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Udhayam NH4
Udhayam NH4 (உதயம் NH4) is a 2013 Tamil romantic thriller directed by Manimaran, written by Vetrimaaran, starring Siddharth, Ashrita Shetty, and Kay Kay Menon, about a kidnapping chase along the Bengaluru–Chennai NH4 highway.
Uriyadi
Uriyadi (உறியடி) is a 2016 Tamil political action thriller written, directed, produced by and starring Vijay Kumar, released 27 May 2016; four engineering students are dragged into caste politics. Not the 2020 Malayalam film of the same name.
Vai Raja Vai (வை ராஜா வை)
Vai Raja Vai (வை ராஜா வை), 2015 Tamil thriller directed by Aishwarya Rajinikanth, starring Gautham Karthik, Priya Anand, Vivek, Taapsee Pannu; music Yuvan Shankar Raja; ESP-gambling plot, released 1 May 2015.
Valiyavan (வலியவன்)
Valiyavan (வலியவன், also known as Challenge in Telugu) is a 2015 Tamil action-romance film directed by M. Saravanan, starring Jai and Andrea Jeremiah, released 27 March 2015 with music by D. Imman and mixed reviews.
Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham (வல்லவனுக்கு புல்லும் ஆயுதம்)
Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham (வல்லவனுக்கு புல்லும் ஆயுதம்), 2014 Tamil action comedy directed by Srinath, starring Santhanam and Ashna Zaveri; remake of Rajamouli's Maryada Ramanna, released 10 May 2014 by Studio Green.
Vanamagan (வனமாகன்)
Vanamagan (வனமாகன்), 2017 Tamil action adventure film directed by A. L. Vijay, starring Jayam Ravi as mute Andaman tribal Jara/Vaasi and Sayyeshaa as Kavya; music Harris Jayaraj's 50th album, released 23 June 2017, IMDb 5.6, streams on Zee5.
Vanmam (வன்மம்)
Vanmam (வன்மம்), also spelled Vanmham, is a 2014 Tamil revenge drama directed by debutant Jai Krishna, starring Vijay Sethupathi, Kreshna, and Sunaina, released 21 November 2014, 156 minutes, music by S. Thaman, set in Kanyakumari district.
Vedalam (வேதாலம்)
Vedalam (வேதாலம்), also spelled Vedhalam, is a 2015 Tamil action drama directed by Siva, starring Ajith Kumar as Kolkata taxi driver Ganesh, with Shruti Haasan and Lakshmi Menon; released Diwali 2015, grossing about ₹125.7 crore and remade in Bengali, Telugu (Bholaa Shankar), and planned Hindi versions.
Vedi (வேடி) (film)
Vedi (வேடி, "firecracker") is a 2011 Tamil action film directed by Prabhu Deva, starring Vishal as a cop seeking his lost sister; a remake of the 2008 Telugu film Souryam, with Sameera Reddy, music by Vijay Antony, released 30 September 2011.
Veera (2018 film)
Veera (வீரா) is a 2018 Tamil action film directed by Rajaraman, produced by Elred Kumar of RS Infotainment, starring Kreshna and Iswarya Menon, released 16 February 2018, music by Leon James.
Veera Sivaji
Veera Sivaji is a 2016 Tamil action comedy drama directed by Ganesh Vinayak, starring Vikram Prabhu as a Puducherry taxi driver raising money for his niece's surgery; Shamili's Tamil lead debut, music by D Imman.
Veeram (வீரம்) (2014 film)
Veeram (வீரம்) is a 2014 Tamil action film starring Ajith Kumar as Vinayagam and Tamannaah, directed by Siva for Vijaya Productions, released 10 January 2014 for Pongal with music by Devi Sri Prasad; distinct from Jayaraj's 2016 Malayalam Veeram based on Macbeth.
Velaikkaran (2017 film)
Velaikkaran (வேலைக்காரன்) is a 2017 Tamil social thriller directed by Mohan Raja, starring Sivakarthikeyan, Nayanthara, and Fahadh Faasil in his Tamil debut; a slum youth fights FMCG food adulteration, released 22 December 2017.
Venghai (வேங்கை)
Venghai (வேங்கை), also spelled Vengai, is a 2011 Tamil action drama directed by Hari, starring Dhanush, Tamannaah Bhatia, Rajkiran, and Prakash Raj; released 7 July 2011 after a Madras High Court title dispute.
Vettai (வேட்டை)
Vettai (வேட்டை, Hunt) is a 2012 Tamil action comedy film written and directed by N. Lingusamy, starring Arya, Madhavan, Sameera Reddy, and Amala Paul, released Pongal 2012, remade as Tadakha and Baaghi 3.
Vikram Vedha (விக்ரம் வேதா)
Vikram Vedha (விக்ரம் வேதா) is a 2017 Tamil neo-noir crime thriller by Pushkar-Gayathri, adapting the Vikram-Betal folktales; Madhavan's cop versus Vijay Sethupathi's gangster, released 21 July 2017, distinct from the 2022 Hindi remake.
Vil Ambu (வில் அம்பு)
Vil Ambu (வில் அம்பு, Bow and Arrow) is a 2016 Tamil action thriller directed by Ramesh Subramaniam, presented by Suseenthiran, starring Sri and Harish Kalyan as two young men who never meet yet shape each other's lives; released 12 February 2016.
Visaranai (விசாரணை)
Visaranai (விசாரணை), aka Visaaranai, is a 2015 Tamil crime drama directed by Vetrimaaran, adapted from M. Chandrakumar's novel Lock Up; produced by Dhanush, it won three 63rd National Film Awards and was India's 89th Academy Awards entry.
Vishwaroopam (விஸ்வரூபம்)
Vishwaroopam (விஸ்வரூபம்) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language spy thriller written and directed by Kamal Haasan, banned in Tamil Nadu before its release there on February 7, 2013.
Viswasam
Viswasam (விஸ்வாசம், transl. Loyalty) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Siva, starring Ajith Kumar and Nayanthara, released for Pongal and among the year's highest-grossing Tamil films.
Vivegam (விவேகம்)
Vivegam, also known as AK 57 and Thala 57, is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller directed by Siva, starring Ajith Kumar as a counter-terrorism agent hunted by his former squad.
X Videos (film)
X Videos (எக்ஸ் வீடியோஸ்) is a 2018 Tamil drama thriller directed by Sajo Sundar about leaked private videos; not the 2022 horror film X or the xXx action franchise.
Yaan (film)
Yaan (யான்) is a 2014 Tamil action thriller, the directorial debut of cinematographer Ravi K. Chandran, starring Jiiva and Thulasi Nair. Released 2 October 2014 by RS Infotainment with music by Harris Jayaraj, it follows a man framed for drugs in fictional Basilistan; reviews were largely negative.
Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka
Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka (யாகாவாராயினும் நா காக்க), also released in Telugu as Malupu, is a 2015 Tamil action thriller directed by Sathya Prabhas Pinisetty, starring Aadhi and Nikki Galrani, based on a real 2000 Chennai New Year's Eve incident.
Yaman (film)
Yaman (எமன், Lord of Death) is a 2017 Tamil-Telugu political action thriller written and directed by Jeeva Shankar, starring Vijay Antony in a dual role with Miya George and Thiagarajan, released 24 February 2017 by Lyca Productions.
Yatchan
Yatchan (யட்சன்), 2015 Tamil action comedy directed and co-produced by Vishnuvardhan with UTV Motion Pictures, starring Arya, Kreshna, Swati Reddy, and Deepa Sannidhi; adapted from a Subha story, released 11 September 2015 to mixed reviews.
Yennai Arindhaal (என்னை அறிந்தால்)
Yennai Arindhaal (என்னை அறிந்தால்), also known as Thala 55, is a 2015 Indian Tamil action thriller starring Ajith Kumar as police officer Sathyadev, completing Gautham Menon's trilogy of police dramas.
Yuddham Sei (யுத்தம் செய்)
Yuddham Sei (யுத்தம் செய்), also spelled Yudham Sei, is a 2011 Tamil neo-noir crime thriller directed by Mysskin, starring Cheran as CB-CID officer J. Krishnamoorthy hunting killers of missing girls, produced by AGS Entertainment.