The Best Devan Movies, Ranked
130 credits from 1982 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Koode (2018) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Detective (2007) with $2.16M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Devan Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Devan is credited on. Koode (2018) leads with 78, followed by Vijay Superum Pournamiyum (2019) at 74. 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 78 Koode 2018 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Vijay Superum Pournamiyum 2019 · Comedy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Imaikkaa Nodigal 2018 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Jagame Thandhiram 2021 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Ganagandharvan 2019 · Family -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Pattabhiraman 2019 · Crime -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 41 Jack & Daniel 2019 · Thriller -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 29 Big Brother 2020 · Thriller
Biggest Devan Box Office Hits
Devan's films have made $4.23M worldwide in total. Detective (2007) is the biggest hit at $2.16M, ahead of Aegan (2008) ($556K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Detective 2007 · Thriller $2.16M $4.63K dom. - 2
Aegan 2008 · Romance $556K - 3 Koode 2018 · Drama $447K
- 4 Imaikkaa Nodigal 2018 · Drama $231K
- 5 Big Brother 2020 · Thriller $228K
- 6 Ganagandharvan 2019 · Family $173K
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Aarya 2007 · Action $91.4K - 8 Jack & Daniel 2019 · Thriller $90.7K
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How Old Are You 2014 · Family $78.9K - 10
1971: Beyond Borders 2017 · War $61.6K
The Best Devan Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Devan has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 41 films, and Koode (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 41 films Koode 2018 · as Sophe's Father Movie Echo Score: 78
- Thriller 21 films Jack & Daniel 2019 · as GK Nair Movie Echo Score: 41
- Action 17 films Jagame Thandhiram 2021 Movie Echo Score: 58
- Comedy 14 films Vijay Superum Pournamiyum 2019 · as Vijay's uncle Movie Echo Score: 74
- Romance 11 films Aegan 2008 · as Ram Prasad
- Crime 7 films Pattabhiraman 2019 · as Rajashekara Varma Movie Echo Score: 50
- Family 6 films Ganagandharvan 2019 · as Sivadasan Movie Echo Score: 55
- War 2 films 1971: Beyond Borders 2017 · as Intelligence Officer
The Best Devan Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Devan's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Devan Movies
The most recent films Devan is credited on, newest first — starting with Bad Boyz (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Bad Boyz 2024 · Antappan's father - Jagame Thandhiram 2021 · Action
- Big Brother 2020 · ADGP Prathapachandra Menon
- Jack & Daniel 2019 · GK Nair
- Ganagandharvan 2019 · Sivadasan
- Pattabhiraman 2019 · Rajashekara Varma
- Vijay Superum Pournamiyum 2019 · Vijay's uncle
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Koodasha 2018 · Ravi - Imaikkaa Nodigal 2018 · CBI Officer Narayan Gowda
- Koode 2018 · Sophe's Father
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Vishwa Vikhyatharaya Payyanmar 2017 · Comedy -
Raju Gari Gadhi 2 2017 · Vice Chancellor
The Best Devan Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Devan films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Devan movie?
Koode (2018) is the best-rated Devan film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Vijay Superum Pournamiyum (2019) (74) and Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018) (72). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Koode: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Devan movie?
Detective (2007) made the most at the box office, with $2.16M worldwide, followed by Aegan (2008) with $556K. Together, Devan's films with box office figures have made $4.23M.
What is the best Devan drama movie?
Koode (2018) is the best-rated of Devan's drama films, with a score of 78. In other genres: Jack & Daniel (thriller), Jagame Thandhiram (action) and Vijay Superum Pournamiyum (comedy).
What is the newest Devan movie?
The newest film on Devan's filmography is Bad Boyz (2024), with Devan as Antappan's father.
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