30 top rated crime thriller Tamil movies by imbd from 2010 to 2019

30. Aarathu sinam (2016)

Imbd: 6.9 

Aravind, a fearless cop leads an encounter 

operation where the wife of the accused gets killed accidentally. He ends up paying dearly with the lives of his wife and daughter in a revenge saga and is too affected that his brooding prevents him from taking up from further assignments. When a curious case of serial killings leaves the cops bedazzled, he takes it up as a gesture of courtesy, but his skills are needed now more than ever to track the killer. 

29. Maayavan (2017)
Imbd: 7.2

This sci-fi crime thriller story is about how police work, struggle and fight to catch the real criminals. In the film Sundeep Kishan plays the role of an honest police officer who is trying to solve the crimes of his own city. while fighting with the system.

28. Thadaiyara Thaaka (2012)
Imbd:7.3

A taxi driver gets blamed for an attack he has not committed and goes on the run.

27. Iravukku ayiram Kanggal (2018)
Imbd: 7.3

As the tittle Iravukku Aayiram Kangal is all about a sequence of incidents that take place in one night. Several people become part of a murder in one or the other way, leaving behind certain evidences and questions. How all of them are connected in different ways forms the crux of the plot.

26. Kuttram 23 (2017)
Imbd: 7.3

An Assistant Commissioner of Police, Vetrimaaran (Arun Vijay), investigates a series of murders related to the medical industry.

25. 8 thottakal (2017)
Imbd:7.6

An emotional thriller about two people who stand at two extremes of the law. Sathya, an honest cop, accidentally loses his service pistol which was loaded with eight bullets. Before he could retrieve the pistol, it makes its way into the black market and gets sold off to a man named Moorthy, who uses it for a bank robbery. While Sathya desperately searches for his pistol, a series of murders start to happen by the same pistol. Each bullet in the pistol begins to take each life as Moorthy is forced to kill each person involved in his crime.

24. Imaika nodigal (2018)
Imbd: 7.4

A CBI officer goes in search of a ruthless serial killer. Things get worse when the murderer targets the former and her family. 

23. Tupparivalan (2017)
Imbd: 7.5

Mysterious deaths happens continuously, at the same time a private detective is waiting for an interesting case. A kid asks the detective to find the murderer of his dog, then he collects clues which are interrelated with the dog's murder. 

22. Mauna guru (2011)
Imbd: 7.7

A young man's life undergoes a world of change when he has to face a few corrupt police officials.

21. Kutrame thandanai (2016)
Imbd: 7.7

A youth in need for money to get his eye-sight back on track uses the keen observation skills his limited vision provides as consolation to his advantage as he blackmails his way past two suspects in the murder of a girl in his neighborhood. The story unravels to show if his purpose gets served and if the murderer is found guilty.

20. Thegidi (2014)
Imbd:7.7

Vetri (Ashok Selvan) has a keen observational skill who after studying criminology joins a private detective agency in Chennai and his passion for work keeps him going till he meets a new "subject" Madhu (Janani Iyer). He starts liking her but realizes that she is in danger and now the hunter becomes the hunted.

19. Irumbu thirai (2018)
Imbd:7.7

Kathiravan, a major in the Indian army with anger management issues, is compelled by circumstances to borrow a loan from a bank with false documents. When the entire money in the account vanishes, Kathiravan tries to track down the scamsters, and it leads him to White Devil, a master hacker.

18. En vittu Thottathil (2017)
Imbd: 7.7

Inspired by the popular tale of Red Riding Hood, this Malaysian Tamil slasher film, which gives a dark twist to the story.

17. Jiivi (2019)
Imbd: 7.8

After jinxed romantic affair, a brilliant man with his friend plans to steal from his landlady. After pulling the theft successfully , he is shocked by strange coincidences of happenings in his family and the landland.

16. Uriyadi (2016)
Imbd: 8.0

4 youngsters are on the verge of completing their engineering studies in a village where harmony between members of two castes is in a strained state. When their carefree and bold attitude embroils them in a web of nasty politics from local caste leaders, they are left to fend for themselves among head hunters looking to eliminate them - the means and outcomes of which is detailed by the rest of the story.

15. Yutham sei (2011)
Imbd: 8.0

The film deals with a CB-CID officer JK who is already in confusion about his missing sister. By the promise of his senior officer JK decides to open the case. Amputated Male arms are packed in cartons and displayed in public to attract public attention. JK thinks that they are done with the intention that police should trace the victims.

14. Kurangu bommai (2017)
Imbd: 8.1

A loyal worker, Sundaram takes orders from his boss Ekamabaram, even when Ekamabaram asks Sundaram to smuggle a valuable idol in his car.

13. Maanagaram (2017)
Imbd: 8.1

A City based thriller that travels on the Hyperlink plot connecting the four youngsters from the different walks of lives. Maanagaram will focalize upon Chennai city as one of the major characters in this film, where the backdrops would indeed become a prominent ingredient of this tale.

12. Thadam (2019)
Imbd: 8.2

The murder of a youngster creates confusion among cops when they discover the suspect has a lookalike.

11. Onaiyum addukuttyum (2013)
Imbd: 8.2

The entire film happens during one night in Chennai. One night Chandran (Shri) an upright medical student sees a badly injured stranger on a deserted road. Chandran takes the man with bullet injuries on his bike to hospitals which refuse to treat him. And unwittingly the young man's destiny is tied up with man whom he saved a killer on the run.

10. Theeran adhigaaram ondre (2017)
Imbd: 8.2

Theeran, a police officer, tries to decode a series of cold blood events based on same pattern. Who's behind those ruthless events? How Theeran and team traces them? Did they succeed? forms the story of this crime action thriller. The story is based on true incidents handled by Police department in 2000s.

9. Thani oruvan (2015)
Imbd: 8.4

Thoroughly frustrated with Industrialists and Politicians ruining the nation by denying the availability of cheap medicines, IPS officer Mithran is on a self-conceived quest to find the head of this medicine-mafia to channel all his anger towards him. But the ultimate villain, Siddharth Abhimanyu, who is also a decorated Scientist proves to be a ruthless and indomitable adversary.

8. Papanasam (2015)
Imbd: 8.4

Suyambulingam, an uneducated but hard working and self-made cable operator leads a peaceful life in the town of Papanasam with his wife and 2 daughters. When some unexpected turn of events leads to an accidental murder, he throws himself into the quagmire to save his daughter and his family from the impending nightmare. How he fares in his ingenious attempts to extract his family out of the soup is what forms the crux of this thriller.

7. Druvangal 16 (2016)
Imbd: 8.3

Deepak is a retired police officer. He meets a young man who is interested in joining IPS. The young guy asks about the case of a mystery killer in which Deepak lost his leg and ended his career. Thus he explains about the unsolved case. By the end of the narration, the young man's role in solving the case becomes apparent

6. Visaranai (2015)
Imbd: 8.5

Four immigrants (Pandi, Murugan, Afsal and Kumar) are detained by the local state police, tortured and forced to admit to a crime they have no knowledge of. When all hope seems to be lost, a policeman from their hometown speaks on their behalf at the court hearing, setting them free. The policeman asks for a return favor and the boys oblige, oblivious to the consequences that await them. As they unwittingly bear witness to a political treason, the system seeks to silence them at any cost. But Pandi is determined to be heard.

5. Kaithi (2019)
Imbd:8.4

On a night where the entire police officers got into an immovable situation, a paroled convict is forced to help the police, so that he can see his daughter for the first time in life. How he helps the department forms the story of this action packed entertainer.

4. Vada Chennai (2018)
Imbd : 8.4

A young carrom player in north Chennai becomes a reluctant participant in a war between two warring gangsters.

3. Vikram veda (2017)
Imbd : 8.4

A badass cop Vikram leads a special task force formed to eliminate a kickass Vedha's gang running amok on the streets of Chennai, making a mockery of Law and Order. An encounter planned by a Vikram's friend Simon, kills Vedha's trusted aides and brings him out of hiding. Vedha lays his clutch on Vikram and engages in a disturbing mind game of sorts which results in a quest to reveal the truth behind that fateful encounter.
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2. Aranya kandam (2010)
Imbd 8.6

It's an out and out two different story plot drama which is happening in one of the India's metropolitan city "Chennai". The first plot is where two mafia gangs competing to show power in their drug business and the other plot leads with a rural guy who is migrated to Chennai with his 10-12 year old son. The lead role was done by actor "Sambath", working has first men gangster in one of the mafia groups who's seeking for a chance to get settled in life as soon as possible. Jackie Shroff - another versatile actor from Indian cinema, rolled in this drama as 60 plus year old gangster who's not in the business actively due to his bad health and also he sex slaves a girl who's much more younger(20's) to him.

1. Raatchasan (2018)
Imbd : 8.5

Circumstances force Arun, an aspiring film director, to take up the job of a Sub Inspector after his father passes away. While Arun faces issues in adjusting to the lifestyle of a police officer, a series of mysterious murders of school going girls happen in the city.