For Netflix India’s top ten films list, the top-ranked title has been bagged by Russo Brothers’ action thriller movie ‘The Gray Man’ starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans in the lead roles. While on the second and the third spots of the Netflix list are the comedy film ‘F3: Fun and Frustration’ followed by Jitendra Kumar starrer romantic comedy ‘Jaadugar’.
On the Netflix top ten TV shows front, this week’s top spot has been bagged by the true crime Indian docuseries ‘Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi’. And the second and the thirds spots are held by the mystery sci-fi series ‘Manifest’ followed by the globally acclaimed supernatural show ‘Stranger Things’.
Here’s the full list of the top ten movies and TV shows on Netflix India this week:
TOP 10 MOVIES ON NETFLIX INDIA THIS WEEK
10. Ante Sundaraniki
Helmed by Vivek Athreya, the romantic comedy movie ‘Ante Sundaraniki’ revolves around the story of a Hindu boy Sundar (played by Nani) from a conservative Brahmin family and a Christian girl Leela (Nazriya Nazim) who are in love with each other. But they must convince their respective families for their inter-caste marriage but eventually find themselves in an amusing web of lies and the situation grows more complex.
9. RRR (Hindi)
Helmed by S.S Rajamouli, the blockbuster period action movie ‘RRR’ features Ram Charan and Jr.NTR in the lead roles and Ajay Devgn, and Alia Bhatt in pivotal roles. The film is a fictional tale set in the 1920s that revolves around two legendary Indian revolutionaries namely Alluri Sitarama Raju (played by Ram Charan) and Komaram Bheem (played by Jr. NTR).
8. Major (Hindi)
The film is inspired by the life, love, and legacy of the hero of the 26/11 2008 Mumbai attacks – Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, an Indian Army officer who served in the elite Special Action Group of the National Security Guards (NSG). The film narrates the events of how Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan saved the lives of many hostages during the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. Directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka, Adivi Sesh plays the titular role, and the film also features Revathi, Prakash Raj, and Sobhita Dhulipala, etc.
7. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
Directed by Anees Bazmee, the comedy-horror flick is a standalone sequel to Priyadarshan’s 2007 film starring Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan. The sequel features Kartik Aaryan as Ruhan, who meets a woman named Reet during a trip. Their chance encounter leads them to a haunted mansion in Rajasthan following which Ruhan poses as a psychic, leading to an interesting turn of events.
6. Uncharted
The film is an on-screen adaptation of the popular PlayStation video game of the same name and features Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg in the roles of fortune hunter Nathan Drake and his mentor Sully. The street-smart Nathan teams up with the experienced fortune hunter Sully and together they embark on a globe-trotting adventure and decipher clues to find a long-lost multi-billion-dollar treasure. The film also features Antonio Banderas in an important role.
5. Godse
The action thriller movie features Satya Dev as the titular protagonist Viswanath Rama Chandra aka Godse who takes a group of very important people hostage. Now, a police officer must lead the investigation to assuage the tense situation and to learn about the motive behind Godse’s extreme act.
4. Vaashi
The courtroom drama revolves around how two young lawyers Ebin (Tovino Thomas) and Madhavi (Keerthy Suresh), who are married to each other, end up fighting against each other in a sensitive case. The case is that of a young man who has been accused of sexual abuse by his female co-worker on the false promise of marriage. While Ebin is fighting for the alleged female victim, Madhavi will leave no stone unturned to save the male accused.
3. Jaadugar
Directed by Sameer Saxena, the film revolves around a small-time struggling magician named Magic Meenu (played by Jitendra Kumar), who lives in Neemuch town in MP. Despite no interest in sports, Meenu must now lead a down and out football team and win the coveted inter-colony football tournament – in order to marry his love interest (Arushi Sharma). The movie also features Jaaved Jaafery in an important role of a sports coach.
2. F3: Fun and Frustration
The film is a standalone sequel to the box-office hit F2, which came out in 2019. Like F2, ‘F3: Fun and Frustration’ has been helmed by Anil Ravipudi and features Venkatesh, Varun Tej, Tamannaah, and Mehreen Pirzada. The film is about these group of scamsters who are always looking to make some easy money, but things do not go as they had planned.
1. The Gray Man
Based on the 2009 novel of the same name written by Mark Greaney, the film revolves around an old-timer CIA mercenary Court Gentry (Ryan Gosling) who becomes the target of his own organization after learning about its dark secrets. Consequently, he is pursued by his psychopath ex-colleague Lloyd Hansen (played by Chris Evans), leaving him with no other option than to become a fugitive. Helmed by Russo Brothers, the movie also features Indian actor Dhanush and Ana de Armas.
TOP 10 SERIES ON NETFLIX INDIA THIS WEEK
10. Backstreet Rookie
Based on the webtoon ‘Convenience Store Saet-byul’, the Korean romantic drama follows the story of a girl named Jung Saet-Byul (Kim You-Jung), who gets attracted to Choi Dae-Hyun (Ji Chang-Wook) after their chance encounter. Years later, the same girl applies for a part-time job at a convenience store managed by the same man.
9. Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous
Set in the Jurassic Park universe, the show’s underlying premise revolves around a group of teenagers who find themselves stranded on their dinosaur adventure camp after the dinosaurs break free.
8. She
The show’s plot revolves around a female police constable named Bhumika (played by Aaditi Pohankar), who is sent on an undercover mission to expose a drug cartel. Along the way and while dealing with her personal problems, the poor cop learns how her sexuality can be a game changer in her life.
7. Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
The animated comedy series follows the globetrotting adventures of the reputed warrior Po (voiced by Jack Black), who joins hands with an English knight Wandering Blade in order to acquire four magical weapons. The mismatched duo must set aside their differences to stop a pair of infamous weasels and save the world from destruction.
6. Extraordinary Attorney Woo
The South Korean series follows the story of a young lawyer Woo Young-woo (played by Park Eun-bin), who is on the autism spectrum but is blessed with high IQ and a razor-sharp memory. The plot revolves around how she deals with life inside the courtroom and the law firm she works for while also dealing with various challenges that life throws at her.
5. Virgin River
The basic storyline of the romantic drama series revolves around a Los Angeles based nurse and midwife Melinda ‘Mel’ Monroe, who relocates to the secluded town of Virgin River in Northern California. What seemed like a nice way to give a fresh start to her previously unhappy life turns out to be trickier than expected for Mel.
4. Resident Evil
The live-action series is based on Capcom’s globally popular and landmark survival horror video game series ‘Resident Evil’. Set around three decades after the discovery of the T-virus, the eight-episode show features Lance Reddick as Albert Wesker, a character from the original game. The story focuses on a deadly outbreak which brings to light Umbrella Corp’s dark secrets.
3. Stranger Things
The latest season of the sci-fi horror series follows the aftereffects of the devastating Battle of Starcourt at the Hawkins town in Indiana. The show’s young protagonists are now living separately and trying to move on in their lives. At this juncture, a long-buried, supernatural threat that connects everything, emerges on Earth and the Upside Down. The fourth season’s first volume comprising seven episodes was released on 27th May while the second volume with two episodes came out on 1st July.
2. Manifest
The mystery sci-fi series revolves around a group of passengers who somehow safely land after a turbulent flight. However, they soon learn that five years have already passed mysteriously in such a short time and the world has moved on after assuming that they were gone forever. They eventually realize that their second chance is meant for something greater.
1. Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi
The bone-chilling true crime docuseries is based on the investigation around a series of gruesome killings by a cold-blooded murderer who was apparently disgruntled with the system and left taunting notes alongside his victims’ bodies outside a Delhi jail.
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