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Mumbai, July 13 - The first half of 2023 has been good for the Indian entertainment industry which delivered some hugely successful movies and web shows. IMDb, an online database of information related to the entertainment industry, released a list of the most popular Indian movies of the year (so far) earlier in the day which saw the dominance of the Bollywood titles. ## IMDb has now revealed the list of the top 10 most popular Indian web series of the first half of 2023 and it is also dominated by the Hindi streaming titles. Shahid Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi, and Raashii Khanna's black comedy crime thriller Farzi, which is the most-watched web series of all time in India, also topped IMDb's most popular list, in terms of page views. ## Aditya Roy Kapur and Anil Kapoor's crime thriller The Night Manager, which serves as a remake of the British television series "The Night Manager" (2016) based on John Le Carre's novel of the same name, is the second most popular Indian web title of the year so far. ## Rana Naidu, which stars Venkatesh Daggubati, and Rana Daggubati, takes the third spot among the most popular titles on IMDb this year. It is the official adaptation of the 2013 crime TV series, "Ray Donovan". Jubilee, a period drama show set around the Independence of India and the Partition, is the 4th most popular series, followed by Asur 2: Rise of The Dark Side as 5th in the list. ## IMDb top 10 most popular Indian web series of 2023 (so far) - ## 1. "Farzi" (Amazon Prime Video)## 2. "The Night Manager" (Disney+Hotstar)## 3. "Rana Naidu" (Netflix)## 4. "Jubilee" (Amazon Prime Video)## 5. "Asur 2" (Jio Cinema)## 6. "Dahaad" (Amazon Prime Video)## 7. "Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo" (Disney Plus Hotstar)## 8. "Taaza Khabar" (Disney+Hotstar)## 9. "Taj: Divided By Blood" (ZEE5)## 10. "Rockey Boys Season 2" (SonyLiv)## Note - Of all the movies and web series released in India between January 1 to July 3, 2023, and have an average IMDb user rating of 5 or higher with at least 5,000 votes, these titles were consistently the most popular with IMDb users, as determined by the actual page views of the more than 200 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide. This definitive data is derived from IMDb exclusive rankings, updated weekly throughout the year.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, June 6 - It has been five years since Netflix premiered the neo-noir crime thriller show Sacred Games starring Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, and Pankaj Tripathi, among others.## Arguably the most loved Indian Netflix show ever, "Sacred Games" remains the most popular Indian show of all time even after such a long time. IMDb, an online database of information related to the entertainment industry, has unveiled the list of the top 50 most popular Indian web shows of all time, and "Sacred Games" tops the list. ## The series is based on Vikram Chandra's 2006 novel of the same name. In the show, Sartaj Singh (Saif Ali Khan) is a troubled police officer in Mumbai who receives a phone call from gangster Ganesh Gaitonde (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), who tells him to save the city within 25 days; beginning a chain of events that burrows deep into India's underworld.## Filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane, showrunner and co-director of Sacred Games, said he is "absolutely honored" and delighted that the show has been ranked at No. 1 by IMDb users. "A huge thanks to all the amazing people who’ve loved the show and, as always, an even bigger thanks and congratulations to the incredible cast and crew".## The second on the list is Amazon Prime Video's action crime thriller Mirzapur which was also released in 2018. Starring Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Vikrant Massey, Divyenndu, Rasika Dugal, and others in key roles, "Mirzapur" is one of the most-watched Indian shows on Prime Video. ## Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story on SonyLIV is the third most popular Indian web series on IMDb. Released in 2020, the show is based on the 1992 Indian stock market scam committed by many stockbrokers including Harshad Mehta, the series is adapted from journalist Sucheta Dalal and Debashish Basu's 1992 book The Scam: Who Won, Who Lost, Who Got Away.## Another Amazon Prime Video series, The Family Man (2019) found huge acceptance among the audiences as it is ranked as the 4th most popular series on IMDb, followed by TVF's Aspirants as fifth most loved Indian show of all-time. ## IMDb top 50 all-time most popular Indian streaming series## 1. “Sacred Games” (Netflix)## 2. “Mirzapur” (Prime Video)## 3. “Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story” (SonyLIV)## 4. “The Family Man” (Prime Video)## 5. “Aspirants” (TVF Play/YouTube)## 6. “Criminal Justice” (Disney+ Hotstar)## 7. “Breathe” (Prime Video)## 8. “Kota Factory” (Netflix)## 9. “Panchayat” (Prime Video)## 10. “Paatal Lok” (Prime Video)## 11. “Special OPS” (Disney+ Hotstar)## 12. “Asur: Welcome to Your Dark Side” (JioCinema)## 13. “College Romance” (SonyLIV)## 14. “Apharan” (ALTT)## 15. “Flames” (Prime Video)## 16. “Dhindora” (BB Ki Vines on YouTube)## 17. “Farzi” (Prime Video)## 18. “Aashram” (MX Player)## 19. “Inside Edge” (Prime Video)## 20. “Undekhi” (SonyLIV)## 21. “Aarya” (Disney+ Hotstar)## 22. “Gullak” (SonyLIV)## 23. “TVF Pitchers” (ZEE5)## 24. “Rocket Boys” (SonyLIV)## 25. “Delhi Crime” (Netflix)## 26. “Campus Diaries” (MX Player)## 27. “Broken But Beautiful” (MX Player)## 28. “Jamtara: Sabka Number Ayega” (Netflix)## 29. “Taaza Khabar” (Disney+ Hotstar)## 30. “Abhay” (ZEE5)## 31. “Hostel Daze” (Prime Video)## 32. “Rangbaaz” (ZEE5)## 33. “Bandish Bandits” (Prime Video)## 34. “Made in Heaven” (Prime Video)## 35. “ImMATURE” (MX Player/Prime Video)## 36. “Little Things” (Netflix)## 37. “The Night Manager” (Disney+ Hotstar)## 38. “Candy” (Voot)## 39. “Bicchoo Ka Khel” (ALTT/ZEE5)## 40. “Dahan: Raakan Ka Rahasya” (Disney+ Hotstar)## 41. “JL50” (SonyLIV)## 42. “Rana Naidu” (Netflix)## 43. “Ray” (Netflix)## 44. “Sunflower” (ZEE5)## 45. “NCR Days” (The Timeliners on YouTube)## 46. “Maharani” (SonyLIV)## 47. “Mumbai Diaries 26/11” (Prime Video)## 48. “Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare” (Prime Video)## 49. “Yeh Meri Family” (TVF Play/miniTV)## 50. “Aranyak” (Netflix)## Note: The rankings of the Top 50 Most Popular Indian Web Series of all time are determined by the page views of IMDb customers in India between January 1, 2018, to May 10, 2023.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, June 4 - Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is soaring high with critics and audience ratings apart from conquering the box office numbers worldwide.## The animated superhero flick scored the opening day of the year with $51.80 million Friday which also included Thursday previews. Not just the box office, "Across The Spiderverse" also broke the all-time record for a comic book movie in IMDb ratings. ## Barely a day after its release, "Across the Spider-Verse" climbed its way to the top of IMDb's user ratings. At the time of writing this piece, "Spider-Verse 2" has a 9.1 rating, making it the highest user-rated superhero movie on IMDb. ## Though the number of users who voted for the movie so far is around 33K while other top-rated movies on the platform were voted for by more users, including the second-ranked "The Dark Knight" which has nearly 3 million votes. So, it is likely the ratings might get changed when more users vote for the latest web-slinger blockbuster, but as of now, it is enjoying the title of being the top-rated comic book or superhero movie of all time. ## Have a look at the list of top-rated superhero movies on IMDb## - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - 9.1/10## - The Dark Knight - 9.0/10## - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - 8.4/10## - Avengers: Endgame - 8.4/10## - Avengers: Infinity War - 8.4/10## - The Dark Knight Rises - 8.4/10## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, May 1 - Director Sudipto Sen's drama film The Kerala Story, which is scheduled to release on May 5, 2023, has overtaken Shah Rukh Khan-fronted actioner Jawan as the most anticipated new Indian movie, as per IMDb. ## "The Kerala Story" follows the story of a group of women from Kerala who are converted to Islam and join the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, the movie stars Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani, and Siddhi Idnani in prominent roles. ## The movie is claimed to have been based on real-life incidents, however, the opposition political parties of India are calling it a propaganda movie for showing Kerala state in a bad light. This has steered new controversy which seems to be helping the film in getting the attention of the audiences. ## The anticipation around the film has increased over the past week after the trailer was launched. As per IMDb, "The Kerala Story" has a 45% page views share at the moment, way ahead of "Jawan" which has an 18% page views share. "Adipurush" is not too behind with 13% IMDb page views share. ## Check out the complete list of Most Anticipated New Indian Movies and Shows## Note - The "Most Anticipated New Indian Movies and Shows" widget tracks the real-time popularity of relevant pages on IMDb, and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on IMDb. ## Each title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed. Pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 19 - IMDb has revealed the list of the top 10 most anticipated Indian films releasing this summer and Bollywood rules this list singlehandedly. ## Some of the films in the list have been ruling the roost ever since they were announced and at the top of the list is superstar Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan. After delivering the mega-blockbuster in the form of Pathaan, King Khan is preparing for another potential blockbuster with director Atlee's film. ## Jawan is a true blue Pan India flick with the star cast on board across different industries. The maiden collaboration between SRK and Atlee is the mass entertainer everyone looking forward to watching on the big screen where it is scheduled to be released on June 2 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages.## The second most anticipated film of Summer 2023 is Ranbir Kapoor's gangster crime drama Animal with director Sandeep Reddy Vanga. Arguably the most hyped movie of Ranbir ever, "Animal" might turn out the biggest blockbuster for the actor with the kind of craze it is having among the fans and general audiences. It is due to be released on August 11 in multiple languages.## The third in the list is director Om Raut's magnum opus Adipurush featuring Prabhas as Lord Ram. Despite the initial backlash, the movie remains hotly anticipated among the fans and is set to blast at the box office on June 16. The movie is based on Ramayana which is itself enough to woo fans to witness the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity on the big screen. ## Among the original flicks this year, the sequel to 2001's all-time blockbuster Gadar: Ek Prem Katha is set to thrill the audiences all over again. Titled Gadar: The Katha Continues, this Sunny Deol-fronted period action drama is slated to release on August 11, clashing with "Animal" at the box office.## Surprisingly, the Hindi remake of Prabhas' Chatrapathi, starring Telugu actor Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas is the 5th most anticipated Indian movie of Summer 2023, ahead of Ajay Devgn's Maidaan and other big budget films. The teaser of Chatrapathi was recently launched and it got an overwhelming response from the Hindi audiences. It is slated for May 12 release ## Ajay Devgn-fronted sports biopic Maidaan is the 6th most anticipated film. It is based on Indian football's golden era and is scheduled to release on June 23 in multiple languages. Sidharth Malhotra's action thriller Yodha (July 7) takes the 7th spot on the list, followed by Ranveer Singha and Alia Bhatt's Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani (July 28) at number 8. ## Telugu movie Hanu-Man (May 12) is the 9th most anticipated film while Chaitanya Akkineni's Custody is the 10th in the list. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, January 23 - The most-awaited comeback of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is just around the corner as his highly-anticipated spy action thriller film Pathaan is scheduled to hit big screens on January 25. ## Shah Rukh Khan was last seen on the big screen in Zero (2018) in a full-fledged role. The upcoming film is touted to be SRK's smashing comeback at the box office. The inside reports about this Yash Raj Films' biggie are highly promising and the industry is having high hopes for this film. ## Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan's films have always been favorites of audiences irrespective of their box office performances. IMDb has released the list of the top 10 highest-rated films of King Khan ahead of the big release. Some of the films on the list have gained cult status and have given SRK immense popularity. Have a look at the list of highest-rated films of SRK - ## 1. Swades## 2. Chak De! India## 3. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge## 4. My Name Is Khan## 5. Kal Ho Naa Ho## 6. Hey Ram## 7. Veer-Zaara## 8. Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa## 9. Darr## 10. Baazigar## Apart from a couple of aforementioned films, all other films in the list were huge box office hits as well as critically hailed. Given the hype of "Pathaan", it is certain to become a box office success and it will be interesting to see if it manages to feature in the top 10 most-rated SRK film of all time. ## Stay tuned...

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Los Angeles, December 14 - The year 2022 has seen some of the great films that have done wonders at the box office and managed to win over audiences. SS Rajamouli's magnum opus RRR has been one f the films, which not only did extremely well in India but has equally been successful internationally and continues to remain the favorite of movie lovers even after 8 months of its release. ## There have been movies across the Indian film industries which did really well. IMDb, an online database of information related to films and others, has released a list of the top 10 most popular Indian movies of 2022, and in this list, "RRR" is the most popular Indian film of the year. ## Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files, which shocked the nations by showcasing the brutal dark chapter of Indian history, has been ranked as the second most popular film of the year, followed by the highest-grossing Indian film of 2022, KGF: Chapter 2 at number. Prashanth Neel's directorial grossed over 1200 crores at the global box office and is currently the 3rd highest-grossing Indian film of all time. ## Kamal Haasan's biggest blockbuster, Vikram has been ranked as the 4th most popular film of the year while Rishab Shetty's magical blockbuster Kantara is at number 5. Both "Vikram" and "Kantara" grossed over 400 crores each at the worldwide box office.## Check out the full list of the most popular Indian movies of 2022 - IMDb## The list of the most popular movies has been determined by the actual page views of the more than 200 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide. This exclusive and definitive data is derived from IMDb movie rankings, which are updated weekly throughout the year.## Of all the movies released theatrically or digitally in India between January 1 and November 7, 2022, and have an average IMDb user rating of 7 or higher with at least 25,000 votes, these 10 titles were consistently the most popular with IMDb users.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, December 8 - Tamil star Dhanush has topped the IMDb list of the most popular Indian stars of the year 2022, which has been curated, based on the number of pageviews registered for the celeb pages on the platform. The actor delivered a blockbuster in the form of "Thiruchitrambalam" and also won praise for his Hollywood debut movie "The Gray Man". ## Bollywood female superstar Alia Bhatt, who was recently blessed with a baby girl, is the second most popular Indian star of the year. The actress has had a great year on the work front and has been a part of four successful films.## Alia headlined Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Gangubai Kathiawadi", which was the first Bollywood box office hit of the year. She then played a key role in SS Rajamouli's path-breaking "RRR" before scoring a digital hit in the form of "Darlings" on Netflix and a box office success in the form of magnum opus "Brahmastra Part One: Shiva". ## Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is the third most popular star of the year. She was seen in Mani Ratnam's mega-blockbuster "Ponniyin Selvan Part - 1". Ram Charan, one of the biggest performers of the year in "RRR", also remained in people talks throughout the year and secured the 4th position in the list of the most popular stars of 2022. Samantha Ruth Prabhu is on the fifth number on the list. ## Hrithik Roshan took the sixth spot, followed by Kiara Advani. NT Rama Rao Jr., who played one of the leads in "RRR" and amazed worldwide audiences, stood at the eighth slot while Allu Arjun and Yash took the ninth and tenth slots. ## Alia Bhatt told IMDb in a statement, "2022 has by far been the most memorable year I've had at the movies - I am forever thankful and grateful for the love the audience gave all my films this year and feel honored to have collaborated with our country’s finest filmmakers and artists".## She added, "IMDb is a true testament to the people's voice and I hope I can continue to entertain the audience for as long as I face the camera! Love and light. Thank you once again".## The IMDb Top 10 Most Popular Indian Stars of 2022 list is comprised of stars who consistently ranked the highest on the IMDb weekly rankings throughout 2022. These rankings are based on the actual page views of the more than 200 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide.— IMDb India (@IMDb_in) December 7, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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Bengaluru, October 16 - The latest talk of the tow, Kantara is having a blockbuster run at the box office. Produced by Hombale Films, Kantara is not only minting huge money but also setting the review ratings on fire on multiple platforms. ## As announced earlier, Kantara is the highest-rated Indian film of all time on Book My Show. The BMS rating for the film's original Kannada version is 99% from 84.5K votes at the time of writing this piece. Not just the original Kannada language, the dubbed Hindi version is also currently rated 95% from 16K+ votes, which is one of the highest ever in Hindi. ## The Telugu and Tamil versions of the film are rated 95% (11.7K+) and 90% (3K+), respectively, which is again one of the highest in these languages. On IMDb, Kantara is the highest-rated Indian movie with a 9.5 rating out of 10 from over 20,000 users. ## On IMDb, over 89% of total users have rated the movie with a perfect 10 while around 5% of total users have given 9 ratings. Among the total users of Kantara on IMDb, 5% are from the USA and have given an average of 9.2 ratings to the movie. The Google ratings are also super solid for the movie with 98% from over 15K Google users.## Produced by Hombale Films, the movie involves the culture of Kambla and Bhootha Kola. A human and nature conflict where Shiva is the rebellion who works against nature. A loop leads to war between villagers and evil forces. It stars Rishab Shetty as a Kambala champion, who comes to loggerheads with an upright DRFO officer, Murali (Kishore). Achyuth Kumar and Sapthami Gowda feature in supporting roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Los Angeles, August 28 - IMDb has been one of the most trusted sites when it comes to the fair ratings of movies and tv shows. The website has time and again revealed the list of top-rated films and shows for the respective years and decades or centuries.## Keeping up with the trend, IMDb has now released the list of the highest-rated films of the 21st century worldwide. The list is topped by Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, which has got 9 out of 10 ratings on the platform. It is also the joint highest-rated Batman movie on Rotten Tomatoes. ## "The Dark Knight", starring Christian Bale in the titular role, was released in 2008 and went on to gross over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. It also won two Oscars for Best Supporting Actor to Heath Ledger and for Best Sound Editing to Richard King. ## Meanwhile, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the joint highest-rated film of the 21st century on IMDb. Released in 2003, the Peter Jackson-directed film grossed over $1.14 billion at the worldwide box office against a budget of $94 million. The next top-rated film on the list is LOTR: The Two Towers with 8.8 ratings. ## Among the top 10 highest-rated films from the turn of the century, 8 are English films while one each is a Portuguese and Japanese movie. Not a single Indian movie in the top 10 makes the cut to the list. The top 10 films are as follows - ## 1. The Dark kinght## 2. LOTR: The Return of The King## 3. LOTR: The Two Towars## 4. LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring## 5. City of God## 6. Spirited Away## 7. The Prestige## 8. The Departed## 9. The Pianist## 10. Gladiator## Stay tuned...

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Chennai, July 13 - The year 2022 has been great for the Indian film industry where we have seen some of the biggest blockbusters and critically acclaimed movies across languages. IMDb Pro has released the list of the most popular Indian films of 2022 so far. The list includes both theatrical and direct OTT releases. ## Legendary Kamal Haasan's comeback movie Vikram, which stunned the trade pundits with its phenomenal success at the box office, is the most popular film of the year so far. IMDb Fans have given 8.8 Ratings to "Vikram" which is the highest for any Indian film this year. The movie, which also stars Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil, is the highest-grossing Tamil movie of the year and second of all time. It scored over 400 crores worldwide. ## This year's highest-grossing Indian movie at the worldwide box office, KGF: Chapter 2 is the second most popular film with IMDb Ratings of 8.5. The Yash-starrer was the most-anticipated film and performed accordingly and grossed over 1200 crores WW. The Prashanth Neel-directed period action drama is currently the 3rd highest-grossing Indian film of all time. ## Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files, which sent shockwaves to moviegoers and trade experts, is the third most famous film of 2022 with 8.3 Ratings on IMDb. The movie became the center of attraction upon its release in March and was heavily criticized. It is based on one of the darkest chapters of Indian history, the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits during the Kashmir Insurgency in the 1990s. The movie was a huge box office hit with a worldwide gross collection of over 330 crores from a budget of around 20 crores. It is the highest-grossing Bollywood movie since "Tanhaji" in January 2020. ## Chek Out the full list of Most Popular Movies of 2022 So Far## Among the top most popular films of the year, the Malayalam movie, Haridayam is at number 4 with 8.1 Ratings. It was a box office blockbuster and also was critically hailed. SS Rajamouli's epic blockbuster RRR is the fifth on the list with 8 Ratings. The Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, and Ajay Devgn-starrer film is the second highest-grossing Indian film of 2022 with a worldwide gross collection of over 1110 crores.## Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar's Samrat Prithviraj, which was a box office failure, is also among the most popular films of 2022 and is tied with Ajay Devgn-fronted Runway 34 at number eight with the IMDb Ratings of 7.2. Alia Bhatt's box office hit Gangubai Kathiawadi is at number 9 with 7 Ratings. Overall, the list of most popular films of 2022 on IMDb is dominated by Bollywood with 6 movies, followed by 1 each from Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, March 13 - As they say, it is the audience that decides the fate of a film and the audience has spoken. Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's "The Kashmir Files", has created a record on rating site IMDb, and becomes the first Indian or possibly worldwide to get a perfect 10 score from the 50K or above audience votes. ## IMDb is one of the most trustable sources to judge a film. "The Kashmir Files" has been in the news for the last couple of weeks and very rightly, it is getting what it deserves the most. The IMDb's score can also be felt in the box office performance of this film as it surpassed all the expectations by miles. ## The movie has had a limited release on Friday and still managed to earn over Rs. 3.50 crores. Due to the heavy demand for tickets, more shows were added on Saturday, which resulted in a massive jump of nearly 140% on the first Saturday for Rs. 8.50 crores. The Sunday biz is also super strong and might cross the combined two days total. ## Coming back to IMDb, over 66K people have voted for "The Kashmir Files" at present, and out of them, 63K people have given a perfect 10 score. Nearly 500 people have rated the film by giving 9 points and a little over 100 people have given an 8 score. ## "The Kashmir Files" has beaten Suriya's "Jai Bhim" (2021), which currently has a 9.5 IMDb rating from nearly 175K votes. His "Soorarai Pottru" is at number 3 with a 9.3 score from 108K votes. ## Stay tuned...