Top 100 Best Indian movies of 2017
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- DirectorArun Prabhu PurushothamanStarsAditi BalanPadmashri Mohammad AliPradeep AnthonyA gentle girl born and brought up amidst the ever growing eco-social-consumeristic environment finds it difficult to fit in the society. She decides to take it hard on the people. What she does is the rest of the story.
- DirectorAjay K SaklanniStarsAsif BasraTanu BhardwajAditi CharakWhen Saanjh's father sends her away to live with her grandmother in a remote village, she feels dejected and tries to escape. However with time as her bond with her grandmother becomes stronger, her understanding of home changes.
- DirectorNila Madhab PandaStarsSanjay MishraRanvir ShoreyTillotama ShomeStory of a farmer and a bank recovery agent, whose lives are impacted by climate change. Both are willing to go to any length for the sake of their family. What does fate have in store for them?
- DirectorGayatriPushkarGowtham SelvarajStarsMadhavanVijay SethupathiShraddha SrinathVikram, 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.
- DirectorSandeep Reddy VangaStarsVijay DeverakondaShalini PandeyJia SharmaArjun Reddy, a short-tempered house surgeon, gets used to drugs and drinks when his girlfriend is forced to marry another person.
- DirectorRakhee SandilyaStarsKalki KoechlinSumeet VyasPathy AiyarA young working urban couple is overwhelmed with the birth of a baby girl and find that parenthood comes with its own challenges.
- DirectorShubhashish BhutianiStarsAdil HussainLalit BehlGeetanjali KulkarniFaced with his father's untimely and bizarre demand to go and die in the holy city of Varanasi and attain Salvation, a son is left with no choice but to embark on this journey.
- DirectorH. VinothStarsKarthiRakul Preet SinghAbhimanyu SinghTheeran, 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.
- DirectorMahesh NarayananStarsParvathy ThiruvothuFahadh FaasilKunchacko BobanIn 2014, a group of Malayali nurses was captured when terrorists took over the city of Tikrit in Iraq. This movie recounts the ordeal suffered by the nurses following their capture.
- DirectorRahul DahiyaStarsRajveer Ankur SinghNeha ChauhanVibha TyagiSet in the badlands of Haryana, known for high rates of female foeticide, G Kutta Se explores the murky world of sexual transgression and honour killings in India.
- DirectorBijukumar DamodaranStarsKrishnan BalakrishnanPrakash BareIndransA police group is deployed by the government to do away with Maoist menace (A banned Left organization) in a tribal village near forest. The police forcibly occupy a tribal primary school for their camp. A policeman follows a person deep into the forest and nabs the person. The person arrested happens to be a woman. He tries to come out of the forest with the arrested person, but he loses his way in the wild.
- DirectorAlankrita ShrivastavaStarsAahana KumraRatna Pathak ShahKonkona Sen SharmaIn order to be independent and break free from the conservative society, four women sets on a journey to discover freedom and happiness.
- DirectorAmar KaushikStarsDani ChunyaJohram KhopeyDani RandaAaba(grandfather) is set in a remote village of Arunachal Pradesh in North East India. An orphan girl staying with her grandparents comes across the news of her grandfather being in the advanced stages of lung cancer and would probably survive just a few weeks. With not much to do the grandfather spends rest of his days revisiting his personal possessions and digging his own grave. But then life has its own surprises and does not take the path we plan.
- DirectorLokesh KanagarajStarsSundeep KishanSriRegina CassandraFour youngsters arrive in a big city and their lives become interlinked.
- DirectorSankalp ReddyStarsRana DaggubatiKay Kay MenonAtul KulkarniA Pakistani submarine, Ghazi plans to secretly attack Vizag port. For doing so, it has to get past Indian submarine S21.
- DirectorVishal FuriaStarsPooja SawantUsha NaikVikram GaikwadA new-born Indian baby... An age-old horror practice and the fact how evil are certain human practices
- DirectorSanal Kumar SasidharanStarsRajshri DeshpandeSujith KoyickalBilas Chandrahasan NairDurga, a north Indian migrant and a Keralite youth named Kabeer are running away on a midnight. The hapless Durga encounters a cross section of the society through the rest of the night.
- 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.
- DirectorT.S. NagabharanaStarsDhananjayaMeghana RajLakshmi GopalaswamyStory of the rebellious thinker Allama, also known as Allama Prabhu.
- DirectorAmit MasurkarStarsRajkummar RaoPankaj TripathiAnjali PatilA government clerk on election duty in the conflict ridden jungle of Central India tries his best to conduct free and fair voting despite the apathy of security forces and the looming fear of guerrilla attacks by communist rebels.
- DirectorSiddharth VasaniStarsBiswa Kalyan RathBiswa Mast Aadmi is a stand up comedy show by Biswa Kalyan Rath, where he cracks jokes on topics. It's funny to the audience and they laugh, thus creating sound. This in turn encourages Biswa to crack more jokes, so he cracks more jokes on topics.
- DirectorAnurag KashyapStarsVineet Kumar SinghJimmy ShergillZoya HussainA boxer struggles to make his mark in the boxing world.
- DirectorKhushboo RankaVinay ShuklaStarsArvind KejriwalSaurabh BhardwajPrashant BhushanA non-fiction drama chronicling the most outrageous political debut in the largest democracy in the world, "An Insignificant Man" follows Arvind Kejriwal and his insurgent party as they look to shake up Indian politics while struggling to keep their own idealism alive.
- 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.
- DirectorHari ViswanathStarsNivas AdithanLakshmanan KoraturShobana MohanRadiopetti, the story of a man lost in another world, a world of the past, brought alive to his ears by a radioset. How his life journeys with his love for this inanimate thing alongside his family and friends. Where will this love take him?
- DirectorTigmanshu DhuliaStarsKunal KapoorAmit SadhMohit MarwahA period film based on the historic 1945 Indian National Army Red Fort Trials.
- DirectorSoubin ShahirStarsAmal ShahGovind V. PaiDulquer SalmaanThe story of Parava revolves around pigeon race, a game, which is prominent in Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala.
- DirectorSaket ChaudharyStarsIrrfan KhanSaba QamarDishita SehgalA couple from Chandni Chowk aspire to give their daughter the best education and thus be a part of and accepted by the elite of Delhi.
- 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.
- DirectorDevashish MakhijaStarsSushama DeshpandeSmita TambeSharvani SuryavanshiLittle Manda is raped, her parents struggle to survive, cops can't help as perpetrator is powerful. Ajji, her grandmother, seeks justice against the injustice committed by the politician's son who raped Manda.
- DirectorArindam SilStarsMasood AkhtarMir Afsar AliParan BanerjeeDhananjoy's story is based on the conviction of Dhananjoy Chatterjee, accused for the gruesome murder of Hetal Parekh, which took place in the year 1990. On the basis of circumstantial evidence and on the basis of the deceased mother's statement, Dhananjoy Chatterjee a security guard, was executed and hanged to death on the early hours of 15th August 2004, after serving imprisonment for 14 long years and after having appealed to all levels of court in the country; and finally, to the President of India.
- DirectorShanker RamanStarsAkshay OberoiPankaj TripathiAamir BashirBased on true event this story revolves around kidnapping of Preeto which family has come to know from midnight call. The tales revolves as to how they family will be able to track Preeto..
- DirectorPrasad OakStarsRavi JadhavSachin KhedekarSonali KulkarniA couple struggles when their 15 year old son , who is mentally challenged starts to get sexual desires.
- DirectorEktara CollectiveStarsMoulina MiddeSheela RawatMadhu BhagatIn the neighbourhood, chess is a popular pass time with men being the most visible players. In this backdrop a domestic worker, a young woman in love and a former journalist make their moves with care.
- DirectorTarun SudhirStarsPrajwal DevarajDiganthPrem KumarFour ambitious and aspiring individuals who end up in jail, are led by a school teacher who shows them hope but also stirs up their passion towards reform.
- DirectorMilind DhaimadeStarsBarun SobtiShahana GoswamiAvinash TiwaryWhen 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.
- DirectorHemant DhomeStarsJitendra JoshiAniket VishwasraoAkshay TanksaleThis film critiques contemporary attitudes to cultural heritage.
- DirectorRaj B. ShettyStarsRaj B. ShettyPrakash ThuminadUsha BhandaryJanardhan a 28 year old Kannada Lecturer from Mangalore who is quite an introvert comes to know from an astrologer that he would attain sanyasa (embrace asceticism) if he doesn't get married within a year. Hearing this Janardhan is now in a situation of trouble & desperation as he has never had a decent conversation with females until now in his life & all the proposals his family has seen also has gone in vain as he doesn't look great,physically. Janardhan continues his search for a beautiful bride. In this journey he faces various situations & conflicts which in turn gives him a chance to revisit his inner core & experience his self discovery. Does Janardhan find his bride or does he attain spiritual path? forms the rest of the story.
- DirectorVikram PhadnisStarsMukta BarveSubodh BhaveHrithik RoshanHrudayantar is an emotional drama that explores the marital crisis of a couple through turbulent times.
- DirectorS.S. RajamouliStarsPrabhasRana DaggubatiAnushka ShettyAmarendra Baahubali, the heir apparent to the throne of Mahishmati, finds his life and relationships endangered as his adoptive brother Bhallaladeva conspires to claim the throne.
- DirectorRahul BosePrashant PandeyStarsAditi InamdarRahul BoseHeeba ShahAn Adivasi 13-year-old from Telangana becomes the youngest girl in history to climb Mount Everest.
- DirectorVikramaditya MotwaneStarsRajkummar RaoGeetanjali ThapaShiladitya SenA man struggles to survive after he unintentionally locks himself up in a high rise devoid of food, water and electricity.
- DirectorKonkona Sen SharmaStarsKalki KoechlinVikrant MasseyGulshan DevaiahLife for a shy young Indian student slowly falls to pieces during a family road trip.
- DirectorVipul MehtaStarsSupriya PathakKurush DebooSmit GanatraStory of a bright young student, who in spite of all the conventional teenage distractions and pressures around him, hopes to make a great mark in a board exam, with the help of his ever supporting family.
- DirectorSuresh SangaiahStarsHello KandasamyGeorge MaryanJithan MohanThe newlywed Ramamoorthy and his clan are headed on a truck to their family deity's temple for a goat sacrifice ceremony. On the remote thoroughfare they encounter an accident, and a local is dead. And the goat becomes the spectator to the dark amusement that ensues.
- DirectorJayarajStarsKunal KapoorHimarsha VenkatsamyAaranVeeram is based on the ballads of North Malabar and narrates the tale of the brave and ambitious Kalarippayattu warrior, Chandu, whose story resembles that of William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
- DirectorKranti KanadéStarsMrinmayee GodboleSaurabh SaraswatVinay SharmaSet in the world of College Theatre, CRD probes fascism and fierce competition in arts.
- DirectorShiboprosad MukherjeeNandita RoyStarsArghya Basu RoySoumitra ChatterjeeJisshu SenguptaThis film to be a family drama based on the theme of parenting. The film revolves around the upbringing of a young boy by his grandparents and his working parents and also deals with the legal fight over parenting as the plot unfolds.
- DirectorManish SainiStarsNaseeruddin ShahKahaanKaran PatelDhh is a heartwarming story of 3 friends (Gungun, Bajrang and Vakil) who think they are failure until The Magician comes in. All Three believe that only This Magician can help them out.
- DirectorK. Raghavendra RaoStarsNagarjuna AkkineniSaurabh Raj JainAnushka ShettyThe life of Hathiram Baba is chronicled in this devotional biopic.
- DirectorPraveen MorchhaleStarsAjay ChoureyRigzin DolkarPhuntsog Dolma10 year old Tsering lives in the difficult terrain of the Himalayas. One day he accidentally breaks his friend's school chair. When he decides to bring the chair back to his village, the 7 kilometres long journey back home in mountainous landscape on a donkey, becomes even more arduous than usual. Chair is the metaphor for the awakening journey, quest for inner truth and reality, which people aspire to find in the adult world.
- DirectorAditya SarpotdarStarsAmey WaghGirish KulkarniParna PetheBanesh Fene, a charming, witty and extremely sharp guy with daring nature and an uncanny knack for investigation who comes to Pune for a medical exam, witnesses a shocking incident. He suspects foul play and with the help of his friends Aajoba, Aboli, and Bhubhu, Banesh decides to investigate more about the incident. Soon, he realizes that he has walked himself into trouble as he has to face off against Appa, a cruel criminal.
- DirectorGopi NainarStarsNayantharaRamachandran DurairajSunu LakshmiA District Collector in India deals with water shortage problems in a village when she comes to realize that people are suffering a lot.
- DirectorShlok SharmaJatinkumar Jagdishbhai PatelStarsNawazuddin SiddiquiShweta TripathiTrimala AdhikariA selfish, manipulative schoolteacher takes advantage of a schoolgirl's vulnerability to gratify his dark, narcissistic desires.
- DirectorAshwiny Iyer TiwariStarsAyushmann KhurranaKriti SanonRajkummar RaoSet in the small-town of Bareilly, Bitti is a free-spirited young girl who lives life on her own terms and refuses to be pressured into getting married. Her life takes a shift when she meets Chirag Dubey and Pritam Vidrohi.
- DirectorSri GaneshSundaramurthy KsT SivaStarsVetriAparna BalamuraliNassarA depressed and loyal policeman loses his gun to a killer, who kills people due the circumstances of his life.
- DirectorHaneef AdeniStarsMammoottyAryaSnehaA businessman who is trying hard to be a good father to his daughter has a run-in with malevolent policeman.
- DirectorPraveen SattaruStarsRajasekharPooja KumarThrigunA hacker tries to sell sensitive data related to a scam and an NIA officer accidentally gets involved, saving him from getting killed.
- DirectorRahul JainA portrait of daily life of the workers in an Indian textile factory, revealing its beauty as well as its shameful working conditions.
- DirectorM.G. SrinivasStarsM.G. SrinivasKavitha GowdaNikhila SumanA regular guy finds himself through his journey of finding love, lust and heartbreak and his real purpose in life through encounters.
- DirectorGagan BhullarSudha KongaraStarsVenkatesh DaggubatiRitika SinghMumtaz SorcarA curmudgeonly boxing coach sees the potential in a young woman; his belief in her changes her life.
- DirectorAtanu GhoshStarsPrasenjit ChatterjeeIndrani HaldarSudipta ChakrabortyIn the modern world, with work pressures and financial woes mounting, isolation and stress becoming an integral part of life, most people believe that father and son bonding is becoming a thing of the past.
- DirectorRavi UdyawarStarsSrideviSajal AliAkshaye KhannaAfter her daughter is sexually assaulted at a party, a furious mother sets out to destroy the lives of the four perpetrators who walked away free.
- DirectorArivazhagan VenkatachalamStarsArun VijayMahima NambiarThambi RamaiahACP Vetrimaaran investigates a series of murders related to the medical industry.
- DirectorMidhun Manuel ThomasStarsJayasuryaSaiju KurupDharmajan BolgattyShaji Pappan and his gang try to redeem their arts club through a game of tug-o-war. Chaos erupts as the half-witted gang gets entangled in a bigger conspiracy.
- DirectorPhantom PraveenStarsManju WarrierAnaswara RajanNedumudi VenuSujatha, who juggles menial jobs to afford her daughter's education. But her daughter neglects studies, thinking that she'll end doing odd jobs just like her mother. Things take a comical turn, when Sujatha does something out of the blue.
- DirectorNithilan SwaminathanStarsVidharthBharathirajaDelna DavisA loyal worker, Sundaram takes orders from his boss Ekamabaram, even when Ekamabaram asks Sundaram to smuggle a valuable idol in his car.
- DirectorAbhijit DeonathStarsRajeev KhandelwalChelsie Preston CrayfordUsha JadhavWhen a family man, in a bid to revive childhood bondage, befriends a married woman from within the migrant society which resists, he must come clean without affecting the relationships.
- DirectorBaghal SinghNaseeb SnghGurcharan VirkStarsRanjit BawaDaman SinghSukhbir Singh BatthThe journey of a Punjabi Sikh boy who grew up during the chaotic, violent 1980s revolving around his chase for survival, equality and justice in order to protect and shield society and fight against brutality, crime and corruption.
- DirectorArun ChidambaramStarsArun ChidambaramJiya ShankarM. IlavarasuElectricity is scarce and a problem that persists all over India. This is a story of a school drop-out trying to find a solution to the electricity problem. Science and innovation are the backdrops set in a rural background.
- DirectorBejoy NambiarStarsDulquer SalmaanDhansikaSai TamhankarAn anthology, telling the story of four different people, each story revolving around four different elements: Earth, Fire, Wind and Water.
- DirectorDhanushStarsDhanushDheenaDivyadarshiniA 65 years old man starting a journey to find his first love who broke up 40 years ago.
- DirectorVijay JayapalStarsArpita BanerjeeLakshmi Priyaa ChandramouliRohini ChatterjeeThis anatomy of a marriage explores complications, sexuality, and guilt.
- DirectorAvinash DasStarsPankaj TripathiSanjay MishraSwara BhaskerA village dancer is harassed by a local politician and is ridiculed by the police, but ends up plotting revenge to clear her name.
- DirectorNipun DharmadhikariStarsPushkaraj ChirputkarSunil GodaboleSachin KhedekarA social drama involving a retired and widowed intelligence officer who is estranged from his married children, who suddenly becomes terminally ill and then sets out to make amends using unconventional methods, with an unexpected ending.
- DirectorC.V. KumarStarsSundeep KishanLavanya TripathiAugustineA police officer is on a mission to nab a criminal,who does murder in a same mysteric pattern.
- DirectorMangesh JoshiStarsChittaranjan GiriAshwini GiriSeva ChouhanJoshi, known as Lathe Joshi for his skilled work on lathe machine, is left without a job when the owner of the workshop has to close the business due to advances in automation.
- DirectorAtleeStarsJoseph VijayNithya MenenS.J. SuryahA police officer arrests a doctor for crimes targeting medical professionals but later finds the real culprit in a tale of revenge, corruption and magic.
- DirectorShree Narayan SinghStarsAkshay KumarAnupam KherDivyendu SharmaA woman threatens to leave her husband unless he installs a toilet in their home. To win back her love and respect, he heads out on a journey to fight against the backward society.
- DirectorAashiq AbuStarsAishwarya LekshmiTovino ThomasLeona LishoyThe life of Mathan, a mule driver in a gang and Aparna an aspiring actress.
- DirectorSuresh TriveniStarsVidya BalanManav KaulNeha DhupiaSulu is an ambitious housewife with a loving husband and a happy family. Things start changing for her when she accidentally lands a job as a radio jockey and her show becomes an instant hit.
- DirectorRima DasStarsBhanita DasBasanti DasBoloram DasIn small-town Assam, the 10-year-old daughter of a widow defies societal norms as she befriends a group of boys and dreams of having her own rock band.
- DirectorRick BasuStarsPaoli DamShataf FigarRima GuhathakurtaDevi, a cheerful woman, is betrayed in love and gets into vices, alcohol and drugs to overcome her grief and encounters varied experiences on the way.
- DirectorZaigham ImamStarsNeelima AzimPawan TiwariBhavna PaniNarrated by Jaya Bachchan, Alif is the heartwarming tale of a Muslim Tamil kid trying to adapt to the convent school culture and the hostilities he faces.
- DirectorS. RavindranathStarsRamesh AravindYuvina ParthaviRachita RamA man does not let his disabilities deter him from being a wonderful father to his daughter.
- DirectorShiva NirvanaStarsNaniNivetha ThomasAadhiTwo lovers, Pallavi and Uma get separated by circumstances, but reconnect years later, when Pallavi is happily married to someone else.
- DirectorSekhar KammulaStarsSai PallaviVarun TejSarah Uriarte BerryVarun and Bhanu, both from different worlds, face challenges in their relationship.
- DirectorRohin VenkatesanStarsR. AravindrajRitu ChaudharyAbishek Joseph GeorgeWhat begins as a love triangle morphs into a thriller, following an accident - and an abduction.
- DirectorVinod MankaraStarsGrace AntonyLakshmi GopalaswamyShivaji GuruvayoorThe plot revolves around the real-life incident of the hanging of an artist in his Kathakali costume a first of its kind in the country and that too in Kerala, perhaps one of the most tragic and rarest of incidents.
- DirectorSyed Ahmad AfzalStarsSandeepa DharArchana GautamAnurita JhaA man and his grandfather run a wedding company that tries to stop couples from eloping.
- DirectorK.V. AnandStarsVijay SethupathiMadonna SebastianThesingu RajendarA TV journalist goes against his corrupt and dishonest boss's orders and helps a group of youngsters in their fight against a chemical plant.
- DirectorSathyan AnthikadStarsDulquer SalmaanMukeshAishwarya RajeshThe son of a wealthy man works through his relationships with his brother and sister.
- DirectorR.S. PrasannaStarsAyushmann KhurranaBhumi PednekarSeema PahwaIn this remake of Kalyana Samayal Saadham (2013), a couple falls in love, but then the groom discovers that he suffers from erectile dysfunction.
- DirectorKaushik GangulyStarsJaya AhsanAbir ChatterjeeKaushik GangulyA love story between a Bangladeshi widow and Indian businessman.
- DirectorHarikumarStarsUnni MukundanRima KallingalVinay ForrtThe movie is based on the real-life story of Edmund Thomas Clint, the child prodigy who left the world at age 7, leaving behind about 25,000 drawings and paintings.
- DirectorAmberdeep SinghStarsAmrinder GillSargun MehtaGuggu GillLove story which revolves across borders
- DirectorRohit MittalStarsSampat DeepakRonjini ChakrabortyVikrant SinghA documentary crew starts to make a documentary about an Auto Rickshaw driver in Mumbai. As they dig deeper into his life they discover angst, sexual frustration and paranoia that leads to a terrible end.
- DirectorRajkumar PeriasamyStarsGautham KarthikSana KhanLalluA story about three friends dealing illegal gold trafficking in India and when they think everything is going smoothly their life takes a u-turn when a business deal goes wrong in Rangoon