Movies like Kadamban (2017)
The best movies like Kadamban (2017) are Kill Shot (2023), Yennai Arindhaal (2015) and Maanagaram (2017). If Kadamban hooked you with its action, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

Quick picks
- Highest ratedKill Shot (2023)8.0/10 from 228 votes
- NewestRed One (2024)Released 2024
- In TamilYennai Arindhaal (2015)Also in Tamil
Kill Shot (2023)
Posing as hunters, a group of terrorists are in search of $100 million that was stolen and lost in a plane crash en route from Afghanistan.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisYennai 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMaanagaram (2017)
Upon moving to Chennai, four lives get intertwined as they strive to achieve success in the city. However, when a vicious gangster threatens them, the group must work together to defeat him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJailer (2023)
Muthuvel Pandian, a retired, stern yet compassionate jailer lives a peaceful life with his family, but trouble knocks his door when his cop son’s tryst with an antique mafia gang goes awry and forces Muthu to step back into a dark world he had voluntarily took a break from.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSingam (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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like this24 (2016)
Scientist turned Entrepreneur Dr. Sethuraman tries to safeguard his newly invented time travel device from falling into the hands of his Evil Twin Brother Aathreya.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAsuran (2019)
A family from the underprivileged class is on the run after the teenaged son kills a rich man from the upper caste. Can the pacifist father be able to save his hot-blooded son?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPadayappa (1999)
Padayappa, a mechanical engineer whose father gives up his property to his foster brother, and then dies of shock soon after. Neelambari initially loves Padayappa, but plans to humiliate him after his family humiliates her father. The rest of the plot deals with Padayappa overcoming all the obstacles placed by Neelambari.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVikings: Battle of Heirs (2023)
A young Viking must come to terms with the realization that he may be the King's son, who was switched at birth, but not before others try to take his rightful place.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRed One (2024)
After Santa Claus (codename: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous tracker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo Name on the Bullet (1959)
When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTarzan Escapes (1936)
White hunter Captain Fry tries to take Tarzan back to civilization, caged for public display. He arrives in the jungle with Jane's cousins, Eric and Rita, who want Jane's help in claiming a fortune left her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAvatar (2009)
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
A scientific expedition happens to discover that gold exists on Tarzan's escarpment. The villainous Medford and Vandermeer kidnap Jane and Boy to extort from Tarzan the location of the gold.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisLeo (2023)
Parthiban, a cafe owner, lives with his family in Himachal Pradesh. Things take an absurd turn for him when he gets in the way of a drug cartel.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPetta (2019)
A hostel warden becomes the target of a dreaded politician and his gangster son, but little do they realise that it is they who should fear him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Bad Guys (2022)
When the Bad Guys, a crew of criminal animals, are finally caught after years of heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal to save them all from prison.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKaththi (2014)
A case of mistaken identity embroils an escaped convict in a fight against a large corporation intent on seizing a village's land.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDouble Threat (2022)
With ruthless mobsters on her tail, a young woman with a split personality becomes entangled with a man on a pilgrimage across the country to scatter his brother's ashes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTarzan and the Amazons (1945)
A group of archaeologists asks Tarzan to help them find an ancient city in a hidden valley of women. He refuses, but Boy is tricked into doing the job. The queen of the women asks Tarzan to help them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
The Fantastic Four return to the big screen as a new and all powerful enemy threatens the Earth. The seemingly unstoppable 'Silver Surfer', but all is not what it seems and there are old and new enemies that pose a greater threat than the intrepid superheroes realize.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisReturn of the Jedi (1983)
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisHunted (2021)
A woman flees two serial killers who are hot on her heels in a forest.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBear (2010)
Two young couples are driving through a remote forest when their car breaks down. When a run-in with a curious grizzly bear ends up with the bear being shot to death, the bear's mate arrives on the scene and vengefully attacks their van. The couples are trapped inside the disabled car and must come up with clever ways to survive. As they battle the surprisingly intelligent creature, and contemplate their uncertain fate, secrets begin to emerge that threaten to tear the group apart before the bear does.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisGrizzly Rage (2007)
After accidentally killing a bear cub while celebrating graduation in the woods, four teens become the target of a seemingly unstoppable Grizzly.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisRaavan (2010)
A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
The Warrior's Way (2010)
A warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Time of Warriors (1991)
Two friends, Fabijan and Dakar, each with their own murky past, decide to go on a fishing trip. However, a lazy spring afternoon becomes a fight for survival after they're attacked by group of mysterious strangers.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Apocalypto (2006)
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Ranger (TBA)
The year is 2092, the world has fallen into another state of War. World War III has begun. A hidden device known as PA5305 can put an end to the disastrous War as we know it. Leaks on its location have spread, every side now hunts it down. Some to use it to end the War, others to destroy it for that very reason. A ranger has been sent on a solo mission across the battlefields to retrieve PA5305 from its leaked location. The enemy side has sent a hunter to track down the ranger and stop him in his path. Whoever retrieves the device will decide the fate of World War III.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Kadamban?
The closest matches to Kadamban are Kill Shot (2023), Yennai Arindhaal (2015) and Maanagaram (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Kadamban?
Start with Kill Shot (2023), the closest match to Kadamban.
What is the highest-rated movie like Kadamban?
Kill Shot (2023), rated 8.0/10 by 228 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Kadamban?
Red One (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Tamil movies like Kadamban?
Yes: Yennai Arindhaal (2015), Maanagaram (2017) and Jailer (2023).
How are movies similar to Kadamban chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Kadamban, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.





























