Most Awaited South Indian Movies in 2023
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1. Pushpa: The Rule - Part 2 (2024)
Action, Crime, Drama | Filming
The clash is on as Pushpa and Bhanwar Singh continue their rivalry in this epic conclusion to the two-parted action drama.
Director: Sukumar | Stars: Fahadh Faasil, Rashmika Mandanna, Allu Arjun, Prakash Raj
2. Ponniyin Selvan: Part Two (2023)
Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Arulmozhi Varman continues on his journey to become Rajaraja I, the greatest ruler of the historic Chola empire of south India.
Directors: Mani Ratnam, Sruti Harihara Subramanian | Stars: Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Votes: 18,103
3. Salaar (2023)
Not Rated | 175 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The fate of a violently contested kingdom hangs on the fraught bond between two friends-turned-foes in this saga of power, bloodshed and betrayal.
Director: Prashanth Neel | Stars: Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruti Haasan, Jagapathi Babu
Votes: 63,810
4. Dasara (2023)
Not Rated | 156 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A brutal act sends an irresponsible small-time criminal on a mission of revenge.
Director: Srikanth Odela | Stars: Nani, Keerthy Suresh, Shine Tom Chacko, Dheekshith Shetty
Votes: 10,654 | Gross: $2.05M
5. Leo (III) (2023)
164 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Parthiban is a mild-mannered cafe owner in Kashmir, who fends off a gang of murderous thugs and gains attention from a drug cartel claiming he was once a part of them.
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Sanjay Dutt, Trisha Krishnan, Arjun Sarja
Votes: 58,785
6. Jailer (I) (2023)
Not Rated | 168 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A retired jailer goes on a manhunt to find his son's killers. But the road leads him to a familiar, albeit a bit darker place. Can he emerge from this complex situation successfully?
Director: Nelson Dilipkumar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Shivarajkumar, Jackie Shroff
Votes: 34,739
7. Varisu (2023)
Not Rated | 169 min | Action, Drama
Vijay Rajendran is a happy to-go lucky man. Things change when his father becomes terminally ill, and he is left to manage his business empire.
Director: Vamshi Paidipally | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Rashmika Mandanna, Shaam, Prabhu
Votes: 38,192
8. Thunivu (2023)
Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A mysterious mastermind - Daredevil and his team forms a plan and commits bank heist to find the corporate looted people's money.
Director: H. Vinoth | Stars: Ajith Kumar, Manju Warrier, Samuthirakani, John Kokken
Votes: 29,348
9. Dhruva Natchathiram Chapter 1: Yuddha Kaandam
145 min | Action, Thriller | Completed
John, a New York-based undercover agent and his team is entrusted with a secret mission to bring back the leader of the team who has gone missing mysteriously.
Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon | Stars: Vikram, Ritu Varma, Parthiban Radhakrishnan, Radhika Sarathkumar
10. Vanangaan (2024)
Drama | Post-production
Director: Bala | Stars: Mamitha Baiju, Samuthirakani, Arun Vijay, Mysskin
11. Maamannan (2023)
157 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The community that was exploited by the town's influential man, who completely rules due to the powerful backing of the authorities. A man collects evidence to flip him upside down when he was helpless to stop his endless torture.
Director: Mari Selvaraj | Stars: Vadivelu, Fahadh Faasil, Keerthy Suresh, Udhayanidhi Stalin
Votes: 5,522
12. Dhoomam (2023)
143 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Avinash wants to quit his marketing job at a top cigarette company, but it comes with consequences.
Director: Pawan Kumar | Stars: Fahadh Faasil, Aparna Balamurali, Roshan Mathew, Vineeth
Votes: 852
13. Hanuman Gear
Thriller | Pre-production
Follows a youngster as he participates in the off-road drives. He uses the 'Hanuman gear' when he faces problems.
Director: Sudheesh Sankar | Star: Fahadh Faasil
14. Karachi 81
Action, Drama, Thriller | Pre-production
It is based on the story of India's finest insurgency commando.
Director: K.S. Bava | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Tovino Thomas, Soubin Shahir, Joju George
15. Ram (II)
Action, Crime, Thriller | Filming
The film focuses on the efforts by the R&AW to track down a former agent and spy of the organization, Ram Mohan, who went rogue and disappeared. They need his mental and physical skills to tackle 'Bael', a terrorist group with nuclear arms in their arsenal which can destroy an entire nation to ashes.
Director: Jeethu Joseph | Stars: Mohanlal, Trisha Krishnan, Adil Hussain, Samyuktha Menon
16. Christopher (2023)
150 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A maverick cop is forced to work outside the limits of law, when the system fails.The story weaves across the past and present while revealing the motives that shape his actions.
Director: B. Unnikrishnan | Stars: Mammootty, Vinay Rai, Shine Tom Chacko, Jinu Joseph
Votes: 3,384
17. Agent (2023)
156 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
A spy with a mysterious past, who is on a mission to uncover the truth about a dangerous terrorist organization.
Director: Surender Reddy | Stars: Akhil Akkineni, Mammootty, Sakshi Vaidya, Dino Morea
Votes: 1,290
18. King of Kotha (2023)
174 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In a crime-infested town, Kannan bhai and his gang are the reigning powers. To combat this reign and seek revenge, Inspector Shahul tactfully plots the return of the 'King', leading to a transformative turn of events.
Director: Abhilash Joshiy | Stars: Dulquer Salmaan, Soubin Shahir, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Chemban Vinod Jose
Votes: 8,073
19. Ajayante Randam Moshanam (2024)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama | Post-production
Set in the Northern Kerala in 1900, 1950 and 1990, Three generations of heroes Maniyan, Kunjikelu and Ajayan, try to protect the most important treasure of the Land.
Director: Jithin Lal | Stars: Tovino Thomas, Basil Joseph, Sathyaraj, Krithi Shetty
20. Hari Hara Veera Mallu
Action, Drama | Filming
The first Indian to orchestrate a revolt against the Mughal empire. The early life of Veera Mallu and the mission he chooses to raise revolution against the ghastly actions of the army generals in the Mughal empire.
Director: Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi | Stars: Pawan Kalyan, Nidhhi Agerwal, Bobby Deol, Vikramjeet Virk
21. Bholaa Shankar (2023)
Not Rated | 159 min | Action, Crime, Drama
While attempting to build a life in Kolkata with his sister, a taxi driver must confront his dark past as he faces off against the city's underworld.
Director: Meher Ramesh | Stars: Chiranjeevi, Tamannaah Bhatia, Keerthy Suresh, Raghu Babu
Votes: 2,040
22. Waltair Veerayya (2023)
Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Drama
A fisherman who engages in smuggling accepts a request from a disheveled police officer in order to use it to his personal advantage
Director: K.S. Ravindra | Stars: Shruti Haasan, Ravi Teja, Prakash Raj, Urvashi Rautela
Votes: 7,605
23. Ravanasura (2023)
141 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Junior lawyer Ravindra is a goof whom no one seems to take seriously. But there's more to him beneath the surface.
Director: Sudheer Varma | Stars: Ravi Teja, Jayaram, Sushanth, Hyper Aadi
Votes: 2,480
24. Bagheera
Filming
When society turns into a jungle, just one predator cries out for justice.
Director: D.R. Suri | Stars: Sri Murali, Rukmini Vasanth, Prakash Raj, Rangayana Raghu
25. Billa Ranga Baashaa
Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Announced
The story takes place in 2209 A.D (Anno Domini).
Director: Anup Bhandari | Stars: Sudeep, Anup Bhandari
27. Captain Miller (2024)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A man leaves and turns against the British-led Indian military after witnessing atrocity.
Director: Arun Matheswaran | Stars: Dhanush, John Kokken, Antony, Sundeep Kishan
Votes: 6,739
28. 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: 8,587
29. Pisasu 2
Drama, Horror | Post-production
Director: Mysskin | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Andrea Jeremiah, Shamna Kasim, Rajkumar Pitchumani
30. Gandhi Talks
Comedy | Filming
Unemployed Mahadev tries everything to find a job but fails repeatedly. Meeting wealthy Businessman Boseman, whose business empire nears collapse, Mahadev hatches a plan that might change his life.
Director: Kishor Pandurang Belekar | Stars: Aditi Rao Hydari, Vijay Sethupathi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Arvind Swamy
32. Vanangamudi
Action, Drama | Announced
Director: Selva | Stars: Arvind Swamy, Simran, Nandita Shwetha, Ritika Singh
33. Naragasooran
Thriller | Completed
3 boys fighting for their ultimate aim in a thrilling way. A twist comes when they find out they are brothers.
Director: Karthick Naren | Stars: Shriya Saran, Arvind Swamy, Sundeep Kishan, Indrajith Sukumaran
34. Agilan (2023)
133 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
When a crane operator starts controlling illegal trades at the harbor, he winds up clashing with another gangster.
Director: N. Kalyanakrishnan | Stars: Jayam Ravi, Tarun Arora, Boxer Dheena, Mime Gopi
Votes: 790
35. Shaakuntalam (2023)
Not Rated | 149 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The love story of King Dushyantha and Shakuntala, daughter of sage Vishwamitra and nymph Menaka. Due to a sage's curse, Dushyant forgets all about Shakuntala, until destiny brings them together again.
Director: Gunasekhar | Stars: Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Dev Mohan, Mohan Babu, Aditi Balan
Votes: 1,729
36. Kushi (2023)
Not Rated | 163 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Raised in an atheist household, a young man falls in love with the daughter of his father's arch-rival, a devout Hindu leader.
Director: Shiva Nirvana | Stars: Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Vijay Deverakonda, Lakshmi, Mohammad Ali
Votes: 7,929
37. Othiram Kadakam
Comedy | Pre-production
It is a love story that takes place during the war in 1964.
Director: Soubin Shahir | Star: Dulquer Salmaan
39. The Goat Life (2024)
173 min | Adventure, Drama
The real-life incident of an Indian migrant worker, Najeeb Muhammad, who goes to Saudi Arabia to earn money. However, in a twist of fate, he finds himself living a slave-like existence, herding goats in the middle of the desert.
Director: Blessy | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jimmy Jean-Louis, K.r. Gokul, Talib
Votes: 6,207
40. Vilayath Budha
Drama | Filming
A central conflict revolves around the two men trying to claim ownership of a sandalwood tree planted by the former.
Director: Jayan Nambiar | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Priyamvada Krishnan, Anu Mohan, Shammi Thilakan
42. Kaaliyan
Action | Pre-production
Kunjirakottu Kaali, a great warrior and forgotten hero from the Venad kingdom.
Director: S. Mahesh | Star: Prithviraj Sukumaran
43. Metre Gauge 1904
Drama, Thriller | Announced
Entangled between history, fiction, love and the wonder that is human ingenuity..lies the story of Engineer Kuruvila, and how he made the impossible possible for love.
Director: Pradeep M. Nair | Star: Prithviraj Sukumaran
44. Paachuvum Albhuthavilakkum (2023)
171 min | Comedy, Drama
A middle-class Malayali youth who is settled in Mumbai and revolves around incidents that take place on a journey to Kerala.
Director: Akhil Sathyan | Stars: Fahadh Faasil, Viji Venkatesh, Anjana Jayaprakash, Dhwani Rajesh
Votes: 3,387
45. Naale
Drama | Announced
A boy born with wings must hide it from society, until an incident forces him to use them. His orphanage and his love interest are the only ones who know about his gifts.
Director: Siju S Bava | Stars: Fahadh Faasil, Isha Talwar, Mukesh
46. 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: 12,090
47. Neelavelicham (2023)
132 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
A young, enthusiastic and free-spirited writer arrives to stay in a desolate mansion, rumored to be haunted by the apparition of a young woman who committed suicide when she was betrayed in love.
Director: Aashiq Abu | Stars: Tovino Thomas, Shine Tom Chacko, Roshan Mathew, Rajesh Madhavan
Votes: 1,368
48. 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: 6,323
50. 563 St. Charles Street
Horror, Thriller | Pre-production
Director: Rony Roy | Star: Tovino Thomas
53. Kaathal - The Core (2023)
114 min | Crime, Drama
Mathew, 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.
Director: Jeo Baby | Stars: Mammootty, Jyotika, Anagha Akku, Alex Alister
Votes: 3,703
54. Aaraam Pathiraa
Mystery, Thriller | Pre-production
Anwer Hussain, A Psychiatrist consultant in Kerala police on a new mission.
Director: Midhun Manuel Thomas | Star: Kunchacko Boban
55. Kutrappayirchi
Drama | Announced
Director: Verniq | Stars: Priyamani, Trisha Krishnan, Super Subbarayan
56. Garjanai
Thriller | Announced
Director: Sundar Balu | Stars: Trisha Krishnan, Vamsi Krishna, Vadivukkarasi, Madhumitha
57. Mitra
165 min | Action, History | Pre-production
Director: Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi | Stars: Keerthy Suresh, Pooja Hegde, Varun Tej
60. Pathu Thala (2023)
Not Rated | 151 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An undercover cop goes to find and kill a crime lord. However, when he realizes that the crime lord's business intentions are good and he has his own challenges, he needs to decide his next step and help the crime lord change his life.
Director: Obeli N. Krishna | Stars: Silambarasan Rajendar, Gautham Karthik, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Tejeenthan Arunasalam
Votes: 9,722
61. Kabzaa (2023)
Not Rated | 134 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
In 1947 a Gandhi follower and a freedom fighter were brutally attacked. Due to unavoidable circumstances, the freedom fighter son gets trapped in the mafia world and the story revolves between 1942 to 1986.
Directors: R. Chandru, Shivu Hiremath, Soori | Stars: Upendra, Sudeep, Shriya Saran, Shivarajkumar
Votes: 15,360
62. Maaveeran (2023)
163 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A cowardly cartoonist starts being 'controlled' by a cartoon action figure, and takes on a corrupt politician.
Director: Madonne Ashwin | Stars: Sivakarthikeyan, Aditi Shankar, Mysskin, Sunil
Votes: 9,200
63. Japan (2023)
156 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A daring robbery in a jewellery showroom kickstarts the hunt for Japan, a notorious robber, who is a law unto himself.
Director: Raju Murugan | Stars: Karthi, Sunil, Motta Rajendran, K.S. Ravikumar
Votes: 2,151
64. Maharaja
Action, Drama, Thriller | Filming
Director: Nithilan Swaminathan | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Anurag Kashyap, Mamta Mohandas, Abhirami
65. Tiger Nageswara Rao (2023)
Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A legendary real-life robber of Stuartpuram, Andhra Pradesh called Tiger Nageswara Rao in the 1970s, who was noted for his ingenious ways of evading the police and prison.
Director: Vamsee | Stars: Ravi Teja, Anupam Kher, Gayatri Bhardwaj, Nupur Sanon
Votes: 3,676
66. 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: 6,689
67. Hi Nanna (2023)
155 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A single father begins to narrate the story of the missing mother to his child and nothing remains the same.
Director: Shouryuv | Stars: Nani, Mrunal Thakur, Kiara Khanna, Nassar
Votes: 15,451
68. Operation Valentine (2024)
133 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Showcasing the indomitable spirits of the Indian Air Force heroes on the frontlines and the challenges they face during one of the biggest, fiercest aerial attacks that India has ever seen.
Director: Shakti Pratap Singh | Stars: Varun Tej, Manushi Chhillar, Paresh Pahuja, Ruhani Sharma
Votes: 680
69. Jigarthanda Double X (2023)
172 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
In 1975, a filmmaker agrees to collaborate on a film with a gangster who wishes to become a famous actor.
Director: Karthik Subbaraj | Stars: Raghava Lawrence, S.J. Suryah, Nimisha Sajayan, Ilavarasu
Votes: 9,093
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