17 min · Tamil · Horror · Comedy · Thriller
Two roommates start noticing strange things happening in their room. A sixteen-minute Tamil horror-comedy that keeps you guessing.
Tamil thriller short films
37 Tamil thriller short films in the cafe, running 7 to 44 minutes. Many are suspenseful or dark. Each is a complete standalone short film, chosen by the cafe and played through its original video provider.
44 min · Tamil · Thriller · Drama
Mithun Balaji's forty-four-minute Tamil psychological thriller. Settle in for a long, tense evening watch.
17 min · Tamil · Thriller
Vijay Ayyanar's Tamil suspense thriller with a social message. Its makers list best film, cinematography and music at the Trichy Short Film Festival 2017.
15 min · Tamil · Thriller · Drama
Try “The Gamble of Time” when you’re in the mood for a little suspense.
30 min · Tamil · Thriller
Vivek Das's Tamil crime thriller puts three suspects in front of the police and lets the truth come out piece by piece. Thirty subtitled minutes.
8 min · Tamil · Thriller · Drama
Veteran actor M S Bhaskar writes the story and stars in Jai Paramasivan's seven-minute Tamil drama about crime, punishment and the past that won't let go.
27 min · Tamil · Thriller · Science fiction
Haresh SelvaKumar's Tamil tech thriller: engineers build an astrology app that starts predicting their own deaths. Twenty-six minutes on fate, code and whether a forecast can be outrun.
39 min · Tamil · Thriller
How does a murder unfold when people are pushed beyond their limits? Try this Tamil crime thriller for a longer short-film mystery.
16 min · Tamil · Thriller
One call is enough to change Meghna's day—and much more. Try this Tamil thriller for a mystery that starts with a ringing phone.
28 min · Tamil · Thriller · Drama
Fear and anger pull a fragile bond in different directions. Try this for a Tamil drama about guilt and the possibility of emotional healing.
11 min · Tamil · Thriller
A suspense story asks who the unfamiliar people around us really are.
9 min · Tamil · Thriller
Thiagesh MJ's Tamil thriller with Shivam and Hari Priya: an ordinary night drive turns into nine minutes of fear. English subtitles.
37 min · Tamil · Thriller
The next victim may be running out of time. Try this for a Tamil crime thriller built around a race to stop a killer.
17 min · Tamil · Thriller · Drama
A wife finds a strange letter in her husband's shirt, written to make it look as though she is having an affair with a college friend. She sets out to prove her innocence, and it is up to her husband to believe her.
34 min · Tamil · Action · Thriller
Choose Classified for a thirty-three-minute Tamil action short from Hari Prazad, built around an enigmatic mission and the name Jananathan.
29 min · Tamil · Drama · Thriller
For a performance-led Tamil short, try Customer, featuring Pavithra Janani and an ensemble cast under writer-director D Vignesh Kumar.
19 min · Tamil · Thriller · Drama
Can someone find a way forward when the past will not leave them alone? Try this Tamil emotional thriller for Preethi's search for peace.
17 min · Tamil · Thriller · Drama
A family feud turns every decision into a move. Try this Tamil thriller for a story of competing interests and consequences.
34 min · Tamil · Thriller
Two people disappear and an investigation leads towards a dangerous experiment. Try Mathiyin Pulan for a Tamil crime thriller built around finding out what happened to them.
15 min · Tamil · Horror · Thriller
Vidhya, an IT professional, has been harassed for years by Varun, who has followed her from school to college to her workplace. When she learns her close friend Ramya plans to marry him, her frustration boils over and she seeks out a black-magic group to have him killed. A meeting with a mysterious man named Alex and their talk about her plan and occult belief leads to an unsettling climax.
26 min · Tamil · Thriller · Drama
Three encounters bring a reporter, friends and strangers into the same frame. Try this if you enjoy stories that make unexpected connections.
25 min · Tamil · Thriller
Five questions, and no room for a wrong answer. Try this Tamil thriller for a birthday turned into a desperate test.
10 min · Tamil · Comedy · Thriller
Try a brief Tamil short from Nalan Kumarasamy's early work. A pick for discovering a filmmaker before the features.
20 min · Tamil · Thriller · Drama
A crime anthology set over a single day in the lives of four policemen, two petty thieves and an innocent student, asking whether one would choose to live with guilt or die in peace.
23 min · Tamil · Thriller
Three friends take mysterious Chronicler Pills and get pulled into a story world that plays out like a living virtual life. Try this suspense thriller directed by US. Suriya.
17 min · Tamil · Horror · Thriller
Looking for a Tamil horror short? Try Panic Home, directed by Velayutham, with English subtitles declared by its makers.
28 min · Tamil · Horror · Thriller
Try a Tamil horror-thriller from Pozhilan and Black Ticket Company. A pick for viewers in the mood to discover an independent suspense short.
9 min · Tamil · Drama · Thriller
Set aside nine minutes for a Tamil short from Fully Scripted and Night Owl. A pick when you feel like discovering a new storytelling team.
21 min · Tamil · Thriller · Action
SHAAN's Tamil crime thriller, based on a real incident, was made to warn audiences about robberies happening close to home. Twenty minutes, with English subtitles.
21 min · Tamil · Thriller
Three viewpoints, one incident. Try Rudran for a Tamil crime story that invites you to look at the same events from different sides.
21 min · Tamil · Drama · Thriller
Based on Moti Nandi's Bengali short story 'News of a Murder'. English subtitles.
11 min · Tamil · Science fiction · Thriller
A Tamil sci-fi mystery from Finally: on her way to the airport, Monica walks into the deserted village of Surulpatti and finds herself trapped in a loop she can't escape.
22 min · Tamil · Thriller
How secure can an ordinary home feel when the neighbourhood does not? Try Thaazhpaal for a Tamil thriller centred on a young couple's uneasy surroundings.
30 min · Tamil · Thriller · Comedy
A robbery plan turns into a murder mystery. Try this Tamil thriller for a story of thieves, police and a death that changes the stakes.
37 min · Tamil · Thriller
Told in screenlife style, the film has a filmmaker recount the story of three friends who, after a murder takes place in one of their apartments, try to solve it together over a video call. As they piece together clues about who the killer is and why, long-buried secrets surface, and the friends find themselves racing against time to keep themselves safe.
28 min · Tamil · Thriller
Looking for a longer Tamil thriller short? Try Unfold from writer-director Santhosh Krishna, with Rudran Praveen and Shathiga among its cast.
22 min · Tamil · Thriller · Drama
Try a Tamil short directed by Arun Kumar from TheThunderPic and Media7. A pick for discovering an independent team's early work.
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