25 Most Awesome South Indian Films of The Decade
These are my chosen ones of awesome South Indian Films. There are 25 films in the main category and 9 films in special mention. (The order is based on release year)
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- DirectorA.L. VijayStarsAryaCarole Trangmar-PalmerAmy JacksonA film set in 1940s India, during the country's struggle for independence. The young daughter of an English governor falls in love with a local Indian boy.
- DirectorKarthik SubbarajStarsVijay SethupathiRamya NambeeshanAadukalam NarenA pizza delivery boy lands in a mysterious circumstance and it works a dramatic change in his life.
- DirectorKamal HaasanStarsPooja KumarMiles AndersonKamal HaasanWhen a classical dancer's suspecting wife sets an investigator behind him, a series of violent events are triggered, revealing his real identity and connection to a darker world.
- DirectorMohan RajaStarsJayam RaviArvind SwamyNayantharaSiddharth Abimanyu, an influential scientist, is involved in various illegal medical practices. Mithran, an efficient IPS officer, decides to expose him.
- DirectorKarthick NarenStarsRahmanPrakash RaghavanSharathkumarA police officer retires after an accident during a case investigation. Years later, he is forced to relive the past as he narrates the story to his friend's son.
- DirectorVikram KumarVikram K. KumarStarsSuriyaSamantha Ruth PrabhuNithya MenenA scientist invents a time machine, which leads to a bitter battle between his evil twin brother and his son.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorC. Prem KumarStarsVijay SethupathiAdithya BhaskarTrisha KrishnanTwo high school sweethearts meet at a reunion after 22 years and reminisce about their past.
- DirectorRadha Krishna JagarlamudiStarsAllu ArjunAnushka ShettyManoj Kumar ManchuStories 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.
- DirectorS.S. RajamouliStarsSudeepNaniSamantha Ruth PrabhuA murdered man is reincarnated as a housefly and seeks to avenge his death.
- DirectorVikram K. KumarStarsAkkineni Nageswara RaoNagarjuna AkkineniNaga Chaitanya AkkineniThrough reincarnation, family members are able to cross generations and meddle in each others' lives.
- DirectorNag AshwinStarsKeerthy SureshDulquer SalmaanSamantha Ruth PrabhuBiography of Savitri, an actress from South India movie industry, who ruled the industry for two decades during 50s and 60s.
- DirectorGowtam TinnanuriStarsNaniShraddha SrinathSathyarajA failed cricketer decides to revive his cricketing career in his late 30's despite everyone being skeptical of his ability to do so.
- DirectorVivek AthreyaStarsSree VishnuRahul RamakrishnaPriyadarshi PulikondaThis is the story of 'R3 batch' consisting of Rocky, Rambo and Rahul, three friends who keep failing every year and are stuck with studying inter.
- DirectorRajesh PillaiStarsSreenivasanKunchacko BobanSudip JoshyThe lives of some different people get intertwined when a girl is in urgent need of a heart transplant with the only heart donor being many miles of traffic away.
- DirectorAnwar RasheedStarsDulquer SalmaanThilakanSiddiqueFaisi 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.
- DirectorJeethu JosephStarsMohanlalMeenaAsha SharathA man goes to extreme lengths to save his family from punishment after the family commits an accidental crime.
- DirectorAnjali MenonStarsDulquer SalmaanNivin PaulyNazriya NazimA fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover and explore.
- DirectorAlphonse PuthrenStarsNivin PaulySai PallaviMadonna SebastianA young man has three opportunities to find love. Will the third time be the charm?
- DirectorMartin PrakkatStarsDulquer SalmaanParvathy ThiruvothuAparna GopinathA young, nonconforming woman named Tessa gets entangled in a cat-and-mouse chase in the by-lanes of Kerala, hunting for a mysterious artist who previously lived in her apartment.
- 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.
- DirectorRakshit ShettyStarsRakshit ShettyRishab ShettyKishore Kumar G.A journalist sets out to uncover the truth behind an incident, through the perspectives of different people, unraveling how they and their lives are intertwined with it.
- DirectorPrashanth NeelStarsYashSrinidhi ShettyRamachandra RajuIn 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.
- DirectorAnup BhandariStarsNirup BhandariRadhika NarayanAvantika ShettyMysterious events begin to unfold after a reclusive novelist and his wife move back to her ancestral village, followed by a journalist.
- DirectorA.R. MurugadossStarsJoseph VijaySamantha Ruth PrabhuNeil Nitin MukeshA case of mistaken identity embroils an escaped convict in a fight against a large corporation intent on seizing a village's land.
- 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.
- DirectorManu AshokanStarsTovino ThomasParvathy ThiruvothuSamyuktha MenonPallavi is a strong-willed woman who has always aspired to become a pilot. How she gets back on her feet through sheer resilience after being beset by a series of personal crises forms the crux of the film.
- DirectorRishab ShettyStarsRakshit ShettyRashmika MandannaSamyuktha HegdeKirik Party is the story of a gang of mischievous students, lead by the protagonist Karna (Rakshit Shetty), who has just joined an engineering college.
- 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.
- DirectorShiva NirvanaStarsNaniNivetha ThomasAadhiTwo lovers, Pallavi and Uma get separated by circumstances, but reconnect years later, when Pallavi is happily married to someone else.
- DirectorThiagarajan KumararajaStarsVijay SethupathiFahadh FaasilSamantha Ruth PrabhuAn 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.
- DirectorPrasanth VarmaStarsKajal AggarwalNithya MenenSrinivas AvasaralaUnusual (multiple) people tend to meet at a Restaurant and their life-changing moments take place in order to know about a single person.
- DirectorAashiq AbuStarsParvathy ThiruvothuTovino ThomasJoju GeorgeA real life account of the deadly Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, and the courageous fight put on by several individuals which helped to contain the epidemic.