Big-ticket South Indian Movies are creating a buzz across the country. After the huge success of Bahubali, KGF, RRR, and Pushpa, there is an array of big-ticket south Indian films to be released in cinemas at the pan-India level.
Here we will take a look at the highly anticipated Upcoming South Indian Movies that are soon going to hit the theatres. And the audience up north would love to watch them in the dubbed Hindi version.
Top Upcoming Kannada Movies
Kannada cinema or Sandalwood proved their box office mettle by delivering the blockbusters like KGF2 and Kantara. Both movies went on to become one of the highest-grossing Indian movies of 2022. Check out, the much-awaited Kannada films which will release soon in cinemas.
1- Kranti
Star Cast: Darshan Thoogudeepa, Rachita Ram, and Ravichandran
Release Date: 26 Jan 2023
Director: V. Harikrishna
Budget: N/A
Production Company: Media House Studio
Kranti marks the 55th film of the actor Darshan. It also has Rachita Ram and Ravichandran in the key roles. It is the second collaboration between the director, Harikrishan, and the actor Darshan. Scheduled to release on 26 Jan 2023.
2- Kabzaa
Star Cast: Upendra, Kichha Sudeepa, Shriya Saran
Release Date: 2023
Director: R Chandru
Budget: 70-80 Cr
Production Company: R Chandra Shekar
‘Kabzaa’ will release in seven Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, and Malayalam. Kannada power star Upendra will be seen in the pivotal role. Along with Upendra, it has Sudeep, Shriya Saran, Kabir Duhan Singh, and Danish Akhtar Saifi among others.
3- Bagheera
Star Cast: Sri Murali, Rukmini Vasanth
Release Date: 2023
Director: Dr Suri
Budget: N/A
Production Company: Hombale Films
Bagheera is written by Prashanth Neela and is directed by Dr Suri. It is backed by one of the most successful production houses, Hombale Films. It will feature Srii Murali and Rukmini Vasanth in the main lead roles.
4- Martin
Star Cast: Dhruva Sarja, Addhuri, Bahaddur, Bharjari
Release Date: 2023
Director: AP Arjun
Budget: N/A
Production Company: Vasavi Movies
Martin is touted to be a high-octane action entertainer, directed by AP Arjun. It will be released in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam versions.
It is produced by Uday K. Mehta under the banner Vasavi Movies. Martin will feature Dhruva Sarja, Addhuri, Bahaddur, Bharjari, and Pogaru in key roles.
5- Untitled Upendra Film
Star Cast: N/A
Release Date: 2023
Director: Upendra
Budget: N/A
Production Company: N/A
Popular Kannada actor Upendra will be donning the hat of a filmmaker after 7yrs, for a pan-India movie. The first look poster of the movie was released in March 2022 which created a buzz among audiences. The film hasn’t been titled yet.
Top Upcoming Telugu Movies
It was the Telugu movie Baahubali which erased the barrier between south and north. The term pan-India essentially originated following the blockbuster success of Baahubali not only in the South but also in the Hindi belt. The film has created a market for south Indian films in the Hindi belt.
And since then we have witnessed a lot of south Indian movies that rocked the box office up north, especially post-pandemic (2022).
1- Hari Hara Veera Mallu
Star Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Niddhi Agerwal, Arjun Rampal, Jacqueline Fernandez
Release Date: May 2023
Director: Krish Jagarlamudi
Budget: Rs 150 crores
Production Company: Mega Surya Productions
Pawan Kalyan aka Power Star will be seen next in a period-action adventure in the year 2023. The film is titled ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’, it will be a pan-India film featuring Niddhi Agerwal, Arjun Rampal, and Jacqueline Fernandez.
Hari Hara Veera Mallu is slated to release in cinemas in May 2023. Hari Hara Veera Mallu is being helmed by Gabbar is Back (2015) director Krish Jagarlamudi. A Dayakar Rao is bankrolling the film along with A. M Ratnam.
2- Adipurush
Star Cast: Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, Saif Ali Khan
Release Date: 16 June 2023
Director: Om Raut
Budget: 500 Cr+
Production Company: T-Series Films
South Superstar Prabhas has many big films in his bag for the upcoming year, he will be doing the role of Lord Ram in Om Raut’s next project Adipurush. It was scheduled to release on Jan 2023 but due to the backlash and severe criticism after the release of the teaser trailer, the movie was postponed again.
Kriti Sanon & Saif feature in the role of Janaki & Lankesh respectively. Om’s last film Tanhaji (2020) was a big hit at the box office grossing approx Rs 360 crores worldwide. Adipurush is bankrolled by Bhushan Kumar along with Krishan Kumar and Om Raut.
3- Salaar
Star Cast: Prabhas, Shruti Haasan, Jagapathi Babu
Release Date: 28 Sept 2023
Director: Prashanth Neel
Budget: Rs 200 crores
Production Company: Hombale Films
This south Indian action thriller is a bilingual Kannada-Telugu film, it is simultaneously shot in both languages. Prashanth Neel and Vijay Kiragandur are the directors and the producer of the film respectively, who also jointly made K.G.F: Chapter 2 which is on the no. 1 list of our article.
It will be released on 28 Sept 2023 in all 5 languages Kannada and Telugu along with dubbed versions of Hindi, Malayalam, and Tamil. It is made under the production of Vjay’s home banner Hombale Films.
4- Bhola Shankar
Star Cast: Chiranjeevi, Tamanaah, Keerthy Suresh
Release Date: Summer 2023
Director: Meher Ramesh
Budget: N/A
Production Company: AK Entertainments, Creative Commercials
Chiranjeevi will next be seen in the masala action comedy Bhola Shankar. It also has Tamannaah, Keerthy Suresh, Murali Sharma, Raghu Babu, Rao Ramesh and Vennela Kishore in the key roles.
5- Pushpa 2
Release Date: (July-Sept) 2023
Star Cast: Allu Arju, Rashmika Mandanna
Director: Sukumar
Budget: 350 crores
Production Company: Mythri Movie Makers, Muttamsetty Media
Allu Arjun’s 2021 blockbuster film Puhspa: The Rise’s sequel will be gracing the cinemas in 2023, earlier the film was to hit the screens in Dec 2022 but now has been pushed back to 2023.
Reportedly, after the success of KGF2, director Sukumar urges the makers to enhance the fighting sequence and the story of the film. Pushpa 2 is made with a budget of 350 crores.
6- Project-K
Star Cast: Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Disha Patani, Amitabh Bachchan
Release Date: Summer 2024 (Tentative)
Director: Nag Ashwin
Budget: N/A
Production Company: Vyjayanthi Movies
Project K is special for so many reasons, one is that the film will mark the maiden project of Prabhas and director Nag. Second, it is a high-budget film, it will see the Hindi cinema actor Deepika Padukone’s Telugu debut. Senior Bachchan is also roped in for this upcoming film.
Malang fame Disha Patani will also be seen in a pivotal role. It is a science fiction film touted as one of the most expensive films.
Top Upcoming Tamil Movies
If leave Rajinikanth starrer 2.0, no Tamil film created an impact in the northern market. Even in the era when south films are taking the box office by storm with their pan-India release, none of the Tamil movies made a mark in the Hindi belt as much as Telugu and Kannada releases, outside the home state.
However, there are many anticipated big-budget Tamil movies that may emerge as highest-grossing flicks ruling the box office beyond boundaries.
1- Vaathi
Star Cast: Dhanush, Samyuktha Menon
Release Date: 17 Feb 2023
Director: Venky Atluri
Producer: Suryadevara Naga Vamsi, Sao Soujanya
Budget: N/A
Production Company: Sithara Entertainments
Dhanush will soon be seen in a period coming-of-age actioner titled Vaathi. It is a bilingual film shot in Tamil and Telugu simultaneously. It has been in the limelight since its inception. The film has been titled ‘Sir’ in Telugu and will be released in cinemas on Feb 17, 2023.
2- Indian 2
Star Cast: Kamal Haasan, Sukanya
Release Date: 2023
Director: Shankar
Budget: N/A
Production Company: Lyca Productions
Ulganayagan aka Kamal Haasan will next be seen in the vigilante action film, titled “Indian 2” which is a sequel to his 1996 blockbuster Indian. It will be released in multiple languages. It is directed by S. Shankar, who will be collaborating with Shankar after 20 yrs.
The film also stars Nedumudi Venu, Siddharth, Kajal Aggarwal, Sudeep, and Rakul Preet Singh.
3- PS-2
Star Cast: Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Release Date: April 2023
Director: Mani Ratnam
Budget: Rs 500 Cr
Production Company: Lyca Productions, Madras Talkies
Ponniyin Selvan is the director Mani Ratnam’s dream project. The first part was released on 30 September 2022 and tasted Box Office success with 500 Cr+ WW. Known faces of the Indian cinema industry like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Trisha, and Prakash Raj is seen in the film.
Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions are the producers, it is based on the book of the same name written by Kalki Krishnamurthy. The film was shelved in 2010 owing to commercial issues, later in 2019 Lyca Productions decided to revive the project. The film is made in two parts with the second part released in April 2023.
4- Thangalaan
Star Cast: Chiyan Vikram
Release Date: 2023
Director: Pa Ranjith
Producer: K E Gnanavel Raja
Budget: N/A
Production Company: Studio Green & Neelam Productions
Thangalaan stars Chiyaan Vikram of PS-1 fame, it will be directed by Pa. Rnajit of Kabali, Kaala and Madras fame. It is set to hit cinemas in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam.
5- Jailer
Star Cast: Rajinikanth, Aiswhwarya Rai Bachchan
Release Date: Summer 2023
Director: Nelson Dilipkumar
Budget: N/A
Production Company: Sun Pictures
Rajinikanth’s 169th outing is titled Jailer, earlier it was tentatively called Thalaivar 169. Filming of Jailer begins in Aug 2022. As per a report of Pinksvilla, Aishwarya Rai will play the main lead opposite Rajini while Shiva Rajkumar is in the antagonist role.
The music is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, it will mark his fourth collaboration with the director Nelson, in other words, Anirudh has composed music in all Nelson’s films.
6- Borrder
Star Cast: Arun Vijay, Regina Cassandra
Release Date: 24 Feb 2023
Director: Arivazhagan Venkatachalam
Budget: N/A
Production Company: All in Pictures
The long-awaited Tamil spy thriller movie ‘Borrder’ starring Arun Vijay is expected to release in cinemas soon. It is directed by Arivazhagan and marks the third collaboration between the actor and the director after Kuttram 23 and Tamil Rockerz. The film also has Regina Cassandra and Stefy Patel as female leads.
Bharat Ane Nenu fame filmmaker Koratala Siva is teaming up with the RRR fame Jr. NTR for his next. The film is said to be a high-budget film, made with a production cost of over Rs 300 Cr. The film is not yet titled, it is tentatively being called NTR 30. It is expected to be released next year.
If reports are to be believed then we can witness Alia Bhatt- and Jr. NTR on the big screens again after RRR.
I waiting this movie in south
Eagerly waiting.
Yes, we are also eagerly waiting for upcoming Tamil & Telugu Movies.
Prabhas is just amazing, Can’t wait for Salaar and Adipurush.