Vijay Deverakonda's Dear Comrade, Chaitanya's Majili: Films where cricket took the lead

Sports and entertainment are two sections with largest audiences in world and cricket is one of most popular sports televised around world. After 1983, year in which India won Cricket World Cup, interest in sport rose considerably. Since n, cricket has me quite an impact on films. With that in mind, let’s take a look at list of south movies where cricket played a key role.

Films where cricket takes le role

Majili

After Anshu (Divyanka Kaushik) is forced to leave and get married to somebody else, Poorna (Naga Chaitanya) goes through a broken heart and depression. Majili is a tale of failed cricketer Poorna, who n gets married to Sravani (Samantha) who has always loved him secretly. However, many years later when Poorna meets Meera (Ananya Agarwal), things start to change for him. Majili is one of Naga Chaitanya’s biggest hits and one of reasons is  inexplicable chemistry between les. Take a look at trailer below. 

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Dear Comre

Dear Comre is a movie about Bobby (Vijay Deverakonda) and Lilly (Rashmika Mandanna), childhood friends who soon fall in love after meeting each or after many years. Steering away from conventional stereos, female protagonist in movie has a passion for cricket and  male le tries to support her. Vijay Deverakonda's films are kwn for being critical and commercial successes and this film is undoubtedly one of his best. Check out trailer for Dear Comre below:

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Jersey

Directed by Gautam Tinnanuri who gained fame after Malli Raava,  heart touching sports drama follows  life of a slightly older cricketer in his thirties, who is determined to prove his worth. Along with heartwarming story and mind-blowing climax,  performances from all le actors like Nani who plays Arjun, Shrdha Srinath who plays Sarah and, Sathyaraj who plays Coach Murthy me Jersey one of finest films in Indian cinema. Take a look at trailer below.

Golconda High School

Golconda High School is inspired by book,  Men Within: A Cricketing Tale written by Harimohan Paruvu. Directed by talented Mohan Krishna Indraganti, sports-med film shows how an amateur school cricket team secures ir playground with help of a new teacher who happens to be an ex-student of that same school. Sumanth who plays Sampath and Swati Reddy who plays Anjali have both given stellar performances, including all ors in movie. Golconda High School has generally received favourable reviews from critics and, was also a commercial success. Take a look at trailer below:

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Dhoni

movie named after legend is a tribute to M.S Dhoni as main le (Akash Puri) is inspired by him. However, it is difficult for his practical and realistic far to accept cricket as a suitable career choice for his son. This is a battle between two generations directed by Prakash Raj, who also acts in movie. Dhoni has some exceptional performances by both Akash Puri and Prakash Raj, check out trailer below. 

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(Im source - Stills from Dear Comre and Majili trailers)