Best non-Hindi Indian movies
Best non-hindi Indian movies i've watched, more or less in order of preference
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- DirectorMadhu C. NarayananStarsShane NigamSoubin ShahirFahadh FaasilThe 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.
- DirectorDileesh PothanStarsFahadh FaasilAparna BalamuraliSoubin ShahirMahesh, a studio photographer and studio owner gets into a fight and loses. He ends up taking revenge which leads to certain realizations in his life.
- DirectorChaitanya TamhaneStarsVira SathidarVivek GomberGeetanjali KulkarniWhen an aging activist is arrested, the lives of the accused, the lawyers, and the judge intertwine to reveal bigotry that underscores the judicial system.
- DirectorRaj B. ShettyStarsRaj B. ShettyRishab ShettyGopalkrishna DeshpandeSet in the backdrop of the coastal and cultural city of modern-day Mangaluru, Hari and his soulmate Shiva rise together to great heights only to face off as bitter enemies resulting to their own downfall and destruction.
- DirectorThiagarajan KumararajaStarsSampath RajJackie ShroffRavi KrishnaA mob boss must deal with a disgruntled mistress and a vanishing bag of cocaine.
- DirectorThiagarajan KumararajaStarsVijay SethupathiFahadh FaasilSamantha Ruth PrabhuAn 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.
- DirectorKhalid RahmanStarsTovino ThomasKalyani PriyadarshanShine Tom ChackoFollows a youngster ready to get married, but funny events happen and changes his plans.
- DirectorLijo Jose PellisseryStarsAntony VargheseChemban Vinod JoseSabumon AbdusamadA portrait of a remote village where a buffalo escapes and causes a frenzy of ecstatic violence.
- DirectorTharun MoorthyStarsNilja K. BabyVincy AloshiousBinu PappuAbhilash Sasidharan receives a summons warrant by the court for a long pending case. Desperate to find out the truth, he finds the real issue where a small conflict snowballed into a bigger one that changes the lives of everyone involved.
- DirectorJeo BabyStarsNimisha SajayanSuraj VenjaramooduAjitha V.M.After marriage, a woman struggles to be the submissive wife that her husband and his family expect her to be. The story follows her journey, as she changes herself and, even more so, changes the household.
- DirectorKonkona Sen SharmaStarsKalki KoechlinVikrant MasseyGulshan DevaiahLife for a shy young Indian student slowly falls to pieces during a family road trip.
- DirectorDileesh PothanStarsFahadh FaasilSuraj VenjaramooduNimisha SajayanPrasad and Sreeja enter wedlock and move to a new place to continue the rest of their lives. Unfortunate events begin to take place after Prasad, a small-time thief, robs Sreeja's gold chain during a bus journey.
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsSharmila TagoreBarun ChandaParomita ChowdhuryChatterji is an ambitious and self-made young man who becomes the director of the company he works for.
- DirectorLijo Jose PellisseryStarsKainakary ThankarajChemban Vinod JoseVinayakanSet in Chellanam, Kochi, the story of Ee. Ma. Yau revolves around the death of Vavachan Mesthiri in a coastal village. It showcases the events that unfold between two evenings and looks at death from different perspectives.
- DirectorSenna HegdeStarsSunil C.K.Sajin CherukayilSuchithra DeviSet in Kanjahad, film narrates through the day before a traditional marriage engagement party Suja and Laxmikanth, fixed by Suja's father against her wishes.
- DirectorMartin PrakkatStarsKunchacko BobanJoju GeorgeNimisha SajayanThree police officers who are on a run for life, escaping the outbreak against them due to the unlawful arrest and torture of a civilian. It brings in a few shades of arrogant yet very much human police officers and their helplessness.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsKamal HaasanSaranya PonvannanDelhi GaneshA common man's struggles against a corrupt police force put him on the wrong side of the law. He becomes a don, who is loved and respected by many, but his growing power and influence exact a heavy toll.
- DirectorThamar K.V.StarsRemya SureshVidhya VijaykumarRashmi k NairClose friends get together and have some good time over food and talks until one of them proposes a game: each of them has to reveal a lie that they have hidden from their partners.
- DirectorDileesh PothanStarsFahadh FaasilBasil JosephDileesh PothanJoji, an engineering dropout and the youngest son of a rich family lives with his aspirations of becoming super wealthy. Driven by greed and blind ambition, he decides to execute his plans following an unexpected event in the family.
- DirectorChaitanya TamhaneStarsAditya ModakArun DravidSumitra BhaveSelf-doubt, sacrifice and struggle converge into an existential crisis for a devoted classical vocalist as the mastery he strives for remains elusive.
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsSoumitra ChatterjeeDhritiman ChatterjeeDipankar DeyIn this adaption of the Ibsen stage play, an idealistic physician discovers that the town's temple waters are dangerously contaminated. But with the community relying on the holy attraction for tourist dollars, his warnings go unheeded.
- DirectorSrikanth NagothiStarsNaveen ChandraSwathi ReddyShreya NavileIt follows the life of couple, Who is on the brink of divorce- and traces the entry of an outsider who changes their lives forever.
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsPinaki SenguptaSmaran GhosalKamala AdhikariFollowing his father's death, a boy leaves home to study in Calcutta, while his mother must face a life alone.
- DirectorVineeth KumarStarsTovino ThomasDarshana RajendranArjun LalFour close friends who live together in Bangalore. The friendship filled with fun and humor which quickly changes into a gripping mystery that keeps the spectators on the edge of their seats and leaves them with mixed feelings.
- DirectorAnand EkarshiStarsVinay ForrtZarin ShihabKalabhavan ShajohnAfter a party amongst a theatre group, their sole actress, Anjali is subjected to a crime from one of the men in the group. A meeting is called for. In trying to reach a consensus, stories unravel, suspicions surface and clamour ensues.
- DirectorTharun MoorthySudhi MaddisonStarsBalu VargheseLukman AvaranIrshadThe story revolves around a group of officers and a series of mysteries, events and cases reported before them in the Cyber Cell. It is also about how they plan and execute their operations.
- DirectorParesh MokashiStarsSwapnil JoshiAnita Date-KelkarNamrata Awate SambheraoAniket and Avani, a couple, decide to end their lives together. A foolproof plan is made, but by Aniket and his girlfriend Devika. So, is a suicide being executed or a murder being planned?
- DirectorManu AshokanStarsSuraj VenjaramooduTovino ThomasAishwarya LekshmiDpt. Tahsildar Paul Mathai arrives in town for some court matters. He is welcomed by his son-in-law Allen. But when Paul is leaving Allen's home, something catches his eye. There comes the shift in their lives...
- DirectorNithish SahadevStarsBasil JosephJagadishManju PillaiA family of self-centered individuals sets out on a journey to fulfill their grandfather's pilgrimage wish, partly to prevent his frequent escapes and partly to find a distraction from their personal problems.
- DirectorVetrimaaranStarsDhanushAmeer SultanRadha RaviA young carrom player in north Chennai becomes a reluctant participant in a war between two warring gangsters.
- DirectorLijo Jose PellisseryStarsAntony VargheseReshma RajanBinny Rinky BenjaminVincent Pepe who wanted to be a powerful leader of a righteous gang that ruled the city, like his seniors. And then there's the rival clan with the malicious gangsters of Angamaly a locale on which the film is based.
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsKanu BannerjeeKaruna BannerjeeSubir BanerjeeImpoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.
- DirectorJeethu JosephStarsMohanlalMeenaAsha SharathA man goes to extreme lengths to save his family from punishment after the family commits an accidental crime.
- DirectorMari SelvarajStarsKathirAnandhiYogi BabuA law student from a lower caste begins a friendship with his classmate, a girl who belongs to a higher caste, and the men in her family start giving him trouble over this.
- DirectorKamal K.M.StarsKunchacko BobanVinayakanJoju GeorgeAll the governments that have ruled the nation made laws that denied the indigenous people their way of life and their land often, protecting crony capitalist interests. The film revisits an episode of dissent in the 90s which brought up this question amongst us. A history forgotten!
- DirectorShahi KabirStarsSoubin ShahirSudhi KoppaJude Anthany JosephFollows two police officers at a small wireless police station on the hilltop as they work to resolve the mystery about a woman's body parts that have been scattered all over Elaveezhapoonchira.
- DirectorMrinal SenStarsSatya BanerjeeRadhamohan BhattacharyaDhritiman ChatterjeeA film crew comes to a village to make a film about a famine, which killed five million Bengalees in 1943.
- DirectorGanesh RajStarsVijayaraghavanK.P.A.C. LeelaBasil JosephA nearly 100 year old man decides to divorce his nearly 100 year old wife after finding a secret love letter of hers from nearly 60 years ago.
- DirectorChezhian RaStarsDharun BalaT. Arul EzhilanMk ManiThe struggle of a family of three as they search for a house to rent after being given an ultimatum to vacate their house by their land lady.
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsUtpal DuttDipankar DeyMamata ShankarA well-off family is paid an unexpected, and rather unwanted, visit by a man claiming to be the woman's long-lost uncle. The initial suspicion with which they greet the man slowly dissolves as he regales them with stories of his travels.
- DirectorAbhinav Sunder NayakStarsVineeth SreenivasanSuraj VenjaramooduAarsha Chandini BaijuAdvocate Mukundan Unni, played by Vineeth Sreenivasan wants to be successful and leaves no stone unturned to achieve growth, prosperity, and respect. But this steadfast nature aided with an ample dose of greed comes with a cost.
- DirectorLokesh KanagarajStarsKarthiNarainArjun DasDilli, 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.
- DirectorAmal NeeradStarsFahadh FaasilJayasuryaLalSet in the pre-independent India, Aloshi returns from the war to his estranged family and childhood love, only to find his elder brothers taking the side of a ruthless business man to overthrow their father.
- DirectorM. ManikandanStarsRamesh ThilaganathanJ. VigneshAishwarya RajeshTwo slum kids yearn to taste a pizza after being enticed by the pizza shop that has opened near their locality. What happens when they manage to find the money to buy one?
- DirectorJeo BabyStarsMammoottyJyotikaAnagha AkkuMathew, a retired bank secretary, reluctantly enters politics for a by-election. The movie delves into their marriage dynamics, justice, and personal fulfillment amidst a tight-knit village community.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsMohanlalAishwarya Rai BachchanPrakash RajA 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.
- DirectorSaheed ArafathPrinish PrabhakaranStarsBiju MenonVineeth SreenivasanGirish KulkarniMuthu (Biju Menon) and Kannan (Vineeth Sreenivasan) are Gold Agents from Thrissur, the Gold Capital of India. The movie portrays their travel to Mumbai to distribute gold and the following mishaps they face at their journey.
- DirectorAshish BendeStarsOm BendkhaleManas TondwalkarPranjali ShrikantTen-year-old Ashish falls head-over-heels in love with his classmate, Srushti. While he grows up, the country goes through several socio-economic changes. Will his love be able to stand the test of time?
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsUttam KumarSharmila TagoreBireswar SenEn route to Delhi to receive an award, a Bengali film star reevaluates his success through his fellow passengers, dreams, and past experiences.
- DirectorNagraj ManjuleStarsSomnath AwghadeRajeshwari KharatSuraj PawarIt is about a teenager from a Dalit (Oppressed caste) family, who lives at the village fringe, and falls in love with an upper caste girl.
- DirectorMahesh NarayananStarsKunchacko BobanFaisal MalikKannan ArunachalamHareesh and Reshmi, an immigrant couple from Kerala working in a medical gloves factory near Delhi, who aspire to go abroad for a better life. During the COVID-19 lockdowns, when an old video resurfaces among the factory workers, it opens up a Pandora's box that threatens the couple's jobs and marriage.
- DirectorAashiq AbuStarsParvathy ThiruvothuTovino ThomasJoju GeorgeA real life account of the deadly Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, and the courageous fight put on by several individuals which helped to contain the epidemic.
- DirectorKrishandStarsAlexander PrasanthDarshana RajendranJagadishPurusha Pretham, Krishand's third feature, is a police procedural story that has never been seen before in Malayalam cinema; an investigative thriller with interesting twists and turns.
- DirectorVipin DasStarsDarshana RajendranBasil JosephAju VargheseJaya, 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.
- DirectorMajuStarsSunny WayneAlencier Ley LopezPauly ValsanItty who is standing in the wilderness of an evil culture and clinging to this attitude in spite of being bedridden for ages. Itty's son Njoonj, his family and the society wishes for his death.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsArvind SwamyMadhooPankaj KapurA woman from a village in Tamil Nadu marries a sophisticated city dweller and moves with him to Kashmir, where all is rosy - until he gets kidnapped by militants.
- DirectorKhalid RahmanStarsMammoottyEaswari RaoAsif AliThe film narrates the events that occur when a unit of policemen from Kerala reach the Naxalite prone areas in North India for election duty.
- DirectorSangeeth P. RajanStarsBasil JosephDileesh PothanIndransPrasoon, an animator by profession, who with little interest is forced to take up the government job of a veterinary inspector as a compassionate appointment. It takes through the fun filled happenings that awaits him in his workplace.
- DirectorTamizhStarsVikram PrabhuAnbuarasanM.S. BhaskarA training camp depicts the difficulties of young police trainees.
- DirectorVishnu RaghavStarsTovino ThomasKeerthy SureshAnu MohanA courtroom drama in which two talented self made lawyers are determined to win a case where they are on opposing sides.
- DirectorVetrimaaranStarsDineshSamuthirakaniAnandhiFour labourers are tortured by the police to confess to a theft they have not committed.
- DirectorS.U. Arun KumarStarsSiddharthSahasra SreeS. Aafiyah TasneemA man is raising his niece like his own daughter, and everything appears normal in their life until the little girl goes missing.
- DirectorVetrimaaranStarsSooriVijay SethupathiBhavani SreA police officer is recruited to capture the leader of a separatist group.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsKeerthana ParthiepanSimranMadhavanA little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her real mother, she begs to be taken to Sri Lanka, where her mother works with a militant group of activists.
- DirectorLijo Jose PellisseryStarsChemban Vinod JoseVinay ForrtJoju GeorgeTwo undercover cops who go in search of a fugitive enter another dimension occupied by uncivilized residents who are crass and rude. There, the two men get stuck in an apparent time loop as inexplicable events begin to occur.
- DirectorAvinash ArunStarsAmruta SubhashDevadhar ArchitParth BhaleraoA 11-year-old Indian boy who has just lost his father is forced to adapt to a new school in a small village. The story is about how he copes up and how life has to move on transforming a young mind into an adult day by day.
- DirectorAnjali MenonStarsDulquer SalmaanNivin PaulyNazriya NazimA fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover and explore.
- DirectorMathukutty XavierStarsAnna BenLalNoble Babu ThomasAn ordinary suburban girl suddenly disappears, leaving her loved ones in a desperate search as she must face the ultimate battle - the one for her life.
- DirectorRam KumarStarsVishnu VishalAmala PaulRadha RaviA sub-inspector sets out in pursuit of a mysterious serial killer who targets teen school girls and murders them brutally.
- DirectorMadonne AshwinStarsYogi BabuSheela RajkumarSangili MuruganA local barber's fate turns overnight when he becomes the single deciding vote in the village elections.
- DirectorDijo Jose AntonyStarsPrithviraj SukumaranSuraj VenjaramooduMamta MohandasAs a college professor's brutal murder sparks student unrest, a cop launches an investigation while a lawyer seeks justice in the the courtroom.
- CreatorThiagarajan KumararajaStarsWamiqa GabbiSri Gouri PriyaAshok SelvanAn eclectic bouquet of six love stories irrespective of race, age, class and gender in the city of Chennai.
- DirectorLijo Jose PellisseryStarsMammoottyRamya PandianAshokanJames wakes up irritable on a bus, believing he is Sundaram, a man who vanished from a quiet village years prior.
- DirectorPa. RanjithStarsAryaPasupathyJohn KokkenWhen Sarpatta Parambarai is challenged to a do-or-die match, will Kabilan, a young labourer, put on the gloves himself and lead his clan to victory, or be dissuaded by his disapproving mother and dangerous politics?
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsCharuprakash GhoshRabi GhoshPrasad MukherjeeA devout Hindu family falls victim to a charlatan posing as a holy man.
- DirectorAnwar RasheedStarsAmalda LizFahadh FaasilSoubin ShahirA disheartened motivational speaker gets hired by a corporate to become a preacher until his live stint on television puts him and his service under the scanner.
- DirectorParesh MokashiStarsNandu MadhavVibhawari DeshpandeAtharva KarveIn 1913 India's cinema industry is born from Dadasaheb Phalke's efforts to make Raja Harishchandra (1913), India's first feature-length B&W silent film.
- DirectorSathyan AnthikadStarsFahadh FaasilSreenivasanNikhila VimalPining for a lavish life abroad, a lazy but lovable guy-next-door crafts a scam to avoid a career in nursing and find a wealthy spouse to secure a visa.
- DirectorIndhu V.S.StarsNithya MenenVijay SethupathiIndrajith SukumaranThe mundane life of a woman running a photocopy shop goes into a tailspin when a revolutionary writer leaves the manuscript of his unpublished novel with her.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsArvind SwamyManisha KoiralaNassarA Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions and erupting riots threaten to tear the family apart.
- DirectorRohit M.G. KrishnanStarsJoju GeorgeAnjaliSrindaaAfter a cop is found dead, a policeman's investigation starts a chilling search for the truth connected to his estranged twin and their fraught past.
- DirectorRamkumar BalakrishnanStarsHarish KalyanM.S. BhaskarIndhuja RavichandranAn elderly man and a youngster who are tenants sharing two different floors of an individual house fight over a parking space.
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsSoumitra ChatterjeeVictor BanerjeeSwatilekha SenguptaWhen the movie opens, a woman is recalling the events that molded her perspective on the world. Years ago, her husband, a wealthy Western-educated landowner, challenged tradition by providing her with schooling, and inviting her out of the seclusion in which married women were kept, to the consternation of more conservative relatives. Meeting her husband's visiting friend from college, a leader of an economic rebellion against the British, she takes up his political cause, despite her husbands warnings. As the story progresses, the relationship between the woman and the visitor becomes more than platonic, and the political battles, pitting rich against poor and Hindu against Moslem, turn out not to be quite as simple as she had first thought.
- DirectorM. ManikandanStarsNallandiVijay SethupathiYogi BabuThe last active farmer in a remote village tries to hold out against a property developer.
- DirectorUmesh Vinayak KulkarniStarsNana PatekarDilip PrabhawalkarJyoti SubhashKeshya, a simple villager believes that god has arrived in his village but everyone disbelieves him. Later when the politics plays its part things take a drastic change.
- DirectorJeethu JosephStarsMohanlalMeenaAnsibaA gripping tale of an investigation and a family which is threatened by it. Will Georgekutty be able to protect his family this time?
- DirectorSanu John VarugheseStarsBiju MenonSharafudheenSaiju KurupShirley and Roy in the middle of an impending Covid lock-down and a personal financial crisis, leave their Mumbai home for Shirley's home in Pala where her father Ittyavira stays. Roy soon finds that her home is not what he thought it is.
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsSoumitra ChatterjeeMadhavi MukherjeeShailen MukherjeeThe lonely wife of a newspaper editor falls in love with her visiting cousin-in-law, who shares her love for literature.
- DirectorRahul SadasivanStarsShane NigamRevathiSaiju KurupFollowing the death of a family member, a mother and son experience mysterious events which distort their sense of reality and make them question their sanity.
- DirectorAkhil SathyanStarsFahadh FaasilViji VenkateshAnjana JayaprakashA middle-class Malayali youth who is settled in Mumbai and revolves around incidents that take place on a journey to Kerala.
- DirectorMahesh NarayananStarsFahadh FaasilRoshan MathewDarshana RajendranA 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.
- DirectorDon PalatharaStarsRima KallingalJitin PuthancheryNeeraja RajendranA couple in Kerala, India, are on their way to a doctor's clinic to confirm a suspected pregnancy. Tension builds during the ride as the two discuss their future and how to handle the changes in their lives.
- DirectorSundar C.StarsKamal HaasanMadhavanKiran RathodTwo men, one young and arrogant, the other damaged - physically but not spiritually - by life, are thrown together by circumstances, and find that they are in some ways bound together by fate.
- DirectorMari SelvarajStarsDhanushLalRajisha VijayanKarnan, a fearless village youth, must fight for the rights of the conservative people of his village, due to the torture given by a police officer.
- DirectorSumitra BhaveSunil SukthankarStarsKishore KadamAshwini GiriDevika DaftardarEk Cup Chya is a Marathi film based on the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
- DirectorDon PalatharaStarsSherin CatherineDon PalatharaChris, a young, independent filmmaker moves to Kolkata with his wife Anita, who is also a movie actress, to work on his documentary.
- DirectorPriyadarshanStarsPrakash RajShreya ReddyShammuA poor silk weaver promises his wife to dress their newborn daughter in a silk saree for her marriage. Facing systemic oppression and the vicissitudes of his fortune, he struggles to keep his word.
- DirectorAnil Radhakrishnan MenonStarsFahadh FaasilNedumudi VenuSwathi ReddyHarikrishan, a software engineer who suffers from obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is asked to go on an assignment to Trivandrum, as his colleagues are not able to stand his behavior.
- DirectorBasil JosephStarsTovino ThomasGuru SomasundaramAju VargheseA 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.
- DirectorRatheesh Balakrishnan PoduvalStarsKunchacko BobanGayathrieRajesh MadhavanA reformed thief's fight for justice when an innocent act to defend himself places him in loggerheads with the high and mighty of society.