The Best Rahman Movies, Ranked
54 credits from 1983 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Virus (2019) comes out on top with a score of 77. The biggest box office hit is Seetimaarr (2021) with $1.54M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Rahman Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Rahman is credited on. Virus (2019) leads with 77, followed by Ranam (2018) at 61. 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 77 Virus 2019 · Thriller -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Ranam 2018 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 54 Antariksham 9000 KMPH 2018 · Sci-Fi -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 29 Seetimaarr 2021 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 27 Seven 2019 -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 20 Ganapath 2023 · Action
Biggest Rahman Box Office Hits
Rahman's films have made $6M worldwide in total. Seetimaarr (2021) is the biggest hit at $1.54M, ahead of Black (2004) ($1.27M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Seetimaarr 2021 · Action $1.54M
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Black 2004 · Thriller $1.27M $755K dom. - 3
Billa II 2012 · Action $1.16M - 4
Billa 2007 · Thriller $964K - 5 Virus 2019 · Thriller $627K
- 6 Ganapath 2023 · Action $238K
- 7 Ranam 2018 · Action $142K
- 8 Antariksham 9000 KMPH 2018 · Sci-Fi $42.6K
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Bad Boyz 2024 · Crime $13.3K - 10
Nirangal Moondru 2024 · Thriller $5.52K
The Best Rahman Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Rahman has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Thriller leads with 10 films, and Virus (2019) is the pick of them.
The Best Rahman Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Rahman's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Rahman Movies
The most recent films Rahman is credited on, newest first — starting with Nirangal Moondru (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Nirangal Moondru 2024 · Vasanth
- Bad Boyz 2024 · Mekkattukulam Antappan
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Anjaamai 2024 · Manickam - Ganapath 2023 · Shiva
- Seetimaarr 2021 · Aravind IPS
- Virus 2019 · Dr. Salim
- Seven 2019 · Vijay Prakash
- Antariksham 9000 KMPH 2018 · Chandrakanth
- Ranam 2018 · Damodar Ratnam
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Pagadi Attam 2017 · Devendrakumar -
Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru 2016 · Deepak -
Kuttrame Thandanai 2016 · Vijay Prakash
The Best Rahman Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Rahman films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Rahman movie?
Virus (2019) is the best-rated Rahman film, with a Movie Echo Score of 77, ahead of Ranam (2018) (61) and Antariksham 9000 KMPH (2018) (54). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Virus: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Rahman movie?
Seetimaarr (2021) made the most at the box office, with $1.54M worldwide, followed by Black (2004) with $1.27M. Together, Rahman's films with box office figures have made $6M.
What is the best Rahman thriller movie?
Virus (2019) is the best-rated of Rahman's thriller films, with a score of 77. In other genres: Ranam (action), Bad Boyz (crime) and Antariksham 9000 KMPH (sci-fi).
What is the newest Rahman movie?
The newest film on Rahman's filmography is Nirangal Moondru (2024), with Rahman as Vasanth.
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