Movies like Adanga Maru (2018)
The best movies like Adanga Maru (2018) are Kaakha Kaakha (2003), Kaithi (2019) and Si 3 (2017). If Adanga Maru 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 ratedThick as Thieves (2009)6.0/10 from 910 votes
- NewestCoolie (2025)Released 2025
- In TamilKaakha Kaakha (2003)Also in Tamil
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 crime & thriller
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 action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSi 3 (2017)
A reputed cop from Tamil Nadu takes charge in Andhra Pradesh to solve the mysterious murder of a top police officer, and takes on local thugs and criminals during the course of his mission.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
SnoozefestMovies 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 action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThani Oruvan (2015)
An idealistic cop and an ambitious scientist-businessman indulge in a high-stake battle of wits.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAnjaan (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 & thriller
SnoozefestMovies 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 & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMaster (2021)
An alcoholic professor is sent to a juvenile school, where he clashes with a gangster, who uses the children of the school for criminal activities.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTheri (2016)
When an honest cop, Vijay Kumar's family is ruthlessly slaughtered by a politician and his aides, he decides to change his identity and commits his life to bring his daughter up in a serene atmosphere. But some freak events end up compromising his identity and what he does to save his daughter and avenge the death of his family unfurls as Theri.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVettaiyaadu 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 & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKaappaan (2019)
A Special Protection Group officer has to identify the threat to the prime minister, who he is protecting, and also the nation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisDarbar (2020)
Aaditya, the commissioner of Mumbai Police, sets out to catch Ajay, a drug peddler. However, he uncovers a deeper controversy linked to an international drug lord and must mete out justice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisL2: Empuraan (2025)
Five years after becoming Chief Minister of Kerala, Jathin Ramdas' move to align with communal forces led by Balraj 'Baba' Bajrangi, triggers Stephen Nedumpally aka Khureshi Ab'raam to return with his Man Friday Zayed Masood to save his home state and settle scores.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Spyder (2017)
A surveillance expert who wants to help people comes across a foe who is the very definition of evil. Can he stop the man before he destroys everything?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisCoolie (2025)
Deva, once living a quiet life, is shaken when his close friend dies under suspicious circumstances. Determined to uncover the truth, he infiltrates a powerful gang operating in the shadows. As he investigates, Deva becomes entangled in a dangerous web of crime, betrayal, and secrets from his own past, forcing him to confront powerful enemies while protecting the ones he loves.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVishwaroopam (2013)
Vishwanathan, a Kathak dance teacher in New York, is happy in his marriage with Nirupama, a nuclear oncologist who married him to pursue higher studies in the USA. Deciding to cut ties with her husband, Nirupama hires a private detective to monitor his activities. To her utter shock, certain truths about her husband are subsequently revealed, setting off a chain of events that will change both of their lives irreversibly.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisV (2021)
A celebrated cop, DCP Aditya, faces his toughest challenge when a taunting serial killer begins targeting victims and leaving notes meant for him. Teaming with an aspiring crime novelist, he must stop four more murders to save his medals, career, and reputation while uncovering the killer's past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKo (2011)
Ashwin is a photographer, covering the upcoming elections for a newspaper. His life gets entangled with politics when one of his published photographs upsets a corrupt political party.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNerkonda Paarvai (2019)
When three young women are harassed and implicated in a crime they didn't commit, a bipolar lawyer sets out to help them clear their names and prove it to everyone that a woman's consent matters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Jailer (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: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVakeel Saab (2021)
A retired lawyer with a troubled past returns to the courtroom to fight for three young women falsely accused in a high-profile assault case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
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 & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMudhalvan (1999)
A man accepts a challenge to act as the Chief Minister for one day only, and makes such a success of it that soon he is embroiled in political intrigue.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAyan (2009)
Deva works for Arumugam, a smuggler, who has taken care of him for many years. However, when his best friend gets killed, Deva decides to help the police to nab a dangerous drug lord.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMichael Madana Kama Rajan (1990)
A wicked man separates a set of quadruplets after their birth and one of them ends up with their biological father, while the other three find new homes. Things take a turn after they meet each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Por 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThick as Thieves (2009)
A master thief recruits a notorious thief to help him steal two famous Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault in an effort to pull off one final job and repay his debt to the Russian mob.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Organization (1971)
After a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for assistance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThupparivaalan (2017)
Detective Kaniyan Poonkundran is hungry for a challenging case to investigate and the mystery of a murdered dog leads to a rival who could be the match for him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like this
Like Adanga Maru and something else?
Blend two favourites and we’ll find the films in between.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Adanga Maru?
The closest matches to Adanga Maru are Kaakha Kaakha (2003), Kaithi (2019) and Si 3 (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Adanga Maru?
People who watched Adanga Maru most often go on to Kaakha Kaakha (2003), Kaithi (2019) and Si 3 (2017).
What is the highest-rated movie like Adanga Maru?
Thick as Thieves (2009), rated 6.0/10 by 910 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Adanga Maru?
Coolie (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Tamil movies like Adanga Maru?
Yes: Kaakha Kaakha (2003), Kaithi (2019) and Si 3 (2017).
How are movies similar to Adanga Maru chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Adanga Maru, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.