Tamil-Language Films on Netflix

Taken into custody, a murder suspect's theatrical explanations of his peculiar modus operandi unearth truths far beyond the crime he’s accused of.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 9.4
Runtime: 01:43:17
Netflix ID: 81206389 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In the early 1990s, the love between a cassette shop owner and a traveling circus performer challenges caste barriers and disapproving parents.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 8.9
Runtime: 02:06:03
Netflix ID: 81177371 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In southern India, a laborer's dreams of owning a piece of land to farm is complicated by political corruption.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 8.8
Runtime: 01:54:30
Netflix ID: 81045060 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

An aspiring musician battles age-old caste divides to be able to learn the art of a classical instrument from a traditionalist, veteran percussionist.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 8.8
Runtime: 02:10:41
Netflix ID: 81083971 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

From first crushes to post-marriage relationships, love and connection are at the heart of the four interwoven stories in this anthology film.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 8.8
Runtime: 02:13:29
Netflix ID: 81218363 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When caste discrimination prevents a villager from giving his deceased father a rightful burial, he takes his fight for equality to court.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 8.7
Runtime: 01:33:21
Netflix ID: 81063743 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

As his children plot his death to claim their inheritance, an aging patriarch leaves home, befriending a spunky boy who adds direction to his life.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 8.6
Runtime: 01:56:16
Netflix ID: 81177366 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In this fact-based drama, politically motivated cops in Andhra Pradesh set out to frame four Tamil laborers for a crime, torturing them to no avail.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 8.5
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:55:55
Netflix ID: 80149139 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Sex, stigma and spirituality merge in these eccentric stories of an angsty teenager, an unfaithful wife and a transgender woman returning to her past.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 8.4
Runtime: 02:55:38
Netflix ID: 81128584 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

To avenge his father's death, a young man leads an army into battle against a cruel tyrant in this Tamil conclusion to the historic saga.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 8.2
Runtime: 02:46:17
Netflix ID: 80203997 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Despite doubts from fellow villagers who think he’s crazy, an ambitious dropout commits himself to solving a persistent local electricity crisis.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 8.1
Runtime: 01:43:46
Netflix ID: 80187684 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Villagers in the kingdom of Mahismati rescue a baby who is destined to embark on a heroic quest in this Tamil version of S.S. Rajamouli's epic.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 8.1
Runtime: 02:39:29
Netflix ID: 80204118 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Villagers in the kingdom of Mahismati rescue a baby who is destined to embark on a heroic quest in this English version of S.S. Rajamouli's epic.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 8.1
Runtime: 02:17:47
Netflix ID: 80205231 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Cutting across conventions and expectations, four brave love stories blossom in this Tamil remake of the 2018 Telugu film "Care of Kancharapalem.”

Year: 2021
IMDb: 8.1
Runtime: 02:11:01
Netflix ID: 81346055 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Years after they elope against their family’s wishes, a couple and their sons become caught in the throes of conflict in their city.

Year: 1995
IMDb: 8.1
Runtime: 02:14:38
Netflix ID: 322409 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A detective arrests a doctor for crimes targeting medical professionals but later finds the real culprit in a tale of revenge, corruption and magic.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 7.7
Runtime: 02:41:44
Netflix ID: 81016196 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In early 1990s Malaysia, a Tamilian boy faces pressure from his immigrant father to focus on school but is drawn to his uncles’ lives of crime.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 7.7
Runtime: 01:15:56
Netflix ID: 81066961 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A carefree racing enthusiast’s womanizing ways end when he meets the girl of his dreams, but their newfound peace is disrupted by a dangerous killer.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 7.7
Runtime: 02:40:00
Netflix ID: 81176205 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A brash but brilliant Indian intelligence agent leads a covert operation to nab the mastermind behind a series of attacks threatening national security.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 7.7
Runtime: 02:06:14
Netflix ID: 81444683 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Retired, restless and constantly butting heads with his son, a former stuntman escapes on a road trip that becomes a journey to find his first love.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 7.6
Runtime: 02:03:49
Netflix ID: 80187471 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A fledgling filmmaker travels to Singapore to secure financing for his debut feature, but madcap misadventures constantly throw his plans off course.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 7.6
Runtime: 02:02:26
Netflix ID: 81349124 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A traditional man and an independent woman share a connection, but they must learn to navigate their vastly different experiences and expectations.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 7.5
Runtime: 02:27:48
Netflix ID: 81052277 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Disgusted by the gold-chain snatchers in his home city of Chennai, a man vows to combat the criminal menace by taking the law into his own hands.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 7.4
Runtime: 01:55:44
Netflix ID: 80245329 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

From amusement to awe, the nine human emotions of Indian aesthetic theory are explored in this anthology series.

Year: 2021
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix ID: 81362863 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

While trying to buy his wife a set-top box, a struggling writer and his pal get entangled in the domino effect of a spectacularly botched drug deal.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 7.3
Runtime: 02:01:29
Netflix ID: 81035104 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

An affable, newly appointed college warden proves to be no ordinary man when an old enemy resurfaces and exposes his complicated, violent past.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 7.3
Runtime: 02:49:39
Netflix ID: 81091423 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

An affable, newly appointed college warden proves to be no ordinary man when an old enemy resurfaces and exposes his complicated, violent past.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 7.3
Runtime: 02:49:40
Netflix ID: 81091424 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a chemical plant's poor conditions cause tragedies, an employee leads a protest against the company’s callous owner and local politicians.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 7.3
Runtime: 01:55:54
Netflix ID: 81155803 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Meeting after many years, a makeup artist and her grandmother revisit tensions from an old family feud that still hang heavy between them.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 7.1
Runtime: 01:42:38
Netflix ID: 81244766 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A teen’s efforts to protect his younger brother becomes a test for survival as the two draw the ire of the Singaporean underworld and the authorities.

Year: 2010
IMDb: 7.1
Runtime: 02:07:29
Netflix ID: 81310411 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Cheenu dreams of resurrecting the restaurant he has inherited to its former glory, but his brother, a compulsive gambler, loses the place to a cop.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 6.9
Runtime: 02:34:10
Netflix ID: 70229040 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

As a tip leads a local politician to his long-estranged son, his daughter has doubts about whether the young man is truly family or just an impostor.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 6.9
Runtime: 02:27:52
Netflix ID: 81176204 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A ruthless businessman’s mission to expose electoral fraud brings him into a heated and dangerous political conflict with two corrupt ministers.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 6.8
Runtime: 02:42:16
Netflix ID: 81072516 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

As a visually impaired man attempts to rescue his love interest from a serial killer, the dark story behind the murderer’s disturbing psyche emerges.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 6.8
Runtime: 02:23:11
Netflix ID: 81278143 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After kidnapping a millionaire’s daughter, two men get swept up in a power struggle as her father enlists a brilliant cop to hunt them down.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 6.7
Runtime: 02:06:44
Netflix ID: 81045065 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After his sleeping disorder hinders him from protecting his girlfriend, a man sets out to take revenge on the thugs who attacked her.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 6.6
Runtime: 02:26:52
Netflix ID: 80190103 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

An aspiring music director begins to receive voyeuristic footage of his girlfriend from her apparent stalker as tragedy strikes those around him.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 6.6
Runtime: 01:59:46
Netflix ID: 81052279 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Looking for a way out of his impoverished life, a lowly hotel waiter joins an underground fight club. Then he needs a way out of that.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 6.6
Runtime: 02:04:49
Netflix ID: 80202078 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a paramedic responds to a call from a heart patient, the two men form an unexpected bond over the course of their ambulance ride.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 6.5
Runtime: 01:29:38
Netflix ID: 81025937 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A down-and-out former magician struggling to provide for his son takes an opportunity to perform again, only to be coerced into dangerous feats.

Year: 2008
IMDb: 6.5
Runtime: 01:17:48
Netflix ID: 81310406 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Amid a local election with two rivals vying to win by any means necessary, a barber lands in a curiously powerful position as the single deciding vote.

Year: 2021
IMDb: 6.5
Runtime: 02:20:09
Netflix ID: 81272107 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When the father of the man she loves insists that his twin sons marry twin sisters, a woman creates an alter ego that might be a bit too convincing.

Year: 1998
IMDb: 6.5
Runtime: 02:45:47
Netflix ID: 20088906 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When jingle composer Nanda's car breaks down on his way to Chennai, he hitchhikes there with Arjun, who tries to rope Nanda into a shady deal.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 6.4
Runtime: 02:14:03
Netflix ID: 70229555 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A policeman's son overcomes his reluctance to join the force following a brutal attack on his father and ends up in the middle of a robbery case.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 6.4
Runtime: 02:20:35
Netflix ID: 80189997 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a city man returns to his native village for his brother’s wedding, several unforeseen snags make his visit more eventful than anticipated.

Year: 2021
IMDb: 6.3
Runtime: 01:52:48
Netflix ID: 81226570 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When shy Kumar gets stuck on the losing end of a love triangle, the Love Doctor, Mokia, has a strategy for Kumar to win the love of his life.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 6.2
Netflix rating: 3.3/5
Runtime: 02:17:19
Netflix ID: 70292836 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In London, a mysterious blind man named Kenny appears to be an assassin who uses echolocation to kill, but there is more to Kenny than meets the eye.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 6.1
Runtime: 02:35:48
Netflix ID: 70229048 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Shyam wakes to discover he's suspected in a murder that one journalist believes may have ties to a mysterious gangster.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 6.1
Runtime: 02:25:14
Netflix ID: 81045054 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Wishing to settle an old score, a promising soccer player defies his coach’s wishes and leads his team to participate in a violent form of the sport.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 6.1
Runtime: 02:04:27
Netflix ID: 81241113 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This powerful Tamil action film follows the shared fate of two very different siblings: policeman Thiru and his roguish brother, Guru.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 6
Runtime: 02:36:05
Netflix ID: 70225597 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In Singapore, a homeless ex-convict hoping to reunite with his family forms a bond with a Chinese sex worker while serving as her bodyguard.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 5.5
Runtime: 01:50:56
Netflix ID: 80115133 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When the lives of a carefree boxer and his cabdriver dad collide with the ambitions of a ruthless businessman, a search for answers turns to revenge.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 5.3
Runtime: 02:11:23
Netflix ID: 81026343 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Rushing to pay off a loan shark, a young man breaks into a bungalow to steal the cash, unprepared for the dog standing guard -- or the trouble inside.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 5.3
Runtime: 01:32:57
Netflix ID: 81155784 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A martial arts specialist accidentally becomes a superhero when he steps in -- in costume -- to help the cops catch a criminal.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 4.9
Netflix rating: 2.8/5
Runtime: 02:41:54
Netflix ID: 70229047 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Mild-mannered Krishna comes to Mumbai to search for his gang-leader brother, and quickly finds himself in way over his head.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 4.9
Runtime: 02:26:29
Netflix ID: 80190101 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Extreme pressure from his father to excel at school during childhood has dangerous psychological effects on a brilliant but suicidal man’s adult life.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 4.6
Runtime: 01:36:26
Netflix ID: 81057246 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Asked to deliver a package for a friend, Madhu gets her fiancé, Jayaganthan, to take care of it, and he then passes the task to one of his roommates.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 4.4
Runtime: 02:03:05
Netflix ID: 70275076 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Four friends shake up their lives when they meet a new woman in their apartment complex who encourages them to embrace their wild sides.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 3.3
Runtime: 02:02:44
Netflix ID: 81147278 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

For a tech-savvy thief, elaborate robberies and evading the police are second nature until a private detective is hired to investigate his latest heist.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 3
Runtime: 01:57:02
Netflix ID: 81289658 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

An aspiring yet aimless actor takes over his ailing father's job as an ambulance driver, unwittingly getting involved in an organ-trafficking network.

Year: 2018
Runtime: 02:06:03
Netflix ID: 81038046 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

The speech-and-hearing-impaired heiress of a palatial mansion must rely on basic instincts when a masked invader is determined to kill her.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 01:47:28
Netflix ID: 81258623 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

As a blind librarian, dispirited cricketer and desolate psychiatrist each seek retribution and release, their lives overlap under eerie influences.

Year: 2020
Runtime: 02:51:23
Netflix ID: 81318026 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a clever, carefree gangster is recruited to help an overseas crime lord take down a rival, he is caught off guard by the moral dilemmas that follow.

Year: 2021
Runtime: 02:38:42
Netflix ID: 81417659 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Paranormal activity at a lush, abandoned property alarms a group eager to redevelop the site, but the eerie events may not be as unearthly as they think.

Year: 2021
Runtime: 02:02:11
Netflix ID: 81435636 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A budding politician has devious plans to rise in the ranks — until an unexpected new presence begins to interfere with his every crooked move.

Year: 2020
Runtime: 02:25:13
Netflix ID: 81226572 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

As a series of murders hit close to home, a video game designer with post-traumatic stress must confront her demons, or risk becoming their victim.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 01:37:34
Netflix ID: 81151877 · Watch on Netflix

A surly septuagenarian gets another chance at her 20s after having her photo snapped at a studio that magically takes 50 years off her life.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 02:25:59
Netflix ID: 81186757 · Watch on Netflix

Things look up for a Chennai man struggling to make ends meet when he falls for a politician’s daughter -- until he gets entangled in a murder case.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 02:12:22
Netflix ID: 81110387 · Watch on Netflix

A piece of unexploded ordnance wreaks havoc on the lives of a scrapyard worker whose truck it falls into and an anti-war activist who's hunting for it.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 02:12:41
Netflix ID: 81248141 · Watch on Netflix

Multiple women report their husbands as missing but when it appears they are looking for the same man, a police officer traces their cryptic connection.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 01:51:12
Netflix ID: 81151904 · Watch on Netflix

As a woman scours Hyderabad for her missing husband, she becomes entangled in a conspiracy that suggests there’s more to the mystery than meets the eye.

Year: 2014
Runtime: 02:17:21
Netflix ID: 81281418 · Watch on Netflix

Called to negotiate with a man who has taken a hospital ward hostage, an ex-army major is shocked to learn of the attacker’s link to his own past.

Year: 2020
Runtime: 01:15:03
Netflix ID: 81343403 · Watch on Netflix

A son stoically returns to his village upon his father’s death, recalling their chilly dynamic before a bizarre event disrupts his visit.

Year: 2021
Runtime: 02:31:26
Netflix ID: 81424087 · Watch on Netflix

Challenged to compose 100 songs before he can marry the girl he loves, a tortured but passionate singer-songwriter embarks on a poignant musical journey.

Year: 2021
Runtime: 02:10:38
Netflix ID: 81464719 · Watch on Netflix

It's love at first sight for a young couple repelled by the concept of marriage, but their view shifts when they meet their older-couple neighbors.

Year: 2015
Runtime: 02:13:05
Netflix ID: 81464602 · Watch on Netflix

Newly divorced and denied visitation rights with his daughter, a doting father disguises himself as a gray-haired nanny in order to spend time with her.

Year: 1996
Runtime: 02:41:28
Netflix ID: 60025906 · Watch on Netflix

A tangled love triangle ensues when a man falls for a woman studying to become a nun — and she falls for the friend he enlists to help him pursue her.

Year: 1997
Runtime: 02:27:20
Netflix ID: 60003368 · Watch on Netflix