Best action Tamil movies on JioHotstar in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
101 movies on JioHotstar in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.1. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Kaithi (2019)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 27m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 8.4 (53.1K votes)
Fast-pacedVisually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Dilli, a convicted criminal, is out on parole to meet his daughter. However, a drug bust sets him off on a mission to save the life of police officers.
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2. Vikram (2022)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 54m · UA · Action, Crime · IMDb 8.3 (91.6K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
Amar is assigned to investigate a case of serial killings. When Amar investigates the case, he realizes it is not what it seems to be and following down this path will lead to nothing but war between everyone involved.
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3. Vikram Vedha (2017)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 27m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 8.2 (56.4K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatVisually stunningFast-paced
A notorious gangster Vedha surrenders himself to encounter specialist Vikram whom he challenges every step of the way by narrating his life events in the form of riddles that needs to be solved in order to capture him.
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4. Thuppakki (2012)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 50m · U · Action, Thriller · IMDb 8.1 (41.9K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatVisually stunningDark & gritty
Captain Jagadish, an intelligence officer in the Indian Army, returns to Mumbai for a vacation but soon finds himself in a deadly mission. After witnessing a bus bombing, he uncovers a network of sleeper cells planning multiple attacks across the city. With no official backing, he embarks on a personal mission with his
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5. Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 37m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 8.2 (20.0K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detached
A hardnosed cop goes after a gang of ruthless dacoits who have been terrorising residents along the highway for a decade.
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6. Vishwaroopam (2013)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 27m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.9 (43.7K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
Vishwanathan, a Kathak dance teacher in New York, is happy in his marriage with Nirupama, a nuclear oncologist who married him to pursue higher studies in the USA. Deciding to cut ties with her husband, Nirupama hires a private detective to monitor his activities. To her utter shock, certain truths about her husband ar
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7. Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016)
Movie · Tamil · 1h 46m · UA · Thriller, Action · IMDb 8.1 (19.4K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
A former cop looks back on the case which left him disabled and forced him to quit the force.
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8. 24 (2016)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 44m · U · Action, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.9 (27.4K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Scientist turned Entrepreneur Dr. Sethuraman tries to safeguard his newly invented time travel device from falling into the hands of his Evil Twin Brother Aathreya.
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9. Aaranya Kaandam (2011)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 6m · A · Comedy, Action · IMDb 8.4 (6.2K votes)
MatureTwistyCold & detachedFast-paced
A drama that unfolds between two rival mafia gangs on a single day when a bag of cocaine gets stolen by two innocent people.
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10. Velaiyilla Pattathari (2014)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 13m · U · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 7.9 (9.8K votes)
Family-friendlyHeartwarming
Raghuvaran, who is unemployed for years, gets his dream job but a powerful rival is keen to put him down. Can he take on his adversary?
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11. Mersal (2017)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 41m · UA · Thriller, Action · IMDb 7.5 (42.8K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
A few individuals in the medical profession are murdered or kidnapped, and the cop investigating the case suspects a doctor and arrests him. But is he the one who is behind these crimes? And why are they being committed?
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12. Ko (2011)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 40m · U · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.9 (7.1K votes)
Ashwin is a photographer, covering the upcoming elections for a newspaper. His life gets entangled with politics when one of his published photographs upsets a corrupt political party.
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13. Madras (2014)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 36m · UA · Drama, Action · IMDb 7.9 (5.5K votes)
Dark & gritty
A portrayal of the lives of the people living in North Madras, focusing on the politics inside the slums and how their plight remains the same, despite the political class luring them constantly during elections.
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14. Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum (2013)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 22m · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 8.1 (3.3K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatTwistyDark & gritty
Chandru, a medical student, saves a dying man by operating him, but soon, the police are knocking on his doors for helping Wolf, a paid killer. And, worse, they want him to kill Wolf.
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15. Thupparivaalan (2017)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 39m · UA · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.6 (6.3K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detached
Detective Kaniyan Poonkundran is hungry for a challenging case to investigate and the mystery of a murdered dog leads to a rival who could be the match for him.
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16. Yennai Arindhaal (2015)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 56m · U · Thriller, Action · IMDb 7.3 (11.2K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & grittyVisually stunning
Sathyadev, who is on a career break, is forced to put on his cop shoes ones again to save Thenmozhi, a young woman who is the target of a criminal organ harvesting group, led by a ghost from his past.
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17. Petta (2019)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 52m · UA · Action · IMDb 7.2 (15.4K votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seatTwisty
A hostel warden becomes the target of a dreaded politician and his gangster son, but little do they realise that it is they who should fear him.
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18. Kaali (2018)
Movie · Tamil · 1h 53m · U · Action, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (4.2K votes)
Twisty
An Indian doctor in the US, haunted by a recurring nightmare, learns that he is adopted, and comes to India to know his real roots. Where does his search lead him to?
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19. Yuddham Sei (2011)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 40m · UA · Crime, Action · IMDb 7.9 (2.5K votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyTwistyMature
A CBCID officer investigates an eccentric series of crimes happening in the city. His investigation leads him to unexpected crime perpetrators.
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20. Viswasam (2019)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 33m · U · Action, Drama · IMDb 7.1 (15.4K votes)
A village ruffian, who settles disputes in his native, takes on a big shot when he tries to sort out the rough patch in his marriage after several years.
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21. Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 23m · UA · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.1 (7.6K votes)
Fast-pacedVisually stunningEdge-of-seatTwisty
A bloody power struggle erupts between three brothers who are vying to take over the family business following the death of their father.
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22. Maayavan (2017)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 9m · U · Science Fiction, Thriller · IMDb 7.2 (4.6K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
A series of murders are happening in the city, and a cop realises that they are all eerily similar. Can he find out the link and capture the murderer before it is too late?
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23. Amarkalam (1999)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 37m · Action, Romance · IMDb 7.3 (2.3K votes)
TwistyHeartwarming
Vasu is a tough street crook who lives at a movie theater. One day while transporting the reels of a new film, he clashes with a music student Mohana. Mohana is the daughter of the Police Commissioner, who Tulsidas an ex-gang leader released from jail has an old grudge against. He tells Vasu to kidnap Mohana for two da
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24. Adanga Maru (2018)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 26m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.1 (3.2K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatMature
A sincere cop, who's suspended from the department for locking horns with a few influential people in the society, starts taking revenge against those who finished off his dear ones.
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25. Yaathisai (2023)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 1m · UA · War, History · IMDb 7.0 (4.1K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatCold & detachedSerious
Set in the 7th century, Kodhi, an young hot-blooded warrior from the Einar clan, believes that his birth is destined to free his fellows from the nomadic life that they lead and goes on an impossible mission, to revolt against and defeat the Pandiyan king Ranadheeran.
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26. FIR (2022)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 36m · UA · Thriller, Action · IMDb 6.9 (4.9K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittySeriousFast-paced
Irfan, an innocent Muslim chemical engineer with an ordinary life, is caught in inexplicable circumstances, when accused of being a most-wanted terrorist, that alter his life & everyone around him.
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27. Sarkar (2018)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 44m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 6.7 (24.2K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedVisually stunningEdge-of-seat
NRI corporate Sundar Ramasamy comes to India to vote, only to learn that his vote has already been cast. While he reclaims his right legally, it also sets in motion a chain of events that eventually lead to him entering the political fray, trying to change the system.
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28. Kolaigaran (2019)
Movie · Tamil · 1h 50m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.1 (1.8K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
A man is found to be murdered and the investigating officer believes that he was killed by a young woman and her mother. But their neighbour claims that he is the murderer! Who is lying?
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29. 7Aum Arivu (2011)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 48m · U · Action, Science Fiction · IMDb 6.7 (15.0K votes)
Edge-of-seatVisually stunningTwistyCold & detached
A genetic engineering student tries to bring back the skills of a legend of the past and use his skills to save India from a deadly virus attack by China.
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30. Thoongaavanam (2015)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 7m · UA · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.9 (2.8K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatTwistyDark & gritty
An undercover cop finds himself in a Catch-22 situation where he has to return the drugs he had stolen from a kingpin in exchange for his son. The bag containing the drug goes missing, and with both gangsters and cops on his tail, can he get out of this mess?
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