Best mind-bending Telugu web series in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
11 web series in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 7.1. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.
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1. Dhootha (2023)
Web series · Telugu · 2 seasons · A · Mystery, Crime · IMDb 7.7 (7.1K votes)
TwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Journalist Sagar's life turns thrilling as he unravels dark secrets behind newspaper clippings predicting tragedies. He becomes a murder suspect, racing against time to clear his name and solve the enigma and faces dangerous twists. Suspense builds in this roller-coaster ride.
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2. Mothevari Love Story (2025)
Web series · Telugu · 1 season · U/A 13+ · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 8.8 (1.1K votes)
HeartwarmingTwistyFunny
Parshi and Anitha, two spirited youngsters from rural Telangana, are madly in love and decide to elope. Meanwhile, a shocking twist emerges.
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3. Vikkatakavi (2024)
Web series · Telugu · 1 season · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.3 (2.7K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatSerious
In the 1970s, the people of Amaragiri are devastated by a plague that causes memory loss. A detective, Rama Krishna, arrives to investigate the case. Will he find the cause or fall prey to the curse?
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4. Loser (2020)
Web series · Telugu · 2 seasons · Drama · IMDb 8.4 (334 votes)
Twisty
Loser is a 2020 ZEE5 Telugu Original series starring Priyadarshi, Annie, Kalpika, and Shashank. Set between 1980 and 2000, this sports drama narrates the story of 3 players struggling to succeed in their game, each during a different time frame, and their lives eventually colliding with each other.
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5. Harikatha: Sambhavami Yuge Yuge (2024)
Web series · Telugu · 1 season · A · Mystery, Drama · IMDb 7.2 (546 votes)
TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
When 'god' goes on a killing spree in an idyllic village, a police officer with a traumatic past gets inadvertently pulled into the mystery.
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6. Vyooham (2023)
Web series · Telugu · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.5 (311 votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & gritty
A newly appointed police officer is assigned to a hit and run case, where a pregnant couple lost their child. What seems like a simple open and shut case, turns out to be a complicated web involving several seemingly unconnected people. To solve the case, the officer has to hunt down a serial killer, a trained Naxal, a
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7. Recce (2022)
Web series · Telugu · 1 season · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.1 (390 votes)
Cold & detachedTwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Set in the backdrop of Anantapur, in 1993, A dual murder takes place, setting off a series of unforeseen consequences and twists after a cop named Lenin embarks on an investigation.
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8. Vadhuvu (2023)
Web series · Telugu · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 6.4 (1.3K votes)
Cold & detachedEdge-of-seatTwistySerious
A young bride's life is in peril when she marries into a mysterious household. Despite her dark past, she is determined to uncover the secrets of her new family.
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9. Dayaa (2023)
Web series · Telugu · 1 season · A · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 6.2 (416 votes)
MatureCold & detachedFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
A reserved freezer van driver gets pushed into a chaotic situation wants to escape to safety, an upright journalist chases the truth, a husband is on the hunt for his wife, a cop wants to make progress in his investigation, a woman is in search of her identity and a culprit is after power.
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10. 9 Hours (2022)
Web series · Telugu · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Crime, Action & Adventure · IMDb 6.0 (462 votes)
Cold & detachedEdge-of-seatFast-pacedTwisty
Three prisoners on run try to rob three banks. They are well-prepared and know how to run away with the booty. Is someone handling them from behind the screens?
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11. Jhansi (2022)
Web series · Telugu · 2 seasons · A · Action & Adventure · IMDb 5.7 (359 votes)
MatureTwistyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Jhansi, a boutique owner, is an independent woman staying with her partner and his daughter, but an amnesiac. When she saves a girl from a molester at a wedding, Jhansi’s past catches up with her and rekindles several bitter memories from her childhood and the violence follows.
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