Big-budget South Indian movies are dominating the box office. Numerous explanations have been offered for Bollywood’s downturn in terms of both quality and box office success. Regional language films have been gaining significant popularity on OTT platforms, despite the services’ need to balance both international material and Indian series and movies (Hindi). South Indian movies are widely available on Amazon Prime Video. Let’s have a look at some of the best South Indian movies of 2022 on Amazon Prime you can’t miss out on.
1. Sita Ramam
Starring Dulquer Salman and Mrunal Thakur, ‘Sita Ramam’ is a period romance set in 1964. In London, Afreen, a wayward Pakistani student, sets fire to a car. She is forced to return $1 million in a month but refuses. Afreen returns to Pakistan in a rage to collect the money from her grandfather. Further, she is tasked by her deceased grandfather with delivering a letter that Ram wrote to Sita. As Afreen searches for Ram, the tale of Sita and Ram is gradually revealed.
2. 777 Charlie
Don’t watch ‘777 Charlie’, if you don’t want to cry. ‘777 Charlie’ revolves around an abused dog, who escapes the breeder’s house. On the other hand, Dharma spends each day alone since he is trapped in a terrible and isolating environment. His outlook on life changes when Charlie the dog comes into it. The emotions in the film are very raw and real. It is a heart-touching tale with a beautiful message for life.
3. Radhe Shyam
Set in Italy, in the 1970s, ‘Radhe Shyam’ is a period romance. The movie follows the tale of Vikramaditya, a palmist who must choose between his destiny and his love for Prerana. He meets and falls in love with Prerana who rejects superstitions. She begins to accept his beliefs, though, as some of his prophecies begin to come true.
4. KGF Chapter 2
A sequel to ‘K.G.F: Chapter 1’, ‘K.G.F: Chapter 2’ is a Kannada period action film. Also, the most expensive Kannada film ever made. In Kolar Gold Fields, the very mention of Rocky makes his adversaries shudder. While the government views him as a threat to law and order, his allies look up to him. Rocky must face dangers from all directions if he wants to be uncontested.
5. Good Luck Sakhi
The story revolves around Sakhi (Keerthy), who is believed to bring bad luck to everyone. The young woman trains to compete as a sharpshooter at the national level while being plagued by what seems like never-ending bad luck, including the unintentional death of her fiance.
6. Acharya
The movie narrates the tale of Acharya, a Naxalite leader who visits the temple Dharmasthali to eliminate the persecution brought on by Basava, a local politician. Inside the sanctum, Sidda fights off drug use and harassment. Despite this, Sidda might still need to cooperate with the Naxalites if unanticipated events arise.
7. FIR
The media portrays Irfan as an innocent man who lives a typical life, as the embodiment of wickedness. Can a chemical engineer (Irfan) defend himself, after being accused of terrorism? The entire situation alters his life. Will he be able to return to regular life? Does Irfan have a deeper character than first appears?
8. Sarkaru Vaari Pata
A finance agent travels to India from the USA after being duped by the woman he loves. He’s back in order to collect his money from the woman’s father, a wealthy MP and industrialist. The movie centers on a dispute between Mahi and Rajendranath, a financier and a politician, after Kalaavathi, Rajendranath’s daughter, defrauds Mahi of money owed to her for gambling.
9. Naaradan
A well-known TV news anchor named Chandraprakash experiences excessive pressure from his superiors to deliver competitive exclusives, which prompts him to resign from his position. When a competing media company offers him a new position, he reinvents himself as a rude, autocratic journalist who caters to people seeking news theatrics.
10. Viruman
A courageous, kind-hearted son tries to make his conceited, materialistic father pay for his faults. This includes the death of his mother, and protecting his brothers from the man’s wrath. From an early age, Viruman swears to kill his father out of a burning desire to get revenge for the loss of his mother. Although after an incident Viruman matures into a fine young man, his hatred for his father endures, and he eagerly awaits chances to punish him.
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Which among these South Indian movies of 2022 on Amazon Prime is your favorite? Make sure to check them, in case you haven’t already!