Movies like Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India (2018)
The best movies like Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India (2018) are Janatha Garage (2016), Bharat Ane Nenu (2018) and George Reddy (2019). If Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India hooked you with its action and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBāhubali: The Beginning (2015)7.6/10 from 988 votes
- NewestAkhanda 2: Thaandavam (2025)Released 2025
- In TeluguJanatha Garage (2016)Also in Telugu
Janatha Garage (2016)
Anand is an environmental activist who lives in Mumbai. A chance exchange programme takes him to Hyderabad and here, a chance encounter with Satyam results in him taking over the Janatha Garage from the latter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBharat Ane Nenu (2018)
Bharat, a graduate from Oxford, is forced to take up his father's position as the chief minister after his sudden demise. He is not happy with the way government is functioning in the state and tries to reform the corrupt society but faces obstacles from his enemies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGeorge Reddy (2019)
George Reddy is a biopic based on the life of a student leader, boxer and Gold medalist, who influenced the politics of Andhra Pradesh state in Osmania University between 1967 and 1972. He is often remembered for inspiring revolutionary thoughts until he was brutally murdered at his hostel in 1972.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Waltair Veerayya (2023)
A notorious smuggler Waltair Veerayya is hired by a CI Seethapathi, reaches Malaysia with the ostensible mission of kidnapping a drug mafia leader named Solomon, who escaped India after wreaking havoc on the RAW agents and local policemen. Veerayya manages to pummel Solomon, who is fiercely protected by his ruthless gang-lord brother Kaala. Tables are turned, when Veerayya reveals that he shares a turbulent past with Kaala & an ACP Vikram Sagar who is hell-bent on ending his smuggling activities.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Rangasthalam (2018)
Chitti Babu begins to suspect his elder brother's life is in danger after they team up to lock horns with their village president and overthrow his unlawful 30 year old regime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRX 100 (2018)
When a city-bred girl comes home to her village, she falls for the macho village boy and asks him out. As a passionate romance brews, the guy falls madly in love with her, but does she feel the same way? Or is it just a passionate summer fling?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & action
Major (2022)
This biopic follows the life of Indian Army officer Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, from his childhood to his heroic actions during the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSarkar (2018)
NRI corporate Sundar Ramasamy comes to India to vote, only to learn that his vote has already been cast. While he reclaims his right legally, it also sets in motion a chain of events that eventually lead to him entering the political fray, trying to change the system.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisMajili (2019)
Poorna fails to appreciate the blessings in his life due to his unfulfilled dream of a cricket career and a failed romance that changes him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPower (2014)
Ravi Teja plays a young man desperate to become a police officer, who becomes embroiled in a plot to pose as his lookalike in order to re-capture an infamous thug from rogue cops. The film revolves around two similar looking people, Baldev Sahay - a corrupt ACP in Kolkata and Tirupathi - a person aspiring to become a police officer in Hyderabad. The home minister of Kolkata recruits Tirupathi to play as Baldev to catch a gangster rescued by Baldev. Rest of the story is all about why Baldev became a corrupt cop and how Tirupathi executed the unfinished mission of Baldev.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Maharshi (2019)
Rishi Kumar is a billionaire and the CEO of Origins, someone who has always strived for the success he now owns. His friend Ravi needs help, how will he come through?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAravinda Sametha... Veera Raghava (2018)
A young scion of a powerful family with a long history of violence decides to put an end to the bloodshed which leads him to a path of self discovery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTemper (2015)
Daya is a corrupt cop who joins hands with the local don. When Daya's girlfriend gets kidnapped, it triggers Daya to go against Vasu and his empire, leading him to uncover a bigger motive behind the kidnapping.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAkhanda (2021)
Brothers Murali Krishna and Akhanda are separated at birth. They grow up to lead completely separate lives, Murali as a local hero, and Akhanda as a secluded Shiva devotee. But when the lives of Murali and his family are in danger, his long-lost brother finally returns.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
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 thisTuck Jagadish (2021)
In a village with greedy property fights among the families, Jagadish carries on his father's legacy to reform all the property issues in his village while trying to reunite his family, which is also split due to property issues.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & action
Naayak (2013)
A young man and his lookalike team up to fight injustice and settle their personal scores with the evildoers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Guntur Kaaram (2024)
Years after his mother left him and remarried, Ramana is asked to sign documents denying any relations with his mother, but he refuses and demands answer to why his mother left him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Sarrainodu (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 thisAkhanda 2: Thaandavam (2025)
When all hope died, Akhanda arrived. He saved his family, protected his people, killed the wrongdoers, and retreated into isolation. But years later, new threats emerge putting the world in danger. And as the world burns, Akhanda returns.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Sarkaru Vaari Paata (2022)
After being conned by the woman he loves, a finance agent arrives in India from the USA to retrieve his money from her father, a powerful MP and industrialist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Srimanthudu (2015)
Harsha, a multi-millionaire guy who has everything but there is something else he's looking for and in the process he adopts a complete village trying to bring change in the people.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies 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
Goodachari (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 action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBāhubali: The Beginning (2015)
The young Shivudu is left as a foundling in a small village by his mother. By the time he’s grown up, it has become apparent that he possesses exceptional gifts. He meets the beautiful warrior princess Avanthika and learns that her queen has been held captive for the last 25 years. Shividu sets off to rescue her, discovering his own origins in the process.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBrindavanam (2010)
Indu makes her boyfriend Krishna act like her friend Bhoomi's lover so that her family will stop searching for a groom. However, their lives takes a turn when Bhoomi falls in love with Krishna.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRebel (2012)
After his parents are brutally murdered, a man goes on a quest to find his parents' killers. He finds that his own uncle is involved in the killings.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisAarya 2 (2009)
Two young boys staying together at an orphanage become friends. One of them is adopted by a wealthy family and grows up to become the owner of a software company. He provides employment for his friend, but when they both fall in love with the same young woman, conflict emerges.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJai Ho (2014)
An upright ex-army man, Jai fights a solitary war against corruption and injustice. With a simple mantra to pay forward, he starts off by helping one person and forms an ever growing circle of people helping each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisGabbar Singh (2012)
A boy runs away from home, angry with his stepfather and half-brother. Years later, he becomes a police inspector and fights a notorious criminal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India?
The closest matches to Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India are Janatha Garage (2016), Bharat Ane Nenu (2018) and George Reddy (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India?
People who watched Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India most often go on to Janatha Garage (2016), Bharat Ane Nenu (2018) and George Reddy (2019).
What is the highest-rated movie like Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India?
Bāhubali: The Beginning (2015), rated 7.6/10 by 988 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India?
Akhanda 2: Thaandavam (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Telugu movies like Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India?
Yes: Janatha Garage (2016), Bharat Ane Nenu (2018) and George Reddy (2019).
How are movies similar to Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.