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Ganesha, an autorickshaw driver is an ardent devotee of Lord Ganesha. While he is an extremely religious person, he is unscrupulous in his day-to-day life. One day he finds he can't see his favourite God anymore and starts experiencing strange things after the disappearance of an idol at his place.

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Naan Kadavul

This surreal Tamil entry tells the story of Rudran, who is abandoned as a child in Kasi and grows up to be a mystic who indulges in strange rituals and believes that he has power over life, death and rebirth.

Nandanam

Balamani is the housemaid looking after Unni Amma. There are three more housemaids in the house but it is Balamani's duty to look after them too. Balamani is a devotee of Guruvayoorappan (Lord Krishna of Guruvayoor). But she could never visit the Guruvayoor temple, though her house is very near to the temple. Unni Amma's grandson Manu comes to spend a couple of weeks with Unni Amma before he goes to USA. Manu and Balamani fall in love but the whole family is against their union. Will Balamani's friend Guruvayoorappan (Lord Krishna of Guruvayoor) come to their help..?

The Narrow Street

Simon Haldane works in the office of the Faulkner Iron Works, but he has been raised by his two maiden aunts in an extremely sheltered manner and is basically afraid of everyone and everything. One morning he finds a strange girl shivering in his bedroom, and although he's terrified of her, he manages to call a doctor for her. This starts a rumor that Simon is married. Complications ensue.

Om Namo Venkatesaya

Raama, who is a devotee of Lord Venkateswara, denounces worldly pleasures including his soon-to-be-bride and maradalu Bhavani and ends up at Tirumala. He decides to change the face of Tirumala by turning it into ‘Kaliyuga Vaikuntham’ both for pilgrims and the deity with the help of Krishnamma. His endeavours to do so, the hurdles and his encounters with the Lord himself is the story.

Ramayana: The Epic

The film is a retelling of the story of Lord Rama, from his birth until his battle with Ravan at Sri Lanka.

Khadgam

After being victims of terrorism, an aspiring actor, a driver and a sincere police officer come together to stop a terrorist from fleeing and put an end to his plans.

Kumbasaram

Alby is an autorickshaw driver. His wife is Meera. They pin all their hopes on their only son Jerry. Rasool, Tinu, and Malu are close friends of Jerry. The movie narrates the deep friendship shared between these friends.

Baasha

Auto rickshaw driver Manickam avoids violence at all costs. When some thugs begin to intimidate Manickam's family, it triggers the revival of Manickam's old self.

Amal

Autorickshaw driver Amal is content with the small, but vital, role he serves - driving customers around New Delhi as quickly and safely as possible. But his sense of duty is tested by an eccentric, aging billionaire, who, moved by Amal's humility, bequeaths him his entire estate before passing away. With only one month to discover and claim the inheritance, Amal's struggles with duty and wealth are threatened by all those around him - from a young injured beggar girl and a lovely store merchant, to the danger of the old man's upper-caste friends and siblings, all seeking to claim their share of the riches.

Muhammad: The Last Prophet

More than fourteen centuries ago, Mecca was filled with gambling, drunkenness, slavery, the mistreatment of women, and greed. The holy Ka'bah was littered with idol gods. Pilgrims came by the thousands to worship them. Quarysh, Mecca's ruling body, reveled in the their good fortune but cared little for the welfare of the pilgrims of Arabia.Against this dismal scene, a man named Muhammad (pbuh) retreated to a cave high above Mecca to pray. The events that transpired in that cave changed the course of human history.This is the story of the blessings of Muhammad (pbuh) - The Last Prophet.

Scam

A female con-artist who sweet-talks wealthy men targeted by her violent boyfriend, then drugs them and makes off with their money, is being herself being watched by another man. He wants to use her talents in a much-bigger scam: ripping off a crime lord by getting at his programmer's computer files. But she starts to have doubts about what he's really after when she finds a huge stash of loot with the disks. He claims no knowledge of the money, she distrusts him, he's using her, things start getting dangerous and even murderous - and then her boyfriend shows up ! Who's scamming whom ?

Thunaivan

Velayutham is a devotee living in one of the Murugan Temple. One day pearl gemstone missing from Murugan Idol. Velayutham is blamed so he forced to leave the place.He comes to Coimbatore for livelihood. Velayutham then get companion of Paramashivam and he become fruit-seller with help of Bama. One day Velayutham get 10,000 bucks for remuneration. He married to Maragatam. Both are in the different edge of the world,ideology. So they always have dialectical relations which forced Maragatam to accept the almighty god.She refused to pick it up.Velayutham disappointed and both are not speaking to each other,meantime Maragatam gives birth to child.The child is unfortunately born paralyzed. Distressed Maragatam step out from her believes take the child to all the Murugan Temple and deeply praying for child.

The Fare

When a charming fare named Penny climbs into his cab, Harris, a world-weary taxi driver, finds himself engaged in the only kind of courtship he can have with a passenger -- one that lasts as long as her trip. That is, right up until she disappears from the back seat without a trace. When confusion gives way to reality, he resets his meter and is instantaneously transported back to the moment when she climbed into his cab. He and Penny find themselves trapped in an endlessly looping nighttime cab ride, with only each other for company, and it changes his life forever.

The God Who Wasn't There

Did Jesus exist? This film starts with that question, then goes on to examine Christianity as a whole.

Mast

A young man goes out of his way to meet a film star (Urmila Matondkar), an obsession that caused him to flunk his final exams.

Damarukam

The film revolves around an atheist named Mallikarjuna who falls in love with an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva; when an evil power threatens the world and his beloved, he decides to stand up against it and fight to save the world.

The Young Believers

The Young Believers is the story of four Christian teens that are navigating through their senior year in high school. The teens use God’s Word as their weapon of choice against the temptations that confront them. This is a remarkable film which promotes godly living. Four teens, Delilah, Leah, David and Luke, have known each other for years and they make a pact at the beginning of high school that they will not drink alcohol, do drugs or have sex before marriage. They are committed to the Lord but soon face challenges in keeping their promises. A boy named Jude dates Delilah and wants to take their relationship to another level. David is offered alcohol, Leah faces her parent’s divorce and deals with it by not allowing herself to be vulnerable, and Luke is tempted to play other kinds of music rather than music for the Lord.

Haunted Poland

Ewelyn and Pau are a mid twenties couple residing in the USA. Ewelyn being a Chritian and Pau an atheist. One summer, they travel to Europe, ultimately visiting Chodecz, Poland, where the girl was born. At first, things are going great; Ewelyn gets to see her grandmothers and relatives, and visits the graveyard where her parents are buried. As the week goes by, strange phenomena starts to occur. The couple will find themselves threatened, not only at a relationship level, but also to fear for their lives.

God Is My Partner

A retired surgeon starts giving away money to religious causes and his family tries to file suit, claiming that he's incompetent.

Apostasy

A faithful Jehovah's Witness is forced to shun her own sister because of a religious transgression. As the separation draws out, she starts to question the meaning of God's love.

I'm in Love with a Church Girl

Miles Montego has it all - cars, boats, good looks, mansion, money, women, but more importantly, he has a past.

Bomma Blockbuster

Pothuraju is a fisherman, film freak & ardent fan of Director Puri Jagannath. His life ambition is to conjure up the dramatic moments in his life & persuade his idol Puri Jagannath to make a film based on him. As time passes, he discovers life-altering secrets about his own family and life. Thus, Pothuraju will get forced to confront the deep pain behind his ludicrous antics and a simplistic worldview.

Ekai Eksho

Ratan Chowdhury, an honest autorickshaw driver, learns English and refuses to help a corrupt politician, Pradip Roy, which then leads to a local war. He also ends up falling in love with Jhilik, his daughter.

My Friend Ganesha

Ashu (8 year old son)and the parents of the boy are too involved in their daily lives and hence cannot give much time to the boy who always feels lonely. He would only get to be with the maid. On one rainy day the boy saves a drowning mouse and saves his life. He brings the small mouse home and tells the maid about it. She is very happy and tells the boy that he has saved Lord Ganesha's pet ride.

Sri Ramadasu

Gopanna (Nagarjuna) is a happy-go-lucky guy and marries his childhood love Kamala (Sneha). He secures the job of Tahasildar for Husnabad on the recommendation of his maternal uncles Akkanna and Madanna. He gets inspired by the devotion shown by Dammakka towards Lord Rama and the way she protects the idols of Rama, Seeta and Lakshmana. He becomes a great devotee of Lord Rama over night. He vows that he would stay in open place just like statue of Lord Rama till a temple is constructed. He collects 6 lakhs of coins through donations and constructs Rama temple in Bhadrachalam with the guidance of his guru Kabir Das (ANR). A few ill-minded people misinform emperor Taanisha (Nasseer) that Gopanna misused emperor’s money to construct temple. Meanwhile, Kabir Das confers Gopanna the title of Sri Ramadasu on the insistence of Lord Rama. The rest of the story is all about how Tanisha realizes his mistake and sets Sri Ramadasu free.

Charles Enterprises

A man unleashes more trouble than he bargained for when he steals a valuable Ganesh statue from his deeply religious mother.

Bonku Babu

A hilarious comedy about a Bengali patriarch Banku Babu who dominates his entire household in completely averse to changes until he meets with an accident which results in about of amnesia. When a local promoter demands his ancestral house, Banku Babu denies and gets injured in a squabble, starting to behave strangely, sometimes like his matinee idol Rajesh Khanna.

Raikamal

Raikamal narrates the story of Rai Kamal, a devotee of Lord Krishna. Rai Kamal and Ranjan are childhood sweethearts. When Ranjan grows up he wishes his desire to marry Rai but his parents are against this match as they are Brahmins and Rai Kamal was a low caste Vaishnav.

Thiruvilayadal

The story revolves around various events in the lives of Lord Shiva's devotees and the miracles performed by lord Shiva, including the legendary story involving Dharumi, a poor poet.

Sri Manjunatha

Manjunatha, an atheist, fights against social evils. He marries Kathyayini, a staunch devotee of Lord Shiva. As the days go by, Manjunatha realizes the existence of God.

The Disappearance of Christina

Joe and Christina's marriage is in trouble when they take a sailing trip with their married best friends. On the trip, Christina vanishes and is presumed dead. Joe is suspected of her murder, but he believes Christina isn't dead at all when strange things begin to happen. Joe isn't sure whom he can trust as he discovers disturbing information about his missing wife.

The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord

On Michael and Gabby's first romantic get-away things takes a terrifying turn when God delivers unsettling news to Gabby after taking over Michael's body. Is Michael a manipulative psychopath or could this really be a direct experience with her creator offering a path to eternal happiness?

Sangdil

A loose adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's classic, Jane Eyre. In this version childhood sweethearts are separated and grow up in different worlds. The girl is brought up to be a 'pujaaran' (priestess) while the boy grows up to be a dejected 'thakur', turned vindictive by life's injustices. Fate inevitably brings them together at a later juncture, and all seems happy and perfect for the young couple, until she discovers his deep, dark secret.

Taani

Taani, a woman from a poor family, decides to seek a paid job after seeing her father, an autorickshaw driver, work hard day and night to pay for her education.

Zid

Jay is the only child and has been brought up with his grandmother, who pampers him, and never refuses him anything. When Jay wants a horse, she gets one, and he names it "Didaara". But Jay's love for the horse becomes a obsession, he becomes an ardent though inexperienced rider, and suffers an injury. His grandmother decides that it is time that she gave away Dildaara. When Jay finds that his horse is missing, he confronts his grandmother, and is shocked to learn that she has given away his horse. His grandmother does not know that by giving away his horse, she has changed her's and his lives forever - for Jay leaves and never returns. But how can Jay, a young man, without any skills, survive any single day without his grandmother's support?

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