Indian detective films

Baramulla is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language supernatural horror thriller film directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale and produced under Jio Studios and B62 Studios. It stars Manav Kaul and Bhasha Sumbli in the lead roles. The film was released on 7 November 2025 on Netflix. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics with praise for the performances and cinematography.

Kahaani (; ) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Sujoy Ghosh. It stars Vidya Balan as Vidya Bagchi, a pregnant woman looking for her missing husband in Kolkata during the festival of Durga Puja, assisted by Assist Sub-Inspector Satyoki "Rana" Sinha (Parambrata Chatterjee) and Inspector General A. Khan (Nawazuddin Siddiqui).

2013 film by Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla

1999 film by Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla

2007 Indian film directed by Priyadarshan

2008 film by Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla

2006 Indian film

Dhamaal () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Indra Kumar and produced by Ashok Thakeria. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Aashish Chaudhary and Javed Jaffrey in the lead roles, with Asrani, Sanjay Mishra, Murli Sharma, Vijay Raaz, Manoj Pahwa, Tiku Talsania and Prem Chopra in supporting roles. Inspired by Stanley Kramer's ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), it is the first installment of the Dhamaal film series''.

2012 film by Sriram Raghavan

2021 film directed by Prabhu Deva

2010 film by Farah Khan

1971 film by Shakti Samanta

Humraaz (transl. Confidant) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by the duo Abbas–Mustan. The film stars Bobby Deol, Akshaye Khanna, and Ameesha Patel⁣⁣ and marks the third collaboration between Deol and the director duo.

1974 film by Satyajit Ray

2017 film by Anurag Basu

Chiriakhana or Chiriyakhana () is a 1967 Indian Bengali-language crime thriller film, based on the story of the same name by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. The film is directed and co-written by Satyajit Ray, starring Uttam Kumar as Byomkesh Bakshi. The screenplay is written by Satyajit Ray. The film was once considered Ray's worst film because of its complex plot and unfaithfulness to its source material, however the flexible acting of Uttam Kumar was praised by many critics at that time. The film was remade in Hindi as a television series Byomkesh Bakshi with Rajit Kapoor aired in Doordarshan.

Teen (stylised as Te3n; ) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Ribhu Dasgupta. This remake of the 2013 South Korean film Montage stars Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Padmavati Rao, and Vidya Balan in the lead roles. It was released on 10 June 2016. The film was a commercial failure at the box office.

Kaante () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language epic heist action thriller film co-written and directed by Sanjay Gupta. Written by Milap Zaveri, the film stars an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Lucky Ali, Mahesh Manjrekar, Kumar Gaurav, Namrata Singh Gujral, Rati Agnihotri, Rohit Roy, Isha Koppikar and Malaika Arora.

2006 film by Anurag Basu

Vishwaroopam (titled Vishwaroop in Hindi; ) is a 2013 Indian action spy film co-written, directed and produced by Kamal Haasan, who also stars in the lead role. The film also stars Rahul Bose, Shekhar Kapur, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Nassar and Jaideep Ahlawat in supporting roles. The film was shot simultaneously in both Tamil and Hindi.

Drishyam () is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. It stars Mohanlal alongside Meena, Ansiba Hassan, Esther Anil, Asha Sharath, Siddique, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Roshan Basheer and Neeraj Madhav. The film was produced by Antony Perumbavoor under Aashirvad Cinemas. The film follows the struggle of Georgekutty and his family, who come under suspicion when Varun Prabhakar, the son of the IG Geetha Prabhakar, goes missing. A sequel titled Drishyam 2 was released in 2021.

Manichitrathazhu () is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language epic psychological horror film directed by Fazil, written by Madhu Muttam and produced by Swargachitra Appachan. The film stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Shobana. It also features Thilakan, Nedumudi Venu, Innocent, Vinaya Prasad, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Sridhar, K.B. Ganesh Kumar, Sudheesh.

2002 film by Pankaj Parashar

1959 film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee

1994 film

1969 film by Yash Chopra

1979 film directed by Satyajit Ray

Tezz () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Priyadarshan. It stars Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Kangana Ranaut, Zayed Khan, Sameera Reddy, Boman Irani with Mohanlal in an extended cameo appearance. The film revolves a team of Asians place a bomb on a high-speed train operating between London and Glasgow. The train will explode if it slows below a certain speed; unless a ransom is paid.

2021 film directed by Vinil Mathew

2016 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Bejoy Nambiar

2011 film directed by Mohit Suri

2015 film directed by Dibakar Banerjee

1962 film directed by Biren Nag

1954 Tamil film directed by S. Balachander

2016 Tamil film directed by Hari

1980 Hindi film directed by Feroz Khan

2016 Hindi film directed by Nishikant Kamat

1975 film by Naresh Kumar

1995 Indian film in Telugu and Hindi directed by Mahesh Bhatt

Jazbaa () is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Sanjay Gupta. The film's narrative revolves around an attorney forced to defend an unsavory criminal after her daughter is kidnapped. It stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Irrfan Khan, with Shabana Azmi, Jackie Shroff, Atul Kulkarni and Chandan Roy Sanyal in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 2007 South Korean film Seven Days. The film was released on 9 October 2015. The film marked Aishwarya's return on screen after a five-year break.

1995 film by Ashutosh Gowariker

2023 film directed by Sujoy Ghosh

2021 film directed by Diya Annapurna Ghosh

2006 film by Priyadarshan

2017 Tamil film directed by H. Vinoth

Jalwa is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Pankuj Parashar and produced by Gul Anand. The film stars Naseeruddin Shah and Archana Puran Singh. The film is set in Goa, where it was mostly shot. It is an unofficial remake of the 1984 American film Beverly Hills Cop. It was remade in Telugu as Trinetrudu (1988) by A. Kodandarami Reddy, starring Chiranjeevi.

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

2017 Indian film

2015 film directed by Neeraj Pandey

2008 film by Hansal Mehta

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 Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam

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.

Zeher: a Love Story () is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film directed by Mohit Suri in his directorial debut and produced by Mahesh Bhatt. The film stars Emraan Hashmi, Shamita Shetty and Udita Goswami, and is an adaptation of the 2003 American film Out of Time. The film was released on 25 March 2005, and was moderately successful at the box office.

Raqeeb () is a 2007 Indian romantic thriller film directed by Anurag Singh and produced by Raj Kanwar. The film stars Sharman Joshi, Jimmy Shergill, Rahul Khanna, and Tanushree Dutta. It was released on 18 May 2007. It is an unofficial remake of 1979 American television film Murder by Natural Causes.

2003 film by Rituparno Ghosh

2013 Hindi film directed by Nikhil Advani

2001 film by Raj Kanwar

2014 film by Samar Shaikh

1976 Hindi film directed by Pramod Chakravorty