Movies like Vishnu

If you like "Vishnu" you are looking for movies about / with prisoner, politics, model, death sentence, port, drunkard and worker themes of Action, Crime and Drama genre shot in India.
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Vishnu (1994)
 5.7
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Vishnu (1994)
Original name: വിഷ്ണു
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: Jaishankar sends away his son Vijay out of fear of the greedy relative Thalaivasal. When Vijay returns after a long time, Thalaivasal assigns him the job of killing Jaishankar's son, unaware of his real identity.
Plot: prisoner, politics, model, death sentence, port, drunkard, worker, landlord, capital punishment

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Most similar movies to Vishnu

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, tense, serious and suspense films with plots about murder, revenge, politics, prison, gangster, criminal and malayalam mostly in Drama, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like Vishnu: Commander (1991), Mayavi (2007), Deathrow (2000), Hitler (1996), Necessity (1988). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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 8.5
 13K
Commander (1991)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India, Philippines
Duration: 157 min.
Story: Surya is an orphan raised in a slum. He finds a friend in the local Godfather. They rule the town and forms a parallel government. Things are well until new district collect, step -brother of Surya takes charge. Surya finds his mom and decides to ...
Style: feel good, epic, tragic
Plot: orphan, gangster, friendship, asian gangster, tragic love, abandoned baby, bail, teenage mother, birth mother, slum, widow, criminal ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
 6.7
 1K
Mayavi (2007)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Mahi, a seasoned convict who is well-known for attacking his enemies stealthily, decides to murder someone in order to raise money for his friend.
Style: thrilling, captivating, satirical, psychological
Plot: money problems, ex convict, friends, rebel, needing money, money, prisoner, family problems, satire, friendship, revenge, family conflict ...
Time: year 2007
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
 6.2
 65
Deathrow (2000)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A neglected and unloved orphan raised by poor relatives in the slums of Manila is wrongfully convicted of murder that resulted from a heist he was compelled to join. Unable to prove his innocence and his minor age, he is thrown into the cruel, ...
Style: serious, tense, suspenseful, suspense, realistic
Plot: prisoner, jail, juvenile delinquent, murder, lawyer, death sentence, prison life, teenage boy, danger, death row, prison, male nudity ...
Place: the philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
 7.3
 1K
Hitler (1996)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story: This movie is about the life of Madhavankutty (locally known as Hitler), a bachelor protective brother of five younger sisters.
Plot: motorcycle, professor, anger, rape, death of father, father son relationship, cousin cousin relationship, estranged father, family feud, brother sister relationship, dysfunctional family, brother ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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 4.5
 127
Necessity (1988)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A model discovers her wealthy husband is a dangerous drug dealer. She leaves him, taking along two million dollars of his money, but what she really wants is custody of their daughter. She hatches a plan to abduct her daughter and take her to ...
Plot: woman with a gun, on the run, model, pilot, female protagonist, false identity, airplane
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Karz: The Burden of Truth (2002)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 173 min.
Story: Suraj is the adopted son of a wealthy hotel owner who is haunted by memories of his birth mother's rejection. He befriends Raja not knowing that he is in fact his younger brother and even gives up his love Sapna to Raja. Through Raja he is ...
Plot: coma, death sentence, helicopter, fake identity, prison, flashback, birthday, love triangle, torture, rape, false identity, love ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 6.7
 8K
Sarkar Raj (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story: The politically influential Shankar Nagre agrees to back a power plant scheme presented by corporate hotshot Anita Rajan; providing their enemies, which include upcoming political firebrands, an embezzling facilitator and shady businessmen with a ...
Style: captivating, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: politics, hitman, assassination, conspiracy, gangster, cons and scams, proposal, dishonesty, gang, parents and children, family problems, family relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, mumbai india, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 5.7
 32
Perseguida (1991)
Genre: Drama, Action, Crime
Country: Mexico
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A journalist Lorena and her friend photographer Raul decide to try to take an interview from influential politician Hermenegildo Parra. After several unsuccessful attempts they decide to break into his house and make some photos there but when they ...
Plot: kidnapping, politics, newspaper, murder, picture, daughter, female nudity, jail cell, female reporter, jail, chase, pursuit ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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 7.4
 5K
Apaharan (2005)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 173 min.
Story: Story of a tumultuous and complex relationship between a father (Mohan Agashe) and son (Ajay Devgan), set against the backdrop of a thriving kidnapping industry in the Hindi heartland of Bihar.
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Plot: politics, gangster, bribery, moral dilemma, introspection, human nature, dishonesty, injustice, ransom, police corruption, unemployment, parents and children ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 6.9
 2K
The King (2017)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Born in a poor family, Tae-su learns that the power is the most important thing in life and decides to become a prosecutor, the biggest symbol of power in the 90’s. After entering the most prestigious law school, experiencing democratic resistance ...
Style: crime drama, action drama
Plot: prosecutor, politics, election, fight, murder, friendship, bribery, gangster, politician, lawyer, corruption, kickass ...
Place: busan
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
 8.0
 4K
Shiva (1989)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 161 min.
Story: Shiva is a new student in the community college. He is welcomed by a group of collegians, including the lovely Asha, to whom Shiva is instantly attracted. Shiva notices that there is violence within the college, perpetrated by people who are not ...
Style: cult classic
Plot: college student, indian mafia, fashion, gangster, politics, death of friend, murder, rivalry, brother brother relationship, love, organized crime, crime boss ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
 6.1
 14K
Kabali (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story: A gangster in Malaysia goes in search of his family after 25 years of imprisonment.
Style: captivating, tense, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot: revenge, oppression, attempted murder, murder, gangster, released from prison, frame up, betrayal, husband wife relationship, ex convict, organized crime, male female relationship ...
Time: 2010s, 80s
Place: malaysia
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 4.7
 683
Rooftops (1989)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: T, as most of his friends, lives in a self-constructed 'house', built on top of an old building in the city. Their one passion is 'combat'. Combat is a dance/streetfight during which the contestants try to push each other out of ...
Style: independent film, hispanic, eighties
Plot: interracial, street kid, teen angst, dancing, street fight, fight, martial arts, brawl, child murder, street fighter, dance, martial artist ...
Time: year 1989
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story: An underworld don who operates internationally, Sagar Alias Jacky had to deal with the likes of Naina (Suman) and Goa based Rozario brothers who want to do away with Sagar. But each time Sagar with his fearlessness and brilliance in plotting, ...
Style: stylized
Plot: sniper, kidnapping, murder, terrorism, friends, vengeance, politician, smuggling, death of girlfriend, attempted murder, hitman, smuggler ...
Place: dubai, goa india
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 3.2
 350
Thandavam (2002)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Story: Thandavam movie tells about the love and bond between the brothers Kashi Nathan (Mohanlal) and SwamiNathan(Nedumudi Venu) and it takes a turn when Saminathan is killed in an accident.Kashinathan realises Dasappa Kaundar(Manoj K Jayan) and minister ...
Style: tense, exciting, serious, suspense
Plot: revenge, death of brother, politician, murder, blackmail, heroes, brother brother relationship, crooked politician, fight, businessman, village, anti capitalism ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 7.5
 111
Rakshasudu (1986)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 113 min.
Story: What the movie has in store for you, wait and watch this space for more updates.
Plot: bribe, widow, rescue, orphan, theft, childbirth, landlord, escape, search for mother
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 196 min.
Story: Filmed on location at Alcatraz Island, this two-part "whole story" actually concentrates on a handful of the denizens behind the cold grey walls of "The Rock". Michael Beck plays the real-life Clarence Carnes, an Oklahoma Choctaw ...
Plot: prison, alcatraz, convict, escape, robbery, murder, criminal, armed robbery, prison life, prisoner, spanking
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Left Right Left (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story: The basic story of the movie revolves around P.K. Jayan aka 'Vattu' Jayan (played by Indrajith) and Roy Joseph aka Che Guevera Roy (played by Murali Gopy). Vattu Jayan is a corrupt cop who manages his daily necessities through bribed money ...
Style: political
Plot: communism, politics, revenge, political party, leader, communist, revolution, heroes, murder, malayalam
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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 7.9
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Madras (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story: 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.
Style: tense, serious, realistic, disturbing, feel good ...
Plot: politics, rivalry, vengeance, dishonesty, society, betrayal, murder, state affairs, slum, buddies, urban, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 7.5
 12K
Lucifer (2019)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story: In God's own country, the supreme leader of the ruling party dies, leaving a huge vacuum, not only in the electoral and leadership sphere of the party but also that of the state. In the inevitable succession squabble and the power struggle that ...
Style: serious, exciting, suspenseful, tense, political ...
Plot: politics, fight, revenge, murder, betrayal, police officer, husband wife relationship, violence, family relations, fire, father daughter relationship, father son relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
The 4th Company (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Zambrano is a young criminal with the only hope of joining the legendary prison American football team known as The Dogs of Santa Martha. His hopes end up involving him with organized crime since The Dogs, who are also known as The 4th Company, a ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, suspense, psychological, tense ...
Plot: prison, football, juvenile delinquency, football player, criminal, football team, teenager, teenage life, prison life, confined, jail, jailed ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 6.8
 2K
Twenty 20 (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 195 min.
Story: Advocate Ramesh saves Devan from a murder case. Later, he realize Devan was the actual culprit. Ramesh tries for a payback, unaware of Devan's real intentions and the reason for the murder.
Style: tense, psychological, suspense, exciting, suspenseful
Plot: revenge, murder, police officer, sibling relationship, thief, chase, police, coma, murder of brother, gunfight, brother brother relationship, rape ...
Time: year 2008
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
The Great Father (2017)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story: A businessman who is trying hard to be a good father to his daughter has a run-in with malevolent policeman.
Style: suspense, psychological, exciting, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, psychopath, revenge, abuse, police, victim, investigation, parent child relationship, child abuse, fighting crime, crime investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Vendetta: No Conscience, No Mercy (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: "Irish Eyes" explores the relationship between two Irish-American brothers in Boston born to immigrant parents and raised in a rough, working class Irish neighborhood. After watching their father being gunned down in front of their eyes as ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting
Plot: irish mob, gangster, family relations, siblings relations, politics, ambition, rivalry, battles, criminal heroes, gang, vigilantism, contests and competitions ...
Time: 1940s, 70s, 50s, 1950s
Place: boston, ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 4.2
 749
Ji (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 172 min.
Story: Vasu (Ajith), a final year college student is happy go lucky. But he is forced to contest elections in the college after being persuaded by his friends (Venkat Prabhu and Arun). He, however, incurs the wrath of the local MLA Varadharajan ...
Plot: politics, election, train, politician, bicycle, student, friend, flashback, revenge, wrongful imprisonment, college student, old friend ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 7.5
 21K
Sivaji (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 188 min.
Story: Corrupt police and politicians target a computer engineer for trying to better the lives of less privileged citizens.
Style: realistic, serious, tense, suspense, masala ...
Plot: corrupt politician, politics, hospital, fighting the system, rivalry, vengeance, fall in love, cons and scams, architect, jail, entertainment, exploitation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 8.2
 50
Utol (1996)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A Filipino crime drama film directed by Toto Natividad.
Plot: hooligan, firefight, shootout, reformed criminal, little brother, police officer, worker, brother vs brother, salesman, toys, betrayal, police ...
Place: the philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 5.7
 5K
NGK (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story: An educated do-gooder is forced to enter politics in order to serve the society. But, will the old guard make way and allow him to do that?
Style: political, captivating, tense, thrilling, suspenseful
Plot: politics, political intrigue, political unrest, political activist, political activism, politician, social problems, political corruption, political conspiracy, fight, political campaign, corrupt politician ...
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 2.3
 547
13 Dead Men (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Set in a prison, a death row inmate has a secret and the warden will go to any lengths to get it. Things dont go as planned as you would expect. A good action film with alot of good fight scenes and an interesting twist at the end.What we have ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, sexual ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, death row, criminal heroes, partner, false accusation, life is a bitch, wrongfully committed, frame up, buddies, dishonesty, law enforcement, protagonist as suspect ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 6.3
 341
Echcharikkai (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Two men kidnap the daughter of a rich man, and the latter approaches a retired cop to track the missing woman.
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspenseful
Plot: gang, kidnapping, family relations, organized crime, ex convict, criminal, prisoner, kidnapped, escapades, abduction, prison
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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