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Best action-thrillers to watch before Shahid Kapoor's Deva hits theaters

Shahid Kapoor is all set to be in the upcoming action-thriller, Deva. The film will be released in cinemas on January 31.

Best action-thrillers to watch before Shahid Kapoor's Deva hits theaters

Shahid Kapoor in Deva

Last Updated: 06.39 PM, Jan 30, 2025

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Deva is an upcoming action thriller film of 2025. Shahid Kapoor plays a renegade police officer investigating a high-profile case, only to uncover a web of lies and deceit within his department, facing betrayal and danger. The film also stars Pooja Hegde, Pavail Gulati, Kubbra Sait, and Pravessh Rana in key roles, directed by Rosshan Andrrews. Before Deva hits theaters, check out other action-thrillers exploring stories of fearless officers and impossible missions on OTT. You can also watch these with your OTTplay Premium subscription.

8 best action-thrillers to watch on OTT

Singam (SunNXT)

Singam
Singam

Cast: Suriya, Anushka Shetty, Prakash Raj

Director: Hari

Singam is about a police officer who tries to fight crime in various parts of India. The first film in the series was released in 2010. The story follows the honest police officer, Durai Singam, who tries to take down powerful criminals. While you wait for Shahid Kapoor's Deva to release in theaters, binge-watch Singam. 

Shool (ShemarooME)

Shool
Shool

Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Raveena Tandon, Sayaji Shinde

Director: Eeshwar Nivas

Shool is the story of an honest police inspector, Samar Pratap Singh (played by Manoj Vajpayee), who faces fierce opposition as he tries to maintain justice in a lawless, politically corrupt area of ​​Bihar. It starts with a powerful local criminal politician named Bachhu Yadav (played by Sayaji Shinde). The film explores the relationship between politics and crime, highlighting the struggle of a righteous officer against a corrupt system.

Nenjuku Needhi (SonyLIV)

Nenjuku Needhi
Nenjuku Needhi

Cast: Udhayanidhi Stalin, Aari Arujunan, Tanya Ravichandran, Shivani Rajashekar

Director: Arunraja Kamaraj

Vijaya Raghavan, an IPS officer, is posted in a rural part of Tamil Nadu, where caste discrimination and untouchability are still prevalent. Although Vijaya Raghavan has read about discrimination in many books, he finds it difficult to deal with these issues in real life.

Gangaajal (ZEE5)

Gangaajal
Gangaajal

Cast: Ajay Devgn, Gracy Singh

Director: Prakash Jha

This action-crime drama film is about a police officer who attempts to fight corruption in a small town in Bihar. The film stars Ajay Devgan as Superintendent of Police (SP) Amit Kumar. SP Amit Kumar takes charge of the fictional Tezpur district in Bihar. Local police are corrupt and slow to respond to crime. SP Amit Kumar tries to instill integrity and courage in his subordinates but fails. Later, he uncovers a web of corruption involving crooked police officers and a local politician.

Thani Oruvan (SunNXT)

Thani Oruvan
Thani Oruvan

Cast: Ravi Mohan, Nayanthara

Director: Mohan Raja

It tells the story of an IPS officer named Mithran (played by Jayam Ravi), who is on a mission to bring down a wealthy scientist, Siddharth Abhimanyu (played by Arvind Swamy). The latter is using his position to run a clandestine illegal medical practice for profit. The film focuses on the intense battle of wits between righteous cops and cunning villains, with Nayanthara playing a supporting role as Mithran's love interest.

Aan: Men At Work (Lionsgate Play)

Aan: Men At Work
Aan: Men At Work

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Shatrughan Sinha

Director: Madhur Bhandarkar

The action thriller shows that when Mumbai is terrorized by criminals, the city's weak police department is of little help. But a new DCP enters the city with the conviction to make the city crime-free.

Sehar (ZEE5)

Sehar
Sehar

Cast: Arshad Warsi, Pankaj Kapur

Director: Kabeer Kaushik

Sehar is a 2005 Indian crime drama film about a police officer's fight against organized crime in Uttar Pradesh. The film features Arshad Warsi as Ajay Kumar, the new SSP of Lucknow. The movie also stars Sushant Singh, Mahima Chaudhry, and Pankaj Kapur.

Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (available on Aha as ‘Khakee’)

Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru
Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru

Cast: Karthi, Rakul Preet Singh, Abhimanyu Singh

Director: H. Vinoth

This Tamil-language action thriller film is about a police officer who hunts down a gang of dacoits. The movie is based on the Operation Bawaria case and stars Karthi as the titular character, Theeran.

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