South Indian Movies Based On Real-Life Incidents

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Aval

The horror trilingual film, Aval is based on true events and directed by Milind Rau stars Siddharth and Andrea Jeremiah in the lead.

Manjummel Boys

Directed by Chidambaram S. Poduval, Manjummel Boys is a survival thriller Malayalam film based on real-life events that happened at the infamous Guna Caves of Kodaikanal

Ambajipeta Marriage Band 

Ambajipeta Marriage Band is a Telugu film that is partially based on the personal life experiences of the Director Dushyanth Katikaneni

George Reddy

It is a 2019 biographical film based on the life of a student leader, gold medalist, and boxer directed by B. Jeevan Reddy starring Sandeep Madhav.

Take Off

Take Off is a Malayalam film directed by Mahesh Narayanan, based on true events and depicts the story of Malayali nurses who were abducted during the terrorist attack on the Iraqi city of Tikrit.

Virata Parvam

Virata Parvam is a Telugu film directed by Venu Udugula depicting the real-life story of a woman named Sarala portrayed as Vennela in the film by Sai Pallavi.

Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru

Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru is based on the true events that happened in Tamil Nadu and is the story of DGP SR Jangid, Theeran (Karthi) portrayed the character of the DGP