1980s Indian Movies

Onde Raktha is a 1984 Kannada action film directed by Sreekumaran Thampi.

Directed by Chakki.

Prema transfers to a college in the same town as college student Mahesh. She is rich, beautiful and harbors a deep sense of entitlement. Mahesh is reserved and primarily focused on his education as well as excelling in running track. He politely ignores Prema the few times they meet which enrages her. She makes it a point to reach out to him and fosters a friendship. Mahesh soon falls in love with Prema and she becomes the focus of life. Prema plays along in an attempt to get revenge.

Ramachandran (Mohanlal) got a job as an English lecturer in T. K. P. Memorial College, only to find that the college is full of drugs and politics, led by young Ranjith Mathews (Ganesh), son of an M.P. (Prathapachandran). Ramachandran has helped the students, including a geek who was beaten by Ranjith's gang.

Raju, who believes Nagalingam is his father, agrees to steal an antique sword of great monetary value. However, little does he know that the sword belongs to his real father, Rajasekaran.

Four men who have a vengeance against Shiva's father kill his brother, his mother and his father. Shiva grows up and vows to seek revenge against the culprits who destroyed his family.

Although Albert, a Christian boy, and Radha, a Brahmin girl, hate each other, they decide to help their respective sister and brother who are in love.

Sisters Malini and Chitra are heirs to a huge fortune. Chitra is in for a shock when she introduces her boyfriend to Malini and the latter accuses him of raping her years ago.

Two brothers get separated during their childhood; one grows up to become a police officer while the other turns into a gangster. Problems arise when the gangster takes the place of his brother.

A mechanic, constantly gets into a brawl with a well-known smuggler. All hell breaks loose, when he discovers that the smuggler is none other than his father, who alienated him.

Ithu Engal Neethi is a 1988 Indian Tamil film, directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar and produced by S. S. Neelakandan and Shoba Chandrasekhar. The film stars Ramki, Radhika, Ramki and Vani Viswanath in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilayaraja.

Mythological movie on Raja Harischandra from Odia Cinema.

A schoolteacher falls in love with an uneducated rowdy villager in order to prove that love can change the heart of even the most despicable person alive.

A death sentence inmate escapes prison and seeks asylum in a rich widow's house where she is living with her only daughter. Whether the marriage of her daughter will happen as planned forms the crux of the story.

Chinmay, a young doctor, faces societal resistance when he returns to his village to open a clinic. Despite opposition from the village baidya and sarpanch's son, Chinmay's clinic begins to thrive with the help of Harijan youth Ramu and Sulochana. Anuradha, Chinmay's love interest, supports his efforts, but Gajanan, the sarpanch's son, becomes the main villain and ultimately causes Chinmay's death. Anuradha stays in the village to continue supporting Chinmay's work. The movie explores themes of love and societal challenges.

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

Rani Theni is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan as the protagonist. The film's hero is playback singer Deepan Chakkaravarthi, son of Trichi Loganathan, who is an ace veteran cine playback singer of yesteryear. The film's female leads are played by Rajini nivedhita, Vanitha krishnachandran. Kamalhassan plays a comedy role with no connection with the main story and interacts only in one scene with main villain Sivachandran, who plays a role of Playboy and Casanova and his character is finally killed by Heroine of the movie.

Raja and Suman, two sons of a labour leader, choose different professions in their life after facing numerous difficulties from childhood to adulthood.

A minor thug, Raghu, and a pickpocket, Maria, fall in love. To find proof, Raghu joins a gang that killed Maria's father but soon realises that they are planning to kill Maria to bury any evidence.

A Telugu action entertainer film released in 1985.

Lakshmi and Raja fall in love and decide to get married. But on the day of the marriage, Raja is accused of murdering a woman.

Vinod and Lakshmi, who lost their daughter in an accident, adopt Tinu, a vivacious young girl, from an orphanage. However, the family faces challenges when Tinu's birth parents set out to find her.

Onti Dhwani is a 1984 Kannada drama film directed by T.S. Nagabharana. The film is based on a novel by Sujatha.

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Subramaniam, a lawyer is married to Kokila and has a daughter. Things go well until he meets Kamini, a movie star in a party. He gets attracted towards Kamini and becomes ready to sacrifice his own family for her. Kokila's efforts in bringing back her husband forms the rest of the story.

Aa Divasam is an action film where lead players hunger for revenge.

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Two lovers are speparated when the man has to go to the city for a job. When he returns, he learns that his girlfriend has married another man.

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Vidya, a school student, is an aspiring dancer who is neglected by her family. She faces challenges in her life when she loses her eyesight in an unfortunate accident.

A family in rural Odisha struggles to maintain their traditional unity against the pressures of changing times. As individual career aspirations and marriages pull the siblings in different directions, the family's shared bond begins to fracture.

Noorjahan and Sabna get married into the same family. While Sabna brings good dowry with her, poor Noorjahan is treated like a servant by her mother-in-law.

Manickam, a youngster, gets reformed by Gangadharan, a kind man, who eventually appoints him in charge of his business. Irked by his father's actions, Gangadharan's son seeks revenge against Manickam.

Annie, a typist, unknowingly attracts the affections of Daniel, her employer. However, things go terribly wrong when she marries a wealthy businessman named Tony.

A Tamil romantic entertainer.

Lakshmi, an orphan, saves a man and falls in love with him. However, she is unaware that he is a prisoner who is on the run from the cops.

Love, village feud and circumstances lead a young man to abandon his village and lover and head to the armed forces. Upon his return, his lover realizes that things are never going to be the same again.

A naive Velu arrives at his uncle's house after his mother's death only to get neglected by his aunt. Soon, a woman named Panchavarnam falls for him, but the notorious Rajalingam sets his eyes on her.

A mafia leader tries to kill policeman Sivagiri, who took down his illegal businesses, with the help of a lookalike. Later, Sivagiri discovers that the leader is responsible for his father's death.

Azhiyatha Bandhangal is a 1985 Malayalam film directed by Sasikumar. The film stars Mohanlal, Shobhana, Srividhya and Prathapa Chandran in lead roles.