Best movies like Yajamana

The story is set in the 1990s in a village and discusses the entry of globalization in there in a satirical manner. Vinayan is a young man, who works as an operator in Sreedevi Talkies, an old 'C' class cinema theatre. The owner of the theatre is Madhavan Nair, who is also the godfather of Vinayan. The effects of globalisation start reflecting in the functioning of the theatre.

Vaanu (Kreshna) and Vallu (Ma Ka Pa Anand) belong to a wealthy family and lead a happy life. They are jobless and roam around their town doing mischievous acts. They behave as arch rivals, who really care for each other. What happens when Vaanu falls in love with Anjali (Monal Gajjar) forms the crux of the story.

Nadan is the story of a popular drama troupe owned by Devadas Sargavedi (Jayaram), which was previously possessed by his father and grandfather in the past, and speaks about the problems faced by the owner and his survival. The revival of this mighty art through the sustained effort of the talented theatre artists forms the crux of the narrative.

Shankar lives in a remote village in rural India with his mother and sister, Manju, and drives a horse-carriage for a living. The main employer in the region is a kind-hearted businessman Maganlal. When Maganlal announces that he would like to undertake a religious pilgrimage, his son, Kundan, takes over and wants to cut back on labor and mechanize the business - thus leading to loss in jobs

Nirmala (Devika Rani) is a modern girl - young, beautiful, dressed in the latest fashions, attends college, and is even the only female in an all-male class. She doesn't take second place to the men, besting all but one in the annual exams. She tied with Ramdas (Ashok Kumar). But, at the same time she is tied to the age-old culture, traditions and religion. She yearns for a husband and for motherhood. And this conflict forms the crux of the story.

Jagadguru Adi Sankara is a 2013 ensemble cast Telugu biographical-devotional film directed by J. K. Bharavi. It is the cinematic of life of Adi Sankara. The crux of the story forms the clash between Chandaludu and Lord Siva

Gopal, a man from a small town, earns a living in the city by cheating people in all possible ways. He decides to make big money by blackmailing the men involved in a woman's death. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

A Czech refugee uses women to advance his business interest.

Accused of murdering her husband, IAS officer Chanchala, is taken to a haunted house called Bhaaghamathie Bungalow, where police and CBI officials interrogate her to dig up dirt on a politician she had worked under. As she's left alone in the haunted house, spirits take control of her and IAS Chanchala transforms into an unrecognisable person. How this impacts her and everyone around her forms the crux of the story.

In a village named Ilavattam there lives a man by the name of Gopalakrishna Pillai. He is a man with diverse qualities. Basically he is a moneylender, but not the avaricious kind. He lends money at very low interest-rates but makes it a point to get his money back on the date agreed upon. The story takes a turn when a bank, named Grand Bank opens up in the village, offering to give out loans at very low interest. The manager of the bank is a young lady named Jayalakshmi. She has made her entry into the village with a very definite purpose. All this, plus the very different kind of bonding between Gopalakrishna Pillai and his mother, form the plot, which develops towards a very interesting climax.

The story is about a family in which mother and son together fight against father for the principles and human values. Srividhya, as a ditched wife, rises up her kid Rakesh (Venkatesh) with well behavior, manner and makes him a good lawyer to do justice to the fellow woman who are cheated brutally by their husbands. How Rakesh takes the revenge on his father for the injustice that he had done to his mother is the crux of the film.

Vijay Kumar is the illegitimate son of a construction baron, Raj Kumar Gupta and his first love, Shanti, whom he gives up in order to marry a wealthy heiress. Raj does not know of this son, who grows up and after his mother's death comes to Delhi to take revenge on the Gupta family by destroying the family's business and connections with each other.

Anand is a motocycle champion for six years in a row. Winning the championship brings him the introduction of Uma, the daughter of Thilakavathy - a haughty, rich woman. Uma thinks Anand has a too dark complexion, but soon it turns into love. However, Thilakavathy deceives Anand and Uma into thinking that she agrees to their wedding while secretly planning to get Uma married to someone else. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Diane and her boyfriend try to do things out of the blue and enter a desert even after there is a no-entry board written on it. In this situation, scary things and some crazy people start troubling them. The couple runs for their life and reaches a small town only to know there are more dangerous situations are in store for them. Who is behind these incidents and how the couple comes out of this mess forms the crux of the story.

Abbas Ali (Abhishek Bachchan) lives in Chandni Chowk, New Delhi with his sister Sania (Asin Thottumkal). They are legally fighting for an ancestral property— land case. But the odds turn against them and they lose. Their well wisher, Shastri Chacha, advises and convinces them to migrate to his village Ranakpur where he assures Abbas that he will get him a job at his owner's place. The owner being none other than the powerful Prithviraj Raghuvanshi (Ajay Devgn). Abbas enters Ranakpur village and while saving a child trapped inside a temple, he breaks open the lock of an ancestral temple but fate plays an important twist in Abbas' life as the whole village including Prithviraj's step-brother Vikrant opposes Abbas' actions but Prithviraj arrives and handles the situation.

A fierce wrestler becomes the symbol of hope for his people when he rises against the odds and fights the brutal oppression.

Surya is a lawyer with right values, who tries to redress things the legal way. He falls in love with Priya. His brother-in-law Shakthivel, also an upright lawyer, is killed in the process of upholding justice. Surya's sister also meets a pitiful end at the hands of criminals. But Surya refuses to give up. His mission is to make the layman understand his legal rights and how he does so forms the crux of the story.

A Tantric believes that by donating a virgin woman's head to gods crown, would bring down the universe to his feet. How the hero and heroine gets entangled in the underworld nexus, while rescuing the robbery, forms the crux of the plot.

'Okkadu Migiladu' is the story of displaced Sri Lankan Tamilians who find themselves stuck with the tag of 'refugees' all their lives. The mistreatment they face both in India and Sri Lanka, with either country refusing to accept them as their own, forms the crux of the story.

The Prince is the story of the other side of a Mafia family. Jeeva (Mohanlal), son of a Don (Girish Karnad), falls in love with Swarna, daughter of a famous Carnatic singer named Vishwanath. He hides the truth of his family background from her to win her love. But then one fine day she comes to know and shocked beyond disbelief, uses silence as her weapon to bring him to confess his situation. How Jeeva goes through trials and tribulations of saving his love on one side and law of the mafia on the other side forms the theme of the film.

Set against the backdrops of Madurai city,the story revolves around a girl ,who pursues a graduation course at a private college,where she undergoes sexual harassment.Her attempts to raise her voice against these evil miscreant go eclipsed due to the strong influence of money and the domination of the ruling class During this juncture , She meets a social activist named puli and shares pathos. The crux of the film is all about the attempts of the character’ puli ‘ who want to seek justice for the sake of this innocent girl and bring the evildoers before the law

After giving birth to Bhagwan Shri Kartiyeke, Devi Maa Parvati forms a child-human image from clay, adopts him, and asks him to guard the house and not let anyone in while she bathes. The child refuses to let anyone in, including Bhagwan Shivji himself, who beheads him. When a tearful Parvatiji pleads, Shivji brings the child back to life with the head of an elephant, and names him Gajanand, and assures him that no one will make fun of him.

Miss Shetty is a feminist who wishes to spend her life as a single. But on the other hand, Polishetty wanted to be in a committed relationship. How they connected and what happens in their life is the main crux of the film.

An heiress searches for true love while vacationing in Brazil.

What happens when the lives of two friends take an unexpected turn? A whole lot of confusion follows! Will they be able to get out of the mess? That forms the crux of the story.

The lead character Raman (Dileep), is an employee in a rice mill in Pune. He used to carry the rice to the mill for processing on a bicycle. Later he decides to buy an auto rickshaw and goes to his village to borrow money from his mother to buy his dream vehicle. But once he reaches his village he is shocked to find a gang of people waiting there to kill him. The rest of the event forms the crux of the plot.

Abhiram is a man born with two brains – splitting into the massy Abhi and classy Ram whenever triggered by loud noises. How he copes with it forms the crux of the story.

Thirupathi Express' is a clean fun-filled family entertainer, starring Sumanth Shailendra and Kriti Kharbanda in the lead roles. . The film is a travel love story. The family of Sumanth is bound to Tirupathi, while on the journey he meets many characters, turning out to be a roller coaster ride of adventure. What happens when he misses the train, forms the crux of the story.

The story of Street Lights is based on the life of a Crime Branch police officer, James, who in his pursuit to solve a certain mystery, crosses path with several people and encounters various thrilling events. Will James succeed or fail in his mission and how will he react to the outcome, forms the crux.

The film revolves around five individual characters and the events in their life, that, on the one hand, changes everything in their respective lives, which the film's title refers to, and, on the other hand, also brings together these people. It is an anthology film, that contains two parallel moving stories, which are connected by a freak accident in Chennai. A young architect, falls in love with a young beautiful pediatric doctor, runs after her and tries to convince her to marry her, while, simultaneously, a morose ex-football coach troubles a software engineer by vowing to kill his eight-year-old son. How these characters get connected and confronted through the accident forms the crux of the story.

Akshay, a young and handsome college student and a talented dancer, enjoys a colorful college life. Although very popular among his peers, Akshay, who is smitten by Radhika, feels dejected after she neglects him. To make matters worse, Akshay's life is turned upside down due to one unexpected incident. How he copes with it, forms the crux.

Goutham is a young businessman who lives with his mother and grandmother. Goutham's mother Vasundara Devi is the head of their family business. Vasundara Devi is a strict mother; but grand motheris extremely friendly with Goutham. Apporva is Goutham's best pal. Then enters Nithya, a sand animation artist. Goutham meets Nithya and after a series of incidents, the couple falls in love. But Nithya, who has a memory loss problem due to a major accident,can't remember anything more than a day. This problem creates obstacles in Goutham and Nithya's relationship and this forms the crux of the story.

Prema Geema Jaane Do is a soft romantic comedy. The movie is about the protagonist setting up a journey to a new place and meeting new people. Why he hates love and what is in his past forms the main crux of the story.

Raj Badhu is a comical family drama that is based on a traditional Bengali joint-family life. It tells the story of family relations, of love and family values and the importance of society in our lives. It shows the complex story of different love relations and how its complications adversely affect the people involved. It shows the nature of man and how all things work out for the best in the end.

Two wildly different people – a traditional and rule-bound man and a modern, independent woman who confidently stands by her choices – fall in love.