Gems of South Indian Movies
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1. Vada Chennai (2018)
Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young carrom player in north Chennai becomes a reluctant participant in a war between two warring gangsters.
Director: Vetrimaaran | Stars: Dhanush, Ameer Sultan, Radha Ravi, Daniel Balaji
Votes: 19,643
2. Aadukalam (2011)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Falling in love with Irene as well as refusing to obey his boss Pettaikaran in a rooster fight complicates Karuppu's life.
Director: Vetrimaaran | Stars: Dhanush, Taapsee Pannu, Jayabalan, Kishore Kumar G.
Votes: 7,140
3. 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: 33,459
4. Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya (2020)
136 min | Drama
After getting beaten up and insulted by the town bully, a softhearted simpleton Mahesh vows to be barefoot until he gets his revenge.
Director: Venkatesh Maha | Stars: Satyadev Kancharana, V.K. Naresh, Suhas, K. Raghavan
Votes: 1,786
5. 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: 8,050
6. 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: 7,363
7. 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: 27,783 | Gross: $3.51M
8. 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: 16,797
9. Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam (2022)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
James wakes up irritable on a bus, believing he is Sundaram, a man who vanished from a quiet village years prior.
Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery | Stars: Mammootty, Ramya Pandian, Ashokan, Chethan Jayalal
Votes: 4,851
10. 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: 5,390
11. Kaalapani (1996)
178 min | Action, Drama, History
Govardhan, a doctor by profession, is wrongly accused of bombing a train and is jailed by the British in Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Pani, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He witnesses the sufferings of hundreds of Indian prisoners there.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Amrish Puri, Prabhu, Tabu
Votes: 4,593
12. Iruvar (1997)
140 min | Biography, Drama
A struggling actor and a writer-politician become friends as young men and rise to great heights in cinema and politics respectively. But when both become contenders for the top political post in the state, a rift develops between them.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Mohanlal, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Prakash Raj, Gautami
Votes: 7,324
13. Ayali (2023– )
Drama
Young Tamizhselvi dreams of becoming a doctor. But her village, Veerappannai, has fearsome age-old customs and traditions which inadvertently suppress women of the village. Will she be able to overcome them?
Stars: Abi Natchatra, Madan Ravichandran, Pragadeeshwaran, Jenson
Votes: 1,316
14. You Are My Sunday (2016)
119 min | Comedy, Drama
When their Sunday soccer game on the beach is canceled, five friends set out to find another place to play in the noisy, crowded city of Mumbai.
Director: Milind Dhaimade | Stars: Barun Sobti, Shahana Goswami, Avinash Tiwary, Nakul Bhalla
Votes: 1,889
15. Kadaisi Vivasayi (2021)
122 min | Drama
The last active farmer in a remote village tries to hold out against a property developer.
Director: M. Manikandan | Stars: Nallandi, Vijay Sethupathi, Yogi Babu, Ravi Prakash
Votes: 5,134
16. 777 Charlie (2022)
164 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Dharma is stuck in a rut with his negative and lonely lifestyle and spends each day in the comfort of his loneliness. A pup named Charlie enters his life and gives him a new perspective towards it.
Director: Kiranraj K | Stars: Rakshit Shetty, Charlie, Sangeetha Sringeri, Raj B. Shetty
Votes: 39,719
17. Jana Gana Mana (2022)
162 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
As a college professor's brutal murder sparks student unrest, a cop launches an investigation while a lawyer seeks justice in the the courtroom.
Director: Dijo Jose Antony | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Mamta Mohandas, Mammootty
Votes: 16,966
18. Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey (2022)
145 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Jaya, gets married. Her intention is to complete her education, but her partner mockingly asks her to try for Public Service Commission exams. Jaya tries to find the right balance managing her in-laws as she strives for her goal.
Director: Vipin Das | Stars: Darshana Rajendran, Basil Joseph, Aju Varghese, Anand Manmadhan
Votes: 4,936
19. Mandela (2021)
140 min | Comedy, Drama
A local barber's fate turns overnight when he becomes the single deciding vote in the village elections.
Director: Madonne Ashwin | Stars: Yogi Babu, Sheela Rajkumar, Sangili Murugan, Mukesh
Votes: 8,392
20. 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: 217,141
21. Rhythm (2000)
G | 140 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A single mother changes her opinion about getting married again after meeting a single man and discovering that both of them have a similar past concerning their spouses.
Director: Vasanth | Stars: Arjun Sarja, Meena, Ramesh Aravind, Jyotika
Votes: 1,088
22. Rakshasudu (2019)
Not Rated | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A sub-inspector sets out in pursuit of a mysterious serial killer who targets teen girls and murders them brutally.
Director: Ramesh Varma | Stars: Sai Srinivas Bellamkonda, Anupama Parameswaran, Saravanan, Ammu Abhirami
Votes: 1,682
23. 2018 (2023)
Not Rated | 150 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A disaster film set during the 2018 Kerala Floods where people from all walks of life faced catastrophic consequences and put in collective efforts to survive the calamity.
Director: Jude Anthany Joseph | Stars: Tovino Thomas, Kunchacko Boban, Asif Ali, Vineeth Sreenivasan
Votes: 12,061
24. FIR (2022)
Not Rated | 156 min | Action, Thriller
Irfan, an innocent man with an ordinary life, is portrayed as the evil incarnated by media trials. Is there a journey back to normal life for a man accused of terrorism? Is there more to Irfan than what meets the eye?
Director: Manu Anand | Stars: Vishnu Vishal, Manjima Mohan, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Reba Monica John
Votes: 4,697
25. Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee (2022)
148 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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Director: Darbuka Siva | Stars: Kishen Das, Meetha Raghunath, Harish Kumar, Gautham Raj
Votes: 3,875
26. 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: 13,382
27. Por Thozhil (2023)
147 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A bright but faint-hearted rookie cop has to overcome his fears in order to succeed in his first case which sees him partnered with a reclusive senior officer to catch a serial killer on the loose.
Directors: Vignesh Raja, T. Senthil Paramasivam | Stars: R. Sarathkumar, Lisha Chinnu, Ashok Selvan, Nikhila Vimal
Votes: 9,943
28. Paramporul (2023)
146 min | Action, Thriller
Revolves around the smuggling mafia of sacred temple idols and a cop who involves with a smuggler to make money out of a sacred idol, possessed by a murder victim.
Director: C. Aravind Raj | Stars: Vincent Ashokan, Balakrishnan, Bava Chelladurai, Gajaraj
Votes: 1,787
29. Soodhu Kavvum (2013)
Not Rated | 135 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Das, with his team, kidnap Arumai, son of a politician, who has been planning his own kidnapping to extract money from his father. Problems arise, when an insane cop is brought to handle the case.
Director: Nalan Kumarasamy | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Sanchita Shetty, Radha Ravi, M.S. Bhaskar
Votes: 11,790
30. Viduthalai: Part 1 (2023)
Not Rated | 150 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A police officer is recruited to capture the leader of a separatist group.
Director: Vetrimaaran | Stars: Soori, Vijay Sethupathi, Bhavani Sre, S. Chandan
Votes: 8,571
31. Ayodhi (2023)
121 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
On their journey to Rameswaram, a family from North India gets involved in a series of mishaps until a stranger decides to help them out
Director: Manthira Moorthy | Stars: Master Advaith, Anju Asrani, Preethi Asrani, Thaman Kumar
Votes: 3,577
32. Balagam (2023)
131 min | Drama, Family
Balagam is set in a village in Telangana and it revolves around the after effects on a family and its relations, both with the village folks and among themselves, after the jovial patriarch of the family suddenly passes away.
Director: Venu Yeldandi | Stars: Priyadarshi Pulikonda, Kavya Kalyanram, Kethiri Sudhakar Reddy, Kota Jayaram
Votes: 2,953
33. Chithha (2023)
140 min | Drama, Thriller
A man is raising his niece like his own daughter, and everything appears normal in their life until the little girl goes missing.
Director: S.U. Arun Kumar | Stars: Siddharth, Sahasra Sree, S. Aafiyah Tasneem, Nimisha Sajayan
Votes: 6,772
34. Kannur Squad (2023)
161 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The gripping saga of a police officer and his team, their challenging journey to nab a criminal gang across the country. Further, it shows how he leads his team towards triumph, amidst professional uncertainties in this gripping drama.
Director: Roby Varghese Raj | Stars: Mammootty, Kishore Kumar G., Vijayaraghavan, Rony David
Votes: 8,130
35. Bharath Ane Nenu (2018)
Not Rated | 173 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Bharat, a young graduate who becomes the C.M of Andhra Pradesh (pre-div) after his father's demise without any political knowledge, faces challenges in the process of reforming the society.
Director: Koratala Siva | Stars: Mahesh Babu, Kiara Advani, Prakash Raj, R. Sarathkumar
Votes: 18,561 | Gross: $3.55M
36. Neru (2023)
150 min | Drama
Sara, a blind sculptor, seeks justice after suffering trauma. She contends with the legal system and her own resilience to find resolution.
Director: Jeethu Joseph | Stars: Mohanlal, Siddique, Santhi Mayadevi, Abraham Jacob
Votes: 6,633
37. Anweshippin Kandethum (2024)
142 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Revolves around two major crimes that shook kerala and the subsequent inquiry into the cases by sop.
Director: Darwin Kuriakose | Stars: Tovino Thomas, Vineeth Thattil David, Rahul Rajagopal, Pramod Velliyanad
Votes: 6,216
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