The Best Prem Kumar Movies, Ranked
61 credits from 1973 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. CID Ramachandran Retd SI (2024) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is Black (2004) with $1.27M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Prem Kumar Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Prem Kumar is credited on. CID Ramachandran Retd SI (2024) leads with 84, followed by Sivappu Manjal Pachai (2019) at 78. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Prem Kumar Box Office Hits
Prem Kumar's films have made $2.75M worldwide in total. Black (2004) is the biggest hit at $1.27M, ahead of Retro (2025) ($699K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Black 2004 · Thriller $1.27M $755K dom. - 2
Retro 2025 · Crime $699K - 3
Aravindante Athidhikal 2018 · Drama $206K - 4
Sakhavu 2017 · Drama $202K - 5
Nieraali 2018 · Thriller $126K - 6
Honey Bee 2: Celebrations 2017 · Comedy $111K - 7
Panchavarnathatha 2018 · Drama $89.7K - 8
Maheshum Marutiyum 2023 · Comedy $19.9K - 9
Uriyadi 2020 · Comedy $17K - 10
Teja Bhai and Family 2011 · Comedy $5.66K
The Best Prem Kumar Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Prem Kumar has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 25 films, and Honey Bee 2: Celebrations (2017) is the pick of them.
The Best Prem Kumar Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Prem Kumar's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Prem Kumar Movies
The most recent films Prem Kumar is credited on, newest first — starting with Retro (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Retro 2025 · Murugan
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CID Ramachandran Retd SI 2024 · Vasundharan -
Kallanum Bhagavathiyum 2023 · Fantasy - Maheshum Marutiyum 2023 · Comedy
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Kallan D’Souza 2022 · Comedy -
Oru Thathvika Avalokanam 2021 · Comedy - Uriyadi 2020 · Balaraman
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Sivappu Manjal Pachai 2019 · Thriller -
Kuttymama 2019 · Comedy - Nieraali 2018 · MD
- Aravindante Athidhikal 2018 · Venu
- Panchavarnathatha 2018 · SI K.O Rangan
The Best Prem Kumar Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Prem Kumar films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Prem Kumar movie?
CID Ramachandran Retd SI (2024) is the best-rated Prem Kumar film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of Sivappu Manjal Pachai (2019) (78) and Retro (2025) (51). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
CID Ramachandran Retd SI: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Prem Kumar movie?
Black (2004) made the most at the box office, with $1.27M worldwide, followed by Retro (2025) with $699K. Together, Prem Kumar's films with box office figures have made $2.75M.
What is the best Prem Kumar comedy movie?
Honey Bee 2: Celebrations (2017) is the best-rated of Prem Kumar's comedy films. In other genres: Aravindante Athidhikal (drama), CID Ramachandran Retd SI (thriller) and Retro (crime).
What is the newest Prem Kumar movie?
The newest film on Prem Kumar's filmography is Retro (2025), with Prem Kumar as Murugan.
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