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1. 3 Idiots (2009)
PG-13 | 170 min | Comedy, Drama
Two friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots".
Director: Rajkumar Hirani | Stars: Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Mona Singh, Sharman Joshi
Votes: 434,712 | Gross: $6.53M
2. Pariyerum Perumal (2018)
Not Rated | 154 min | Drama
A law student from a lower caste begins a friendship with his classmate, a girl who belongs to a higher caste, and the men in her family start giving him trouble over this.
Director: Mari Selvaraj | Stars: Kathir, Anandhi, Yogi Babu, Lijeesh
Votes: 18,403
A movie about testing the limits of patience the struggles of a social hierarchy in India
3. Dangal (2016)
Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters struggle towards glory at the Commonwealth Games in the face of societal oppression.
Director: Nitesh Tiwari | Stars: Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra
Votes: 210,858 | Gross: $12.39M
4. 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: 8,414
5. Kapoor & Sons (2016)
Not Rated | 132 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The story about two brothers who visit their dysfunctional family for their grandfather's birthday party.
Director: Shakun Batra | Stars: Rishi Kapoor, Rajat Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah, Fawad Khan
Votes: 28,472 | Gross: $2.61M
6. Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)
Not Rated | 321 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A clash between Sultan and Shahid Khan leads to the expulsion of Khan from Wasseypur, and ignites a deadly blood feud spanning three generations.
Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Richa Chadha
Votes: 103,880
A multi generational local gangster movie with characters from the rural northern India. Amazing acting.
7. Joji (2021)
113 min | Crime, Drama
Joji, an engineering dropout and the youngest son of a rich family lives with his aspirations of becoming super wealthy. Driven by greed and blind ambition, he decides to execute his plans following an unexpected event in the family.
Director: Dileesh Pothan | Stars: Fahadh Faasil, Basil Joseph, Dileesh Pothan, Baburaj
Votes: 10,796
Another family drama and their weird relationships
8. Pithamagan (2003)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Drama
Chittan, a social outcast, has grown up in a cemetery. A drug dealer finds him a job in a cannabis farm. In prison, he meets a conman, Shakti. This friendship transforms him from his stony existence.
Director: Bala | Stars: Vikram, Suriya, Laila, Sangeetha
Votes: 7,493
9. Tumbbad (2018)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A mythological story about a goddess who created the entire universe. The plot revolves around the consequences when humans build a temple for her first-born.
Directors: Rahi Anil Barve, Anand Gandhi, Adesh Prasad | Stars: Sohum Shah, Jyoti Malshe, Anita Date-Kelkar, Ronjini Chakraborty
Votes: 58,977
A horror film dealing with greed and how it manifests coupled with cultural influence from the state of Maharastra in the old days
10. 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: 7,328
A political Saga of 2 friends with real life parallels and mesmerising acting
11. Thevar Magan (1992)
145 min | Action, Drama, Romance
The urbane son of a village chieftain struggles between his personal aspirations and those of his family.
Director: Bharathan | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Shivaji Ganesan, Nassar, Revathi
Votes: 8,027
Indian village politics and how an urbanised son gets sucks into it. Great acting and music.
12. 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: 23,820 | Gross: $0.18M
13. Roja (1992)
137 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A woman from a village in Tamil Nadu marries a sophisticated city dweller and moves with him to Kashmir, where all is rosy - until he gets kidnapped by militants.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Arvind Swamy, Madhoo, Pankaj Kapur, Nassar
Votes: 13,716
A love story picturised very beautifully in the Himalayas.
14. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Not Rated | 155 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Three friends decide to turn their fantasy vacation into reality after one of their friends gets engaged.
Director: Zoya Akhtar | Stars: Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif
Votes: 85,914 | Gross: $3.11M
15. Gully Boy (2019)
Not Rated | 154 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A coming-of-age story based on the lives of street rappers in Mumbai.
Director: Zoya Akhtar | Stars: Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Vijay Raaz
Votes: 43,798 | Gross: $5.57M
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