Thanks to the boom OTT platforms witnessed during the pandemic, now we have a larger set of content to enjoy, talk or to mix our tastes with. This year, we got a chance to step out of the bio-bubble and enjoy the Indian cinema outside Bollywood. For a long time, Bollywood has been cornering Indian cinema but it seems like the scene is changing. From Jai Bhim to Master, there has been a number of regional movies that have overthrown the Bollywood industry. Here we bring you a look at the top 10 regional movies that made it big in the Indian cinema:
1. Jai Bhim: More than entertainment, Jai Bhim is the story of inspiration, struggle, and hustle. The movie is based on the real-life story of a lawyer, who helps a woman to fight her right after her husband was killed in custody during his arrest on a fake robbery charge.
2. The Great Indian Kitchen: This Malayalam blockbuster is based on the controversial topic of the entry of women into the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala. The movie is based on the suffocating marriage life of a woman who is stuck with her daily chores.
3. Master: Starring Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi in the lead roles, Master is the story of an alcoholic teacher who teaches at a juvenile school and fights off a gangster who is using children for illegal and criminal activities.
4. Pushpa: Pushpa is a next-level experience for everyone who is a fan of action and drama. Portraying the story of a daily wage worker, the movie shows how he uses his brain and cleverness to rise as one of the biggest gangsters among the red sandalwood smugglers in the Seashachalam region.
5. Java: Director Tharun Moorthy's Operation Java talks about a team of police officers who work for the Kochi cyber cell. They investigate a series of crimes and unlawful activities with their wit and intellect. The film shed light on the unsung heroes of the police force.
6. Drishyam 2: Mohanlal’s Drishyam 2 is one of the well-nurtured sequels that carried on the expectations of the original movie. The movie kept the audience on the edge and left their mind twisted.
7. Joji: What's a year without the brilliance of Fahadh Faasil? Joji is a film loosely based on Shakespeare's Macbeth. The crime drama is a tightly-packed film with some brilliant performances from Fahadh Faasil, Baburaj, Dileesh Pothan, and Unnimaya Prasad.
8. Minnal Murali: India has always looked forward to Hollywood when it comes to superhero movies. But Minnal Murali gave tough competition to Hollywood as well. The superhero origin story set in Kerala features Tovino Thomas and Guru Somasundaram.
9. Karnan: Critically acclaimed Tamil film starring Dhanush won the Best Indian Film award at the Innovative International Film Festival in Bangalore. Karnan is a story of a man determined to break the chains of caste discrimination. It is a tale of rising up against oppression.
10. Malik: After the grand success of CU Soon, Fahadh Faasil will be back in this film written and directed by Mahesh Narayanan. Also starring Nimisha Sajayan, Joju George, Dileesh Pothan and Maala Parvathi, the crime thriller is based on the theme of land acquisition. "At its core, Malik is a political thriller.
