Cast: Karu Pazhaniappan, Soundararaja, Namo Narayana

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AI verdict: Not enough ratings data yet for an AI verdict.

Dwarakh Raja

Follows two brothers, one a criminal and the other an ordinary person, as they become closer after their mother's unexpected death, and the younger one tries to bring out the elder on Parole to perform the mother's last rites.

Cast: R.S.Karthiik, Linga, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan

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AI verdict: Not enough ratings data yet for an AI verdict.

K. Thamarai Selvan

A young innocent couple's life is driven into a war against the impacts of the corrupted social discriminations in order to achieve their dreams.

Cast: Anandhi, Sam Jones, Munishkanth

AI verdict: Not enough ratings data yet for an AI verdict.

Kamalakannan

A thief meets a beautiful girl, who is searching for the man she loves, en route to a city to sell a necklace he stole; the thief offers to help her but ends up falling in love with her.

Cast: Sibiraj, Andrea Jeremiah, Athulya Ravi

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AI verdict: Not enough ratings data yet for an AI verdict.

S.K. Vettri Selvan

After a heist job by Madhan and the gang to rob precious cargo becomes a mess, he is under pressure to deliver the loot to his overlords. Things begin to get complicated when Kathir appears and finally reveals what really happened that day.

Cast: Jai, Athulya Ravi, Vamsi Krishna

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AI verdict: Not enough ratings data yet for an AI verdict.

G. N. R. Kumaravelan · 115 min

Sub-inspector Pari Venkat faces a huge tragedy putting him on an investigation to seek revenge.

Cast: Arun Vijay, Palak Lalwani, Kaali Venkat

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (4.9/10 on TMDb (10 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Sri Ganesh · 122 min

Shakthi, an attender in government hospital wins the friendship of Muthu, a son of kingpin in Madurai. His sudden death forces him to take revenge on the culprits who were responsible for the same.

Cast: Atharvaa Murali, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Radhika Sarathkumar

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.5/10 on TMDb (2 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Aadhirajan · 136 min · White Screen Production

A young kabaddi player's life is turned upside down when he falls for a woman from a different background. Their romance is cut short by a brutal act of honor killing, leaving the community reeling. The tragedy sparks a chain reaction that challenges traditional values and social norms.

Cast: V. Raja, Malavika Menon, Soundara Raja

AI verdict: Not enough ratings data yet for an AI verdict.

M. Saravanan · 121 min

Thaiyal Nayagi, a journalist from Chennai, happens to connect with a terrorist in Tunisia through a fake account in the name of her 16-year-old cousin, Sushmitha. Little she knew that this would put herself and her cousin in danger.

Cast: Trisha Krishnan, Anaswara Rajan, Gopi Kannadasan

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (3.1/10 on TMDb (8 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

A. Sarkunam · 137 min

Chinnadurai along with his grandfather, a Kabbadi player, try to bring justice for his brother's death. Can they trace out the real culprits or end up confronting them inside the Kabbadi court?

Cast: Atharvaa Murali, Rajkiran, Ashika Ranganath

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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.

Mathimaran Pugazhendhi · 131 min

When Kanal, a B-grade engineering college student, finds out that his dad went on to pay a hefty amount as “donation” to get him the seat, the liquor-swigging student is introduced to the underground world of the admission racket system in colleges.

Cast: G. V. Prakash Kumar, Varsha Bollamma, Gautham Vasudev Menon

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (8.0/10 on TMDb (2 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Suseenthiran · 119 min

An orphan murders his girlfriend's father and his brothers. What made him seek out this bloody revenge?

Cast: Jai Sampath, Meenakshi Govindarajan, Aakanksha Singh

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.0/10 on TMDb (1 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Thu. Pa. Saravanan · 165 min

Following his sister's strange death, a hot-headed police aspirant begins his investigation for the true cause of his sister's death. During this time, he meets a ruthless entrepreneur named Nedunchezhiyan. What is the connection between Nedunchezhiyan and his sister's tragedy?

Cast: Vishal Krishna, Baburaj, Dimple Hayathi

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

Harikumar · 115 min

A woman walks into the life of a debt collector, who works for a loan shark, claiming to be his mother. He tries to turn over a new leaf moved by her affection, but can he do so after having ruined the lives of so many people?

Cast: Prabhu Deva, Samyuktha Hegde, Easwari Rao

AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.0/10 on TMDb (1 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

S. R. Prabhakaran · 151 min

Six friends, who follow Periyaar's ideologies, fall prey to the local caste politics that happens in their hometown. Who is the reason behind this and what happens after?

Cast: M. Sasikumar, Madonna Sebastian, Soori

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.0/10 on TMDb (1 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.