Movies like Visaranai (2016)
The best movies like Visaranai (2016) are Kahaani (2012), Article 15 (2019) and Ratsasan (2018). If Visaranai hooked you with its thriller and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedDrishyam (2013)7.6/10 from 241 votes
- NewestKuberaa (2025)Released 2025
- In TamilRatsasan (2018)Also in Tamil
Kahaani (2012)
Pregnant and alone in the city of Kolkata, a woman begins a relentless search for her missing husband, only to find that nothing is what it seems.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisArticle 15 (2019)
A young IPS officer’s new posting in rural India has him confronting caste disparities and uncomfortable truths in the face of a gruesome crime. When three girls go missing in the fictional village of Lalgaon, two of them are found dead and there is no trace of the third one. Where is she and who is responsible for this heinous act?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRatsasan (2018)
A serial killer is murdering school girls, and a newbie cop has to track him down before the victim count increases.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDrishyam (2013)
Georgekutty lives a happy life with his wife and daughters. Things take a turn when his daughter gets indecently filmed using a hidden camera, by the son of a police inspector.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJai Bhim (2021)
A pregnant woman from a primitive tribal community, searches desperately for her husband, who is missing from police custody. So as to find her husband and seek justice for them, as their voice, a High Court advocate rises in support. Will their battle for justice succeed?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVada Chennai (2018)
Anbu, a young carrom player in North Chennai becomes inadvertently involved in an ongoing conflict between two local gangsters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDrishyam 2 (2021)
Seven years after the events of the first film, the family lives with the trauma from that fateful night. A gripping tale of an investigation and a family threatened by it. Will Georgekutty be able to protect his family this time?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisViduthalai: Part I (2023)
Kumaresan, a police constable, gets recruited for an operation implanted to capture Perumal Vaathiyar, who leads a separatist group dedicated to fighting against the authorities for committing atrocities against innocent village women in the name of police interrogations.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisVellai Pookal (2019)
A retired cop goes to the US to live with his son and becomes involved with a kidnapping case. Even as he is trying to track down the kidnapper, the case becomes too personal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Talvar (2015)
A hardened cop deals with three conflicting perspectives involving a brutal double murder. The case is complicated as the prime suspects are the parents who supposedly killed their teenage daughter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKaithi (2019)
Dilli, a convicted criminal, is out on parole to meet his daughter. However, a drug bust sets him off on a mission to save the life of police officers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVikram Vedha (2017)
A notorious gangster Vedha surrenders himself to encounter specialist Vikram whom he challenges every step of the way by narrating his life events in the form of riddles that needs to be solved in order to capture him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVelaikkaran (2017)
An enterprising youngster in a slum wants his people to lead a life of dignity, but has to take on an ambitious capitalist, who only wants to dominate his field.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuper Deluxe (2019)
An unfaithful newly-wed wife, an estranged parent, a priest and an angry son suddenly find themselves in the most unexpected predicaments, each poised to experience their destiny, all on one fateful day.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016)
A former cop looks back on the case which left him disabled and forced him to quit the force.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKuberaa (2025)
A ruthless billionaire, Neeraj, uses beggars as benamis to launder money, with the help of a disgraced civil submit servant, Deepak. One of the beggars, Deva, escapes with ₹10,000 crores and becomes the target of a deadly manhunt. He meets Sameera, who joins him in his mission to use the money to uplift society's poor. With Deepak's help, Deva fights back.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum (2013)
Chandru, a medical student, saves a dying man by operating him, but soon, the police are knocking on his doors for helping Wolf, a paid killer. And, worse, they want him to kill Wolf.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Jiivi (2019)
Frustrated at his failed romance, Saravanan decides to steal from his landlady’s house. Even as he comes up with clever ways to outsmart the cops, he realises that his actions are echoes from the past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Unnaipol Oruvan (2009)
A common man tries to fight terrorism by making anonymous calls to cops. Will he succeed ?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu (2022)
A youngster from Tamil Nadu goes to Bombay in search of a better life and gets sucked into the underworld. Will he be able to find a way out of the violence and bloodshed?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Shahid (2013)
A story based on real-life human-rights and criminal lawyer, Shahid Azmi, who was slain while defending the wrongly accused by the law in terrorist activities.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTheeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017)
A hardnosed cop goes after a gang of ruthless dacoits who have been terrorising residents along the highway for a decade.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDrishyam (2015)
When his family stares down the barrel of criminal charges, a commoner channels his street smarts and knowledge of action films to tie the long arm of the law into an investigative Gordian knot.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Sabarmati Report (2024)
A Hindi reporter struggles with a deadly fact when a train full of Karsewaks is set ablaze in Godhra. Years later, he is asked to help expose the Sabarmati Incident backed by a buried report.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Soodhu Kavvum (2013)
Dass specialises in small time kidnapping and has his own set of rules. The primary and most important among them is not to get involved with influential people. Three jobless youngsters meet Dass and the four take up an assignment for a hefty sum that throws away this primary rule and end up being chased by a dreaded policeman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMagamuni (2019)
Two long-separated brothers end up in life-threatening situations. How do their lives intersect and what happens next?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Viduthalai: Part II (2024)
Troubles worsen for Kumaresan after the capture of Perumal, and soon he is confronted with having to make a choice between performing his duties as a police constable, or taking a stand for what is right.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Pudhupettai (2006)
The story of ‘Kokki’ Kumar, a carefree teenager from a Chennai slum who runs away from home in the wake of his mother’s death, gets recruited into a local gang and quickly evolves into the dreaded, psychotic right-hand man of a dirty politician.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThadam (2019)
The murder of a youngster creates confusion among a few cops when they find out that the one accused in the crime has a look-alike!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPor Thozhil (2023)
Loganathan, a senior cop is asked to mentor Prakash, an academically bright but faint-hearted rookie and this unlikely duo team up to investigate a series of murder cases, and realize all of them are interlinked and that a psychopath serial killer is on the run.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Visaranai?
The closest matches to Visaranai are Kahaani (2012), Article 15 (2019) and Ratsasan (2018). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Visaranai?
People who watched Visaranai most often go on to Kahaani (2012), Article 15 (2019) and Ratsasan (2018).
What is the highest-rated movie like Visaranai?
Drishyam (2013), rated 7.6/10 by 241 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Visaranai?
Kuberaa (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Tamil movies like Visaranai?
Yes: Ratsasan (2018), Jai Bhim (2021) and Vada Chennai (2018).
How are movies similar to Visaranai chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Visaranai, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.