1. Oh My Kadavule
Director – Ashwath Marimuthu
Starring – Ashok Selvan, Ritika Singh
Starring Ashok Selvan, Ritika Singh and Vani Bhojan, Oh My Kadavule revolves around two childhood friends who decide to get married and how they cope up with their friendship and relationships. This is by far one of the best feel-good movies in recent times. Debutant Ashwanth Marimuthu has crafted this film with an ample amount of love, friendship, emotions, and comedy, making it a beautiful watch and #1 on the list of the Best Tamil Movies of 2020.
2. Ponmagal Vandhal
Director – J. J. Fredrick
Starring – Jyothika, R. Parthiban
Debutant director J. J. Fredrick’s Ponmagal Vandhal, starring Jyothika in the lead role, has an ensemble list of supporting casts from veteran actors like K. Bhagyaraj, R. Parthiban, Thiagarajan, to Pratap Pothen, and Pandiarajan. It is an emotionally overwhelming drama as J. J. Fredrick’s writing, and the visuals will leave a perennial impact on all of us. Showcasing child sexual abuse as the central premise, the movie is constructed on the strength of the emotional values it carries powerfully demonstrated through Jyothika’s astounding performance. It might seem to have less convincing courtroom scenes, but everything else rounded up beautifully in the climax.
3. Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal
Director – Desingh Periyasamy
Starring – Dulquer Salmaan, Ritu Varma
Next on the list of the Best Tamil Movies of 2020 – Kannum Kannum Kollaiadithal is Mollywood’s heartthrob Dulquer Salmaan’s 25th film as an actor. KKK stars Ritu Varma, Rakshan, and Niranjani in pivotal roles with the ace director Gautham Vasudev Menon in a crucial role. This film is an interesting romantic-thriller with enjoyable twists and turns to make it a decent watch. Barring few logics, I enjoyed the film thoroughly, and I’m especially overwhelmed with Gautham Vasudev Menon’s dashing screen presence.
4. Vaanam Kottattum
Director – Dhana Sekaran
Starring – Vikram Prabhu, Aishwarya Rajesh
When you have a simple, archetypal plot to work with for a film, how do you make it better? Dhana Sekaran’s Vaanam Kottattum (2020) is a guideline on how to elevate an age-old script. The film revolves around a family of four. A father serving time for a crime he committed, a mother who takes over the duties of a breadwinner in his absence and their two children.
Vaanam Kottattum showcases the struggles of a family as they overcome their personal trials and tribulations individually and together as a unit. It’s either a hit or a miss for the audience and that depends on whether the individual has the patience to sit through a slow linear narration that may not have high moments to offer but has its heart in the right place.
5. Psycho
Director – Mysskin
Starring – Udayanidhi Stalin, Aditi Rao Hydari
The lack of empathy is what sets a psychopath apart from a regular human being. In that same way, a normal person’s inner journey is developed through reacting to the changing developments that take place in our lives. However, a person suffering from psychopathy could never, as they demonstrate a lack of emotional processing and response deficiencies. Mysskin’s Psycho (2020) is an interesting response to this theory above.
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