Movies like Pathu Thala (2023)
The best movies like Pathu Thala (2023) are Viduthalai: Part I (2023), Raayan (2024) and Viduthalai: Part II (2024). If Pathu Thala 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
- NewestViduthalai: Part II (2024)Released 2024
- In TamilViduthalai: Part I (2023)Also in Tamil
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 thisRaayan (2024)
Raayan, a simpleton patriarch has to protect his family when they inadvertently get muddled in a violent world with whirlpool of murder, debauchery, feud, politics and power, a quagmire that he has repeatedly warned them not to get pulled into.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisViduthalai: Part II (2024)
Troubles worsen for Kumaresan after the capture of Perumal, and soon he is confronted with having to make a choice between performing his duties as a police constable, or taking a stand for what is right.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
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 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 thisMaamannan (2023)
An MLA and his son, who are from oppressed community, are forced to stand up against the privileged, arrogant scion of a late politician, who is determined to make them bow down to him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Aadukalam (2011)
Pettaikaaran is famous in his town for an impeccable track record of successes in rooster fights. When one of his aides, Karuppu, goes against his word in a fight, it leads to an enmity between them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu (2022)
A youngster from Tamil Nadu goes to Bombay in search of a better life and gets sucked into the underworld. Will he be able to find a way out of the violence and bloodshed?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Asuran (2019)
A family from the underprivileged class is on the run after the teenaged son kills a rich man from the upper caste. Can the pacifist father be able to save his hot-blooded son?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Greatest of All Time (2024)
A once decorated member of the Special Anti-Terrorism Squad (SATS) is called back into action by his former colleagues for an important mission, setting him on a dangerous collision course with his own past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
SnoozefestMovies 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 thisJigarthanda DoubleX (2023)
A notorious gangster is incited to transform into a film hero and opts for a filmmaker and their project descends into a scenario they had never anticipated.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKuruthipunal (1995)
Adhi, a policeman, plans Operation Dhanush to catch a dreaded terrorist, Badri, and save innocent lives. However, when Badri, threatens his family, he must choose between his duty and his loved ones.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Thalaivaa (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 thisThunivu (2023)
A gang goes to rob a bank only to find that there's already a criminal mastermind holding it for ransom, but his identities and motives behind the heist remains mysterious. As they plan to collect the bounty and disappear without a trace, their crimes and their past slowly catches up with them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisMadras (2014)
A portrayal of the lives of the people living in North Madras, focusing on the politics inside the slums and how their plight remains the same, despite the political class luring them constantly during elections.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & action
Petta (2019)
A hostel warden becomes the target of a dreaded politician and his gangster son, but little do they realise that it is they who should fear him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKarnan (2021)
Karnan, an angry young man, fights for the rights of his oppressed people. Can he save them from those who wield power and weapons?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMaanaadu (2021)
A Muslim man, who is stuck in a time loop, has to stop a political rally from taking place in order to save the state's chief minister and prevent religious violence.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Worth the HypeMovies 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
Thuppakki (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 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 & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDoctor (2021)
An army doctor helps his love interest's family to find their kidnapped daughter using a unique strategy: conducting a kidnapping of their own.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChithha (2023)
Easwaran, a young government employee gets the shock of his life when his niece Sundari goes missing. After initially wrongly accused of kidnapping her, he eventually comes to know that a child abuser has kidnapped her and he makes it his mission to rescue Sundari.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKasada Thapara (2021)
The lives of a few individuals get impacted, both in good and bad ways, by the actions of others who are hardly connected to them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Mafia (2020)
A narcotics officer engages in a cat-and-mouse chase to capture a powerful criminal kingpin.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Mersal (2017)
A few individuals in the medical profession are murdered or kidnapped, and the cop investigating the case suspects a doctor and arrests him. But is he the one who is behind these crimes? And why are they being committed?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSardar (2022)
An espionage agent who is branded a traitor returns from exile to take down a dubious water project and safeguard the country.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Nerkonda 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 drama & action
Maaveeran (2023)
After a head injury, cowardly newspaper cartoonist Sathya hears a voice in his mind, foretells events and puts him in precarious situations and forces him to take on a corrupt politician.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & action
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Pathu Thala?
The closest matches to Pathu Thala are Viduthalai: Part I (2023), Raayan (2024) and Viduthalai: Part II (2024). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Pathu Thala?
People who watched Pathu Thala most often go on to Viduthalai: Part I (2023), Raayan (2024) and Viduthalai: Part II (2024).
What is the newest movie like Pathu Thala?
Viduthalai: Part II (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Tamil movies like Pathu Thala?
Yes: Viduthalai: Part I (2023), Raayan (2024) and Viduthalai: Part II (2024).
How are movies similar to Pathu Thala chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Pathu Thala, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.