Indian action thriller films

2010 film by Milan Luthria

1999 Indian film directed by Milan Luthria

2015 Tamil film directed by M. Raja

2017 Tamil film directed by H. Vinoth

Chengiz (; subtitled as The One Who Has No Boundaries No Limits) is a 2023 Indian Bengali-language epic period gangster action thriller film co-written and directed by Rajesh Ganguly. Based on a story written by Neeraj Pandey about Calcutta underworld, the film was produced by Jeet, Gopal Madnani, and Amit Jumrani under the banners of Grassroot Entertainment and Jeetz Filmworks. It stars Jeet in the titular role, as well as in dual role, alongside Susmita Chatterjee, Rohit Roy and Shataf Figar in another pivotal roles. The film shows the situation of Kolkata from mid 70s to late 90s following

2017 film directed by Narasimha

Controversial 2025 Indian film

2019 Tamil film directed by Gautham Menon

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.

Coolie is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures. The film features an ensemble cast including Rajinikanth, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Soubin Shahir, Upendra, Shruti Haasan, Sathyaraj, Rachita Ram with Aamir Khan and Pooja Hegde in special appearances. In the film, a former coolie union leader investigates the death of his friend which leads him to a dangerous crime syndicate.

2022 Tamil film directed by R Ajay Gnanamuthu

Thupparivaalan () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Mysskin, and produced by Vishal, who also enacts the lead role with Prasanna. The film features Vinay Rai, Anu Emmanuel (in her Tamil debut), Andrea Jeremiah and K. Bhagyaraj in supporting roles. Loosely inspired by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, the film follows a private detective and his associate who investigate the death of a child's pet dog, which leads to them uncovering a bigger conspiracy. The film began production in 2016, and was released on 14 September 2017.

2018 film by Prem

2021 Tamil film directed by Karthik Subbaraj

Chamku is a 2008 Indian action thriller film written and directed by Kabeer Kaushik. It stars Bobby Deol in the eponymous role along with Priyanka Chopra. It also stars Irrfan Khan, Riteish Deshmukh and Danny Denzongpa in supporting roles. The film was released worldwide on 29 August 2008.

2005 film by Vikram Bhatt

1995 film by Umesh Mehra

1980 film by Ravi Chopra

2008 Tamil film directed by Jeeva

Pokkiri () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Prabhu Deva. A remake of the 2006 Telugu film Pokiri directed by Puri Jagannadh, the film stars Vijay in the lead role alongside Asin, Prakash Raj, Napolean,Nassar, Mukesh Tiwari, Vadivelu, Sriman, Anandaraj, Vincent Asokan, Subbaraju and Master Bharath. The film is about Tamizh, a ruthless rogue who joins Chennai's criminal underworld, eventually gaining the trust of the ruthless international crime lord Ali Bhai. While rising through the criminal ranks, he falls for Shruthi, an aerobics instructor who loves him but is repulse

1993 film by Mahesh Bhatt

Valimai () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by H. Vinoth. It is produced by Boney Kapoor under Bayview Projects LLP in association with Zee Studios, as co-producer and distributor. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Karthikeya, Huma Qureshi and Gurbani Judge. The film score is composed by Ghibran and the songs are composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The cinematography is performed by Nirav Shah and the editing handled by Vijay Velukutty. It revolves around Arjun, a police officer, who is assigned to track down a group of outlaw bikers following their involvement i

2015 film directed by Vikram Bhatt

2001 film by Raj Kanwar

film directed by Shantanu Bagchi

2005 film by Anil Devgan

2015 film directed by Neeraj Pandey

IB71 is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language spy thriller film based on the 1971 Indian Airlines hijacking, written and directed by Sankalp Reddy. It stars Vidyut Jammwal, Vishal Jethwa and Faizan Khan, alongside Anupam Kher, Ashwath Bhatt, Danny Sura and Suvrat Joshi. IB71 is Jammwal's first film as a producer and was released on 12 May 2023 to mixed reviews from critics.

2015 Tamil film directed by Vijay Milton

2013 film by Amit Kumar

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Ganapath: A Hero is Born is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language dystopian sports action film written and directed by Vikas Bahl, who also produced the film in association with Jackky Bhagnani, Vashu Bhagnani and Deepshikha Deshmukh. It stars Tiger Shroff in a dual role alongside Kriti Sanon, Elli AvrRam and Rahman, while Amitabh Bachchan appears in a cameo appearance.

Ranbanka () is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language action film produced by Serene Movies & Vintage Films and directed by Aryeman Ramsay. The film features Manish Paul, Pooja Thakur, Ravi Kishan, Rudra Kaushish and Avinash Dwivedi in the lead roles. Manish Paul plays the lead role of the protagonist, while Ravi Kishan and Avinash Dwivedi played the role of the antagonists. The film has its backdrop set in Mathura. This is also Manish Paul's first action film. Ranbanka is a Rajasthani word, which means "a warrior". The film narrates the story of Rahul's pain and the way he fights against Raghav, the mo

Lamhaa () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Rahul Dholakia. It stars Sanjay Dutt, Bipasha Basu, Anupam Kher, and Kunal Kapoor in the leading roles. The film follows an Indian Army officer sent undercover to find the culprit behind extremist attacks in Kashmir, where he is helped by the daughter of a separatist leader. The film was released on 16 July 2010.

Athadu () is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by Jayabheri Arts. The film stars Mahesh Babu as a hitman hired to stage the assassination of a politician, only to be framed for the actual murder, forcing him to assume a new identity while evading the law. The supporting cast includes Trisha, Sonu Sood, Prakash Raj, Nassar, Sunil, Sayaji Shinde, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Brahmanandam. The music was composed by Mani Sharma, while K. V. Guhan handled the cinematography.

2000 film by Sanjay Gupta

2021 film directed by Ram Madhvani

2013 film by Dilip Ghosh

2024 Telugu film by Trivikram Srinivas

2003 Tamil film directed by Gautham Menon

2013 film by Ram Gopal Varma

Hindi language film

Kanthaswamy is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film directed and written by Susi Ganesan. The film stars Vikram as the titular character, with Prabhu, Shriya Saran, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mukesh Tiwari, Krishna and Vadivelu appearing in supporting roles. The film was mostly dubbed in Telugu as Mallanna with Vadivelu's scenes partially reshot with Brahmanandam. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Devi Sri Prasad.

Janasheen () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic action thriller film co-written, edited, produced and directed by Feroz Khan who stars along with his son, Fardeen Khan, and Celina Jaitly in her film debut. It was partly shot in Afghanistan.

1986 film by Mahesh Bhatt

2016 Hindi film directed by Abhinay Deo

Khauff (translation: Fear) is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Sanjay Gupta, starring Sanjay Dutt and Manisha Koirala. It was an unofficial remake of the American film The Juror. It was released on 3 March 2000.

2013 Hindi film directed by Nikhil Advani

Bholaa is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Ajay Devgn and produced by Ajay Devgn Films, Reliance Entertainment, T-Series Films and Dream Warrior Pictures. It is a remake of the 2019 Tamil film Kaithi and stars Devgn alongside Tabu, Deepak Dobriyal, Sanjay Mishra, Gajraj Rao and Vineet Kumar. The music was composed by Ravi Basrur, while cinematography and editing were handled by Aseem Bajaj and Dharmendra Sharma.

Thunivu (, also marketed as Thunivu – No Guts No Glory) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language heist action thriller film written and directed by H. Vinoth, and produced by Boney Kapoor under Bayview Projects LLP and Zee Studios. The film stars Ajith Kumar, alongside Manju Warrier, Samuthirakani, John Kokken, Ajay and Veera. It follows Dark Devil and his team who forms a plan and commit a bank heist to find the corporate looted people's money.

2013 Indian Hindi-language political action thriller film directed by Anand Kumar

2020 Indian action film

1986 film by Ashim Samanta

2010 film directed by Ram Gopal Varma

2010 film by Priyadarshan

Arrambam () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Vishnuvardhan. Produced by A. Raghuram and co-written by Subha, the film stars Ajith Kumar, Arya, Nayanthara, Taapsee and Rana Daggubati (in a cameo), with Mahesh Manjrekar, Aadukalam Naren, Kishore, Atul Kulkarni, Akshara Gowda and Murali Sharma in supporting roles. While the score and soundtrack of the film were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the cinematography was handled by Om Prakash and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad.

2024 Indian film directed by Sonu Sood

2012 film by Shaji Kailas

1986 film by Raj N. Sippy

2016 Tamil film directed by Lakshman