Movies like Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006)
The best movies like Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006) are Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017), Thuppakki (2012) and Thani Oruvan (2015). If Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu 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 ratedVikram Vedha (2017)7.2/10 from 249 votes
- NewestAce (2025)Released 2025
- In TamilTheeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017)Also in Tamil
Theeran 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 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 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 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: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSethupathi (2016)
Sethupathi, an inspector, investigates the murder of a cop and finds that Vaathiyar, a big shot, is responsible for the killing. He arrests Vaathiyar, but an unfortunate incident that has a connection to the case he is investigating, puts his career in jeopardy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
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 thriller & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMankatha (2011)
Vinayak, a suspended cop, helps a group of four men rob cricket betting money amounting to 500 crores INR. When it comes to splitting the amount, betrayal hits the team hard and a chase ensues.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBilla (2007)
The intertwined stories of an international Don in Malaysia, David Billa, chased by the cops, an Indian police officer, a woman who wants to avenge the death of her brother, and a lowly thief, Velu who shares with Billa, an unusual connection.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
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: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
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
Anniyan (2005)
Unable to tolerate society's injustices and devastated by rejection from the woman he loves, a meek lawyer develops a split personality: one side a vengeful vigilante killer punishing evildoers, the other a dashing playboy capable of winning her heart. Complications arise when the three sides begin to collide.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGhajini (2005)
After being hit by an iron rod, Sanjay Ramaswamy, a business tycoon, suffers from anterograde amnesia. He is unable to remember anything beyond fifteen minutes. Under such circumstances, he sets out on a quest to find the people who were responsible for his lover Kalpana's murder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisRaavanan (2010)
After inspector Dev stirs the reign of Veeraiya, a tribal outlaw, the latter responds by kidnapping his wife, Ragini. While she tries to escape from him, Dev fights many resistances to find her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThoongaavanam (2015)
A cop with a connection to the criminal underworld finds his secret life exposed when he and his partner are caught stealing cocaine from a powerful drug dealer, a move that puts his son's life in jeopardy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Polladhavan (2007)
Prabhu is dejected when he learns that his bike has been stolen. He decides to find the people who stole the bike, but lands in trouble when he realises that his bike has been used to transport drugs.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Anjathe (2008)
Sathya and Kiruba are friends. Sathya is reckless and gets into drinking and violent fights whereas Kiruba studies hard to become a Sub-Inspector. Tables are turned when Sathya becomes a Sub-Inspector.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Vikram Vedha (2017)
A notorious gangster Vedha surrenders himself to encounter specialist Vikram whom he challenges every step of the way by narrating his life events in the form of riddles that needs to be solved in order to capture him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies 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 thisArrambam (2013)
A former anti-terrorism officer teams up with a hacker and his girlfriend to execute a string of strategic attacks. As the authorities race to stop them, their true motive slowly unravels—a dangerous mission to uncover a high-level conspiracy involving government corruption and betrayal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIndian (1996)
Senapathy, an ex-freedom fighter, is angry. He is angry against the rampant corruption at every level of the bureaucracy. He will clean it up at any cost.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKhakee (2004)
DCP Anant and his team get tasked with escorting an alleged terrorist to Mumbai. However, a rogue ex-police officer makes their task difficult as he tries to stop them from reaching their destination.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAce (2025)
Kannan, with a past comes to Malaysia to turn over a new leaf. But when he realises that the girl he loves needs money to get out of a difficult situation, he commits a robbery that makes him the target of a fearsome gangster and the girl’s stepfather, an immoral cop.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Maattrraan (2012)
Akhilan and Vimalan are the conjoined twins of genetic scientist Ramachandran, whose company makes Energion, a dietary supplement that promises to make geniuses out of children. When Russian journalist Volga tells them that there is something fishy about Energion and is mysteriously found dead, their lives are turned topsy-turvy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies 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 thisFast Track: No Limits (2008)
Four young thrill-seekers race cars on the streets of Germany.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe 355 (2022)
A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & 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 thisPor 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 thriller & action
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu?
The closest matches to Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu are Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017), Thuppakki (2012) and Thani Oruvan (2015). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu?
People who watched Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu most often go on to Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017), Thuppakki (2012) and Thani Oruvan (2015).
What is the highest-rated movie like Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu?
Vikram Vedha (2017), rated 7.2/10 by 249 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu?
Ace (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Tamil movies like Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu?
Yes: Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017), Thuppakki (2012) and Thani Oruvan (2015).
How are movies similar to Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.