Between January and June 2025, these 9 South films exploded, Kahani won heart
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Many South films have been released in 2025 which the audience liked very much. Whereas many Dhansu movies are yet to be released from the second half of the year i.e. July to December. But, in the first half of this year, some films came which proved to be a superhit not because of their star cast or budget but because of a strong story. While the ‘Thug Life’ of ‘Game Changer’, starring Ram Charan in a huge budget, flopped, the best film like Mohanlal’s ‘L2: Empuran’ has created a panic on OTT after theaters. In such a situation, we have brought you the list of films that you can see without bored.
Sketchram (malayalam)
Artists: Asif Ali, Anvara Rajan, Manoj’s Jayan, Siddiqui, Jagdish, Saikumar, Harishree Ashokan, Mamuti (AI-Cameo)
Director: Joffin T Chacko
Genre: Crime Thriller
Runtime: 2 hours 20 minutes
Where to see: Sony Live
Kitritram, who is the lead roles of Asif Ali and Anaswara Rajan, is considered one of the first hit films of Malayalam Cinema this year. The Mystery Crime thriller is an alternative historical film, which has been shot at the location of ‘Kathodu Kathoram’ (1985) starring Mammooty.
Thudaram (malayalam)
Artists: Mohanlal, Shobhana, Prakash Verma, Farhan Fasil, Manianpilla Raju, Beenu Pappu, Irshad Ali, Arsha Chandini Baiju
Director: Tharun Murthy
Genre: Crime Thriller
Runtime: 2 hours 43 minutes
Where to see: Geiographstar
‘Thudaram’ is a Malayalam film, with Mohanlal and Shobhana in the lead roles. This crime thriller is focused on the story of Drama Shanmugham aka Benz, who was once a stuntman in cinema. He lives a quiet life with his family in a city in Kerala. However, when his son goes missing, he is forced to take revenge on criminals.
Chu Mantar (Kannada)
Artists: Sharan, Meghna Gramkar, Aditi Prabhudheva, Prabhu Mundakur
Director: Navneet
Genre: Horror Comedy
Runtime: 2 hours 23 minutes
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
‘Chu Mantar’ is a Kannada language film which is the story of four friends who decide to enter Morgan House. In the hope of finding a secret treasure, they accidentally find something more frightening.
Veera Dheera Suran: Part – 2 (Tamil)
Artists: Chian Vikram, SJ Surya, Suraj Vyjaramudu, Dushara Vijayan, Prithvi Raj, Balaji SU, Ramesh Indira, Mala Parvati
Director: SU Arun Kumar
Genre: Neo-NOUR Action Threeller
Runtime: 2 hours 30 minutes
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
‘Veera Dheera Suran’ Part 2 is a Neo-Over Action thriller written and directed by SU Arun Kumar. The Tamil language film features Kali’s story, which is a former friend of a dacoit, who is brought back to the mission to eliminate a police officer. The entire film has been shot at night how Kali is successful in completing the mission and what price it has to pay.
Tourist Family (Tamil)
Artists: Shashikumar, Mithun Jai Shankar, Kamlesh Jagan, Yogi Babu, Ramesh Thilak, MS Bhaskar, Alango Kumarawell
Director: Abhishan Jeevinth
Genre: Comedy Drama
Runtime: 2 hours 30 minutes
Where to see: Geiographstar
The ‘Tourist Family’ is the story of a four -member Sri Lankan family who goes out of their country due to the economic crisis. The film shows their relationship with the rest of the family with the rest of the family after reaching Tamil Nadu.
Kudumbasthan (Tamil)
Artist: Manikandan, Sanve Meghna, R Sundararajan, Guru Somasundaram, Kudsanad Kanam
Director: Rajeshwar Kalisami
Genre: Comedy Drama
Runtime: 2 hours 35 minutes
Where to see: G5
‘Kudumbasthan’ is a Tamil language comedy drama, which stars Manikandan in the lead role. This high-rated film has the story of Naveen, which is from a lower middle class family. He is the only earner of the family. The film shows his financial crisis, increasing debt and family tension after leaving the job.
Pharmakalam (Malayalam)
Artists: Suraj Venjaramudu, Sharaf You Dhin, Sandeep Pradeep, Saf, Aru Ajikumar, Arun Pradeep, Niranjana Anoop, Pooja Mohanraj
Director: Manu Swaraj
Genre: Supernatural Fantasy Comedy
Runtime: 2 hours 3 minutes
Where to see: Geiographstar
‘Padakkalam’ is a supernatural fictional comedy, which is the story of four friends who suspect his college professor, Ranjit to do black magic. After the encounter with him, the rest of the film shows how a gang rests with the rest of the professor, Shaji, exchange corpses.
Court: State Verses a Nobdi (Telugu)
Artists: Priyadarshi Pulikonda, P Sai Kumar, Shivaji, Rohini, Harshvardhan
Director: Ram Jagdish
Genre: Legal Drama
Runtime: 2 hours 35 minutes
Where to see: Netflix
‘Court: State Verses a Nobody’ is a legal drama that is the story of a teenager who is convicted of a heinous crime.
Hit: The Third Case (Telugu)
Artist: Nani, Srinidhi Shetty, Rao Ramesh, Samuthikani, Tisca Chopra, Adivi Shesha, Karthi
Director: Shailesh Kolanu
Genre: Neo-NOUR Action Threeller
Runtime: 2 hours 30 minutes
Where to see: Netflix
Nani starring ‘Hit: The Third Case’ was released on the big screen earlier this year. This action thriller film is the story of a ruthless police officer, Arjun Sarkar, which is sent by the Homeoid Intervention Team to catch a group of serial criminals. The film was the third installment of the Hit Cinematic Universe and the fourth installment named ‘Hit: The Fourth Case’ is also going to be released soon.
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