Movies like Nerkonda Paarvai (2019)
The best movies like Nerkonda Paarvai (2019) are Nibunan (2017), V1 Murder Case (2019) and Thani Oruvan (2015). If Nerkonda Paarvai hooked you with its drama and action, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedOverdrive (2017)6.1/10 from 1,030 votes
- NewestThaai Kizhavi (2026)Released 2026
- In TamilNibunan (2017)Also in Tamil
Nibunan (2017)
A senior cop and his team of two are after a serial killer who is giving them nightmares. Shocked after finding who the next possible victim is going to be, the cop tracks down the assassin with the help of various clues.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
V1 Murder Case (2019)
An intelligent forensic officer starts investigating a murder, but he faces a slew of challenges as he suffers from nyctophobia. Will he be able to solve the case?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Thani 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 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 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 thisThalaivaa (2013)
Vishwa runs a small business in Sydney, unaware that his father is a gangster in Mumbai. When his father is killed by a rival, Vishwa takes over his crime syndicate with revenge on his mind.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisVisaranai (2016)
Pandi and his friends, immigrant workers in Andhra Pradesh, are picked up by cops for a crime they never committed. And thus begins their nightmare, where they become pawns in a vicious game where the voiceless are strangled by those with power.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies 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 & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisPichaikkaran (2016)
A rich man chooses to lead the life of a beggar for 48 days in the hope that his mother, who is on her deathbed, will recover.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Kaaka Muttai (2015)
Two slum kids yearn to taste a pizza after being enticed by the pizza shop that has opened near their locality. What happens when they manage to find the money to buy one?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGargi (2022)
When a schoolteacher's father is arrested for the rape of a 10-year-old girl, the media storm surrounding the case has lawyers reluctant about defending the accused. An inexperienced advocate with a speech disability agrees to take up the case despite the stiff opposition and ridicule from his association. It is now up to them to build their defence and prove that the man accused of committing the crime did not do it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAdanga Maru (2018)
A sincere cop, who's suspended from the department for locking horns with a few influential people in the society, starts taking revenge against those who finished off his dear ones.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Virumaandi (2004)
Angela, a civil advocate interviewing inmates at the Madras Central Prison for a documentary on the death penalty meets Virumaandi and Kothaala, who are sentenced to death and life respectively for their roles in perpetrating the massacre of 24 people during a brutal clash between feuding villages. As tensions mount within the prison walls, she listens to their conflicting accounts of the same story.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPudhupettai (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 action & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThaai Kizhavi (2026)
An elderly and feared moneylender from a village near Madurai falls seriously ill, prompting her estranged sons and extended family to reunite after years of separation. As tensions rise inside the household, hidden motives, family conflicts, and expectations over her wealth turn her uncertain condition into the center of a chaotic family drama.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Viduthalai: 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 action & thriller
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisAruvi (2017)
A gentle girl born and brought up amidst the ever growing eco-social-consumeristic environment finds it difficult to fit in the society. She decides to take it hard on the people.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSoorarai Pottru (2020)
Nedumaaran Rajangam "Maara" sets out to make the common man fly and in the process takes on the world's most capital intensive industry and several enemies who stand in his way.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisParking (2023)
An elderly man and a youngster, fight over a much-coveted parking spot, let their egos get the better of them and the clash brings out their ugliest sides.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Ponmagal Vandhal (2020)
A resident in Ooty named ‘Petition’ Pethuraj reopens a case from 2004 that involved a serial killer ‘Psycho Jyoti’ who was convicted for the kidnapping and murder. Venba, his daughter and a passionate lawyer, seeks to unveil the truth.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Mandela (2021)
An underprivileged hairdresser becomes the game changer in a local body election in a village where caste politics rules the roost. Will he be able to bring some changes to people's lives?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Stolen (2023)
The five-month-old baby of impoverished tribal woman Jhumpa Mahato is stolen. Two brothers, Gautam and Raman, who witness the kidnapping, try to help her and become embroiled in the complexities of the investigation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPathu Thala (2023)
An undercover cop goes into the big bad world, a place taken over by a don, where his safety may be compromised.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & 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
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEtharkkum Thunindhavan (2022)
A lawyer turns judge jury and executioner and goes after a gang, led by a minister's son, that threatens women with videos of them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisOn Fire (2023)
Inspired by true and harrowing events, an ordinary man finds his world suddenly torn apart as devastating wildfires rip through the surrounding countryside. With precious moments ticking by, he must flee with his son and pregnant wife if they have any hope of surviving the rapid forces of mother nature.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOverdrive (2017)
Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBilly Jack (1971)
A Euro-Indigenous American Ex-Green Beret hapkido expert saves wild horses from being slaughtered for dog food and helps protect a desert "freedom school" for runaways.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThey Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDirt (2018)
In search of a lifeline for his struggling off road racing team, a man takes on a young car thief looking for a second chance, but as their worlds collide, they must struggle to forge a successful alliance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & action
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Nerkonda Paarvai?
The closest matches to Nerkonda Paarvai are Nibunan (2017), V1 Murder Case (2019) and Thani Oruvan (2015). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Nerkonda Paarvai?
People who watched Nerkonda Paarvai most often go on to Nibunan (2017), V1 Murder Case (2019) and Thani Oruvan (2015).
What is the highest-rated movie like Nerkonda Paarvai?
Overdrive (2017), rated 6.1/10 by 1,030 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Nerkonda Paarvai?
Thaai Kizhavi (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Tamil movies like Nerkonda Paarvai?
Yes: Nibunan (2017), V1 Murder Case (2019) and Thani Oruvan (2015).
How are movies similar to Nerkonda Paarvai chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Nerkonda Paarvai, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.