The Best Arun Vijay Movies, Ranked
21 credits from 2001 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Thadam (2019) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is Bruce Lee - The Fighter (2015) with $6.81M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Arun Vijay Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Arun Vijay is credited on. Thadam (2019) leads with 80, followed by Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018) at 75. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Thadam 2019 · Crime -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Chekka Chivantha Vaanam 2018 · Thriller -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Oh My Dog 2022 · Family -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Yaanai 2022 · Thriller -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Saaho 2019 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 49 Mafia 2020 · Drama
Biggest Arun Vijay Box Office Hits
Arun Vijay's films have made $15.4M worldwide in total. Bruce Lee - The Fighter (2015) is the biggest hit at $6.81M, ahead of Saaho (2019) ($5.71M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Bruce Lee - The Fighter 2015 · Drama $6.81M - 2 Saaho 2019 · Action $5.71M $2.87M dom.
- 3 Yaanai 2022 · Thriller $944K
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Yennai Arindhaal 2015 · Thriller $841K - 5 Chekka Chivantha Vaanam 2018 · Thriller $802K
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Sinam 2022 · Crime $116K - 7 Thadam 2019 · Crime $96.9K
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Vanangaan 2025 · Drama $56.4K - 9
Malai Malai 2009 · Family $44.9K - 10
Ranarangam 2019 · Crime $18.3K
The Best Arun Vijay Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Arun Vijay has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 4 films, and Mafia (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 4 films Mafia 2020 · as Aryan / Dexter Movie Echo Score: 49
- Thriller 4 films Chekka Chivantha Vaanam 2018 · as Thyagarajan aka Thyagu Movie Echo Score: 75
- Crime 4 films Thadam 2019 · as Ezhil/ Kavin Movie Echo Score: 80
- Action 4 films Saaho 2019 · as Vishwank, Iqbal Movie Echo Score: 50
- Family 3 films Oh My Dog 2022 · as Arjun's Father Movie Echo Score: 71
The Best Arun Vijay Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Arun Vijay's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Arun Vijay Movies
The most recent films Arun Vijay is credited on, newest first — starting with Vanangaan (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Vanangaan 2025 · Koti
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Mission: Chapter 1 2024 · Thriller - Sinam 2022 · Pari Venkat
- Yaanai 2022 · Thriller
- Oh My Dog 2022 · Arjun's Father
- Mafia 2020 · Aryan / Dexter
- Saaho 2019 · Vishwank, Iqbal
- Ranarangam 2019 · Crime
- Thadam 2019 · Ezhil/ Kavin
- Chekka Chivantha Vaanam 2018 · Thyagarajan aka Thyagu
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Kuttram 23 2017 · Vetrimaaran -
Chakravyuha 2016 · Omkar
The Best Arun Vijay Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Arun Vijay films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Arun Vijay movie?
Thadam (2019) is the best-rated Arun Vijay film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018) (75) and Oh My Dog (2022) (71). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Thadam: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Arun Vijay movie?
Bruce Lee - The Fighter (2015) made the most at the box office, with $6.81M worldwide, followed by Saaho (2019) with $5.71M. Together, Arun Vijay's films with box office figures have made $15.4M.
What is the best Arun Vijay drama movie?
Mafia (2020) is the best-rated of Arun Vijay's drama films, with a score of 49. In other genres: Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (thriller), Thadam (crime) and Saaho (action).
What is the newest Arun Vijay movie?
The newest film on Arun Vijay's filmography is Vanangaan (2025), with Arun Vijay as Koti.
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