30 Tamil language thriller television series

7aam Uyir is a 2015 Tamil-language Thriller soap opera starring Lakshmi, Suzane, Sowpna, Azhagar and Sarath. It aired Monday through Friday on Vendhar TV from 1 June 2015 to 31 March 2016 at 7:00PM and 9:00PM (IST) for 210 episodes. It was directed by Azhagar.

Aaram Arivu is a Tamil-language soap opera that aired on MediaCorp Vasantham from 27 June 2016 to 28 August 2016 at 10:30PM SST for 32 episodes. The show starred Shafinah Banu, Karthik Moorthy, Janani Devi, Dhurrgah Mathivanan and among others.

Arangetram is a 2014 Indian-Tamil-language soap opera starring Sivaranjani, Sham, AC.Murali and Vijay Pirasanth. That aired on Puthuyugam TV from 26 May 2014 to 10 October 2014 on Monday through Friday at 08:00PM IST for 91 episodes.

Arundathi is a 2016-2017 Tamil-language mystery soap opera that aired on Raj TV from 10 October 2016 to 6 January 2017 at 8:00PM IST for 75 episodes. The show starred Reshmi, Senthinathan, Adhithiya, Udhay, Sekar, S. Priya, Shri and among others.

Bhavani is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller soap opera that aired on Kalaignar TV from 9 February 2009 Monday to Thursday at 20:00 (IST) and Ended with 116 Episodes. The show stars Bhavana, Neelima Rani, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Vadivukkarasi, Bharathy, Kavya, and Revathy Priya and directed by Rasool.

Chandralekha is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language soap opera that airs on Sun TV. The show premiered on 6 October 2014. The show stars Shwetha, Nagasri, Munna and Sandhya Jagarlamudi. It is currently directed by A.P. Rajendran. This is the 4th longest running Tamil soap opera after Valli and Vani Rani.

Devathayai Kanden is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera starring Ishwar, Krithika Laddu, Mahalakshmi. It started airing on Zee Tamil on 9 October 2017. The plot of the series is taken from a Telugu television series called Rama Seetha which aired on Zee Telugu from 2014 to 2017.

Ennuyire is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired Monday through Thursday on MediaCorp Vasantham from 7 December 2015 to 30 March 2016 at 10:00PM SST for 62 episodes.

Ganga is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language supernatural soap opera, season-1 starring Mounica, Pradeep, Piyali, Anuradha and Yuvarani. The story is partially based on Indra Soundar Rajan's novel and remake of the Telugu language television series Saptha Mathrika which aired on Gemini TV from 2016–2017. It replaced Pasamalar and it broadcast on Sun TV on Monday to Saturday from 2 January 2017 to 7 July 2018 for 464 episodes.

Gokulathil Seethai is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language soap opera starring Sanghavi, Babloo Prithiveeraj, Delhi Kumar and Sulakshana. It replaced Attam Pattam and it broadcast on Kalaignar TV from on 22 September 2008 to 23 October 2009. This is the series through which Sanghavi made her debut into the television.

Kaalabairavan is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired Monday through Friday on Jaya TV from 9 December 2013 to 25 August 2014 6:30PM IST for 177 episodes. The show starred Sanghavi, Ragavan and Roopa Sree among others. It was writer and director by Rajiv Priyan.

Kakka Kakka is an Indian soap opera starring Deepa, Jeeva Ravi, Suzane George, Kamal and SVS Kumar. It aired Monday to Friday at 6:30PM IST on Raj TV from 7 September 2016 to 10 January 2017 for 127 episodes. The title song of the serial is sung by the famous Playback Singer and Carnatic Music senior Vocalist Dr. Nithyasree Mahadevan. It had been receiving the highest ratings of Tamil serials and received high praising from viewers.

Kalasam is a soap opera that aired Monday through Friday on Sun TV from 14 July 2008 to 26 June 2009 totalling 234 episodes.

Kalyanam transl. Wedding}}) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language soap opera that was aired on Sun TV. The show premiered on 2 March 2009 to 7 August 2009 at 7:30PM IST for 110 episodes. The show stars Meena, Yuvarani, Saakshi Siva, Delhi Kumar and Shanthi Williams.

Kanchana is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language thriller soap opera that aired Monday through Friday on Vijay TV from 23 July 2012 to 14 September 2012 at 8:00PM IST and 17 September 2012 to 9 November 2012 at 7:00PM IST for 70 Episodes. The show starred Pooja Ramachandran, Kuyili and among others. It was director by Azhagar.

Keladi Kanmani is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language soap opera starring Arnav, Dhivya Sridhar, Krithika Krishnan, Sai Priyanka ruth, Preethi Kumar, Sadhana, Shanthi Williams, Azhagu, and Shyamili Nair. It aired on Sun TV from 6 April 2015 to 7 October 2017 for 767 episodes. The series was produced by Cine Times Entertainment and Season 1 story directed by O. N. Rathnam. Later season 2 was directed by P.selvam.

Manithanum Marmangalum is an Indian Tamil-language TV series about supernatural phenomena, including ghosts, strange places and incidents, and aliens, with a scientific commentary.

Mannan Magal is an Indian Tamil-language thriller soap opera aired on Jaya TV. The show premiered on 17 February 2014 and aired Monday through Friday at 8:30 pm IST. A new show named Akka replaced this show at 8:30PM and pushed this serial to 9:30PM IST instead since 15 September 2014. The Show stars by Madhumitha, Chitra, Sarath Babu and Yuvarani. The show was abruptly ended on 17 October 2014 and with 171 episodes.

Marmadesam was a 1996-2001 Tamil mystery anthology television series telecasted between 1996 and 1998 on Sun TV and then on Raj TV between 1998 and 2001 lasting 5 seasons. It has been re-telecasted on Vasanth TV since 3 August 2015, Monday through Friday at 7:30 PM and also in Sun TV from 27 July 2020, Monday through Friday at 10:30 PM.

Mudivalla Arambam is a 2014-2014 soap opera that aired on Vendhar TV and aired Monday through Friday at 8:00PM IST. For the first time in Tamil television history, an innovative attempt in fiction brings to you stories that are set in motion from the climax of popular movies. The Show Directed by Navin Khirushna and K. Rangaraj.

Neeli is a 2016–2017 Indian-Tamil-language supernatural soap opera starring Chavi, Naveen, Niranjani and Kavitha that aired on Vijay TV. The show is launched on 19 December 2016 and ended with 260 Episodes. The show is an adaptation of the Suvarna TV serial Neeli. It also airs in Sri Lanka Tamil Channel on Shakthi TV from 8 May 2017.

Ninaika Therintha Manamae is a 2017-2018 Indian Tamil-language drama starring Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan, Aishwarya Pisse and Uma Riyaz Khan. The series premiered on 25 December 2017 on Vijay TV. The show ended after 90 episodes on 27 April 2018.

Run is a 2019-2020 Tamil-language thriller drama series directed by K. Rajeev Prasad on Sun TV. It stars Krishna, Sharanya Turdi Sundaraj and Chaya Singh. It premiered on 5 August 2019 and ended on 31 March 2020 for 197 episodes.

Sakthi is a Tamil soap opera on Sun TV. The show premiered on 2 June 2014. It is an adaptation of the Hindi serial Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava?. The show stars Arnav and Manesha Chatarji.

Salanam is a 2003-2003 Indian-Tamil soap opera starring Ashok, Shalini, Keerthana, Murali and Ajay Kapoor. It aired on 5 May 2003 and 17 October 2003. The series was produced by UTV and directed by Kavitha Bharathy. It is inspired by the 1995 movie Aasai. It had been receiving the highest ratings of Tamil serials.

Sivasakthi is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language soap opera starring Shamitha, Renuka, Sabitha Anand, Viswanath, Shreekumar, Sanjeev, Saakshi Siva, Poovilangu Mohan. It replaced Lakshmi and it broadcast on Sun TV on Monday to Friday from 16 June 2008 to 18 December 2009 at 22:00 (IST) for 385 Episodes. It was produced by Home Media Sujatha Vijakumar, director by Balaji Yadav. Shamitha, who play the lead role, is making her Tamil-language debut with the series. Co-actors Shreekumar and Shamitha were revealed to be married.

Then Nilavu is an Indian-Tamil soap opera that was aired on Sun TV. The show premiered on 26 August 2013 and aired during weekdays. The show starred Thirumurugan, Sarvan Rajesh, Delhi Ganesh, Neema and Siva Ranjani.

Yaar? is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language supernatural horror film, directed by Sakthi-Kannan and produced by S. Thanu, P. Suri and G. Sekaran. The latter scripted the film and portrayed a negative role. The film stars Arjun, Nalini, Jaishankar and J. V. Somayajulu in lead roles while Rajinikanth acted in a cameo appearance. The film had musical score by V. S. Narasimhan. The film is inspired from the Hollywood film The Omen.

Yaaradi Nee Mohini is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera starring Shreekumar, Nachathira, Chaitra Reddy, Fathima Babu and Yamuna Chinnadurai. It started airing from 24 April 2017 on Zee Tamil and now also on Zee5, even before TV telecast. It is claimed to be the second-highest budgeted series in South Indian television.