: ‘Jai Bhim, ‘Shershaah tops the 2021 IMDb list of Indian movies #IndiaNEWS #Entertainment Mumbai: South star Suriyas Jai Bhim and Sidharth Malhotra-starrer Shershaah have topped the list of Indian

‘Jai Bhim, ‘Shershaah tops the 2021 IMDb list of Indian movies #IndiaNEWS #Entertainment
Mumbai: South star Suriyas Jai Bhim and Sidharth Malhotra-starrer Shershaah have topped the list of Indian films and web series of 2021 announced by IMDb.
IMDb, the worlds most popular source for information on movies, TV shows, and celebrities, Thursday unveiled the top ten movies and TV shows in India that were most popular with IMDb users this year, a press release stated.
The data is derived from the IMDbPro movie and TV rankings, which are based on the actual page views of IMDb users and updated weekly throughout the year, it added.
The list includes movies that were released theatrically or digitally in India between January 1 and November 29, 2021 and have an average IMDb user rating of 6. 5 or higher.
Tamil language legal drama Jai Bhim, written and directed Tj Gnanavel, is based on true events and revolves around the unfair treatment and discrimination of people from the Irular tribe.
The movie which premiered on Amazon Prime Video last month garnered positive response from audience and critics.
The film which ranked second on the IMDb list is Hindi movie Shershaah, based on the life of Kargil hero Captain Vikram Batra, played by Malhotra.
Directed by Vishnu Varadhan, the movie also starred Kiara Advani and was a massive hit after it was released in August on streaming service Prime Video.
Akshay Kumars much-awaited cop drama Sooryavanshi took the third spot on the list. The film, also starring Katrina Kaif with extended cameos by Ajay Devgn and Ranveer Singh, is directed by Rohit Shetty.
Sooryavanshi is the first major Hindi film to have released in theatres after being delayed for several months owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Released during Diwali, the film clocked reportedly over Rs 230 crore in India.
It was followed by Master, starring Vijay Thalapathy and Vijay Sethupathi. The Tamil movie was a huge blockbuster upon its release in cinema halls in January.
Shoojit Sircar-helmed Sardar Udham, a biopic on the lesser-known story of freedom fighter Sardar Udham Singh starring Vicky Kaushal in the lead, and Kriti Sanon and Pankaj Tripathis drama Mimi were placed fifth and sixth, respectively.
The seventh spot went to South star Dhanushs critically-acclaimed Tamil action drama “Karnan�?, which released theatrically in April, while Hindi romantic drama Shiddat, starring Sunny Kaushal and Radhika Madan, was placed at eighth.
Superstar Mohanlal and filmmaker Jeethu Josephs Drishyam 2 took the ninth spot, with romantic mystery thriller Haseen Dilruba ranking tenth on the IMDb list.
Among the top ten IMDb Indian web-series 2021 includes TVF show Aspirants, YouTuber Bhuvan Bam created web-series Dhindora, Manoj Bajpayees blockbuster hit show The Family Man, Amazon Prime Video show The Last Hour, actor-comedian Sunil Grovers crime-thriller show Sunflower, Richa Chadha and Ronit Roy-starrer murder mystery Candy, Netflix anthology drama Ray, based on the works of the late celebrated filmmaker Satyajit Ray.