Best Tamil Romance Movies

88 films · 32 with 3+ critic reviews

Love stories across every language and era, from the Bollywood epic to the small regional two-hander.

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

01DCTamil · 2026“After a point, though, the violence-heavy action feels repetitive and without proper…” — Bhuvanesh Chandar

7.0

24 criticsExceptional02DragonTamil · 2025“Dragon is a thoroughly entertaining dramedy about a boy-next-door, and it also features…” — Bhuvanesh Chandar

6.6

8 criticsRecommended03Uttama VillainTamil · 2015“Kamal Haasan's writing is so dense and allusive and overstuffed and layered and indulgent…” — Baradwaj Rangan

6.4

13 criticsRecommended04LoverTamil · 2024“Lover tells us the story of Arun and Divya, two drastically different individuals…” — Gopinath Rajendran

6.4

6 criticsRecommended05KaththiTamil · 2014“A lot of flab, but some solid masala moments...” — Baradwaj Rangan

6.3

14 criticsRecommended06O Kadhal KanmaniTamil · 2015“It is one of those films in which everything seems to have come together: music, acting,…” — Udhav Naig

6.3

11 criticsRecommended07Sigaram ThoduTamil · 2014“A good thriller towards the end, after much wasted time.” — Baradwaj Rangan

6.0

8 criticsRecommended08144Tamil · 2015“The bottom-line is, '144' starts off in a promising manner but what doesn't work so well…” — MovieBuzz Reviewer

6.0

4 criticsRecommended09With LoveTamil · 2026“With Love, directed by Madhan, is a straightforward rom-com that is aware of the…” — Bhuvanesh Chandar

6.0

7 criticsRecommended10Vishwanath & SonsTamil · 2026“With this complicated father-son relationship at its core, director Venky Atluri's family…” — Bhuvanesh Chandar

5.9

15 criticsMixed11Modha RathiriTamil · 2026“Modha Rathri, replete with love, laughs and entertaining characters, gives courtship a…” — Akshay Kumar

5.9

3 criticsMixed12Idhayam MuraliTamil · 2026“Idhayam Murali charms you with an extremely likeable premise to tell a coming-of-age…” — Bhuvanesh Chandar

5.8

11 criticsMixed13Naanum RowdydhaanTamil · 2015“Almost all the jokes, both subtle and loud, work. And they're everywhere, and often…” — Sudhir Srinivasan

5.8

5 criticsMixed14Kadhalikka NeramillaiTamil · 2025“Despite its fair share of shortcomings, Kadhalikka Neramillai is a sweet breath of fresh…” — Gopinath Rajendran

5.7

7 criticsMixed15RetroTamil · 2025“Director Karthik Subbaraj has been someone who makes films that are a blend of genres,…” — Latha Srinivasan

5.6

9 criticsMixed16Maalai Nerathu MayakkamTamil · 2016“Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam is what happens when Prabhu and Manoja are brought together by…” — Sudhir Srinivasan

5.6

5 criticsMixed17Size Zero (Inji Iduppazhagi)Tamil · 2015“The film has its heart at the right place in terms of what it wants to convey, but if…” — Sangeetha Devi Dundoo

5.5

12 criticsMixed18MadharaasiTamil · 2025“Madharaasi, thankfully, comes as a saving grace, showing how impactful action can be when…” — Bhuvanesh Chandar

5.5

9 criticsMixed19HiTamil · 2026“Hi is precisely that quintessential comfort film that Tamil cinema has been missing for…” — Bhuvanesh Chandar

5.5

9 criticsMixed20Once MoreTamil · 2026“Despite some of these sluggish moments, especially in the second half, this Arjun…” — Srinivasa Ramanujam

5.5

7 criticsMixed21Aranmanai 2Tamil · 2016“Aranmanai 2 may work largely because of its second half and comical portions, but isn't…” — Avinash Gopinnath

5.4

8 criticsMixed22StarTamil · 2024“The little moments get lost in an overwritten, cloying drama.” — Sruthi Ganapathy Raman

5.4

7 criticsMixed23DudeTamil · 2025“Their chemistry is what makes Dude tick. While Pradeep scores not only in the humour part…” — Srinivasa Ramanujam

5.4

9 criticsMixed24MiruthanTamil · 2016“That's native, organic humour, but there isn't a lot of that in Miruthan, which suffers…” — Sudhir Srinivasan

5.3

10 criticsMixed25PoojaiTamil · 2014“Poojai, despite not being Hari's best, could still be successful in the B and C centres,…” — Sudhir Srinivasan

5.3

10 criticsMixed26Vai Raja VaiTamil · 2015“With Vai Raja Vai, Aishwaryaa has gone unapologetically commercial and this time, her…” — Vishal Menon

5.3

7 criticsMixed27HeartinTamil · 2026“Heartin makes no grand impression as it plays, but it is sincere and unfussy, the kind of…” — The Times Of India

5.3

4 criticsMixed28Bangalore NaatkalTamil · 2016“With the exception of a few jokes, mainly in Kutty's track, Bangalore Naatkal is a…” — Sudhir Srinivasan

5.2

10 criticsMixed29Thalaivan ThalaiviiTamil · 2025“Vijay Sethupathi and Nithya Menen's film is loud and regressive, with noise dominating…” — Anusha Sundar

5.1

5 criticsMixed30PugazhTamil · 2016“Sadly, the movie ceases to tread a focussed path -- often wandering without purpose. It…” — Gautaman Bhaskaran

5.1

5 criticsMixed31Ram and LeelaTamil · 2026“Ram And Leela blends romance, comedy and emotions with an intriguing twist, led by Rio…” — Only Kollywood

4.8

3 criticsMixed32RathnamTamil · 2024“With old tropes and old action, Vishal and Hari are unable to capture the audience's…” — Latha Srinivasan

4.6

9 criticsMixed

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Recent Tamil Romance releases

5.5

Hi

9 critics

5.5

Once More

7 critics

5.9

Modha Rathiri

3 critics

4.8

Ram and Leela

3 critics

5.9

Vishwanath & Sons

15 critics

7.0

DC

24 critics

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