The Best Movies From Tamil Actor Arya

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Over 500 movie fans have come together to vote on this list of the best Arya movies. Known for his effortless acting and charm, Arya has made his mark in the industry with memorable performances that have earned him a dedicated fan base. From romantic comedies to action-packed thrillers, Arya has showcased his versatility as an actor time and again.

This list comprises some of the most iconic movies starring Arya, ranging from blockbuster hits to indie gems. Each movie on this list showcases a different side of the talented actor- be it as a fierce warrior or a hopeless romantic. With so many amazing films under his belt, it's no wonder why he is considered one of the top actors in Indian cinema today.

What makes these movies stand out is not just Arya's brilliant performances but also their unique storylines that leave viewers captivated till the very end. Audiences are taken on an emotional rollercoaster ride through each film - laughing, crying, and cheering for their favorite characters.

So without further ado, let's dive into this ranked list of Arya's best movies. And don't forget to vote up your favorites so we can see which ones reign supreme among fans.

  • Boss Engira Bhaskaran
    1
    Nayantara, Arya, N. Santhanam
    139 votes
    Boss Engira Bhaskaran is a 2010 Tamil romantic comedy film written and directed by M. Rajesh who earlier directed Siva Manasula Sakthi. Starring Arya, Nayantara and Santhanam in lead roles, the film is produced by K. S. Sreenivasan and features music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography handled by Sakthi Saravanan. The film revolves around a young happy-go-lucky man, Bhaskaran, who is unemployed and lives an easygoing life, neglecting his career and future. When he meets a young girl, Chandrika, in whom he falls in love, he is bound to change his lifestyle, in order to marry her eventually. The film released on 10 September 2010 to highly positive reviews and also became commercially successful. The tagline Nanbenda turned viral after release. The film was eventually dubbed into Telugu as Nene Ambani which released on 17 December 2010. The Telugu film’s audio was released on September 7, 2010 at Prasads Labs in Hyderabad.
    • Released: 2010
    • Directed by: M. Rajesh
  • Madrasapattinam
    2
    Amy Jackson, Arya, Nassar
    118 votes
    Madrasapattinam is a 2010 Indian Tamil period drama film, written and directed by A. L. Vijay. The film stars Arya and Amy Jackson, while Nassar, Cochin Hanifa and Alexx O'Nell play other prominent roles. The film released on July 9, 2010. It was later dubbed into Telugu and released in Andhra Pradesh as 1947: A Love Story.
    • Released: 2010
    • Directed by: A. L. Vijay
  • Vettai
    3

    Vettai

    Arya, Madhavan, Sameera Reddy
    87 votes
    A man (Arya) must help his cowardly brother (Madhavan) find courage after the latter becomes a police constable.
    • Released: 2012
    • Directed by: N. Lingusamy
  • Ullam Ketkumae
    4
    Asin, Arya, Raju Sundaram
    51 votes
    Ullam Ketkumae is a 2005 Tamil romance film directed and co-written by Jeeva, with dialogues by Sujatha. The film features Arya, Shaam, Asin, Pooja and Laila in the lead roles as five college students. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Harris Jayaraj, while Vairamuthu penned the lyrics for the songs. The story tells the reunion of five friends who were together at college and exploring their relationships during the years. The film released after several delays in 2005 and went on to win critical and commercial success.
    • Released: 2005
    • Directed by: Jeeva
  • Arinthum Ariyamalum
    5
    Prakash Raj, Arya, Adithya
    72 votes
    Arinthum Ariyamalum is a 2005 Indian Tamil drama film written and directed by Vishnuvardhan that stars Prakash Raj along with newcomers Arya, Navdeep and Samiksha in lead and Adithya Menon and Krishna in supporting roles. The film's music is composed by top director, Yuvan Shankar Raja. 'Punnagai Poo' Gheeta, a popular RJ at the Malaysian radio station THR.fm Raaga, produced the film, becoming the first female Tamil film producer and first person outside of India to produce an Indian film. The film released on 20 May 2005 and became a blockbuster completing 175-day run at the box office. Upon release, the film was dubbed into Telugu and released as Kalisunte.The film eventually went on to receive Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South for Arya
    • Released: 2005
    • Directed by: Vishnuvardhan
  • Pattiyal
    6

    Pattiyal

    Arya, Cochin Haneefa, Padmapriya Janakiraman
    47 votes
    Pattiyal is a 2006 Indian Tamil gangster film directed by Vishnuvardhan. The film tackles the issue of dons. It stars Arya, Bharath, Pooja Umashankar, Padmapriya Janakiraman, Cochin Haneefa and Santhana Bharathi in pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. This film, based on the 1999 Thai film Bangkok Dangerous, was released on 17 March 2006, becoming highly successful at the box office, while being critically acclaimed as well.
    • Released: 2006
    • Directed by: Vishnuvardhan
  • Naan Kadavul
    7

    Naan Kadavul

    Arya, Bhavana Menon, Pooja Umashankar
    79 votes
    Naan Kadavul is a 2009 Indian Tamil drama film co-written and directed by Bala. Based on the Tamil novel Yezhaam Ulagam by Jeyamohan—who also penned the dialogues for the film—the film features Arya and Pooja in the lead roles. The film revolves around Rudran, who in his childhood was left in Varanasi by his parents only to become an aghori. Years later he is brought back to Tamil Nadu, his homeland where he encounters a new world of physically and mentally challenged beggars. Rudran happens to meet Amsavalli, a blind girl being controlled by Thandavan, a local thug and his henchmen. In the end, Rudran kills Thandavan and joins his mentor in Varanasi. The film produced by K. S. Sreenivasan and jointly distributed by Vasan Visual Ventures and Pyramid Saimira, had background score and soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Arthur A. Wilson handled the cinematography while Suresh Urs looks after the editing. The film had been in making for over three years, finally released on 6 February 2009.
    • Released: 2009
    • Directed by: Bala
  • Siva Manasula Sakthi
    8
    Arya, Urvashi, N. Santhanam
    45 votes
    Siva Manasula Sakthi is a 2009 Indian Tamil romantic comedy film written and directed by debutante Rajesh. It stars Jiiva and newcomer Anuya Bhagvath, a student of Pune Film Institute, in the lead roles, with Santhanam, Urvashi and Sathyan appearing in supporting and Arya appearing in a cameo role. Released on 13 February 2009, becoming a commercially successful venture at the box office. The film met with mixed reviews upon release. The film was later remade in Telugu as Shiva Manasulo Shruti with Mahesh Babu's brother-in-law Sudheer Babu and Regina Cassandra and released in February 2012.
    • Released: 2009
    • Directed by: M. Rajesh
  • Avan Ivan
    9

    Avan Ivan

    Arya, Vishal Krishna, Suriya
    60 votes
    Avan Ivan is a 2011 Tamil comedy-drama film written and directed by Bala, who with this project directs his fifth feature film. The film stars Arya, Vishal Krishna, Janani Iyer and Madhu Shalini in the lead roles. The film, produced by Kalpathi S. Agoram's AGS Entertainment, features music by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by Arthur A. Wilson and editing by Suresh Urs. Set in the backdrops of Theni, Avan Ivan illustrates the relationship between two boisterously playful half-brothers. The film, which was dubbed in Telugu as Vaadu Veedu, released worldwide on 17 June 2011, to mixed critical response. According to Eros International, it was successful at the box office.
    • Released: 2011
    • Directed by: Bala
  • Sarvam
    10
    Trisha, Arya, Indrajith Sukumaran
    69 votes
    Sarvam is a 2009 Indian Tamil romantic thriller written and directed by Vishnuvardhan. Starring Arya and Trisha Krishnan in the lead roles while J. D. Chakravarthy, Prathap Pothan, and Indrajith in other prominent supporting roles, the film, which had been under production since end-2006, is produced and distributed by K. Karunamoorthy and C. Arunpandian under the banner of Ayngaran International, filmed by Nirav Shah and edited by Sreekar Prasad, whilst, the film score was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, who composed the soundtrack as well, which was released on 14 February 2009, coinciding with Valentine's Day. The film revolves around five individual characters and the events in their life, that, on the one hand, changes everything in their respective lives, which the film's title refers to, and, on the other hand, also brings together these people. It is an anthology film, that contains two parallel moving stories, which are connected by a freak accident in Chennai.
    • Released: 2009
    • Directed by: Vishnuvardhan
  • Arrambam
    11

    Arrambam

    Nayantara, Ajith Kumar, Arya
    46 votes
    Arrambam is a 2013 Indian Tamil thriller drama film directed by Vishnuvardhan. Produced by A. Raghuram and co-written by Subha, the film features Ajith Kumar, Arya, Nayantara and Taapsee Pannu in lead roles. While the score and soundtrack of the film were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the cinematography was handled by Om Prakash and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad. Following pre-production works for six months and the official announcement of the project in May 2012, filming commenced in June 2012 and was held for the next 15 months. The majority of filming took place in Mumbai, where the story unfolds, while other shooting locations include Chennai, Bangalore, Dubai, Hyderabad, Mahabaleshwar, Jaisalmer, Leh and Ladakhs. The film was not titled until it entered post-production and was mostly referred to as Thala 53 or Valai, a supposed working title. The film was released on October 31, 2013 and emerged a box-office success.
    • Released: 2013
    • Directed by: Vishnuvardhan
  • Kalabha Kadhalan
    12

    Kalabha Kadhalan

    Arya, Ilavarasu, Akshaya
    61 votes
    Kalabha Kadhalan is a 2006 Tamil romantic thriller directed by debutant Igore, starring Arya and Renuka Menon. This film was a low-budget production and the soundtrack was composed by Niru. Akshaya also appeared in this family based psycho thriller. It enjoyed relatively quiet success. It shared a similar storyline to a great thriller S.J. Suryah’s Vaali and another 2006 film called Uyir. The film’s censors demanded it an "Adults Only" rating. A sister in law falls in love with her brother in law Akhilan. But he refuses her because he adores his wife and he never would cheat on her. He hides all facts to his wife in order to protect her. Finally the sister in law commits suicide after a tragedy that becomes the climax of the film.
    • Released: 2006
    • Directed by: Igore
  • Oram Po
    13

    Oram Po

    Arya, Pooja Umashankar, Thambi Ramaiah
    44 votes
    Oram Po, previously titled Auto, is a Tamil comedy film starring Arya and Pooja. The film, directed by the debutant husband-wife duo, Pushkar-Gayatri, was produced by V. Palanivel and A.C. Anandan for A.P. Film Garden. G. V. Prakash Kumar was the music director. The film, revolving around auto rickshaw racing, was released after almost a year of production. Later in 2011 was dubbed in Telugu as Nenu Autovani.
    • Released: 2007
    • Directed by: Gayatri, Pushkar
  • Kadhal 2 Kalyanam
    14

    Kadhal 2 Kalyanam

    Ramya, Devadarshini, T. S. B. K. Moulee
    32 votes
    Kadhal 2 Kalyanam is an upcoming Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by newcomer Milind Rau that stars debutante Sathya, brother of Tamil actor Arya, and Divya Spandana in the lead roles, whilst, Jayashree, Nagendra Prasad, Kasthuri and Anuja Iyer play pivotal roles. Noted film critic Baradwaj Rangan had written the dialogues, while Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the film's score and soundtrack. Pre-production works began by mid-2008, while the filming continued for over one year, being completed by July 2010 only. The film was jointly produced by Mirchi Movies and East Coast Entertainment, who are now not in the film-making business. Hence the movie remains unreleased.
    • Released: 2013
    • Directed by: U. Milind Rau
  • Chikku Bukku
    15

    Chikku Bukku

    Shriya Saran, Arya, V. Ravichandran
    49 votes
    Chikku Bhukku is a 2010 Tamil romance film written and directed by Manikandan, starring Arya, Shriya Saran and debutante Preetika in the lead roles, with Santhanam and Anoop Kumar in supporting roles. The film was released on 3 December 2010 to mainly positive reviews.
    • Released: 2010
    • Directed by: V. Manikandan
  • Oru Kalluriyin Kathai
    16
    Arya, N. Santhanam, Sonia Agarwal
    45 votes
    Oru Kalluriyin Kathai is a 2005 Indian Tamil romantic drama film written and directed by newcomer Nandha Periyasamy. It stars Arya and Sonia Agarwal in lead roles, whilst Santhanam, Mouli, Charlie, Charuhasan, Raja and Nizhalgal Ravi play significant roles. The film released in late 2005 and was deemed a success upon release. The film was later dubbed into Telugu and released as College Days in 2008.
    • Released: 2005
    • Directed by: Nandha Periyasamy
  • Varudu
    17
    Allu Arjun, Arya, Brahmanandam
    30 votes
    Varudu is a 2010 Telugu Action film directed by Gunasekhar. This film stars Arya, Allu Arjun, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Ashish Vidyarthi, Sayaji Shinde and Brahmanandam. D.V.V. Danayya is the producer of the film. The film was dubbed into Malayalam as "Varan" and into Hindi as "Ek aur Rakshak". The film received mixed to positive reviews from most critics and was declared a Below Average grosser at the Box Office.
    • Released: 2010
    • Directed by: Gunasekhar
  • Settai
    18

    Settai

    Hansika Motwani, Arya, Nassar
    62 votes
    Settai is a 2013 Indian Tamil comedy film directed by R. Kannan. A remake of the 2011 Hindi film, Delhi Belly, it stars Arya, Anjali, Santhanam, Premji Amaren and Hansika Motwani. The film, which began filming in Chennai on 7 May 2012, released for April 2013. The film was dubbed in Telugu as crazy. The audio was launched on 30 January. The film released on 5 April 2013 and earned mixed reviews from critics.
    • Released: 2013
    • Directed by: R. Kannan
  • Urumi: The Warriors Who Wanted to Kill Vasco Da Gama
    19
    Genelia D'Souza, Vidya Balan, Prithviraj Sukumaran
    29 votes
    Urumi is a 2011 epic Indian historical drama film directed and co - produced by Santosh Sivan and written by Shankar Ramakrishnan. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Prabhu Deva, Genelia D'Souza, Amol Gupte, Jagathy Sreekumar, Nithya Menon, and Alexx O'Nell in the lead roles while featuring Tabu, Arya and Vidya Balan in extended cameos. The soundtrack features songs by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri and Rafeeq Ahammed, as well as composer Deepak Dev. The film is set in the early 16th century, when the Portuguese sailors dominated the Indian ocean. The story follows Kelu - determined to avenge death his father at the hands of the Portuguese - and his cohorts such as Vavvali of Nagapattinam, princess Ayesha of Arackel and princess Bala of Chirakkal. The plot intervenes with the royal intrigues of the Chirakkal Royal House - where Kelu serves as the commander - in - chief - and the assassination of puppet ruler Bhanu Vikraman. Historical figures such as Estêvão da Gama, Vasco da Gama and Chenichery Kurup play pivotal roles in the film.
    • Released: 2011
    • Directed by: Santosh Sivan
  • Irandam Ulagam
    20

    Irandam Ulagam

    Anushka Shetty, Arya
    58 votes
    Irandaam Ulagam is an Indian Tamil fantasy / planetary romance film written and directed by Selvaraghavan. Starring Arya and Anushka Shetty, the film features soundtrack composed by Harris Jayaraj, background score by Anirudh Ravichander and cinematography handled by Ramji. The film was dubbed in Telugu. After several months of production, the film was released worldwide on 22 November 2013. Opening to mixed reviews, the film was declared a box office bomb with a loss of 300 million.
    • Released: 2013
    • Directed by: Selvaraghavan
  • Kadavul Paathi Mirugam Paathi
    21

    Kadavul Paathi Mirugam Paathi

    Pooja Umashankar, Sethu, Raj Zacharias
    24 votes
    Kadavul Paathi Mirugam Paathi is an Tamil-language action-thriller film directed by Raaj Menon and Suresh. The film produced by Raj Zacharias, also features him in the lead role while Sethu, Abhishek Vinod and Swetha Vijay form the leading cast. Although originally planned with a different ensemble cast in 2011, the project finally materialised in mid 2013 and released on 20 March 2015 to negative reviews. The original score and soundtrack of the movie were composed by Rahul Raj.
    • Released: 2015
    • Directed by: Raj Zacharias, Suresh Kumar
  • Mumbai Police
    22

    Mumbai Police

    Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya, Shweta Menon
    23 votes
    Mumbai Police is a 2013 Indian Malayalam Crime thriller film written by Bobby-Sanjay and directed by Rosshan Andrrews. It features Prithviraj, Jayasurya and Rahman in the lead roles. Supporting roles are played by Kunjan, Aparna Nair and debutant Hima Davis. The film is produced by Nisad Haneefa and co-produced by Nivas Haneef and Niyas Haneefa. The background score was composed by Gopi Sunder and the cinematography was handled by G. Diwakaran. The Khaleej Times identified Mumbai Police as one of the "remarkable box-office success[es]" of 2013.
    • Released: 2013
    • Directed by: Rosshan Andrrews
  • Maya Kannadi
    23

    Maya Kannadi

    Arya, Navya Nair, R. Sarathkumar
    25 votes
    Maya Kannadi is a Tamil drama film directed by Cheran. It's his ninth directorial venture. He also plays the lead role with Navya Nair. Subbu Panchu, son of veteran producer Panchu Arunachalam is the producer. Ilayaraaja scores the music and Sarath Kumar, Arya and Malavika make cameo appearances in the film.
    • Released: 2007
    • Directed by: Cheran
  • Be-Lagaam
    24

    Be-Lagaam

    Arya, Dinesh Hingoo, Aryan Vaid
    23 votes
    Be-Lagaam is a 2002 film, directed by Ram Lakhan, and starring Pramod Moutho, Tanveer Zaidi and Rajeev Verma. The film was written by Ayub M. Khan and Kalim Rahi.
    • Released: 2002
    • Directed by: Ram Lakhan