Take a bow, Vikrant Singh, for crafting such as masterpiece. Written and directed by Puri Jagannadh and starring Mahesh Babu in the leading role, this film was a treat to its fans when it came out.Īlso starring Kajal Aggarwal in the leading role, the film told the story of a South Indian man who lands in Mumbai in order to become a mafia don. Throughout his journey, the filmmaker takes us to a life of loneliness, which is charged by the desire to do something big and to get noticed, even if it means to walk on the opposite sides of the law. Vedam is one of those films that hides into the garb of a commercial blockbuster in order to express its true message. Starring Anushka Shetty and Allu Arjun in the leading roles, the film fell into the ‘hyperlink story’ category.

Several stories are being told altogether, with a common link to bind them all. Vedam was a major critical and commercial success and pushed many Telugu filmmakers to take the same route. The film also starred Hindi film actor Manoj Bajpayee in a key role. Oopiri is one of its kind comedy-drama films from down south that took itself way too seriously and that too, without missing the mark. The film starred Akkineni Nagarjuna in the leading role that plays an eccentric businessman. He has spent a great chunk of his life making money and now that he has enough of it, he wants to explore the meaning of life beyond that. The film also starred Tamannaah in the leading role, Oopiri is the remake of French film The Intouchables. Srimanthudu goes beyond what it looks like on the surface, an all-out action entertainer. The film explores some deeper and darker themes.

The story follows our leading man, a son of a major business tycoon, who goes out in search for his roots into his village. He comes across the plight of the villagers and decides to help them have a better life.īut little does he know that these things are not as easy as they seem. The film was a big box office and critical success.

The musical drama film was written and helmed by the legendary director K. Balachander and starred Chiranjeevi in the leading role.

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