Movies like Evaru (2019)
The best movies like Evaru (2019) are Talvar (2015), Raat Akeli Hai (2020) and Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016). If Evaru 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 ratedTalvar (2015)7.5/10 from 209 votes
- NewestVadh 2 (2026)Released 2026
- In TeluguV (2021)Also in Telugu
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
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRaat Akeli Hai (2020)
When a newly married landlord is murdered, a misfit cop’s investigation is complicated by the victim’s secretive family and his own conflicted heart.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRaman Raghav 2.0 (2016)
A corrupt cop and a serial killer obsessed with a psychopath from the '60s get caught up in a ruthless cat-and-mouse game.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIttefaq (2017)
Police officer Dev investigates a double murder case that has only two witnesses - an acclaimed writer Vikram and a young homemaker Maya, who also happen to be the prime suspects in the case. He finds himself being torn between their own version's of what happened on the fateful night, and takes it upon himself to figure out the real story and capture the real murderer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTalaash (2012)
A cop, investigating the mysterious death of a filmstar, meets a sex-worker, while he faces some personal problems psychologically. The mystery connects these people in a way, that ultimately changes their lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & 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 thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMemories (2013)
Sam Alex, a former police officer haunted by the tragic loss of his family, drowns his grief in alcohol until duty calls him back. When a string of eerily similar murders emerges, he’s forced to confront both the case and the ghosts of his past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMathu Vadalara (2019)
Babu is a delivery boy living with his friends Yesu and Abhi. Due to his meagre salary, he decides to quit, but then Yesu gives him an idea. The idea, however, soon spirals out of control and Babu finds himself deep in trouble. Will he survive the circumstances of his own actions?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Thimmarusu: Assignment Vali (2021)
After a cab driver is found dead, a young pub employee is framed for the murder and is sent to jail for 8 years. When he comes out on parole, a young lawyer takes up the case to prove his innocence.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Ratsasan (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 thisForensic (2022)
Little girls begin to disappear and their bodies are found soon after in the town of Mussoorie. Police officer Megha and forensic officer Johnny join hands to nab the killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Te3n (2016)
A grandfather, police officer and a priest join hands to investigate and find a missing child.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVadh (2022)
Shambhunath Mishra, a retired middle school teacher is living a mundane middle-class life with his wife Manju Mishra in Gwalior. Life takes a complete turn for the Mishra family when a situation gets out of hand and it leads to a killing at the hands of Shambhunath Mishra. Mishra ji has very little time to plan cautiously to turn this into a “perfect murder” and leave no trace behind.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Red (2021)
When civil engineer Siddharth is arrested for a murder on the basis of a pictorial evidence, cops discover his lookalike Aditya and realize they have only 48 hours to solve the case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisVadh 2 (2026)
A police officer's pursuit of truth in a shocking prison crime intertwines with the lives of a widowed prison guard and a soon to be released inmate, unravelling a web of morality and redemption.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
HIT: The First Case (2020)
Vikram Rudraraju is a 30-year-old cop working for the Telangana State Police. While Vikram is battling with his own traumatic past, the stakes get high when a girl called Preethi mysteriously disappears in Hyderabad and Vikram has to solve the case at any cost.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHIT: The 2nd Case (2022)
Krishna Dev aka KD, a laidback cop working in Andhra Pradesh State HIT, takes on a gruesome murder case. As KD unravels the layers of the crime, the stakes rise unbelievably high and the threat comes unusually close.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSector 36 (2024)
When several children disappear at the hands of a serial killer in Sector 36, a corrupt cop is forced to pursue the chilling case at all costs.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKuttram 23 (2017)
A case involving the disappearance of a pregnant woman turns into a personal one for the cop who is tasked with investigating it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Drishyam 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 thisUgly (2013)
When a 10-year old girl goes missing, her stepfather races against time to investigate the kidnapping.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHIT: The Third Case (2025)
The Homicide Intervention Team (HIT) sends ruthless police officer Arjun Sarkaar to find a group of killers and stop their grisly murder spree.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Buckingham Murders (2024)
Fresh wounds are reopened when Jasmeet Bhamra, a cop and a single mother who recently lost her child in a shooting spree, transfers to High Wycombe and is assigned a case of a missing child.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015)
Byomkesh, fresh out of college, agrees to investigate the disappearance of Bhuvan, a chemist. Assisted by Bhuvan's son Ajit, Byomkesh links the case to a larger conspiracy that will unsettle Calcutta.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAgent Sai Srinivasa Athreya (2019)
Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya is a brilliant, underrated detective from Nellore who runs an agency called FBI which sees no business. He gets more than what he asked for when a case happens to fall right into his lap out of nowhere.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBrochevarevarura (2019)
Three underachieving students befriend Mitra from another class. They devise a plan to help her but it leads to various problems.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Vakeel 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 thriller & crime
The Seven-Ups (1973)
A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Mirror Crack'd (1980)
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Glass Key (1942)
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Evaru?
The closest matches to Evaru are Talvar (2015), Raat Akeli Hai (2020) and Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Evaru?
People who watched Evaru most often go on to Talvar (2015), Raat Akeli Hai (2020) and Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016).
What is the highest-rated movie like Evaru?
Talvar (2015), rated 7.5/10 by 209 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Evaru?
Vadh 2 (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Telugu movies like Evaru?
Yes: V (2021), Mathu Vadalara (2019) and Thimmarusu: Assignment Vali (2021).
How are movies similar to Evaru chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Evaru, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.