Best horror Tamil movies on JioHotstar in India

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

14 movies on JioHotstar in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 5.7. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.

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   1. Pizza (2012)

   Movie · Tamil · 2h 7m · Thriller, Comedy · IMDb 7.9 (9.9K votes)

   TwistyDark & grittyFast-pacedEdge-of-seat

   Michael, a pizza delivery boy, lives with Anu, an aspiring horror fiction writer. One day, on a delivery run, he goes to a bungalow, where mysterious events begin to unfold.

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   2. Chandramukhi (2005)

   Movie · Tamil · 2h 44m · U · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 7.2 (8.3K votes)

   TwistyFunnyVisually stunning

   Creepy happenings in an abandoned mansion are attributed to the ghost of an ancient courtesan, back for revenge.

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   3. Pisaasu (2014)

   Movie · Tamil · 1h 54m · U · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 7.5 (2.7K votes)

   Dark & grittyTwistyEdge-of-seat

   A violinist experiences paranormal experience in his flat after a death of a girl who he tries to save due to accident. Later he realises that actually the spirit is helping him and he tries to find out who killed the girl by accident.

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   4. Lift (2021)

   Movie · Tamil · 2h 14m · UA · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 6.5 (4.0K votes)

   Dark & grittyTwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

   A usual working day turns unusual for Guru and Harini when they get trapped in their haunted office. A patterned game unlocks a mystery and a lift is their only way out.

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   5. Pizza 2: Villa (2013)

   Movie · Tamil · 1h 42m · U · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 6.2 (785 votes)

   TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

   Jebin is a writer who is trying to get his work published. He comes to understand his financial status after his father's death. There is also a villa in Pondycherry that has been bequeathed to him by his dad about which he had no clue till then. His ensuing journey to the villa sets the ball rolling for interesting ev

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   6. DD Returns (2023)

   Movie · Tamil · 2h 5m · UA · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 6.1 (2.1K votes)

   Cold & detachedFunnyEdge-of-seatFast-paced

   Madhi and his friends hides a bag full of money and jewels in a haunted bungalow to ditch the police. When he goes to retrieve the bag, a ghost makes him play a survival game in order to leave with the bag.

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   7. Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae (2017)

   Movie · Tamil · 2h 20m · UA · Horror, Comedy · IMDb 5.3 (591 votes)

   Funny

   A young man who wants to own a house buys a mansion and moves into it with his extended family not knowing that there is a ghost in the place.

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   8. Dora (2017)

   Movie · Tamil · 2h 9m · U · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 5.3 (1.1K votes)

   Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached

   A father and a daughter buy a used car which is possessed by an unknown spirit which yearns for revenge, and gives sleepless nights to a cop and a bunch of criminals.

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   9. Kaashmora (2016)

   Movie · Tamil · 2h 44m · UA · Fantasy, Horror · IMDb 5.7 (2.4K votes)

   Cold & detachedEdge-of-seatTwistyFast-paced

   Kaashmora, a present era black magic specialist; Rajnayak, an ancient era warlord and Ratnamahadevi is his queen. How these three are connected? What are the issues that arise?

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    10. Mohini (2018)

    Movie · Tamil · 2h 22m · U · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 3.2 (451 votes)

    Edge-of-seatTwistyDark & gritty

    A spirit takes revenge on a few people by entering into the body of its lookalike.

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    11. Masss Engira Masilamani (2015)

    Movie · Tamil · 2h 31m · U · Comedy, Thriller · IMDb 5.9 (5.7K votes)

    FunnyFast-pacedTwisty

    A conman gains the power to see and communicate with ghosts and decides to use it to make money. His happy-go-lucky lifestyle goes for a toss when a ghost who is his look-alike approaches him with an offer.

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    12. Pizza 3: The Mummy (2023)

    Movie · Tamil · 2h 21m · UA · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 4.8 (1.1K votes)

    TwistyDark & grittyMatureCold & detached

    A restaurant owner experiences mysterious activities in his kitchen, only to discover a connection with the ghost haunting his place.

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    13. Aranmanai 4 (2024)

    Movie · Tamil · 2h 28m · U/A 13+ · Horror, Comedy · IMDb 5.0 (2.6K votes)

    TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached

    After his sister's suspicious death, a man decides to discover the hidden truth, setting off a chasm for chaos and terror.

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    14. Annabelle Sethupathi (2021)

    Movie · Tamil · 2h 14m · UA · Horror, Comedy · IMDb 3.7 (2.7K votes)

    TwistyFunnyVisually stunning

    A scary journey begins when a small-time thief, Rudra, enters a haunted castle and gets pulled into the mystery of its mistress — Annabelle Sethupathi.

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