Top 10 Best Tamil Ghost Movies

Chandramukhi

Super Star Rajinikanth's Chandramukhi is considered the finest ghost movie in Tamil. Chandramukhi has become synonymous with ghost movies in the minds of Tamil audiences. This movie ran for over 800 days in Tamil Nadu and is considered a blockbuster. It also achieved cult status.

A childhood favorite with an inspiring script.

One of the mass movies.
Excellent acting by the superstar.

Pathimoonam Number Veedu

Starring: Nizhalgal Ravi, Sadhna
Direction: Baby
Genre: Horror
Year: 1990
Verdict: Blockbuster

Dhilluku Dhuddu

Scary and nice movie.

Starring: Santhanam, Shanaya
Direction: Rambala
Genre: Slapstick Comedy Horror
Year: 2016
Verdict: Super hit

Sivi

Never will I ever forget this movie. It scares you like nothing else.

Starring: Yogi, Jayashree Rao, Anuja
Direction: K. R. Senthilnathan
Genre: Horror
Year: 2007
Verdict: Positive reviews. Hit

Maya

Great movie. Exceptionally well done.

Starring: Nayanthara, Aari
Direction: Ashwin Saravanan
Genre: Neo-Noir Horror
Year: 2015
Verdict: Blockbuster. Highest-grossing film of 2015.

Aval

Nice ghost movie.

Demonte Colony

A simple movie with excellent direction, screenplay, editing, and sound.

Starring: Arulnithi, Ramesh Tilak, Sanath
Direction: R. Ajay Gnanamuthu
Genre: Horror Thriller
Verdict: Super hit

Yamirukka Bayamey

Starring: Krishna, Rupa Manjari, Oviya, Karunakaran
Direction: Deekay
Genre: Horror Comedy
Year: 2014
Verdict: Hit

Aaah

Starring: Gokulnath, Meghna, Bobby Simha, Bala Saravanan
Direction: Hari Shankar, Hareesh Narayan
Genre: Horror Anthology
Verdict: Hit

Aranmanai

Aranmanai (English: Palace) is an Indian Tamil horror comedy film co-written and directed by Sundar C. This film is a remake of Super Star Rajinikanth's 1978 movie Aayiram Jenmangal. It was a super hit at the box office.

It is a nice horror film.

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Balloon

Nice and creepy movie.
Surely don't miss it.

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Saithaan

Starring: Vijay Antony, Arundhati Nair
Direction: Pradeep Krishnamoorthy
Year: 2016
Genre: Psychological Action Mystery Thriller
Verdict: Hit
Critics: Positive to mixed reviews

Irukku Aana Illai

Starring: Vivanth, Eden, Manisha Shree, and Aadhavan
Direction: K. M. Saravanan
Genre: Comedy Thriller
Year: 2014
Verdict: Positive reviews

Darling

Semma movie, pa.

Starring: G. V. Prakash Kumar, Nikki Galrani
Direction: San Anton
Genre: Horror Comedy
Year: 2015
Verdict: Blockbuster. It ran for 365 days.

Uruvam

Starring: Mohan, Pallavi
Direction: G. M. Kumar
Genre: Horror
Verdict: Disaster. But the film has gained strong cult status.

Best movie in horror.

Baby

Very interesting film.

Starring: Manoj Bharathiraja, Shira Gaarg, Baby Sathanya, Baby Srivarshini
Direction: D. Suresh
Genre: Horror
Year: 2015
Verdict: Positive reviews

Arundathi

Starring: Anushka, Sonu Sood, Manorama
Direction: Kodi Ramakrishna
Genre: Dark Fantasy
Year: 2009
Verdict: Blockbuster
Awards: 10 Nandi Awards, 2 Filmfare Awards, 6 Santosham Film Awards

Kanchana

One of the most remarkable horror-based movies by Raghava Lawrence in Kollywood. This movie is a sequel to "Muni." Apart from horror, the movie also focuses on comedy and romance. It emphasizes the importance of transgenders gaining a respectable position in our society.

Kanchana is a very funny movie! Raghava and all of his family members are hilarious, and my friends and I enjoyed the movie a lot. The backstory and ending are also very interesting.

It's a good movie.

Pisaasu

Starring: Naga, Prayaga Martin
Direction: Mysskin
Verdict: Super hit. It was remade into Kannada as Rakshashi.

Dora

Starring: Nayanthara, Thambi Ramaiah
Direction: Doss Ramasamy
Genre: Horror Thriller
Verdict: Hit

Sangili Bungili Kathava Thora

Starring: Jeeva, Sri Divya
Direction: Ike
Genre: Horror Comedy
Year: 2017
Verdict: Below average

Aayiram Jenmangal

Starring: Rajinikanth, Latha, Vijayakumar
Direction: Durai
Verdict: Super hit

Yavarum Nalam

Yavarum Nalam is a 2009 bilingual (Tamil-Hindi) psychological horror film written and directed by Vikram Kumar, starring Madhavan.

Best horror movie ever.

First rank on this list.

Kanchana 2

Starring: Raghava Lawrence, Taapsee Pannu, Nithya Menen, and Kovai Sarala
Direction: Raghava Lawrence
Year: 2015
Genre: Horror Comedy
Verdict: Blockbuster. This movie crossed 100 crores at the box office
Critics: Positive to Mixed Reviews

Yaar Nee?

Yaar Nee? (யார் ௺) is a 1966 black-and-white Tamil psychological mystery film directed by Sathyam, with Jai Shankar and Jayalalithaa in lead roles. It was a blockbuster hit of 1966.

Orr Eravvu

Starring: Sathish. G, Asha
Direction: Hari Shankar, Hareesh Narayan, and Krishna Sekhar
Genre: Independent Horror
Year: 2010
Verdict: Sleeper Hit
Critics: Positive to Mixed Reviews
Awards: Best Tamil Independent Film Award at the 2010 Chennai International Film Festival

Eeram

Eeram is a 2009 Tamil romantic-horror written and directed by newcomer Arivazhagan Venkatachalam, starring Aadhi and Sindhu Menon in the lead roles. It was a hit at the box office. The song "Mazhaiye Mazhaiye" by Ranjith was well received.