The Best Kaniha Movies, Ranked
30 credits from 2002 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Bro Daddy (2022) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is The Greatest of All Time (2024) with $4M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Kaniha Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Kaniha is credited on. Bro Daddy (2022) leads with 78, followed by Paappan (2022) at 70. 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 Bro Daddy 2022 · Family -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Paappan 2022 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Abrahaminte Santhathikal 2018 · Crime -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 The Greatest of All Time 2024 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Mamangam 2019 · Adventure -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 CBI 5: The Brain 2022 · Thriller
Biggest Kaniha Box Office Hits
Kaniha's films have made $5.8M worldwide in total. The Greatest of All Time (2024) is the biggest hit at $4M, ahead of Paappan (2022) ($1.5M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Kaniha Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kaniha has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 6 films, and Varalaru (2006) is the pick of them.
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Drama 6 films Varalaru 2006 · as Gayathri - Action 4 films Paappan 2022 · as Sussan Movie Echo Score: 70
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Romance 4 films O Kadhal Kanmani 2015 · as Woman at the clinic (Cameo Appearance) - Family 3 films Bro Daddy 2022 · as Elsy Kurian Movie Echo Score: 78
- Thriller 2 films CBI 5: The Brain 2022 · as Susan George / Ambika Unnithan Movie Echo Score: 38
- Crime 2 films Abrahaminte Santhathikal 2018 · as Diana Joseph Movie Echo Score: 68
- Adventure 1 film Mamangam 2019 · as Chirudevi Movie Echo Score: 56
The Best Kaniha Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kaniha's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Kaniha Movies
The most recent films Kaniha is credited on, newest first — starting with Niram Marum Ulagil (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Niram Marum Ulagil 2025 · Fathima - The Greatest of All Time 2024 · Action
- Paappan 2022 · Sussan
- CBI 5: The Brain 2022 · Susan George / Ambika Unnithan
- Bro Daddy 2022 · Elsy Kurian
- Mamangam 2019 · Chirudevi
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Lonappante Mammodisa 2019 · Neelima -
Drama 2018 · Mercy - Abrahaminte Santhathikal 2018 · Diana Joseph
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10 Kalpanakal 2016 · Sara -
Rudra Simhasanam 2015 · Mohini - O Kadhal Kanmani 2015 · Woman at the clinic (Cameo Appearance)
The Best Kaniha Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kaniha films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kaniha movie?
Bro Daddy (2022) is the best-rated Kaniha film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Paappan (2022) (70) and Abrahaminte Santhathikal (2018) (68). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Bro Daddy: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kaniha movie?
The Greatest of All Time (2024) made the most at the box office, with $4M worldwide, followed by Paappan (2022) with $1.5M. Together, Kaniha's films with box office figures have made $5.8M.
What is the best Kaniha drama movie?
Varalaru (2006) is the best-rated of Kaniha's drama films. In other genres: Paappan (action), O Kadhal Kanmani (romance) and Bro Daddy (family).
What is the newest Kaniha movie?
The newest film on Kaniha's filmography is Niram Marum Ulagil (2025), with Kaniha as Fathima.
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