South Indian Thriller/Mystery/Horror
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1. Raatchasan (2018)
Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A sub-inspector sets out in pursuit of a mysterious serial killer who targets teen school girls and murders them brutally.
Director: Ram Kumar | Stars: Vishnu Vishal, Amala Paul, Radha Ravi, Sangili Murugan
Votes: 50,732
2. RangiTaranga (2015)
Not Rated | 149 min | Mystery, Thriller
Mysterious events begin to unfold after a reclusive novelist and his wife move back to her ancestral village, followed by a journalist.
Director: Anup Bhandari | Stars: Nirup Bhandari, Radhika Narayan, Avantika Shetty, Sai Kumar
Votes: 15,310
3. Vikram Vedha (2017)
Not Rated | 147 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Vikram, a no-nonsense police officer, accompanied by Simon, his partner, is on the hunt to capture Vedha, a smuggler and a murderer. Vedha tries to change Vikram's life, which leads to a conflict.
Directors: Gayatri, Pushkar, Gowtham Selvaraj | Stars: Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi, Shraddha Srinath, Kathir
Votes: 50,546
4. Maayavan (2017)
Not Rated | 127 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A police officer is on a mission to nab a criminal,who does murder in a same mysteric pattern.
Director: C.V. Kumar | Stars: Sundeep Kishan, Lavanya Tripathi, Augustine, Baby
Votes: 4,184
5. Thani Oruvan (2015)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Siddharth Abimanyu, an influential scientist, is involved in various illegal medical practices. Mithran, an efficient IPS officer, decides to expose him.
Director: Mohan Raja | Stars: Jayam Ravi, Arvind Swamy, Nayanthara, Nassar
Votes: 21,616
6. Kuttram 23 (2017)
Not Rated | 151 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
ACP Vetrimaaran investigates a series of murders related to the medical industry.
Director: Arivazhagan Venkatachalam | Stars: Arun Vijay, Mahima Nambiar, Thambi Ramaiah, Amit Bhargav
Votes: 3,041
7. Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016)
Not Rated | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A police officer retires after an accident during a case investigation. Years later, he is forced to relive the past as he narrates the story to his friend's son.
Director: Karthick Naren | Stars: Rahman, Prakash Raghavan, Sharathkumar, Santhosh Krishna
Votes: 16,915
8. Bhaagamathie (I) (2018)
Not Rated | 138 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
IAS officer Chanchala Reddy is imprisoned in a haunted house, while she is interrogated by law enforcers investigating a politician they suspect of corruption.
Director: Ashok G. | Stars: Anushka Shetty, Jayaram, Murli Sharma, Prabhu
Votes: 3,338
9. U Turn (I) (2016)
Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A journalist who intends to write an article on traffic rule breakers gets dragged into a whirlpool of murder cases and deception.
Director: Pawan Kumar | Stars: Shraddha Srinath, Roger Narayan, Radhika Narayan, Dileep Raj
Votes: 3,869
11. Forensic (2020)
Not Rated | 134 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Samuel uses his forensic skills and discovers breakthroughs in a serial killing case as further victims are added to the list. Shikha teams up with Samuel and uncovers evidence that might lead to the killer's identity.
Directors: Anas Khan, Akhil Paul | Stars: Tovino Thomas, Mamta Mohandas, Saiju Kurup, Reba Monica John
Votes: 5,978
12. Anjaam Pathiraa (2020)
Not Rated | 144 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
The police are on the trail of a serial killer, but with the victims being fellow officers, will they be able to catch the killer and solve the case in time?
Director: Midhun Manuel Thomas | Stars: Kunchacko Boban, Jinu Joseph, Unnimaya Prasad, Sreenath Bhasi
Votes: 8,990
13. Mumbai Police (2013)
145 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
ACP Antony is the only one who knows the truth behind ACP Aaryan's murder. Antony meets with an accident, losing his memory and is unable to reveal the killer. He is forced to investigate the murder again hoping that he remembers something.
Director: Rosshan Andrrews | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya, Rahman, Riyaz Khan
Votes: 7,844
14. Memories (III) (2013)
Not Rated | 132 min | Mystery, Thriller
Sam Alex, a drunkard ex-cop, is forced to investigate a series of murders which are committed in the same pattern. His search leads to a serial killer, and something more than what he expected.
Director: Jeethu Joseph | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sreejith Ravi, Vijayaraghavan, Suresh Krishna
Votes: 7,888
15. Theeran Adhigaram Ondru (2017)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Theeran, a police officer, is entrusted with the task to solve the mystery behind a series of murders. The only clue left behind is that all the murders are committed in the same pattern.
Director: H. Vinoth | Stars: Karthi, Rakul Preet Singh, Abhimanyu Singh, Bose Venkat
Votes: 16,977
16. Thadam (2019)
Not Rated | 138 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The murder of a youngster creates confusion among cops when they discover the suspect has a lookalike.
Director: Magizh Thirumeni | Stars: Arun Vijay, Tanya Hope, Smruthi Venkat, Fefsi Vijayan
Votes: 8,802
17. Evaru (2019)
Not Rated | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sub-inspector Vikram Vasudev is entrusted with the task of investigating the murder of a high ranking officer who was killed by his alleged rape victim. When he delves deeper into the case he uncovers some surprising facts.
Director: Venkat Ramji | Stars: Adivi Sesh, Regina Cassandra, Naveen Chandra, Murli Sharma
Votes: 7,376
18. Irumbu Thirai (2018)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A soldier takes on a gang of cyber criminals when money goes missing from his account.
Director: P.S. Mithran | Stars: Vishal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Arjun Sarja, Delhi Ganesh
Votes: 5,459
19. Kaithi (2019)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Dilli, an ex-convict, endeavours to meet his daughter for the first time after leaving prison. However, his attempts are interrupted due to a drug raid planned by Inspector Bejoy.
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj | Stars: Karthi, Narain, Arjun Das, George Maryan
Votes: 42,491
20. Nibunan (2017)
Not Rated | 127 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Along with his partners Inspector Joseph and Vandhana, DSP Ranjith Kalidoss attempts to hunt down a psychotic killer before realizing he's himself suffering from an unwanted disorder.
Director: Arun Vaidyanathan | Stars: Arjun Sarja, Prasanna, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Sruthi Hariharan
Votes: 1,051
21. 8 Thottakkal (2017)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A depressed and loyal policeman loses his gun to a killer, who kills people due the circumstances of his life.
Directors: Sri Ganesh, Sundaramurthy Ks, T Siva, Dilip Subarayan | Stars: Vetri, Aparna Balamurali, Nassar, M.S. Bhaskar
Votes: 2,229
22. Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya (2019)
Not Rated | 148 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya is an authentic humorous investigative thriller revolving around the adventures of a detective based out of Nellore.
Director: Swaroop Rsj | Stars: Naveen Polishetty, Shruti Sharma, Krishneswara Rao, Suhas
Votes: 16,811
23. Maragadha Naanayam (2017)
150 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A young man races to find a legendary treasure which causes him many troubles.
Director: Ark Saravan | Stars: Aadhi, Nikki Galrani, Anandraj, Munishkanth
Votes: 1,926
24. Anukoni Athidhi (2019)
136 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
In an isolated hospital in the high ranges of Kerala, an autistic patient with special skills piques the interest of a psychiatrist, whose investigation into her past leads to startling revelations.
Director: Vivek | Stars: Fahadh Faasil, Sai Pallavi, Atul Kulkarni, Lenaa
Votes: 9,872
25. Bell Bottom (2019)
130 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Police constable Divakar finally gets a chance to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming a detective when a mysterious robbery takes place at the local police station.
Director: Jayathirtha | Stars: Rishab Shetty, Haripriya, Yograj Bhat, P.D. Sathish Chandra
Votes: 2,741
26. C U Soon (2020)
98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A software engineer, living in Kerala, is prompted by his family to look for his cousin's missing fiancee. As they stumble upon her video-based suicide note, he races against time to find her.
Director: Mahesh Narayanan | Stars: Fahadh Faasil, Roshan Mathew, Darshana Rajendran, Saiju Kurup
Votes: 6,758
27. Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A CBI officer goes in search of a ruthless serial killer. Things get worse when the murderer targets the former and her family.
Director: R. Ajay Gnanamuthu | Stars: Nayanthara, Atharvaa Murali, Anurag Kashyap, Raashi Khanna
Votes: 6,186
28. Aswathama (2020)
Not Rated | 133 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After his sister and some other women are found mysteriously impregnated, a young man sets out to find the perpetrator.
Director: Ramana Teja | Stars: Naga Shaurya, Mehreen Pirzada, Jisshu Sengupta, Prince Cecil
Votes: 1,321
30. Soodhu Kavvum (2013)
Not Rated | 135 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Das, with his team, kidnap Arumai, son of a politician, who has been planning his own kidnapping to extract money from his father. Problems arise, when an insane cop is brought to handle the case.
Director: Nalan Kumarasamy | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Sanchita Shetty, Radha Ravi, M.S. Bhaskar
Votes: 11,795
31. Traataka (2018)
Crime, Thriller
ACP Jaidev's brother has murdered without any clues. His investigations are derailed by the killer, In addition, ACP Jaidev is suffering from a disease called Complex Partial Seizure (CPS), However, Will he be able to find the murderer?
Director: Shivaganesh | Stars: Rahul Ainapur, Ajith Jairaj, Hridaya Avanthi, Nandagopal
Votes: 92
32. Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018)
Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A bloody power struggle erupts between three brothers who are vying to take over the family business following the death of their father.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Arvind Swamy, Arun Vijay, Silambarasan Rajendar, Vijay Sethupathi
Votes: 6,883
33. Vada Chennai (2018)
Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young carrom player in north Chennai becomes a reluctant participant in a war between two warring gangsters.
Director: Vetrimaaran | Stars: Dhanush, Ameer Sultan, Radha Ravi, Daniel Balaji
Votes: 19,658
34. Diary (2022)
133 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A sub-inspector trainee sets out on a journey to track an unsolved, 16-year-old case. But little does he know that fate and destiny will put him on an exhilarating ride.
Director: Innasi Pandiyan | Stars: Arulnithi, Nakkalites Dhanam, Kishore Kumar G., Jayalakshmi
Votes: 2,371
35. Kumari (2022)
137 min | Horror, Thriller
The world of Kumari, who is married off far away in Kanhirangat, a cursed land beyond Illymala, in the west. A naive Kumari arrives in the cursed land, where people are ready to sacrifice their lives to preserve tradition
Director: Nirmal Sahadev | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Shine Tom Chacko, Swasika Vijay
Votes: 2,157
36. Demonte Colony (2015)
116 min | Horror, Thriller
After consuming liquor, four friends decide to do something interesting and visit a haunted bungalow. However, they do not realize that they have returned home with an evil spirit.
Director: R. Ajay Gnanamuthu | Stars: Arulnithi, Ramesh Thilak, Sananth, M.S. Bhaskar
Votes: 2,691
37. Pizza (II) (2012)
Not Rated | 127 min | Horror, Thriller
A pizza delivery boy lands in a mysterious circumstance and it works a dramatic change in his life.
Director: Karthik Subbaraj | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Ramya Nambeeshan, Aadukalam Naren, Karunakaran
Votes: 8,698
38. Pisasu (2014)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A violinist experiences paranormal experience in his flat after a death of a girl who he tries to save due to accident. Later he realises that actually the spirit is helping him and he tries to find out who killed the girl by accident.
Director: Mysskin | Stars: Naga, Prayaga Martin, Radha Ravi, Raj Kumar
Votes: 2,260
39. Aval (2017)
Not Rated | 137 min | Horror
A young married couple begin to encounter several paranormal attacks, when a family moves into a neighbouring house, that is being haunted by a vengeful spirit, which leads them to perform an exorcism in order to help save the neighbours.
Director: Milind Rau | Stars: Siddharth, Andrea Jeremiah, Anisha Victor, Atul Kulkarni
Votes: 2,680
40. 24 (I) (2016)
Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A scientist invents a time machine, which leads to a bitter battle between his evil twin brother and his son.
Directors: Vikram Kumar, Vikram K. Kumar | Stars: Suriya, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menen, Saranya Ponvannan
Votes: 23,969
41. Eega (2012)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A murdered man is reincarnated as a housefly and seeks to avenge his death.
Director: S.S. Rajamouli | Stars: Sudeep, Nani, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Hamsa Nandini
Votes: 27,216
42. Shyam Singha Roy (2021)
TV-MA | 155 min | Drama, Romance
Centers in the theme of reincarnation, unfolding in Kolkata and Hyderabad.
Director: Rahul Sankrityan | Stars: Nani, Sai Pallavi, Krithi Shetty, Madonna Sebastian
Votes: 15,169
43. Churuli (2021)
120 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Two undercover cops who go in search of a fugitive enter another dimension occupied by uncivilized residents who are crass and rude. There, the two men get stuck in an apparent time loop as inexplicable events begin to occur.
Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery | Stars: Chemban Vinod Jose, Vinay Forrt, Joju George, Soubin Shahir
Votes: 5,145
44. Captain (I) (2022)
120 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A team of soldiers, led by a brave army captain, takes up a dangerous mission to go into a restricted forest area and uncover the mystery behind the unexplainable deaths of previous teams that had visited the site.
Director: Shakti Soundar Rajan | Stars: Gokul Anand, Arya, Vincent Ashokan, Malavika Avinash
Votes: 1,217
45. Kooman (2022)
153 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The story is about a strict police officer who relocates to a hilly village on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. Few normal incidents that take place suddenly appear to be abnormal.
Director: Jeethu Joseph | Stars: Asif Ali, Hannah Reji Koshy, Anoop Menon, Abhiram Radhakrishnan
Votes: 3,295
46. Rorschach (2022)
150 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
The Movie is about Luke Anthony who has a mysterious past and is out on a mission to seek revenge from someone who has destroyed him deeply
Director: Nissam Basheer | Stars: Mammootty, Grace Antony, Jagadish, Bindu Panikkar
Votes: 6,374
47. Super Deluxe (2019)
Not Rated | 176 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An unfaithful newly-wed wife, an estranged father, a priest and an angry son suddenly find themselves in the most unexpected predicaments, each poised to experience their destiny, all on one fateful day.
Director: Thiagarajan Kumararaja | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Ramya Krishnan
Votes: 17,488
48. Kuttrame Thandanai (2016)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young man with a visual impairment uses his other heightened senses to unravel a murder mystery.
Director: M. Manikandan | Stars: Vidharth, Pooja Devariya, Aishwarya Rajesh, Rahman
Votes: 2,167
49. Avane Srimannarayana (2019)
Not Rated | 186 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In the pursuit of solving an ancient mystery of Amaravati, Narayana, a corrupt cop must battle the dangerous clan of dacoits and it's fierce leader.
Directors: Sachin Ravi, Sachin | Stars: Rakshit Shetty, Shanvi Srivastava, Achyuth Kumar, Balaji Manohar
Votes: 8,233
50. Bogan (2017)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Who is Bogan? That is the question that drives this movie about things not being as they seem.
Director: Lakshman | Stars: Jayam Ravi, Arvind Swamy, Hansika Motwani, Nassar
Votes: 2,063
51. Tik Tik Tik (2018)
Not Rated | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After discovering that an asteroid the size of a city is going to impact Earth in less than a month, India recruits a misfit team to save the country.
Director: Shakti Soundar Rajan | Stars: Jayam Ravi, Nivetha Pethuraj, Aaron Aziz, Ramesh Thilak
Votes: 3,096
52. Astakarmma (2022)
106 min | Horror, Thriller
A famous psychiatrist who has no belief in suddenly goes through supernatural things paranormal experiences while treating a female patient and is up with the challenge of saving his patient
Director: Vijay Tamilselvan | Stars: Cskishan, Dharani, Nandini Rai, Priyadharshini Rajkumar
Votes: 409
53. Iruttu (2019)
133 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A cop who takes charge at a police station in a hill station goes after the reasons behind a few unnatural deaths which seem mysterious like never before.
Director: V.Z. Dhorai | Stars: Sundar C., Sakshi Chaudhary, Dhansika, Vimala Raman
Votes: 453
54. Amavarathi (2009)
Thriller
An innocent search for pearls on a river-bed a search for pearls ends in a bizarre hunt for a mass-murderer with an unthinkable past.
Director: Ravi Babu | Stars: Bhoomika Chawla, Sneha, Taraka Ratna Nandamuri, Ravi Babu
Votes: 107
55. Diya (2018)
122 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
After abortion, a woman's life takes an unexpected turn when she is visited by the foetus, who is now grown up and is visible to her.
Director: A.L. Vijay | Stars: Sai Pallavi, Naga Shaurya, Veronika Arora, Nizhalgal Ravi
Votes: 592
56. Aaradhu Sinam (2016)
Not Rated | 134 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An alcoholic cop investigates a case involving a couple of gruesome murders. Will the case be the redemption that he was waiting for?
Director: Arivazhagan Venkatachalam | Stars: Arulnithi, Aishwarya Rajesh, Aishwarya Dutta, Radha Ravi
Votes: 444
57. Iravukku Aayiram Kangal (2018)
Not Rated | 122 min | Action, Thriller
The story revolves around a mysterious murder and a game between Bharath (Arulnithi), a calm and composed cab driver, and Ganesh (Ajmal), an urban cheat, who blackmails people for money.
Director: Mu. Maran | Stars: Abhinayashree, Ajmal Ameer, Anandraj, Arulnithi
Votes: 1,423
58. D Block (2022)
134 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A young engineering student along with his friends unravels the mystery around his college where several girls go missing and dead.
Director: Vijay Kumar Rajendran | Stars: Aashiq, Rj Ananthi, Archana, Arulnithi
Votes: 1,327
59. Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006)
Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Police Officer investigates a series of brutal rapes and murders, with the culprits seeming to cover more than one country.
Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Jyotika, Prakash Raj, Daniel Balaji
Votes: 8,266
60. The Wolf and the Goat (2013)
Not Rated | 141 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A kid saves a dangerous dying fugitive and triggers off a chase between the hunter and the hunted and soon, the definitions blur.
Director: Mysskin | Stars: Mysskin, Sri, Adithya Menon, Bharath
Votes: 2,973
61. HIT: The 2nd Case (2022)
150 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Krishna Dev aka KD, a laid back cop, works in AP HIT, has to take up a gruesome murder case. As KD unravels the layers of the crime, the stakes rise unbelievably high and the threat comes unusually close.
Director: Sailesh Kolanu | Stars: Adivi Sesh, Meenaakshi Chaudhary, Rao Ramesh, Tanikella Bharani
Votes: 7,030
62. HIT (2020)
Not Rated | 125 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An officer of the 'Homicide Intervention Team' who frequently suffers from having his panic attacks does everything in his power to rescue a woman who went missing.
Director: Sailesh Kolanu | Stars: Vishwak Sen, Ruhani Sharma, Murli Sharma, Bhanuchander
Votes: 7,697
63. Thambi (2019)
Not Rated | 149 min | Action, Thriller
Parvathy is elated when she finds out that her brother, Saravanan, who has been missing for 15 years, is in Goa. However, somebody has already hatched a plan to kill him.
Director: Jeethu Joseph | Stars: Karthi, Jyotika, Sathyaraj, Sowcar Janaki
Votes: 2,668
64. Kuttrame Thandanai (2016)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young man with a visual impairment uses his other heightened senses to unravel a murder mystery.
Director: M. Manikandan | Stars: Vidharth, Pooja Devariya, Aishwarya Rajesh, Rahman
Votes: 2,167
65. Anukokunda Oka Roju (2005)
145 min | Mystery, Thriller
A woman with amnesia tries to unravel the mystery of the missing day in her life.
Director: Chandra Sekhar Yeleti | Stars: Charmme Kaur, Jagapathi Babu, Shashank, Annie
Votes: 1,839
66. Bramayugam (2024)
139 min | Horror, Thriller
Thevan, a folk singer of the Paanan caste, has a fateful encounter when escaping slavery, leading to him discovering an ancient traditional mansion altering his destiny.
Director: Rahul Sadasivan | Stars: Mammootty, Arjun Ashokan, Sidharth Bharathan, Amalda Liz
Votes: 8,185
67. Tantiram (2023)
99 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
The Trick follows Balachandran, a man with a bad past, who marries Alagini,turning him into a jovial and loving person.The Jinn, a supernatural entity, takes control of Balachandran,causing him to lose trust and face horrific consequences.
Director: Muthyala Meher Deepak | Stars: Avinash Yelandur, Srikanth Gurram, Sukanya Gadavir, Kalidindi
Votes: 3,779
68. Iruttu (2019)
133 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A cop who takes charge at a police station in a hill station goes after the reasons behind a few unnatural deaths which seem mysterious like never before.
Director: V.Z. Dhorai | Stars: Sundar C., Sakshi Chaudhary, Dhansika, Vimala Raman
Votes: 453
69. Nizhal (2021)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
John Baby, who is recouping from a traumatic accident, meets Nitin, a young boy who interests him with murder stories. When Baby explores the possibility of Nitin's stories by mapping the events, it matches with the real-time incidents.
Director: Appu N. Bhattathiri | Stars: Nayanthara, Kunchacko Boban, Lal, Remya Suresh
Votes: 2,905
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