Best Tamil movies on SonyLIV in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
28 movies on SonyLIV in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.9. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.
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1. 96 (2018)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 39m · U · Romance · IMDb 8.4 (46.9K votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnFamily-friendlyLow-stakes
Ram is a photographer and nature lover who travels all around India capturing moments. On a chance visit to his hometown Tanjavur, he goes into his school and begins to walk down memory lane to 1994 when he was a student harboring feelings for his classmate Janu.
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2. Kadaisi Vivasayi (2022)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 25m · Drama · IMDb 8.7 (11.3K votes)
Slow-burnFamily-friendlyCold & detachedDialogue-driven
Maayandi, the only farmer in a village that has abandoned farming, is charged with a petty case that leads to his imprisonment.
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3. Maanaadu (2021)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 27m · UA · Thriller, Action · IMDb 8.1 (28.2K votes)
TwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seatVisually stunning
A Muslim man, who is stuck in a time loop, has to stop a political rally from taking place in order to save the state's chief minister and prevent religious violence.
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4. Por Thozhil (2023)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 28m · UA · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 8.0 (13.7K votes)
Dark & grittyTwistyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
Loganathan, a senior cop is asked to mentor Prakash, an academically bright but faint-hearted rookie and this unlikely duo team up to investigate a series of murder cases, and realize all of them are interlinked and that a psychopath serial killer is on the run.
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5. Gargi (2022)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 17m · U · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.1 (8.6K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyDialogue-drivenEdge-of-seat
When a schoolteacher's father is arrested for the rape of a 10-year-old girl, the media storm surrounding the case has lawyers reluctant about defending the accused. An inexperienced advocate with a speech disability agrees to take up the case despite the stiff opposition and ridicule from his association. It is now up
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6. Oh My Kadavule (2020)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 34m · UA · Comedy, Romance · IMDb 8.0 (6.3K votes)
FunnyTwistyLight-heartedDialogue-driven
Arjun is conveniently married to his best friend Anu and their marriage turns out to be a nightmare since he is not really in love with her. When things get tough Arjun gets a second chance in life that could change his path and perspective altogether.
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8. Thaen (2021)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 1m · U · Drama · IMDb 8.0 (682 votes)
Family-friendlySlow-burnStraightforwardHeartwarming
A naive and uneducated youngster, who earns living by beekeeping in a forest, gets the shock of his life when his wife is diagnosed with a rare disease. The lack of documents to prove his identity makes things worse for him
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9. Nenjuku Needhi (2022)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 20m · UA · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.1 (1.7K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatSerious
An upright city-bred IPS officer investigates a mysterious case of three missing Dalit girls in a rural part of Tamil Nadu. While two are found dead, one is missing without any trace. Can he crack the case and get hold of the culprits?
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10. Kasada Thapara (2021)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 17m · Drama · IMDb 7.2 (1.4K votes)
Slow-burnLow-stakes
The lives of a few individuals get impacted, both in good and bad ways, by the actions of others who are hardly connected to them.
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11. Yennanga Sir Unga Sattam (2021)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 11m · UA · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 7.3 (880 votes)
FunnyLow-stakesDialogue-driven
A youngster wants to get by in life without putting in any work. Two interviews that happen in different places shine a light on the caste and class differences in our society.
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12. Narai Ezhuthum Suyasaritham (2015)
Movie · Tamil · 1h 22m · U · Drama, Family · IMDb 7.7 (550 votes)
Family-friendlySlow-burnLow-stakesDialogue-driven
Vaidhyanadhan is stuck between two worlds when he is forced to retire from his job. His life takes another dramatic turn when he meets a jobless youngster.
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14. Mehandi Circus (2019)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 15m · U · Drama · IMDb 7.2 (696 votes)
Heartwarming
A music shop owner falls in love with a girl from a circus troupe that visits his village, but caste and class stand in the way.
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15. Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum (2021)
Movie · Tamil · 1h 52m · U · Drama · IMDb 7.1 (299 votes)
Slow-burnLow-stakesFamily-friendlyTwisty
Three women, who belong to different walks of life, go through severe identity crisis because of the patriarchal system in their respective families. Set in three different time periods, the movie throws light on their helplessness and other myriad issues faced by these married women despite them having their life part
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16. Anel Meley Pani Thuli (2022)
Movie · Tamil · 1h 59m · UA · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 6.8 (374 votes)
MatureCold & detachedDark & grittySerious
After being sexually assaulted, a woman realises that the perpetrators are people in power. Battling mental agony, she is now forced to fight social stigma.
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17. Clap (2022)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 9m · Drama · IMDb 6.7 (366 votes)
HeartwarmingFamily-friendlyStraightforwardLow-stakes
Vishnu, a fast athlete runner, has multiple medals on his wall from state championships, he strives to win gold at the national level, but loses his leg & also his father in a tragic road accident, before he can. Later Vishnu settles into a mundane job and is yet to move past the incident that destroyed his career. Whe
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18. Seththumaan (2022)
Movie · Tamil · 1h 57m · U · Drama · IMDb 6.6 (372 votes)
Slow-burn
Poochi lives in a small hut with his grandson Kumaresan, whose parents were killed in a caste riot a few years ago. Poochi has big dreams for Kumaresan and does all kinds of work to save money to get Kumaresan into a private school. When Vellaiyan, Poochi's beneficent but easily ruffled landlord instructs him to find a
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19. Farhana (2023)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 20m · UA · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 6.3 (901 votes)
Dialogue-drivenMatureSerious
Farhana, a devout Muslim woman and mother in a middle class family, with her family's consent, takes a call center job . Although the job gives Farhana freedom, it also leads her into a web of danger, when an individual who captivates her with his approach.
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20. Adiyae! (2023)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 19m · UA · Science Fiction, Romance · IMDb 6.3 (1.4K votes)
Heartwarming
Jeeva, a grieving youngster, who is on the verge of taking his life, finds new hope when he listens to his school-time crush Senthazhini’s song on TV. But Post a fatal accident, things take a turn for the worse when he accidentally enters an alternate reality.
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25. Enemy (2021)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 39m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.1 (5.4K votes)
Edge-of-seatFast-pacedTwistyDark & gritty
Two childhood friends end up on opposite extremes of morality, and face each other in a good vs evil war.
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26. Sabhaapathy (2021)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 3m · U · Comedy · IMDb 5.8 (2.7K votes)
FunnyFamily-friendly
A young man who has a speech disorder ends up with a suitcase filled with money that belongs to a corrupt politician.
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27. Maari 2 (2018)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 30m · UA · Action, Comedy · IMDb 5.7 (4.4K votes)
Fast-pacedFunnyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
After falling off the radar for a few years, Maari is back in the fray doing what he does best: taking trouble by the horns and being a total bad-ass. This time around, he is facing off against a formidable opponent named Beeja, who would stop at nothing until he sees Maari's downfall.
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28. Cobra (2022)
Movie · Tamil · 3h 3m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 5.9 (10.3K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatVisually stunningCold & detached
A genius mathematician doubles up as a hit man, assassinating people opposing a ruthless corporate behemoth. While he manages to stay ahead of the Interpol and the psychotic head of the corporation, who are after him, can he evade the mysterious hacker who is keen to unmask him?
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