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The Best Saikumar Movies, Ranked

167 credits from 1989 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Salute (2022) comes out on top with a score of 76. The biggest box office hit is L2: Empuraan (2025) with $9.28M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Ranked by Movie Echo Score

Top Rated Saikumar Movies

The 8 highest-rated films Saikumar is credited on. Salute (2022) leads with 76, followed by Drishyam 2 (2021) at 72. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.

Worldwide gross

Biggest Saikumar Box Office Hits

Saikumar's films have made $29.6M worldwide in total. L2: Empuraan (2025) is the biggest hit at $9.28M, ahead of Daddy Cool (2009) ($4.32M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

All-time box office
  1. 1 L2: Empuraan (2025) movie poster L2: Empuraan 2025 · Thriller $9.28M
  2. 2 Daddy Cool (2009) movie poster Daddy Cool 2009 · Comedy $4.32M
  3. 3 Lucifer (2019) movie poster Lucifer 2019 · Thriller $3.96M
  4. 4 Drishyam 2 (2021) movie poster Drishyam 2 2021 · Crime $2.97M
  5. 5 Shivam (2002) movie poster Shivam 2002 · Action $2.93M
  6. 6 Detective (2007) movie poster Detective 2007 · Thriller $2.16M $4.63K dom.
  7. 7 Aaraattu (2022) movie poster Aaraattu 2022 · Action $1.65M
  8. 8 Abraham Ozler (2024) movie poster Abraham Ozler 2024 · Crime $979K
  9. 9 Run Baby Run (2012) movie poster Run Baby Run 2012 · Thriller $823K
  10. 10 Shubharathri (2019) movie poster Shubharathri 2019 · Comedy $106K
One pick per genre

The Best Saikumar Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Saikumar has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 57 films, and Mr. Marumakan (2012) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Saikumar Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Saikumar's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.

Newest first

The Latest Saikumar Movies

The most recent films Saikumar is credited on, newest first — starting with L2: Empuraan (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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FAQ

The Best Saikumar Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Saikumar films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Saikumar movie?

Salute (2022) is the best-rated Saikumar film, with a Movie Echo Score of 76, ahead of Drishyam 2 (2021) (72) and Lucifer (2019) (68). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

Salute: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Saikumar movie?

L2: Empuraan (2025) made the most at the box office, with $9.28M worldwide, followed by Daddy Cool (2009) with $4.32M. Together, Saikumar's films with box office figures have made $29.6M.

What is the best Saikumar drama movie?

Mr. Marumakan (2012) is the best-rated of Saikumar's drama films. In other genres: Daddy Cool (comedy), Lucifer (thriller) and Salute (action).

What is the newest Saikumar movie?

The newest film on Saikumar's filmography is L2: Empuraan (2025), with Saikumar as Mahesha Varma.

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