South Film Industry has evolved over the years and now even big Bollywood fanatics love to watch south films. The reason behind that they have a different approach with all their new movies, which are doing great not only in Indian but in overseas too. Right from Rajinikanth Shivaji, Magadheera, Ega or Baahubali series, all have done great business in India and overseas market. Some of these movies have even outnumbered Bollywood biggies. Well, that’s not all, here we have ensembled a list of 7 South Indian movies that will slam Bollywood movies in the second half of 2017.
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7 Upcoming South Films:
- SPY-der
This film is full of action with a sci-fi element in it. Mahesh Babu is essaying a special agent in the movie who uses highly-advanced technology to grab the wrongdoers. The film is being helmed by AR Murugadoss and also stars Rakul Preeti Singh and SJ Suryah. The film is slated to release on Dussehra in 2017.
- Jai Lava Kusa
After Nannaku Prematho and Janatha Garage, Junior NTR is back with a bang in a triple role in Jai Lava Kusa. Recently, we have witnessed the ruthless look of Jai in the film teaser and it’s mesmerizing. This is a mega-budget action film which also stars Nivedha Thomas, Ronit Roy, and Rashi Khanna. The film is being helmed by Bolly and will be releasing on September 21, 2017. For the prosthetic work of Junior NTR in Jai Lava Kusa film, Vance Hartwell has been brought from Hollywood. He is the one who was behind the prosthetics of Lord of The Rings.
- Mersal
The film stars South superstar Vijay and it is being helmed by Theri director Atlee. This film is special in so many ways as the film is set during three different periods. That also means that Vijay will romance, not one but three beauties Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and Nithya Menen. The film will hit the screens in Diwali 2017.
- Vivegam
Vivegam stars the supreme hero of Tami Cinema, Ajith. 97 percent of the film has been shot in overseas, especially in Europe. This is an action-entertainer film where Ajith essays a role of FBI officer. Directed by Siva, the film also stars Akshara Haasan, Vivek Oberoi and Kajal Aggarwal in titular roles. The film is slated to release on August 2017.
- Velaikkaran
Directed by Mohan Raja, the film will star talented actor Siva Karthikeyan. He has entertained us with his Nurse act in Remo movie and now he is set for an action-drama. In the first poster of the movie, he looks like a common man with a blood-tainted clothes. The film also stars Fahadh Fasil and Nayanthara in key roles. The film is set to release on September 29, 2017.
- Vikram Vedha
R Madhavan and Vijay Sethupati is all set to surprise us with their next project Vikram Vedha. The film is a modern take of the folktale Vikramathithan Vedhalam. We have already witnessed the trailer and we can clearly say that it is a big bang revenge-action movie. The film was slated to release on July 7, 2017, but due to double taxation drama in Tamil Nadu, the film is indefinitely postponed without giving a proper release date.
- VIP 2
It is a sequel to the 2014 hit film Velaiilla Pattadhari. This is for the first time, Bollywood actress Kajol and Dhanush has been teamed up. In the film, Kajol essays a role of business tycoon Vasundhara. The film is being helmed by Soundarya Rajinikanth which also stars Saranya Ponvannan and Samuthirakani, and Amala Paul in key roles. The film is slated to release on July 28, 2017.
Altogether, these are the 7 upcoming south films that will give a tough competition to Bollywood biggies in the second half of 2017.
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