Best Historical and Mythological Indian Films
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- DirectorYoganandStarsM.G. RamachandranPadminiS.V. Sahasranamam
- DirectorM.G. RamachandranStarsM.G. RamachandranP.S. VeerappaM.N. NambiarA wanderer/revolutionary is a dead ringer for a monarch, and takes his place.
- DirectorYoganandStarsM.G. RamachandranT.S. BalaiahR. BalasubramanianVeeran loves Bommi, the daughter of a king. But the king decides not to get his daughter married to Veeran. So Veeran fights for his love.
- DirectorK. ShankarStarsM.G. RamachandranJayalalitha JS.A. AshokanAn evil man kills Vengaiyan's father and enslaves all his people. Vengaiyan is ignorant and wild, but Jeeva helps him evolve into a valiant and wise man who then swears to right his people.
- DirectorAluri ChakrapaniStarsS.A. AshokanSaroja Devi B.ChandrakantBefore dying, a king requests Vijayan, a righteous man, to be his successor. But a minister in the king's court also wants to occupy the throne and decides to kill Vijayan.
- DirectorM.G. RamachandranStarsLathaM.N. NambiarM.G. Ramachandran
- DirectorB. Ramakrishnaiah PanthuluStarsJayalalitha JR.S. ManoharNageshEnslaved convicts for treason plan escape but get caught by pirates and work for them before gaining their support and fighting back their country's authoritarian rule.
- DirectorAshutosh GowarikerStarsHrithik RoshanAishwarya Rai BachchanSonu SoodA sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodha.
- DirectorA.P. NagarajanStarsShivaji GanesanVaralakshmi S.GandhimathiEmperor Raja Raja Chozan seems to count a little too much on his newly-appointed, deceptive minister. But he knows what he is doing.
- DirectorB. Ramakrishnaiah PanthuluStarsShivaji GanesanN.T. Rama RaoS.A. AshokanStory of the central hero of Mahabharata who rises from nothing to becoming the world's greatest warrior ever born in history and emerges as the hero of the Kurukshetra war.
- DirectorM. NatesanStarsM.G. RamachandranPadminiAnjali DeviLove story of royalty set during ancient three Dynastic rule of south india Around Roman Empire time of Caesar and cleopatra, Here the story revolves around the Chera prince M.G.R and Chola princess daughter of the Legendary Chola Emperor Karikala
- DirectorP.A. ThomasStarsGemini GanesanJayalalitha JM.N. NambiarKing Herod has ruled Judea for over 37 years and believes himself to be supreme. When three wise men from the Far East visit him, he is initially pleased, but this pleasure turns to anger when he finds out that they have traveled all the way to witness the birth of the son of God. After they depart, he instructs his Prime Minister to kill all children under the age of two. Herod's instructions are carried out, but they don't find the Baby Jesus, born in a stable in Bethlehem. Jesus, son of Joseph and Virgin Mary, has been destined to lead mankind onto a better path but must face many challenges, temptations, betrayal from the ones he trusted the most, humiliation, torture, crucifixion, and resurrection.
- DirectorChetan AnandStarsBalraj SahniDharmendraVijay AnandA platoon of Indian soldiers encounters harsh realities while fighting in the Sino-Indian War of 1962.
- DirectorB.R. ChopraStarsRajesh KhannaAshok KumarSmita PatilA Captain discovers that his assignment to work with a Defence minister is a front for government espionage, and is pulled into a complex tangle of deceit in the struggle to keep his country safe.
- DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsRajesh KhannaZaheeraRaj KapoorRanjit was a badminton player and his family once lived a good life.Ranjit now cant feed his family as he has turned handicapped and feels of attempting suicide. One morning Ranjit tires to commit suicide by jumping in front of a train from a bridge.Next he is seen walking without a stick and meets a man called captain who tells him that he has died and is now a ghost and ask's him why did he commit suicide.
- DirectorP. NeelakantanStarsAnjali DeviShivaji GanesanN.S. KrishnanSivagnanam (Sivaji Ganesan) works as a bank clerk. Though his pay is meager, he deals with a lot of cash at the bank. His family consists of wife Lakshmi (Anjali Devi), a daughter whose marriage is being negotiated and two school going children. The bank where he works crashes. Sivagnanam is unable to find another job. Dejected, he tries to kill himself so that his insurance money would be made available to the family. His soul reaches the court of Yama, the god of death. Angered by what he deals an irresponsible act, Yama sends him back to earth to see the result of his death. He is able to observe the goings on but is unable to participate. He watches his son being picked up by the police for stealing food, his daughter is molested and his wife drowns herself in a well after murdering the rapist. He realizes his mistake. Thankfully the whole series of events has been a dream
- DirectorA.P. NagarajanStarsShivaji GanesanGemini GanesanSavitriSage Naradha creates a dispute between three goddesses Saraswathi, Parvathi and Lakshmi, about who is the most powerful of them. Three of them accepts the challenge to prove their ability. Who wins the challenge ?
- DirectorA.P. NagarajanStarsShivaji GanesanSavitriK.B. SundarambalLord Shiva goes through an adventurous ride and performs various antics to test the people on earth. Based on Paranjothi Munivar's epic "Thiruvilayadal Puranam".