Best dark & gritty Telugu movies on Netflix in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
35 movies on Netflix in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.2. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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2. Lucky Baskhar (2024)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 31m · UA · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 8.0 (44.2K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
A middle-class bank clerk who longs to trade stability for adventure gets more than he bargained for when he unexpectedly becomes a wealthy man.
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3. Rao Bahadur (2026)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 49m · U/A 16+ · Fantasy, Drama · IMDb 8.3 (7.4K votes)
TwistySlow-burnCold & detachedDark & gritty
Plagued by guilt and fear, an eccentric aristocrat retreats into his ancestral manor, creating an alternate world that deeply blurs reality and imagination.
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4. The Ghazi Attack (2017)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 6m · UA · Action, War · IMDb 7.5 (16.3K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatCold & detachedSerious
India’s first underwater war film tries to decode the mystery behind the sinking of Pakistani submarine PNS Ghazi during the India-Pakistan war of 1971.
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5. Bāhubali: The Epic (2025)
Movie · Telugu · 3h 44m · U/A 16+ · Action, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (2.6K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
When a mysterious child is found by a tribal couple near a roaring waterfall, they raise him as their own. As he grows, Sivudu is drawn to the world beyond the cliffs, where he discovers the ancient kingdom of Mahishmati, ruled by a cruel tyrant, haunted by rebellion, and bound to his past. What begins as a quest for l
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6. Kalki 2898-AD (2024)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 56m · UA · Drama, Action · IMDb 7.0 (78.1K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & gritty
In the year 2898 AD, around 6000 years after Kurukshetra war, Ashwatthama gears up for his final battle of redemption at the sign of hope in a dystopian world and Bhairava, a wisecracking and self-interested bounty hunter, tired of the perilous life becomes the hurdle in the process.
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7. Saripodhaa Sanivaaram (2024)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 52m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.1 (14.1K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Set in Sokulapalem, bound by a promise to his mother, Surya, an LIC agent leads a normal life on six days, maintains a careful ledger of everyone made him angry,unleashing his anger only on Saturdays, solely for justifiable reasons. A tragic incident pits him on a collision course with the ruthless and borderline-manic
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8. Virupaksha (2023)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 26m · A · Horror, Mystery · IMDb 7.2 (7.5K votes)
Dark & grittyTwistyEdge-of-seatMature
Set in a village named Rudravanam in 1990's, Surya along with his mother, visit there after a long time. Suddenly a series of mysterious deaths occur due to an unknown person's occult practice and whole village is scared. Will Surya find the person causing the deaths and save the village?
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9. HIT: The Third Case (2025)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 37m · A · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 6.9 (14.7K votes)
TwistyMatureFast-pacedDark & gritty
The Homicide Intervention Team (HIT) sends ruthless police officer Arjun Sarkaar to find a group of killers and stop their grisly murder spree.
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10. Irumudi (2026)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 32m · U/A 16+ · Drama, Action · IMDb 7.0 (5.9K votes)
Dark & grittySeriousEdge-of-seat
An alcoholic with a violent past—living peacefully with his daughter beside a waterfall—decides to take Ayyappa Deeksha (a 41-day spiritual vow and period of intense austerity) at her request.
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11. Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire (2023)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 55m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.7 (80.3K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningEdge-of-seatMature
The fate of a violently contested kingdom hangs on the fraught bond between two friends-turned-foes.
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12. Newton's 3rd Law (2026)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 18m · U/A 16+ · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 6.9 (5.5K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Follows an investigation into a double murder in 1999, with unexpected characters roped into the case as they search for justice amid intrigue and secrets.
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13. Thimmarusu: Assignment Vali (2021)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 7m · UA · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 7.1 (1.8K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
After a cab driver is found dead, a young pub employee is framed for the murder and is sent to jail for 8 years. When he comes out on parole, a young lawyer takes up the case to prove his innocence.
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14. Dasara (2023)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 39m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.6 (12.7K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatMatureFast-paced
In 1990s, Set in small village Veerlapally, Dharani, Vennela, and Suri are childhood friends. Dharani loves Vennela, but she has Suri in her mind. Knowing Suri’s interest in Vennela, Dharani sacrifices his love and helps get them married. But Local politics between Rajanna, Shivanna and the latter's son Chinna Nambi th
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15. Viraata Parvam (2022)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 30m · UA · Drama, Romance · IMDb 6.6 (3.4K votes)
Dark & grittySerious
Vennela has fallen for Aranya aka Ravanna’s poetry and the man both. What happens when she sets out on an arduous journey to be with him?
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16. Mrithyunjay (2026)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 2m · U/A 16+ · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 6.3 (1.2K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyFast-paced
An intense murder investigation unfolds when a man refuses to accept a death casually deemed natural by the police. As he digs deeper, what begins as doubt turns into a relentless pursuit of truth, uncovering layers of deception and danger
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17. Guna 369 (2019)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 26m · UA · Romance, Action · IMDb 6.2 (556 votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
Guna is a happy-go-lucky guy who believes the solution to solving issues is not through violence but through compromise.When he is framed for a crime he didn't commit by someone close to him, Guna is left with no choice and forced to the extremes to prove his innocence.
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18. Champion (2025)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 47m · U/A 16+ · History, Drama · IMDb 6.2 (1.2K votes)
Visually stunningDark & grittySerious
An aspiring football star desperately seeks a way to travel to England to play for a famous team, but his journey leads him to a village waging a bloody conflict.
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19. Wild Dog (2021)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 2m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.1 (2.6K votes)
Cold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & grittyFast-paced
Wild Dog aka Vijay Varma is an NIA agent who’s brought back to field from a desk job to handle a terrorism case. Despite having a personal motive, he moves heaven and earth to ensure justice is served for the sake of the country.
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20. Godse (2022)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 22m · UA · Thriller, Action · IMDb 5.7 (1.5K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatCold & detachedFast-paced
Vyshali, the assistant superintendent of police, is forcefully tasked to deal with unknown kidnapper Godse, who holds some high-profile personalities as hostages. Why did he kidnap them, what are his demands, and what does he want to achieve?
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21. Waltair Veerayya (2023)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 40m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 6.2 (8.4K votes)
TwistyFast-pacedVisually stunningEdge-of-seat
A notorious smuggler Waltair Veerayya is hired by a CI Seethapathi, reaches Malaysia with the ostensible mission of kidnapping a drug mafia leader named Solomon, who escaped India after wreaking havoc on the RAW agents and local policemen. Veerayya manages to pummel Solomon, who is fiercely protected by his ruthless ga
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22. Gangs of Godavari (2024)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 23m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 4.9 (974 votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seatMature
A man journeys from rags to riches with absolute grit and determination in the Eluru and Godavari coastal regions of India.
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23. Maha Samudram (2021)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 32m · UA · Drama, Action · IMDb 5.0 (1.2K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatSerious
Two men in Vizag are steadfast friends since years but what happens when one of them is forced out of the city and the other takes the responsibility of his mistakes.
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24. Daaku Maharaaj (2025)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 27m · U/A 16+ · Action, Crime · IMDb 5.9 (5.5K votes)
Edge-of-seatMatureDark & grittyFast-paced
A violent outlaw takes a job as a personal driver in order to protect the life of a little girl.
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26. Devara: Part 1 (2024)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 58m · UA · Drama, Action · IMDb 6.0 (24.1K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
A mighty warrior takes a stand against the criminal deeds of his village, while his mild-mannered son grows up to walk his own path.
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27. Pushpa 2 - The Rule (2024)
Movie · Telugu · 3h 45m · U/A 16+ · Drama, Action · IMDb 6.0 (68.8K votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
As his smuggling empire grows, a brazen Pushpa longs for power and respect on his vengeful journey, while facing old rivals and new.
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29. Kingdom (2025)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 40m · U/A 16+ · Action, Thriller · IMDb 5.5 (5.7K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Soori, a modest police constable, is unintentionally dragged into a dangerous undercover spy operation in Sri Lanka for the Indian government. His journey is intimately linked to his estranged brother Siva, and the risks involved on their reunion.
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30. The Ghost (2022)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 18m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 5.1 (4.7K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyTwistySerious
An ex-Interpol officer wreaks havoc and sends shock waves across the global underworld but goes missing in action, only to remerge years later, for his beloved family.
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