South Indian movies have offered entertaining content and a delightful viewing experience. No matter what language they are produced in—Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, or another—the films consistently appear to offer viewers something new and interesting to enjoy. Examining some of the greatest South Indian films ever produced, let’s examine the choices that have gained a lot of attention lately.
1. Master (2021)
The main character of Master is JD, a socially awkward and alcoholic college professor who spends three months tutoring young people in a juvenile home. He unintentionally becomes embroiled in a quarrel with Bhavani, a mobster. The acting performances of Vijay Sethupathi and Thalapathy Vijay are pretty visually stunning.
2. Avane Srimannarayana (2019)
Rakshit himself refers to Avane Srimannarayana as “Southern Odd Fiction,” an unconventional fantasy adventure comedy movie with a western theme. The film centers on the tale of a dishonest police officer who tracks down a local bandit chief who is looking for a buried treasure that vanished in the 1980s. It’s definitely worth watching again and again because to Rakshit’s clever portrayal of Inspector Narayana and this entertaining treasure hunt experience.
3. Jersey (2019)
In addition to telling the tale of a late bloomer in a sports drama returning to the field to pursue his longtime passion, Jersey is a masterfully shot movie about redemption and how a person abandoned their dreams. When Arjun, played by Nani, runs into a neighboring railway station and lets out a hearty scream about his victory, everyone gets even more delighted.
4. Super Deluxe (2019)
A transgender woman named Shilpa (Vijay Sethupathi) is meeting her son at home, a group of teenage boys are trying to watch an adult film and discover one of their mothers is the heroine, and an unfaithful married woman named Samantha is attempting to get rid of her ex-boyfriend’s body with the assistance of her husband, Fahadh.
5. Pushpa: The Rise (2021)
Pushpa (Allu Arjun), who was working as a daily wage worker, felt that he might live a better life. As a result, he overthrew the local syndicate head and became its leader, only for SP Bhanwar Singh Shekawat IPS (Fahadh) to emerge as a new danger.
6. Ponniyin Selvan: I and II (2022 and 2023)
The two parts of Ponniyin Selvan: I and II, the magnum opus film directed by the renowned Mani Ratnam, were released in 2022 and 2023. The movie is based on the same-titled novel by Kalki Krishnamurthy, which dramatizes the narrative of Arunmozhi Varman, a real-life Chola prince who went on to become the well-known ruler Rajaraja I, a significant figure in Indian history.
7. Kantara (2022)
A Kambala (buffalo racing) champion and a recently recruited severe forest officer square off in the movie Kantara over a number of conflicts, but there are more players at play than just them.
8. Baahubali: The Beginning and the Conclusion (2015, 2017)
The film centers on the legendary tale of Sivudu, a young man of great strength and daring who goes above and beyond to aid his love interest, Avantika, achieve her goal by saving Devasena, the former queen of Mahismati. The movie only gets better when Sivudu discovers that Devasena is actually his mother and that he is Mahendra Baahubali, the legitimate monarch of Mahismati and the son of the crown prince Amarendra Baahubali, who was assassinated.
9. Jailer (2023)
The protagonist of the movie is a retired jailer who leads a normal retired life with his wife, son, and grandson. When it is assumed that his son was abducted and murdered by a gang of antiquated smugglers headed by Varman (Vinayakan), the movie takes a dark turn.
10. KGF: Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 (2018 and 2022)
In a span of four years and two films from the KGF flicks, the Rocking Star of Kannada cinema became into the Rocky bhai of Indian cinema. In order to fulfill his final vow to his dying mother, Rocky, a high-yielding mercenary from Bombay (modern-day Mumbai), must amass unfathomable fortune and power.
