Decade’s Best

Here is the list of best 25 movies from the past decade (2010-19). Before we get to that, we have another bonus list which has the most celebrated / uncelebrated movies from the last ten years.

All of them are ranked in the order of their respective merit and rating unless specified otherwise.

Click here for the list “Best Song Albums of The Decade (2010-19)”

Most Celebrated / Uncelebrated Movies (2010-19)

1. Super Deluxe (2019)

Director: Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Screenplay: Nalan Kumarasamy, Mysskin, Thiagarajan Kumararaja, Neelan K. Shekar
Genre: Drama, Thriller

Rating: 3.25/5

2. Monster (2019)

Director: Nelson Venkatesan
Screenplay: Nelson Venkatesan & Sankar Dass
Genre: Drama, Comedy

Rating: 3/5

3. Kaaka Muttai (2015)

Director: M. Manikandan
Screenplay: M. Manikandan
Genre: Drama

Rating: 2.75/5

4. Nandhalala (2010)

Director: Mysskin
Screenplay: Mysskin
Genre: Drama

Rating: 2.75/5

5. Maanagaram (2017)

Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj
Screenplay: Lokesh Kanagaraj
Genre: Drama, Thriller

Rating: 2.75/5

6. Sillu Karuppatti (2019)

Director: Halitha Shameem
Screenplay: Halitha Shameem
Genre: Drama, Romance

Rating: 2.75/5

7. Meyaadha Maan (2017)

Director: Rathna Kumar
Screenplay: Rathna Kumar
Genre: Rom-com

Rating: 2.75/5

8. Kuttram Kadithal (2015)

Director: G. Bramma
Screenplay: G. Bramma
Genre: Drama

Rating: 2.75/5

9. Iraivi (2016)

Director: Karthik Subbaraj
Screenplay: Karthik Subbaraj
Genre: Drama, Action

Rating: 2.75/5

10. Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018)

Director: Lenin Bharathi
Screenplay: Lenin Bharathi
Genre: Drama

Rating: 2.5/5

11. Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010)

Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon
Screenplay: Gautham Vasudev Menon
Genre: Drama, Romance

Rating: 2.5/5

12. Aadukalam (2011)

Director: Vetri Maaran
Screenplay: Vetri Maaran
Genre: Drama, Action

Rating: 2.5/5

13. Neerparavai (2012)

Director: Seenu Ramasamy
Screenplay: Seenu Ramasamy
Genre: Drama, Romance

Rating: 2.5/5

14. Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018)

Director: Elan
Screenplay: Elan
Genre: Romance, Drama

Rating: 2.25/5

15. Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum (2016)

Director: Nalan Kumarasamy
Screenplay: Nalan Kumarasamy
Genre: Rom-com

Rating: 2.25/5

Special Mentions (in alphabetical order)

24 (2016)
Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016)
Moodar Koodam (2013)
Raavanan (2010)
Vidiyum Munn (2013)

Best 25 Movies Of The Decade (2010-19)

25. Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer (2013)

Director: Suseenthiran
Screenplay: Suseenthiran
Genre: Romance, Drama

Rating: 2.5/5

24. Nedunchalai (2014)

Director: Krishna
Screenplay: Krishna
Genre: Action, Drama

Rating: 2.5/5

23. Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012)

Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon
Screenplay: Gautham Vasudev Menon & Reshma Ghatala
Genre: Romance, Drama

Rating: 2.5/5

22. Oru Naal Koothu (2016)

Director: Nelson Venkatesan
Screenplay: Sankar Dass & Nelson Venkatesan
Genre: Drama

Rating: 2.5/5

21. Attakathi (2012)

Director: Pa. Ranjith
Screenplay: Pa. Ranjith
Genre: Rom-com

Rating: 2.5/5

20. House Owner (2019)

Director: Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
Screenplay: Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
Genre: Drama

Rating: 2.75/5

19. Mercury (2018)

Director: Karthik Subbaraj
Screenplay: Karthik Subbaraj
Genre: Horror Thriller, Drama

Rating: 2.75/5

18. Game Over (2019)

Director: Ashwin Saravanan
Screenplay: Ashwin Saravanan & Kaavya Ramkumar
Genre: Psychological Thriller

Rating: 2.75/5

17. Soodhu Kavvum (2013)

Director: Nalan Kumarasamy
Screenplay: Nalan Kumarasamy
Genre: Neo-noir, Comedy

Rating: 2.75/5

16. Pariyerum Perumal BA.BL (2018)

Director: Mari Selvaraj
Screenplay: Mari Selvaraj
Genre: Drama

Rating: 2.75/5

15. Kuttrame Thandanai (2016)

Director: M. Manikandan
Screenplay: Anand Annamalai & M. Manikandan
Genre: Drama, Thriller

Rating: 2.75/5

14. Kaatru Veliyidai (2017)

Director: Mani Ratnam
Screenplay: Mani Ratnam
Genre: Drama, Romance

Rating: 2.75/5

13. Kirumi (2015)

Director: Anucharan
Screenplay: M. Manikandan & Anucharan
Genre: Drama, Thriller

Rating: 2.75/5

12. Jigarthanda (2014)

Director: Karthik Subbaraj
Screenplay: Karthik Subbaraj
Genre: Drama, Meta, Comedy

Rating: 2.75/5

11. Aruvi (2017)

Director: Arun Prabu Purushothaman
Screenplay: Arun Prabu Purushothaman
Genre: Drama, Thriller

Rating: 2.75/5

10. Kurangu Bommai (2017)

Director: Nithilan Swaminathan
Screenplay: Nithilan Swaminathan
Genre: Drama

Rating: 3/5

9. K. D. (a) Karuppu Durai (2019)

Director: Madhumita
Screenplay: Madhumita & Sabarivasan Shanmugam
Genre: Drama, Comedy

Rating: 3/5

8. Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum (2013)

Director: Mysskin
Screenplay: Mysskin
Genre: Neo-noir, Action Thriller

Rating: 3/5

7. Visaranai (2016)

Director: Vetri Maaran
Screenplay: Vetri Maaran
Genre: Drama

Rating: 3/5

6. Peranbu (2019)

Director: Ram
Screenplay: Ram
Genre: Drama

Rating: 3/5

5. Pisasu (2014)

Director: Mysskin
Screenplay: Mysskin
Genre: Drama, Horror

Rating: 3/5

4. Vada Chennai (2018)

Director: Vetri Maaran
Screenplay: Vetri Maaran
Genre: Drama, Action

Rating: 3.25/5

3. Aaranya Kaandam (2011)

Director: Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Screenplay: Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Genre: Neo-noir, Drama, Action

Rating: 3.25/5

2. Aandavan Kattalai (2016)

Director: M. Manikandan
Screenplay: M. Manikandan, Arul Chezhiyan, & Anucharan
Genre: Drama, Comedy

Rating: 3.25/5

1. Oru Kidayin Karunai Manu (2017)

Director: Suresh Sangaiah
Screenplay: Suresh Sangaiah
Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.5/5

Decade’s Ten

Cinema: Oru Kidayin Karunai Manu (Suresh Sangaiah, 2017)

Director: M. Manikandan (Aandavan Kattalai, Kuttrame Thandanai, Kaaka Muttai)

Statement: IRREVERENCE TO THE CONVENTIONS; REVERENCE TO THE MEDIUM.

Year: 2017

Auteur: Mysskin

Actor: Vijay Sethupathi

Performance: Guru Somasundaram as Mannar Mannan (Joker, 2016)

Find: Karthik Subbaraj

Song Album: Amara Kaaviyam (Mohamaad Ghibran)

Music: Santhosh Narayanan

Best 20 Song Albums Of The Decade (2010-19)

(listed in alphabetical order)

• ’96 (Govind Vasantha)
• 3 (Anirudh Ravichander)
• Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada (A. R. Rahman)
• Amara Kaaviyam (Mohamaad Ghibran)
• Enai Noki Paayum Thota (Darbuka Siva)
• Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal (Harris Jayaraj)
• Irandaam Ulagam (Harris Jayaraj)
• Manam Kothi Paravai (D. Imman)
• Mehandi Circus (Sean Roldan)
• Meyaadha Maan (Santhosh Narayanan & Pradeep Kumar)
• Monster (Justin Prabhakaran)
• Nedunchalai (C. Sathya)
• Neethaane En Ponvasantham (Ilayaraja)
• Nimir (Darbuka Siva & B. Ajaneesh Loknath)
• O Kadhal Kanmani (A. R. Rahman)
• Pa. Paandi (Sean Roldan)
• Thirumanam Enum Nikkah (Mohamaad Ghibran)
• Vanamagan (Harris Jayaraj)
• Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (A. R. Rahman)
• Zero (Nivas K. Prasanna)