15 Movies Like Vel
Loved Vel? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
Karuppu
In a world where justice falters, guardian deity Vettai Karuppu takes the guise of a lawyer to battle a corrupt legal system preying on the powerless.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Vel.
Blast
A seemingly ordinary family must unleash their hidden martial arts skills when they clash with a ruthless criminal gang tied to corruption and violence.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Vel.
Kara
A thief tries to go straight, but when predatory banks trap his father in debt, he returns to crime — with a determined cop closing in on his trail.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Vel.
Merku Thodarchi Malai
Living on the borders of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Rangasamy, a laborer just like his fellow sons of soils toils, hard-working at the spice plantations owned by landlords. He lives a happy life and wishes to own a piece of land and earn a living through farming. After years of struggle, his dream finally comes true when Chaako, a local politician helps him buy the land, however, he soon faces tougher challenges as he has to deal with corrupt and wealthy politicians.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Vel.
The Legend of Zorro
Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Don Alejandro de la Vega and his wife, Elena, to take action.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Vel.
Youth
Youth follows Praveen, a 15-year-old boy who enters adolescence determined to find true love before school ends. As he goes through multiple relationships and heartbreaks, he slowly begins to understand what love truly means. Along the way, the experiences shape his growth, maturity, and outlook on life.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Vel.
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Vel.
Oru Kidayin Karunai Manu
People of a village go on a trip to their neighbouring village to offer a goat as a sacrifice with a newlywed couple. On a remote thoroughfare, there is an accident and a local is found dead. What happens next?
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Vel.
Kadhalar Dhinam
Two college students, the slum child Raja and the dean's daughter Roja, chat with each other over the Internet and fall in love. However, Roja is engaged and Raja cannot bear to disrespect her father, to whom he owes his livelihood.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Vel.
Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai
Santhanam gives the best education to his siblings and takes care of all their basic needs. However, when they become financially stable they ill-treat and ignore him.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Vel.
The Tree of Life
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Vel.
36 Vayadhinile
A married woman, who has set aside her dreams for the sake of her husband and daughter, rediscovers her true self and becomes an achiever.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Vel.
Aruvi
A gentle girl born and brought up amidst the ever growing eco-social-consumeristic environment finds it difficult to fit in the society. She decides to take it hard on the people.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Vel.
Vaaranam Aayiram
A son deals with the death of his father and examines how their relationship influences him through growing up, romance, tragedy and adventure.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Vel.
