Top 20 Tamil Movies of 2022 Online -Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1, Vikram, Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal, and more

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Latest 20 Super Hit Tamil Movies of 2022

Movie Name	IMDB Rating	OTT Platform
Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1	7.9	Amazon Prime Video
Vikram	8.4	Disney+ Hotstar
Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal	5.5	Disney+ Hotstar
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect	8.8	Amazon Prime Video
Gargi	8.1	SonyLiv
Mahaan	7.6	Amazon Prime Video
Love Today	8.3	Netflix
Viruman	4.9	Amazon Prime Video
Etharkkum Thunindhavan	6.5	Netflix
Maaran	4.4	Disney+ Netflix
Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu	7.4	Amazon Prime Video
Don	6.9	Netflix
Naane Varuven	6.3	Amazon Prime Video
Cobra	6.2	SonyLiv
Cadaver	6.6	Disney+ Hotstar
FIR	7	Amazon Prime Video
Oh My Dog	6.6	Amazon Prime Video
Taanakkaran	8.1	Disney+ Hotstar
Kuttram Kuttrame	6.2	Amazon Prime Video
Nitham Oru Vaanam	7.4	Netflix
Trigger	6.1	AHA
Beast	5.2	Netflix

 

Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1

Directed by Mani Ratnam, the story of the movie takes place back in the 10th Century, and starts with the prince Aditha Karikalan sending his friend, Vandiyathevan, to deliver a message to his sister Kundavai, when he sensed something was wrong. To takeover their throne and the land, a war takes place which creates a lot of distress among the citizens. The movie was released in theatres on 30th September, 2022 and was later released on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video, on 4th November, 2022.

Cast: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, and others.

Release Date: 4th November, 2022

Duration: 167 minutes

Genre: Action, Drama, Family

 

Vikram

The movie is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, which revolves around the life of an alcoholic man, Karnan, who is murdered by a group of unidentified men. Following his murder, several other people are also killed by these gangsters. In order to solve the mystery of the murder, his case is handed to the black squad commando, who are keen on searching the reason why Karnan was murdered even though not having connection with any government agencies. The movie had its theoretical release on 3rd June, 2022 whereas it was later on released on 8th July, 2022 on the OTT platform Disney Hotstar.

Cast: Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil, Narain, and others.

Release Date: 8th July, 2022

Duration: 175 minutes

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal

Directed by Vignesh Shivan, the story of the movie revolves around the life a man named, Rambo, who believes that his family is cursed and that anyone who would marry in the marry would end up dying. The whole village consider Rambo to be a bad luck for his family. To live a better life, Rambo movie away from the city and ends up falling in love with not one but two women named, Khatija and Kanmani. What follows next is a lot of drama with Rambo trying to keep his double love life a secret of both his partner. The movie was released in theatres on 28th April, 2022 and was later released on the OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar, on 27th May, 2022.

Cast: Vijay Sethupathi, Nayanthara, and Samantha.

Release Date: 27th May, 2022

Duration: 157 minutes:

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

Directed by Madhavan, the story of the movie revolves around the life of an Indian scientist working at Indian Space Research Organization, who was falsely accused of being a spy with resulting in him getting arrested. To this date, he still continues to fight for his justice and was the people who accused him to suffer for their wrongdoing. The movie was released in theatres on 1st July, 2022 and was later made available on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video, on 26th July, 2022.

Cast: Madhavan, Simran, Rajit Kapoor, Ravi Raghavendra and others.

Release Date: 26th July, 2022

Duration: 157 minutes

Genre: Biography, Drama

Gargi

Directed by Gautham Ramachandran, the story of the movie revolves around the life of a school teacher who is on the quest of proving her father innocent by using the help of an advocate who has never been inside a courtroom before. The movie was released in theatres on 15th July, 2022 and was later released on the OTT platform, SonyLiv.

Cast: Sai Pallavi, Kaali Venkat, RS Shivaji, Kavithalaya Krishnan, and others.

Release Date: 15th July, 2022

Duration: 140 minutes

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Mahaan

Directed by Karthik Subbaraj, the story of the movie revolves around the life of a school teacher named Gandhi Mahaan, who chooses his freedom and decides to live a life with his own terms. However, this decision is not appreciated by his family and they end up abandoning him. The movie was directly released on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video on 10th February, 2022.

Cast: Vikram, Simran, Dhruv Vikram, Bobby Simha, and others.

Release Date: 10th February, 2022

Duration: 163 minutes

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

Love Today

Directed by Pradeep Ranganathan, the story of the movie revolves around the live of two lovers, Pradeep and Nikitha, who are planning to get married. One day when Nikitha’s strict father, Venu, invites Pradeep to his house, he asks both Pradeep and Nikitha to exchange their mobile phones for a day, and if by the end of the day they are still in love, he would let Nikitha marry Pradeep. However, things take turn when Pradeep finds out about Nikitha’s conversation with her ex-boyfriend as well as her conversation with her boy best friend, who has a crush on him. Nikitha also finds his porn addiction and his conversation with other girls. The movie was released in theatres on 4th November, 2022 and was later released on the OTT platform Netflix, on 2nd December, 2022.

Cast: Pradeep Ranganathan, Ivana, Yogi Babu, Raveena Ravi. 

Release Date: 2nd December, 2022

Duration: 154 minutes 

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Viruman

Directed by M. Muthaiah, the story of the movie revolves around the life of a man, who is a kind son, seeking revenge from his father for all the bad things he has done, and make him pay for all his wrongdoings, which also includes the death of his mother. The movie was released in theatres on 31st August, 2022, and was released on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video, on 11th September, 2022.

Cast: Arundhati, Manoj K. Bharathi, Manoj Bharathiraja, Ilavarasu, and others.

Release Date: 11th September, 2022

Duration: 149 minutes

Genre: Action, Drama

Etharkkum Thunindhavan

Directed by Pandiraj, the story of the movie revolves around the life of a lawyer who is after a gang seeking revenge and get justice for the women who were threatened by them, that they would release confidential videos of them online. The movie was released in theatres on 10th March, 2022 and was later released on the OTT platform Netflix, on 7th April, 2022. 

Cast: Suriya, Priyanka Arulmohan, Sathyaraj, Saranya Ponvannan, and others. 

Release Date: 7th April, 2022

Duration: 151 minutes

Genre: Action, Drama, Crime

Maaran

Directed by Karthick Naren, the story of the movie revolves around the life of a journalist, Maaran, who along with his colleagues, in his article, exposes the plan of the corrupt politician Pazhani, of changing the EVM machines and rigging the upcoming election that is to be held in the city soon. This results in both Maaran and his colleagues receiving death threats. The movie was directly released on the OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar, on 11th March, 2022.

Cast: Dhanush, Malavika Mohanan, Samuthirakani, and Smruthi Venkat.

Release Date: 11th March, 2022

Duration: 130 minutes

Genre: Action, Thriller

Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu

Directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and Lee Whittaker, the story of the movie revolves around the life of a man, Muthu, belonging to a lower caste, who moves to Mumbai to live a good life. However, his life changes when he starts working under Mumbai’s Tamil gangsters, who makes him do some illegal things. The movie was released in theatres on 15th September, 2022 and was later released on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video, on 13th October, 2022.

Cast: Silambarasan Rajendar, Siddhi Idani, Radhika Sarathkumar, Appukutty, and others.

Release Date: 13th October, 2022

Duration: 122 minutes

Genre: Action, Drama, Crime

Don

Directed by Cibi Chakravarthi, the story of the movie revolves around the life of a man, Chakravarthi, director by profession, who is on the way to his old college. While travelling, he narrates his story about his days in his college and also shares some information about his personal life. The movie was released in theatres on 13th May, 2022 and was later released on the OTT platform Netflix, on 10th June, 2022.

Cast: Sivakarthikeyan, Priyanka Arulmohan, SJ Suryah, Samuthirakani, and others.

Release Date: 10th June, 2022

Duration: 165 minutes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Naane Varuven

Directed by K. Selvaraghavan, the story of the movie revolves around the life of a man named Prabhu, who has a lot of love for his family who means everything to him, and he could do anything to keep them safe from any danger of the world. However, his life changes when Satya, his daughter is possessed by a ghost, which happens to be the ghost of a little boy. The movie was released in theatres on 29th September, 2022 and was later released on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video, on 27th October, 2022.

Cast: Dhanush, Prabhu, Indhuja Ravichandran, Elli Avrram, and others. 

Release Date: 27th October, 2022

Duration: 122 minutes

Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller

Cobra

Directed by R. Ajay Gnanmuthu, the story of the movie revolves around the life of man named, Mathi, who happens to be a mathematician genius. However, apart from being a popular mathematician, Mathi is also known as Cobra, who is known for committing crimes with the help of his knowledge of mathematics. The movie was released in theatres on 31st August, 2022 and was later released on the OTT platform SonyLiv, on 28th Spetember, 2022.

Cast: Vikram, Irfan Pathan, Srinidhi Shetty, KS Ravikumar, and others.

Release Date: 28th September, 2022

Duration: 183 minutes

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Cadaver

Directed by Anoop Panicker, the story of the movie revolves around the incident when a murder leaves the cops confused after a prisoner accepts that he was behind the murder and reveals about his plans that would cause more deaths. It is interesting to see how the police officer, Bhadra, responsible to investigate the case, will find out more about the mystery. The movie was directly released on the OTT platform Disney+ Hotsar, on 12th August, 2022.

Cast: Amala Paul, Riythvika Panneerselvam, Munishkanth, Harish Uthaman, and others.

Release Date: 12th August, 2022

Duration: 123 minutes

Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama

FIR

Directed by Manu Anand, the story of the movie revolves around the life of an innocent man named Irfan, who has been accused of the crimes he has not committed. Throughout the movie, it is interesting to see if he is actually innocent or is he hiding his true identity from the world? The movie was released in theatres on 11th February, 2022 and was later released on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video.

Cast: Vishnu Vishal, Manjima Mohan, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Reba Monica John, and others. 

Release Date: 11th February, 2022

Duration: 156 minutes

Genre: Action, Thriller

Oh My Dog

Directed by Sarov Shanmugam, the story revolves around the life of a boy named Arjun, who decides to raise a blind puppy, who he names Simba, without the consent of his parents. Arjun has to go through a lot of obstacles in order to keep Simba, whose life is in danger and people are looking for him to kill him as ordered by his previous owner. The movie was directly released on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video, on 21st April, 2022.

Cast: Arun Vijay, Arnav Vijay, Vinay Rai, Mahima Nambiar, and others.

Release Date: 21st April, 2022 

Duration: 121 minutes

Genre: Drama, Family

Taanakkaran

Directed by Tamizh, the story of the movie takes place in 1999 and revolves around the life of a young police officer Arivu, who has been selected in the Tamil Nadu Police and is sent away for training. He soon become friends with few older policemen, who could not join because of some political reasons. When one of the older men are brutally treated by the inspector Muthupandi, Arivu steps in to take a stand for his friend. Arivu is soon threatened by Muthupandi and his colleagues, that they would not allow him to pass the training. The movie was directly released on the OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar, on 8th April, 2022.

Cast: Vikram Prabhu, Anbuarasan, MS Bhaskar, Lal, and others.

Release Date: 8th April, 2022

Duration: 141 minutes

Genre: Drama, Sport

Kuttram Kuttrame

Directed by Seseenthiran, the story of the movie revolves around the lives of a family, belonging to a village, whose life are completely changed when they experience a terrifying incident. The movie was directly released on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video, on 14th April, 2022. 

Cast: Alex, Aruldoss, Anna Bharathi, Bharatiraja, and others. 

Release Date: 14th April, 2022

Duration: 107 minutes

Genre: Action, Drama

Nitham Oru Vaanam

Directed by Ra. Karthik, the story of the movie revolves around the life of a man named Arjun, who has OCD. After the calling off his wedding, Arjun starts to get irritated to which his doctor advices him to read the mini stories that she had written. Arjun starts reading the story about a couple named Veera and Meenakshi. Arjun, who has a habit of getting too involved in any story he reads, imagines himself to be protagonist of the story. While reading the story, when Veera meets with an accident, the story ends abruptly, leaving Arjun curious. His curiosity leads him to travelling to search the end of the movie where he meets Shubha on the way, and asks her to travel with him. The movie was released in theatres on 4th November, 2022 and was later released on the OTT platform Netflix, on 2nd December, 2022.

Cast: Ashok Selvan, Ritu Varma, Aparna Balamurali, and Shivathmika Rajeshekar.

Release Date: 2nd December, 2022

Duration: 146 minutes

Genre: Drama

Trigger

Directed by Sam Anton, the story of the movie revolves around the life of a son, who is on the quest of saving his father, an ex-police officer, from his enemies, who he arrested for the crime they committed. The movie was released in theatres on 23rd September, 2022 and was later released on the OTT platform AHA, on 14th October, 2022.

Cast: Artharvaa, Tanya Ravichandran, Arun Pandian, and others.

Release Date: 14th October, 2022

Duration: 137 minutes

Genre: Action, Drama, Family

Beast

Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, the story of the movie takes place in a shopping mall in Chennai, which has been hijacked by few terrorists and all the people present in the mall have been held hostage by them. A man named, Veera Raghavan, a spy by profession, who also happens to be present at the mall, makes a plan to trick the terrorists and save people who are held hostages. The movie was released in theatres on 13th April, 2022, and was later released on the OTT platform Netflix, on 11th May, 2022. 

Cast: Joseph Vijay, Pooja Hegde, K. Selvaraghavan, Shine Tom Chacko, and others.

Release Date: 11th May, 2022

Duration: 155 minutes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller

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