Quality thriller movies are fascinating due to the suspense and unanticipated turns that keep the audience on the edge of their seats. When one thinks of gripping thriller movies, mostly Hollywood or Bollywood thrillers come to mind, don’t they?
However, there are loads of top-quality Bengali thrillers that often go unnoticed. Here, we present you a list of the best Bengali thriller movies:
Top Bengali thrillers:
Baishe Srabon
- Cast: Prosenjit Chatterjee, Parambrata Chatterjee, Goutam Ghose, Raima Sen,Abir Chatterjee, Amrita Mukherjee
- Director: Srijit Mukherji
- Year: 2011
Baishe Srabon is about serial murders terrorizing the people of Kolkata. The police are baffled by the antics of the murderer. So, the authorities seek the help of a retired Police Officer (played by Prosenjit) to find the perpetrator.
This is a must-watch movie for the fans of crime thrillers.
Dracula Sir
- Cast: Anirban Bhattacharya, Mimi Chakraborty, Rudranil Ghosh, Bidipta Chakraborty, Kanchan Mullick
- Director: Debaloy Bhattacharya
- Year: 2020
Dracula Sir depicts the story of Amal/Raktim (played by Anirban), a school teacher who has teeth like a Dracula. His life changes completely when he remembers the events of his previous life.
The brilliant narrative and fantastic performances by the cast make the movie a gripping thriller.
Mishor Rohosyo
- Cast: Prosenjit Chatterjee, Aryann Bhowmik, Swastika Mukherjee, Tridha Chowdhury, Rajesh Sharma
- Director: Srijit Mukherjee
- Year: 2013
Mishawr Rawhoshyo is an adventure thriller movie based on Mishor Rohosyo written by Sunil Ganguly. Here, al Mamun, an Egyptian businessman, requests Kakababu (played by Prosenjit) to decode some hieroglyphic symbols so that he can find the will of his guru, Mufti Mohammad. But, the twists appear when Kakababu is kidnapped by Mufti Mohammad’s another disciple.
Dwitiyo Purush
- Cast: Anirban Bhattacharya, Parambrata Chatterjee, Raima Sen, Abir Chatterjee
- Director: Srijit Mukherjee
- Year: 2020
Dwitiyo Purush is the sequel to Baishe Srabon. Here, Parambrata Chatterjee and Raima Sen reprise their roles from the previous movie.
Dwitiyo Purush follows the pursuit of a serial killer, Khoka (played by Anirban Bhattacharya), by Abhijit Pakrashi (played by Parambrata Chatterjee).
Terrific performances by the cast, a gripping story, and the twist at the climax – make this film a fascinating thriller
Tritiyo Adhyay
- Cast: Abir Chatterjee, Paoli Dam, Prosenjit Koley, Arunava Dey
- Director: Manoj Michigan
- Year: 2019
Tritiyo Adhyay is a romantic thriller movie. This film is about Kaushik (played by Abir), a sports teacher, and Shreya (played by Paoli), a botanist. What happens when they meet after a gap of many years forms the crux of the story.
Sesh Anka
- Cast: Uttam Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Sabitri Chatterjee, Bikash Roy, Kamal Mitra
- Director: Haridas Bhattacharya
- Year: 1963
In this movie, Sudhangsu (played by Uttam) is about to get married to Soma (Sharmila Tagore) but a stranger (played by Sabitri) comes and claims to be his wife. What unfolds next is simply unexpected and astonishes the viewers to the core.
Shubho Mahurat
- Cast: Sharmila Tagore, Rakhee Gulzar, Nandita Das, Tota Roy Chowdhury
- Director: Rituparno Ghosh
- Year: 2003
Starring Nandita, Rakhee, and Sharmila Tagore in the key roles, this thriller is about investigating a mysterious murder at a film set.
Excellent narrative, great direction, impeccable acting by Nandita as Mallika ‘Mili’ Sen and Rakhee as Ranga Pishima make the movie a gripping viewing experience.