Best South Indian Movies
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1. Raatchasan (2018)
Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A sub-inspector sets out in pursuit of a mysterious serial killer who targets teen school girls and murders them brutally.
Director: Ram Kumar | Stars: Vishnu Vishal, Amala Paul, Radha Ravi, Sangili Murugan
Votes: 50,673
2. Android Kunjappan Ver 5.25 (2019)
140 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Story of a conventional, conservative small town villager and his son who has to move away from home due to his profession. Their relationship gets an endearing twist when an AI humanoid enters their lives and fills in their emptiness.
Director: Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval | Stars: Soubin Shahir, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Kendy Zirdo, Saiju Kurup
Votes: 6,907
3. HIT (2020)
Not Rated | 125 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An officer of the 'Homicide Intervention Team' who frequently suffers from having his panic attacks does everything in his power to rescue a woman who went missing.
Director: Sailesh Kolanu | Stars: Vishwak Sen, Ruhani Sharma, Murli Sharma, Bhanuchander
Votes: 7,689
4. Thadam (2019)
Not Rated | 138 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The murder of a youngster creates confusion among cops when they discover the suspect has a lookalike.
Director: Magizh Thirumeni | Stars: Arun Vijay, Tanya Hope, Smruthi Venkat, Fefsi Vijayan
Votes: 8,793
5. Mumbai Police (2013)
145 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
ACP Antony is the only one who knows the truth behind ACP Aaryan's murder. Antony meets with an accident, losing his memory and is unable to reveal the killer. He is forced to investigate the murder again hoping that he remembers something.
Director: Rosshan Andrrews | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya, Rahman, Riyaz Khan
Votes: 7,841
6. Ayyappanum Koshiyum (2020)
Not Rated | 177 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The story revolves around the clash between Ayyappan, a senior police officer who serves at the Attappadi Police Station and Havildar Koshi, who comes to the village with a motive.
Director: Sachy | Stars: Biju Menon, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Ranjith, Anil Nedumangad
Votes: 10,603
7. Vedam (2010)
Not Rated | 135 min | Action, Drama
Stories of 5 people, an educated slum dweller, an aspiring rock star, an old villager, a prostitute and an ostracized Muslim man; all lead up to a night in a hospital filled with jeopardy.
Director: Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi | Stars: Allu Arjun, Anushka Shetty, Manoj Kumar Manchu, Manoj Bajpayee
Votes: 8,818
8. 1: Nenokkadine (2014)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Thriller
A rock star must overcome his psychological inhibitions to seek revenge for his parents' death.
Directors: Sukumar, Sukumar, Zeb Walters | Stars: Mahesh Babu, Kriti Sanon, Nassar, Pradeep Singh Rawat
Votes: 46,487
9. Jiivi (2019)
Not Rated | 122 min | Drama, Thriller
After jinxed romantic affair, a brilliant man with his friend plans to steal from his landlady. After pulling the theft successfully , he is shocked by strange coincidences of happenings in his family and the landlady.
Director: V.J. Gopinath | Stars: Vetri, Karunakaran, Rohini, Rama
Votes: 1,940
10. Mathu Vadalara (I) (2019)
130 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Simha is a courier delivery boy who gets peanuts as salary despite putting in a lot of hard work. As Babu gets frustrated with his job, his friend and roommate Satya shows him how to get '... See full summary »
Director: Ritesh Rana | Stars: Sri Simha Koduri, Satya, Naresh Agastya, Athulya Chandra
Votes: 4,890
11. Magadheera (2009)
Not Rated | 147 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A warrior gets reincarnated 400 years later, after trying to save the princess and the kingdom, who also dies along with him. He then sets back again to fight against all odds and win back his love.
Director: S.S. Rajamouli | Stars: Ram Charan, Kajal Aggarwal, Dev Gill, Srihari
Votes: 24,948
12. Rangasthalam 1985 (2018)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Drama
Chitti Babu begins to suspect his elder brother's life is in danger after they team up to lock horns with their village president and overthrow his unlawful 30 year old regime.
Director: Sukumar | Stars: Ram Charan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Aadhi, Jagapathi Babu
Votes: 27,778 | Gross: $3.51M
13. Jigarthanda (2014)
Not Rated | 171 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An aspiring director targets a ruthless gangster because he wants to make a violent gangster film. His discreet attempts to research the gangster fail miserably. Finally when he gets caught snooping, things hit the fan.
Director: Karthik Subbaraj | Stars: Siddharth, Bobby Simha, Lakshmi Menon, Nassar
Votes: 13,532
14. Kaithi (2019)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Dilli, an ex-convict, endeavours to meet his daughter for the first time after leaving prison. However, his attempts are interrupted due to a drug raid planned by Inspector Bejoy.
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj | Stars: Karthi, Narain, Arjun Das, George Maryan
Votes: 42,422
15. Theeran Adhigaram Ondru (2017)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Theeran, a police officer, is entrusted with the task to solve the mystery behind a series of murders. The only clue left behind is that all the murders are committed in the same pattern.
Director: H. Vinoth | Stars: Karthi, Rakul Preet Singh, Abhimanyu Singh, Bose Venkat
Votes: 16,963
16. Vikram Vedha (2017)
Not Rated | 147 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Vikram, a no-nonsense police officer, accompanied by Simon, his partner, is on the hunt to capture Vedha, a smuggler and a murderer. Vedha tries to change Vikram's life, which leads to a conflict.
Directors: Gayatri, Pushkar, Gowtham Selvaraj | Stars: Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi, Shraddha Srinath, Kathir
Votes: 50,508
17. Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016)
Not Rated | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A police officer retires after an accident during a case investigation. Years later, he is forced to relive the past as he narrates the story to his friend's son.
Director: Karthick Naren | Stars: Rahman, Prakash Raghavan, Sharathkumar, Santhosh Krishna
Votes: 16,904
18. Kumbalangi Nights (2019)
Not Rated | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The film revolves around four brothers who share a love-hate relationship with each other. Their relationship progresses to another level when Saji, Boney, and Franky decide to help Bobby stand by his love.
Director: Madhu C. Narayanan | Stars: Shane Nigam, Soubin Shahir, Fahadh Faasil, Sreenath Bhasi
Votes: 17,686
19. Awe! (2018)
150 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Unusual (multiple) people tend to meet at a Restaurant and their life-changing moments take place in order to know about a single person.
Director: Prasanth Varma | Stars: Kajal Aggarwal, Nithya Menen, Srinivas Avasarala, Regina Cassandra
Votes: 5,914
20. C U Soon (2020)
98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A software engineer, living in Kerala, is prompted by his family to look for his cousin's missing fiancee. As they stumble upon her video-based suicide note, he races against time to find her.
Director: Mahesh Narayanan | Stars: Fahadh Faasil, Roshan Mathew, Darshana Rajendran, Saiju Kurup
Votes: 6,753
21. 96 (II) (2018)
Not Rated | 158 min | Drama, Romance
Two high school sweethearts meet at a reunion after 22 years and reminisce about their past.
Director: C. Prem Kumar | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Adithya Bhaskar, Trisha Krishnan, Gouri Kishan
Votes: 37,029
22. Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya (2019)
Not Rated | 148 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya is an authentic humorous investigative thriller revolving around the adventures of a detective based out of Nellore.
Director: Swaroop Rsj | Stars: Naveen Polishetty, Shruti Sharma, Krishneswara Rao, Suhas
Votes: 16,793
23. Anjaam Pathiraa (2020)
Not Rated | 144 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
The police are on the trail of a serial killer, but with the victims being fellow officers, will they be able to catch the killer and solve the case in time?
Director: Midhun Manuel Thomas | Stars: Kunchacko Boban, Jinu Joseph, Unnimaya Prasad, Sreenath Bhasi
Votes: 8,972
24. Kirik Party (2016)
Not Rated | 159 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Kirik Party is the story of a gang of mischievous students, lead by the protagonist Karna (Rakshit Shetty), who has just joined an engineering college.
Director: Rishab Shetty | Stars: Rakshit Shetty, Rashmika Mandanna, Samyuktha Hegde, Achyuth Kumar
Votes: 7,285
25. Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2014)
Not Rated | 154 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A journalist sets out to uncover the truth behind an incident, through the perspectives of different people, unraveling how they and their lives are intertwined with it.
Director: Rakshit Shetty | Stars: Rakshit Shetty, Rishab Shetty, Kishore Kumar G., Achyuth Kumar
Votes: 9,509
26. Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu (2016)
144 min | Drama, Thriller
The film is about Venkob Rao (Anant Nag), a middle class simpleton ailing with Alzheimer's, who goes missing. His son, Shiva (Rakshit Shetty) is a career driven person, who is forced to ... See full summary »
Director: Hemanth M. Rao | Stars: Anant Nag, Rakshit Shetty, Sruthi Hariharan, Achyuth Kumar
Votes: 3,643
27. RangiTaranga (2015)
Not Rated | 149 min | Mystery, Thriller
Mysterious events begin to unfold after a reclusive novelist and his wife move back to her ancestral village, followed by a journalist.
Director: Anup Bhandari | Stars: Nirup Bhandari, Radhika Narayan, Avantika Shetty, Sai Kumar
Votes: 15,301
28. Kavaludaari (2019)
Not Rated | 143 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The accidental discovery of human bones during a road-widening project leads a local traffic cop into the mystery of a 40-year-old case. His investigation leads him across trails that will put his wit, resolve and morals to the test.
Director: Hemanth M. Rao | Stars: Suman Ranganath, Anant Nag, Achyuth Kumar, Nakshatra
Votes: 3,217
29. Eega (2012)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A murdered man is reincarnated as a housefly and seeks to avenge his death.
Director: S.S. Rajamouli | Stars: Sudeep, Nani, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Hamsa Nandini
Votes: 27,197
30. Evaru (2019)
Not Rated | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sub-inspector Vikram Vasudev is entrusted with the task of investigating the murder of a high ranking officer who was killed by his alleged rape victim. When he delves deeper into the case he uncovers some surprising facts.
Director: Venkat Ramji | Stars: Adivi Sesh, Regina Cassandra, Naveen Chandra, Murli Sharma
Votes: 7,362
31. Goodachari (2018)
Not Rated | 147 min | Action, Thriller
A young NSA agent is framed for the murder of his bosses making him realize that now his mission is darker than expected and has some personal scores to settle regarding his father's death, a former NSA agent.
Director: Sashi Kiran Tikka | Stars: Adivi Sesh, Sobhita Dhulipala, Jagapathi Babu, Prakash Raj
Votes: 11,951
32. Joseph (II) (2018)
Not Rated | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The story develops through the life of four retired policemen. It has the tone of a thriller investigation. An issue affecting the life of Joseph, the central character, and his family is being investigated.
Director: M. Padmakumar | Stars: Joju George, Athmeeya Rajan, Dileesh Pothan, James Eliya
Votes: 6,303
33. Drishyam (2013)
Not Rated | 160 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A man goes to extreme lengths to save his family from punishment after the family commits an accidental crime.
Director: Jeethu Joseph | Stars: Mohanlal, Meena, Asha Sharath, Ansiba
Votes: 44,052
34. Majili (2019)
Not Rated | 154 min | Drama, Romance
After being abandoned by his lover, Anshu, Poorna takes to alcohol and is forced to marry his neighbour, Sravani. However, he soon discovers her unrequited love for him and falls for her.
Director: Shiva Nirvana | Stars: Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Karthik Sabareesh, Suhas, Atul Kulkarni
Votes: 5,288
35. Thambi (2019)
Not Rated | 149 min | Action, Thriller
Parvathy is elated when she finds out that her brother, Saravanan, who has been missing for 15 years, is in Goa. However, somebody has already hatched a plan to kill him.
Director: Jeethu Joseph | Stars: Karthi, Jyotika, Sathyaraj, Sowcar Janaki
Votes: 2,667
36. Oh Baby (2019)
161 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A 70-year-old woman is given a second chance to relive her youth when she turns into a 24-year-old girl.
Director: B.V. Nandini Reddy | Stars: Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Lakshmi, Rajendra Prasad, Teja Sajja
Votes: 3,058
37. Lucia (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 135 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A man suffering from insomnia is tricked into buying a drug, Lucia, that makes his desires come true in his dreams, blurring the line between fantasy and reality.
Director: Pawan Kumar | Stars: Sathish Neenasam, Sruthi Hariharan, Achyuth Kumar, Sabreen Baker
Votes: 13,381
38. Brochevarevarura (2019)
Not Rated | 138 min | Comedy
This is the story of 'R3 batch' consisting of Rocky, Rambo and Rahul, three friends who keep failing every year and are stuck with studying inter.
Director: Vivek Athreya | Stars: Sree Vishnu, Rahul Ramakrishna, Priyadarshi Pulikonda, Nivetha Thomas
Votes: 4,628
39. Geetha Govindam (2018)
142 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An innocent young lecturer is misunderstood as a pervert and despised by a woman who co-incidentally turns out to be the younger sister of his brother-in-law. Eventually differences subside and love blooms between them.
Director: Parasuram | Stars: Vijay Deverakonda, Rashmika Mandanna, Subbaraju, Mouryaani
Votes: 15,554
40. Varathan (2018)
Not Rated | 130 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
After losing his job Abin along with his wife Priya, who has suffered a miscarriage, decide to shift from Dubai to Priya's family estate in Kerala. However, peace eludes the couple as they run into a set of new troubles.
Director: Amal Neerad | Stars: Fahadh Faasil, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sharafudheen, Dileesh Pothan
Votes: 4,562
41. KD (A) Karuppudurai (2019)
123 min | Comedy, Drama
KD, an 80 year old villager overhears his children say that they want him dead to claim their inheritance. Realising he has never truly lived, he enlists the help of a young orphan boy ... See full summary »
Director: Madhumita Sundararaman | Stars: Mu Ramaswamy, Nagavishal, Arpudhanandham, Arunika
Votes: 1,975
42. Minnal Murali (2021)
TV-14 | 158 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A tailor gains special powers after being struck by lightning, but must take down an unexpected foe if he is to become the superhero his hometown needs.
Director: Basil Joseph | Stars: Tovino Thomas, Guru Somasundaram, Aju Varghese, Baiju Santhosh
Votes: 32,503
43. Jai Bhim (2021)
Approved | 164 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a tribal man is arrested for a case of alleged theft, his wife turns to a human-rights lawyer to help bring justice.
Director: T.J. Gnanavel | Stars: Suriya, Lijo Mol Jose, Manikandan K., Rajisha Vijayan
Votes: 217,114
44. K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022)
Not Rated | 166 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In the blood-soaked Kolar Gold Fields, Rocky's name strikes fear into his foes, while the government sees him as a threat to law and order. Rocky must battle threats from all sides for unchallenged supremacy.
Director: Prashanth Neel | Stars: Yash, Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, Srinidhi Shetty
Votes: 150,087 | Gross: $6.60M
45. K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)
Not Rated | 154 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In the 1970s, a gangster named Rocky goes undercover as a slave to assassinate the owner of a notorious gold mine known as the Kolar Gold Fields.
Director: Prashanth Neel | Stars: Yash, Srinidhi Shetty, Ramachandra Raju, Archana Jois
Votes: 98,433
46. Bhale Bhale Magadivoy (2015)
137 min | Comedy, Romance
An easily distracted scientist (Nani) goes to great lengths to make sure that his girlfriend (Lavanya Tripati) and her family members don't find out about his mental condition.
Director: Maruthi Dasari | Stars: Nani, Lavanya Tripathi, Murli Sharma, V.K. Naresh
Votes: 4,171
47. Shyam Singha Roy (2021)
TV-MA | 155 min | Drama, Romance
Centers in the theme of reincarnation, unfolding in Kolkata and Hyderabad.
Director: Rahul Sankrityan | Stars: Nani, Sai Pallavi, Krithi Shetty, Madonna Sebastian
Votes: 15,153
48. Pushpa: The Rise - Part 1 (2021)
Not Rated | 179 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A labourer rises through the ranks of a red sandal smuggling syndicate, making some powerful enemies in the process.
Director: Sukumar | Stars: Allu Arjun, Fahadh Faasil, Rashmika Mandanna, Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari
Votes: 87,465
49. RRR (2022)
Not Rated | 187 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A fearless warrior on a perilous mission comes face to face with a steely cop serving British forces in this epic saga set in pre-independent India.
Director: S.S. Rajamouli | Stars: N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt
Votes: 167,223 | Gross: $14.50M
50. Major (2022)
Not Rated | 150 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Based on the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, who was martyred in action during the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Director: Sashi Kiran Tikka | Stars: Adivi Sesh, Prakash Raj, Revathi, Saiee Manjrekar
Votes: 32,384
51. Vikram (2022)
Not Rated | 175 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A special investigator discovers a case of serial killings is not what it seems to be, and leading down this path is only going to end in a war between everyone involved.
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil, Narain
Votes: 74,270
52. Asuran (2019)
Not Rated | 141 min | Action, Drama
The teenage son of a farmer from an underprivileged caste kills a rich, upper caste landlord. How the pacifist farmer saves his hot-blooded son is the rest of the story.
Director: Vetrimaaran | Stars: Dhanush, Manju Warrier, Prakash Raj, Pasupathy
Votes: 33,456
53. Hello Guru Prema Kosame (2018)
Not Rated | 140 min | Comedy, Romance
After a rocky start, a friendship develops between a happy-go-lucky youth and a girl from the city.
Director: Trinadha Rao Nakkina | Stars: Ram Pothineni, Anupama Parameswaran, Pranitha Subhash, Prakash Raj
Votes: 3,109
54. Race Gurram (2014)
Not Rated | 163 min | Action, Comedy
Two brothers have two different approaches to life. While one brother follows rules and regulations, the other does things his own way.
Director: Surender Reddy | Stars: Allu Arjun, Shruti Haasan, Shaam, Ravi Kishan
Votes: 12,669
55. Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020)
Not Rated | 169 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
An army major sent to Kurnool to give company to his injured colleague's family ends up locking horns with a corrupt minister who is targeting the family.
Director: Anil Ravipudi | Stars: Mahesh Babu, Rashmika Mandanna, Vijayshanti, Rajendra Prasad
Votes: 8,898
56. Super Deluxe (2019)
Not Rated | 176 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An unfaithful newly-wed wife, an estranged father, a priest and an angry son suddenly find themselves in the most unexpected predicaments, each poised to experience their destiny, all on one fateful day.
Director: Thiagarajan Kumararaja | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Ramya Krishnan
Votes: 17,464
57. Sita Ramam (2022)
163 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
An orphan soldier, Lieutenant Ram's life changes, after he gets a letter from a girl named Sita. He meets her and love blossoms between them. When he comes back to his camp in Kashmir,After he gets caught in jail, he sends a letter to Sita which won't reach her.
Director: Hanu Raghavapudi | Stars: Dulquer Salmaan, Mrunal Thakur, Rashmika Mandanna, Sumanth
Votes: 68,204
58. Bangalore Days (2014)
Not Rated | 171 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover and explore.
Director: Anjali Menon | Stars: Dulquer Salmaan, Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nazim, Fahadh Faasil
Votes: 22,492 | Gross: $0.13M
59. Gargi (2022)
140 min | Drama, Thriller
The journey of a young school teacher to prove her father's innocence with the help of a juvenile advocate who's never even seen the interiors of a court hall.
Director: Gautham Ramachandran | Stars: Sai Pallavi, Kaali Venkat, R.S. Shivaji, Kavithalaya Krishnan
Votes: 6,849
60. Jersey (2019)
Not Rated | 157 min | Drama, Sport
A failed cricketer decides to revive his cricketing career in his late 30's despite everyone being skeptical of his ability to do so.
Director: Gowtam Tinnanuri | Stars: Nani, Shraddha Srinath, Sathyaraj, Ronit Kamra
Votes: 22,293
61. Aaranya Kaandam (2010)
Not Rated | 126 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A mob boss must deal with a disgruntled mistress and a vanishing bag of cocaine.
Director: Thiagarajan Kumararaja | Stars: Sampath Raj, Jackie Shroff, Ravi Krishna, Yasmin Ponnappa
Votes: 5,388
62. C/o Kancharapalem (2018)
152 min | Drama
Four unconventional love stories set in the town and including the people of Kancherapalem.
Director: Venkatesh Maha | Stars: Radha Bessy, Subba Rao Vepada, Praneeta Patnaik, Karthik Rathnam
Votes: 8,048
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