7 Tamil Horror movies to watch on Amazon Prime Video: Found-footage film Murmur, Pechi, Aranmanai 4, and more

Tamil horror films enjoy a fan base for more than one reason. While many may agree this genre is not everyone’s cup of tea, these films offer sure-shot entertainment to fans. And not to forget the spine-chilling suspense and scary visuals that shake you to the core.

Well then, here’s a curated list of 7 Tamil horror films you can watch on Amazon Prime Video.

7 Tamil horror movies to watch on Amazon Prime Video

Murmur

• Cast: Devraj, Richie Kapoor, Yuvikha Rajendran, Aria Selvaraj, Suganya Shanmugham
• Director: Hemnath Narayanan
• Release date: March 7, 2025

Found-footage Tamil horror film Murmur tells the story of a group of paranormal investigators who venture inside a cursed forest to capture real-time footage. However, the next day, they are announced disappeared and police are left with found footage with disturbing paranormal things.

Pechi

• Cast: Gayathrie Shankar, Bala Saravanan, Preethi Nedumaran, Dev, Magheshwaran
• Director: Ramachandran B
• Release date: August 2, 2024

Pechi is about a group of five tourists and their guide who trek inside a haunted forest, disregarding all the warnings. What makes things worse is when they enter inside a restricted section of the forest, prohibited from entry.  

Psycho

• Cast: Udhayanidhi Stalin, Nithya Menen, Aditi Rao Hydari, Ram, Singampuli 
• Director: Mysskin
• Release date: January 24, 2020

Horror-psychological thriller Psycho talks about a radio jockey named Dagini who is kidnapped by a psychopathic killer. Her boyfriend Gautham attempts to rescue her after failing to save her due to her blindness. After a series of whirlwind events, Dagini starts developing sympathy for her kidnapper.

Aranmanai 4

• Cast: Tamannaah Bhatia, Raashii Khanna, Sundar C, Santhosh Prathap, Yogi Babu
• Director: Sundar C
• Release date: May 3, 2024

Aranmanai 4 focuses on the journey taken by a man to his village, after learning that his sister had died under mysterious circumstances. As he offers to look after her kids, the man triggers a series of spine-chilling supernatural events. 

Tantiram

• Cast: Srikanth Gurram, Priyanka Sharma, Avinash Yelandur, Srinivasa Murthy
• Director: Muthyala Meher Deepak
• Release date: October 13, 2023

Tantiram revolves around a man named Balachandran, who gets married to Alagini to get rid of his bad past. While he turns jovial with a new change in his life, he is caught in the web of jinn, who makes him face horrific consequences.

Nishabdham

• Cast: R Madhavan, Anushka Shetty, Michael Madsen, Shalini Pandey, Anjali
• Director: Hemant Madhukar
• Release date: October 2, 2020

Nishabdham opens to the death of a world-renowned Celio player, and his house is immediately deemed ‘haunted’ by people. While his demise is considered to be caused by supernatural powers, a team of investigators unmask the truth.

Karungaapiyam

• Cast: Kajal Aggarwal, Regina Cassandra, Janani, Raiza Wilson, Karunakaran
• Director: Deekay
• Release date: May 19, 2023

Karungaapiyam revolves around the story of a girl who decides to spend time inside a 100-year-old unkempt library. However, during her stay, she stumbles upon a forbidden novel, which brings up supernatural events at play in real-time.

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