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Dabaru is a melodramatic tale about a young chess player named Surya who rose from the alleys of North Kolkata to become a grand master.

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Uu Kodathara Ulikki Padathara

Uu... Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?, commonly referred to as UKUP, is a 2012 Indian Telugu socio-fantasy film written and directed by Sekhar Raja, produced by Lakshmi Manchu and starring Manoj Manchu

Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana

Sivaraman, an honest government clerk, and his wife Lakshmi, belong to a middle-class family and they have two children. Anja Singam Marudupandi, a corrupted politician, moves into a new house near Sivaraman's house. Marudupandi's life style influences Lakshmi and she tries to ape him by buys luxurious items on installments. This puts pressure on Sivaraman and he takes a loan from his office peon but the police arrests him for corruption. He later finds a job in a brandy company with Marudupandi's recommendation.

Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India

Despite having serious anger management issues, Surya, an Indian Army officer is a brilliant officer but when anger takes control of him he is impossible to subdue. In spite of this issue, he achieves his goal of serving the country by overcoming the hurdles.

Namma Kuzhandaigal

Namma Kuzhandaigal is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language children's film directed by Srikanth and produced by D. Ramanaidu. It is based on writer Poovannan's novel Aalam Vizhudhu. The film stars Major Sundarrajan, Pandari Bai and Vennira Aadai Nirmala in the lead roles.

Namma Veetu Kalyanam

Amusing complications ensue when two jobless men pass themselves off as college professors in this entertaining yarn. Thrown into company with a pair of well-heeled sisters, one reserved and the other fiery the impostors soon win the ladies' hearts, and the couples each tie the knot. But when the truth comes out, will the men ever get back into their irate wives' good graces?

Natchathiram

A movie buff befriends a popular actress as he believes that she is leading a happy life. However, one day he sees an unknown man making an attempt on her life.

Nila Pennae

Anand lives in the city and decides to stay in a village within a forest for some time. As he is very stressed due to the city life, he meets an old guru woman who creates a girl (Divya Bharti) for Anand. He falls in love immediately and so does the girl whom Anand calls Surya. She goes on to show him the beauty of life.

Rangasthalam

Chitti Babu begins to suspect his elder brother's life is in danger after they team up to lock horns with their village president and overthrow his unlawful 30 year old regime.

Ritu

Ritu tells the tale of three young friends who move through a fascinating season in their lives, different from the earlier one they really cherished.

Anand

A rich guy falls in love with an independent and strong-minded girl, and moves into her simple neighborhood to earn her love.

Bobby Fischer Against the World

The first documentary feature to explore the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer.

Magadheera

When Harsha, a bike stunter from Vishakapatnam, accidentally meets Indu, he discovers his warrior life Kala Bhairava in his last birth. The remaining story explains how Indu and Kala Bhairava are connected.

Fidaa

Two young people embark on a winding and rocky path to love after meeting at a wedding.

Wazir

'Wazir' is a tale of two unlikely friends, a wheelchair-bound chess grandmaster and a brave ATS officer. Brought together by grief and a strange twist of fate, the two men decide to help each other win the biggest games of their lives. But there's a mysterious, dangerous opponent lurking in the shadows, who is all set to checkmate them.

Life Is Beautiful

The official synopsis for Life Is Beautiful says, "It is a coming of age story of six youngsters, set in the beautiful nostalgic world of a working-middle class neighborhood. The film tracks their journey through the different seasons, festivals, romances, street cricket, colony fights, and family gatherings. With the beginning of responsibilities, and adulthood looming around the corner, their dreams and aspirations bring them all together, to make the whole experience magical. Life is Beautiful is a story about new beginnings. It is a celebration of life and its smaller joys

Love Story

Revanth and Mouni dream big when it comes to their lives. But with their social standing and gender proved to be a hindrance, will they manage to find a way to let their love prevail?

Tadka

A middle-aged Tukaram is passionate about food and archaeology but it’s a misplaced call from Madhura that adds the tadka to his life. While love simmers, Nicole and Sidharth’s story spices up too.

Trishna

An alluring housewife Trishna (Rituparna Sengupta) seduced a professional photographer named Raja (Angshuman Gupta) in her trap to kill her husband Sekhar (Arindam Sil).

Virupaksha

Set in a village named Rudravanam in 1990's, Surya along with his mother, visit there after a long time. Suddenly a series of mysterious deaths occur due to an unknown person's occult practice and whole village is scared. Will Surya find the person causing the deaths and save the village?

Ustaad

Surya, an aimless youngster, gets emotionally attached to his first bike ‘Ustaad’, playing a catalyst in his personal and professional journey, stimulates him to conquer acrophobia and to become a pilot and to win over the love of his life, Meghna.

Raja Vikramarka

Vikram is a newly recruit N.I.A. Officer who is getting accustomed with the nuances of his new job, has to handle his first major case due to ironic circumstances, during the course of which his life takes a drastic turn in all aspects.

Odeya

Gajendra is a kind-hearted man who lives a happy life taking care of his family and the people around him with utmost affection. He has chosen to be a bachelor and hates the term marriage and since his own brothers have to seek his permission for their own marriage proposals they come up with a plan to make him fall in love.

Autonagar Surya

Surya, a juvenile offender, completes his education in prison and upon release embarks on his dream project. However, he has to overcome numerous obstacles to turn his dream into a reality.

Express Raja

The dog and the diamond, and the romantic life of Raja and his lady love Ammu in comical situations.

Beach Road Chetan

When a happy-go-lucky kind of a guy chances upon a mysterious iPhone, his life turns topsy-turvy to unexpected consequences.

Surya

Ashoke, a businessman, provides shelter to Mahim Halder who kills and takes over his property. Soon, Ashoke's son, Surya, sets out to avenge his father's death.

Jai Surya

Based in Kancheepuram, Surya/Arjun makes a living as a con-man on the North Zone, and is assisted by his girlfriend, Baby; while the South side is presided over by Pashupati. When a Kolkata-based contractor hires the latter to kill District Collector Jaianand/Kishan, Surya decides to defend him - this results in his finding out that Jaianand is his look-alike. Jaianand's terrified fiancée, Shanupriya, then hires Surya to not only protect but also impersonate Jaianand - a move that will drastically change everyone's lives - especially when Kishan refuses to let anyone take his place

Jo & Jo

Jo & Jo is a coming of age comedy-drama that tells the story of how a few youngsters in a village enjoy their life when the world itself shuts down due to covid19 pandemic and how their life fell apart after an unexpected event happened.

Viralukketha Veekkam

Three wives are disappointed with their husbands who borrow money from people to live luxuriously. After the women get employed to earn more, their spouses start plotting against them.

Lawyer Viswanath

Viswanath is a lawyer who is blessed with a loving family which is supported by his wife Kamala and his loving 8-year-old daughter Akshara. He is a man of values and lives with principles. Viswanath spends considerable time with his family to ensure he gives proper love and affection. His world is small, but it is filled with joy and peace. On his daughter's birthday he takes his family for an evening outing and returns back with a load of smile cherishing the well spent evening. On the way back a tragedy strikes Viswanath and his family which is un-imaginable for a person like him. A person like Viswanath who believes love and affection is the path to happiness is shattered.

Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty

Mathukkutty, an unemployed man, lives in Germany with his bossy wife. He is given a chance to travel to Kerala to invite famous actors for an event, but all hell breaks loose after his arrival.

House Arrest

A few kidnappers are taken hostage by a bunch of kids. Is rat kidnapping a cat possible?

Phullu

Phullu makes it his life’s mission to educate and empower the women in his village by providing better sanitary solutions.

Leader

Upon the death of his father, Arjun Prasad campaigns to become the CM of Andhra. He hopes to eradicate corruption from Indian Politics.

Suvarna Sundari

The Trinethri idol, created and commissioned during the 15th century to be a beautiful goddess, turned out to be a people destroying evil. Its indestructible nature continues its journey to the present day, affecting numerous lives.

Prathi Poovankozhi

Madhuri is assaulted on a bus one day and won't rest till she hits back at the man

Gantumoote

A 16-year-old girl embarks on a journey of life where she deals with understanding herself, the changing world, bullying, academic pressure and her transcending journey of first love.

Godavari

Sreeram, an idealist, fails to marry the love of his life due to her engagement to an IPS officer. To get over this, he boards a cruise on the Godavari river and soon meets a young woman named Seetha.

Manamantha

Sairam, an assistant manager in a supermarket treads on an unethical path for a promotion, leading to dire consequences. Gayatri a thrifty housewife manages her middle class household. Mahitha's friend, a street child goes missing and she goes out of her way to find him. Abhiram, the bright student falls in love with Aira and pursues her. Four stories seemingly unrelated are all bound by one string called family.

Butta Bomma

A young woman falls in love with a man after dialing his number by mistake. However, when she visits his city to meet him, another stranger enters her life.

Sundari

A village girl is married to a software employee who is head over heels with her beauty. Life takes an unexpected turn when her husband loses his job and she is forced to take a few steps that she has to go through an emotional turmoil.

Vijayaratha

Vijayaratha is a suspense thriller which follows a guy on a race against time to save a life, even as the world around him starts falling apart. Directed by Ajay Surya, the film stars Vasanth Kalyan and Arpitha Gowda in central roles.

Missing

Newly married couple Gowtham and Sruthi meet with an accident one night and Sruthi goes missing. Gowtham with the help of his friends and Meena, decides to track down the four men he believes are responsible. .

Masooda

A mother and her teen daughter from a middle-class background, whose humble life goes upside down, when the daughter gets possessed by a ghost and her single mother seeks the help of their cowardly neighbour.

Chudail Story

A seductive witch kills men by casting a spell on them. A bunch of friends are trapped in a haunted house with mysterious lady. Is she the Chudail?

Anaamika

Anamika comes to India in search of her husband Ajay. As a hit man is taking down the people she goes to asking for help, Anamika is told by Khan, an encounter specialist, that her husband is Milan Damji, a terrorist mastermind...

Anukokunda Oka Roju

Sahasra, a struggling singer, attends a party and wakes up after a day without realising it. However, as the days pass, she feels something is amiss after getting chased by men who want to kill her.

Neevalle Nenunna

A romantic film directed by Sai Baba, starring Surya Sreenivas and Sri Pallavi in the lead roles.

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