Discoveries from India World Cinema

Legends of Indian cinema, NTR and Rajinikanth, unite on screen as "Raja" and "Rashid," two men with a shared past and a common enemy.

Pugazh, a rookie cop earns an immediate disliking from his higher official Inspector Rathnam because of his brilliance in handling the case. Inspector Rathnam is killed by a masked man who shoves expired batteries into his mouth. A medical industrialist is also done away in the same way. Who is the murderer using the unusual method and why he is doing it and whether he gets caught or not?

A gifted make-up artist gets entangled up in a world of crime with a psychopathic vigilante.

Srikanth is a marriage broker. He takes care of everything related to wedding from searching alliance to sending bride to her in-law's house. His brother Ravi Prakash is a sincere police officer. Doctor (Shayaji Shinde) and owner of a super specialty hospital who trades with the limbs of patients, fixes his daughter, Swathi's (Deepa) with an M.P.'s (Pradeep Rawat) son chatrapathi (Shafi). Srikanth is the matchmaker for that wedding. But, the girl receives Srikanth's photo by mistake. She starts to consider Srikanth as her fiance! M.P. attacks on Ravi Prakash who collects all the evidence against his felonies, and seizes him. Brahmanandam, Ali, Venu Madhav and Krishna Bhagavan, the victims of ruthless doctor become demons!! How those spirits take vengeance on doctor, how Srikanth could save his brother, does Swathi marry Srikanth are the rest of the stuff to be watched on screen.

Dharmapalan, a business tycoon, leads a happy life with his family. However, problems start brewing in his life when his business fails due to the sudden decline in prices in the stock market.

Chay is a happy-go-lucky guy living in Spain with his relatives. A mistaken identity at the airport results in him reaching out to Meera, with whom he falls in love at first site. So far, so good. All hell breaks loose for Chay when he comes to know that Meera is in love with one Siddharth, who ditches her in the last minute. A heart-broken Meera falls back on Chay for emotional support. Chay, who has this typical hero's quality of going to any extent to solve others' problems, takes it upon himself to bring smile back on Meera's face. In the process, the hero bumps into Chandramukhi, a village belle who has no idea what a mobile phone is, and a bunch of quirky characters.

Susheela deserts her children and husband Kaimal to begin a new life with Giri. On learning this, Kaimal's friend, Balan, tries to reconcile them.

An immensely rich farmer lives peacefully with his family in Pala and has no idea about the hectic metro life. He gets introduced to it when he hides a love-stricken couple in his house.

Migrant and aspiring actress Thooya navigates Mumbai by leveraging beauty and wit, occasionally trading intimacy for opportunity. When she sublets her sugar daddy’s upscale apartment to Swetha, a fellow migrant working a corporate job, the two women from seemingly different worlds begin sharing more than just living space. Amid Mumbai’s relentless pulse, they discover silent empathy, though personal histories and wounds test their delicate connection in a strange and tender unfolding – of selfhood, of survival, of unexpected kinship.

A group of family and friends in a residential association experience a major shift upon the arrival of a peculiar new tenant.

A valiant cop who investigates a series of political murders in the city, trails the underlying clues that connects them. Unconvinced by the visible cues, he decides to dig deeper and as he goes after every dark piece of detail, he finds himself in an unmasking operation that gets him face to face with a child trafficking mafia, whose chains are deeply rooted. In his encounter with the ruthless and notorious, he is determined to dismantle the operations and the operatives while he tackles the people in power on the other hand.

A scientist accidentally finds a drug that can reveal an individual's past. However, when a few politicians fear their exposure, they plot to kill him.

An egotistical music teacher envious of the extraordinary talent of his prodigious young disciple.

Billa Ranga is action thriller based movie in which, Raviraj (Kannada Prabhakar) is a smuggler who kills people and smuggles their skulls to foreign countries. To get evidences against him and close his business, police commissioner (Thyagaraju) call up Billa (Chiranjeeevi) , a CID officer from delhi and presents him as thief in local area.

Unni, a journalist is in love with Vimla. The two get married against the wishes of their family. His life turns upside down when has to cover a celebrated writer who is about to die.

A mother's demise brings two egoistic and arrogant brothers together, transforming their lives for the better.

Dipu is in love with Shaon but he is unable to marry her because his father is against love marriage. However, Dipu manages to convince his father to go to Shaon's place but it turns out that Shaon's mother was Dipu's father's ex-girlfriend. What will happen next? Will Dipu and Shaon get married?

Noor Jahan, the empress of the Mughal empire, becomes the favourite wife of Emperor Jahangir and steadily begins to exert more influence on the throne through her love for him.

Amrit's generosity and kindness initially lands him in the bad books of a dancer; then in prison; and then as false son-in-law of a very wealthy man.

Gumnaami is a film based on the Mukherjee Commission Hearings which happened from 1999 to 2005 where the three theories about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's death were discussed and debated. It is a dramatization of the hearings where an investigative journalist supporting the Gumnaami Baba theory locks horns with the official lawyer who supports the plane crash theory. In their clash, the Death in Russia theory also comes up.

Nithya and Suraj are best friends who live together in Goa. While Nithya loves nature and finds solace in it, Suraj is an aimless youth, who likes to party. Suraj falls for Nikki, while Nithya meets Abhay . But as Nithya and Suraj continue living together, there seems to be a connection they can't ignore.

When Sanam's family opposes to her relationship with Karan, they elope together. Karan's friend, Uncle Joe, saves them from the goons who hunt them down and suggests them to take a holiday.

The story deals with three socially forward women, their friendship and the troubles they face in a male-dominated society. Rajalakshmi is a college lecturer and writer whose fiancée is not able to accept her ideals. Vimala is a divorced advocate bringing up a child on her own. Seetha is a college teacher, who is leading an unhappy married life with her husband.

Located in a seaside village in Maharashtra during the 60s, the film unfolds over two decades. It is a tragic tale of how the best of friendships can rupture over a trivial quarrel. Once a rupture takes place, there are always people who know how to turn a quarrel to their own advantage, even if the main adversaries are completely destroyed in the process.

Rakesh (Riza Bawa) and Ramesh (Siddique) are delighted when their rich uncle Kunchu Kurup (Thikkurishi) invites them to look after his assets and business. However the two servants of Kurup, Koshi (Innocent) and Kunjahammad (Pappu) will not let that happen easily and have plans of their own.

Sethupathi, an inspector, investigates the murder of a cop and finds that Vaathiyar, a big shot, is responsible for the killing. He arrests Vaathiyar, but an unfortunate incident that has a connection to the case he is investigating, puts his career in jeopardy.

A famous actress falls for a stunt professional. A renowned actor, who is in love with her, hatches a plan to kill the stunt artist.

Shanmugam, a widower, has two daughters Kavita and Anita. In fact, the children were abandoned and he has brought up them without they know that they were orphans.

Arjun Kalyan, son of Raghunath, a police constable, ends up becoming a Sub Inspector despite his disinterest in the department. The chain of events that evolve after assuming charge brings him into a face-to-face conflict with home minister Byre Reddy, a crony and criminal politician.

Mahayoddha Rama - Hindi Mahayoddha Rama is an animated 3D film that retells the Ramayana from the villain Ravanas perspective, featuring his ten heads providing comic relief. It promises a fresh take on the epic with a focus on Ravanas motivations alongside a celebration of Lord Ramas valor This is in Hindi language having a duration of 115.03

After arresting a drug dealer during an undercover operation, police officer Yeshwant Lohar is framed for murder and imprisoned by his corrupt supervisor, Salim Shaikh, who is involved in distributing narcotics. Determined to prove her husband's innocence, wife Ragini resists Salim's attempts to intimidate or bribe her. Salim then releases false photos of Ragini having an affair with police officer Atul, shaking Yeshwant's faith in his wife.

Two con artistes and car thieves, Vicky and Sakshi, are faced with death when they accidentally kill Bhanwarlal's brother. Bhanwarlal and his other brother both swear to avenge the death of their brother and mistakenly kill Rohit Verma, who is a look-alike of Vicky.

Prakshan runs an electrical hardware shop and is known by all the people of that village. As the story progresses, the entry of a mysterious girl in Prakshan's life unfolds a lot of suspense and comical moments.

Vikranth plans a series of robberies on noted politicians. After a major robbery at his house, home minister, Nayak orders for an inquiry. To his shock, he comes to know that the man behind these robberies is Vikranth and why he has done all this.

Raja and Suman, two sons of a labour leader, choose different professions in their life after facing numerous difficulties from childhood to adulthood.

People in a village believe that a monster resides and creates havoc in the corn fields. Two students who study at a college near the village decide to investigate the matter. They are successful in capturing the monster.

A young adult silently drowning in trauma, yearning to let out what’s inside of him, navigates a series of encounters—each revealing fragments of his inner struggle, toxic masculinity, and unspoken vulnerability, as well as the painful dissonance between his desires and his actions.

The adventure that began in Sonar Kella continues. Haunted by visions of a hidden treasure, Mukul Dhars fate is on the line. As danger closes in, Bimal, Rubi, and Kumar set off on a thrilling journey through the secrets of Jaisalmer Fort. Chasing riddles, uncovering legends, and seeking a mythical stone, they venture into a world that could change their lives forever.

Jogi the match maker and Dimple who seeks help to him to get rid of her marriage, both face the consequences as it is eventually decided that Jogi will marry her to save face.

Sushanth is a happy-go-lucky college student whose philosophy of life is summed up as Forget Yesterday, Enjoy Today & Worry Not about Tomorrow which keeps him happy but worries his parents to no end. A transfer brings the entire family to Hyderabad where he flips for his college classmate Sneha on day one. A determined Sushanth woos her successfully and we are treated to a couple of songs in the bargain. Now, Sneha's philosophy of life runs totally opposite of Sushanth and very soon reality sets in. His attitude ruins his marriage prospects with Sneha and they end up separating. The second half of the movie is all about how they try to fall out of love while making compromises to their philosophies. As expected, it ends well with both accepting that Love is above everything else in life!!!

Chakri is framed in multiple murder cases and sent to jail. On release from prison, he heads to the village to bring to book the real culprits.

A college student's romantic pursuits are disrupted when he falls in love with a mysterious new girl in college. Chaos ensues as the power of love takes hold.

Saravanan comes to Singapore for a job but lands in trouble, loses his passport and is on the run. Desperate to get back home, he accepts the job of taking a girl to India in return for a hefty sum.

Shankara fakes a lower-caste certificate for his daughter Gayathri, as he worries that she might not get entrance to university otherwise. Trouble begins when people discover her real identity.

Dalam is a 2013 Telugu-Tamil bilingual action thriller film by debutant director M Jeevan,a protégé of noted Indian director Ram Gopal Varma. The Telugu version Dalam was produced by M. Sumanth Kumar Reddy under the banner of Mammoth Media & Entertainment and released on the first week of 15 August 2013, while Koottam, the Tamil version, will release in 2014. The film starring Naveen Chandra, Piaa Bajpai and Kishore, tells the story of a group of former naxals and their struggles agains the police and politicians to start their lives afresh.

Sabash Sariyana Potti is a laugh riot acts by Jayaram & directs by popular small screen actor Venu Arvind. The film is about the problems faced by an extremely popular actor, who wants to enter politics, and everything is told in a hilarious way. “The movie is a complete laughathon”, Sriranjani plays the heroine while music is by Thaman.

An elderly couple mediates marital disputes, guiding conflicted partners to appreciate their bond through wisdom and diplomacy.

A fisherman who is in love with a woman in his village is presumed dead after he fails to return from sea on one of his trips.

Two freedom fighters, Mammotty and Ravi, shed their blood and face several hardships while fighting against the British during India's freedom struggle.

Sonu and Afrin are both seven years old who have enmity with each other. Sonu has a pet goat and he loves it. Sonu's father Jagdish is an Indian soldier, from the village proudly known as Soldier's Village. After some days, India and Pakistan's war begins. Jagdish is battling in the war and his mother vows that if Jagdish will come back home safe then she will kill the goat as a sacrificial gratitude.

Vasanthi's parents get her engaged to a police officer, Gopi. However, her life takes a turn when Gopi leaves her after making her pregnant.

The film is based on the life of Malayalam poet P. Kunhiraman Nair and is particularly based on his autobiography, Kaviyude Kalpadukal.

Story about two siblings who get separated by villains to get property. Their kids fall in love and solve the murder of the hero's father and clear his uncle of all wrong doings.

Saheb, a jovial, friendly, and kind-hearted boy loved to play soccer. He was very much neglected by his selfish brothers. Only his sister-in-law and his only sister Boolti appreciated and took care of him. Saheb had the potential to become a good goalkeeper, but a lack of support and care from his family became the main obstacle to his growth. Suddenly Boolti's marriage was fixed with a well-educated family. The budget of the event made Saheb's family helpless. At that time, Saheb sold one of his kidneys and spoiled his football career. No one was aware of his decision. On the day of his sister's marriage when everyone was enjoying themselves, Saheb was fighting for his life. Suddenly his sister-in-law came to know everything and became very upset. All his brothers were imposing allegations against him for that unaccounted money, and then his sister-in-law exposed everything and made them quiet. At last, Saheb's incompetent father went to hospital and mourned for his neglected child.

Kanni Maadam will define “What is called MADRAS?”

A family drama with a special focus on two generations of the Chopra family. Dinanath Chopra lives in a small tenement with his wife, and two sons Baldev, and Chandramohan. Dinanath re-finances his house in order to get Baldev to study further and be a doctor, and also gets him married with Rekha who comes from a very wealthy family. Chandramohan studies in college, and has a sweetheart in the form of the gorgeous Asha. Asha lives with her mom, and dad, a sort of quack. Differences in the Baldev emerge and multiply. Baldev and Rekha move to their palatial house. The birth of a baby boy to Rekha does lighten things up a bit, but not for long. Dinanath loses his eyesight in an accident and becomes blind.

A young boy Lukram, hailing from the state of Manipur, situated in the Northeastern part of the country, is a football enthusiast and enrols in a Lucknow-based college to realise his dream of playing for the Indian national team, but his dreams start to crumble when he is subjected to blatant racism and zonal politics that is prevalent in this sport’s team-selection process.

Set in Trivandrum, the story of Ottam unfolds in a day, and progresses through the lives of two youngsters - Abhi and Vinay. What does destiny have in store for these young men?