South Indian cinema has always had its set of mythology, great plot, and brilliant performances, which no other industry can produce. Of all the genres of films that South Indian industries imprint well on, suspense thriller films are notably conspicuous because of their complex plots, plot tension, and surprises.
Most of these suspense thrillers have fans who enjoy different languages and hence are subtitled or dubbed in Hindi. Here is a compilation of some of the best South Indian suspense thriller films that are dubbed in Hindi and which present a thrilling movie moment.
1. Ratsasan (2018)
- Original Language: Tamil
- Hindi Dubbed Title: Ratsasan – The Killer
Plot: Ram Kumar has directed Ratsasan, a compelling psychological thriller that showcases the life of an aspiring filmmaker–turned–police officer who spends his time chasing a serial killer. That is the best part of this movie as the motives of the killer are revealed one twist after another is all that the audience gets. The film is starred by Vishnu Vishal really deserves to be watched by everybody who loves the suspense thriller genre films.
Why Watch: This film features one of the best screenplays South Indian films in the thriller genre have ever seen as well as great acting and rather shocking plot twists.
2. Kshanam (2016)
- Original Language: Telugu
- Hindi Dubbed Title: Kshanam – The Moment
Plot: The movie Kshanam directed by Ravikanth Perepu describes the story of a man who just comes back to India to detect his ex-girlfriend’s kidnapped daughter. This movie shows complicated and arising an irony of situations and people being all trickery, making the audience complicate themselves most of the time.
Why Watch: This film possesses an interesting plot and the unexpected twist gives much more thrills than the majority of the films within the same genre.
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3. Anjaam Pathiraa (2020)
- Original Language: Malayalam
- Hindi Dubbed Title: Anjaam Pathira
Plot: Directed by Ashwin Saravanan, Maya is a psychological thriller about a woman who is a single mother and an actress, who begins experiencing supernatural occurrences. As the story unfolds, it explores the intersection between reality and illusion, leaving viewers questioning what is real.
Why Watch: The movie’s clever storytelling and its ability to maintain suspense through its unpredictable narrative make it a standout in the psychological thriller genre.
4. Vikram Vedha (2017)
- Original Language: Tamil
- Hindi Dubbed Title: Vikram Vedha – The Final Showdown
Plot: Pushkar–Gayathri’s Vikram Vedha is an intense story of an encounter specialist cop Vikram who is trying to nab a gangster Vedha. The plot becomes interesting when Vedha starts telling stories of characters different from Gitanjali’s which even makes Vikram doubt his moral compass.
Why Watch: The movie is an absolute conglomeration of action-oriented fun, suspense,e and drama powered by the fabulous performances given by R. Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi. This decisive work was due to its ethical vagueness and the unexpected turns of its plot.
5. Maya (2015)
- Original Language: Tamil
- Hindi Dubbed Title: Maya – The Horror Movie
Plot: Maya is a psychological thriller film also directed by Ashwin Saravanan in which a woman, who’s a single mother and a film actress, sees supernatural powers. That is why watching the show, this aspect is considered to be most apparent because it raises the issue of reality.
Why Watch: This movie is quite engaging in terms of its narration approach and favorites because of its unguessable plot that fits the movie under the specified genre of psychological thriller.
6. Drushyam (2014)
- Original Language: Telugu
- Hindi Dubbed Title: Drushyam – The Perfect Crime
Plot: Written and directed by Sripriya, the story of Drushyam revolves around a simple family man who extends much to protect his family after an occurrence happens. This episode is mainly about his brilliance in managing a situation that could bring ruin to all.
Why Watch: Most of the suspense is present in this thriller because of the easily recognizable characters and the genius of the plan afoot. It is not among those films that plunge into action at the start, but the film is a slow burn of suspense from start to end.
7. Sithara (2017)
- Original Language: Telugu
- Hindi Dubbed Title: Sithara
Plot: A good psycho thriller about a woman who after moving to her childhood home stumbles into some paranormal incidents. The feature gradually unfolds sinister truths that maintain interest in the movie through the final credits.
Why Watch: The suspense adopted in this movie, the darkness and even the plot will make many movie enthusiasts guess, thus making it a perfect movie for any thriller movie enthusiasts.
8. Thani Oruvan (2015)
- Original Language: Tamil
- Hindi Dubbed Title: Thani Oruvan – One Man’s Quest
Plot: Thani Oruvan is a Mohan Raja-directed Tamil movie featuring Kamal Haasan in the title role with Harris and Siddharth in the main roles as cops’ story is true to the backdrop of corruption illustrious monger suppressing the unlawful acts of extra-judicial killing done by a cop due to political pressure. That cat-and-mouse relationship between the hero and villain makes the series quite interesting to watch.
Why Watch: It has a powerful script and excellent players, Jayam Ravi, and Arvind Swamy the movie is a perfect combination of suspense thrill, and action.
9. Kaithi (2019)
- Original Language: Tamil
- Hindi Dubbed Title: Kaithi – The Prisoner
Plot: Kaithi whose director is Lokesh Kanagaraj is a story about a recently freed prisoner who is given a very tough job to do on the night that the police pull an operation. The film of plot of action and suspense where the hero has to fight with several problems within the night.
Why Watch: The film does not let the audience have any break between the actions and suspense which are integral parts of the fast, intense story.