Best Tamil Crime Movies

41 films · 14 with 3+ critic reviews

Gangster epics, procedurals and the neo-noir turn Indian cinema took in the 2010s.

The best Tamil crime movies, ranked by aggregated critic score.

01Jai BhimTamil · 2021“Jai Bhim is perhaps one of the boldest films to come out of Tamil cinema. The politics…” — Srivatsan S

6.8

6 criticsRecommended02JigarthandaTamil · 2014“Jigarthanda is a failed attempt at showing stylised brutality...” — Gautaman Bhaskaran

6.4

9 criticsRecommended03VidaamuyarchiTamil · 2025“Ajith Kumar’s underplayed performance elevates this offbeat road thriller” — Latha Srinivasan

6.3

10 criticsRecommended04Veera Dheera Sooran: Part 2Tamil · 2025“Where Veera Dheera Sooran stands out, for the most part, is how information is withheld…” — Bhuvanesh Chandar

6.2

7 criticsRecommended05KaanthaTamil · 2025“Kaantha is sincere and compelling in parts, which helps balance the portions that feel…” — Sangeetha Devi Dundoo

5.9

10 criticsMixed06KaraTamil · 2026“What Kara promises in the first 10 minutes is a grand cat-and-mouse game between a…” — Srinivasa Ramanujam

5.6

13 criticsMixed07Good Bad UglyTamil · 2025“Arguably, the biggest trick Adhik pulls off is how he stacks easter eggs and references…” — Gopinath Rajendran

5.6

10 criticsMixed08VettaiyanTamil · 2024“TJ Gnanavel's lackluster follow-up to Jai Bhim squanders Rajinikanth's star power.” — Latha Srinivasan

5.6

8 criticsMixed09MaarganTamil · 2025“Despite such wild ideas in the mix, Leo John Paul's Maargan impressively brings it all…” — Bhuvanesh Chandar

5.5

6 criticsMixed10Aarathu SinamTamil · 2016“Characters come and go – a journalist who doesn't believe in research, a cop who doubts…” — Baradwaj Rangan

5.4

7 criticsMixed11Con CityTamil · 2026“Con City is the latest addition to the long list of Tamil mid-budget flicks that rely too…” — Bhuvanesh Chandar

5.1

7 criticsMixed12GethuTamil · 2016“But Gethu is definitely a welcome relief for those of us who wondered how long…” — Sudhir Srinivasan

4.8

7 criticsMixed13AaryanTamil · 2025“While the film has an interesting premise, it falters in its execution and skewed…” — Janani K.

4.8

4 criticsMixed14Thug LifeTamil · 2025“When Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam announced that they would be working together after 37…” — Latha Srinivasan

4.6

16 criticsMixed

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Recent Tamil Crime releases

5.1

Con City

7 critics

5.6

Kara

13 critics

5.9

Kaantha

10 critics

4.8

Aaryan

4 critics

5.5

Maargan

6 critics

4.6

Thug Life

16 critics

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