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Ahead of Haiwaan, add these thrillers by Priyadarshan to your watchlist

Updated On: 10 September, 2026 08:54 PM IST | Amarylisa Gonsalves

Filmmaker Priyadarshan is known for his comedy films, however, over his career spanning decades, he has delivered some non-comedy films too that have enjoyed thier own share of popularity ans success. Ahead of Haiwaan, if you want to skip the comic relief completely and dive into pure, gritty, and dark storytelling, Priyadarshan has delivered, here are some thrillers you must add to your watchlist.

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Priyadarshan. Pic via Instagram
Priyadarshan. Pic via Instagram
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Oppam is a Malayalam thriller that revolves around a visually impaired lift operator who is the sole witness to a brutal murder. After being framed for the crime, he escapes to clear his name while protecting a young girl from a ruthless, psychopathic killer.
Oppam is a Malayalam thriller that revolves around a visually impaired lift operator who is the sole witness to a brutal murder. After being framed for the crime, he escapes to clear his name while protecting a young girl from a ruthless, psychopathic killer. 
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Wanted (2004) shows five friends kidnap Ibrahim, a criminal, in hopes of receiving the reward money and get caught between the police and mafia.
Wanted (2004) shows five friends kidnap Ibrahim, a criminal, in hopes of receiving the reward money and get caught between the police and mafia.
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2012's Hindi thriller Tezz is heavily inspired by the Japanese thriller The Bullet Train. An expelled immigrant plants a bomb on a high-speed UK train as vengeance as a  counter-terrorism officer trying to stop him.
2012's Hindi thriller Tezz is heavily inspired by the Japanese thriller The Bullet Train. An expelled immigrant plants a bomb on a high-speed UK train as vengeance as a  counter-terrorism officer trying to stop him.
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2023'S Corona Papers deals with a massive bank robbery, a missing police gun, and the deadly overlap between corrupt cops and underground gangs.
2023'S Corona Papers deals with a massive bank robbery, a missing police gun, and the deadly overlap between corrupt cops and underground gangs.
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Rangrezz is about three friends, who want to excel in their respective careers. But whenone of their other friends faces trouble with his girlfriend, they decide to help him elope with her.
Rangrezz is about three friends, who want to excel in their respective careers. But whenone of their other friends faces trouble with his girlfriend, they decide to help him elope with her.
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2010 film Aakrosh is based on real-life honour killings in Bihar. It follows two CBI officers sent to investigate the disappearance of three college students in a deeply corrupt, caste-ridden village.
2010 film Aakrosh is based on real-life honour killings in Bihar. It follows two CBI officers sent to investigate the disappearance of three college students in a deeply corrupt, caste-ridden village.
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Sometimes is about seven strangers waiting for their HIV test results. They decide to bribe the clinic receptionist to get them early, learning one is positive.
Sometimes is about seven strangers waiting for their HIV test results. They decide to bribe the clinic receptionist to get them early, learning one is positive.
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Raakilipattu is a 2007 Malayalam all-female-led mystery thriller about two best friends who fabricate a fake boyfriend to get out of an arranged marriage. However, things go wrong when a man with the exact same name is found murdered.
Raakilipattu is a 2007 Malayalam all-female-led mystery thriller about two best friends who fabricate a fake boyfriend to get out of an arranged marriage. However, things go wrong when a man with the exact same name is found murdered.

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