Indian historical action films

2024 film by Yata Satyanarayana

1971 Bollywood action film directed by M.V. Raman.

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

Indian film

Subramaniapuram is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language gangster action drama film written, produced, and directed by Sasikumar. The film stars Jai, Swathi, Sasikumar himself, Ganja Karuppu and Samuthirakani. The music was composed by James Vasanthan, with cinematography by S. R. Kathir and editing by Raja Mohammad.

2021 film directed by Sanjay Gupta

1980 film by Dasari Narayana Rao

2022 Telugu language epic film

Indian Kannada film

Varanasi is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language epic action-adventure film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, who co-wrote the film with V. Vijayendra Prasad and S. S. Kanchi. Produced by Sri Durga Arts and Showing Business, the film stars Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran. The plot follows the adventures of Rudhra (Babu) as the city of Varanasi faces the impending arrival of an asteroid, with the narrative spanning across several timelines.

Indian Malayalam-language film, Pathonpatham Noottandu

2025 Indian film by Abhishek Kapoor

1996 film by Pankaj Parashar

2017 film by Major Ravi

Parasakthi is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language political action drama film directed by Sudha Kongara and produced by Aakash Baskaran of Dawn Pictures. The film stars Sivakarthikeyan, Ravi Mohan, Atharvaa and Sreeleela. Set mainly in 1964, it follows two brothers protesting the promotion of Hindi as India's national language, but face threats from a brutal Intelligence Bureau officer.

Seemaraja () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Ponram, produced by R. D. Raja under 24AM Studio. The film stars Sivakarthikeyan and Samantha, with Simran, Lal, Soori and Napoleon in supporting roles. The film features music composed by D. Imman and cinematography by Balasubramaniam. It was released on 13 September 2018, coinciding with the festival of Vinayagar Chathurthi.

1959 Tamil film directed by B. R. Panthulu

1974 Telugu film

Singhasan ( Throne) is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language action film written, directed, edited, and produced by Krishna under his Padmalaya Studios banner. The film stars Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Mandakini in lead roles, with music composed by Bappi Lahiri.