Top 50 south indian films
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1. 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: 50,554
2. 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: 17,490
3. 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: 50,743
4. 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: 42,497
5. 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: 22,350
6. 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: 5,920
7. Soorarai Pottru (2020)
TV-MA | 153 min | Action, Drama
Nedumaaran Rajangam "Maara" sets out to make the common man fly and in the process takes on the world's most capital intensive industry and several enemies who stand in his way.
Director: Sudha Kongara | Stars: Suriya, Paresh Rawal, Urvashi, Aparna Balamurali
Votes: 123,987
8. 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: 27,802 | Gross: $3.51M
9. Jallikattu (2019)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A portrait of a remote village where a buffalo escapes and causes a frenzy of ecstatic violence.
Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery | Stars: Antony Varghese, Chemban Vinod Jose, Sabumon Abdusamad, Jaffer Idukki
Votes: 9,052
10. 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: 17,763
11. 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: 46,502
12. 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, Naga Chaitanya Akkineni, Atul Kulkarni, Suhas
Votes: 5,301
13. 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: 33,476
14. Mahanati (2018)
Not Rated | 177 min | Biography, Drama
Biography of Savitri, an actress from South India movie industry, who ruled the industry for two decades during 50s and 60s.
Director: Nag Ashwin | Stars: Keerthy Suresh, Dulquer Salmaan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Vijay Deverakonda
Votes: 14,629
15. 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: 44,079
16. Arjun Reddy (2017)
Not Rated | 182 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Arjun Reddy, a short-tempered house surgeon, gets used to drugs and drinks when his girlfriend is forced to marry another person.
Director: Sandeep Reddy Vanga | Stars: Vijay Deverakonda, Shalini Pandey, Jia Sharma, Kanchana
Votes: 27,715
17. 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: 37,109
18. 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: 19,660
19. Premam (2015)
156 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young man has three opportunities to find love. Will the third time be the charm?
Director: Alphonse Puthren | Stars: Nivin Pauly, Sai Pallavi, Madonna Sebastian, S.V. Krishna Shankar
Votes: 23,847 | Gross: $0.18M
20. Pelli Choopulu (2016)
125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A wannabe businesswoman and a happy-go-lucky guy meet each other during an arranged marriage blind date but eventually team up to start a food truck on their own.
Director: Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam | Stars: Abhay Bethiganti, Keshav Deepak, Vijay Deverakonda, Anish Kuruvilla
Votes: 8,417
21. 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: 15,311
22. Aruvi (2016)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama
A 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.
Director: Arun Prabhu Purushothaman | Stars: Aditi Balan, Padmashri Mohammad Ali, Pradeep Anthony, Arnold
Votes: 14,334
23. Arya 2 (2009)
Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
Two childhood friends grow up differently to fall in love with the same woman.
Director: Sukumar | Stars: Allu Arjun, Kajal Aggarwal, Navdeep, Mukesh Rishi
Votes: 7,379
24. Arya (2004)
Not Rated | 151 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Geethanjali, who is already the girlfriend of the college rowdy Ajay, is pursued by the free spirited and Arya. Arya relentlessly tries to woo Geethanjali causing problems between him and Ajay.
Director: Sukumar | Stars: Allu Arjun, Anuradha Mehta, Siva Balaji, Rajan P. Dev
Votes: 7,923
25. Athadu (2005)
Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A gunman for hire is framed for murder, and assumes a dead man's identity while hiding from the police.
Director: Trivikram Srinivas | Stars: Mahesh Babu, Trisha Krishnan, Sonu Sood, Prakash Raj
Votes: 14,992
26. Chatrapathi (2005)
Not Rated | 158 min | Action, Drama
Displaced Sri Lankans in a Vizag port are ruled by a local rowdy. This is the story of Chatrapati Sivaji who overcomes this oppression and how he reunites with his long lost mother and brother.
Director: S.S. Rajamouli | Stars: Prabhas, Bhanupriya, Shriya Saran, Shafi
Votes: 5,606
27. 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: 8,824
28. 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: 98,532
29. 24 (I) (2016)
Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A scientist invents a time machine, which leads to a bitter battle between his evil twin brother and his son.
Directors: Vikram Kumar, Vikram K. Kumar | Stars: Suriya, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menen, Saranya Ponvannan
Votes: 23,971
30. Fidaa (2017)
144 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Varun and Bhanu, both from different worlds, face challenges in their relationship.
Director: Sekhar Kammula | Stars: Sai Pallavi, Varun Tej, Sarah Uriarte Berry, Harshvardhan Rane
Votes: 5,563
31. Visaaranai (2015)
Not Rated | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Four labourers are tortured by the police to confess to a theft they have not committed.
Director: Vetrimaaran | Stars: Dinesh, Samuthirakani, Anandhi, Murugadass
Votes: 12,083
32. Maanagaram (2017)
Not Rated | 137 min | Action, Thriller
Four youngsters arrive in a big city and their lives become interlinked.
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj | Stars: Sundeep Kishan, Sri, Regina Cassandra, Charlie
Votes: 7,925
33. Anniyan (2005)
Not Rated | 181 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Ramanujam, who suffers from multiple personality disorder, works as a lawyer by day and a vigilante at night, using tips from the 'Garuda Purana' as his tools to punish various antisocial elements.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Vikram, Sada, Prakash Raj, Vivek
Votes: 21,473
34. Kshanam (2016)
Not Rated | 110 min | Mystery, Thriller
Rishi, a non-resident Indian, returns to India to help his ex-lover find her kidnapped daughter.
Director: Ravikanth Perepu | Stars: Adivi Sesh, Adah Sharma, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Satyadev Kancharana
Votes: 6,033
35. 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: 15,581
36. Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
Not Rated | 159 min | Action, Drama
A child from the Mahishmati kingdom is raised by tribal people and one day learns about his royal heritage, his father's bravery in battle and a mission to overthrow the incumbent ruler.
Director: S.S. Rajamouli | Stars: Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia
Votes: 136,979 | Gross: $6.74M
37. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
Not Rated | 167 min | Action, Drama
Amarendra 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.
Director: S.S. Rajamouli | Stars: Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia
Votes: 114,389 | Gross: $20.19M
38. 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: 24,973
39. 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: 16,982
40. Mersal (2017)
Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Thriller
A police officer arrests a doctor for crimes targeting medical professionals but later finds the real culprit in a tale of revenge, corruption and magic.
Director: Atlee | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Nithya Menen, S.J. Suryah, Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Votes: 38,036
41. 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: 11,961
42. Chi La Sow? (2018)
135 min | Comedy, Romance
While Arjun doesn't want to get married, his parents set up a blind date for him at his place. The story revolves around Arjun, how he falls for the girl he's about to meet, why and how he changed his decision to get married.
Director: Rahul Ravindran | Stars: Sushanth, Ruhani Sharma, Vennela Kishore, Anuradha Hasan
Votes: 1,996
43. 13B: Fear Has a New Address (2009)
Not Rated | 146 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A man experiences a supernatural occurrence at his newly purchased apartment; a soap opera being telecast exclusively on his TV, which shows the future of his family.
Director: Vikram K. Kumar | Stars: Madhavan, Nitu Chandra, Poonam Dhillon, Saranya Ponvannan
Votes: 8,493 | Gross: $0.03M
44. Ayirathil Oruvan (2010)
Not Rated | 183 min | Action, Adventure
Anitha, a government official, embarks on a journey to find Chandramouli, an archaeologist, who went to Vietnam to search for any existence of the prince of the Chola dynasty.
Director: K. Selvaraghavan | Stars: Karthi, Reema Sen, Andrea Jeremiah, Parthiban Radhakrishnan
Votes: 7,612
45. Ennu Ninte Moideen (2015)
166 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Based on the real-life love story of Moideen and Kanchanamala, which happened in the 1960s in the backdrop of Calicut.
Director: R.S. Vimal | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Saikumar, Tovino Thomas
Votes: 5,750 | Gross: $0.07M
46. RX 100 (2018)
Not Rated | 153 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Believing his girlfriend loves him even after being married, a man waits for her return and in the process ignites violence.
Director: Ajay Bhupathi | Stars: Kartikeya Gummakonda, Payal Rajput, Ramki, Rao Ramesh
Votes: 3,374
47. Ustad Hotel (2012)
151 min | Comedy, Drama
Faisi wants to go to UK to become a professional chef but circumstances force him to assist his grandfather in a small restaurant in Kozhikode city, changing his outlook on life forever.
Director: Anwar Rasheed | Stars: Dulquer Salmaan, Thilakan, Siddique, Nithya Menen
Votes: 16,561
48. 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: 22,563 | Gross: $0.13M
49. Enthiran (2010)
Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A brilliant scientist creates a humanoid robot to protect mankind, but things go awry when human emotions are programmed and inner turmoil causes the robot to switch sides.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Danny Denzongpa, Santhanam
Votes: 30,053 | Gross: $4.37M
50. Indian (1996)
Not Rated | 185 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A veteran freedom fighter enraged with the rising crime and corruption in the society murders all the wrong doers one by one using an ancient martial arts technique.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Sukanya, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar
Votes: 13,866
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