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Appu is a lowly shepherd and in love with his employer's daughter, Jiji. But then his friend Hari arrives on the scene and equations change.

1962 Indian Tamil-language film

Evocative and eloquent, this melodiously musical drama touchingly traces the twists and turns in the life of an aspiring playback singer, who must work very hard to achieve success in his chosen field. Will his dreams come true? How will his personal life be affected by his profession?

A supernatural force influences a guy's behaviour and helps him finish important tasks.

Bhargava, the heir apparent of a wealthy family in Switzerland, is on a mission to reunite his aunt and grandfather. Of course, this isn't easy since his aunt holds a lot of grudges and isn't willing to pardon him right away.

Nandan (Jayaram) is a school bus driver who is coping with the death of his young niece and also dealing with the sorrow of his sister (Rekha). He finds solace and friendship in a little girl Geethu (Shyamili) who reminds him of his niece. Geethu is also going through a turmoil of her own because of the troubles between her parents (Muarli, Geetha).

Dasu is a small time crook who becomes orphan after his father goes to prison. Meanwhile a local goon decides to send one of his men into the police department to get information for them. Dasu will be roped for this job but he needs to pass SSC exam to get a police job. He clears the exam and gets into the force as a traffic cop. Then he is transferred to the crime branch because of his heroics. The rest of the story is about how Dasu realizes the sanctity of the cop job and eliminates the mafia gang.

After two decades in prison, legendary factionist Chennakesava Reddy (Balakrishna) returns to Rayalaseema, seeking revenge. Standing in his way, is his son Bharath (also Balakrishna), a law-abiding police officer.

The plot revolves around a protagonist whose prowess in overcoming challenges makes him a legend. The title "Bete" likely refers to his relentless pursuit of enemies, a quality that makes him a powerful and feared figure.

Set in the rural socio-political environment of North Malabar, Kotthu follows two party workers Shanu and Sumesh and how certain party workers are honour-bound to their `acquired` political ideology of revenge killing.

The life of a young and charming girl who possesses 'special powers' turns topsy-turvy after she encounters an unexpected incident.

The leakage of a massive LPG tank causes a group of brave firemen, police and local people to put their life on the line when a total city evacuation is impossible because a prison lies in the radius.

A romantic awaits her Prince Charming.

A tribal woman is brutally assaulted and killed. Her newborn is mercilessly abandoned in a dump yard, left to die. But fate intervenes — an old man discovers the infant and decides to raise him as his own. The child, named Kittu,After the old man’s death, Kittu is left to fend for himself,determined to confront his mother’s killer.

While a murder looms over a family, a woman suspects her husband of having an extramarital affair. On the other hand, a man, who is visually impaired, falls in love with her sister-in-law.

This bittersweet comedy follows North-east Indians in Delhi who are attempting to organize a wedding party, but soon find everything going wrong.

Balu and his father have to protect a young man from a woman who has sworn vengeance on his entire clan.

Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai is the story of three brother and their families who live together.

The student politics in a government college has for long revolved around the students' organisation KSQ. Subhash and Paul attempts to change the political scenario by launching a new movement called SFY based on their ideologies.

Jordan grows up without knowing that his father was a criminal. Problems start brewing in his life when he has to pay for his father's sins.

Varunni, a hunter, is summoned to help some villagers capture a man-eating leopard. When he accidentally kills a man, he decides to support the deceased's grieving family.

Ramu goes against the wishes of his stepmother and marries Sita. However, trouble ensues when his stepmother and her daughter move into their house.

Borun Chakraborty, a grumpy old man, leads a lonely life with his bedridden wife and an emotionally distant family. Things take a turn for the unexpected after the country's president gets in touch with him.

Sachin revolves around a boy who born on the auspicious day when cricketer Sachin Tendulkar hit century. After watching Sachin's performance, Viswanathan got excited and named his son as Sachin.

While getting prepared for his sister's wedding, a young man attempts to woo a girl whose marriage to another man has already been fixed.

Mr. Bond feature refers to one of India's greatest detectives--a man who has brought many of the most feared criminals in the country to justice. But when the evil Dragon begins kidnapping kids, he faces one of his toughest cases yet. This saga makes a world different and thus giving more burden on the story that might last for a lifetime with generations come tell about it.

Sri Krishna is the son of a multimillionaire. He falls in love with the girl named Satya who hates millionaires and serves the poor. Sri Krishna bluffs her that he is a poor man and also makes his family to act like poor people. But he doesn't know about Satya's background which will put him and his family in furthermore trouble.

Sukhpreet ‘Sukhee’ Kalra, a 38-year-old Punjabi housewife, goes to Delhi to attend her school reunion. Sukhee relives the 17-year-old version of herself whilst going through a plethora of experiences in a span of just seven days, coming out rekindled, reborn and making the most difficult transition in her life – from being a wife and a mother to being a woman again.

An Anthology Drama film with 4 different situations with 4 different plots which involves emotion and feelings.

Pailey, a stuntman, goes back to his village as he gets severely injured in an accident. He sees his villagers struggling due to many problems and decides to help them, which puts him in trouble

A man learns that the people who raised him are not his biological parents.

The film starts in a village in Mandya where two youngsters Venkatesha and Sathish, who have failed their pre-degree courses seven times, create problems. Nandini, an ultra-modern girl comes to the village and attracts Venkatesha, who is prepared to do anything for pleasing the girl. Both Venkatesha and Sathish follow Nandini to Mysore, where she is pursuing studies. A strict principal of the college humiliates Nandini when she crosses the limits. Meanwhile, the principal gets murdered and a police officer suspects Venkatesha and Nandini to be behind this murder. There is a lot of confusion when it is revealed that Nandini is the daughter of a Dubai-based don, who is trying to kill a Mangalore-based don. What happens in the end is revealed in an interesting climax.

Not wishing his son to grow up like himself, a brutish criminal secretly swaps his baby for that of a wealthy entertainer. Is the boys' destiny written in their genes or can the change of environment make a difference ? Their lives and those of their fathers inevitably collide.

An honest cop, a conman and a hopeless romantic form an unusual team during the days of demonetisation to pull off a scam. A scam that is bigger than demonetisation, but things go haywire.

Shankar, leader of a labour union, is killed by a mafia don. His son Munna, who is raised by the slum dwellers, is unaware of his past. However, his enemies identify him and attempt to kill him.

The story is based in Banaras and is about a Hindu Priest Chaturvedi who follows the scriptures to practice Hindu religion. When a child is abandon by a woman and brought in his house by his daughter - after initial hesitation but due to requests from his wife - the family adapts the child; only to know after 4 years that the child is a Muslim. The family gives away the child and Chaturvedi engulfs himself in the purification process to cleanse his body, mind and soul due to contact with a Muslim soul. By the time, Chaturvedi thinks he is fully purified – the child reappears – seeking refuge, due to Hindu- Muslim riots. This is the time Chaturvedi finally realizes that the true religion is - religion where humans help humans – humanity.

Manasa and Chaitanya are engaged to be married, but when Chaitanya quits his job, will the wedding go through?

Bombay-based Anil Agarwal lives a very wealthy lifestyle, mostly from wealth, estate, and business inherited from his grandfather, along with his wife, Anju, and a school-going son named Jimmy. One day while at the beach a stranger named Vijay Sohni, rescues Jimmy from drowning, refuses to accept any compensation, but is invited to live in the palatial house of the Agarwals indefinitely, which he accepts. Anil's garage owner friend, Daver, cautions him against Vijay, as he has been seen making advances to Daver's wife, Suman. Anil decides to pay close attention to Vijay, and does find him getting closer and closer to Anju. He decides to ask Vijay to leave, and even gives him some money, when Daver bursts in accusing Vijay of having an affair with Suman, an argument ensues, which regresses into fisticuffs, Anil hits Vijay on his head which leads to his death. Daver disposes of the body, and both decide not to tell anyone about Vijay's disappearance...

A remake of Bommarillu (2006), the film primarily revolves around the relationship between a father and son, in which the father's excessive concern for his son, and interference in his life, leads to the latter harbouring bitterness towards his overbearing father.

The film is based on two couples – where the first couple Dr. Chandra Shekar (Gemini Ganesan) & Parvathi (Anjali Devi) and the second couple is Ravi (A. Nageswara Rao) & Lakshmi (Savitri). Ravi & Lakshmi are happy lovers. Ravi is summoned and asked to marry another girl forcibly. Since his father's life & honor are at stake, Ravi agrees to the marriage. Simultaneously another marriage takes place in the same village Dr. Chandra Shekar visits his best friend's sister marriage but the marriage cancels in the last moment due to dowry problems to keep up his friend's prestige Shekar marriage's his sister called Parvathi. Due to sudden marriage, the couple doesn't see each other. Thereby because marriage is happening without his wish Ravi also not seen the bride's face. Both the bridal parties traveling on the same train which run into a disastrous accident. In the accident Ravi's parents and wife are dead.

Manas, an ex-factory floor manager loses his job during the pandemic. He is then forced to work as a food delivery rider, grappling with the app and the world of ratings and incentives. Life is relentless for him, but not without shared moments of joy with his wife, Pratima. The film captures the life of invisible 'ordinary' people, hidden in plain sight.

Ruining their plans of marriage, a gruesome accident separates two lovers. However, they meet each other again but under very different circumstances.

Young Shankar is framed for a theft he did not commit. He escapes from police and runs into his mother's arms. When Shankar's mother sees Shankar being arrested by police, she dies due to shock. Shankar escapes from the police and ends up working for criminal don Raja Babu. He is now known as 'Shaka'. One day Raja Babu ask Shaka to abduct a child. The child's mother dies due to shock. This reminds Shaka(Shankar) of his own mother dying due to shock. He repents, surrenders to police and is sent to jail for 5 years. His three years punishment is condoned when he saves the life of a visiting parliamentarian. After being released from jail, he decides to live the life of an ordinary civilian and works as a garage mechanic. He meets Aarti, falls in love and they marry. But Shankars past starts haunting him to such an extent that he sees no choice except joining the crime gang of Raja Babu.

A British administrator with a flair for game hunting develops a friendship with a commoner who is an expert archer in an Indian village. The movie portrays the relationship between the British colonialists, and native villagers who were exploited by Indian landlords in 1920s India. This happens against the backdrop of the awakening of the Indian people against the British rule.

Pachai Vilakku (English: Green Lantern) is a 1964 Indian Tamil film, directed by A. Bhim Singh and produced by Rama. Arangannal, A. R. Hassan Khan and T. S. Aadhi Narayanan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, C. R. Vijayakumari, S. S. Rajendran and S. V. Ranga Rao in lead roles. The film had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy.

An ordinary 60 plus couple - Vidhyadhar Patwardhan and his wife are forced to search for their faith in human values and society after the death of their only son Amar. In the process they undergo the most testing struggle of their lives.

Sundari Sara Mathews, popularly known as Suma, meets Victor, the school's new English teacher and falls for him. However, before expressing her feelings to him, another teacher, Lekha, asks him out and he accepts, leaving Suma heartbroken. While at a low point in her life after losing her mother and arguing with her brother, Suma is consumed by jealousy and plots to break up Lekha and Victor to have him to herself.

Bitter animosity and hatred has existed between the communities of Jangavar and Dilavar. While Dilavar's Roshan wants to bring peace between everyone, he sets an example by marrying Chandni. This enrages the Jangavars' who attack the Dilavars, killing Roshan. Before dying, Roshan asks his twin brother, Raka, to promise that he will bring peace by getting their brother, Badal, married to Shaka's sister, Reshma. Raka attempts to carry out his promise, by letting both meet and fall in love with each other. When the time comes for Badal to propose to Reshma, she accepts with one condition - that Badal kill Raka and bring his severed head to Jangavar. The question is will Badal sacrifice his brother's life to marry Reshma and bring peace between the two communities?

Antony, a convict, wants revenge against Haridas, a police officer, for killing his family and arresting him. However, his motive changes when he discovers that his daughter is still alive.

Goddess Bannari Amman takes the form of a woman who is skilled in curing people's ailments and goes to a small village. She destroys evil and blesses the good part of the society.

Shriranga Deshmukh is frustrated with all the women in his life. However, when he gets back from his native place, he realises he has supernatural powers allowing him to listen to any woman's thought. Inspired by "What Women Want".

Georgekutty, who is obsessed with the beautiful Sundari, uses his wealth to disgrace her and her family. Unable to bear the suffering, Sundari runs from her home and meets Maadan, a labourer.

Ramachandra Rao, a professor, is forced to marry Gowri at his family's behest despite being in love with Lalitha. He fails to get along with his wife and broods about his lost love. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Vani. The film is considered as one of the greatest romantic films in Kannada noted for the strong performances of lead actors Rajkumar and Kalpana.

Haani is a romantic saga spanning two different generations of a family. It tells the story of love, friendship and honor immortalized by commitment. The film simultaneously narrates 2 plots. Ranjit (Harbhajan) and Jagga (Sarabjit) are best friends in 1964 where Ranjit falls for Sukhaan (Mahreen) and loves her to death. Other plot involves Harman (Anuj) and Preet's (Sonia) love story in 2013 and Tony (Rupan Bal) who has similar role to Jagga in the movie. Somehow fate connects these love stories together.

Shaktivel and Angel, who belong to rival villages, fall in love with each other. However, as Angel's father is unhappy with her choice of groom, he forces her to become a nun.

Having found themselves in a delusional state, trying to discover if they are sleepwalking, a couple on the cusp of starting a family, dreaming of the perfect future, are made to face the consequences of their willful blindness.