Best crime Tamil movies on Netflix in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

17 movies on Netflix in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 5.8. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.

1. Leo (2023)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 43m · UA · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.2 (75.4K votes)

Visually stunningTwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seat

Parthiban, a cafe owner, lives with his family in Himachal Pradesh. Things take an absurd turn for him when he gets in the way of a drug cartel.

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2. Kaantha (2025)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 30m · U/A 13+ · History, Crime · IMDb 7.2 (10.2K votes)

Set in the backdrop of a film set, in the 1950’s in post colonial Madras, the film is centred around the professional rivalry between a film-maker trying to make his seminal film and the top reigning actor who the director once introduced. The rivalry spirals around the leading actress, a debutante and as the relations

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3. Kadaseela Biriyani (2021)

Movie · Tamil · 1h 55m · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.4 (1.7K votes)

MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

A studious teen who wants a simple life is conned by his violent older brothers into joining their grandiose plan to avenge their murdered father.

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4. Kara (2026)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 41m · U/A 16+ · Crime, Drama · IMDb 6.7 (6.4K votes)

Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatTwistySerious

A thief tries to go straight, but when predatory banks trap his father in debt, he returns to crime — with a determined cop closing in on his trail.

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5. Con City (2026)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 30m · U/A 13+ · Comedy, Crime · IMDb 6.6 (2.7K votes)

TwistyEdge-of-seatFunny

Saravana, Mithra, Jacky, and Janaki, are skilled con artists hiding out as an ordinary family in Mulki, Karnataka. Their quiet life shatters when a young boy in their care is kidnapped, forcing them to use their old hustles one last time.

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6. Sorgavaasal (2024)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 15m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.6 (1.6K votes)

TwistyMatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

A common man imprisoned in a corrupt system questions whether jails truly rehabilitate or push individuals deeper into crime's abyss.

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7. Aaryan (2025)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 14m · U/A 13+ · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.3 (3.4K votes)

Cold & detachedEdge-of-seatTwistyFast-paced

A struggling writer announces he'll commit the perfect crime, sparking a tense pursuit as police try to prevent his methodically planned killing spree.

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8. Kannai Nambathe (2023)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 13m · UA · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 5.8 (907 votes)

TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detached

Arun finds himself caught up in a crime that he has no connection to whatsoever. Following his roommate's advice, he attempts to cover up the situation with cleverness. Will he be able to extricate himself from this predicament, or will he unwittingly reveal a much larger conspiracy than he ever anticipated?

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9. Revolver Rita (2025)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 20m · U/A 16+ · Comedy, Action · IMDb 5.7 (1.5K votes)

Fast-pacedMatureFunnyDark & gritty

A woman must use her intelligence and grit to protect her family after they are unexpectedly caught in the crossfire of gang violence.

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10. Sinam (2022)

Movie · Tamil · 1h 55m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 5.2 (783 votes)

MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached

Sub-inspector Pari Venkat faces a huge tragedy putting him on an investigation to seek revenge.

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11. Vidaamuyarchi (2025)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 31m · U/A 16+ · Action, Drama · IMDb 6.2 (24.0K votes)

Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatTwistyVisually stunning

While struggling with his broken marriage, Arjun is pulled into a desperate search for his wife, Kayal, when she goes missing during a road trip.

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12. Thunivu (2023)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 26m · U/A 13+ · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.1 (30.9K votes)

Fast-pacedVisually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seat

A gang goes to rob a bank only to find that there's already a criminal mastermind holding it for ransom, but his identities and motives behind the heist remains mysterious. As they plan to collect the bounty and disappear without a trace, their crimes and their past slowly catches up with them.

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13. Kolaiyuthir Kaalam (2019)

Movie · Tamil · 1h 49m · UA · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 2.7 (514 votes)

Cold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & grittyTwisty

The heiress of a multi-millionaire, a hearing and speech impaired young woman, has to fend off a slasher all alone in her palatial estate.

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14. Jagame Thandhiram (2021)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 38m · UA · Crime, Drama · IMDb 5.8 (13.2K votes)

Visually stunningDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

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.

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15. Good Bad Ugly (2025)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 19m · U/A 16+ · Action, Crime · IMDb 5.3 (13.7K votes)

Edge-of-seatFast-pacedMatureVisually stunning

AK, a powerful gangster, surrenders to the police, in hopes that his wife and son will live a peaceful life. When he is released 17 years later, he learns that his son is falsely accused of serious crimes. To protect him, he is forced to go back to his old ways, facing enemies, both old and new.

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16. Japan (2023)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 34m · UA · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 3.2 (2.5K votes)

TwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seatFunny

A fictionalized version of the events surrounding notorious criminal Tiruvarur Murugan, who was involved in a big jewellery shop robbery.

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17. Thug Life (2025)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 45m · U/A 16+ · Action, Crime · IMDb 4.1 (7.0K votes)

MatureDark & grittyTwistyEdge-of-seat

In a world ruled by crime and betrayal, mafia kingpin Sakthivel and his brother Manikkam rescue a young boy, Amaran, during a violent police shootout and raise him as their own. Years later, when an assassination attempt shakes Sakthivel's empire, suspicion turns inward. Consumed by vengeance, Sakthivel sets out to des

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