Top 10 Marathi Thriller Movies

Indian Marathi Film Industry is also, like any other film industry that has faced highs and lows but still managed to succeed with its hardworking artists who didn’t give up. This success is not only due to the artist but also the audience that has shown faith in their heroes. Marathi cinema has given various films based on different genres, including science fiction, drama, comedy, action, thriller, crime, horror, and romantic. The increase in craze in past decades has lead to high investment in this industry, even more than before. This progress will surely lead this industry to another level in the coming years. Given below is the list of top Marathi thriller movies.

1. Kaagar

Kaagar is an Indian romantic-thriller Marathi movie released in 2019. Makarand Mane directed the movie and produced it under the banner Viacom 18. The scene is set in a small town in Maharashtra, Guruji, who is close to Aabaasaheb, changes the party to Bhaiyaasaheb, who is a youth leader and believes in changing the environment. Yuvraj is a highly-tempered guy ready to do anything for Bhaiyasaheb and Guruji. Yuvraj secretly romances to the daughter of Guruji, and they both decide to get married. The film featured Rinku Rajguru as Rani, Shubhankar Tawde as Yuvraj, Shashank Shende as Guruji, Suhas Palshikar as Aabasaheb, and others.

2. Bho Bho

Bho Bho is a Marathi-language thriller-drama film released in the year 2016. The movie was directed and produced by Bharat Gaikwad and was liked by the spectators. The story is plotted with Vyankatesh Bhonde, an ex-policeman now turned into a private detective and an animal lover. He is handed a non-ordinary case by an insurance company that involves the death of a woman by her pet dog. This bizarre case leads to the weird title Bho Bho. He investigated and unfolded something different from what was entitled in the case file. The film starred Subodh Bhave, Kishore Chougule, Prashant Damle, Prayag Damle, Ashwini Ekbote, etc.

3. Marathi Tigers

Marathi Tigers is an action-thriller movie directed by Avdhoot Kadam and produced by Navid Hangad. It was a Marathi-language film released in the year 2016. The movie starts in a Marathi-dominated village Hillur in the Belagavi district. The villagers are fighting against the Karnataka government which is seeking to merge the village into Maharashtra. Shiva, a youth from the village gets upset and raises his voice against the police and administration. He, along with his lover, arranges people against the toughness of the Karnataka government.

4. Ghar Banduk Biryani

Ghar Banduk Biryani is a Marathi-language Indian movie based on the action-thriller genre. This movie was released in 2023, directed by Nagraj Manjule and Hemant Awtade. It was a directorial debut for Hemant Awtade with this film. The story depicted Pallam, commander of Naxalites, that terrorized the Kolagad region to remove the village MLA. But it becomes more than personal when his beloved Maria dies in an encounter. Pallam takes revenge and misses Maria and her biryani. The film starred Akash Thosar, Tanaji Galgunde, Sayaji Shinde, Nagraj Manjule, Deepti Devi, Sayli Patil, and many other superstars.

5. Manjha

Manjha is a Marathi language Psychological thriller-drama movie released on the 21^st of July 2017. With great efforts, Jatin Wagle directed the movie and produced it by Trilok Malhotra and KR Harish. The film begins in Lonavala, Maharashtra, where Jaideep, a teenager along with his mother Samidha, arrives in town. She got a job in a hotel run by his friend, and Jaideep gets admission to a hostel cum school. In the school, Jaideep meets Vikram and becomes good friends. The film’s cast includes Ashwini Bhave, Sumedh Mudgalkar, Rohit Phalke, Apoorva Arora, Shivani Tanksale, Mohan Kapur, etc.

6. Lapachhapi

Lapachhapi is a Marathi-language movie released in the year 2016. This is the most popular horror and thriller movie. Its title Lapachhapi refers to the game of Hide & Seek. The story of this movie revolves around a pregnant girl Neha. To escape debtors, she travels to her village, which is in a remote area, along with her husband. Their house is between a tangle of sugarcane fields, which frightening Neha, a little girl. Gradually, she experienced a few activities that made her believe that a hell-bent spirit had something on her baby. The Hindi remake of this story is titled Chhori, starring Nushrratt Bharuccha as a leading actress.

7. Vicky Velingkar

Vicky Velingkar was one of the most awaited films of the year 2019. It was a thriller-drama movie directed by Saurabh Verma and produced by Anuya Chauhan Kudecha and others. The film revolves around a young lady called Vicky, who lives with her Granny in Mumbai. Vicky’s friend Lucky loves her, but she is in a relationship with another guy. Lucky is a specialized hacker but does not make wrong use of his skills. Vicky asked Lucky to help her in the murder case of her friend Shruti. The film featured Sonalee Kulkarni as Vicky Velingkar, Spruha Joshi as Vidya, Sangram Same as Lucky, Jui Pawar as Srushti, etc.

8. Aapla Manus

This 2018’s movie Aapla Manus, was based on a mystery and thriller-drama that excited the viewers. It was a Marathi movie directed by Satish Rajwade and produced by Ajay Devgn and Abhinav Shukla. Actors Nana Patekar, Iravati Harshe, Sumeet Raghavan, and Ajay Devgn constituted the star cast of the film. The movie framed a story of a couple named Bhakti and Rahul, who lives with Rahul’s father, Aaba, in an urban area. One night Aaba fell from balcony and was admitted to the hospital. Inspector Nagargoje, who looks similar to Aaba, comes to question his son. Rahul tells him about the bickering relationship between Aaba and Bhakti. The movie ends with emotional visuals.

9. Fakta Ladh Mhana

Fakta Ladh Mhana is a popular Marathi film of the year 2011. It was based on the action-thriller genre, directed by Sanjay Jadhav and produced by Mahesh Manjrekar. It is also known for being among the costliest Marathi films. The film revolves around a gang of five persons and their leader Baba Bhai. Baba Bhai ordered them to come back to Mumbai and while returning Alex, one of the members discovered that Bhaskarrao had killed Panikum. So they decided to stay and take revenge for his death. In the end Baba Bhai and the gang took the revenge and walked away proudly. The film starred Sachin Khedekar, Bharat Jadhav, Sanjay Narvekar, Siddhartha Jadhav, and others.

10. Dagadi Chawl

Dagadi Chawl is an action-thriller-based Indian Marathi-language movie that was released in the year 2015. It was a directorial debut for Chandrakant Kanse and produced under Sai Pooja and Entertainments with stars Ankush Choudhary, Makarand Deshpande, etc. The film is inspired by the real Dagadi Chawl of Mumbai, famous for its gangster activities and also the residence of gangster turned politician Arun Gawli (Daddy). The film starts in 1996 Suryakant Shinde is living a peaceful life until an incident happens that led him face to face with Daddy. This was the beginning of his journey in the underworld, and his struggle to get rid of the tag of Dagdi Chawl lands him further deep into gangster activities.