Indian action drama films

2009 Tamil film directed by Bala

2017 film by K. S. Ravindra

2008 Tamil film directed by Gautham Menon

2023 film by Karthik Subbaraj

1976 Hindi film directed by Narendra Bedi

Sainik (English: Soldier) is a 1993 Indian action film directed by Sikandar Bharti. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Ashwini Bhave, Ronit Roy, Farheen in pivotal roles.

1980 film by Ravi Chopra

1994 film by Sunil Agnihotri

1996 film by Raj Kanwar

Sapoot () is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language action-thriller film directed by Jagdish A. Sharma, starring Sunil Shetty, Akshay Kumar, Karishma Kapoor and Sonali Bendre. Other cast members include Kader Khan, Prem Chopra, Johnny Lever, Kiran Kumar, Avtar Gill, Mukesh Rishi, Shalini Kapoor Sagar, Jeetu Verma and Mahavir Shah. Film critic and director Khalid Mohamed described it negatively as a loose adaptation of The Godfather.

2004 Hindi film directed by Pankaj Parashar

Mujrim () is an Indian Hindi-language action film released in 1989, directed by Umesh Mehra. The film stars Nutan, Mithun Chakraborty, Madhuri Dixit in the lead roles, along with Shakti Kapoor, Suresh Oberoi, Gulshan Grover, Amrish Puri in supporting roles. The film follows the story of Shankar, who is regarded as a criminal by the society after being in jail for ten years since childhood. The film was successful.

2016 film by Koratala Siva

1991 film by Ajay Kashyap

1995 film directed by Upendra

Border 2 is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language war film co-written and directed by Anurag Singh. A standalone sequel to J. P. Dutta's 1997 film Border, it was produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, J. P. Dutta, and Nidhi Dutta under the banners of T-Series Films and J. P. Films. Set against the backdrop of the India–Pakistan war of 1971, the film serves as a multi-front war drama, expanding the scope of its predecessor by featuring the combined operations of the Indian Armed Forces – Army, Air Force, and Navy. The film stars Sunny Deol in the leading role, alongside an ensemble cast including Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, and Ahan Shetty. The film also features Mona Singh, Sonam Bajwa, Medha Rana and Anya Singh in pivotal roles.

Panjaa () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Vishnuvardhan (in his Telugu film directorial debut), produced by Arka Media Works and Sanghamitra Art Productions. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Sarah-Jane Dias, Anjali Lavania, Jackie Shroff, Adivi Sesh, Atul Kulkarni, Sampath Raj, Subbaraju and Tanikella Bharani. The plot centers around Jai, a loyal henchman for a gangster, who is forced to go on the run after a botched mission leads him to kill his boss's son in response to a violent atrocity.

2021 film directed by Venu Sriram

Annaatthe () is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Siva and produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures. The film stars Rajinikanth in the titular role, alongside Khushbu, Meena, Nayanthara, Keerthy Suresh, Jagapathi Babu, Soori, Prakash Raj, and Abhimanyu Singh. D. Imman composed the film's music, Vetri handled the cinematography, Dhilip Subbarayan arranged stunts and Ruben edited the film. The movie's plot revolves around Kaalaiyan alias Annaatthe, a sarpanch (decision maker) in Thanjavur, who strives to protect his sister from an evil corporate and his crime boss elder

1992 film by Ravi Raja Pinisetty

2022 film directed by Koratala Siva

Joshilaay () is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action-adventure film directed by Sibte Hassan Rizvi and Shekhar Kapur (). The film stars Sunny Deol, Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Rajesh Vivek and Satish Kaushik in the lead roles.

1997 film by Aziz Sejawal

2013 Indian film

2014 film by Nishikant Kamat

2007 film directed by Guddu Dhanoa

1993 film

1998 film by Raj N. Sippy

1997 film

1984 film by Ramesh Talwar

1976 Hindi film directed by Pramod Chakravorty

Trinetra is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by debutante Harry Baweja. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Shilpa Shirodkar, Deepa Sahi in lead roles, with Dharmendra in a special appearance.

1989 film

2023 Indian Film

Bhagavanth Kesari is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Anil Ravipudi and produced by Sahu Garapati and Harish Peddi, under the banner of Shine Screens. This was the last film Harish Peddi produced under the banner of Shine Screens. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in the titular role alongside Arjun Rampal, Kajal Aggarwal, and Sreeleela. The soundtrack and background score was composed by Thaman S, while C. Ramprasad and Tammiraju handled the cinematography and editing, respectively.

1988 film by Prakash Mehra

Torbaaz (transl. Black Falcon) is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Girish Malik. Sanjay Dutt plays the role of a medical professional that lost his wife and son while he was placed in the Indian Embassy in Kabul, while Nargis Fakhri and Rahul Dev play other prominent characters. Torbaaz was earlier scheduled for a theatrical release, which could not happen owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, after which the makers confirmed its distribution contract with Netflix. It was premiered on 11 December 2020 on Netflix.

1989 film directed by Vijay Reddy

1991 film

Khatarnaak is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Bharat Rangachary. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Farah, and Anita Raj in lead roles.

Ikkis () is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language biographical war drama film directed and co-written by Sriram Raghavan. It is co-produced by Dinesh Vijan, Binny Padda, Sharada Karki Jalota, and Poonam Shivdasani under Maddock Films. It stars Agastya Nanda in his theatrical debut, Dharmendra in his final film role & also Asrani in a posthumous appearance, and Jaideep Ahlawat and Simar Bhatia. It is based on the life of Arun Khetarpal, the youngest recipient of the Param Vir Chakra award, and centered around the Battle of Basantar during the 1971 India–Pakistan War. The film's title is in reference to

Janbaaz () is a 1986 Indian action drama film, produced and directed by Feroz Khan, it stars Khan, Anil Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia. It is inspired by King Vidor's Duel in the Sun (1946; which is based on the 1944 novel of the same name by Niven Busch).

1992 film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao

2017 film by Ranjit Tiwari

Dacait () is a 1987 Indian epic dacoit Western film, produced and directed by Rahul Rawail. The movie stars Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Urmila Matondkar, Rakhee Gulzar, Shafi Inamdar, Suresh Oberoi, Paresh Rawal and Raza Murad.

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Daava is a 1997 Indian Hindi action drama movie directed by Sunil Agnihotri and starring Naseeruddin Shah, Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon and Akshay Anand in lead roles.

2000 film by Mahesh Manjrekar

Mahaanta ( Eminence) is a 1997 Hindi-language action drama film, produced by Ayub Khan under the Ayesha Film banner and directed by Afzal Khan. It stars Jeetendra, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Shakti Kapoor and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. Filming began in 1991 and was delayed for 6 years due to Dutt's arrest in 1993 and Dutt and Dixit breaking up their relationship.

1996 Bollywood film directed by Tatineni Rama Rao

Indian Hindi action drama film directed by Kalees

1972 Hindi film directed by Prakash Mehra

2007 film directed by Vikram Bhatt

2010 film by Chandan Arora

2001 film by S. S. Rajamouli

Dhool () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Dharani. The film stars Vikram and Jyothika in lead roles while Reema Sen, Vivek, Sayaji Shinde, Telangana Shakuntala and Pasupathy play other supporting roles. It follows a man who fights to close a chemical factory that has been releasing toxic waste into the river, affecting the people of his village. Produced by A. M. Rathnam at a cost of 7 crore, the film was released on 14 January 2003 and became a commercial success. Dhool was remade in Telugu as Veede (2003) with Sayaji, Sen and Pasupathy reprising their

Sandakozhi () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by N. Lingusamy and produced by Vikram Krishna under G K Film Corporation. The film stars Vishal, Meera Jasmine, Rajkiran, and Lal, while Raja, Suman Setty and Ganja Karuppu play supporting roles. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Jeeva-Nirav Shah and G. Sasikumar respectively.

2006 film by Krishna Vamsi

2004 film by Ahmed Khan

Imaandaar () is a 1987 Indian Bollywood action crime drama film directed by Sushil Malik and produced by Surendra Pal Choudhary and Mrs. Sarla Sandhu. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Farah in lead roles, along with Rohan Kapoor, Ranjeet, Mehmood, Pran, Om Prakash in supporting roles.