The Best Daniel Balaji Movies, Ranked
25 credits from 2002 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Vada Chennai (2018) comes out on top with a score of 88. The biggest box office hit is Daddy Cool (2009) with $4.32M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Daniel Balaji Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Daniel Balaji is credited on. Vada Chennai (2018) leads with 88, followed by Bigil (2019) at 73. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Daniel Balaji Box Office Hits
Daniel Balaji's films have made $9.8M worldwide in total. Daddy Cool (2009) is the biggest hit at $4.32M, ahead of Bigil (2019) ($2.44M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Daddy Cool 2009 · Comedy $4.32M - 2
Bigil 2019 · Drama $2.44M - 3
Black 2004 · Thriller $1.27M $755K dom. - 4
Yennai Arindhaal 2015 · Thriller $841K - 5
Vada Chennai 2018 · Action $473K - 6
Bairavaa 2017 · Action $430K - 7
Ippadai Vellum 2017 · Action $19.7K - 8
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu 2006 · Action $7.89K - 9
Thimiru Pudichavan 2018 · Action $2.84K
The Best Daniel Balaji Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Daniel Balaji has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 9 films, and Vada Chennai (2018) is the pick of them.
The Best Daniel Balaji Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Daniel Balaji's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Daniel Balaji Movies
The most recent films Daniel Balaji is credited on, newest first — starting with Ariyavan (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Ariyavan 2023 · Thuraipandi -
Anandham Vilayadum Veedu 2021 · Karuppan -
Tuck Jagadish 2021 · Veerendra - Bigil 2019 · Daniel
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Gangs of Madras 2019 · Bhaskar/Boxy - Thimiru Pudichavan 2018 · Action
- Vada Chennai 2018 · Thambi
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Maayavan 2017 · Rudran - Ippadai Vellum 2017 · Action
- Bairavaa 2017 · Kottai Veeran
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Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada 2016 · Hiren -
Saahasam Swaasaga Saagipo 2016 · Hiren
The Best Daniel Balaji Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Daniel Balaji films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Daniel Balaji movie?
Vada Chennai (2018) is the best-rated Daniel Balaji film, with a Movie Echo Score of 88, ahead of Bigil (2019) (73) and Maayavan (2017) (72). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Vada Chennai: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Daniel Balaji movie?
Daddy Cool (2009) made the most at the box office, with $4.32M worldwide, followed by Bigil (2019) with $2.44M. Together, Daniel Balaji's films with box office figures have made $9.8M.
What is the best Daniel Balaji action movie?
Vada Chennai (2018) is the best-rated of Daniel Balaji's action films, with a score of 88. In other genres: Black (thriller), Bigil (drama) and Tuck Jagadish (family).
What is the newest Daniel Balaji movie?
The newest film on Daniel Balaji's filmography is Ariyavan (2023), with Daniel Balaji as Thuraipandi.
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