IMDB’s top 10 movies: 9 South Indian films and 3 from the Kannada Film industry

By
Pramod Hegde
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IMDb has released the annual list of movies for 2022. South films dominated this year with the too-strong subject and screenwriting, and the only Bollywood film that made it to the list is ‘The Kashmir Files’.

IMDB’s list of top 10 Indian movies 

2022 was the worst year for Hindi cinema but for Indian cinema, this was certainly a year to remember. With Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil films making waves across the country, 2022 proved to be a big year for pan-Indian films.

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IMDb issued a list of the top ten popular Indian movies of India in 2022 on Wednesday, and while RRR, The Kashmir Files, KGF 2, and Kantara feature prominently on the list, it is Rakshit Shetty’s 777 Charlie that has been considered the highest rated among them all.

However, the rankings shared by IMDb were based on the actual page views and it has more than 200 million visitors every month.

Top 10 movies on IMDb

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  1. RRR (Rise Roar Revolt)
  2. The Kashmir Files
  3. K.G.F: Chapter 2
  4. Vikram
  5. Kantara
  6. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
  7. Major
  8. Sita Raman
  9. Ponniyin Selvan: Part One
  10. 777 Charlie

The Kashmir Files is the only Bollywood film that got a spot in the top 10 rankings. Although the movie got harsh criticism from some of the people from Bollywood. Nevertheless, the Kashmir Files was made on a budget of Rs 15 crore and ended up grossing over Rs 350 crore worldwide, largely due to strong word of mouth.

2022’s biggest success story

With 3 Kannada films on the list, Sandalwood is perhaps the biggest discovery of 2022. Even though the industry has had a memorable history of filmmaking for decades, its existence was rarely felt across Indian cinema in the last few decades. The visibility of its films was so poor that many Hindi-speaking filmmakers and audiences didn’t even bother to make the effort to correctly pronounce ‘Kannada’.

But the year 2022 was a year to remember for the industry. Kannada cinema arose from the glooms and claimed its place. It’s no longer an inactive participant, but an active force, which could impact the collective culture and filmmaking style of Indian cinema. This happened due to three films: KGF: Chapter 2, 777 Charlie, and Kantara.

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