Movies like Padayappa: 20 to watch next

If you loved Padayappa (1999) — a drama and action film directed by K. S. Ravikumar — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of Padayappa most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like revenge. 15 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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   Asuran 2019★ 7.6

   Shares: Action, Drama

   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?

   Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Goldmines Play Amazon Channel

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   Soorarai Pottru 2020★ 7.8

   Shares: Drama, Action

   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.

   Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MX Player

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   Kaala 2018★ 6.4

   Shares: Action, Drama

   Karikaalan consistently fights to keep the people of Dharavi, a slum in Mumbai, safe from the clutches of mighty politicians and the land mafia don, Hari Dhadha.

   Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, VI movies and tv

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   Skater Girl 2021★ 7.2

   Shares: Drama

   Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.

   Stream in India on Netflix

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   Yennai Arindhaal 2015★ 6.9

   Shares: Action

   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.

   Stream in India on Goldmines Play Amazon Channel, JioHotstar

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   Viswasam 2019★ 6.2

   Shares: Action, Drama

   A village ruffian, who settles disputes in his native, takes on a big shot when he tries to sort out the rough patch in his marriage after several years.

   Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Sun Nxt, VI movies and tv

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   Darbar 2020★ 5.9

   Shares: Action, Drama

   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.

   Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MX Player

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   Kodi 2016★ 6.1

   Shares: Action, Drama

   A young politician finds himself in a position where he has to contest against his girlfriend, who is ambitious. Circumstances force his look-alike twin to also get involved in this political battle.

   Stream in India on Sun Nxt

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   Where the Red Fern Grows 1974★ 6.9

   Shares: Drama

   Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with his dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann.

   Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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    Maanagaram 2017★ 7.4

    Shares: Action

    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.

    Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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    Aadukalam 2011★ 7.7

    Shares: Action, Drama

    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.

    Stream in India on Sun Nxt

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    Sarpatta Parambarai 2021★ 7.8

    Shares: Action, Drama

    When Sarpatta Parambarai is challenged to a do-or-die match, Kabilan, a young labourer, must choose whether to put on the gloves himself and lead his clan to victory, or be dissuaded by his disapproving mother and dangerous politics.

    Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, ManoramaMax, ManoramaMAX Amazon Channel

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    Arrambam 2013★ 6.2

    Shares: Action, Drama

    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.

    Stream in India on Sonyliv Amazon Channel

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    Theri 2016★ 6.8

    Shares: Action

    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.

    Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Sun Nxt, VI movies and tv

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    Where the Red Fern Grows 2003★ 6.6

    Shares: Drama

    Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with "Old Dan" and "Little Ann."

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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    True Grit 1969★ 7.3

    Shares: Drama

    The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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    Kavan 2017★ 7.1

    Shares: Drama

    A budding journalist passionate about ethical, noble, hard-hitting journalism understands the more flourishing ghetto of sensationalism & news fabrication that the Entertainment TV Channel he belongs to, thrives on. When caught in a dilemma of whether to hold for a while or rise in protest, a situation forces him to make a decision that puts him out of work but… there begins his work.

    Stream in India on Zee5, Amazon MX Player, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads

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    Time Without Pity 1957★ 6.5

    Shares: Drama

    Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend Brian Stanford. Alec’s father, David Graham, a not-so-successful writer and alcoholic who has neglected his son in the past, flies in from Canada to visit his son on death row. David then goes on a quest to try and clear his son’s name while battling “the bottle.”

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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    Por Thozhil 2023★ 7.3

    Shares: Action

    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.

    Stream in India on Sonyliv Amazon Channel, Sony Liv

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    The Truth About Emanuel 2013★ 6.0

    Shares: Drama

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now