Biography, History etc in Indian Films
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1. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)
Not Rated | 186 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The truth behind the ascension of Milkha Singh, who was scarred by of the India-Pakistan partition.
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Stars: Farhan Akhtar, Kousi Orfahli, Deepak Singh Rawat, Japtej Singh
Votes: 72,326 | Gross: $1.63M
2. Gandhi (1982)
PG | 191 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth
Votes: 240,270 | Gross: $52.77M
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3. Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (2009)
Not Rated | 195 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja is a 2009 Malayalam historical drama film based on the life of Pazhassi Raja, a Hindu king who fought against the British in the 18th century.
Director: T. Hariharan | Stars: Mammootty, Mohanlal, R. Sarathkumar, Manoj K. Jayan
Votes: 3,375
4. Pazhassi Raja (1964)
The story is set at a time when the East India Company was trying to establish its control, and most of the city states in Kerala had surrendered to the company. Sankara Varma (Nanukuttan),... See full summary »
Director: Kunchacko | Stars: Nellikode Bhaskaran, Kottayam Chellappan, Manavalan Joseph, Kelu
Votes: 28
5. Marthandavarman (1931)
History
This film features Marthanda Varma (Jaidev), the legendary founder and King of the Travancore State (now Kerala) from 1706-58. It tells the story of love between Anantha Padmanabham (Menon)... See full summary »
Director: P.V. Rao | Stars: Jaidev, A.V.P. Menon, V. Naik, V.C. Kutty
Votes: 16
6. Urumi: The Warriors Who Wanted to Kill Vasco Da Gama (2011)
172 min | Action, Drama
Chirakkal Kelu Nayanar, a warrior in 16th century Kerala wants to avenge his father killed in a confrontation with Vasco da Gama and his troops and is assisted by his best friend Vavvali and warrior princess Ayesha.
Director: Santosh Sivan | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Prabhu Deva, Genelia Deshmukh, Nithya Menen
Votes: 2,296
7. Nineteen Twenty One (1988)
Not Rated | 197 min | Action, Drama, War
The film focuses on bullock cart driver Khader (Mammootty), a retired Corporal and World War I veteran, and Unni Krishnan (Suresh Gopi), a hardline nationalist revolutionary from a family ... See full summary »
Director: I.V. Sasi | Stars: Tom Alter, Lalithasree, Madhu, Mammootty
Votes: 150
8. Yugapurushan (2010)
153 min | Drama
True story based on the life of the saint Sree Narayana Guru.
Director: R. Sukumaran | Stars: Babu Antony, Arun, Devan, Kalpana
Votes: 90
9. Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
Not Rated | 213 min | Action, Drama, History
A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodha.
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker | Stars: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Poonam Sinha
Votes: 34,626 | Gross: $3.44M
10. Mangal Pandey (2005)
Not Rated | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History
This is a film about the leader of the 1857 mutiny and his fight against the British rule.
Director: Ketan Mehta | Stars: Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Toby Stephens, Coral Beed
Votes: 10,511 | Gross: $0.87M
11. Mangal Pandey (1983)
Not Rated | 136 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Abused by his step-mother; Rajmer, Jaipur-based young Mangal faces more trauma when his father Havaldar Rajnath Pandey is shot dead by Daku Lal Singh. He then gets separated from his sister... See full summary »
Director: Harmesh Malhotra | Stars: Rajeet Sood, Harbans Darshan M. Arora, Tyrone Aviet, Parveen Babi
Votes: 43
12. Gandhi, My Father (2007)
Not Rated | 136 min | Biography, Drama, History
The account of troubled relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his eldest son.
Director: Feroz Abbas Khan | Stars: Akshaye Khanna, Darshan Jariwala, Shefali Shah, Bhoomika Chawla
Votes: 1,731 | Gross: $0.24M
13. Hey Ram (2000)
Not Rated | 186 min | Crime, Drama, History
Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country and sets out to kill him.
Director: Kamal Haasan | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Hema Malini
Votes: 14,011 | Gross: $0.27M
14. Iruvar (1997)
140 min | Biography, Drama
A 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.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Mohanlal, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Prakash Raj, Gautami
Votes: 7,332
15. Guru (2007)
Not Rated | 166 min | Drama
A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay 1958, and rises from its streets to become the GURU, the biggest tycoon in Indian history.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Mithun Chakraborty, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Madhavan
Votes: 25,009 | Gross: $2.09M
16. Celluloid (2013)
129 min | Biography, Drama
The story of J C Daniel, who made the first ever Malayalam film 'Vigathakumaran' in 1928, resulting in his exile and eventual downfall.
Director: Kamal | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sreenivasan, Mamta Mohandas, Chandini
Votes: 1,515
17. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005)
208 min | Biography, Drama, History
The film, which is about the last five years of the Indian leader Subhas Chandra's life, also includes his life's story in flashback sequences.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Vinay Anand, Ila Arun, Pankaj Berry, Nicolas Chagrin
Votes: 1,364
18. Rakta Charitra (2010)
Not Rated | 125 min | Action, Biography, Crime
A killer bandit decides to become a politician in order to avenge deaths in his family.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma | Stars: Vivek Oberoi, Shatrughan Sinha, Sudeep, Abhimanyu Singh
Votes: 4,739
19. Rakhta Charitra 2 (2010)
Not Rated | 135 min | Action, Biography, Crime
After avenging the death of his father and brother, a man must now content with another vengeful male.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma | Stars: Shatrughan Sinha, Vivek Oberoi, Suriya, Sudeep
Votes: 3,106
20. The Dirty Picture (2011)
Not Rated | 145 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The love story between an actress and a director, inspired by the life of the late south Indian actress Silk Smitha.
Director: Milan Luthria | Stars: Vidya Balan, Emraan Hashmi, Tusshar Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah
Votes: 10,418
21. Lekhayude Maranam: Oru Flashback (1983)
Not Rated | 172 min | Drama
The movie narrates the story of a poor Malayalee family reaches Madras to try luck for their daughter Shantamma in the film industry.
Director: K.G. George | Stars: Nalini, Bharat Gopy, Shubha, John Varghese
Votes: 133
22. Bandit Queen (1994)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Seema Biswas, Nirmal Pandey, Rajesh Vivek, Raghubir Yadav
Votes: 5,319 | Gross: $0.40M
23. Ivan Megharoopan (2012)
110 min | Biography, Drama, Musical
Ivan Megharoopan is conceived as the eventful life journey of poet laureate K.P. Madhavan Nair, a character drawn from the life story of the great Malayalam poet P. Kunhiraman Nair.
Director: P. Balachandran | Stars: Prakash Bare, Padmapriya, Shweta Menon, Ramya Nambeeshan
Votes: 35
24. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (2000)
197 min | Biography, History
Biopic of B. R. Ambedkar, known mainly for his contributions in the emancipation of the downtrodden and oppressed classes in India and shaping the Constitution of India.
Director: Jabbar Patel | Stars: Mammootty, Sonali Kulkarni, Mohan Gokhale, Mrinal Kulkarni
Votes: 2,744
25. Paan Singh Tomar (2012)
Not Rated | 135 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The story of Paan Singh Tomar, an Indian athlete and seven-time national steeplechase champion who becomes one of the most feared dacoits in Chambal Valley after his retirement.
Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia | Stars: Irrfan Khan, Mahie Gill, Rajesh Abhay, Hemendra Dandotiya
Votes: 37,883 | Gross: $0.04M
26. Kamaraj (2004)
121 min | Biography, Drama
The film is a biographical sketch of the former Chief Minister of the then Madras State and the All-India Congress Committee secretary and a respected national figure. The film starts with ... See full summary »
Director: A. Balakrishnan | Stars: J. Mahendran, Richard Mathuram, Sampath, K. Vijayan
Votes: 136
27. Adi Shankaracharya (1983)
Not Rated | 130 min | Biography, Drama
The first Indian movie to be made in Sanskrit. The movie follows the life and times of Adi Shankaracharya - the founder of the non-duality (Advaita) school of Indian philosophy. The ... See full summary »
Director: G.V. Iyer | Stars: Sarvadaman Banerjee, M.V. Narayana Rao, Manjunath Bhatt, Leela Narayana Rao
Votes: 312
28. Veeraputhran (2011)
History
Freedom fighter and politician Mohammed Abdul Rahiman leads the revolution in Kerala.
Director: P.T. Kunju Muhammad | Stars: Devan, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Kalabhavan Mani, Valsala Menon
Votes: 16
29. Makaramanju (2010)
Biography, Drama
It is the biography of great indian painter Raja Ravi Varma.
Director: Lenin Rajendran | Stars: Chithra Iyer, Mallika Kapoor, Shamna Kasim, Saiju Kurup
Votes: 69
30. Mission 90 Days (2007)
Action, Crime, History
An investigation story set in the early 90's based on the Rajiv Gandhi assassination.
Director: Major Ravi | Stars: Mammootty, Innocent Vareed Thekkethala, Vijayaraghavan, Cochin Hanifa
Votes: 311
31. Cyanide (2006)
115 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Things take a turn for the worse for a small factory owner and his wife when a group of militants decide to hide at their home.
Director: A.M.R. Ramesh | Stars: Avinash, Malavika Avinash, Usha Bhandary, Suresh Heblikar
Votes: 56
32. Kaalapani (1996)
178 min | Action, Drama, History
Govardhan, a doctor by profession, is wrongly accused of bombing a train and is jailed by the British in Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Pani, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He witnesses the sufferings of hundreds of Indian prisoners there.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Amrish Puri, Prabhu, Tabu
Votes: 4,601
33. Kanchivaram (2008)
117 min | Drama
A 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.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Prakash Raj, Shreya Reddy, Shammu, Sreekumar
Votes: 744
34. Attahaasa (2013)
171 min | Biography, Crime, Thriller
Veerappan has been a subject of great mystery and inquisitive character among the journalistic society. His life has been marked with various twists and turns that has always left a common ... See full summary »
Director: A.M.R. Ramesh | Stars: Kishore Kumar G., Arjun Sarja, Raai Laxmi, Vijayalakshmi Ahathian
Votes: 176
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