Best Indian Mystery Movies
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Best Indian Mystery Movies
TOP Movies: Story (2012), Andhadhun (2018), The Sight (2015), The Girl on the Train (2016), Ghajini (2008), Kahaani 2 (2016), Karthik Calling Karthik (2010), Badla (2019), Memories (2013), Sita Ramam (2022), Kattradhu Thamizh (2007), Talvar (2015), Bulbbul (2020), Mumbai Police (2013), Vikrant Rona (2022), 3 (2012), Cheetah The Power Of One (2005), Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015), Puss in Boots (2011), The Priest (2021).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A cop, investigating the mysterious death of a filmstar, meets a sex-worker, while he faces some personal problems psychologically. The mystery connects these people in a way, that ultimately changes their lives.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, psychological thriller, neo noir ...
Plot:
murder, police investigation, couple relations, insomnia, uncover truth, law enforcement, life is a bitch, dishonesty, haunted by the past, great ending, murder investigation, twists and turns ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
india, asia
Is relevant?
70K
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Vidya Bagchi (Vidya Balan) arrives in Kolkata from London to find her missing husband Arnab Bagchi. Seven months pregnant and alone in a festive city, she begins a relentless search for her husband. With nothing to rely on except fragments from her ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense, suspense thriller ...
Plot:
terrorism, missing person, investigation, medieval, pregnancy, uncover truth, nobody believes, who to trust, couples, danger, law enforcement, riddles and clues ...
Time:
year 2012, y2k, 21st century
Place:
middle east, london, india, iran, asia
Is relevant?
115K
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A series of mysterious events changes the life of a blind pianist who now must report a crime that was actually never witnessed by him.
Style:
funny, suspense, feel good, light, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
musician, blindness, blind man, pianist, murder, witness, affair, illicit affair, lovers, evidence, murder witness, blindness and impaired vision ...
Place:
middle east, europe, india
Is relevant?
107K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
A simple, street-smart man tries to protect his family from a tough cop looking for his missing son.
Style:
suspense thriller, suspense, mind blowing, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick
Plot:
murder, pursuit, investigation, accident, blackmail, cover up, great ending, danger, family relations, travel, morality, rape ...
Time:
year 2015, 21st century
Place:
india
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes ...
Style:
suspense, twist ending, psychological, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
train, murder mystery, obsession, infidelity, police investigation, adultery, psychopath, investigation, missing person, female protagonist, flashback, learning the truth ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, america, usa, london
Is relevant?
72K
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 186 min.
Story:
Sanjay a rich tycoon suffering from short term memory loss due to being hit by a metal pole when trying to intervene on his girlfriend's murder. Because of this his memory can only last for 15 minutes and he doesn't remember events or ...
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
memory loss, diary, loss of loved one, fall in love, revenge, businessman, tragic romance, death of lover, rage, murder, vengeance, uncover truth ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
india, asia, mumbai india
Is relevant?
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Vidya Sinha (Vidya Balan) has only one obsession in life. She wants to see her teenage daughter Mini, who is paralysed waist-downwards, walk again. But, is this scenario as obvious as it seems? Or is Vidya an impersonator of Durga Rani Singh from ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, tense
Plot:
investigation, unsolved crime, kidnapping, mother, crime investigation, mysterious disappearance, child abduction, disappearance, accusation, confronting the past, crime solving, cold case ...
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Meet Karthik: an introvert by nature and shy by choice. Karthik suffers with huge confidence issues and is miserable at his just average job that yields less than average results.His boss treats him like dirt. Shonali, his colleague who he secretly ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, psychological, suspenseful, eros ...
Plot:
childhood trauma, schizophrenia, couples, ambition, false accusation, disorder, hidden identity, fall in love, couple relations, against the odds, mistaken identity, wooing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, india, mumbai india
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34K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A dynamic young entrepreneur finds herself locked in a hotel room with the corpse of her dead lover. She hires a prestigious lawyer to defend her and they work together to figure out what actually happened.
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, tense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
lawyer, murder trial, murder, police, interrogation, blackmail, husband wife relationship, evidence, revenge, witness, fear, justice ...
Time:
2010s
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Sam Alex, an ex-police officer, resorts to alcohol to ease the pain of his family loss. His life turns around when he is called to investigate a series of murders executed in a similar fashion.
Style:
suspense, tense, unusual plot structure, slasher, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, revenge, alcoholic, murder mystery, psychic, police officer, police, violence, chase, killing spree, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Musical, Mystery, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
Afreen, a rebellious Pakistani student sets ablaze the car of an Indian in London. Angered Afreen returns to Pakistan to ask for money from her grandfather that she has to pay in a month's time as damages. However, she gets to know that he is ...
Style:
romantic, psychological, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
love, soldier, orphan, military service, love letter, in love, star crossed lovers, love interest, love affair, couple relations, fall in love, love and romance ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
kashmir, india, london
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
A young Tamil-postgraduate, frustrated with the circumstances and futility of his job, slowly loses his mental balance and becomes a sociopath.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
social status, psychopath, murderer, mental illness, mental disorder, serial murder, psycho killer, serial killer, murder, social issues, social misfits, socially awkward ...
Place:
india
Is relevant?
43K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A hardened cop deals with three conflicting perspectives involving a brutal double murder. The case is complicated as the prime suspects are the parents who supposedly killed their teenage daughter.
Style:
suspense, suspense thriller, social, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, renaissance, suspect, police detective, twists and turns, planting evidence, crime scene, danger, police, domestic servant, investigation, murder mystery ...
Time:
year 2015, year 2008
Place:
india
Is relevant?
16K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A child bride grows up to be an enigmatic woman presiding over her household, harboring a painful past as supernatural murders of men plague her village.
Style:
tense, scary, bleak, suspenseful, psychotronic ...
Plot:
tragedy, murder, folklore, rape, patriarchy, revenge, supernatural horror, village, witch, heartbreak, misogyny, hunting ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Mumbai Police tells the friendship of 3 police officers, one of them is the Commissioner and other two are Asst. Commissioners who rules the city of Cochin efficiently without any fear.
Style:
suspense, detective, crime thriller, twist ending, suspense thriller ...
Plot:
murder mystery, police, memory loss, murder, police procedural, investigation, law enforcement, friendship, amnesia, betrayal, urban, male friendship ...
Place:
mumbai india
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Almost half a century ago, a remote village in the middle of a tropical rain forest starts witnessing a series of unexplainable events which they attribute to the supernatural. Vikrant Rona, An eccentric police officer, is assigned to solve the ...
Style:
tense, suspense, mystical, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
supernatural, paranormal activity, supernatural power, paranormal phenomena, paranormal investigation, mysticism, supernatural horror, superhuman powers, macabre, crime investigation, haunting, curse ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
kannada, india
Is relevant?
7K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Ram and Janani are high school sweethearts who eventually get married. However, Janani is mystified when Ram commits suicide all of a sudden and she tries to find out the truth behind his death.
Style:
tense, emotional, captivating, touching, psychological ...
Plot:
true love, tragic love, social differences, couples, mental illness, friendship, society, doomed love, tragic romance, meditation, suicide, bipolar disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 172 min.
Story:
Nandu, an orphan, is a top-notch professional killer in town. He manoeuvres his operations with the help of his buddy. In one such operation, he falls into the eyes of the cops. While fleeing from the crime scene, he unintentionally becomes the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, twist ending ...
Plot:
assassination, on the run, betrayal, hidden identity, dishonesty, chases and races, assassination attempt, frame up, murder, accidental killing, gunfight, police ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
In war torn Calcutta during the 1940's, Byomkesh Bakshy, fresh out of college, pits himself against an evil genius who is out to destroy the world.
Style:
suspense, exciting, semi serious, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
private detective, investigation, world war two, conspiracy, amateur detective, femme fatale, blackmail, missing person, escapades, murder, evil genius, organized crime ...
Time:
year 1943, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
india, asia, shanghai
Is relevant?
209K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town. This is the true ...
Style:
fairy tale, computer animated, humorous, sweet, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly, teens ...
Plot:
cat, talking cat, imaginary kingdom, magic, shrek, happy ending, talking animal, treasure hunt, escapades, sword fight, save the day, friendship ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s
Place:
madagascar, iran, spain, europe, canada
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The culprits behind multiple deaths in a family over a few years are exposed, but there is more to it than meets the eye.
Style:
contemplative, suspenseful, bleak, scary, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
exorcism, priest, paranormal investigation, investigation, supernatural power, murder investigation, supernatural, deadly creature, supernatural ability, heroes, curses spells and rituals, escapades ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Revolves around a young vlogger, who is also an aspiring actress. Her life turns dramatically when she gets involved in a murder mystery.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, suspense, fast paced, neo noir
Plot:
female protagonist, murder mystery, vlogger, aspiring actress, investigation, whodunit, social media, moral ambiguity, ambition, false accusation, cat and mouse, manipulation ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
A mortuary driver's life embarks on a lengthy expedition to transport a deceased individual who is the pride and honour of two feuding families.
Style:
poignant, emotional, melancholic, realistic
Plot:
humanity, compassion, social commentary, family feud, moral dilemma, crisis of conscience, pride, sacrifice, journey, social realism, grief, working class ...
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2K
Genre: Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Swaranjali is a painter with aspirations of becoming one of the world's greatest painters. During this process, she develops a new type of live musical painting in which she paints while dancing to the music. Vardhan is an aspiring music ...
Style:
crime drama, art house, suspenseful, psychological, experimental ...
Plot:
whodunit, ambition, murder investigation, female protagonist, creative process, music industry, showbiz, guilt, drug addiction, jealousy, betrayal, suspicion ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Mysterious events begin to unfold after a reclusive novelist and his wife move back to her ancestral village, followed by a journalist.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing, enigmatic ...
Plot:
writers, novelist, investigative journalism, secret, investigative reporter, undercover, estrangement, investigation, murder mystery, murder, reporter, memory loss ...
Place:
kannada, india
Is relevant?
Genre: Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Revolves around a book in the library that is leading to deaths in the village. When Raja Harishchandra Krishna Prasad's best friend Shiva dies after reading, and his love interest Indhumati starts reading the book, Raja decides to solve the ...
Style:
suspenseful, twisted, grim, sinister, dark ...
Plot:
library, investigation, supernatural, small village, occult, female victim, moral dilemma, male protagonist, cat and mouse, revenge, folklore
Is relevant?
Genre: Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
The letters "Circle of Death," "Circle of Love," and "Circle of Fate" are inscribed on the camera lens, creating curiosity. It indicates the involvement of love and destiny amidst the conflicts in the path of love.
Style:
romantic drama, tense, suspense
Plot:
fate, love triangle, destiny, symbolism, passion, betrayal, obsession, jealousy, tragic romance, bittersweet, obsessive love, secrets ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Women, who maintain every duty and responsibility of their married life, but while on that, they find themselves yearning for intimacy and affection. With their husbands staying afar, they let their suppressed urges come out on the surface which ...
Style:
realistic, melancholic, romantic drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
intimacy, companionship, gender roles, longing, women, middle class, slice of life, social commentary, retiring, urban, provincial
Is relevant?
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Kathiravan raises three orphans—Sathya, Surya, and Shiva—as his own, grooming them to unknowingly support his illegal mushroom drug empire. Despite being used as pawns, the trio remains loyal out of love. After killing his former boss and ...
Style:
crime drama, emotional, tense, dark
Plot:
gangster, organized crime, murder, violence, betrayal, revenge, family drama, loyalty, illegal drugs, drug lord, father son conflict, power struggle ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A woman is hit by a car and rescued by a stranger. Suffering amnesia, he takes her in while police search for the missing wife at her husband's behest. Will her memory return before the relentless inspector cracks the mystery?
Style:
tense, twisted, suspenseful, emotional, psychological ...
Plot:
amnesia, memory loss, missing person, identity, investigation, identity crisis, police procedural, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, betrayal, manhunt, empathy ...
Time:
2020s
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