Mystery movies keep the audience on the edge of their seats while they slowly unravel the layers of the story. The beauty of mystery movies is that are hard to predict and often shock the audience with unimaginable twists and turns in the climax. With the advent of OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar and others, cinema enthusiasts are now exposed to a variety of mystery thrillers and other genres of movies from across the world. Let us take a look at some of the movies which have achieved success due to their thrilling screenplay and story.
Drishyam (2013) (Malayalam)
Drishyam revolves around the story of Georgikutty who lives happily with his wife and daughters. His family is thrown into trouble when his daughter accidentally commits a crime. Georgekutty tries hard to protect his family. The movie features Mohanlal and actress Meena in lead roles. It was written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. The sequel of the movie was released in 2021. It’s currently streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
Ratsasan (2018)
It is the story of a young man named Arun who gives up his dream of becoming a film producer and joins the police service after the death of his father. Arun is assigned the case to track down a psychotic killer who targets schoolgirls. The film was a huge hit in the Tamil film industry and was remade in Hindi as Katputlli starring Akshay Kumar. It is airing on Disney+ Hotstar. Ratsasan was written and directed by Ram Kumar. It starred Vishnu Vishal and Amala Paul in the lead roles.
Andhadhun (2018)
The movie revolves around Akash, a fake blind piano player. The story takes an unexpected turn after he witnesses a murder. The audience juggles with the confusion about Akash being blind or not forms the majority part of the suspense in the movie. Starring Tabu, Ayushmann Khurrana, Radhika Apte and Anil Dhawan in lead roles, this movie is currently streaming on Netflix. It was directed by Sriram Raghavan. It won three National Film Awards.
HIT: The First Case (2020)
This Telugu movie revolves around a police officer who is struggling with his tragic past and is meanwhile involved in solving the case of a missing woman. Starring Vishvak Sen and Ruhani Sharma in lead roles, this movie is airing on Amazon Prime Video. It was remade in Hindi with the same title starring Rajkummar Rao and Sanya Malhotra in 2022. The sequel of the movie was released in 2022.
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