Must watch Tamil Suspense Thriller Movies ( not action thriller)

Here when I mean thriller movies I am including only suspense thrillers. Action thriller movies are not included. The list has movies which has a suspense element around which the story revolves until half time or longer.

Dont want to reveal much about the story leaving the readers to enjoy the movie to the fullest.

1. Athe Kangal

Movie     : Athe Kangal
Year        : 2017
Direction : Rohin Venkatesan
Cast         : Kalaiyarasan, Janai Iyer

Low budget crime thriller.

Link : Video is available in Amazon Prime
https://www.primevideo.com/

2. Thupparivaalan

Movie     : Thupparivalan
Year        : 2017
Direction : Myskin
Cast         : Vishal, Prasanna

Link : https://www.primevideo.com/

Myskin once again gave a super movie.



3. Kutrame Thandanai

Movie     : Kutrame Thandanai
Year        : 2016
Direction : M. Manikandan
Cast         : Vidharth, Aishwarya Rajesh


A slow moving Hollywood style crime thriller

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4. Movie : Dhuruvangal Pathinaaaru

Year        : 2016
Direction: Karthick Naren
Cast        : Rahman
Genre     : Suspense Thriller
Link      http://www.tamildbox.com/dhuruvangal-pathinaaru-hd/

"Who is the killer - Investigation "

One of the best Suspense thrillers in recent times

5. Andha Naal - 1954

Year         : 1954
Direction : S. Balachander ( not Kamal's Mentor)
Cast         : Sivaji Ganesan,
                  Bandari Bai
Genre       : Suspense Thriller

OK, just look at the year. 60 years before a Suspense mystery thriller. You can easily guess the events but since its a legendary movie I have included
Murder .... Investigation !!!
Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTJqydKdGmc


6. Athey Kangal - 1967

Year : 1967
Direction : Thiru Lokchander
Cast         : Ravi Chandran
                  Kanchana
Genre     : Suspense Thriller

Who is the Serial Killer ..... ????

Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au2IJ6_hKu8&list=PLE58ECB59AFD1672C

7. Vidiyum Munn:

Year : 2013

Direction : Balaji Kumar

Cast : Pooja Uma Shankar

Slow Moving mystery thriller !!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyX_7yuDZgw

8. Nooravadhu Naal - 1984

Year : 1984

Direction : Mani Vannan

Cast : Mohan, Nandhini, Sathiyaraj

Its a Super Hit Thriller!!  Watch out for the famous Climax scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeeK9XV6P9w

9. Movie : Kalaigan

     Year : 1993

     Direction : G.B, Vijay

Cast : Kamal, Bindiya

Who is the Serial Killer ...??

Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOeNECP5JHg




10. Athithi - 2014

Year : 2014
Direction : Bharadhan
Cast : Nandha, Ananya
Genra : Mystery Thriller


A different type of Suspense...!!

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11. Yutham Sei -2011

Year : 2011

Direction : Myskin

Cast : Seran, Y.G. Mahendran

Genra : Action+ Suspense Thriller

Link : http://www.hotstar.com/movies/yuddham-sei/1000035414









12. Onayum Aatukuttiyum

Year : 2013

Direction : Myskin

Cast : Myskin,

Music : Ilayaraja

Genre : Action + Mystery Thriller

Link : http://www.hotstar.com/movies/onaayum-aattukkuttiyum/1000035945

13. Thegidi

Year : 2014
Direction : P. Ramesh
Cast : Ashok Selvan. Janani Iyer
Genra : Suspense Thriller

Serial Murders .....!!
Link: http://www.hotstar.com/movies/thegidi/1000036213

14. Raam

Year : 2005
Direction : Ameer
Cast : Jeeva, Gajala
Genre : Suspense Thriller + Romance


Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdcD0x96Ou4








15. Pizza -1

Year : 2012

Direction : Karthik Subburaj

Cast : Vijay Sethupathi

Genre : Horror + Suspense Thriller

Really a different movie!!

16 .Vettaiyadu Vilaiyaadu -   The story makes you think all the time what would happen next.  Kamal makes you believe he is a real Policemen by doing this role to perfection. But all credit to the script.

Year           : 2006

Cast             : Kamal, Jyothika

Direction : Goutham Menon

Genre        : Thriller

17. Aaradhu Sinam

Year      : 2016

Director : Arivalaghan

Cast       : Arulnidhi, Aishwarya Rajesh,

Genre    : Crime Thriller



Remake of movie " Memories". I have not watched the original version. But this one of the best thrillers have to come in Tamil Cinema.






18.

Movie     :    Poovile Vasalile

Year         :   1987

Direction :   Fazil

Cast         :  Sathiaraj, Raghuvaran, Sujitha

Slow moving suspense thriller with good songs and emotions.

19. Movie : Mounam Sammadham
Year     : 1990

Direction : K. Madhu

Cast         : Mammooty, Amala, Nagesh

Genre        : Detective and Courtroom suspense

One of the best courtroom Thriller movies. Also, incidentally 1st movie for Mammooty in Tamil

Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR1-ulkudpY

20  Movie : Eeram

Year     : 2009

Direction : Arivalagan

Cast         : Aadhi, Nandha, Sindhu Menon

Horror + Thriller - Must watch movie

Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4QJMlE720s

21.

Movie : Yavarum Nalam

Year    : 2009

Direction : Vikram Kumar 

Cast : Madhavan, Neetu Chandra


Horror + Suspense = Must watch

Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k65sM6mAcn8

22.
Movie :Thunive Thunai ( only 1st half recommended)
Year     : 1976
Direction: S.P. Muthuraman
Cast        : Jay Shankar, Asokan, Jaya Prabha

Just the 1st is very very good. 1st half of this movie taken 40 years will beat even the new movies.But after 1st half, completely waste...just watch for 1st 50 mins

Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zVL-zxzevc

23.
Movie : Puthiya Paravai
Year         : 1964
Direction : Dada Mirasi
Cast         : Shivaji Ganesan, Saroja Devi,                               Sowkar Janaki, MR Radha

Top class Suspense Thriller during that time. Songs will distract the flow of the movie but those are very good/hit songs.

Must watch Movie !!

Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDYcKSfOk_Y

24.

Movie : Nenjam Marapathillai
Year    : 1963
Direction : C.V. Sridhar
Cast         : Kalyan Kumar, Devika

Genre : Suspense Drama

Brave attempt nearly before 50 years. I liked this movie a lot!!

Watch it till the end. Good twists guarantee!!



Link :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6xB2BjdnOg



25.

Movie : Kutram 23
Direction : Arivazagan
Cast        : Arun Vijay, Mahima Nambiar


Nice Crime thriller...







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