Recent Indian mystery thrillers have delivered everything from disturbing murder investigations and missing-person cases to courtroom secrets and dangerous conspiracies. If you enjoy stories where every clue raises another question, these 12 movies and shows on Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar and more deserve a spot on your watchlist.
12 Best Recent Indian Mystery Thrillers
1. Shaque: Trust No One (Netflix)
Nine years after her newborn daughter vanished from a hospital, a mother finally gets a possible breakthrough when photographs suggest the child may still be alive. Reopening the search forces her to question old assumptions and look more closely at the people around her. The mystery becomes increasingly unsettling when suspicion begins moving much closer to home.
2. Kohrra Season 2 (Netflix)
The murder of a woman in Dalerpura brings Amarpal Garundi and Dhanwant Kaur into a case filled with strained relationships and people carrying secrets of their own. As questioning reveals old wounds and family tensions, the investigators must also deal with unresolved problems in their personal lives. The slow-burning mystery makes emotional histories almost as important as the physical evidence.
3. Drishyam 3 (Prime Video)
Georgekutty’s carefully protected past comes under threat again when Varun’s father joins forces with a rogue former police officer seeking revenge. With danger moving closer to his daughter and the family’s secrets at risk of being exposed, Georgekutty must once again stay several steps ahead. The mystery turns unfinished business from the past into another tense battle of planning and survival.
4. Glory (Netflix)
A celebrated boxer’s mysterious death brings two estranged brothers back to the world of their father’s boxing centre. Looking for answers forces them to examine rivalries, corruption and secrets buried within both the family and the local boxing community. The murder investigation gradually becomes inseparable from the painful history the brothers had tried to leave behind.
5. Jaane Jaan (Netflix)
A single mother finds herself connected to a murder after a man from her troubled past enters her life again. Her brilliant but withdrawn neighbour helps her stay ahead of the investigation, while a sharp police officer begins noticing that the evidence does not fully add up. What follows is a quiet battle of intelligence where one small mistake could reveal everything.
6. Pritam and Pedro (JioHotstar)
A digital kidnapping involving the chief minister’s son forces veteran cop Pedro to work with young ethical hacker Pritam. Their completely different methods create constant friction, but the clues soon reveal that the abduction is connected to a larger cybercrime operation. The investigation mixes technology-driven mystery with crime and humour as the unlikely partners race towards the people behind it.
7. Thudakkam (JioHotstar)
When Meenu travels to Kochi for an exam and suddenly disappears, CI Satheesh Kumar begins searching for what happened to her. Early clues point towards a dangerous stalker, but the case takes an unexpected direction when Meenu’s Muay Thai training comes into the picture. The mystery changes from a simple search for a missing woman into a story where the target decides to fight back.
8. Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein Season 2 (Netflix)
Vikrant becomes even more desperate to escape Purva and rebuild the life he wants with Shikha. But kidnappers, a dangerous new enemy named Guru and his own growing list of crimes make every attempt at freedom more complicated. New betrayals and family revelations keep pulling him deeper into the criminal world he has been trying to leave.
9. System (Prime Video)
Public prosecutor Neha Rajvansh accepts a case that could strengthen her career, but the legal battle quickly exposes uncomfortable questions about power and privilege. Her work with sharp stenographer Sarika Rawat begins revealing hidden motives and class differences that change how both women see the case. What initially looks like another professional victory becomes a difficult search for what justice really means.
10. Paatal Lok Season 2 (Prime Video)
Inspector Hathi Ram Chaudhary is drawn into another case where violence, politics and influential people appear closely connected. Each new clue takes him further into a dangerous network while the investigation begins affecting his judgment and personal life. Season 2 makes the search for truth increasingly costly as buried agendas start coming into the open.
11. Kartavya (Netflix)
Pawan’s career is thrown into crisis when a journalist is murdered despite being placed under his police protection. Determined to understand what went wrong, he follows the case into a network of corruption, political influence and powerful people determined to keep their secrets buried. The investigation becomes even more urgent when the danger starts reaching his own family.
12. Criminal Justice: A Family Matter (JioHotstar)
A family celebration turns into a murder investigation when a man is discovered beside the body of a nurse and quickly becomes the main suspect. Madhav Mishra takes up his defence, but hidden tensions and conflicting stories inside the family keep changing how the evidence looks. Every courtroom revelation opens another possibility about what may really have happened.
From complicated murders and missing people to courtroom puzzles and criminal conspiracies, these recent Indian mystery thrillers offer plenty of twists for viewers who love solving the case along with the characters.
