Best Tamil Dramas

Auto Shankar is a ZEE5 Tamil Original starring Sarath Appani, Selvapandian, Rajesh Dev and Vasudha in lead roles. The story is based on the shocking true incidents that occurred between 1985-1995 in Chennai, still remembered as Once upon a time in Madras. Witness the dreaded journey of Auto Shankar who kept the city under his gripping fear for nearly 10 years!

Nerkonda Paarvai is a 2019 Tamil drama movie starring Ajith Kumar, Shraddha Srinath, Abhirami and Rangaraj Pandey, and is based on the Hindi movie Pink. Meera refuses Adhik's untoward advances at a party and ends up hurting him in self-defense. In an attempt to defame her and get his revenge, Adhik files an FIR against Meera and her friends terming them as sex workers. It is now upon defense lawyer Bharath to fight for the girls' honor, and get their names cleared.

Vikram Vedha is a 2017 crime thriller starring R. Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Shraddha Srinath. Vikram, a special task force officer is on the hunt to capture dreaded gangster Vedha. After his close aides are killed in an encounter, an enraged Vedha plays mind games and unsettle Vikram’s life.

Kanaa is a 2018 Tamil sports drama movie starring Sathyaraj, Aishwarya Rajesh, Sivakarthikeyan and Darshan. The story revolves around Murugesan, a farmer, who loves watching cricket and always wants the Indian team to win. With India's loss in 2007 world cup, Murugesan gets heart broken. This makes his daughter, Kousalya, determined to become a cricketer and win the next world cup to make her father proud. Whether Kousalya will be able to achieve her dream or not forms the crux of the story.

Kolamavu Kokila is a 2018 Tamil black comedy movie starring Nayanthara, Yogi Babu, Saranya Ponvannan and others. The story revolves around Kokila (Nayanathara) who is in a dire state of needing money for her mother's treatment. With no job and unable to arrange money, Kokila gets into drug smuggling business. Circumstances eventually bring her entire family into the drug transportation business.. When Kokila finally decides to quit, the mafia gang threaten her and her family about dire consequences. What will Kokila do? Will Kokila and her family manage to escape from this illegal business?

Mersal is a 2017 Tamil action thriller film starring Vijay, Samantha Akkineni, Kajal Aggarwal and Nitya Menen. Maaran, a doctor and Vettri, a magician come together avenge their father’s death and to expose the corruption that persists in India's medical industry.

Sindhubaadh is a 2019 Tamil drama action movie starring Vijay Sethupathi, Anjali, Vivek Prasanna and Surya Vijay Sethupathi. The story revolves around Thiru, a small-time thief, who along with his companion, Super, live their day-to-day life stealing money and valuables from the wealthy people. Situations however change when Thiru's wife gets kidnapped by a gang in Thailand, who seeks a ransom from Thiru. Whether Thiru manages to save his wife from the gangster or not forms the crux of the story.

The lives of six individuals get severely affected by the ever-changing digital space. While some are predators, some are victims of cybercrime and digital depression.

Dhilluku Dhuddu 2 is a 2019 Tamil horror comedy movie starring Santhanam, Shritha Sivadas, Rajendran and Urvashi. The story revolves around an autorickshaw driver Viji, who is made to fall in love with a girl Maya. When Viji realises that Maya is protected by a ghost, he decides to set her free from it. Whether Viji will be able to help Maya come out her ghostly presence or not forms the rest of the story. Watch the World Digital Premiere Tamil movie Dhilliku Dhuddu 2, on your ZEE5 now!

Lakshmi is a 2018 Tamil dance-based movie starring Prabhudeva, Ditya Bhande, Aishwarya Rajesh and others. The story revolves around Lakshmi (Ditya), who is passionate about dance and is always focused on it. Lakshmi showcases her dancing skills in her school, on the streets, at events, and almost everywhere. On the other hand, Lakshmi's mother Nithya (Aishwarya) hates dancing and she is not aware of her daughter's love for dance. In the meanwhile, Lakshmi takes the help of Krishna (Prabhudeva) to get enrolled in a dance school to pursue her dream. Will Lakshmi succeed? Will her mother get to know about Lakshmi's love for dance?

Devi+2 is a 2019 Tamil horror comedy movie starring Prabhu Deva, Tamannaah and Nandita Swetha. The story revolves around Krishna, who all of a sudden, begins to behave strangely with his wife Devi. When Devi realises that Krishna is possessed by 2 spirits, she seeks help from her friend Kovai, and together, they begin to unearth the mystery behind Krishna's possessed state. How Devi struggles to save her husband from the 2 unknown spirits forms the crux of the story.

Pyaar Prema Kaadhal is a 2018 Tamil romantic comedy film starring Harish Kalyan, Raiza Wilson and Anand Babu. Sree Kumar falls in love with Sindhuja and decides to get married to her, however, she disagrees with his marriage idea and prefers to live-in with him. Circumstances separate them and Sree Kumar gets married to a girl of his parents' choice. Years later, Sree gets divorced and Sindhuja still remains unmarried. Will they get back together?

Boomerang is a 2019 black comedy Tamil movie starring Atharvaa, Megha Akash, RJ Balaji and others. The story revolves around Atharvaa who meets with an accident and injures his face, making him go for a face surgery. The new look of Atharvaa, however, puts him in trouble as he soon realises that several unknown people are waiting to kill him. Whom does his new face resemble? Will Atharvaa find out the truth?

Irumbu Thirai is a 2018 Tamil cyber crime thriller movie starring Vishal, Arjun Sarja, Samantha Akkineni and others. The background score is composed by the popular Yuvan Shankar Raja. The story revolves around Kathiravan (Vishal), who borrows loan from a bank by producing fake documents. His happiness does not last long as the entire money from his account gets siphoned off. When Kathiravan begins the investigation, he gets to know about the mastermind cyber hacker behind this crime - White Devil. Will Kathiravan catch the White Devil and get his money back? Will Kathiravan expose the people behind this social cyber crime racket?

Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven is a 2019 Tamil action comedy movie starring Silambarasan, Catherine Tresa, Megha Akash and Ramya Krishnan. The story revolves around Raghunandan, who sends his daughter out of the house for marrying against his consent. When he wishes to unite with his daughter, he seeks the help of Aadi, his grandson. Adhi promises Raghunandan to bring Nandhini home. Can Adhi convince Nandhini to return home? Can he unite the estranged families?

IGLOO is a 2019 ZEE5 Tamil Original starring Amjad Khan, Anju Kurien, Mathew Varghese and Jeeva Ravi. The story revolves around Shiva, a single parent, who lives happily with his twin daughters, Aishu and Vaishu. When Vaishu realises that she knows nothing about her mother Ramya, she asks Shiva about her but he refuses to divulge any information. Situations however change when Vaishu meets with an accident and slips into coma, making Shiva talk about his emotional life journey with his wife, who battled for her life while she was pregnant. What happened to Ramya? Did she survive?

Kavan is a 2017 Tamil action thriller film starring Vijay Sethupathi, T. Rajendar, Vikranth, Madonna Sebastian, Pandiarajan and Akashdeep Saigal. Deva, a TV journalist works for Zen One, a Tv channel owned by Kalyan, a corrupt media baron. Circumstance push Deva to go against his corrupt boss and help a group of youngsters in their fight against a chemical plant.

Postman is a 2019 ZEE5 Tamil Original web series starring Munishkanth and Keerthi Pandian. The story revolves around Raja, a postman and possibly the biggest fan of Rajinikanth, who leads a happy life with his daughter. However, on a tragic day, with nine letters yet to be delivered, Raja meets with an accident and slips into coma. When he wakes up after 23 long years, he proceeds to continue his unfinished business-to deliver those letters! The series of events that take place when he tries to do this form the crux of the story.

Thiravam is a ZEE5 Tamil Original series starring Prasanna, Indhuja, John Vijay and Kaali Venkat. The thriller drama revolves around the life of a small-time scientist who claims to have invented a herbal fuel that can create a revolution in the petroleum industry, posing a threat to the dominant oil rich countries. Is his invention genuine or is he a con-man?