7 Most Awaited South Indian Films of 2023

Since Baahubali, the South Indian film industry has seen some of the biggest blockbusters ever. See 2023's most anticipated South Indian films below.

South Indian movies including Allu Arjun's Pushpa, SS Rajamouli's RRR, Yash's KGF 2, and Superstar Kamal Haasan's Vikram did well at the box office in South India and across the world in 2022. In 2022, South Indian movies outperformed Bollywood. Four South Indian films grossed 400 crores last year, compared to one Bollywood movie. This year will release many big-budget South Indian movies that are highly anticipated. 

Thalapathy Vijay's Pongal release Varisu and Ajith's Thunivu both exceeded 100 crores in 2023. Chiranjeevi's Waltair Veerayya and Veera Simha Reddy have also done well at the box office.

South Indian films with tremendous pre-release excitement and predicted box office success are mentioned below.

 The Most Anticipated South Indian Films of 2023

1. Pushpa The Rule (Pushpa 2)

Starring Allu Arju, Rashmika Mandanna and directed by Sukumar Pushpa The Rule (Pushpa 2) Will be release in Theaters in July–September 2023.

Pushpa: The Rise broke South and North box office records. Pushpa's lines, melodies, and Allu Arjun's swag won fans over, and now Pushpa The Rise will premiere this year as one of 2023's most awaited films. The director and writer of Pushpa, Sukumar, is very excited for the sequel to release in 2023.

2. Ponniyin Selvan: Part 2 (PS 2)

Starring Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and directed by Mani Ratnam  Ponniyin Selvan: Part 2 (PS 2) will be released in Theaters in April 2023.

Mani Ratnam's dream project Ponniyin Selvan was a box office hit. On 30 September 2022, the first part collected over 500 Crores.

3. Jailer

Starring Rajinikanth and Mohanlal, directed by Nelson Dilipkumar Jailer will be released in theaters in April 2023. The movie is produced by Sun Pictures. As the name of the movie suggests, Rajinikanth plays a Jailer named Muthuvel Pandian.

Jailer is one of the most anticipated movies of 2023. Rajinikanth's first film with young director Nelson Dilipkumar is a dark comedy thriller. 

4. Salaar 

Starring Prabhas, Shruti Haasan, Jagapathi Babu directed by Prashanth Neel Salaar Will be released in theater in Sept 2023. 

Prashanth Neel returns with Bahubaali star Prabhas in a high-budget picture after KGF's success. Salaar, a high-octane action thriller from P&P, should be interesting. The movie will be about a gang leader who gets rid of all the other gangs to keep a promise to his friend.

5. Project K

Starring Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Disha Patani, Amitabh Bachchan, directed by Nag Ashwin Project K will be released in theater in 2023.

Prabhas and Nag's first film is one of 2023's most anticipated. Amitabh Bachchan stars in the high-budget flick. The science fiction picture will be one of the most expensive ever. The movie is being made in both Telugu and Hindi at the same time.

6. Thangalaan

Starring Chiyan Vikram directed by Pa Ranjith Thangalaan will be released in theater in 2023. Chiyaan Vikram, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Malavika Mohanan, Pasupathi, and Harikrishnan Anbudurai are all in the movie as stars. 

Thangalaan is based on real events that took place in Kolar Gold Fields (KFG). The plot follows British-era KGF employees. It will be released in theatres in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam languages.

7.  Indian 2 

Starring Kamal Haasan, Sukanya directed by Shankar Indian 2 will be released in theater in 2023.

In 2023, Ulganayagan, aka Kamal Haasan, will return with "Indian 2," a sequel to his 1996 blockbuster Indian. The film stars Kajal Aggarwal, Siddharth, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Rakul Preet Singh, Gulshan Grover, and Bobby Simha.