The Best Swaminathan Movies, Ranked
61 credits from 1985 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Soorarai Pottru (2020) comes out on top with a score of 88. The biggest box office hit is Simba (2019) with $51.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Swaminathan Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Swaminathan is credited on. Soorarai Pottru (2020) leads with 88, followed by Sardar (2022) at 75. 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 88 Soorarai Pottru 2020 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Sardar 2022 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Oh My Dog 2022 · Family -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 100 2019 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 Enna Solla Pogirai 2022 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Thimiru Pudichavan 2018 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 Sabhaapathy 2021 · Comedy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 Seemaraja 2018 · Comedy
Biggest Swaminathan Box Office Hits
Swaminathan's films have made $59.1M worldwide in total. Simba (2019) is the biggest hit at $51.3M, ahead of Sardar (2022) ($2.5M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Simba 2019 · Fantasy $51.3M $5.1M dom. - 2 Sardar 2022 · Action $2.5M
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Vedalam 2015 · Action $2.22M - 4
Vivegam 2017 · Thriller $1.15M - 5
Theri 2016 · Thriller $678K - 6 Seemaraja 2018 · Comedy $363K
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Naai Sekar 2022 · Comedy $260K - 8
Madha Gaja Raja 2025 · Comedy $170K - 9
Velayudham 2011 · Action $108K - 10
Yaman 2017 · Action $50.5K
The Best Swaminathan Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Swaminathan has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 17 films, and Sabhaapathy (2021) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 17 films Sabhaapathy 2021 · as Rajamani Movie Echo Score: 47
- Action 15 films Soorarai Pottru 2020 Movie Echo Score: 88
- Drama 10 films Enna Solla Pogirai 2022 Movie Echo Score: 59
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Romance 7 films Kaththi Sandai 2016 - Thriller 5 films Vivegam 2017
- Fantasy 2 films Simba 2019
- Family 1 film Oh My Dog 2022 Movie Echo Score: 71
The Best Swaminathan Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Swaminathan's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Swaminathan Movies
The most recent films Swaminathan is credited on, newest first — starting with Madha Gaja Raja (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Madha Gaja Raja 2025 · 'Theekuchi' Thirumugam
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Inga Naan Thaan Kingu 2024 · Thriller -
80’s Buildup 2023 · Thalakattu -
Ghosty 2023 · Horror -
Varalaru Mukkiyam 2022 · Romance -
Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham 2022 · Shyam's Boss - Sardar 2022 · Reporter
- Oh My Dog 2022 · Family
- Naai Sekar 2022 · Comedy
- Enna Solla Pogirai 2022 · Drama
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Velan 2021 · Drama - Sabhaapathy 2021 · Rajamani
The Best Swaminathan Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Swaminathan films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Swaminathan movie?
Soorarai Pottru (2020) is the best-rated Swaminathan film, with a Movie Echo Score of 88, ahead of Sardar (2022) (75) and Oh My Dog (2022) (71). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Soorarai Pottru: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Swaminathan movie?
Simba (2019) made the most at the box office, with $51.3M worldwide, followed by Sardar (2022) with $2.5M. Together, Swaminathan's films with box office figures have made $59.1M.
What is the best Swaminathan comedy movie?
Sabhaapathy (2021) is the best-rated of Swaminathan's comedy films, with a score of 47. In other genres: Soorarai Pottru (action), Enna Solla Pogirai (drama) and Kaththi Sandai (romance).
What is the newest Swaminathan movie?
The newest film on Swaminathan's filmography is Madha Gaja Raja (2025), with Swaminathan as 'Theekuchi' Thirumugam.
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