Perhaps the most sadistic category involves movies named after numbers or geometry. Trying to act out a film like Vikram Vedha is manageable—you can mimic a detective or a gangster. But trying to act out a movie simply titled 23 or 36 Vayadhinile requires math. Nobody wants to do math at a party. The actor is forced to use their fingers and toes, looking less like a thespian and more like a confused accountant. Trying to act out "36" while your team guesses "47" and "100" is a special kind of humiliation reserved for those who dare to pick Tamil chits.

Then there are the titles that are essentially entire sentences. A classic like Naan Avanillai (I am not him) sounds simple, but requires a complex sequence of denial and identity politics to act out. You must point to yourself (I), then wave your hands violently in negation (No), and then point to an opponent (Him). In the heat of the moment, this often looks like the actor is accusing the opposing team of a crime rather than describing a movie title. The guessers, baffled by the frantic denials, shout out random phrases like "I hate you?" or "You stole my wallet?"—none of which resemble the film.

Here are some difficult Tamil movie names for Dhamsharas:

Here’s a feature of suitable for the word-guessing game Dumb Charades (often called Damsharas in informal Tamil). These names are challenging because of their length, unusual syllables, tongue twisters, or abstract titles.