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1. Pather Panchali (1955)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Subir Banerjee, Chunibala Devi
Votes: 38,509 | Gross: $0.54M
2. Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)
Not Rated | 163 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
An Indian man with a magnanimous heart takes a young mute Pakistani girl back to her homeland to reunite her with her family.
Director: Kabir Khan | Stars: Salman Khan, Harshaali Malhotra, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Kareena Kapoor
Votes: 97,645 | Gross: $8.18M
3. Mahabharat (2013–2014)
20 min | Drama, History, War
The mother of all wars, the epitome of all rivalries, the cauldron of emotions, insecurities, jealousies, and power play - Mahabharat.
Stars: Saurabh Raj Jain, Shaheer Sheikh, Pooja Sharma, Aham Sharma
Votes: 11,314
4. Water (I) (2005)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama
Set in colonial India against Gandhi's rise to power, it's the story of 8-year-old Chuyia, who is widowed and sent to a home to live in penitence; once there, Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents.
Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Seema Biswas, Sarala Kariyawasam
Votes: 15,357 | Gross: $3.22M
5. 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: 21,420
6. Gentleman (1993)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Due to a past tragedy , a small business owner by day becomes modern day Robin Hood by night takes from the rich to provide education for the poor.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Arjun Sarja, Madhoo, Subhasri, M.N. Nambiar
Votes: 2,684
7. Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye (2000)
Not Rated | 159 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Musician Prem Kapoor lives with his sister, Neelu, brother-in-law Vinod, his niece and a nephew. He has plans of getting married to his fiancee, Nisha; unfortunately on the wedding day ... See full summary »
Director: K. Muralimohana Rao | Stars: Kashmira Shah, Salman Khan, Jackie Shroff, Rani Mukerji
Votes: 2,530 | Gross: $0.09M
8. Om (1995)
150 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Satya, the son of a pious priest, turns into a rowdy and enters the underworld for the sake of love.
Director: Upendra | Stars: Shivarajkumar, Prema, Sadhu Kokila, G.V. Shivanand
Votes: 3,926
9. Arjun Pandit (1999)
Not Rated | 150 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An unexpected betrayal transforms a meek college professor into a cold-blooded gangster who wants to marry a woman against her wishes.
Director: Rahul Rawail | Stars: Sunny Deol, Juhi Chawla, Saurabh Shukla, Mukesh Rishi
Votes: 1,056
10. Aaram Thamburan (1997)
163 min | Action, Drama
Jagannathan, a mafia don in Bombay moves to Kanimangalam village. He wins the love of the locals, but finds trouble with a feudal lord, Appan Thamburan, after he decided to resume a traditional festival banned by Appan.
Director: Shaji Kailas | Stars: Mohanlal, Manju Warrier, Narendra Prasad, Saikumar
Votes: 3,708
12. Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002)
120 min | Drama
During a bus journey, a devout Hindu Brahmin woman protects a Muslim man when communal rioting breaks out.
Director: Aparna Sen | Stars: Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen Sharma, Bhisham Sahni, Surekha Sikri
Votes: 4,939
13. Tukaram (2012)
Not Rated | 156 min | Biography, Drama, History
This is the story of Tukaram's transformation into a extremely compassionate spiritual saint.
Director: Chandrakant Kulkarni | Stars: Jitendra Joshi, Radhika Apte, Vrishasen Dabholkar, Padmanabh Gaikwad
Votes: 354
14. Utsav (1984)
145 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Based on the circa 2nd century BCE to 2nd Century CE, Sanskrit play "Daridra-Charudatta" by the famous Indian playwright Bhasa, "Utsav" faithfully follows Bhasa's story-line. Vasantasena, a... See full summary »
Director: Girish Karnad | Stars: Rekha, Amjad Khan, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Shankar Nag
Votes: 423
15. Distant Thunder (1973)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
As food shortages reach catastrophic proportions, Gangacharan attempts to preserve his privileged situation while his generous wife Ananga conversely tries to help and support the community.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Soumitra Chatterjee, Bobita, Sandhya Roy, Chitra Banerjee
Votes: 1,720
16. Religion (2007)
105 min | Drama, History
When a priest's wife brings home an orphan boy, her husband is against it. Over time, he develops a connection with him, but is shocked when he finds out the boy's religion.
Director: Bhavna Talwar | Stars: Pankaj Kapur, Supriya Pathak, Pankaj Tripathi, Dayashankar Pandey
Votes: 1,175
17. Dharm Adhikari (1986)
Not Rated | 159 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
The compelling story of honest and ethical Dharamraj of Nand Gaon village, whose very name instills fear amongst wrong-doers. Ironically, the very man whose family has been administering ... See full summary »
Directors: K. Raghavendra Rao, M. Madhusudhana Rao | Stars: Dilip Kumar, Jeetendra, Sridevi, Pran Sikand
Votes: 129
18. Rudra Veena (1988)
170 min | Drama, Music
A classical singer believes in changing society through his music and will power.
Director: K. Balachander | Stars: Chiranjeevi, Gemini Ganesan, Shobana, Devilalita
Votes: 2,010
19. The Truth (1998)
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Bharat, an IRS officer, heads a team to investigate the assassinated of a chief minister. With the help of IPS Meena Nambiar, he uncovers the shocking truth and exposes the mastermind.
Director: Shaji Kailas | Stars: Aliyar, Augustine, Azeez, Bobby
Votes: 403
20. Paithrukam (1993)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama
The ideological clash between a devout Brahmin priest and his atheist son wrecks their family.
Director: Jayaraj | Stars: Suresh Gopi, Narendra Prasad, Geetha, Jayaram
Votes: 311
21. The Master Carpenter (1991)
140 min | Drama, History
Perumthachan, a legendary carpenter, follows the stringent social norms of his time. However, when Kannan, his son, grows up to rebel against those very norms, Perumthachan must deal with him.
Director: Ajayan | Stars: Jalaja, Manoj K. Jayan, T.P. Madhavan, Monisha
Votes: 417
22. Vaastupurush (2002)
154 min | Drama
Chronicles the life of famous doctor (fictional) through a series of flashbacks, as he is travelling to his native place after decades where it all began in extremely modest circumstances.
Directors: Sumitra Bhave, Sunil Sukthankar | Stars: Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Uttara Baokar, Siddharth Daftardar, Mahesh Elkunchwar
Votes: 127
23. Sreeragam (1995)
Drama, Romance
Director: George Kithu | Stars: Jayaram, Vinduja Menon, Sudheesh, Geetha
Votes: 10
24. Samskara (1970)
113 min | Drama
Naranappa, a man born in the community of Madhwa (a community of Brahmins from Karnataka) is dead in the Agrahara of the village Durvasapura. As per the Madhwa customs, the last rites of ... See full summary »
Director: Pattabhi Rama Reddy | Stars: Girish Karnad, Snehalata Reddy, P. Lankesh, B.R. Jayaram
Votes: 138
25. Vrutham (1987)
Action, Crime, Drama
Balu takes revenge against people who falsely implicated him in a murder. Will he be able to bring the real criminals in front of the law?
Director: I.V. Sasi | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Shobana, Geetha, M.G. Soman
Votes: 29
26. Prem Poojari (1999)
Drama, Romance
Prem comes to Madras to become a singer. However, in the beginning, he pretends to be a priest of the Namboothiri caste to find a place to live.
Director: T. Hariharan | Stars: Kunchacko Boban, Shalini, Vineeth, Jagathy Sreekumar
Votes: 151
27. Drame à la Nanda Devi (1951)
57 min | Documentary, Adventure
Director: Jean-Jacques Languepin | Stars: Roger Duplat, Gilbert Vignes, Alain Barbezat, Louis Dubost
28. Our World (2011– )
TV-14 | Drama
Presented through a unique integration of audio, illustration and animation, OUR WORLD is a multi-generational show chronicles the scandalous tale of wealthy teenagers and their families in an exclusive New England enclave.
Stars: Christopher Platt, Kathi Iannacone, Spencer Scott, Victoria Gallucci
29. The Great Religions: Hinduism (1962)
25 min | Documentary, Short
This religion makes up the majority of people in India and Nepal. It also exists among significant populations outside of the sub continent and has over 900 million adherents worldwide. ... See full summary »
Director: David Millar | Star: Douglas Rain
30. A Village in India (1938)
9 min | Documentary, Short
Indian village life including a Brahmin initiation ceremony and a Hindu wedding.
Director: John Hanau | Star: Frank Gallop
31.
Upanishad Ganga (2012–2013)
Episode:
Varna - The Universal Characterisation
(2012)
Short, Drama, History
Magadh's brahmins opposed appointing low caste Chandragupta as their ruler. Chanakya (Vishnugupta) argued that caste is not based on birth. It is based on occupation, effort and present karma. He cited many well known examples in defense.
Director: Chandra Prakash Dwivedi | Stars: Balaji Deshpande, Rasika Dugal, Ravi Khanvilkar, K.K. Raina
32.
Rituals of the World (2018–2020)
Episode:
India: Festival of Colors
(2020)
TV-PG | 27 min | Documentary, Adventure
Simple colored powder can break down the barriers between people. Since the dawn of antiquity, to mark the spring equinox, the whole of India celebrates Holi, the festival of colors. During... See full summary »
Directors: Marie-France Barrier, Agnès Molia | Star: Anne-Sylvie Malbrancke
33.
Rituals of the World (2018–2020)
Episode:
India: From Girl to Woman
(2020)
TV-PG | 26 min | Documentary, Adventure
"First marriage and then love." This Indian proverb describes Indian society quite accurately in terms of how the tradition of marriage is perceived and experienced in the country. In India... See full summary »
Directors: Hélène Maucourant, Agnès Molia | Star: Anne-Sylvie Malbrancke
34.
Let's Talk Religion (2018– )
Episode:
What is Jainism?
(2021)
28 min | History, Talk-Show
Jainism, along with Buddhism, is a Dharmic religion that originated in India. Historically Jainism is traced back to Mahavira who was a contemporary of Bhudda, the to religions being formed... See full summary »
Star: Filip Holm