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Best Telugu Thriller Movies: 21 Picks Ranked by Rating

21 Telugu thriller 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 Irumudi, released 21 August 2026. Average runtime: 149 minutes. 19 titles are streaming in India right now, across Netflix (9), Amazon Prime Video (7), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (7).

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Lucky Baskhar (2024)

★ 7.7 TMDB2h 31mUA

Watch onNetflix

Fans of character-driven crime thrillers who enjoy watching a middle-class protagonist navigate sudden wealth and its consequences.

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Pushpa: The Rise (2021)

★ 6.8 TMDB2h 59mUA

Watch onAmazon Prime Video, MX Player, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Fans of Telugu action dramas and thriller-driven stories centred on a rising underdog.

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Maa Inti Bangaram (2026)

★ 6.7 TMDB2h 38mU/A 13+

Watch onJioHotstar

Fans of Telugu action thrillers with strong female leads and emotional depth.

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HIT: The Third Case (2025)

★ 6.7 TMDB2h 37mA

Watch onNetflix

Fans of Telugu crime thrillers and Nani's action-oriented roles.

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HIT: The First Case (2020)

★ 6.7 TMDB2h 6mUA

Watch onAmazon Prime Video, MX Player, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Fans of Telugu crime thrillers and police procedurals who enjoy a focused missing-person investigation.

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Kuberaa (2025)

★ 6.7 TMDB3h 5mU/A 13+

Watch onAmazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Telugu crime-thriller fans who enjoy long, star-led dramas about money, power and a man on the run.

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Irumudi (2026)

★ 6.6 TMDB2h 32mU/A 16+

Watch onNetflix

Telugu drama-thriller fans who like a father-daughter story mixed with action and a spiritual countdown.

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Dasara (2023)

★ 6.5 TMDB2h 39mUA

Watch onNetflix

Fans of village-set action thrillers with strong friendship and sacrifice themes.

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Kingdom (2025)

★ 5.9 TMDB2h 40mU/A 16+

Watch onNetflix

Fans of action-packed thrillers with emotional family drama, especially those who enjoy spy narratives and the star power of Vijay Deverakonda and Satyadev.

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Saaho (2019)

★ 5.7 TMDB2h 51mU/A 13+

Watch onNetflix, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Fans of Prabhas and high-octane Telugu action-thrillers who enjoy sprawling, twist-heavy plots.

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Daaku Maharaaj (2025)

★ 5.4 TMDB2h 27mU/A 16+

Watch onNetflix

Fans of Telugu action-crime thrillers who enjoy intense, violent stories with a protector at the center.

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12A Railway Colony (2025)

2h 5m

Watch onAmazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Fans of Telugu horror-thrillers who enjoy a love story laced with mystery and twists.

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Dacoit (2026)

2h 30mU/A 13+

Watch onAmazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Viewers who enjoy Telugu action-thrillers with a revenge core and a strong ensemble cast.

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Courier Boy Kalyan (2015)

2h 26m

Watch onNot on major OTT platforms in India

Telugu action-thriller fans who enjoy a single-premise story about an ordinary man caught in an extraordinary situation.

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Mrithyunjay (2026)

2h 2mU/A 16+

Watch onNetflix

Fans of Telugu crime thrillers who enjoy a tense investigation led by a stubborn protagonist.

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Danger (2005)

2h 0m

Watch onAmazon MX Player, JioHotstar

Fans of Telugu thrillers and ensemble casts looking for a short, tense chase movie.

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Dirty Hari (2020)

2h 18mA

Watch onaha

Telugu-speaking thriller and romance fans who enjoy a tense story about a man torn between two women.

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Cheekatilo (2026)

2h 6mA

Watch onAmazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Thriller fans who like a female-led crime investigation with an emotional core.

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Rao Bahadur (2026)

2h 49mU/A 16+

Watch onNetflix

Fans of psychological fantasy-dramas and Telugu cinema who enjoy atmospheric, character-driven mysteries.

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Janda Pai Kapiraju (2015)

2h 29mU

Watch onNot on major OTT platforms in India

Fans of Telugu action-thrillers who enjoy dual-role performances and corruption exposés.

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Disco Raja (2020)

2h 29mUA

Watch onSun Nxt

Fans of Ravi Teja and genre-blending action-sci-fi thrillers who enjoy a revenge story with a memory-loss twist.

Ratings and streaming availability for India, updated weekly. Streaming data by JustWatch.

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