Best movies like Satyavan Savithri

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Savithri, whose devotion to her husband was compared to that of Draupadi from the Mahabharata, is determined to bring her husband Satyavan from the dead.

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Warrior Savitri

A modern day adaptation of the legendary fable of Savitri, Satyavaan and Yamaraj from Mahabharata, one of the major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. The modern day Savitri is adept in martial arts and will do anything to save her husband.

Nastik

Nastik is a story about an atheist named Shankar. His childhood incident and memories have turned him into a non-believer and a thief, by profession, who is out to seek revenge for his father's death by a man with one glass eye.

Ratha Paasam

Raja is a petty thief living around the streets of Bombay, indulging in pickpocketing. In the same city lives Rani who makes a living through dancing. The two meet and fall in love. Raghu, the owner of a cycle company, lives luxuriously with his wife Sarala and children in Madras. Madhu, his manager, has been misappropriating the company funds with the help of his lover Manorama who Raghu is later attracted to. The company is soon closed due to losses, putting Sarala and her children in poverty.

Kaala Koothu

Two school boys become thick friends after a shared life experience. They grow up and fall in love with two young women. Just when things finally seem to be going their way, tragedy strikes.

Konjum Salangai

A king Parthiban (Ramadas) gifts a rare anklet (salangai) to a dancer Aparajita (Kumari Madhuri). She begets the king's son, Amarendran and hands him over to a priest along with the anklet. Amarendran also happens to meet a beautiful singer Shantha (Savithri), who falls in love with her and this plot forms the rest of the story.

Kurukshetra

An adaptation of the Mahabharata is mainly told through the eyes of the Kaurava prince Duryodhana & gives insights on how Duryodhana, who could have been one of the greatest warriors and rulers, ends up being manipulated, and eventually meets an untimely end.

Babruvahana

Babhruvahana, like Arjuna at the beginning of the Kurukshetra war, faces a moral dilemma. Can he risk harming his parents? While Chitarangada alerts Arjuna to shoot an arrow at their son and take advantage of Babhruvahana’s momentary lapse due to a sense of devotion towards them (as Arjuna did with Karna), Uluci, the Naga princess and yet another abandoned wife of Arjuna’s, reminds Babhruvahana of the teaching of the Kurukshetra battle that in the battlefield there is no space for feelings even towards parents. What Babhruvahana must do is to establish his mother’s good name and thereby his own character. This film captures this conflict spectacularly. The eerie parallels with the moral dilemmas of the great Mahabharata battle aside, here all the familial relationships (in particular, strong mothers and dutiful sons) become exaggerated and demand our attention.

Back from the Dead

A woman is possessed by the spirt of her husband's deceased first wife, turning her into a cold, scheming flirt who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. The woman's sister, husband and the sister's new boyfriend struggle with accepting what has happened, who has caused it and how to correct it, which soon brings them into contact with a coven of devil-worshippers and forces of the supernatural.

Deadly Attraction

Six months after the death of her last husband, Ruby marries Nicholas, a wealthy politician. Very soon he is found dead leaving his daughter to bring Ruby to justice before she can strike again.

Too Late for Tears

Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.

Mahabharat

A version of the epic Indian poem "The Mahabharata", telling the story of the war between the families of the Pandavas and the Kauravas, descending from the same ancestor.

Mrs Brown

When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John Brown. But their relationship also brings scandal and turmoil to the monarchy.

Suryaputra Mahavir Karna

The film is based on the Indian epic Mahabharata with the story centered upon Karna.

A Woman's Devotion

An artist suffering from mental problems from his experiences during the war goes to Acapulco on his honeymoon. Soon young women are turning up dead in the area, and the ex-GI comes to believe he might be responsible, as he has long stretches where he can't remember anything.

Aulad

Believing his wife to be dead, a man lets a woman, who has lost her child, nurse and bring up his infant son - until he finds out that his wife is still alive, and wants the baby back at any cost.

Dakini

Kuttan Pilla, Moly's long lost lover is kidnapped by the underworld king named Mayan. 4 grannies and Kuttappi with the help of Vikraman, a local gangster decide to go on a journey to fight the fierce don Mayan and bring back Kuttan Pilla.

Arayannangalude Veedu

The movie begins in Bhilai where Ravi tells his daughters that he will show them swans, once they are back at his native place, a place where people know only to love.Ravi who returns to his tharavaadu after a long time, where he was labelled as a Mudiyanaaya Puthran.But his dream and real facts stood very much apart.His elder brother and almost all his siblings tries to gang up against him, making the place which he called home, nothing short of hell.But he is determined to bring back the olden days.He could do justice to that to an extent. But in the end he decided to return to Bhilai , but this time taking his mother along. The movie ends he could show the arayannagal to his kids at his home itself.

Walkaway Joe

A young boy named Dallas goes on a search for his pool-hustling father after he abandons their family. Dallas is determined to bring his father home when he meets Joe Haley, a drifter wrestling with a past he'd rather forget, who feels responsible for Dallas' safety and reluctantly takes him in.

Surviving The Wild

Against the wishes of his parents (who are in the midst of a messy divorce), a young boy steals the ashes of his dead Grandfather and runs away into the wilderness with his dog. The boy is determined to fulfill his beloved Grandpa's dying wishes and spread his ashes atop a remote mountain. Along the treacherous journey, the boy and the dog are accompanied by the ghost of his Grandpa, who helps them on their journey, brings the family back together and gives the boy one last chance to say goodbye.

Arjun: The Warrior Prince

Legend knows him as an archer of unwavering focus, the soldier who fought a battle in his own heart before taking up arms against his enemy. This is the untold story of Arjun, hero of the Mahabharata. A precocious talent plunged from boyhood and innocence into a murky world of deceit and betrayal, coming of age to become the most powerful warrior of his time. From the dusty plains of Hastinapur to the icy peaks of the Himalayas, Arjun: The Warrior Prince is the story of a man discovering what it takes to be a hero.

Daana Veera Soora Karna

A retelling of Mahabharata through the perspectives of KARNA and DURYODHANA. The film uses dialogue and poetry written in Classical Telugu/ Grandhika Basha.

Sri Krishnarjuna Vijayam

Sri Krishnarjuna Vijayam is a 1996 Telugu mythological film, produced by B. Venkatarama Reddy under the Chandamama Vijaya Combines banner and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Roja in the lead roles and music composed by Madhavapeddi Suresh. The film is based on a small portion from the epic Mahabharata; 'Vidya Pradarsanam' to 'Panchali Parinayam'.

American Christmas

It took another ruined Christmas dinner to make Martha finally realize: her kids are jerks. Daughter, Penny is a 42-year old bully who's still letting Prom Queen go to her head. Son, Danny, 57 is a scam artist who owes the state more than he could sell his organs for. To top it off, Martha's husband has washed his hands of the whole mess. While she's sweeping up the shattered china, he's upstairs watching "It's a Wonderful Life" in his underwear. But this Christmas, Martha has had enough. With the help of her grandson, Sully, Martha is determined to make each of her family members face their ghosts of Christmas past. Will three surprise guests inspire them to turn their lives around? Or will this gift be a Pandora's Box you can't re-wrap? And what happens when Martha gets a taste of her own Christmas medicine? Find out whether Martha's plans will bring her family together or truly tear them all apart. Either way it is sure to be A Very Odd Christmas.

Sudani from Nigeria

When a soccer club manager brings one of his injured foreign players home to recuperate, they form an unlikely bond despite their cultural differences.

Vegas Nights

If a year spent driving a town car in Las Vegas teaches Cameron anything, it’s that everybody is looking for an outlet—even himself. Growing up gay in Key West isolated him from his peers, and while Vegas is a whole new world—vibrant and alive in a way the Keys could never be—he finds that he’s removed from it, existing between the doors of a limousine. That is until the fateful weekend when Kyle charters a plane and brings his best boys to Vegas to celebrate Joey and Angel's college graduation. Tasked with driving the guys around for their debaucherous evenings, Cameron listens to the stunners spill their secrets about sex and desire, while a series of scorching vignettes bring you along for the ride. Lust, devotion, and love are on the line as Cameron navigates his way through the city of sin.

Living with Wolves

Wolves have been demonized for centuries, blood thirsty beasts haunting our nightmares. We were determined to dispel this myth and show the true nature of wolves. Compassionate family animals, both playful and affectionate. For six years in a tented camp in the wilderness of Idaho, we lived among a pack of wolves, listening to them, earning their trust.Now in "Living With Wolves," we share more of the story of The Sawtooth Pack, first told in our two-time Emmy Award-winning documentary, Wolves at Our Door. Our own lives, brought together by a devotion to wildlife, were forever changed by these elusive, intelligent animals who accepted us. Overcoming forest fires, marauding mountain lions and sub-zero winters, we share with you a heart-warming and unique partnership of human and predator, built on trust and defying the storm of controversy surrounding the wolf.

Shri Krishnavataram

After Sisupala completes his 100 sins, he defeats and kills him, thus regaining his entry back to Vishnu's abode. Kuchela's episode is followed by Draupadi's humiliation where Krishna saves her honour. The great war of Kurukshetra takes place after the negotiations (Rayabharam) between the cousins fails. Krishna's Geetopadesam to Arjuna is also shown. Finally he saves Bheema from Dhritarashtra's ire after Bheema kills Duryodhana. Balarama wades deep into the ocean after the gory war, while Lord Krishna ends his Avataram owing to a hunter's mistake.

Draupadi Unleashed

In 1930’s British India, sixteen-year-old Indira finds herself torn between true love, her duty to follow through with an arranged marriage, and the powerful allure of a mysterious guru. Through her heartbreaking journey to self-discovery, long-held secrets are brought to light and Indira discovers the strength within herself to break free.

Snehituda

Sayi and Savithri who are initially at loggerheads but eventually turn out to be the best of friends. However, when their bond goes through a bumpy ride will their friendship sustain?

Bhaktha Prahlada

Prahlada, Lord Vishnu's staunch devotee, is born to Hiranyakashipu (S.V. Ranga Rao) his father. Hiranyakashipu is determined to dissuade his son from worshipping Lord Vishnu, as the Lord killed his brother, Hiranyaksa. To prevent Prahlada's devotion, Hiranyakashipu is willing to go to any extent.

Seththumaan

Poochi, lives with his grandson, Kumaresan in a small hut on his landlord, Vellaiyan’s land. Kumaresan’s parents were killed in a caste riot a few years ago and is now being taken care by Poochi. Poochi has big dreams for Kumaresan and does all kinds of work to save money to get Kumaresan into a Private school as he currently studies in a government run school. Vellaiyan is a well-known landlord of the region is on the constant lookout to eat Pork, though his wife and others are disgusted about this fact.

The Devil Outside

Robert Eastwood is an innocent, brought up in a world of Born Again Christianity that's taught him to look for signs and to believe evil in waiting just outside the front door. When he goes to school he's shocked to discover that no one else thinks the world was made in 7 days or that Jesus will be returning. Caught between his Mother, who's determined to bring Jesus' love to a dead mining town, and his best friend Marcus who's introduced him to teenage rebellion Robert becomes the centre of a spiritual tug of war as he tries to escape his religious beliefs. It's then that he discovers a dead body in the woods and realises God has sent him a sign. The Devil Outside is a story of everyday madness.

Isai

A once-successful veteran is envious of the success that his one-time assistant as a music director and plots to bring him down by ruining both his career and life.

Thigambara Samiar

When Sattanathan, a corrupt lawyer, forces Vadivambal to marry his brother, a Chokkalingam Pillai arrives to rescue her and expose Sattanathan's activities.

Ivan Yaarendru Therigiratha

Arivu, an unemployed youth, strives to find love and settle down but luck does not favour him. Just when he falls for Savithri, an ex-lover returns and creates problems between them.

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