2) Demonte Colony (2015):
Demonte Colony was directed by newcomer Ajay GnanaMuthu, and the lead roles were played by Arulnidhi, Ramesh Thilak, and Sananth. The story is about four friends who, after boozing, decided to do something thrilling, so they decided to explore the dilapidated mansion in the vicinity, called Demonte Colony. Only later do they realize they made a grave mistake by entering the mansion. Within a few days, they began to die one by one in bizarre incidents. The screenplay of the movie is gripping and goes with the flow, which makes it one of the best Tamil horror movies. It is to be noted that DeMonte Colony was a real haunted mansion in Chennai, famous among localities for strange incidents around the colony. As soon as this movie was released, DeMonte Colony became a tourist spot among teenagers. Due to this, the government demolished the mansion within two months after the movie came out. Watch the trailer below.
1) Maya (2015):
Maya (2015) was written and directed by Ashwin Saravanan again a newcomer. The lead role was played by none other than Nayanthara leading heroine in the Tamil industry. Big kudos to Nayanthara for accepting roles like this and to the director for coming up with a different script. director firmly believed in the story, and the way the story was executed on the big screen was remarkable. The story is about Nayanthara accepting the challenge of watching a horror film alone in a theatre to pay the debts, but as soon as she starts watching the film, her life changes because of the surreal experience that she never expected. This movie is one of the best Tamil horror movies story-wise. Like the movies mentioned above, this movie also ends with an unexpected twist. Watch the trailer below
P.S. You might be curious about the absence of movies like Amman, Kanchana, Muni, and Arundhathi from this list. The reason is simple: we deliberately excluded films with divine intervention or devotional songs from the compilation of our Best Tamil Horror Movies List. However, they may find a place in our upcoming Top Tamil Horror Movies List, where such elements are considered.
