Folks, if you think Bollywood movies are trash, you ain’t seen real trash yet until you see those hideous, garish, ugly, crude SOWth Indian films.
Here’s a list of 50 SOWth Indian films that you must not under any circumstance watch before you kick the bucket.
1. Villu
2. Aegan
3. Indiralokathil Na Alagappan
4. Kuselan
5. Muthu
7. Kuruvi
8. Bheema
9. Sathyam
10. Aanai
11. Ayan
12. Kurumbu
14. Vel
15. Unnale Unnale
16. Seeta Ramu
17. Sose Thanda SOWbhagya
18. Thoranai
19. Chennai Kadhal
20. Something Something Unakkum Enakkum
21. Thenali
22. Unarchigal
23. Aalwar
24. Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram
25. Mayakannadi
26. Billa
More to cum 😉
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Btw, the funny thing is, SI had watched most of them before kicking the bucket..
Looking at the list, it appears almost all of them are going to be Tamil movies.. [And I have not heard of few – like Seeta Ramu, et al]
Good initiative to save the world 😉
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write: Looking at the list, it appears almost all of them are going to be Tamil movies.
We’re not as familiar with other South Indian films as we are with Tamil movies.
2. You write: And I have not heard of few – like Seeta Ramu, et al
Consider yourself blessed.
Seeta Ramu is the stupidest movie we’ve watched. One of the few Kannada films we’ve seen. Shankar Nag dies, his girlfriend Manjula collapses…her brain is affected and she goes bonkers.
So the doctor (Sundar Krishna Urs) goes to the burial ground, exhumes Shankar Nag’s body, removes his brain and transplants it into Manjula’s head.
Manjula wakes up and soon she’s fighting like Shankar Nag. 🙁 No kidding.
Pure garbage.
By the way, Unnale Unnale wasn’t that bad. Doesn’t deserve to be in the list.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
With Unnale Unnale, the Tamil film industry went Pinnale Pinnale.
Hi,
THANK GOD,you must consider yourselves lucky if you did not watch any one of this stupid director S.J.Suryah’s acting and directed films in Tamil.
He directed films like New,Vaali and Kushi ,all three being crap films and New,a film in which he acted and gave us mental torture.
You must thank God that some of films that he acted such as Thalaimagan, New, Anbae Aaruyirae have flopped miserably at the Tamil Nadu box office. He acted in a new film recently”Newtonin Mundram Vithi”(Newton’s third law) that also was a miserable flop at the box office.
To watch him acting is like watching a true chimpanzee or a monkey at work. Thank God,Tamil film audiences are atleast reasonable enough to reject this clown!!
This guy’s films are a must in this list for sure!!
Anyways,if you watch any one of this guy’s films,you will consider Unnale Unnale to be far better!!
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write: THANK GOD,you must consider yourselves lucky if you did not watch any one of this stupid director S.J.Suryah’s acting
Our favorite video snippet in the world features S.J.Suryah!
2. You write: You must thank God that some of films that he acted such as Thalaimagan, New, Anbae Aaruyirae have flopped miserably at the Tamil Nadu box office. He acted in a new film recently”Newtonin Mundram Vithi” (Newton’s third law) that also was a miserable flop at the box office
Hey, there are no flops in the Tamil film industry.
Tamil movies run for 100, 200 or 300 days. That is Newton’s naaldra vithi (Newton’s fourth law). 😉
We heard even Kuruvi, Vijay’s tour de force, ran for 100 days
Hi SI,
If that is the case,all the Tamil films that have posters putting as successful or vetrikarmana monnavudu naal(successful third week) should be a hit or superhit!!But in reality that is not the case.Vijay’s Kuruvi as you pointed out ran for 100 days, because of Vijay fans.Hence you should maybe direct your ire at them instead of the general public!!After all, a producer has to recover his money and distributor has too show that his other fellow guys that he is successful.
So,these people market the film using banners saying that it is a good film and it is running successfully.But the reality is that films like Kuruvi had low occupancy and people tried to disguise the poor story of the film using good marketing.I watched a stupid crap Theeratha Vilayattu Pillai because of that catchy marketing only!!What a fool I am!!
Besides all these,the thing that a say that Tamil audiences do not give flops is disputable. Because I have a data that gives a different spin to the your argument.
NUMBER OF RELEASES
YEAR NUMBER OF FILMS FILMS IN PROFIT PERCENTAGE OF HITS
2005 100 19 19
2006 103 25 24
2007 110 22 20
2008 120 21 18
2009 131 18 14
See, here the percentage has decreased to 14 in 2009.If the Tamil film audiences are so dumb as you say,then the percentage should be 100!!(Source:Chennai Times,TIMES OF INDIA newspaper).
Also,Newtonin Mundram Vidhi is a flop.Please check the above link ,if you still have any doubts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtonin_Moondram_Vidhi
Wiki notes about Newtonin Moondram Vidhi:
As expected, the film failed to make an impact at the box office.
Also, the film Sarvam was a flop in Tamilnadu,please check the below link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarvam#Theatrical_run
Wiki notes about Sarvam:
The film did not do well at box office
If you still have issues over these reliable sources,then I cannot help you!!
In 2010,the only profitable movies as of now according to newspapers and Wiki are:
TamilPadam.
Vinaithandi Vaaruvaya.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
When we said there are no flops in Tamil films, we were being sarcastic because of the trend in Kollywood to paint every picture as a big hit even if the reality is that the movie is a big shit at the box office.
Ha,
Could not resist laughing out loud, with the story of Seeta Ramu..!
SI, you surely deserve a “thiyagi” pension from TN government 😉
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You should see Manjula fighting with the bad guys after she gets Shankar Nag’s brain. That beats all the Seven Wonders put together.
Put another way, it’s Shankar Nag in a woman’s body. 🙁
Hmmm.. Went through pre-SI era reviews..
While coming across Om Shanti Om, you cited a movie of 1989, with reincarnation theme..
Probably, you are aware of this movie “Nenjam Marapathillai” starred by Kalyankumar, Banumathi, and Nambiar in respective roles. [Wiki says, in the year 1961 it got released]
Nambiar would kill Banumathi, and Kalyankumar would commit suicide (not sure), and they’ll be reborn to unite in addition to kill the old Nambiar.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Of course, we’ve heard of Nenjam Marapathillai. May have seen it too when very young.
The 1989 movie you refer to is Robert Downey’s Chances Are.
ROFL. I gotta watch Seeta Ramu. And I agree with you on Unnale Unnale…
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. Watch it just for the fight scenes after the woman has the brain transplant of her late boyfriend’s brain.
Hilarious.
2. You write: And I agree with you on Unnale Unnale
Good, there’s hope for you yet. 😉
What an awful movie.
You missed one important information. What happens to manjula’s original brain?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Good question. 😉
If our memory serves us right, post brain-transplant when Shankar Nag’s body is taken off the operating table to be reburied, Manjula’s original brain accompanies it.
Un’fu**ing‘believable.
dont agree with your list …especially Thenali , ayan and unnale unnale ….nevertheless …it would be a easy task for you mention those films which one should watch …..
SearchIndia.com Responds:
If you’d watched What About Bob (Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss), you’d then realize what an ugly piece of stolen shit Thenali is.
As for Unnale Unnale, except to some extent Kajol’s sister Tanisha Mukerji the rest of this crap-show was Pinnale Pinnale.
nice list but u missed one film that deserved to be in this list “Aalwar”
SearchIndia.com Responds:
By God, Aalwar was a horror-show. We watched this sick film paying $12 or $15 at Cineplaza (now owned by Anil Ambani) in North Bergen (NJ).
Added to the above list. Thanks.
Even Sarvam and Parattai Engira Alagu Sundaram deserves a top place in this list
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Yes, Parattai Engira Alagu Sundaram was a waste of time. Added to list.
Haven’t seen Sarvam for fear of that monster Trisha.
Mayakannadi ,Pachaikillu Muthucharam , Billa too deserves a place.
Offtopic:
your favourite heroine Padmapriya’s new tamil film “Pokkisham” with Cheran is gonna release on 14th august . It is an 3:30 hours long marathan film(just like cheran’s earlier films), kindly watch it and review it
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. Hey, Paddu 😉 is only one of our favorites…we also like Meera Jasmine, Navya Nair and Vimala Raman.
2. Added Mayakannadi, Billa and Pachaikillu Muthucharam to above list. As we’ve said ad nauseum, ad infinitum, if we have any affection for Surya, it’s for ridding that paye-pisachi a.k.a. Jyotika from Tamil films.
They certainly deserve a place in the Kollywood hall of infamy. Thanks.
I remember, I did few more comments about pre-SI blog reviews.
Where are they? Still pending for moderation? Or you did not receive ’em at all?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
We processed all of your comments.
You posted comments for different posts yesterday and it’s possible you are looking at only one post.
🙁
Where did I post my comments about ‘the wednesday’, et al?
You remember, which Post was it?
Reading about Manjula’s brain transplantion had affected memory cells in my brain..
SearchIndia.com Responds:
We didn’t see anything about ‘the Wednesday’ only about the Emily Posa role.
Strange.
I had posted nearly three comments, including the one asking you if you had not written about “the wednesday” movie..[I hope you watched it]
The next two comments, I could not recollect now. Enna Koduma sir idhu..
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Yes, we’ve watched A Wednesday but did not review it.
Maybe in your sexcitemnent about Rosario Dawson’s topless role, you forgot to submit the comments. 😉
why don’t you list all hindi movies too…
i’d say singh is king will top the list.. closely followed by main hoon nah 😛
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: i’d say singh is king will top the list..
Oh, No.
Any list of 50 Worst Bollywood movies must start with the clown’s Drona closely followed by SIK, Love Story 2050, KI and Main Hoon Nah.
To think that Bollywood still makes movies like SIK, KI, Drona or Main Hoon Nah 100 years after they first started making movies.
What a shame.
Well, we suppose people get the movies they deserve.
Then re-watch it, and review it.. 🙂
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Sure, one of these days.
Hey, Wanted to give few updates [Probably you are aware..]
ThiruValluvar statue was unveiled in Bengaluru (after having been covered with clothes for 18 years after actual erection) by Mr.Ediyurappa, and Karuna. In turn, Poet Sarvajna statue would be opened in Chennai, this week, again with both Chief Ministers. Probably a good step towards improving relations between states. But dont know if it would serve the purpose. [Now, Statues will be first targeted in case of any tensions ;-), Poor sarvajna and Poor Valluvar..]
Another piece of info said, India tops the list of making movies globally. In the year of 2007, India produced a total 1100+ movies, while US came second with 510+, and Japan and China followed. Ahem..!
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write: ThiruValluvar….covered with clothes for 18 years after actual erection
OMG, you mean ThiruValluvar had an erection lasting 18 years? Gosh, the kelavan (old man) must have consumed a lot of Viagra and Ginseng. 😉
Like the elderly lady says in When Harry Met Sally at the end of Meg Ryan’s orgasmic performance in the diner, we’ll have whatever Kelavan is having.
2. You write: Another piece of info said, India tops the list of making movies globally. In the year of 2007, India produced a total 1100+ movies, while US came second with 510+
Sad, 99.999% are crap like Villu, Aegan, Love Story 2050, SIK, Drona and Luck .
LOL..
SI, As Kamal says in Indian, “Unna Kandikaradhuku Aal illama dhan Nee ipdi aayita..” [Since there is no one to discipline you, you have become this notorious.. ;-)]
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Uncle, naanga enna thappu pannon (are we guilty of any sins)?
Back when we were in TN, they used to recite Valluvar’s poems at the start of every function.
ThiruValluvar….covered with clothes for 18 years after actual erection
They must have tried to cover up the erection.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Can we call this cover up Erectiongate?
awe-f**king-some..!
Now, we’ll have poet Sarvajna erected at chennai soon, in front of two Chief ministers.
Now that two erections cancel each other, dispute will be seemingly solved for sometime. When one of the erections go down, dispute will be up again 😉
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Just a question of time before some idiot defiles one of the statues.
Of course, where there is an erection, there is a ‘friction’ in the offing.. 😉
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Given India’s population of 1.2 billion mosquitoes, Mera Erection Mahaan sounds like a good slogan. 😉
what the hell is sowth?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
sow = an adult female swine P.1194
Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Ed
Recently while I was on vacation in Bengaluru, I happened to pass by the Thiruvalluvar statue installed at the intersection of RBANMS College & Odukathur Mutt near Ulsoor Lake. The poor statue was coved with old gunny bags (it wasn’t clothes by the way) and three or four cops were lazily sitting in chairs around it, guarding it due to the threat from pro-kannada activists. I left Bengaluru three days before the unveiling ceremony and missed watching live, Karunanidhi thanking Yeddyurappa for helping him to break his vow of 18 years not to attend any official functions in Karnataka until the statue was unveiled. WOW! What a vow.!
During my school / college days, guys used to recite their own Thirukkural, keeping the same two line, seven word format, here is one of them:
Otharkku Orunaal Inbam athai
porutharkku pathumatham thunbam.
(It’s a days pleasure for the fu*ker (man), and 10 months pain for the tolerator (women)).
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Very true (last three lines above).
Btw, why did you edit your response for the comment (the actual cause for friction between neighbours)? 😉 To save your face? 😀
SearchIndia.com Responds:
No, there was no face-saving involved here. Just that our earlier response seemed a tad crude. 🙁
In one of the posts you mention that the Doctor’s name in the movie SEETA RAMU as Thogadeepu Srinivas ( You have spelled the name wrong. It should be Thoogu Deepa Srinivas). But it’s Sundar Krishna Urs who plays that role.
Thoogu Deepa Srinivas is also a actor villain and he does not plays any role in this particular movie…
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Thank you. 🙂
We’ve fixed the error in the original comment. BTW, we may have met Sundar Krishna Urs when he visited Kushtagi (Koppal district) for a play (but not sure since so much time has passed).
Love the song song Onde Ondu Aaseyu in Seetha Ramu.
Boops said Btw, why did you edit your response for the comment (the actual cause for friction between neighbours)? To save your face?
Remember SI, we are watching your every act of misdemeanor.. you can never escape our scrutiny.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
We have Lisbeth Salander (the heroine of Steig Larsson’s novels) on our side.
I was never taught those (what_if’s) lines.. good one.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Shows how much different real education is from what is instilled into us at school.
i know what the hell sow means.
what the hell is a sowth?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Porcine, Ugly…
Quite a few doubts after coming across Pre-SI reviews again. [I have read it months back too]
The tone differs greatly (from the current), being polite to an extent of marking movies like Vallavan as “Average”. If I could remember (I dont want to.), that movie on the first day of its release, unleashed hell on us. [How you would have titled it now?]
You say, Nayanthara and Reema Sen did a decent job. Contradicts to your view (a view agreed by several others too) on Nayanthara. [In that movie, she did not do any different.]
Probably you edit those reviews too. Once, I remember reading in Vettaiyadu Vilaiyadu, that Music was not that great, and you liked only two songs (Karka, Vennilave) and today I see you saying that you liked each song of it and your favorites are the above two. [Change in the sentences]
Looks like opinion often differs among the “We” of SI..!! 😉
[Don’t reply “vandhuttangappa comedy pasanga” (Here come the clowns) ;-)]
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: Quite a few doubts after coming across Pre-SI reviews again….The tone differs greatly (from the current), being polite to an extent of marking movies like Vallavan as “Average”. If I could remember (I dont want to.), that movie on the first day of its release, unleashed hell on us. [How you would have titled it now?]
Wow, you are right. A big difference in tone in the pre-SI blog reviews and the SI blog reviews.
Wondering if they are written by the same person?
Today, we’d describe Vallavan as Korangavan!
Any list would not be complete without “Next Superstar” Sam Anderson’s Yarukku Yaro.
Visit this special blog http://samandersonrocks.blogspot.com/
It dedicated to know more about him and his superlative performance in YY.
Another link which features Superhit song from YY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJQD0zGZ_VI&feature=related
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Was Yaarukku Yaaro ever released in theaters?
YY belongs in the “So bad it’s good” category.. can’t take my eyes off that retard.. captivating!
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Must see it then. 😉
I only watched about 5 clips on youtube.. not planning to watch the whole movie!
SearchIndia.com Responds:
We’ve seen two clips on YouTube – the encounter with the girl’s father and the ‘song/dance’ scene.
It’ll be a little hard to get the DVD here.
SI Above: Today, we’d describe Vallavan as Korangavan!
I would like to add myself in the chorus and describe the ones who watch garbages as “Kannillaa Kabodhiyan” (Blind Schmucks) haaa, haa.
I too sometime fall blindly into that category by watching filmo-garbages dumped on us by Kodambakkam fellas.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Those Kollywood bozos are having the last laugh.
according to your review Kanthaswamy should be in this list, will it ?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
We will update the list one of these days and most likely add Kanthaswamy too.
LMAO at Seeta Ramu…btw what is ose Thanda SOWbhagya??
i agree with the majority of films in this list, except for probably Ayan, i kinda enjoyed it. as for others, no comment
i swear you should have added films like Sarvam, Kanthasamy, Naan Kadavul, kireedam, Aathi, Thirupathy, Jana. absolute trash.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write: btw what is ose Thanda SOWbhagya??
It’s Sose Thanda Sowbhagya (the daughter-in-law who brought good fortune or something like that), a Kannada film we had the misfortune of watching a few decades back.
2. You write: i swear you should have added films like Sarvam, Kanthasamy, Naan Kadavul, kireedam, Aathi, Thirupathy, Jana. absolute trash.
Will update the above list one of these days to include some recent films as well.
50 is too small!.. it should be more like 500 or maybe more.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
A safe – and reasonable – guess would be 98% of all movies made in South India.
how about writing 50 good movies to watch?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
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