I have never watched a South Indian movie before what should I watch first?
well i can only really account for malayalam movies so:
BANGALORE DAYS. bangalore days. B A N G A L O R E D A Y S.
cute chick flick rom com (female perspective)=ohm shanti oshaana
really well built thriller=drishyam (which is literally being remade in every single language rn)
coming of age + food=usthad hotel
coming of age non-stupid masala flick=vikramadithyan
cute romance=thattathin marayathu
intense romance=annayum rasoolum
‘english vinglish’y female empowerment=how old are you?
hardcore female revenge *tw:rape *tw:blood=22 female kottayam
real to life coming of age female journey *tw:depression *tw:suicide *tw:cutting: mili
road trip (ft.romance with an east indian lead)=npcb
historical fiction and romance [early colonial era]=urumi (the movie’s dubbed in tamil but it’s originally malayalam/without subs)
period drama [post independence]=iyobinte pushtakam
fantasy (with a religious backdrop)=amen
satirical comedy=pranchiyettan and the saint
depressing medical drama=apothecary
cute children’s fantasy flick=philips and the monkey pen
drama /nostalgia+medical/=ayalum njaanum thammil
if you know me you know that all those titles are links WITH SUBS. so click away buddy
i like to suggest bangalore days as a good start because it has a little bit of everything (almost) :)
there’s also my other malayalam cinema rec lists- and the *needs to be updated* master list link is on my sidebar
personally i think manam and magadheera are good starters in telugu. here’s a list with subs by arjunskapoor. some more from tollywoodfeveri have friends whose first south film was ok kanmani in tamil, which they liked. here’s a rec list for tamil that’s been categorised by forestpenguin.
south-indian-spice is a great go to for recs that cover most of south india and i’m sure the lovely show runner of the blog will be happy to help you with any other recs (kannada maybe? i’m sorry i can’t give you much info on that i haven’t seen enough) and WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SOUTH INDIAN CINEMA. I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR STAY. I KNOW YOU WILL :)
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