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In this list we bring you the best of the regional movies that have won a lot of acclaim and awards and are absolutely a must watch. So go to your nearest video library and rent all and binge watch.
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Nayakan (Tamil)
Starring the legendary Kamal Hassan, this 1987 flick is loosely based on a real life underworld don and his struggle to survive in the city of dreams.
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Court (Marathi)
A 65 year folk singer is taken to court on charges of abatement of suicide because of a song he performed that might have caused the suicide.
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Lucia (Kannada)
This one is as trippy as it gets. Lucia, a drug that can make your desires come true in your dreams, blurring the lines between fantasy and reality. The movie is also the industry’s first crowd funded film.
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Punjab 1984 (Punjabi)
Based on true incidents, this one’s a story about a mother finding her son who is labelled as a terrorist in the unfortunate times of 1984 in Punjab.
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Mersal (Tamil)
The most recent one and the most controversial one, this movie exposed the corruption that occurs in the medical industry. A milestone in actor Vijay’s career.
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Pather Panchali (Bengali)
From the renowned director Satyajit Ray, this one tells a compelling story of a poor family in the backdrops of a rural village in Bengal.
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Sairat (Marathi)
A beautiful Marathi take on Romeo Juliet, the movie is being remade into many other languages including Hindi, and will mark the debut of Jhanvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khattar.
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Wrong Side Raju (Gujarati)
Funded by Anurag Kashyap, this masterpiece tells a gripping story of an Amdavadi accused of a hit and run accident and how it completely changes his life.
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Thithi (Kannada)
A national award winner, this movie tells an absorbing story of the moments that a family goes through after the eldest one in the family dies. The eldest one that was a 101 year old.
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Sethu (Tamil)
A Romantic Drama of a rebellious youngster and a timid girl, this movie was remade in Hindi with Salman Khan in the lead. Watch this one for the amazing actor Vikram.
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Tasher Desh (Bengali)
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A psychedelic adventure set in the backdrops of a Utopian revolution; it is a current day take on a famous Rabindranath Tagore play.
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Fandry (Marathi)
Love knows no caste and Fandry redefines the statement in a hypnotic way. From the makers of Sairat (Also on this list).
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Eega (Telugu)
A story of reincarnation by none other than S S Rajmouli (Baahubali fame), a man reincarnates to become a housefly and avenge his death.
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Drishyam (Malyalam)
You might have surely known about the Ajay Devgn version of this movie but make sure to watch this one because of the brilliant actor that Mohanlal is.
- Chauthi Koot (Punjabi)
Set during the time of 1980s in Punjab when there was a lot of ongoing political tension, the film runs two stories alongside that are engrossing af !!
Weekend is sorted.
