Big Upcoming South Indian Action Movies 2023
South Indian Cinema has been creating a buzz even among Bollywood audiences. Over the years, many regional films have climbed the ladder of success. Out of many in India, South Indian movies have shown really promising results, which have even landed them Oscar nominations. Here’s a list of the 8 most anticipated upcoming South Indian Films that are expected to break new floors at the box office.
Captain Miller

Captain Miller is a Tamil movie, directed by Arun Matheswaran and featured Dhanush, Sundeep Kishan and Kaali Venkat as lead characters. A period-action drama set in the 1930s, Captain Miller will see Dhanush in the role of a gangster. Captain Miller is on plans for Diwali 2023 theatrical release.
Jailer

Jailer is an action drama Tamil movie directed and written by Nelson. The film stars Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Shivaraj Kumar and Tamannaah Bhatia as lead characters. Another popular actor who was roped in for Jailer is Sunil. The soundtrack is being composed by Anirudh Ravichander, and the movie is scheduled to be released in May or June.
Agent

Agent is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language spy action thriller film directed by Surender Reddy from a story written by Vakkantham Vamsi. It stars Akhil Akkineni, Mammootty, Sakshi Vaidya, Dino Morea And Vikramjeet Virk. The film is going to hit the big screens on April 28, 2023.
Saalar

Salaar is a multilingual action thriller film written and directed by Prashanth Neel, the movie stars Prabhas in a prominent role along with Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruti Haasan, and Jagapathi Babu. It is one of the most eagerly anticipated films. Salaar will release worldwide in cinemas on September 28, 2023.
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Martin

Martin is an upcoming Kannada language action thriller movie written by action king Arjun Sarja and directed by A P Arjun. The movie casts Dhruva Sarja and Vaibhavi Shandilya in the lead role. Martin will be ready to release worldwide on big screens on 17th March 2023.
Leo

Leo, the highly anticipated project which marks the second collaboration of popular star Thalapathy Vijay and renowned director Lokesh Kanagaraj. Sanjay Dutt is playing the lead antagonist in the film, which features a stellar star cast including Gautham Vasudev Menon, Arjun Sarja, Mysskin, Priya Anand, Mansoor Ali Khan, Mathew Thomas, and others in the supporting roles. Anirudh Ravichander is composing music for the film. The film will be released in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada on October 19, 2023.
Dasara

Dasara is an upcoming period-action drama movie written and directed by Srikanth Odela. The movie casts Natural Star Nani and Keerthy Suresh in the lead roles along with Samuthirakani, Dheekshith Shetty, Shine Tom Chacko, Sai Kumar, Shamna Kasim, Sajol Chowdhury, and many others seen in supporting roles. The film will be released in theatres globally this year on March 30.
Hari Hara Veera Mallu

Hari Hara Veera Mallu is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language period action-adventure film written and directed by Krish Jagarlamudi. Depicting the life of legendary outlaw Veera Mallu, the film stars Pawan Kalyan in the titular role alongside Nidhhi Agerwal, Bobby Deol, Nargis Fakhri And Vikramjeet Virk. The buzz is that the biggie will be released in two parts. Hari Hara Veera Mallu was slated to release in cinemas in May 2023. However, the film has now been postponed to Dussehra release due to a delay in production, as per Telugu media reports.