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10 Best Movies Like Pon Manickavel

If you loved Pon Manickavel, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Jailer

Jailer

2023★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pon Manickavel for fans of Action & Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Muthuvel Pandian, a retired, stern yet compassionate jailer lives a peaceful life with his family, but trouble knocks his door when his cop son’s tryst with an antique mafia gang g...

#2
The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

1980★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pon Manickavel for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim....

#3
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu

Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu

2006★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pon Manickavel for fans of Action & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

DCP Raghavan sets off on the trail of the killers of Rani, the daughter of a police officer. Following this, many more murders take place, leading him to New York to capture the ma...

#4
Yennai Arindhaal

Yennai Arindhaal

2015★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pon Manickavel for fans of Action & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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 ...

#5
He Walked by Night

He Walked by Night

1949★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pon Manickavel for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Roy Martin aka Roy Morgan is a burglar and former war-time Radio & Electronics Engineer who listens in to radio police calls, allowing him to stay one step ahead of the cops....

#6
Theri

Theri

2016★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pon Manickavel for fans of Action & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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...

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