This year has been the golden era for the South film industry as the entire world is going gaga over it. Check out the list of the top 11 South movies that IMDb ratings claim to be the best.
India is famous for its diversity and you can witness it all across the country, either its people, food, cloth, religion, or cinema. Every region of India tells a story but Bollywood failed to grasp the roots of India, so, regional cinema brought the lost stories to the big screen in a grand manner, and the South movie industry is doing it the best.
South Indian cinema comprises six distinct film industries including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tulu, and Konkani. In the last few years, the South industry has achieved tremendous growth and become more popular. Some of the factors that greatly contribute to its popularity include spectacular action movies with astounding cinematography.
If you love to watch South movies, you must check out the list of the best South Indian movies we’ve made for you. Let’s start!
KGF Chapter 1
We’ve put this film at the top of our list because it is a blockbuster movie of the year 2018. It has an IMDb rating of 8.4/10, which is quite good. Yash played the role of Rocky Bhai in KGF Chapter 1 and the sequel of this movie made many records at the box office he impressed everyone with his incredible acting skills.
Link To Watch and Download KGF Chapter 1 movie: https://www.voot.com/movie/kgf-chapter-1-hindi/965391?utm_source=google_web&utm_medium=watchaction
Bahubali – The Beginning
Bahubali is a well-known movie that broke all records when it was released in July 2015. In this movie, Prabhas played the role of Bahubali who is very powerful, determined, and courageous. This movie got a lot of appreciation from both critics, audience and its IMDb rating is 8.1/10, and the second part Bahubali the conclusion still the all-time highest-grosser in India.
Link To Watch and download Bahubali The Beginning:
https://www.netflix.com/title/80204117
Pushpa – The Rise
I’m damn sure you must have heard about Pushpa The Rise movie which was released at the end of 2021. It is an action thriller movie that has an IMDb rating of 7.9/10. This movie revolves around a man named Pushpa who works as a laborer in the red sandalwood smuggling area and the cops want to arrest him. The amazing acting of Allu Arjun, the fantastic songs, and the powerful dialogue are the major reasons for the huge popularity of this movie.
Link To Watch and Download Pushpa The Rise:
https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Pushpa-The-Rise-Hindi/0QH32UG7NRSFRGZT78NFD6KED7
Drishyam 2
Drishyam 2 is another highest-rated movie on IMDB with a rating of 8.6/10 and is liked by a large number of people. In this movie, Mohanlal played the role of a father who defends his family from the criminal investigation in which they’re involved.
Link to Watch and download Drishyam 2 movie:
https://www.primevideo.com/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.aebb7893-1821-00f4-3077-1e538e6f5278?ref_=dvm_pds_gen_in_kk_s_gt_drish2&gclid=Cj0KCQiA99ybBhD9ARIsALvZavXaFeEi5K-_PjFtaTTUUaVUNVwq4AOWJjvjalGTZZ-MbzZPRJQfkaoaAg0iEALw_wcB
Also Watch: Ajay Devgn Drishyam 2
Peranbu
Another movie that comes on the list of the best South Indian movies with a rating of 9/10. This movie depicts the story of a child who has been left by her mother and now lives with her father only. The challenges that the father and the child face because of societal rules are shown in this movie.
Link To Watch: https://www.primevideo.com/dp/amzn1.dv.gti.9eb48f5a-b40b-2137-540a-00ca07f7eef5?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb
Soorarai Pottru
This movie was released in the year 2020 and it receive so much love from the audience. This movie shows the story of a man who lives in a small village but his dreams are so big. He wants to start his own airline service. You can easily watch this movie on Amazon Prime and it has an IMDb rating of 8.7/10.
Link to Watch and Download Soorarai Pottru: https://www.amazon.com/Soorarai-Pottru-Tamil-Suriya/dp/B08N5HNHD7
Visaranai
Visaranai is one of the finest South Indian thriller movies which has a rating of 8.5/10 on IMDb. You can easily stream this movie on both YouTube and MX player. It depicts the harsh reality of the political leaders in our country who are so corrupt and can do anything for their self-interest.
Link to watch and download Visaranai;
https://www.netflix.com/title/80149139
Kumbalangi Nights
This movie was released in the year 2019 and its rating is 8.5/10 on IMDb.
It is a family drama that shows the life story of four brothers—Bonny, Saji, Bobby, and Franky who live in a small village named Kumbalangi. If you love to watch family movies then you must watch this movie at least once.
Link to watch: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Kumbalangi-Nights/0HBV5G7X1PJ16OYMD66SJO0AVC
Mahanati
Mahanati is based on the life of South Indian actress Savitri Ganesan. This movie shows the reality of the film industry that most people are unaware of. It was released in the year 2018 on the big screen and now it is available on Amazon Prime Video. Its IMDb rating is 8.5/10.
Link to watch and download Menhanti: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Mahanati-Telugu/0OJU2LQUJ86FDG9YZPPSN5C8K5
Aruvi
This movie shows the story of a girl who lives with her family but when she fails to adjust to her family, they kick her out of the house because they feel that she is the reason for all their problems. It was released in 2016 and has an IMDb rating of 8.4/10 which is quite impressive.
Link to Watch and download Aruvi: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Aruvi/0LL99JF0I8XG2XOSHCIR4ZGROS
Kantara
Kantara is an action thriller movie, directed by Rishab Shetty and produced by Vijay Kiragandur. This movie was released in the month of September this year. Its IMDb rating is 9.3/10 and has earned more than 200 crores at the box office. Kantara is the second blockbuster Kannada movie after KGF chapter 2 this year.