Best crime Tamil movies on ZEE5 in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
22 movies on ZEE5 in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.7. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.
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1. Anniyan (2005)
Movie · Tamil · 3h 1m · U · Action, Drama · IMDb 8.4 (27.2K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyVisually stunningEdge-of-seat
Unable to tolerate society's injustices and devastated by rejection from the woman he loves, a meek lawyer develops a split personality: one side a vengeful vigilante killer punishing evildoers, the other a dashing playboy capable of winning her heart. Complications arise when the three sides begin to collide.
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2. 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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3. 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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4. Soodhu Kavvum (2013)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 18m · U · Comedy, Thriller · IMDb 8.2 (13.7K votes)
FunnyTwistyFast-pacedCold & detached
Dass specialises in small time kidnapping and has his own set of rules. The primary and most important among them is not to get involved with influential people. Three jobless youngsters meet Dass and the four take up an assignment for a hefty sum that throws away this primary rule and end up being chased by a dreaded
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5. 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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6. Kurangu Bommai (2017)
Movie · Tamil · 1h 46m · UA · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.8 (2.5K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
An honest driver tries to find the owner of a bag, supposedly containing money to fund the marriage of the man’s daughter, not realising that it was used by his own father to move a stolen idol.
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7. Jiivi (2019)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 2m · U · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.7 (2.1K votes)
Twisty
Frustrated at his failed romance, Saravanan decides to steal from his landlady’s house. Even as he comes up with clever ways to outsmart the cops, he realises that his actions are echoes from the past.
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8. 8 Thottakkal (2017)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 25m · U · Thriller, Action · IMDb 7.5 (2.6K votes)
Fast-pacedDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
A cop’s pistol gets stolen and even as the search for it gets underway, it ends up in the hands of someone who uses it to rob a bank.
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9. Naan (2012)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 15m · G · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 7.6 (2.1K votes)
Cold & detachedTwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
An ex-convict forges signature of a deceased medical student to get enrolled in a medical college. He kills his roommate by accident in a dispute and fears that his identity will be revealed.
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10. Kuttram 23 (2017)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 14m · UA · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 7.3 (3.4K votes)
Edge-of-seat
A case involving the disappearance of a pregnant woman turns into a personal one for the cop who is tasked with investigating it.
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11. Meaghamann (2014)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 19m · U · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 6.8 (883 votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatCold & detachedDark & gritty
A cop Arul (Arya) is on an undercover mission to capture the underworld don Jothi (Ashutosh Rana) who runs a smuggling mafia in Goa. When both Arul and his friend Chandra (Ramanna) plans to arrest Jothi, things go haywire and the rest of the story tells us whether Arul completes his mission by playing a mind game.
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12. Kaalidas (2019)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 6m · UA · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.6 (1.7K votes)
TwistyDark & gritty
A cop, who suffers from family issues, takes up a peculiar suicide case. The plot thickens as similar cases get reported within a span of a few days.
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14. Raja Ranguski (2018)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 2m · UA · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 6.4 (365 votes)
TwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
A police constable becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a woman. With the mysterious killer intent on making him the scapegoat, can he clear his name?
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15. Thondan (2017)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 18m · U · Drama, Crime · IMDb 6.0 (297 votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seat
A righteous ambulance driver rubs a politician on the wrong side, and the latter decides to teach him a lesson.
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16. Parimala and Co (2026)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 18m · U/A 13+ · Crime, Comedy · IMDb 6.0 (1.4K votes)
Funny
A dark comedy centered around a chaotic family whose tangled relationships and unpredictable situations lead to emotionally charged and absurd moments, blending humor with underlying tension and drama.
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17. Gangs of Madras (2019)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 22m · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 5.5 (203 votes)
MatureTwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
A woman who loses her husband in a police encounter plots to take revenge on the gangsters who had framed him.
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19. Mirugaa (2021)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 10m · UA · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 4.7 (205 votes)
TwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
A serial killer gets hitched to a billionaire with the sole aim of looting her money. However, the presence of a man-eating tiger at the place they reside in becomes an obstacle to him.
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20. Bruce Lee (2017)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 4m · U · Comedy, Crime · IMDb 2.5 (246 votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatFunny
A cowardly youngster and his friend run for their lives with their lovers as they are being chased by a dreaded don.
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21. Valimai (2022)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 59m · UA · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.0 (21.6K votes)
Visually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
A honest cop tries to track down the brain behind a series of robberies and murders, but things turn personal when his family become pawns in the criminal's game.
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22. Anjaan (2014)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 50m · U · Action, Thriller · IMDb 5.4 (7.0K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
A man travels to Mumbai in search of his estranged brother, a feared figure in the criminal underworld. As he follows the trail through gang rivalries and shifting alliances, he uncovers a complex web of loyalty, deception, and violence that blurs the line between justice and revenge.
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