Indian action drama films

1985 film by Rahul Rawail

2007 film directed by Ram Gopal Varma

2005 film directed by S.S. Rajamouli

2007 film from India directed by V. V. Vinayak

2004 Indian Hindi action film

1996 film directed by Guddu Dhanoa

Jigar is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language martial arts film directed by Farogh Siddique.It is the 2nd movie of Ajay Devgn. It was released during the Diwali weekend and proved to be major a successful hit. The plot is inspired by the 1989 American film Kickboxer.

Pithamagan () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action crime drama film written and directed by Bala. The film stars Vikram, Suriya, Laila and Sangeetha in the lead roles, with Karunaas, Manobala and Ramaraju (credited as Mahadevan) in supporting roles. In the film, a man raised in a graveyard with no understanding of the world forms a bond with a con artist.

1989 film by B. Gopal

Kroadh () is a 1990 Indian Bollywood action film directed by Shashilal K. Nair. It stars Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol, Amrita Singh and Sonam in pivotal roles.

1995 film by Ashutosh Gowariker

Geraftaar () is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Prayag Raaj. The movie produced by S. Ramanathan. It starred Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Madhavi, Poonam Dhillon in lead roles. Rajinikanth played a cameo role as friend of Amitabh Bachchan. The film is one of the highest-grossing movie of the year 1985.

1978 film by Sultan Ahmed

Ghulam-E-Musthafa () is a 1997 Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Partho Ghosh, starring Nana Patekar and Raveena Tandon, it was produced by P.G. Shrikanth and Dinesh Gandhi under the S.G.S. Cinearts International and Eros International banners. Set in early 1996, Ghulam-e-Musthafa centers on the turbulent and tragic relationship between Gangster Mustafa and Dancer Kavita, a relationship which come to an end with the death of Kavita due to his field. The film was a remake of the Tamil film Musthaffaa (1996).

Pitaah () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Mahesh Manjrekar and produced by Avinash Adik. Inspired by the 1989 novel A Time to Kill, which was also adapted into a 1996 film of the same name, it stars Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Nandita Das and Om Puri.

Rangasthalam () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language period action drama film written and directed by Sukumar. Produced by Y. Naveen, Y. Ravi Shankar and C. V. Mohan for the company Mythri Movie Makers, the film stars Ram Charan and Samantha with, Jagapathi Babu, Naresh, Prakash Raj, Sunil Barve, Aadhi Pinisetty, and Anasuya Bharadwaj in key supporting roles. Rangasthalam is set in the eponymous fictional village in the 1980s. It narrates the story of two brothers, Chittibabu (Charan) and Kumar Babu (Pinisetty) who oppose the village's local government and the corrupt co-operative society led by i

1999 film directed by Raj Kanwar

2024 Film

Thalaivaa () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by A. L. Vijay (credited as Vijay) and produced by Vendhar Movies. The film stars Vijay in the titular role, alongside Amala Paul, Sathyaraj, Ragini Nandwani, Santhanam, Abhimanyu Singh, Nassar and Rajeev Pillai. In the film, a dancer in Australia takes over his father's duty as a crime boss in Mumbai after his death.

Controversial 2025 Indian film

Jaagruti is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Suresh Krissna, released on 3 June 1992. The film stars Salman Khan and Karisma Kapoor. The movie was produced by stunt director Raam Shetty under the name of S. R. Shetty.

1983 film by S. Ramanathan

2025 film by A. R. Murugadoss

1991 film by N. Chandra

2021 Tamil film directed by Mari Selvaraj

Padayappa is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Sivaji Ganesan in his penultimate release and Rajinikanth in the titular lead. Ramya Krishnan, Soundarya and Pritha Hari share other lead roles, while Lakshmi, Radha Ravi, Nassar, Abbas and Sithara play supporting roles. The soundtrack album and background score were composed by A. R. Rahman. The film revolves around the title character and his family being targeted in a generations-long revenge by his cousin Neelambari, a narcissistic woman who was left humiliated after Padayappa reje

2009 Hindi film directed by Soham Shah

Badal () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Raj Kanwar. The film stars Bobby Deol and Rani Mukerji in lead roles with Amrish Puri. It was a commercial success.

Vidhaata ( Creator) is a 1982 Indian action-drama film directed by Subhash Ghai and produced by Gulshan Rai under his own production company Trimurti Films. It stars Dilip Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Shammi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Padmini Kolhapure, Madan Puri, Amrish Puri, Suresh Oberoi, and Sarika in pivotal roles.

1999 film by K. C. Bokadia

upcoming Indian Telugu-language film by Koratala Siva

1993 film by K. C. Bokadia

Virumaandi is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written, co-edited, produced, and directed by Kamal Haasan, who also performed in the title role. The cast also includes Pasupathy, Napoleon, Abhirami, Rohini, Shanmugarajan and Nassar in pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film won critical acclaim and was a commercial success at the box office. It marked Rohini’s comeback after an 8-year hiatus from acting.

Viswasam () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Siva and produced by Sathya Jyothi Films. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara and Jagapathi Babu in the lead roles, alongside Vivek, Thambi Ramaiah, Robo Shankar, Kovai Sarala, Yogi Babu, Anikha Surendran, Kalairani, Sujatha Sivakumar, Rajitha and R. N. R. Manohar. It is the second collaboration between Ajith with Siva out of three films. The film follows Thookudurai, a villiage ruffian, who goes to take on Gautham Veer after trying to patch his marriage with Niranjana.

2024 Telugu film by Trivikram Srinivas

1987 Hindi film directed by Tatineni Rama Rao

2018 Telugu film directed by Koratala Siva

Lingaa is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar and produced by Rockline Venkatesh under Rockline Entertainments. It stars Rajinikanth in a dual role alongside, Anushka Shetty, Sonakshi Sinha and Jagapathi Babu, while Santhanam and Karunakaran play supporting roles. The music was composed by A. R. Rahman, while cinematography and editing were handled by R. Rathnavelu and Samjith Mohammed. In the film, Lingaa, a petty thief, arrives at Solaiyur to save the village's dam and temple, which was built by his grandfather Raja Lingeswaran.

2018 Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam

Tejaa is an Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Ramesh Puri and produced by Mahendra Bohra. It stars Sanjay Dutt and Kimi Katkar in the main roles. The film was above average at the box office.

Paruthiveeran () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language romantic action drama film written, directed and produced by Ameer. The film stars Karthi in his feature film debut as the title character, with Priyamani as the female lead and Ponvannan, Saravanan, Ganja Karuppu, Sampath Raj, and Sujatha Sivakumar playing supporting roles. The film features a soundtrack and score composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by Ramji and editing by Raja Mohammad.

1986 film by Mahesh Bhatt

1999 film directed by P. Vasu

Hindi language film

1995 film

2013 film by Anil Sharma

2007 film by Vamsi Paidipally

2019 film by Vamsi Paidipally

1994 film by K. Ravi Shankar

1979 film by Manmohan Desai

Thanedaar () is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language action film, produced by Sanjay Roy and Sudhir Roy under the Shiva Arts International banner and directed by Raj N. Sippy. It stars Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit with music composed by Bappi Lahiri. The film is perhaps best remembered for the song "Tamma Tamma Loge". It is a remake of the Tamil-Telugu bilingual film Anbukku Naan Adimai (1980).

1985 film by Ajay Kashyap

2013 Telugu film directed by Koratala Siva

1984 film by Rajendra Singh Babu

1986 film by Ashim Samanta

1995 film by Sultan Ahmed

1991 film by Nana Patekar

1996 film by Kawal Sharma

1994 film by Raj N. Sippy

1983 Hindi film directed by Pramod Chakravorty