15 Most Expected Tamil Movies of 2025 (2025)

Tamil Cinema like the rest of the world is gearing up for a new dawn. A wide range of movies are all set to fill up the next 365 days in Kollywood. In various stages of production, some of these films are highly anticipated by the Tamil moviebuffs, and a list of the same below:

1. Thalapathy 69 (Tentative Title)

One of the biggest stars of Tamil cinema, Vijay is all set to give up films once and for all in 2025. As heart-breaking it is for fans of the actor, his audience is also completely charged to bid adieu next year. Thalapathy 69 (tentative title) is actor Vijay's final project before he becomes a full time politician.

Vijay's last film is said to be a loose adaptation of Bhagavanth Kesari (2023), a Telugu action drama. For the first time writer, director H Vinoth has teamed up with Vijay onThalapathy 69. Vijay is also working with Bobby Deool, Priya Mani, Narain, Mamitha Baiju, Monisha Blessy, edior Pradeeo E Ragav for the first time with this movie.

Some of Vijay's old collaborators like Pooja Hegde, Gautham Menon, Prakash Raj, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, music composer Anirudh Ravichander, cinematographer Sathyan Sooryan are part of Thalapathy 69.

2. Coolie

The commercial space is all set for an explosive reaction, for two powerful entities with great crowd pulling power have united for the first time to give Coolie. Coolie is a step away for director Lokesh Kanagaraj from his cinematic universe franchise of movies. With Superstar Rajinikanth at the center of it, the filmmaker has more eyes than ever on what he is coming up with in 2025,

Rajini is reuniting with the Jailer team i.e. Sun Pictures and music composer Anirudh Ravichander on Coolie. Whereas Lokesh Kanagaraj has brought his LCU team, editor Philomin Raj, and Vikram cinematographer Girish Gangadharan, for Coolie.

Added to this, Coolie's ensemble comes more like a casting coup with names like Aamir Khan (cameo), Upendra, Nagarjuna, Sathyaraj, Shruthi Haasan, Junior MGR, Soubin Shahir, among others in it.

3. Thug Life

Three years since announcing out of nowhere that the Nayakan duo Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan are reuniting, their second movie Thug Life will release on June 5, 2025. If Nayakan (1987) ended with the death of Bombay gangster Sakthivel "Velu" Naicker (Kamal Haasan), Thug Life brings back Kamal Haasan asRangaraaya Sakthivel Naicker with possible roots in Mumbai. Nassar who played Kamal Haasan's son-in-law in Nayakan is also part of Thug Life.

Thug Lifemarks another highly anticipated reunion between Kamal Haasan and AR Rahman, who like Mani Ratnam is rare to team with Haasan, and has worked on just two other movies, Indian (1996), and Thenali (2000), with the actor.

Not to mention, the Mani Ratnam-AR Rahman combination, a veteran duo known for revolutionizing Tamil film music with timeless albums, has once again worked together on Thug Life,after Ponniyin Selvan I & II.

Thug Life'sensemble is as big as starry as Mani Ratnam'sPonniyin Selvan movies, andSilambarasan TR, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Ashok Selvan, Joju George, Abhirami, Chetan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Chinni Jeyanth, Ali Fazal, Pankaj Tripati, Sanya Malhotra, Vadivukarasai, etc are part of the cast.

4. Good Bad Ugly

Actor Ajith Kumar's physical transformation for Good Bad Ugly is probably one of his best looks in recent years. While the nature of the film has only been hinted with the first look poster and behind-the-scenes stills, it is understood that certified Ajith-fan Adhik Ravichandran has shown his favourite actor cum lead star in his most fun avatar yet.

Good Bad Ugly is Adhik Ravichandran's first time directing Ajith, and so far the mix of his signature filmmaking, with Ajith, Trisha, music composer GV Prakash Kumar, gangs, and guns, sounds extremely exciting.

5. Retro

In the last 5 years, actor Suriya has had only two theatrical releases, both of which failed to create momentum for the actor's career. Retro, Suriya's 44th film is expected to change this, as the glimpse we've gotten of the movie looks extremely promising.

Not only has director Karthik Subbaraj treaded theJagame Thandhiram (2021), Mahaan (2022) type line in Retro, he has made Suriya go back to his vintage roots with the romantic angle. A highly anticipated comeback for sure, with Karthik Subbaraj regulars like Santhosh Narayanan (music),Shreyaas Krishna (cinematography), andShafique Mohamed Ali (edit).

6. SK 25 (Tentative Title)

Actor Sivakarthikeyan's 25th film marks his maiden collaboration with National award winning screenwriter, and director Sudha Kongara. Sivakarthikeyan shares screen space with actors Jayam Ravi, and Atharvaa for the first time in this period multi-starrer.

Sudha Kongara reunites with GV Prakash, marking the 100th film of the music composer. There is enough buzz surrounding this project (as opposed to Sivakarthikeyan's other films) mainly because it has been in the limelight since 2022.

Before taking from as SK 25, the movie wasoriginally planned as a biography based on true stories with Suriya in the lead. It even took form as Puranaanooru revealing a connection to the1965 anti-Hindi agitationof Tamil Nadu, andthe lead actor's character of arevolutionary college student,eventually reviving as SK 25.

7.Veera Dheera Sooran: Part 2

This uniquely titled film with no predecessor brings Vikram back to the commercial space, after the actor's string of period films. Chithha (2023) director SU Arun Kumar is also returning to his action space with Veera Dheera Sooran, after Sindhubaadh (2019), and Sethupathi (2016).

The treatment we see in Veera Dheera Sooran teaser is quite telling of the film that awaits, and it surely raises curiosity about the end product from this fresh combo.

8.Vidaamuyarchi

Ajith will have two releases in 2025, and Vidaamuyarchi is one of them. An adaptation of Hollywood road thriller Breakdown (1997), Vidaamuyarchi is all the rage because of the music from Anirudh Ravichander, some of which have released and gone viral.

The picturesque locations, high octane action, and Ajith, Trisha's onscreen reunion have all made Vidaamuyarchi the one to look out for in 2025. The film marks the debut collaboration of Ajith with director Magizh Thirumeni, whose forte thriller, is the same as Vidaamuyarchi's genre.

9. Vaa Vaathiyaar

Nalan Kumarasamy is an expert at directing uniquely comedy films, and actor Karthi is good at playing comedic lead roles. These two energies have united for the first time on Vaa Vaathiyaar, and the expectation surrounding this Nalan-Karthi synergy is definitely big.

For Vaa Vaathiyaar, Nalan Kumarasamy has stepped away from his usual cinematographer, and editor, but has not changed the music composer i.e. Santhosh Narayanan. Vaa Vaathiyaar teaser too promises fun entertainment in the waiting.

10. Suriya 45 (tentative title)

Another project of Suriya's that looks promising besides Retrothis year is Suriya 45. The multi-faceted RJ Balaji is solo directing for the first time, a script he co-wrote with filmmaker Rathna Kumar. Suriya 45 (tentative title) marks actor Suriya's second attempt with Dream Warrior Pictures after NGK (2019), a film that just about lived up to its promise.

Will second time be the charm is something to look forward to especially since Suriya 45 comes with a mix of millennial nostalgia (Suriya-Trisha), and gen z appeal (20 year old music composer Sai Abhyankkar, whose promising talent overshadows the nugget that he is son of millennial-favourite singing duo Tippu and Harini).

11.Sivakarthikeyan X AR Murugadoss Movie

Sivakarthikeyan's next afterAmaranis his upcoming film with director AR Murugadoss, which originally went on floors as his 23rd film i.e.SK 23, but is releasing as the actor's 24th. All eyes are on this movie especially since it is Sivakarthikeyan's immediate next after an acclaimed hit likeAmaran, and marks AR Murugadoss' big comeback after gap of 5 years (Amarandirector Rajkumar Periasamy is a former associate of AR Murugadoss, and was launched in the film industry by theThuppakifilmmaker).

SKXARM, as the film tentatively goes, also marks Sivakarthikeyan's reunion with hitmaker Anirudh Ravichander after 3 years, and 4 movies.

12. Kubera

Another Tamil film that Telugu star Nagarjuna will be appearing in this New Year isKuberawith actor Dhanush playing the lead.Kubera's ensemble comes with a mix of interesting performers likeJim Sarbh, Rashmika Mandanna, Dalip Tahil, Sunaina, among others.

The promotional content released ofKuberalooks interesting, and induces curiosity. The movie is directed by Telugu filmmaker Sekhar Kammula.

13. Idly Kadai

Director Dhanush is on a roll, and he is following up Raayan with two films in the director's chair this year, Nilavuku Enmel Ennadi Kobam (NEEK), and Idly Kadai starring himself. Not only is Dhanush reuniting with his National award winning Thiruchitrambalam co-star Nithya Menen, but he also brings an ensemble consisting of Shalini Pandey, Arun Vijay, Prakash Raj, Samuthirakani, Rajkiran, among others.

Just like NEEK, all songs of which have been quite the hits, Dhanush works with GV Prakash on Idly Kadai.

14. Vanangaan

Projects dropped by Suriya is a whole genre in Tamil cinema, and director Bala'sVanangaanstarring Arun Vijay in the lead is one of those films. Vanangaan has the lead actor play a character with auditory and speech impairment, and Bala is one director who always raises expectations, be it how long he has been away from filmmaking.

With GV Prakash at the music, and Sam CS at the score, Vanangaan is one of the earlier movies to look forward to in 2025. It releases for Pongal on January 10, 2025.

15.Indian 3

TheIndianfranchise may have failed to revive its original glory withIndian 2(2024), but the teaser ofIndian 3with Kamal Haasan and Kajal Aggarwal in period portions forces one to not write off the Shankar directorial as yet. Kamal Haasan returns to play vigilante Senapathy's fatherVeerasekaran Balram, who along with wifeDhakshayini (Kajal Aggarwal) was a freedom fighter during the British Raj in the 1890s.

Kamal Haasan will also be playing Senapathi inIndian 3, and how he wins back the trust of the country's youth is what is expected to unfold in the third movie.

Jailer 2 (2026)

If Rajinikanth reunites with part of teamJaileronCoolie, he also has a whole sequel of the runaway hitJailer,waiting to be made in 2025.Jailer 2brings back director Nelson Dilipkumar, music composer Anirudh Ravichander, the Sun Pictures production team, and most importantly Rajinikanth as"Tiger" Muthuvel Pandian.

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