Best thriller Kannada movies on JioHotstar in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
28 movies on JioHotstar in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.6. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.
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1. Bell Bottom (2019)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 20m · UA · Comedy, Thriller · IMDb 8.1 (3.3K votes)
FunnyTwisty
A fun ride to the 80s where a detective solves the mystery of serial police station robbery.
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2. Vikrant Rona (2022)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 27m · UA · Thriller, Action · IMDb 6.9 (29.8K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
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 mystery. A mysterious game unfolds where everyone in the village is a pote
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3. Gultoo (2018)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 27m · UA · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 7.8 (1.7K votes)
Cold & detachedTwistyEdge-of-seat
Struggling to find a foot in the start-up scene, two aspiring entrepreneurs are entangled in a vicious loop of investigative trials following an unprecedented crime.
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4. Aa Karaala Ratri (2018)
Movie · Kannada · 1h 45m · Thriller · IMDb 7.9 (1.2K votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seatTwisty
Muthanna and his family, who live in abject poverty, receive a prediction that says their fortune will change overnight. The same day, a mysterious man arrives and requests them to let him stay back.
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5. Drishya (2014)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 34m · U · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.3 (922 votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seat
Rajendra is a family-oriented man and tries to keep them happy. However, when his family commits an accidental crime, he does everything to keep them out of harm's way.
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6. Operation Alamelamma (2017)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 18m · U · Thriller, Comedy · IMDb 7.8 (1.3K votes)
TwistyFamily-friendly
Purmy's life turns upside down when gets framed for kidnapping John, the schoolgoing son of a businessman, after he picks up an abandoned luggage, lying on the street. With the ongoing investigation, a number of twists and turns make the police suspect everyone, including their own kin.
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7. Choo Mantar (2025)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 22m · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 7.0 (1.9K votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seatSerious
Four friends decide to enter the morgan house looking for a secret treasure. The four discover that before independence the house belonged to a British employee named Morgan. What will happen next is not obvious.
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8. Bhavachitra (2022)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 26m · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 7.9 (594 votes)
Slow-burnCold & detachedSerious
Protagonist Vishnu photographer by hobby, takes his camera and goes for a long drive, takes photos of locations and people he meets, from there on story continues and the plot remains in suspense as why is he travelling.
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9. Bhairathi Ranagal (2024)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 12m · Action, Drama · IMDb 6.8 (2.4K votes)
Edge-of-seatSerious
The story revolves around the life of Bhairathi Ranagal's journey from being a law-abiding responsible lawyer to the benevolent crime boss of Karnataka.
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10. Kavacha (2019)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 31m · UA · IMDb 6.8 (2.2K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyTwistySerious
An unfortunate young girl becomes the target of a vengeful serial killer who is on the loose. The only person standing between the killer and the girl is a visually challenged man who has vowed to protect her at any cost.
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11. Kotigobba 2 (2016)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 42m · U · Romance, Action · IMDb 6.7 (2.0K votes)
Edge-of-seatFast-pacedVisually stunning
Sathya, a real estate agent, whose lookalike brother Shiva, who moonlights as a robber. After he robs Rs 250 crores from a couple of businessmen, both brothers become the target of a corrupt cop, who is keen on nailing them.
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12. Duniya (2007)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 7m · IMDb 7.7 (343 votes)
Dark & grittyMatureEdge-of-seatSerious
A poor manual labourer, Shivu, hopelessly tries to arrange money to carry out a funeral for his mother and rescues a girl from thugs along the way.
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13. Bachchan (2013)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 25m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.6 (1.3K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seat
Bharat alias Bachchan is a kind-hearted real estate businessman, who is the MD of the Bharat Property Solutions. He is deeply in love with Anjali (Bhavana), who is doing MS in Bellary and wants to deliver honest service to the needy people. But her wish becomes an obstacle for a mining mafia don.
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14. Veera Madakari (2009)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 55m · Action, Comedy · IMDb 6.9 (497 votes)
Fast-pacedTwistyEdge-of-seat
Madakar is an honest police officer who is murdered by a local thug, Babji, and his son Munna. After his death, his daughter is mysteriously left at the door of Sathyaraju, Madakar's lookalike.
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15. Aptharakshaka (2010)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 32m · U/A · Horror, Drama · IMDb 6.8 (544 votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedTwistyEdge-of-seat
The story starts off with an ancient painting of Nagavalli (Vimala Raman), distributed as a prize to bharathanatyam dancer Saraswathi (Lakshmi Gopalaswamy), her husband and her family. At the Engagement day of Gowri (Sandhya), one of her friends had fainted by encountering a huge thirty-feet Snake/Serpent, and the brid
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16. Shabdavedhi (2000)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 45m · UA · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.8 (208 votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seatSerious
Shabdavedi is about Sandeep Rajkumar, a strict police officer crusading against narcotics. The man is so straight that when his wife Jaya Prada refuses to reveal the identity of a key link in the drug ring that he is investigating. He beats her in lockup. Eventually he overcomes all the usual attempts to throw him off
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17. Yaare Koogadali (2012)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 16m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.9 (210 votes)
Edge-of-seat
Kumara and Natesa escape from their village and settle in the city. Later they start to work at a gas station. Soon they are chased by a gang of goons; while their actual truth is revealed.
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18. Kotee (2024)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 50m · UA · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 6.2 (378 votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittySerious
In his quest for an honest fortune to provide for his sister's marriage and a future in the corrupt Janatha city, a truthful common man- Kotee defies the powerful gang leader Dinoo Saavkaar. When Kotee's defiance leads to mounting debts, he faces a life-altering choice to Eliminate Or be Eliminated
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19. Anjaniputra (2017)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 18m · UA · Action, Comedy · IMDb 6.2 (2.0K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seat
A small-time businessman who runs a finance business at a local vegetable market enjoys the support of the local vendors and people in the area. All goes well for him until one day, he saves an honest police officer from being killed by a local gangster. Soon, a rivalry ensues between the two.
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20. Yajamana (2019)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 44m · Action · IMDb 6.1 (2.2K votes)
Edge-of-seat
The film revolves around a hardworking man Krishna who lives in Hulidurga and is famous for traditional oil extraction. He is torn apart from being the rightful owner with the entry of business tycoon Devi Shetty. Will Krishna fight against all odds to bring justice to his people? Who will become the real `Yajamana` is
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21. Pataki (2017)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 22m · UA · Drama, Action · IMDb 5.5 (209 votes)
TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Surya is a corrupt IPS officer and he misuses his power to gain monetary benefits in unorthodox methods. During this process he also encourages a local MP named Rudra Pratap who has become a huge headache to Agni.
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22. Chaarulatha (2012)
Movie · Kannada · 2h · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 5.4 (237 votes)
TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
Chaarulatha (also spelled as Charulatha) is a 2012 Indian horror film simultaneously made in Kannada and Tamil languages. The film was directed by Pon Kumaran, a former associate to K. Bhagyaraj and K. S. Ravikumar, and features Priyamani in the lead role. The film was an adaptation of the Thai horror film Alone. Sunda
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23. Chingari (2012)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 28m · Thriller, Action · IMDb 5.5 (471 votes)
Edge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & grittySerious
Officer Parashuram travels to Switzerland to rescue his girlfriend. He only has five days to rescue his girlfriend from her kidnappers.
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24. Randhawa (2019)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 11m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 5.6 (978 votes)
TwistySerious
Robert is troubled by nightmares. In his quest to know more about his condition, he takes a trip along with his friend Razzak. They visit a village named Odeyana Samudra where Robert meets Vasupradha, the daughter of the village's landlord and falls in love with her. Vasupradha and Robert, together, go on an expedition
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25. Anna Bond (2012)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 20m · UA · Action, Romance · IMDb 4.8 (461 votes)
Fast-pacedTwistyEdge-of-seat
While working in a medical camp in Singapore, Bond Ravi falls for Meera. He encounters her again in a village while shooting a documentary only to later rescue her from a drug lord. The movie revolves around Bond Ravi (Puneeth Rajkumar) and the journey of his sudden recognition by the common public as a vigilante know
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26. Madhagaja (2021)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 12m · UA · Action, Crime · IMDb 5.0 (763 votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatTwistyFast-paced
Two warring lords are fighting over water and bloodshed. When the wife of one of them decides to send her son away from the land to a safe space, he returns to the same battlefield, much to her exasperation.
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27. Mark (2025)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 24m · U/A 16+ · Action, Thriller · IMDb 5.2 (1.5K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatMatureDark & gritty
Mark is suspended from his police duties for his unruly yet effective ways of operating, but when 18 children are abducted and found dead, races to catch the criminals. With only 18 hours left, he must confront powerful foes and use unconventional tactics to succeed.
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28. Pogaru (2021)
Movie · Kannada · 2h 40m · UA · Action · IMDb 3.5 (10.6K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatHeartwarmingDark & gritty
Shiva, a ruffian, is the terror of his area in many ways, but still has a heart of gold. He has just one wish, for his mother to love him wholly like the way he does.
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