The Best Narain Movies, Ranked
41 credits from 2002 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Kaithi (2019) comes out on top with a score of 93. The biggest box office hit is Vikram (2022) with $29.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Narain Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Narain is credited on. Kaithi (2019) leads with 93, followed by 800 (2023) at 87. 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 93 Kaithi 2019 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 87 800 2023 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 85 2018 2023 · Adventure -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 U Turn 2018 · Horror -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Vikram 2022 · Crime -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Devara Part 1 2024 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Odiyan 2018 · Fantasy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 Marconi Mathai 2019 · Romance -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 35 Iraivan 2023 · Thriller
Biggest Narain Box Office Hits
Narain's films have made $43.1M worldwide in total. Vikram (2022) is the biggest hit at $29.8M, ahead of Devara Part 1 (2024) ($7.36M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Vikram 2022 · Crime $29.8M $1.77M dom.
- 2 Devara Part 1 2024 · Action $7.36M $5.6M dom.
- 3 2018 2023 · Adventure $4.57M
- 4 Kaithi 2019 · Action $523K
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Adam Joan 2017 · Thriller $373K - 6
Mugamoodi 2012 · Action $132K $101K dom. - 7 Odiyan 2018 · Fantasy $101K
- 8 Iraivan 2023 · Thriller $53.4K
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Gandeevadhari Arjuna 2023 · Thriller $30K - 10
Sahasam 2025 · Comedy $29.1K
The Best Narain Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Narain has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 11 films, and 800 (2023) is the pick of them.
- Drama 11 films 800 2023 · as Velupillai Prabhakaran Movie Echo Score: 87
- Action 7 films Kaithi 2019 · as Bejoy Movie Echo Score: 93
- Thriller 5 films Iraivan 2023 · as Andrew Movie Echo Score: 35
- Crime 4 films Vikram 2022 · as Bejoy Movie Echo Score: 75
- Comedy 3 films Sahasam 2025 · as Rajeev Nambiar
- Romance 2 films Marconi Mathai 2019 Movie Echo Score: 52
- Horror 2 films U Turn 2018 · as Ritesh Movie Echo Score: 76
- Adventure 1 film 2018 2023 · as Winston Movie Echo Score: 85
- Fantasy 1 film Odiyan 2018 · as Prakashan Movie Echo Score: 64
The Best Narain Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Narain's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Narain Movies
The most recent films Narain is credited on, newest first — starting with Sahasam (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Sahasam 2025 · Rajeev Nambiar
- Devara Part 1 2024 · Action
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Gumasthan 2024 · Hari -
Queen Elizabeth 2023 · Drama - 800 2023 · Velupillai Prabhakaran
- Iraivan 2023 · Andrew
- Gandeevadhari Arjuna 2023 · Ajit Chandra
- 2018 2023 · Winston
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Yugi 2022 · Nanda -
Adrishyam 2022 · Nanda - Vikram 2022 · Bejoy
- Kaithi 2019 · Bejoy
The Best Narain Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Narain films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Narain movie?
Kaithi (2019) is the best-rated Narain film, with a Movie Echo Score of 93, ahead of 800 (2023) (87) and 2018 (2023) (85). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Kaithi: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Narain movie?
Vikram (2022) made the most at the box office, with $29.8M worldwide, followed by Devara Part 1 (2024) with $7.36M. Together, Narain's films with box office figures have made $43.1M.
What is the best Narain drama movie?
800 (2023) is the best-rated of Narain's drama films, with a score of 87. In other genres: Kaithi (action), Iraivan (thriller) and Vikram (crime).
What is the newest Narain movie?
The newest film on Narain's filmography is Sahasam (2025), with Narain as Rajeev Nambiar.
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