Movies like Mahendragiri Vaaraahi: 20 to watch next
If you loved Mahendragiri Vaaraahi (2026) — a fantasy, thriller and mystery film directed by Santosh Jagarlapudi — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Mahendragiri Vaaraahi most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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River Wild 2023★ 6.4
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
Follows a pair of siblings who love but distrust each other as they embark on a white-water rafting trip with a small group. One of their friends from childhood turns out to be more dangerous than he appears.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nocebo 2022★ 6.0
Shares: Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy
A fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino caregiver who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying truth.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Engineer 2023★ 5.9
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
As Israel is rocked by a series of terrorist bombings, a US senator's daughter is killed in one bloody explosion. Now, ex-Mossad agent Etan must lead an elite, covert team of agents and mercenaries to find the man responsible—the elusive “Engineer.” Can they find and destroy the madman before more innocent lives are lost?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Last Man Down 2021★ 6.1
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
After civilization succumbs to a deadly pandemic and his wife is murdered, a special forces soldier abandons his duty and becomes a hermit in the Nordic wilderness. Years later, a wounded woman appears on his doorstep. She's escaped from a lab and her pursuers believe her blood is the key to a worldwide cure. He's hesitant to get involved, but all doubts are cast aside when he discovers her pursuer is none other than Commander Stone, the man that murdered his wife some years ago.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Stowaway 2022★ 6.0
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
A tenacious party girl fights to survive after three thieves commandeer her luxury yacht. Unable to escape and trapped on the yacht at high seas, the prey becomes the hunter as she turns the tables on the intruders and takes matters into her own hands.
Stream in India on Plex
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Triage 2009★ 6.0
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
The wife of a photojournalist sets out to discover why he came home from a recent assignment without his colleague.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Trigger Point 2021★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
Nicolas Shaw is a retired U.S. special operative who becomes part of an elite 'invisible' team that quietly takes out the worst villains around the world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon 2022★ 6.4
Shares: Mystery, Fantasy, Thriller
A young woman with psychokinetic powers breaks out of a Louisiana asylum and makes her way to New Orleans, where she falls into the city’s netherworld of misfits and miscreants.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Infernal Machine 2022★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
Reclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account for events set in motion by his bestseller decades earlier. Cogburn's search for who is behind the manipulation and mental torment he encounters leads to an emotional roller-coaster ride full of fear and danger, where things are not always as clear as they seem to be, and where past deeds can have dire consequences.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Body Cam 2020★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
As a police officer investigates the gruesome murder of her colleague, she discovers that a mysterious supernatural force is behind it.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Franklyn 2008★ 6.0
Shares: Fantasy, Thriller
Set between the parallel worlds of contemporary London and the futuristic faith dominated metropolis of Meanwhile City, Franklyn weaves a tale of four souls, whose lives are intertwined by fate, romance and tragedy. As these worlds collide, a single bullet determines the destiny of these four characters.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Commuter 2018★ 6.4
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.
Stream in India on Zee5
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Virupaksha 2023★ 6.6
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
Set in a village named Rudravanam in 1990's, Surya along with his mother, visit there after a long time. Suddenly a series of mysterious deaths occur due to an unknown person's occult practice and whole village is scared. Will Surya find the person causing the deaths and save the village?
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Good Doctor 2011★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller, Mystery
Dr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a much-needed boost of self-esteem. However, when her health starts improving, Martin fears losing her, so he begins tampering with her treatment, keeping Diane sick and in the hospital right next to him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Invisible 2007★ 6.4
Shares: Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery
After an attack leaves him in limbo -- invisible to the living and also near death -- a teenager discovers the only person who might be able help him is his attacker.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Split 2016★ 5.9
Shares: Fantasy, Thriller
The story of a young woman who takes an epic journey to claim her own darkness and sexuality so she can stop putting it into the hands of her abusive lover. When Inanna, a young actress, working as a stripper, becomes obsessed with a mask maker, she sacrifices parts of herself and her life, piece by piece, in order to win his love. At the same time she enters a mythic journey in the theater. One that forces her to face the many abuses endured by women around that world and that blurs her performance, her dreams and her real life and results in a provocative and powerful confrontation that frees her. -- from official website
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Home Sweet Home: Rebirth 2025★ 5.9
Shares: Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery
When a city is overrun with a demonically-possessed crowd, a cop must find the source of evil to save his family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Horns 2013★ 6.3
Shares: Fantasy, Thriller
In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Endless Night 1972★ 6.0
Shares: Mystery, Thriller
Shiftless dreamer Michael Rogers fantasizes about a lifestyle above his means and marries a wealthy, young girl who just came of age. They hire a famous architect to build their dream home amidst a series of suspicious incidents. The spouse has dark intentions toward his naive, inexperienced bride. Secrets from his past and sinister ties to their house guest Greta lead to a terrible turn of unexpected events.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Harmony 2018★ 6.2
Shares: Fantasy, Thriller
Born with an energetic power to absorb fear from others, a young woman must find love to balance the fears of her own and fight an ever growing storm of negative energy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now