Best sci-fi Telugu movies in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
13 movies in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 5.9. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.
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1. Hanu-Man (2024)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 39m · UA · Fantasy, Action · IMDb 7.7 (30.9K votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
In a small village, Hanumanthu, a petty thief, finds a mysterious gem, that gives him god-like powers. Will he succeed in keeping these powers from falling into the wrong hands and save his village?
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2. Aditya 369 (1991)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 20m · U · Science Fiction, Adventure · IMDb 8.4 (3.8K votes)
Family-friendlyVisually stunningFast-pacedLight-hearted
In a series of events involving a stolen diamond, Krishna and Hema get caught in a time machine and travel through the centuries, encountering historical figures and exploring futuristic worlds.
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3. 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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4. Yashoda (2022)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 15m · UA · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 6.5 (12.6K votes)
TwistyFast-pacedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Looking to save her sister, Yashoda, a desperate woman agrees to be a surrogate and move in to a plush facility - but nothing is as it seems. In the world outside Eva, a Hollywood starlet dies under mysterious circumstances, so do a tycoon and a super model. An unknown drug seem to hold the key to the whole mystery.
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5. Aarambham (2024)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 12m · UA · Thriller, Science Fiction · IMDb 6.7 (520 votes)
Cold & detachedTwistyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Prisoner No. 299 is on death row at Kalaghati Jail. One night, just before his execution, he vanishes from his cell. Chaitanya and Madhav are the detectives assigned to the case, and with no clues other than a diary written by Miguel, they must solve the mystery and find out where Miguel went.
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6. Gaami (2024)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 27m · A · Adventure, Thriller · IMDb 6.3 (2.2K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyMature
Shankar is a wounded, reluctant and reclusive aghora on a quest to find the cure for his very rare human condition – the one that will be cured, only when he can confront and conquers the haunting ironical questions of his life.
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7. Antariksham 9000 KMPH (2018)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 20m · U · Science Fiction, Thriller · IMDb 5.9 (1.4K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFamily-friendlySerious
The coordinates of an old satellite from India, Mihira, are lost with the potential for it to wreak havoc with communications worldwide. Astronaut Dev’s life was turned upside down five years ago and he now teaches science at a government school. He’s brought in to fix the satellite but is that the only reason he agree
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8. Indrani - Epic1: Dharam vs Karam (2024)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 37m · UA · Action, Science Fiction · IMDb 4.2 (1.1K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seatFast-paced
In 2122 AD, when the world faces an imminent threat from a rogue nation, Indrani, a formidable superwoman working for the Indian Super Force (ISF), must travel back in time to find a decisive action to thwart this nefarious scheme.
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9. Not All Movies Are the Same: Dual (2025)
Movie · Telugu · 1h 37m · A · Science Fiction, Thriller · IMDb 5.4 (3.2K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatMatureFast-paced
After losing everything to a personal mistake, a young man stumbles into a parallel world where a family is trapped by zombies. Driven to save them, he must navigate this deadly reality and fight for survival-and redemption
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10. iSmart Shankar (2019)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 21m · A · Action, Science Fiction · IMDb 5.4 (3.4K votes)
TwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seatMature
A contract killer goes on the run after eliminating a target and eventually finds himself linked to a slain cop whose memory is transferred to his brain.
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11. Bombhaat (2020)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 16m · U · Action, Drama · IMDb 4.6 (1.7K votes)
Edge-of-seatFamily-friendly
Vicky is a man who’s brought up being told by his parents he’s the unluckiest fellow on earth. His girlfriend Chaitra goes against the world and even her own father to prove him wrong. Life goes for a toss, more than usual, when he rescues his mentor’s daughter Maya.
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12. 7:11 PM (2023)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 9m · U/A 13+ · Science Fiction, Thriller · IMDb 5.4 (7.9K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatFast-pacedSerious
An incident that takes place at 7:11 PM changes the fate of a town called Hamsala Deevi and a planet called Proxima-EV12. Ravi, An IPS aspirant travels beyond imagination through time to stop a criminal mastermind, save his loved ones and his beloved town.
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13. Double iSmart (2024)
Movie · Telugu · 2h 42m · A · Action, Science Fiction · IMDb 2.9 (2.4K votes)
Cold & detachedFast-pacedEdge-of-seatMature
Big Bull, a notorious assassin, wants to achieve immortality by transferring his memories to "iSmart" Shankar, who already has another's person's memories, leading to the intense confrontation between Shankar and Big Bull.
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