Movies: Lakshmi

Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phooland Devi finds freedom only as an avenging warrior, the eponymous Bandit Queen. Devi becomes a kind a bloody Robin Hood; this extraor...

Circa 1800s, an intoxicated Jamindar insults Durga Devi by stealing her temple idol. Enraged, Devi kills him and places a curse on his heirs that, every 48 years, she will take one family member. And every 48 years, a male heir meets an unfortunate, ...

A man and woman from feuding families each pretend to fall in love, as part of a revenge plot. Chaos ensues when their fake romance becomes a reality....

A common man tries to fight terrorism by making anonymous calls to cops. Will he succeed ?...

The father of twin brothers wants to get them married to only twin sisters. But one of the brothers falls in love with a woman does not have a twin sister....

The police commissioner of Hyderabad confronts an anonymous caller who has planted bombs in the city and will let them explode if four terrorists are not freed from the police custody....

Worlds and families collide when the son of a prominent atheist falls head over heels for the daughter of his father’s nemesis, a revered Hindu leader....

Padayappa, a mechanical engineer whose father gives up his property to his foster brother, and then dies of shock soon after. Neelambari initially loves Padayappa, but plans to humiliate him after his family humiliates her father. The rest of the plo...

A honest and peace loving village man turns into a politician but his past haunts him till he seeks redemption by surrendering himself to law....

A 70-year-old woman transforms into her 24-year-old self after she's photographed at a studio, changing her life and those of the people around her forever....

When Mahalakshmi comes to the city, she falls in love with Seenu, whose family approves of her. But when her parents arrive, they forcibly take her away. Will the history of their families separate Mahalakshmi and Seenu?...

Chandran lies to his boss that his mother is unwell to get a leave but gets caught. In order to save his job, he is forced to pretend to his boss that he has a good-for-nothing twin brother....

Inspired by 'The Count of Monte Cristo', Padayottam was the first Indian movie to be shot in 70mm format. Prince Udayan (Nazir) is the successor to the Kolathiri kingdom. He is betrayed by his cousin Devan (Madhu) which forces him to go into exile. Y...

Sitaram, the son of a rich man, is robbed of his wealth by his enemies. Later, he is wrongly arrested for murder but manages to get out of jail and avenges the injustice done to him and his family....

Two sons that are separated as children grow up in drastically different environments....

Raman and Gopi are brothers who have a musical heritage. Raman's addiction towards alcohol becomes a threat to his career and Gopi is forced to take up his role....

Aattakalasam is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by Joy Thomas. The film stars Prem Nazir, Mohanlal, Lakshmi and Sukumari in lead roles. The film had musical score by Raveendran....

Nisha leaves Krishna because of his easy-going attitude towards his life and career. Soon, her parents arrange her marriage with an NRI and she reluctantly agrees, but things do not go as planned....

Naan Avanillai (English: I'm not him) (2007) is a Tamil film directed by Selva. It is a remake of K. Balachander's classic of the same title, starring matinee idol Gemini Ganesan, which was a remake of 1962 Marathi language film To Mee Navhech (Engli...

Karthikeyan, a photo editor in Mumbai, is a widower whose parents wish to see him settled and happy. Chitra, a widow with a son, gives them hope, unaware that their pasts are intertwined....