Best Indian Films of 2021
I am an Indonesian and regularly watching Indian movies since childhood. Anyway, here's the list of my favorite Indian movies of 2021. Some good films are not in the list because they are not my cup of tea.
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- DirectorJeo BabyStarsNimisha SajayanSuraj VenjaramooduAjitha V.M.After marriage, a woman struggles to be the submissive wife that her husband and his family expect her to be. The story follows her journey, as she changes herself and, even more so, changes the household.
- DirectorRojin ThomasStarsIndransSreenath BhasiManju PillaiOliver Twist (Indrans) wants to be tech-savvy and become a better companion to his two sons, who spend more time on their phones than with their loved ones.
- DirectorJeethu JosephStarsMohanlalMeenaAnsibaA gripping tale of an investigation and a family which is threatened by it. Will Georgekutty be able to protect his family this time?
- DirectorMartin PrakkatStarsKunchacko BobanJoju GeorgeNimisha SajayanThree police officers who are on a run for life, escaping the outbreak against them due to the unlawful arrest and torture of a civilian. It brings in a few shades of arrogant yet very much human police officers and their helplessness.
- DirectorShoojit SircarStarsVicky KaushalShaun ScottStephen HoganA biopic detailing the 2 decades that Punjabi Sikh revolutionary, Udham Singh, spent planning the assassination of the man responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
- DirectorSeema PahwaStarsSupriya PathakKonkona Sen SharmaParambrata ChattopadhyayBauji's entire family comes under one roof for 13 days after he passes away. We get a glimpse of their dynamics, politics and insecurities as each one of them is on their journey to discover their own selves and truth.
- DirectorDileesh PothanStarsFahadh FaasilBasil JosephDileesh PothanJoji, an engineering dropout and the youngest son of a rich family lives with his aspirations of becoming super wealthy. Driven by greed and blind ambition, he decides to execute his plans following an unexpected event in the family.
- DirectorRohith V.S.StarsTovino ThomasMoorLalA psychological thriller that revolves around Shaji who faces an intriguing conflict with the many layered shades of human behavior.
- DirectorBasil JosephStarsTovino ThomasGuru SomasundaramAju VargheseA tailor gains special powers after being struck by lightning, but must take down an unexpected foe if he is to become the superhero his hometown needs.
- DirectorAmit MasurkarStarsVijay RaazVidya BalanBrijendra KalaAn upright Forest Officer who strives for balance in a world of man-animal conflict while she also seeks her true calling in a hostile environment.
- DirectorNelson DilipkumarStarsSivakarthikeyanVinay RaiPriyanka ArulmohanWhen his fiancee's niece is kidnapped, a stoic army doctor and his motley team launch a rescue operation in which they need both wit and their wits.
- DirectorManu AshokanStarsSuraj VenjaramooduTovino ThomasAishwarya LekshmiDpt. Tahsildar Paul Mathai arrives in town for some court matters. He is welcomed by his son-in-law Allen. But when Paul is leaving Allen's home, something catches his eye. There comes the shift in their lives...
- DirectorMahesh NarayananStarsFahadh FaasilNimisha SajayanVinay ForrtA past ridden with crime, death and pain is recounted to Freddy, a juvenile criminal, who has been assigned to eliminate his estranged uncle Sulaiman, an aging patriarch, while behind bars.
- DirectorDibakar BanerjeeStarsJaideep AhlawatParineeti ChopraArjun KapoorSandeep, a bank executive and Pinky, a suspended cop, are marked for a kill. Phones tapped, accounts blocked, they escape but escaping is not freedom.
- DirectorT.J. GnanavelStarsSuriyaLijo Mol JoseManikandan K.When a tribal man is arrested for a case of alleged theft, his wife turns to a human-rights lawyer to help bring justice.
- DirectorMadonne AshwinStarsYogi BabuSheela RajkumarSangili MuruganA local barber's fate turns overnight when he becomes the single deciding vote in the village elections.
- DirectorPa. RanjithStarsAryaPasupathyJohn KokkenWhen Sarpatta Parambarai is challenged to a do-or-die match, will Kabilan, a young labourer, put on the gloves himself and lead his clan to victory, or be dissuaded by his disapproving mother and dangerous politics?
- DirectorSanu John VarugheseStarsBiju MenonSharafudheenSaiju KurupShirley and Roy in the middle of an impending Covid lock-down and a personal financial crisis, leave their Mumbai home for Shirley's home in Pala where her father Ittyavira stays. Roy soon finds that her home is not what he thought it is.
- DirectorKhalid RahmanStarsShine Tom ChackoRajisha VijayanGokulanA family and the various situations navigated by a husband and wife.
- DirectorVenkat PrabhuStarsSilambarasan RajendarS.J. SuryahKalyani PriyadarshanOn the day of a public conference by the state's Chief Minister, his bodyguard and a police officer are stuck in a time loop.
- DirectorP.S. VinothrajStarsChellapandiKaruththadaiyaanPhilip ArulodssA young boy travels with his violent and alcoholic father to bring back his mother, who has run away from home due to his abuse.
- DirectorSajin BaabuStarsKani KusrutiShailaja JalaAnil NedumangadThe movie chronicles the life of Khadeeja, a married Muslim woman confined within the four walls of the household, forced to conceal her desires in the name of religious and societal norms.
- DirectorNeeraj GhaywanKayoze IraniRahul KambojStarsFatima Sana ShaikhJaideep AhlawatArmaan RalhanFour shorts explore the surprising ways in which unexpected catalysts inflame the uncomfortable emotions simmering under fractured relationships.