The Best Shiva Movies, Ranked
28 credits from 2001 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Aatmapamphlet (2023) comes out on top with a score of 87. The biggest box office hit is Naai Sekar (2022) with $260K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Shiva Box Office Hits
Shiva's films have made $747K worldwide in total. Naai Sekar (2022) is the biggest hit at $260K, ahead of Tamizh Padam 2 (2018) ($233K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Naai Sekar 2022 · Comedy $260K - 2
Tamizh Padam 2 2018 · Comedy $233K - 3
Kalakalappu 2 2018 · Comedy $103K - 4
Parandhu Po 2025 · Music $47.3K - 5
Kalakalappu 2012 · Comedy $41.6K $30.9K dom. - 6
Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings 2016 · Comedy $23.9K - 7
Soodhu Kavvum 2: Nadum Naatu Makkalum… 2024 · Thriller $14.6K - 8
Vanakkam Chennai 2013 · Romance $11.6K - 9
Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum 2023 · Romance $10.2K
The Best Shiva Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Shiva has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 16 films, and Tamizh Padam 2 (2018) is the pick of them.
The Latest Shiva Movies
The most recent films Shiva is credited on, newest first — starting with Sumo (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Sumo 2025 · Shiva - Parandhu Po 2025 · Gokul
- Soodhu Kavvum 2: Nadum Naatu Makkalum… 2024 · Gurunath
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Kasethan Kadavulada 2023 · Ramu - Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum 2023 · Shankar
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Aatmapamphlet 2023 · Peon at Function -
Idiot 2022 · Chinnarasu - Naai Sekar 2022 · Dog named Padayappa (voice)
- Tamizh Padam 2 2018 · Shiva, Bardhamani
- Kalakalappu 2 2018 · Ganesh
- Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings 2016 · Karthik
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Adra Machan Visilu 2016 · Simmakal Shekar
The Best Shiva Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Shiva films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Shiva movie?
Aatmapamphlet (2023) is the best-rated Shiva film, with a Movie Echo Score of 87, ahead of Parandhu Po (2025) (82) and Tamizh Padam 2 (2018) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Aatmapamphlet: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Shiva movie?
Naai Sekar (2022) made the most at the box office, with $260K worldwide, followed by Tamizh Padam 2 (2018) with $233K. Together, Shiva's films with box office figures have made $747K.
What is the best Shiva comedy movie?
Tamizh Padam 2 (2018) is the best-rated of Shiva's comedy films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Aatmapamphlet (romance), Parandhu Po (music) and Soodhu Kavvum 2: Nadum Naatu Makkalum… (thriller).
What is the newest Shiva movie?
The newest film on Shiva's filmography is Sumo (2025), with Shiva as Shiva.
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