Best horror Tamil movies on Prime Video in India

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

29 movies on Prime Video in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 5.1. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.

1. Yavarum Nalam (2009)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 17m · A · Mystery, Horror · IMDb 7.4 (11.4K votes)

TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

Manohar and his family move into a new apartment on the 13th floor. However, their peace is disturbed by a spirit that uses the television set as a medium to communicate with them.

Prime Video
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.

JioHotstar MX Player · free with ads Prime Video · free with ads Prime Video
3. Black (2024)

Movie · Tamil · 1h 55m · UA · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 7.1 (3.4K votes)

TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

Vasanth and Aaranya, a couple move into a serene row house, eager for peace and privacy, but a violent storm leaves them trapped inside, unsettling supernatural disturbances threaten to unravel their marriage. Vasanth must uncover the truth behind these supernatural occurrences before everything falls apart.

Prime Video
4. U Turn (2018)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 9m · UA · Thriller, Horror · IMDb 6.9 (4.8K votes)

Dark & grittyCold & detachedTwistyFast-paced

When a flyover in the city becomes the hotbed of accidents, a young reporter decides to investigate the issue. Her quest for an answer would lead her into a web of intrigue, murder and mystery.

MX Player · free with ads Prime Video · free with ads Prime Video
5. Aval (2017)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 16m · UA · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 6.7 (3.1K votes)

Dark & grittyTwistyEdge-of-seatSerious

Two families have a tough time dealing with a revenge-seeking spirit, which is strangely connected with one of its members

Prime Video
6. Zero (2016)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 39m · UA · Fantasy, Horror · IMDb 6.3 (639 votes)

Dark & grittyTwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

A newly-wedded couple's domestic bliss is smashed to smithereens when the wife starts acting crazy. Has she become mentally unstable like her dead mother, or is there a sinister force at work?

Prime Video
7. Devi(L) (2016)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 5m · U · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 6.2 (1.3K votes)

FunnyFamily-friendly

A man who wants a modern girl for a wife unwillingly marries a village girl. What happens when the girl is possessed by the ghost of an aspiring actress?

Prime Video ZEE5 · free with ads
8. 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.

JioHotstar MX Player · free with ads Prime Video · free with ads Prime Video ZEE5 · free with ads ZEE5
9. Sabdham (2025)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 26m · Thriller, Horror · IMDb 5.9 (1.1K votes)

TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

A paranormal investigator is employed by a university to investigate a series of mysterious deaths some are attributing to supernatural causes.

Prime Video
10. Petromax (2019)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 8m · UA · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 5.3 (526 votes)

FunnyCold & detached

A man struggles to sell his house that is haunted so he arranges four people to live in the house for a few days to prove that there are no ghosts.

Prime Video
11. Naane Varuvean (2022)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 2m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.1 (6.0K votes)

TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached

A father finds out that his teenager daughter is possessed, and the only way he can save her is by doing the ghost's bidding, which will mean an encounter with his long-separated twin - who happens to be a psycho killer.

MX Player · free with ads Prime Video · free with ads Prime Video
12. 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?

JioHotstar MX Player · free with ads Prime Video · free with ads Prime Video ZEE5 · free with ads
13. Pechi (2024)

Movie · Tamil · 1h 50m · UA · Horror · IMDb 5.5 (1.8K votes)

Dark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatStraightforward

Five young trekkers and their tour guide embark on a weekend adventure in the Kollimalai hills. Despite warnings, they venture into a restricted area, unknowingly entering the domain of a malevolent spirit, which is hell bent on wreaking havoc in their lives. Did they survive the relentless onslaught and harrowing enco

Prime Video
14. Aruvam (2019)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 13m · U · Thriller, Horror · IMDb 4.8 (1.1K votes)

Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatFamily-friendly

A food safety officer and a teacher who has no sense of smell come together to fight the practice of food adulteration and its devastating effect on people.

Prime Video
15. 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.

JioHotstar MX Player · free with ads Prime Video · free with ads ZEE5
16. 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.

JioHotstar MX Player · free with ads Prime Video · free with ads ZEE5 · free with ads
17. 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.

JioHotstar MX Player · free with ads Prime Video · free with ads Prime Video
18. 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.

Netflix Prime Video
19. Jinn-The Pet (2025)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 16m · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 4.0 (898 votes)

Fast-pacedEdge-of-seat

A musician brings home an ancient box containing a mystical Jinn, only to discover the creature he blamed for his family's misfortunes is actually their protector.

Prime Video
20. Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuthu (2018)

Movie · Tamil · 1h 58m · A · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 4.2 (1.0K votes)

MatureFunnyCold & detachedFast-paced

A sexually-starved spirit traps two couples in a bungalow in Bangkok where they have planned to stay for a week. The spirit wants one of the two men to have sex with her. Can they manage to escape?

Prime Video
21. Aghathiyaa (2025)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 14m · Fantasy, Horror · IMDb 4.6 (1.5K votes)

Dark & grittyTwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

Things go awry when a haunted mansion is opened as a tourist attraction by Aghathiyan leading to the unraveling of the dark history behind the mansion's previous occupant.

Prime Video
22. Devil's Double Next Level (2025)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 11m · U/A 13+ · Horror, Comedy · IMDb 5.0 (2.4K votes)

TwistyFast-pacedDark & grittyFunny

A well-known movie critic is invited by a strange person to watch a special horror film. But once the movie starts, he finds himself trapped inside it. The world keeps shifting timelines, endless day-to-night cycles, non-linear narration, and scary things from horror movies come to life. To escape, he must either stop

Prime Video ZEE5
23. Fourth Floor (2026)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 14m · U/A 13+ · Thriller, Horror · IMDb 3.7 (1.0K votes)

TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached

Drawn Back to Chennai by an Unexpected Call From His Former Lover, Dheeren Travels From Mumbai and Checks Into a Secluded Office Guest House. Soon After His Arrival, Disturbing and Inexplicable Events Begin to Unfold Within Its Walls. Night After Night, Dheeren is Plagued by Vivid Dreams—fragments of Memories That Eeri

Prime Video
24. Cinderella (2021)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 2m · UA · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 4.6 (1.8K votes)

TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

Akira and her band as they go into the dense forest to research on the sounds of nature. Akira celebrates her birthday there with her band mates and receives a gift of a beautiful Cinderella gown. But when she wears the gown, her behavior starts to change, as if she has been possessed.

Prime Video
25. Irandam Kuththu (2020)

Movie · Tamil · 1h 59m · A · Horror, Comedy · IMDb 2.7 (732 votes)

MatureFunnyCold & detached

Two friends who are taken for gays all their lives marry two girls and go to a resort in Bangkok for their honeymoons, where a horny ghost who won't let them in peace until they satisfy it sexually.

Prime Video
26. 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.

JioHotstar MX Player · free with ads Prime Video · free with ads Prime Video
27. Jenma Natchathiram (2025)

Movie · Tamil · 2h · UA · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 3.9 (2.1K votes)

Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detachedSerious

A team's treasure hunt leads them to a deserted bungalow, where they soon find themselves in a terrifying battle against paranormal dangers.

Prime Video
28. Odavum Mudiyadhu Oliyavum Mudiyadhu (2023)

Movie · Tamil · 1h 51m · Horror, Action · IMDb 3.3 (2.4K votes)

TwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

A diverse group is trapped in a quirky theatre and ends up discovering its mysterious secrets. As they attempt to escape, a strange twist leaves them questioning reality.

Prime Video
29. Rajini Gaang (2025)

Movie · Tamil · 2h 6m · U/A 13+ · Horror, Comedy · IMDb 3.9 (9.7K votes)

TwistyFunny

Rajini and Maina Elope From Their Village and End Up Hitching a Ride With a Stranger And a Petty Thief Whose Stolen Thali They Use for a Hurried Wedding. But Their New Life Takes a Bizarre Turn When Maina Becomes Possessed by the Ghost of Ponnarasi. Seeking Help From a Local Priest, Rajini Discovers That the Spirit Wan

Prime Video