Finding a high school group photo or a birthday card you almost forgot while cleaning your house during the quarantine can instantly set your mood right, helping you to ease all the stress. Watching good films can give you a similar experience. We present to you a list of films from all Indian languages that deserved more love in the theatres, along with their OTT links so you can enjoy them now.
Tamil
Vellaipookal - A well-written, no-nonsense investigative thriller
Remember Raghavan from Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, the Deputy Commissioner of Police? What if Raghavan was replaced by DIG Rudhran (Vivekh), who sets out on a similar intriguing mission in Seattle, but post-retirement?
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Bakrid - A warm emotional drama that has its heart in the right place
There is a certain charm about simple stories, about uncomplicated emotions that are universal. Bakrid, apparently the ‘first Indian camel-based film’, functions on one such emotion: Humanity.
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Kannada
Love Mocktail - A well-made modern love story, shouldered by excellent music and performances
Love Mocktail makes for a delightful watch. It’s definitely a film for those who enjoy emotions.
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Gubbi mele Brahmastra - A film where humour successfully overpowers the logic
Here is a film where humour overpowers crime and makes it a laugh riot. If you want to get away from stress and laugh your way through a movie, enter the world of Venkata Krishna Gubbi
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Telugu
Sammohanam - A breezy romance with delightful performances
A celebrity and a commoner, who despises the glamour world, are thrown together and an unlikely romance blossoms.
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Chi La Sow - A well-balanced, well-written and heartfelt story
The idea of a guy falling for and deciding to marry a girl in just a few hours he spends with her might sound crazy. But director Rahul Ravindran beautifully convinces the audience.
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Hindi
Gone Kesh - A predictable, yet enjoyable slice-of-life story
Debutant Qasim Khallow keeps his filmmaking straightforward, with no urgency to impress; the asides are sweet and the performances likable in this story about premature balding.
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Sonchiriya - A brilliant and puzzling bandit film
Set in Chambal in 1975, this unforgivingly-made film is a conscious heir of Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen.
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Malayalam
Varikkuzhiyile Kolapathakam - A pleasantly, surprising old-school cop drama
The unpredictable final twist elevates this simple story with simple characters.
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Janamaithri - A witty, hilarious tale of laughs
A skillfully-made cop comedy that makes you laugh from beginning to end.
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