Tarka is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language mystery-thriller film, produced by Praveen and directed and written by Sunil Kumar Desai in his directorial debut which is based on Agatha Christie's 1958 play The Unexpected Guest. It is the first film noir in Kannada cinema, and the first Kannada film to be made without songs, dance, or stunt sequences. The film stars Shankar Nag, Vanitha Vasu and Devaraj. The film also features Avinash, Shivaraj and Praveen Nayak in supporting roles. The film revolves around an escaped convict who finds the body of a man in his childhood friend's house.
Kuselan is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language dramedy film directed by P. Vasu. An official remake of the Malayalam film Kadha Parayumbol (2007), it was produced by Pushpa Kandaswamy, Aswani Dutt and G. P. Vijayakumar in two languages. Kuselan stars Rajinikanth in an extended guest appearance with Pasupathy and Meena. It also stars Vadivelu and Livingston in supporting roles. The film was simultaneously made in Telugu as Kathanayakudu.
Naan is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Jeeva Shankar in his directorial debut. Composer Vijay Antony plays the lead role of a psychopathic killer; he also produced the film and worked as the music director. Siddharth Venugopal and Rupa Manjari appeared in supporting roles. The filming of Naan began in October 2011, and the film was released on 15 August 2012. The movie was remade in Bengali in 2015 as Amanush 2 and in Kannada in 2016 as Asthitva. The film was followed by a sequel titled Salim, an action thriller that released in 2014. The plot of the film is loosely based on 1999 American film The Talented Mr. Ripley.
Rummy is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller drama film co-produced and directed by debutant Balakrishnan K. It features Vijay Sethupathi, Inigo Prabhakar, Aishwarya Rajesh, Gayathrie Shankar, Soori and Joe Malloori. The music was composed by D. Imman with editing by Raja Mohammad and cinematography by Premkumar Chandran. The story revolves around college students, Sakthi and Joseph, fall in love with girls of the same family. When the family learns about the love affairs, they are ready to go to any length to save their honour.
Ashok Selvan is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He made his breakthrough playing one of the lead roles in Soodhu Kavvum (2013), before gaining critical acclaim for his performances in C. V. Kumar's productions Pizza II: Villa (2013) and Thegidi (2014).
Nethraa is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language thriller film co-produced and directed by A. Venkatesh. The film features Vinay, Thaman Kumar, Subiksha and Riythvika in the lead roles. The music was composed by Srikanth Deva with cinematography by A. Jeyaprakash and editing by N. Vinaj. The film, predominantly shot in Canada, began production in August 2016 and was released on 9 February 2019. The film received highly negative reviews.
Nanna Prakara is a 2019 Indian Kannada language mystery thriller film written and directed by Vinay Balaji, making his debut. It is produced by Gururaj S under his banner G.V.K Combines and is co-produced by Kiran Talasila, Jagdeesh, Venkatesh, Govind. S and Krishnamurthy. The film starring Kishore, Priyamani and Mayuri Kyatari in the lead roles while, Arjun Yogi, Niranjan Deshpande, Pramod Shetty and Girija Lokesh are in the ensemble supporting cast. The music for the film is scored by Arjun Ramu. The cinematography is by Manohar Joshi and editing is done by Satish Chandraiya.
Kadhal Solla Aasai is a 2014 Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by K.S. Tamil Seenu. The film stars Ashok, Wasna Ahmed, Madhu Raghuram, and Ravi Raghavendra with Rajendran in a negative role.
Vezham (transl. Mammoth) is a 2022 Indian Tamil language mystery thriller film written and directed by Sandeep Shyam. Produced by K4 Kreations, the film stars Ashok Selvan, Janani, and Iswarya Menon in lead roles. Jhanu Chanthar is the music composer of this film who is primarily a guitarist who has played for many composers and a part in various music bands. Cinematographer George C. William’s associate Shakthi Aravind is the cinematographer. The film was released in theatres on 24 June 2022.
9 to 12 is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Ashok Patil, starring Kishore, Smitha and B. C. Patil in lead roles. The film's plot is based on the 2008 Korean film Truck.
Infinity is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Sai Karthik. The film stars Natty Subramaniam, Vidya Pradeep, Munishkanth and Charles Vinoth in the lead roles. The film was produced under the banners of Menpani Production.
E-mail is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by SR Rajan and starring Ashok Kumar and Ragini Dwivedi. The film talks about the ill effects of online gaming scams. The film was released on 9 February 2024.
Madraskaaran is an Indian upcoming action film directed by Vaali Mohan Das and produced by B.Jagadish under the banner of SR Productions. The film stars Shane Nigam, Kalaiyarasan, Niharika Konidela and Aishwarya Dutta.
Oru Nodi is a 2024 Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by B. Manivarman, produced by G. Azhagar, G. Dhananjayan, and Kg Ratheesh under the banner of Creative Entertainers & Distributors. The film features Thaman Kumar, M. S. Bhaskar, and Vela Ramamoorthy in the lead roles, while Pala. Karuppiah, Gajaraj, Karuppu Nambiyaar, Sriranjani, and Deepa Shankar play supporting roles. A missing man and murder of young woman story
Pagalariyaan (transl. Daylighter) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language thriller film produced and directed by Murugan under the banner of Rishikesh Entertainment. The film stars Vetri Sudley and Akshaya Kandamuthan in lead roles along with Sai Dheena, Murugan, and Chaplin Balu in supporting roles.
Bayamariya Brammai is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Rahul Kabali. The film stars JD, Guru Somasundaram, Harish Uthaman, John Vijay in lead roles. The film was produced by Jagadish and Rahul Kabali under the banner of 69 MM Films. The cinematography was done by Nandha and Praveen V and the editing was handled by Akhil Prakash.
Maya Puthagam is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Rama Jayaprakash.The film stars Ashok Kumar and Abarnathi along with Srikanth, Aadukalam Naren, Madhankumar Dhakshinamoorthy and K S G Venkatesh supporting roles.
Blood and Black is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film written and directed by Guru Karthikeyan. The film stars Sugi Vijay and Yanni Jackson. The film was produced by Hari Krishnan Vasudevan under the banner of Blue whale entertainments.
Bioscope: The Story of the Story is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Sankagiri Rajkumar. The film stars himself, Manickam, Vellayammal and Muththayi. The film was produced by under the banner of 25 Dots Creations.
Seesaw is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Guna Subramaniam, starring Natty Subramaniam and Nishant Russo in the lead roles and Padine Kumar as the female lead. The film is produced by K. Senthilvelan under his Vidiyal Studios banner.
