Good recommendations for action style South Indian movies?

[u/SomeoneUnseen]

I've been a Bollywood watcher my whole life but the few South Indian films I've seen, I loved them. Like Bahubali 1 & 2 and Pushpa 1 & 2 and Saaho are the only ones I've seen lol. Saaho isn't one I'd rewatch, I only watched it once but the other 2 I would and have rewatched Anyways, just looking for some action packed recommendations you think I'd like based on those movies. Don't know where to really start in terms of South Indian cinema.

[u/LeafBoatCaptain]

Maaveeran (best action choreography in any Indian film I've ever seen)

Minnal Murali

RDX

Veera Dheera Sooran (this was surprisingly good. Watch it theatres if you can)

Vishwaroopam (haven't seen part 2 but part 1 is good)

RRR (if you like Bahubali then definitely check this out). And if you liked that, check out Magadheera and Eega.

Rangasthalam was a good watch.

Anniyan still holds up, I think.

Yodha, Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha, Maantrikam, Douthyam etc (if available with English subs) are classics.

ARM

Sarpatta Parambarai

Aavesham

Rifle Club

Kantara (personally not a big fan but it's well regarded and I wanted to recommend something in Kannada. You've probably already seen or heard of KGF)

Marco (again not a personal recommendation but it was a huge hit and there's one action scene I really liked. It's gory)

[u/not_a_jawan → u/LeafBoatCaptain]

I don't know why you are recommending these movies to someone who loved the Pushpa series .

[u/LeafBoatCaptain → u/not_a_jawan]

People aren't 1 dimensional. These are all good action movies.

[u/not_a_jawan → u/LeafBoatCaptain]

You have a bunch of Malayalam recommendations in there which probably has some elements of slow build up when our man is looking for instant gratification . Many telugu mainstream fans find Malayalam films to be slow and believe it or not technically inadequate because they aren't colorful enough like Telugu movies .

[u/LeafBoatCaptain → u/not_a_jawan]

You never know when a movie connects with someone. Why are you so worked up about this? I recommended a diverse list of movies that range from RRR to Anniyan. Besides, it's not just OP. Other people browse reddit. Maybe something piques someone's interest as they're scrolling through.

At the very least the existence of this list isn't hurting anybody. Just let this go, man.

[u/Impressive-Address76]

Thallumaala,Aavesham, RDX,if you like Edgar Wright style action

Vikram, Kaithi,Leo if you like more grounded action more on the lines of Hong Kong Actuon but with a Tamil Flavour

Minnal Murali and Maaveeran if you want a superhero movie.

RRR for a big James Cameron style action spectacle

[u/Dry-Funny-6946 → u/Impressive-Address76]

Or some good Balayya action movies recently or the ones with Boyapati Sreenu. Just know what you’re going for and you’ll enjoy it for the brainrot movies they are which is an art in itself

[u/Background-Bowl7798]

RRR is over the top movie but its fun

Aavesham is great

Vikram, Kaithi, Leo - part of same universe and imo can be watched any order but watch in release order kaithi, vikram, leo

Eega - a fly takes revenge on a rich creepy bloke for killing him in previous life

Thupparivaalan - Basically sherlock holmes with action like hong kong flicks

[u/almachemist]

A few from my side

RRR Sarrainodu Eega Goodachari Panjaa

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A few from my side

RRR Sarrainodu Eega

Goodachari Panjaa

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[u/Superb_Pay3173]

Kaithi has a decent emotional connection along with all the action. The Aavesham action scenes are so amazingly choreographed and the movie is funny and emotional at times. Komban has that rustic flavor and the characters seem realistic.

[u/guligulibabu]

RRR

[u/Background-Bowl7798]

Mard ko dard naahi hota and Maaveran

[u/Zaron_467]

Thallumala ( has well choreographed action scenes, not a big fan of the movie but when compared to other Indian movies it's better)

[u/AdSpiritual7037]

RRR

Magadheera

Vikram

Kaithi

KGF 1 & 2

Master

Sarraindou

Bheemla Nayak

[u/Traditional_Reach_53]

Vikram Rifle Club

[u/Upbeat-Minimum5028]

Aparichit. Action sequences are the matrix rip offs yet a good story in their own right.

[u/Saaraamma]

Thallumala

[u/SrN_007]

So, you haven't watched KGF 1 & 2 and Salaar?

[u/DangerousWolf8743]

Master, vikram, thallumaala, kgf.

[u/Piratehitch]

Lucifer & Pulimurugan

[u/Dry_Maybe_7265]

Going exactly based off of what you have watched plus getting into Telugu cinema, Magadheera, Salaar, RRR. Probably a lot of the upcoming ones too. Telugu cinema is on a major action high right now.

[u/Big-Examination-4294]

Go to r/tollywood or r/kollywood for best recs

[u/Nijil_]

You have a horrible movie taste😔

[u/Limp-Sun-3938 → u/Nijil_]

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