Best Telugu Crime Movies: 8 Picks Ranked by Rating
8 Telugu crime movies are in our database. They are ranked by IMDb rating where available, otherwise by TMDB user rating (20+ votes); titles without enough ratings come last. The highest rated is Lucky Baskhar (2024) at 7.7/10 on TMDB. The newest is Mrithyunjay, released 6 March 2026. Average runtime: 152 minutes. 8 titles are streaming in India right now, across Netflix (6), Amazon Prime Video (2), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (2).
Lucky Baskhar (2024)
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Fans of character-driven crime thrillers who enjoy watching a middle-class protagonist navigate sudden wealth and its consequences.
Court: State vs. A Nobody (2025)
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Viewers who enjoy grounded Telugu courtroom dramas with a strong central performance and a focus on justice.
Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire (2023)
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Action and crime-drama viewers who enjoy long, large-scale rivalry stories and the Prabhas-Prithviraj pairing.
HIT: The Third Case (2025)
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Fans of Telugu crime thrillers and Nani's action-oriented roles.
HIT: The First Case (2020)
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Fans of Telugu crime thrillers and police procedurals who enjoy a focused missing-person investigation.
Kuberaa (2025)
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Telugu crime-thriller fans who enjoy long, star-led dramas about money, power and a man on the run.
Daaku Maharaaj (2025)
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Fans of Telugu action-crime thrillers who enjoy intense, violent stories with a protector at the center.
Mrithyunjay (2026)
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Fans of Telugu crime thrillers who enjoy a tense investigation led by a stubborn protagonist.
Ratings and streaming availability for India, updated weekly. Streaming data by JustWatch.