Movies like Ayan
The best movies like Ayan (2009) are Velaiyilla Pattathari (2014), Pokkiri (2007) and Polladhavan (2007). If Ayan hooked you with its action and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedGhajini (2008)7.0/10 from 483 votes
- NewestHostile Takeover (2025)Released 2025
- In TamilVelaiyilla Pattathari (2014)Also in Tamil
Velaiyilla Pattathari (2014)
Raghuvaran, who is unemployed for years, gets his dream job but a powerful rival is keen to put him down. Can he take on his adversary?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPokkiri (2007)
Tamizh, a hardened criminal who does dirty jobs for money, falls in love with Shruthi, a charming girl, who hates his violent nature. His true purpose and identity are revealed after a turn of events.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPolladhavan (2007)
Prabhu is dejected when he learns that his bike has been stolen. He decides to find the people who stole the bike, but lands in trouble when he realises that his bike has been used to transport drugs.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Veeram (2014)
A straightforward man, who uses violence to settle disputes, decides to mend his ways for the sake of his lover, but when he learns that her family is in danger, he decides to save them at all cost.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisParuthiveeran (2007)
A village tough finally succumbs to the unconditional love of his angelic cousin, but his romance faces insurmountable challenges, including family opposition and his own delinquent personality.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & action
Singam (2010)
The story, set in the backdrop of Nallore, a small town in Thoothukudi District, revolves around Sub-Inspector Durai Singam, a brave and just policeman who serves in his hometown primarily to fulfill his father’s wish. Durai Singam settles every dispute in his town patiently with his words of wisdom and resorts to force only when the situation demands it. Kavya, a city girl who comes on vacation to Nallore, falls in love with Durai Singam. Erimalai, Durai Singam's bumbling colleague and friend, often accompanies him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI (2015)
A deformed hunchback kidnaps a bride and holds her hostage while his connection to her and his targets is revealed in a series of flashbacks that unfold as he starts seeking revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAjab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009)
When his love interest doesn't show up for a meeting, a man and his friends go to Goa in order to find her, where they discover she loves someone else.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKalyana Samayal Saadham (2013)
Raghu, a software engineer, faces several challenges in his arranged marriage as he suffers from erectile dysfunction and tries to find a solution to his problem.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Kaakha Kaakha (2003)
After a police team kills his brother, a drug-dealing gangster vows to kill the entire team and their respective families.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSivaji: The Boss (2007)
A wealthy engineer arrives in India with the mission of serving the nation and investing in the country's welfare but is met with strong opposition from corrupt officials and politicians. After being faced with insurmountable hardships, he decides to take drastic measures.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAnniyan (2005)
Unable to tolerate society's injustices and devastated by rejection from the woman he loves, a meek lawyer develops a split personality: one side a vengeful vigilante killer punishing evildoers, the other a dashing playboy capable of winning her heart. Complications arise when the three sides begin to collide.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDasavatharam (2008)
Bio-technologist Govind K Somaiyya sets about on a precarious journey to India to retrieve a vial containing a deadly virus and prevent it from reaching the wrong hands of an ex-CIA agent and deadly assassins.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAce (2025)
Kannan, with a past comes to Malaysia to turn over a new leaf. But when he realises that the girl he loves needs money to get out of a difficult situation, he commits a robbery that makes him the target of a fearsome gangster and the girl’s stepfather, an immoral cop.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989)
An honest police officer pays a heavy price after he gets involved with a group of criminals. Years later, his son goes on a vengeance spree but his twin is mistaken as the culprit.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Ghilli (2004)
Muthu Pandi, a village strongman, decides to marry Dhanalakshmi, and begins his quest by eliminating everyone who opposes their union - starting with both her brothers. In desperation, Dhanalakshmi decides to escape from the village, and in the process is unwittingly assisted by a university Kabaddi player Velu.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThuppakki (2012)
An army officer sets out to save the people of his country when he learns that an entire network of terrorists are operating in the city and are planning to carry out multiple terror attacks.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBoss Engira Baskaran (2010)
Bhaskaran is in love with a young and beautiful professor, Chandrika. In order to catch her attention and start a successful career, he along with his friend, Nallathambi, get up to various antics leading to hilarious consequences.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
Anjaan (2014)
A man travels to Mumbai in search of his estranged brother, a feared figure in the criminal underworld. As he follows the trail through gang rivalries and shifting alliances, he uncovers a complex web of loyalty, deception, and violence that blurs the line between justice and revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisArunachalam (1997)
Arunachalam, the son of a prominent village elder, discovers the truth about his past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006)
DCP Raghavan sets off on the trail of the killers of Rani, the daughter of a police officer. Following this, many more murders take place, leading him to New York to capture the maniac killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBairavaa (2017)
Bairava, A loan recovery officer finds a girl who wants to expose a local gangster and starts liking her. However, when he listens to her story, Bairava decides to help her in her endeavours.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisGhajini (2008)
A man suffering from anterograde amnesia as a result of a violent attack in the past sets out to avenge his girlfriend's death with the aid of photographs, notes and tattoos all over his body.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKhakee (2004)
DCP Anant and his team get tasked with escorting an alleged terrorist to Mumbai. However, a rogue ex-police officer makes their task difficult as he tries to stop them from reaching their destination.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAdanga Maru (2018)
A sincere cop, who's suspended from the department for locking horns with a few influential people in the society, starts taking revenge against those who finished off his dear ones.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020)
A rebellious teenage princess discovers she has superhuman abilities and joins a secret society of extraordinary second-born royals tasked with protecting the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGotcha! (1985)
A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSee Spot Run (2001)
A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible, mailman, neighbor, Gordon, when the babysitter bails on her. Meanwhile, an assassin mob boss hires 2 goons to kill Agent 11. But when 11 escapes from the van when they tried to kill him, he hides in Gordon's Mailtruck that James is in too. And guess what they name him. Spot.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHow to Rob a Bank (2007)
Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisHostile Takeover (2025)
Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Ayan?
The closest matches to Ayan are Velaiyilla Pattathari (2014), Pokkiri (2007) and Polladhavan (2007). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Ayan?
People who watched Ayan most often go on to Velaiyilla Pattathari (2014), Pokkiri (2007) and Polladhavan (2007).
What is the highest-rated movie like Ayan?
Ghajini (2008), rated 7.0/10 by 483 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Ayan?
Hostile Takeover (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Tamil movies like Ayan?
Yes: Velaiyilla Pattathari (2014), Pokkiri (2007) and Polladhavan (2007).
How are movies similar to Ayan chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Ayan, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.