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    1960s Indian Movies

    The 40 most popular 1960s indian movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Maa Babu
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    Maa Babu

    1960 · 2h 23m

    country: Unknown

    Dr Anand, a respectable doctor, gives away his son to Ratna Devi, a widow. Soon, he marries a nurse and troubles between them ensue.

    Thiruvarutchelvar
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    Thiruvarutchelvar

    1967 · 2h 37m

    country: India

    When a dancer makes a king realise the insignificance of the worldly pleasures, he decides to devote his life to the Almighty and starts reciting tales and songs of His greatness.

    Panakkara Kudumbam
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    Panakkara Kudumbam

    1964 · 2h 37m

    country: India

    Despite being his daughter, Rani is not allowed to acknowledge Muthiah as her father. She works in his office and falls in love with a co-worker, but Muthiah opposes their relationship.

    Nam Naadu
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    Nam Naadu

    1969

    country: India

    The philanthropists and pillars of society, a doctor, a builder, and a merchant, led by the rich Dharmalingam, are in fact villains dealing in crime and black market. The protagonist 'Durai' is set out on a quest to vanquish these enemies of the nation

    Major Chandrakanth
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    Major Chandrakanth

    1966 · 2h 43m

    country: India

    When Vimala’s wayward lover Rajnikant is killed by her brother Mohan, the brother is sheltered from the police by the victim’s blind father, Major Chandrakanth. The major’s elder son, the zealous cop Srikanth, is in charge of finding Mohan, whom he finally arrests in his own house. Realising that his father knowingly sheltered a murder suspect, Srikanth arrests the blind old man as well.

    Parakkum Paavai

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    Parakkum Paavai

    1966 · 2h 53m

    country: India

    Jeeva decides to protect Kala Devi who joins a circus company after her father's death as she inherits enormous wealth and has a threat to her life.

    Dus Lakh
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    Dus Lakh

    1966

    country: India

    Life changes drastically for Lala Gokulchand (Om Prakash), a lowly shopkeeper, when a rich relative dies and he becomes an overnight millionaire. But his lucky break has a flip side in that it makes him a target for a scheming con artist (Pran) with plans to ruin him. Devendra Goel directs this classic Bollywood family drama with a supporting cast that includes Sanjay Khan, Babita Kapoor, Helen, Manorama and Baby Sonia.

    Adutha Veettu Penn
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    Adutha Veettu Penn

    1960 · 2h 25m

    country: India

    Mannaru falls in love with his neighbour, Leela, who is a skilled dancer and singer. Realising that he could woo Leela through music, Mannaru seeks help from his musically talented friend.

    Padikkadha Medhai
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    Padikkadha Medhai

    1960 · 2h 44m

    country: India

    Chandrasekaran, an industrialist, is very successful in his business and has a loving family. His three sons and two daughters live happily as one family. He brings up an orphan, Rangan (Sivaji Ganesan), who is utterly devoted to the family. Calamity strikes the family in the form of loss in business. The last daughter's marriage gets cancelled. The brothers and their wives ill-treat their parents and Rangan and his wife. Seeing this Chandrasekaran has no choice to ask Rangan and his wife leave their house. Aftermath Chandrasekaran dies a broken-hearted man leaving his wife and youngest daughter to be in their children's merciless hospitality. Rangan, with his simplicity and pure-hardheartedness, takes it upon himself to look after the mother and sister. In the end, he proves that love and affection is the greatest wealth.

    Namma Makkalu
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    Namma Makkalu

    1969 · 2h 2m

    country: Unknown

    Namma Makkalu (which translates to "Our Children") is a film advocating the necessity of inculcating in the children — who hold the limelight in this film — a sense of responsibility, in the family and in society.

    Gejje Pooje
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    Gejje Pooje

    1969 · 2h 42m

    country: India

    A young girl is brought up in poverty but understands the value of education, and with the support of her mother struggles to reject a life of prostitution.

    Devi
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    Devi

    1960 · 1h 39m

    country: India

    A devout upper-class Hindu has a vision in a dream that his daughter-in-law is the human incarnation of the Goddess Kali and begins worshipping her.

    Athey Kangal
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    Athey Kangal

    1967 · 2h 45m

    country: India

    After four brothers get killed in succession, Vimalanathan and his niece, Susila, are the sole survivors. So, Bhaskar, Susila's lover, tries to find the stalker who is hunting his lover's family.

    Adimai Penn
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    Adimai Penn

    1969 · 3h

    country: India

    An evil man kills Vengaiyan's father and enslaves all his people. Vengaiyan is ignorant and wild but Jeeva helps him evolve into a valiant and wise man, who then swears to right his people.

    Kanni Thaai

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    Kanni Thaai

    1965 · 2h 3m

    country: Unknown

    In a military camp, captain Saravanan promises to his dying brother-in-arms to take care of his 6-year-old daughter Rani. Saravanan and Rani begin a big trip through the country, full of pitfalls.

    Navaratri
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    Navaratri

    1966 · 2h 25m

    country: India

    Radha's father brings a marriage proposal for her, which she refuses and runs away from home. Later, she comes across nine people, each representing a specific human behaviour.

    Anbu Vazhi
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    Anbu Vazhi

    1968 · 2h 23m

    country: India

    Sadanand, a successful businessman, has two business partners, Nithyanand and Murthy. Things take an unexpected turn when Murthy murders Sadanand out of greed.

    Suhaag Raat
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    Suhaag Raat

    1968 · 2h 19m

    country: Unknown

    A woman who gets widowed on her wedding night creates a scandal by becoming pregnant.

    Velugu Needalu
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    Velugu Needalu

    1961 · 2h 58m

    country: India

    The life of 2 friends suguna (Savitri) and chandram (Nageshwara Rao) is potrayed as they and people around them swing between happiness and misery ( denoted as light and shadow).

    Raja Desingu

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    Raja Desingu

    1960

    country: Unknown

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    Periya Idathu Pen

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    Periya Idathu Pen

    1963 · 2h 42m

    country: India

    Murugappa is a small time farm labourer living in a village with his widowed sister, Gangamma. He often questions the landlord's authority which results in frequent clashes with him and his family.

    Karnan
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    Karnan

    1964 · 2h 57m

    country: India

    Brave and loyal warrior-archer Karna joins the Kauravas to battle the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra.

    The Golden Sparrow
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    The Golden Sparrow

    1968 · 1h 58m

    country: Unknown

    Chandra Mohan is the son of a rich mother (Shanta Kumari) and fun-loving father. His mother asks him to marry, but his father advises him to run away from home and enjoy life. His mother announces rewards for those who find him. He tries to escape all these people. A criminal gang which has an eye on his properties sends one of their female members (Vijaya Nirmala) to attract him. But she falls in love with him. The remaining story is about how they both escape the criminal gang and unite.

    The Big City
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    The Big City

    1963 · 2h 16m

    country: India

    Arati takes a job as a door-to-door saleswoman in Calcutta's wealthy neighbourhoods, in defiance of her traditionally-minded husband, Subrata, and his live-in parents. Emulating her Anglo-Indian friend Edith, who speaks equal to the men she encounters on the job, Arati quickly becomes her firm's top salesperson. When Subrata loses his job, the power dynamic begins to shift.

    Odayil Ninnu
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    Odayil Ninnu

    1965 · 2h 26m

    country: India

    Pappu is a person who takes a relentless stand for justice right from his early years. His protests against his teacher who discriminates between the landlord's son and other children brings him the wrath of the landlord and he's forced to leave home. He leads a hard life fighting to uphold his ideals. He ends up being a rickshaw puller and at this time finds a child from the gutter and takes care of her. Things do not go as Pappu expected as the child grows older.

    Diwana
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    Diwana

    1967 · 2h 51m

    country: India

    Meet Pyarelal, a simple-minded, naive young man, orphaned at birth, living with a Muslim landlady, Fatima, who treats him like her son. When the police arrest Pyarelal on the charge of murder, no one really believes that this harmless man could harm anyone, leave alone kill. Their belief is shattered when Pyarelal openly admits in Court that he has indeed committed this crime, and demands capital punishment for it.

    Irumbu Thirai
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    Irumbu Thirai

    1960

    country: India

    Two brothers find themselves against each other when the younger one decides to form a union to oppose the unfair means used by the mill owner, whom the elder brother supports.

    Basant
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    Basant

    1960 · 2h 45m

    country: Unknown

    A spoilt heiress runs away from home to be with the lover her family disapproves of, only to fall in love with someone else on the way.

    Iruttinte Athmavu

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    Iruttinte Athmavu

    1967 · 2h 11m

    country: India

    Velayudhan, a mentally retarded person, lives along with his family. He shares everything with Lakshmi, his cousin. He struggles as Lakshmi leaves him and marries and old widower.

    Pooja Phalamu
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    Pooja Phalamu

    1964 · 2h 23m

    country: India

    Madhu, a wealthy and naive boy, meets Vasanthi and develops feelings for her. However, he gets depressed after knowing that Vasanthi only saw him as a brother.

    Ishaara
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    Ishaara

    1964 · 2h 9m

    country: India

    Sent to Boarding School at a very young age, Mala returns home to Delhi after 10 years to find that everything has changed. Her widowed mom has re-married wealthy Khemchand, and all of the family, which consists of sister, Shashi; brother, Deep, and a younger brother, Munna, live in a palatial house. Khemchand does business illicitly as an insurance broker, when the government decides to nationalize insurance companies, he is arrested and sentenced to 7 years in jail. His entire family is thrown out on the street.

    Aaja Sanam

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    Aaja Sanam

    1968 · 2h 1m

    country: India

    Dr. Satish travels from the big city to a small village, where he can serve the poor who cannot afford to go to the city for medical treatment. Once in the village, he meets with Shanti, who lives with her dad, Radhekiran, a watchman. Both Shanti and Satish fall in love, and exchange vows to be married. Radhekiran has an accident, and dies, leaving Shanti to re-locate, without notifying Satish. Satish is devastated at losing Shanti, and tries to locate her, to no avail. His parents want him to marry Kamini, and he agrees to do so. It is then he comes across Shanti, and he is shocked to see that Shanti has given birth to baby-boy, but will not disclose who the father is.

    Razia Sultana

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    Razia Sultana

    1961 · 2h 18m

    country: Unknown

    A 1961 Hindi Movie starring Nirupa Roy, P. Jairaj, Nisar Ahmad Ansari .

    Padithal Mattum Podhuma
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    Padithal Mattum Podhuma

    1961 · 2h 35m

    country: Unknown

    Gopal dearly loves his brother Raju, despite the latter's unkind acts and frauds. But fate seems to have something else in store for Gopal as he is soon accused of killing Raju

    Charulata
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    Charulata

    1964 · 1h 57m

    country: India

    In 1870s India, Charulata is an isolated, artistically inclined woman who sees little of her busy journalist husband, Bhupati. Realizing that his wife is alienated and unhappy, he convinces his cousin, Amal, to spend time with Charulata and nourish her creative impulses. Amal is a fledgling poet himself, and he and Charulata bond over their shared love of art.

    Deiva Piravi
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    Deiva Piravi

    1960 · 3h 2m

    country: India

    Madhavan marries Thangam. He takes care of Thangam’s mother and brother along with his younger brother. Meanwhile, Madhavan gives shelter to his father’s mistress and her daughter. The evil ladies allege Thangam for loose morals. The rest of the story is how they come into good terms.

    Nadodi

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    Nadodi

    1966

    country: Unknown

    Nadodi is another successful film of MGR directed by Bhanthulu. MGR & Saroja Devi excellently performed as blind in this movie. The movie contains all popular songs as Androru Naal, Kadavul Seitha Paavam , Naadu Athai Naadu, Thirumbi Vaa, Rasikkathane Indha Azhagu. The good screenplay makes us to enjoy the movie with great performance.

    Anjaam
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    Anjaam

    1968 · 2h 13m

    country: Unknown

    Shekhar (Feroz Khan) helps C.B.I agent Rekha (Shahida) uncover a plot to smuggle military secrets out of the country.

    Post Master

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    Post Master

    1964 · 2h 32m

    country: India

    The film has a musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar

    Heerer Prajapati
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    Heerer Prajapati

    1968 · 1h 17m

    country: Unknown

    the story of a lost butterfly-shaped diamond brooch that belongs to an elderly woman, and its passage through unexpected hands

    About 1960s Indian Movies

    The 1960s

    The 1960s broke the old rules everywhere at once — the French New Wave, the collapse of the Hollywood Production Code, and new waves across Europe and Japan reshaping what a film could show and say.

    Indian cinema

    India produces more films annually than any other country, across many language industries — Hindi-language Bollywood, plus major Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Bengali traditions. The song-and-dance musical number is a structural convention, not a genre.

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    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    Common questions

    What are the best 1960s Indian movies?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Maa Babu, Thiruvarutchelvar, and Panakkara Kudumbam. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any movie for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    1960s Indian movies are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
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