BEST INDIAN MOVIES BY YEAR(1982-2021)
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TAMIL-16
MALAYALAM-9
HINDI-6
TELUGU-5
ENGLISH-1
KANNADA-1
MARATHI-1
This list is made based on the imdb ratings.It may not be exactly the best Indian film of the year but the top rated film of the year.
This list can change if the rating of the movie changes, also movies with less votes are not included will add them if they gain more votes.
This list is made according to the official release in India
Languages with most movies
TAMIL-16
MALAYALAM-9
HINDI-6
TELUGU-5
ENGLISH-1
KANNADA-1
MARATHI-1
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- DirectorJeethu JosephStarsMohanlalMeenaAnsibaA gripping tale of an investigation and a family which is threatened by it. Will Georgekutty be able to protect his family this time?THE GREAT INDIAN KITCHEN
THE PRIEST
MASTER
MAARA
VELLAM
KAAGAZ
JAATHI RATNALU
JOJI - DirectorSudha KongaraStarsSuriyaParesh RawalAparna BalamuraliNedumaaran Rajangam "Maara" sets out to make the common man fly and in the process takes on the world's most capital intensive industry and several enemies who stand in his way.LUDO
LOOTCASE
DIL BECHARA
ANJAAM PATHIRA
TRANCE
AYYAPANUM KOSHIYUM
TANHAJI
C U SOON
OH MY KADAVULE - DirectorRamStarsMammoottySadhanaAnjaliA single father tries to raise his daughter, who has cerebral palsy, even as she is beginning to wake up to her sexuality.(The film's official release was in 2019)
KUMBALANGI NIGHTS
ASURAN
KAITHI
SUPER DELUXE
SECTION 375
JALLIKATTU
CHHICHHORRE
THE SKY IS PINK
SUPER 30
ARTICLE 15
AGENT SAI SRINIVASA ATHREYA
JERSEY
THE TASHKENT FILES
BADLA
SONCHIRIYA
ANDROID KUNJAPPAN
SINGLE SLIPPER SIZE-7
THADAM
MAATHU VADALARA
NINNU THALACHI
EVARU
BROCHEVAREVARURA
SUVARNA SUNDARI
URI
HELEN
MOOTHON
UNDA
YATRA
VIRUS
UYARE - DirectorVenkatesh MahaStarsRadha BessySubba Rao VepadaPraneeta PatnaikFour unconventional love stories set in the town and including the people of Kancherapalem.KGF CHAPTER 1
BADHAAI HO
VADA CHENNAI
RAATCHASAN
ANDHADHUN
96
PARIYERUM PERUMAL
WESTERN GHATS
TUMBAADD
STREE
GEETHA GOVINDHAM
KAARWAAN
GOODACHAARI
SANJU
BAVESH JOSHI SUPERHERO
RAAZI
MAHANATI
PARMANU
OCTOBER
RANGASTHALAM
HICHKI
PADMAN
JOSEPH
EA MA YAU
SUDANI FROM NIGERIA
NJAN PRAKASHAN
VARATHAN - 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.THEERAN
SECRET SUPERSTAR
HINDI MEDIUM
THE BRAWLER
ARJUN REDDY
BAHUBALI 2
THE GHAZI ATTACK
NEWTON
MAANAGARAM
NOTUKU POTU
TAKE OFF
THONDIMUTHALUM DRIKSAKSHIYUM
ANGAMALY DIARIES
ARUVI
MERSAL
PARAVA
RAKSHADIKARI BAIJU OPPU - DirectorMahesh ManjrekarStarsNana PatekarMedha ManjrekarMrunmayee DeshpandeAfter he retires, an aging theatre actor and his wife begin to feel unwanted by their children.DHRUVANGAL 16
VISARANAI
DANGAL
DHRUVA
TRAPPED
MS DHONI THE UNTOLD STORY
PINK
PELLI CHOPPULU
MADAARI
UDTA PUNJAB
24
NEERJA
SAIRAT
MAHESHINTE PRATHIKARAM
SAALA KHADOOS
AIRLIFT
THOZHA
KSHANAM
JOKER
KAMMATIPAADAM
GUPPY
JACOBINTE SWARARAJYAM
ACTION HERO BIJU - DirectorM. ManikandanStarsRamesh ThilaganathanJ. VigneshAishwarya RajeshTwo slum kids yearn to taste a pizza after being enticed by the pizza shop that has opened near their locality. What happens when they manage to find the money to buy one?2015
PREMAM
PAAPANASAM
CHARLIE
ALIGARH
NIL BATTEY SANATA
TALVAR
THANI ORUVAN
MANHJI
DRISHYAM
BHAJRANGI BHAIJAAN
BAHUBALI
RAANGITARANGA
TANU WEDS MANU
MASAAN
PIKU
DETECTIVE BYOMKESH BAKSHI
DUM LAGA KE HAISHA
BABY - 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.PK
KATHTHI
HAIDER
JIGARTHANDA
VELLAIYILLA PATTADHARI
BANGALORE DAYS
DRUSHYAM
BANGALORE DAYS
ULIDAVARU KANDATHE
UGRAMM
1- NENOKADINNE
IYOBINTE PUSTHAKAM
MUNNARIYIPU
OM SHANTHI OSHAANA
1983 - DirectorJeethu JosephStarsMohanlalMeenaAsha SharathA man goes to extreme lengths to save his family from punishment after the family commits an accidental crime.MADRAS CAFE
MEMORIES
LUCIA
BHAAG MILKHA BHAAG
RAANJHANAA
THE LUNCHBOX
UGLY
MUMBAI POLICE
SOODHU KAVVUM
JOLLY LLB
KAI PO CHE
SPECIAL 26
VISHWAROOPAM
NORTH 24 KAATHAM
NERAM
NEELAKASHAM PACHAKADAL CHUVANNABHOOMI
AMEN
ANNAYUM RASOOLUM - DirectorAnurag KashyapStarsManoj BajpayeeNawazuddin SiddiquiTigmanshu DhuliaA clash between Sultan and Shahid Khan leads to the expulsion of Khan from Wasseypur, and ignites a deadly blood feud spanning three generations.THUPAKKI
PIZZA
OH MY GOD
ENGLISH VINGLISH BARFI
SHIP OF THESIS
EEGA
USTAD HOTEL
VICKY DONOR
KAHAANI
PAAN SINGH TOMAR
NADAVULA KONJAM PAKATHA KANOM
AYAALUM NJANUM THAMMIL
SHUTTER
OZHIMURI
22 FEMALE KOTTAYAM - 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.ZINDAGI NAA MILEGI DOBAARA
DELHI BELLY
PYAAR KI PUNCHAMA
STANLEY KA DABBA
ADAMINTE MAKAN ABU
AADUKALAM
MELVILASOM
SALT N PEPPER - DirectorThiagarajan KumararajaStarsSampath RajJackie ShroffRavi KrishnaA mob boss must deal with a disgruntled mistress and a vanishing bag of cocaine.PRANCHIYETTAN AND THE SAINT
MY NAME IS KHAN
UDAAN
VEDAM
DO DOONI CHAR
PHAS GAYE RE OBAMA
PRASTHANAM
LEADER - DirectorRajkumar HiraniStarsAamir KhanMadhavanMona SinghTwo 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".UNNAIPOL ORUVAN
PALERI MANIKYAM
ROCKET SINGH
WAKE UP SID
MAGADHEERA
GULAAL
DEV.D
KICK - DirectorRadha Krishna JagarlamudiStarsSharwanandAllari NareshKamalinee MukherjeeTwo guys, one a thief and the other filthy rich, meet each other in a journey started by the latter in search of his love.A WEDNESDAY
ROCK ON
VAARANAM AAYIRAM
DASAVATHARAM
DASVIDANIYA
MUMBAI MERI JAAN
AAMIR
JODHAA AKBAR
MANJAADI KURU - DirectorAnurag KashyapStarsKay Kay MenonPawan MalhotraAditya SrivastavA film about the investigations following the 1993 serial Bombay bomb blasts, told through the different stories of the people involved --police, conspirators, victims, middlemen.(Official indian release in 2007)
TAARE ZAMEEN PAR
CHAK DE INDIA
JAB WE MET
KATTRADU TAMIZH
JOHNY GADAAR
MANORAMA
SHIVAJI
BHEJA FRY
GURU
HAPPY DAYS
KAYYOPPU - DirectorK. SelvaraghavanStarsDhanushSnehaSonia AgarwalAfter running away from his home, Kumar falls in with a gang and slowly rises through the ranks of the criminal underworld.KHOSLA H GHOSLA
VETTAIYADU VILLAIYADU
DOR
LAGE RAHO MUNNA BHAI
BOMMARILLU
OMKARA
POKKIRI RANG DE BASANTI
CLASSMATES - DirectorSanjay Leela BhansaliStarsAmitabh BachchanRani MukerjiShernaz PatelThe cathartic tale of a young woman who can't see, hear, or speak, and the teacher who brings a ray of light into her dark world.ANNIYAN
ATHADU
GHAJINI
IQBAL
SARKAR
THANMATHRA
MAKALKU - DirectorChandra SiddharthaStarsRajendra PrasadAamaniRajaA man fights for his philosophy: that human relations are more important than money.SWADES
KAZHCHA
VIRUMAANDI
VEER-ZAARA
LAKSHYA
GHILLI
AB TAK CHAPPAN
EK HASINA THI
ARYA - DirectorSundar C.StarsKamal HaasanMadhavanKiran RathodTwo men, one young and arrogant, the other damaged - physically but not spiritually - by life, are thrown together by circumstances, and find that they are in some ways bound together by fate.MUNNA BHAI MBBS
KAL HO NAA HO
PITHAMAGAN
MAQBOOL
GANGAAJAL
OKKADU
HUNGAMA
AITHE
CID MOOSA - DirectorMani RatnamStarsKeerthana ParthiepanSimranMadhavanA little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her real mother, she begs to be taken to Sri Lanka, where her mother works with a militant group of activists.THE LEGEND OF BHAGAT SINGH
MEESHA MADHAVAN
DEVDAS
COMPANY
MANMADHUDHU - DirectorVijay K. BhaskarStarsVenkatesh DaggubatiAarthi AgarwalSuhasiniVenkateswarlu, aka Venky, comes Hyderabad to his father's friend's house where he meets an engaged girl . Things turn upside down when she expresses her love for him .LAGAAN
DIL CHAHTA HAI
REHNAA HAI TERE DIL MEIN
SAMSARA
NAYAK-THE REAL HERO
KHUSHI
THEERTHADANAM - DirectorJabbar PatelStarsMammoottySonali KulkarniMohan GokhaleBiopic 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.HEY RAM
HERA PHERI
ALAIPAYUTHEY
ARAYANANGALUDE VEEDU
AYYAPANTE AMMA NEYYAPAM CHUTTU - DirectorUpendraStarsUpendraRaveena TandonPremaThis is a psychological thriller movie about a man who calls himself as "Naanu" (Me). It explores the human needs and greeds in the form of a metaphorical comparison to the three female characters in the movie.MUDHALVAN
SARFAROSH
VAASTAV
VAANAPRASTHAM - DirectorRam Gopal VarmaStarsJ.D. ChakravarthiManoj BajpayeeUrmila MatondkarAn innocent man is embroiled in underworld after being falsely charged and sets out to punish the perpetrators who subjected his life to misery.KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI
PUNJABI HOUSE
DIL SE
THOLI PREMA
EARTH
CHINTHAVISHTAYAYA SHYAMALA - DirectorMani RatnamStarsMohanlalAishwarya Rai BachchanPrakash RajA 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.GURU
BORDER - DirectorPriyadarshanStarsMohanlalAmrish PuriPrabhuGovardhan, 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.INDIAN
- DirectorP.C. SreeramStarsKamal HaasanArjun SarjaNassarSuave and scintillating, this fast-paced action thriller follows the adventures and investigations of a group of honest police officers, who go undercover to bring down a terror network.DDLJ
BOMBAY
SPADIKAM
THE KING - DirectorSanthana BharathiStarsKamal HaasanSukanyaPoornam VishwanathanAn innocent man is framed in a financial scam and imprisoned. After his release, he learns that his daughter was sold into prostitution and he struggles to free her.ANDAZ APNA APNA
KABHI HAAN KABHI NAA
VIDHEYAN
PAVITHRAM - DirectorFazilStarsShobanaMohanlalSuresh GopiWhen a forbidden room in an old bungalow is unbolted, the spirit of a vengeful dancer is unleashed.DARR
BAAZIGAR
JAMBA LAKIDI PAMBA
VATSALYAM
DEVASURAM - DirectorBharathanStarsKamal HaasanShivaji GanesanNassarThe urbane son of a village chieftain struggles between his personal aspirations and those of his family.JO JEETA WOHI SIKANDAR
ROJA
YODHA
PAPPAYUDE SWANTHAM APOOSE - DirectorSathyan AnthikadStarsSreenivasanJayaramThilakanA satire on contemporary Kerala politics where brothers turn local leaders of rival parties, leading to distress for their aged and once-proud parents.GODFATHER
THALAPATHI
KILLUKKAM
KSHANA KSHANAM
ADITYA 369
AMARAM
BHARATHAM - DirectorSingeetam Srinivasa RaoStarsKamal HaasanUrvashiKomal MahuvakarA comedy of errors with identical quadruplets, separated at birth, coming together as adults.IN HARIHAR NAGAR
AGNEEPATH
ANJALI - DirectorT. HariharanStarsMammoottyMadhaviDevanThe film offers an alternative version of the fight between two legendary Chekavars from Chanthu's perspective.APOORVA SAGODARANGAL
KIREEDAM
SHIVA
GITANJALI
RAMJI RAO SPEAKING
DASHARADHAM
VADAKUNOKIYANTHRAM - DirectorPriyadarshanStarsMohanlalNedumudi VenuRenjiniA woman hires a stranger to pose as her husband because she doesn't want her ailing father to know that her fiance broke their engagement.ORU CBI DIARY KURIPPU
RUDRA VEENA
SATHYA
QAYAMAT SE QAYAMAT TAK
PATTANAPRAVESHAM
UNNAL MUDIYUM THAMBI - DirectorMani RatnamStarsKamal HaasanSaranya PonvannanDelhi GaneshA common man's struggles against a corrupt police force put him on the wrong side of the law. He becomes a don, who is loved and respected by many, but his growing power and influence exact a heavy toll.THANIYAARTHANAM
NEW DELHI
MR INDIA
AHA NAA PELLANTA
NADODIKATTU
THOOVANATHUMBIKAL - DirectorAmbiliMani RatnamStarsRevathiMohanKarthikDivya, a woman grieving over the death of her lover, is convinced into an arranged marriage with Chandra Kumar. Over a year the couple attempt to adjust to each other's presence and live with each other.NAMMUKU PAARKAN MUNITHIRI THOPPUKAL
VIKRAM - DirectorBalu MahendraStarsShobanaMammoottyAdoor BhasiUnnikrishnan (Mammootty), an ex-convict, tells his tragic love story to his fellow passengers in a school bus. An orphan and a forest officer by profession, he falls in love with a local girl, Thulasi, during his stay at a forest area. They decided to get married and he sets off to inform his marriage to his best friend. On his way back the police arrest him as a suspected criminal, who has some visible similarities to Unnikrishnan. There he accidentally kills a policeman and is sentenced to life imprisonment. During his early days in prison, he writes a letter to Thulasi asking her to forget him. When his prison term was about to complete, he wrote a letter to her to light a lamp if she still waits for him. After long years of torment in the prison he goes to meet Thulasi. Does she still wait for him? That's the question of his fellow passengers too.SAAGAR
MIRCH MASALA
BOEING BOEING
MUTHAL MARYADAI - DirectorMahesh BhattStarsAnupam KherRohini HattangadiSoni RazdanAn old couple lend a room on rent after recent death of the bread earner of the family, their only son. A budding actress starts living with them, who is in love with a local politician's only son. The movie shows what later ensues.MY DEAR KUTTICHATHAN
NOKKATHA DOORATHU KANNUM NATTU
SANDHARBHAM
SPARSH - DirectorK. ViswanathStarsKamal HaasanJaya PradaSarath BabuA classical dancer, Balakrishna, faces many struggles, but is eventually redeemed.JAANE BHI DO YAARO
AA RATHRI - DirectorBalu MahendraStarsKamal HaasanSrideviY.G. MahendranA young woman regresses to childhood after suffering a head injury in a car crash. Lost, she ends up trapped at a brothel before being rescued by a lonely school teacher who falls in love with her.GANDHI
ANGOOR
ARTH
YAVANIKA