Movies like Yevadu (2014)
The best movies like Yevadu (2014) are Athadu (2005), Kick (2009) and Goodachari (2018). If Yevadu hooked you with its action and thriller, 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 484 votes
- NewestDacoit (2026)Released 2026
- In TeluguAthadu (2005)Also in Telugu
Athadu (2005)
A hitman, Nandu, is hired to stage the assassination of a politician. However, when the politician is actually killed and Nandu is framed for the murder, he assumes a dead man's identity to evade the law.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKick (2009)
Kalyan is a kind of guy who prefers a life full of thrills than leading a regular life style. He seeks kick in whatever he does. He finds liking in Naina. They separate due to differences. Krishna is a young cop who is in lookout for a big ticket thief who happens to be Kalyan. Meanwhile, Naina agrees for an engagement with Krishna. The rest of the story is all about how Kalyan wins back his lady love and the real intent behind the robberies of Kalyan.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGoodachari (2018)
Gopi, is the son of an ex-RAW agent Raghuveer. Brought up by his uncle Sathya, he wants to be an agent just like his father and uncle. But Satya wants him to lead a normal life and not be killed like his father was. What happens in Gopi’s life that turns everything upside down?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSavyasachi (2018)
A twin brother of the protagonist is absorbed due to Vanishing Twin Syndrome and controls his left hand. When his life is threatened, the twin brother that never existed protects him like a shield.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Devadas (2018)
A sincere doctor Das works at a private clinic, where he meets the dreaded don Deva who arrives injured. After the treatment, Das and Deva form a deep friendship until Deva's mafia background and gruesome history causes a rift in their bond.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Karthikeya (2014)
Nikhil Siddharth and Swathi Reddy are back once again onscreen with Karthikeya. The mystery of the Subramanian Swamy temple which has remained closed for years is the crux of the movie. Local people in the village are curious why the temple has been locked up for years? The lead protagonists take the initiative to solve the mystery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Pokiri (2006)
Pandu is a contract killer and will accept any contract provided the amount is right. The police want him for questioning, while the underworld needs him to silence their opponents. No one really knows this assassin's background. It is only Pandu who knows his real identity, and he has no intention of sharing it with anyone.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like this1: Nenokkadine (2014)
A rock star must overcome his psychological inhibitions to seek revenge for his parents' death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOosaravelli (2011)
A youngster, who does anything for money, avenges on those who killed the family of Niharika.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Jai Lava Kusa (2017)
Jai, Lava and Kusa are triplets who get separated during their childhood because of small clashes. While Jai becomes an evil blooded criminal, the other two, Kusa and Lava end up as small-time crook and bank manager respectively. The twist in the tale arises when Jai kidnaps both the brothers and asks them to help him in his political growth. What is Jai’s agenda? Why did he kidnap his brothers? How can the innocent Lava and Kusa manage the criminal Jai?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDhruva (2016)
A committed police officer is on a very dangerous mission to destroy the most corrupt person in the country, Siddharth Abhimanyu.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKarthikeya 2 (2022)
Before the Kalyug begins, Lord Krishna hands over an anklet that holds the answer to all of world’s miseries. Years later a doctor finds himself in the thick of things when the pursuit for the anklet carries on. A doctor with a curious mind, Karthikeya, aka Karthik, believes in pursuing the truth. The quest leads Karthik to discover the power of the ancient Indian belief system and the essence of Krishna.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Brochevarevarura (2019)
Three underachieving students befriend Mitra from another class. They devise a plan to help her but it leads to various problems.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap (2011)
After a series of bomb blasts in Mumbai, ACP Karan Malhotra announces that he will bring in the culprits responsible within a very short period of time as well attempts to convince his college sweetheart, Tanya P. Nath, to marry him. He then sets about interrogating several suspects so much so that an underworld gangster, Kabir, is compelled to hire an assassin to do away with him. The potential killer, Viju, is an uptight older ex-convict as well as a former gangster, who now runs a pub in Paris, and is willing to kill Karan. As he sets about this gruesome task, he comes across an old flame, Kamini, as well as his estranged wife, Sita - and it is these encounters that may well be the turning point in this life that may convince him to leave the bombs and Bandooks behind and spend the rest of his life praying and watching the Bhakti Channel.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisJulayi (2012)
An intelligent young man and a timid cop team up to catch a criminal who wants revenge after a foiled bank robbery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKhaidi No. 150 (2017)
A convict who plans to escape the country unexpectedly switches his place with a good Samaritan who fights for the rights of poor farmers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Vikramarkudu (2006)
A thief's life changes after he discovers a little girl who claims he is her father, and what follows is violence after a gang hunting for his lookalike closes in on him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJalsa (2008)
Sanjay falls in love with Indu. Her father Rammohan Reddy doesnt approve of it and she is married to someone else. Later, Bhagyamathi falls for him and he goes to meet her father who turns out to be Rammohan Reddy. Somewhere in between Sanjay's life as a Naxal is depicted.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Yennai Arindhaal (2015)
Sathyadev, who is on a career break, is forced to put on his cop shoes ones again to save Thenmozhi, a young woman who is the target of a criminal organ harvesting group, led by a ghost from his past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVedam (2010)
Five people from varied strata of society – a slum dweller who works as a cable operator, a runaway prostitute, a desperate woman drowning in debt, a rising musician, and a grief-stricken Muslim man – end up together in the same hospital, at a time when it is attacked by terrorists.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBilla (2007)
The intertwined stories of an international Don in Malaysia, David Billa, chased by the cops, an Indian police officer, a woman who wants to avenge the death of her brother, and a lowly thief, Velu who shares with Billa, an unusual connection.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKshanam (2016)
When his ex Shwetha asks him for help finding her kidnapped daughter, Rishi returns to India and discovers a web of lies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Magadheera (2009)
A street-bike racer chances upon a woman and is struck by visions of a past life where they were both star-crossed lovers in a war-ridden kingdom 400 years ago, while the reincarnation of his romantic rival emerges with murderous intent.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSarrainodu (2016)
Ghana, a jobless young man who left military to bring justice to the society, whiling away timing beating up goons. Life takes a turn when he brushes the shady Vairam Dhanush the wrong way.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIddarammayilatho (2013)
A young woman becomes embroiled in a financial and political conspiracy while studying in Spain, as she meets a young musician with a somewhat dark past unfolded through the pages of his lover's diary.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Dacoit (2026)
Betrayed by his better half, a man is convicted for a crime he didn't commit. Once free, he hunts her down in pursuit of vengeance, as their stories intertwine with a series of robberies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Malone (1987)
Erstwhile C.I.A. assassin Richard Malone hopes for a tranquil retirement in the placid Pacific Northwest, but what he gets is a rumble with a right-wing extremist plotting a secret revolution.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSavaged (2014)
After thugs brutalize a deaf-mute woman, the spirit of an Apache warrior takes over her lifeless body and sets out on a bloodthirsty quest for revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStretch (2014)
A hard-luck limo driver struggling to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie takes on a job with a crazed passenger whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Yevadu?
The closest matches to Yevadu are Athadu (2005), Kick (2009) and Goodachari (2018). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Yevadu?
People who watched Yevadu most often go on to Athadu (2005), Kick (2009) and Goodachari (2018).
What is the highest-rated movie like Yevadu?
Ghajini (2008), rated 7.0/10 by 484 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Yevadu?
Dacoit (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Telugu movies like Yevadu?
Yes: Athadu (2005), Kick (2009) and Goodachari (2018).
How are movies similar to Yevadu chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Yevadu, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.