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Best Indian Movies of the 1980s

This collection ranks 1,864 movies from India released in the 1980s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top sits Nayakan.

1,864 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Nayakan

    1987· 2h 36m· ta

    7.994
  2. 2

    Gandhi

    1982· 3h 12m· en

    7.62.5K
  5. 5

    Chithram

    1988· 2h 39m· ml

    7.937
  6. 6

    Kireedam

    1989· 2h 7m· ml

    7.844
  10. 10

    Thalavattam

    1986· 2h 27m· ml

    7.713
  16. 16

    Hifazat

    1987· 2h 18m· hi

    4.01
  17. 17

    Saaransh

    1984· 2h 17m· hi

    6.514
  20. 20

    Mr. India

    1987· 2h 59m· hi

    6.8108
  23. 23

    Vandanam

    1989· 3h 0m· ml

    7.219
  25. 25

    Kaksha

    1980· 2h 45m· te

    —0
  26. 26

    Ram Lakhan

    1989· 2h 54m· hi

    6.522
  30. 30

    Mard

    1985· 2h 57m· hi

    6.117
  31. 31

    Angoor

    1982· 2h 16m· hi

    7.329
  33. 33

    Masoom

    1983· 2h 18m· hi

    6.425
  35. 35

    Aparan

    1988· 1h 55m· ml

    7.69
  40. 40

    Naseeb

    1981· 3h 17m· hi

    7.113
  41. 41

    Hero

    1983· 2h 53m· hi

    7.013
  42. 42

    Ranga

    1982· 2h 13m· ta

    5.94
  46. 46

    Parinda

    1989· 2h 34m· hi

    7.024
  48. 48

    Yavanika

    1982· 2h 27m· ml

    8.311

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Frequently asked questions

How many indian movies were made in the 1980s?

1,864 India productions from the 1980s have real rating data.

How are these indian films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best indian movie of the 1980s?

Nayakan currently holds the #1 position.