Tamil Films With 8.0+ IMDb Ratings

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Nayakan (1987) - 8.7/10

Mani Ratnam directed this gangster drama starring Kamal Haasan which sees a young boy go astray and rise up the crime hierarchy in a city.

Jai Bhim - 8.7/10

J. Gnanavel directed this film about an activist-lawyer (Suriya) who steps in as the legal counsel of a tribal man who has vanished from police custody.

Soorarai Pootru (2020) - 8.7/10

Sudha Kongara directed this Suriya-starrer inspired by the life of Air Deccan founder Captain Gopinath.

Pariyerum Perumal - 8.7/10

Mari Selvaraj directed this film about a young law student (Kathir), whose relationship with a girl (Anandhi) from an Oppressor Caste background invites trouble from her family.

Thevar Magan (1992) - 8.7/10

Bharatan's film brought together Sivaji Ganesan and Kamal Hassan as a father-son pair who disagree on the course of life the latter should opt for: he wants to start a business, but his chieftain father would rather he did something for their village and its people.

Anbe Sivam (2003) - 8.6/10

Sundar C. directed this film starring Kamal Haasan and Madhavan which follows two diametrically opposite men undertaking a trip from Bhubaneshwar to Chennai.

'96 (2018) - 8.5/10

C. Prem Kumar's romantic drama is the story of a professional photographer (Vijay Sethupathi) who meets his childhood sweetheart (Trisha) at a school reunion and what happens after.

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