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Annihilate Caste & Caste system of India, movies related to expose and destroy Castes/Caste system

by EditorSakyatimes • Created 4 years ago • Modified 4 years ago
Movies that fight against Castes/Caste system
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  • Madurai Veeran (1938)

    1. Madurai Veeran

    1938
    DirectorT.P. RajalakshmiStarT.P. Rajalakshmi
  • Kathir, Yogi Babu, and Anandhi in Pariyerum Perumal (2018)

    2. Pariyerum Perumal

    20182h 34m
    8.6 (20K)
    A law student from a lower caste begins a friendship with his classmate, a girl who belongs to a higher caste, and the men in her family start giving him trouble over this.
    DirectorMari SelvarajStarsKathirAnandhiYogi Babu
  • Guru Somasundaram in Joker (2016)

    3. Joker

    20162h 10mNot Rated
    8.3 (3.8K)
    Mannar Mannan, an ordinary villager, decides to call himself the president of the country and starts fighting against the injustices he comes across in his society. What's his agenda?
    DirectorsRaju MuruganRaju SaravananStarsGuru SomasundaramRamya PandianGayathri
  • Kanni Maadam (2020)

    4. Kanni Maadam

    20202h 12mTV-MA
    7.2 (176)
    A couple flees to Chennai from disapproving relatives in Madurai. After starting anew, tragedy strikes. The widowed Malar struggles but finds strength in her pregnancy, aided by two auto drivers as she faces life's challenges.
    DirectorBose VenkatStarsChaya DeviSriram KarthikMurugadass
  • Mime Gopi and Vijay Kumar in Uriyadi (2016)

    5. Uriyadi

    20161h 31m
    7.9 (2.8K)
    Four friends studying in an engineering college unintentionally end up becoming a part of caste politics led by corrupt politicians.
    DirectorVijay KumarStarsVijay KumarChandruMime Gopi
  • Vijay Kumar in Uriyadi 2 (2019)

    6. Uriyadi 2

    20191h 59m
    7.0 (1K)
    Lenin Vijay, a young man, secures a job at a factory, along with two other friends. However, when he learns that the place is flouting environmental norms and causing deaths, he seeks justice.
    DirectorVijay KumarStarsVijay KumarVismayaSudhakar
  • Lal, Divya Pillai, and Tovino Thomas in Kala (2021)

    7. Kala

    20212h 10m
    6.7 (4.1K)
    A psychological thriller that revolves around Shaji who faces an intriguing conflict with the many layered shades of human behavior.
    DirectorRohith V.S.StarsTovino ThomasLalDivya Pillai
  • Maadathy: An Unfairy Tale (2019)

    8. Maadathy: An Unfairy Tale

    20191h 30m
    7.1 (357)
    This film is a tale about a young girl who grew up in the slave caste group and how she came to be immortalized as their locality, Maadathy.
    DirectorLeena ManimekalaiStarsSemmalar AnnamAjmina KassimPatrick Raj
  • Vijayakanth in Chinna Gounder (1991)

    9. Chinna Gounder

    19912h 30mNot Rated
    6.7 (320)
    The village head is a man who sticks to honesty while making judgements. However, when he falls prey to a conspiracy, he bravely fights to ensure that justice prevails in his village.
    DirectorR.V. Udhaya KumarStarsVijayakanthSukanyaAachi Manorama
    Caste virulence right in the name of movie, there are dozens of movies made with Caste name as title, but it is not just the title, the movie also spreads caste virulence, turning one group against another with caste pathology
  • Shivaji Ganesan and Radha in Muthal Mariyathai (1985)

    10. Muthal Mariyathai

    19852h 43mNot Rated
    7.8 (560)
    A friendship between a middle-aged upper-caste man in a village and a boatman's daughter raises eyebrows.
    DirectorBharathirajaStarsShivaji GanesanRadhaRenjini
    Another Worst Caste movie, and one of the worst tamil movie ever made!
  • Sheela Rajkumar in Manusangada (2017)

    11. Manusangada

    20171h 33m
    7.6 (190)
    When a caste discrimination prevents a villager from giving hos deceased father a rightful burial, he takes his fight for equality to court.
    DirectorAmshan KumarStarsRajeev AnandManimegalaiSheela Rajkumar
    The very title "Evokes" the pathetic plight of Indians, and the Caste evils barbarism, discriminating humans with classes, castes and what not!?..
  • Nedumudi Venu, Vineeth, G.V. Prakash Kumar, and Aparna Balamurali in Sarvam Thaala Mayam (2018)

    12. Sarvam Thaala Mayam

    20182h 11m
    7.5 (1.4K)
    A mridangam maker's son, who aspires to learn the instrument from a maestro and become a mridangam player, has to cross social and personal barriers to reach his goal.
    DirectorRajiv MenonStarsG.V. Prakash KumarNedumudi VenuAparna Balamurali
  • Karthi, Kalaiyarasan, and Catherine Tresa in Madras (2014)

    13. Madras

    20142h 36mNot Rated
    7.9 (5.2K)
    A wall creates perturbation between two factions of a political party. Kaali and his buddy Anbu, who is a political aspirant, get embroiled in this brutal political rivalry.
    DirectorPa. RanjithStarsKarthiCatherine TresaKalaiyarasan
  • Iraniyan (1999)

    14. Iraniyan

    19992h 43m
    7.5 (31)
    A home-coming military man becomes rebel after seeing caste discrimination and brutal killings by a landlord over lower caste people.
    DirectorVincent SelvaStarsMeenaRaghuvaranRanjith
  • Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi (2003)

    15. Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi

    20033h 12m
    7.3 (25)
    A brave woman battles against intouchabilty is her village.
    DirectorK. RajeshwarStarsSherin ShringarSimranSonu Sood
  • Kamal Haasan and Seetha in Unnal Mudiyum Thambi (1988)

    16. Unnal Mudiyum Thambi

    19882h 49m
    7.9 (802)
    Udhayamoorthi (Kamal Haasan), son of an orthodox Carnatic Musician, Marthandam Pillai, voices for social causes against his father's will and in a way gains the trust of local people and brings self-awareness in neighboring villages.
    DirectorK. BalachanderStarsKamal HaasanGemini GanesanSeetha
  • Salma Agha, Izhar Qazi, Mustafa Qureshi, and Jawed Sheikh in Phoolan Devi (1989)

    17. Phoolan Devi

    1989
    DirectorMasood ButtStarsSalma AghaIzhar QaziHumayun Qureshi
    Great Paraiyar woman fights and kills many rapists, pedophiles and caste rapists, she becomes Member of Parliament in real life
  • Arya, Mahima Nambiar, and Indhuja Ravichandran in Magamuni (2019)

    18. Magamuni

    20192h 36m
    7.6 (2.7K)
    Two long-separated brothers end up in life-threatening situations. How do their lives intersect and what happens next?
    DirectorSanthakumarStarsAryaRohiniMahima Nambiar
  • Manjima Mohan, Soori, and Gautham Karthik in Devarattam (2019)

    19. Devarattam

    20192h 20m
    4.4 (304)
    A lawyer ends up killing the son of a gangster and the latter swears revenge.
    DirectorsM. MuthaiahKarthiStarsGautham KarthikManjima MohanSoori
    Caste in the title?
  • Shivaji Ganesan, Gautami, Kamal Haasan, Nassar, and Revathi in Thevar Magan (1992)

    20. Thevar Magan

    19922h 25m
    8.7 (8.6K)
    The urbane son of a village chieftain struggles between his personal aspirations and those of his family.
    DirectorBharathanStarsKamal HaasanShivaji GanesanNassar
    Most Notorious casteists gang together to make a movie like this, the title is a caste name, inside the movie, filthy caste story and caste violence, movies like this makes Tamil Nadu people's slavery to hinduism and casteism
  • Priyamani, Saravanan, Karthi, and Ponvannan in Paruthiveeran (2007)

    21. Paruthiveeran

    20072h 42mNot Rated
    8.2 (4.3K)
    A village tough finally succumbs to the unconditional love of his angelic cousin, but his romance faces insurmountable challenges, including family opposition and his own delinquent personality.
    DirectorAmeer SultanStarsKarthiPriyamaniSaravanan
  • Yogi Babu and Sheela Rajkumar in Mandela (2021)

    22. Mandela

    20212h 20m
    8.3 (9.2K)
    A local barber's fate turns overnight when he becomes the single deciding vote in the village elections.
    DirectorMadonne AshwinStarsYogi BabuSheela RajkumarSangili Murugan
    A Barbar in a small village, who is living under a tree, accross a tree is the casteist villagers, barbaric hindu caste loving people, they get a teaching from a ordinary but a thoughtful barber and his son!.
  • Panchalankurichi (1996)

    23. Senathipati

    1996
    5.7 (30)
    Sethu falls in love with the village head's daughter. However, things are not all that smooth, as his elder brother is given the responsibility of protecting the girl's honor until she is married.
    DirectorM. RathnakumarStarsChandrasekharDhanapalGoundamani
  • 24. Ini Oru Sudhanthiram

    1987
    5.4 (5)
    StarSathyaraj
  • Bandit Queen (1994)

    25. Bandit Queen

    19941h 59mNot Rated
    7.5 (5.6K)
    The story of bandit queen Phoolan Devi, who was sent to prison in 1983 and released in 1994.
    DirectorShekhar KapurStarsSeema BiswasNirmal PandeyRajesh Vivek

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