Kollywood industry is the second largest film industry in terms of producing movies. Due to Bollywood dominance for more than four decades, the films made in Telugu and Tamil failed to attain nationwide popularity. But for the past few years things changed vastly and South movies are getting wide appreciation from all quarters. Now, we bring you the list of Top 20 Best Tamil movies of 2022.
Starring Dhanush, Raashi Khanna, Nithya Menen, P. Bharathiraja, Prakash Raj, Priya Bhavani Shankar in key roles, Thiruchitrambalam directed by Mithran R Jawahar had a theatrical release on August 18th and successfully running in the theatres.
Directed by Gautham Ramachandran, Gargi has Sai Pallavi, Kaali Venkat, Aishwarya Lekshmi, V. Jayaprakash, Livingstone in key roles. The film had a theatrical release in July and is available online on SonyLIV.
Starring R. Madhavan, Simran, Rajit Kapoor, Ravi Raghavendra, Misha Ghoshal, Gulshan Grover, Dinesh Prabhakar, Ron Donachie, Phyllis Logan, Bijou Thaangjam in key roles, Rocketry directed by Madhavan himself got good appreciation from the audience. Later, the film had online release on Amazon Prime Video.
Directed by Arunraja Kamaraj, the film has Udhayanidhi Stalin, Tanya Ravichandran, Shivani Rajashekar, Aari in key roles. The film is available online on SonyLIV.
Starring Karunakaran, Yogi Babu, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli, D. Singampuli, Ramar, Thangadurai, Dindigul.I. Leoni in key roles, Panni Kutty was directed by Anucharan Murugaiyan.
Directed by Hari, Yaanai has Arun Vijay, Priya Bhavani Sankar, P. Samuthirakani, Yogi Babu, Prakash Raj, Radikaa Sarathkumar, Ramachandra Raju, Pugazh in key roles.
Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, Vikram starring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil, Antony Varghese, Arjun Das, Kalidas Jayaram in key roles went on to become industry hit in Tamil. The film is available online on Disney Plus Hotstar.
Starring Sivakarthikeyan, Priyanka Arul Mohan, S. J. Suryah, Samuthirakani, Soori in key roles, Don was directed by Cibi Chakaravarthi and is available online on Netflix.
Directed by Arun Matheswaran, the film stars Keerthy Suresh, Selvaraghavan, Kanna Ravi, Udhaya, Aravind in key roles and had direct-to-OTT release on Amazon Prime Video.
Directed by Tamizh, Taanakkaran has Vikram Prabhu, Anjali Nair, M. S. Bhaskar in key roles and is available online on Disney Plus Hotstar.
Directed by Venkat Prabhu, the film has Ashok Selvan, Riya Suman, Samyuktha Hegde, Smruthi Venkat in key roles.
Directed by Pandiraj, the film has Suriya, Priyanka Mohan, Sathyaraj, Saranya Ponvannan, Soori in crucial roles.
Starring Dulquer Salmaan, Aditi Rao Hydari, Kajal Aggarwal, Yogi Babu in key roles, Hey Sinamika was directed by Brinda. The film is available online on Jio cinema.
Directed by H Vinoth, Valimai has Ajith Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Karthikeya, Achyuth Kumar, Yogi Babu in key roles. The film is available online on Zee5.
Starring Vishnu Vishal, Manjima Mohan, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Raiza Wilson, Reba Monica John in key roles, FIR directed by Manu Anand had a theatrical release in February 2022.
Starring Manikandan, Nassar, Anju Kurian, K.S. Ravikumar, Bhanupriya, Anupama Kumar in key roles, Sila Neramgalil Sila Manidhargal was directed by Vishal Venkat.
Directed by Thu Pa Saravanan, VVS has Vishal, Dimple Hayathi, Yogibabu in key roles.
Starring Partha Radhakrishnan, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Robo Shankar in key roles, Iravin Nizhal was directed by R. Parthiban.
Starring Nassar, Mu Ramaswamy, Pugal Mahendran, Powlen Jessica, Regin Rose, Thirunavukkarasu, Muthu Azhagarsamy in key roles, Vaaitha was directed by Mahivarman.cs. The film is available online on Amazon Prime Video.
Starring Nayanthara in the lead role, O2 was directed by G.S. Viknesh. The film had a direct-to-OTT release on Disney Plus Hotstar.
It is an action thriller film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj. The film stars Vikram, Simran, Dhruv Vikram, and Bobby Simha, while Sananth, Vettai Muthukumar, Deepak Paramesh and Aadukalam Naren in supporting roles. Gandhi Mahaan, a commerce teacher, is abandoned by his family, where he lives as the former turns into a liquor baron and lives a life of his own, but his son Dadabhai Naoroiji, an extremist Gandhian vows revenge on his father who violated Gandhian principles and abandoned his family.
It is an action thriller written and directed by Sam Anton and produced by Pramod Films and Miracle Movies. The film stars Atharvaa, Tanya Ravichandran and Arun Pandian in lead roles. In the movie, Prabhakaran discovers that Michael was running a human trafficking racket in 1993, and Sathya Moorthy gathered evidence against him. Sathya Moorthy shoots Michael, and the children are safely returned to the orphanage.
It is an action thriller written and directed by Karthick Naren, with Suhas-Sharfu and Vivek co-wrote the screenplay and dialogues. Maaran is an honest investigative journalist who follows in his father’s footsteps and exposes Pazhani’s plan to rig the election. He fakes the kidnapping of another girl and plants evidence against Pazhani, finding a link to Parthiban. Maaran and Shweta share an emotional reunion, supported by Maaran’s colleagues, after Pazhani is charged with the EVM scheme and attempted murder of Parthiban.
It is a romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Pradeep Ranganathan. The story is about Uthaman Pradeep in a romantic relationship with Nikitha, daughter of Adv. Venu Sastri. Venu discovers Nikitha’s affair and proposes to switch phones, but Nikitha deletes all messages. Divya suspects Pradeep and tries to get Yogi’s phone, leading to a growing wedge between them. Pradeep and Nikitha’s relationship worsens due to Pradeep’s addiction to pornography and his attempts to build a conversation with his ex-girlfriend. He suspects Mani is behind the messages and fights with him. Divya overhears a conversation and reconciles with Pradeep. A porn clip of Nikitha goes viral. Trust is essential in building a relationship, and Pradeep finds Nikitha near a beach and negotiates with her.
It is a romantic thriller film written and directed by Sandeep Shyam. Vezham begins with a series of murders in the Nilgiri Hills, and Ashok (Ashok Selvan) and Leena (Iswarya Menon) are attacked on their way back. Five years later, Ashok is still reeling from trauma, and his only purpose is to find the killer. He stumbles upon killer brothers, Kaasi, Francis, and Leena’s rapist. Francis arranges for Leena’s contract killing, and Ashok goes on a murder spree to kill all of them. Finally, Francis plants a scenario that Leena has died and switches her with a look-alike dead body.
It is a romantic comedy film written and directed by A. Hariharan. The film stars Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan, Teju Ashwini and Avantika Mishra, with Pugazh, Delhi Ganesh, Subbu Panchu and Swaminathan in supporting roles. RJ Vikram is engaged to Anjali and learns of her wish to marry a man who was once in a serious relationship. To fulfil this, he asks Preethi, an actress, to act as his ex-girlfriend. However, his plan backfires, and he falls in love with Preethi. They reunite, and Anjali writes a book about the couple.
