Top 5 Bollywood Movies in 2022

In this blog, I searched out all the movies that were released in 2022 and listed the top 5 movies that will surely entertain you. So let's start!

1-   K.G.F: Chapter 2 :



                    K.G.F: Chapter 2 is a 2022 Indian period action movie in the Kannada language that was written, directed, and produced by Vijay Kiragandur under the company of Hombale Films. It is the second half in a two-part series and a follow-up to the 2018 movie K.G.F: Chapter 1. Yash, Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, Srinidhi Shetty, Prakash Raj, Archana Jois, Vasishta N. Simha, Achyuth Kumar, Rao Ramesh, Easwari Rao, Malavika Avinash, B. Suresha, and T.S. Nagabharana are among the ensemble cast members of the movie. It centres on the assassin Rocky, who after rising to power in the Kolar Gold Fields, must maintain his dominance over rivals and authorities while simultaneously confronting his past.



               K.G.F: Chapter 2 is the most costly Kannada movie ever, at a budget of 100 crore. With Bhuvan Gowda handling the cinematography and Ravi Basrur composing the film score and songs, Neel used the same crew as its predecessor. Early in 2019, Dutt and Tandon joined the cast, the former making his Kannada film debut. The movie's scenes were shot concurrently with Chapter 1. The COVID-19 lockdown in India forced the rest of the sequences' principal photography to end in February 2020 after starting in March 2019. Five months later, filming resumed back again, and it continued until December 2020. Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mysore, and Kolar were among the locations.




           K.G.F: Chapter 2 received a theatrical release in Kannada on April 14, 2022, along with dubs in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam. Additionally, it is the first Kannada movie to be shown in IMAX. Critics gave the movie mixed to excellent reviews, praising the directing, action scenes, cinematography, and acting (particularly Yash, Dutt and Tandon). Even though the narrative and speed of the movie received mixed reviews, it is still thought to be an improvement over the first portion. It was the second-highest opening day in India, broke domestic Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam opening day records, and in just two days, it outperformed its predecessor's lifetime gross to become the highest-grossing Kannada movie. K.G.F: Chapter 2, which has made between 1,200 and 1,250 crore worldwide, is the second-highest-grossing Indian movie and the highest-grossing Indian movie of 2022. A follow-up is being created.

 2- Vikram :



                 Action thriller Vikram is an Indian Tamil-language movie that was written and co-written by Lokesh Kanagaraj and Rathna Kumar. Kamal Haasan, Fahadh Faasil, and Vijay Sethupathi also appear in it as well as Narain, Kalidas Jayaram, and Chemban Vinod Jose in supporting parts. It is the second entry in the Lokesh Cinematic Universe after Kaithi and serves as a spiritual successor to the 1986 movie of the same name (2019).



                  In late 2019, Haasan's Raaj Kamal Films International contracted Kanagaraj for a projected script, with Rajinikanth set to play the lead. However, production was put on hold because to the COVID-19 epidemic. Then, in September 2020, Kanagaraj revealed another project, with Haasan serving as both producer and the star. In November, the film's title Vikram was revealed, and substantial pre-production activities proceeded until early 2021. Filming for the main production took place all throughout Tamil Nadu, including Karaikudi, Chennai, Pondicherry, and Coimbatore, from July 2021 to February 2022. Anirudh Ravichander is responsible for the Vikram's soundtrack and score, while Girish Gangadharan and Philomin Raj handled the film's cinematography and editing, respectively.



                 On June 3, 2022, Vikram was given a theatrical release. The movie was well received by critics, who praised the cast's performances as well as the directing, script, music, cinematography, action scenes, and other technical elements. The movie shattered numerous records and earned over 417-500 crore (US$50-63 million), becoming the second-highest-grossing Tamil film of 2022 and the fourth-highest-grossing Tamil film of all time.

3-Ponniyin Selvan: Part I :


                 Ponniyin Selvan: I, also known as The Son of Ponni, is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language epic historical action adventure film that was co-written by Elango Kumaravel and B. Jeyamohan. It was directed by Mani Ratnam. It is the first of two film adaptations of Kalki Krishnamurthy's 1955 novel Ponniyin Selvan, and it was produced by Ratnam and Subaskaran Allirajah under the banners of Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha, Jayaram, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Prabhu, R. Sarathkumar, Vikram Prabhu, Prakash Raj, Rahman, R. Parthiban, and Lal are among the ensemble cast members of the movie. A. R. Rahman wrote the soundtrack, while Ravi Varman shot the movie, A. Sreekar Prasad edited it, and Thota Tharani did the production design. Ponniyin Selvan: I dramatises Chola prince Arulmozhi's early childhood. Varman, who would later ascend to the throne as Rajaraja I (947–1014).



             Since it was first published, various Tamil filmmakers have considered adapting Ponniyin Selvan for the big screen, including an effort by M. G. Ramachandran in the late 1950s. Unfortunately, for budgetary reasons, this never happened. Ratnam made unsuccessful attempts to adapt the book decades later, in the late 1980s and the early 2010s. After Lyca decided to bankroll the movie, Ratnam resurrected the project in January 2019 and referred to it as his "dream project." Ponniyin Selvan's filming was delayed twice by the COVID-19 epidemic, starting in December 2019 and ending in September 2021, after numerous cast and staff changes. The movie was primarily filmed in India, with a few portions also being shot in Thailand.



            Ponniyin Selvan: I garnered positive reviews from critics who commended the directing, cast performances, musical score, graphics, and fidelity to the book when it was released in theatres on September 30, 2022, in both conventional and IMAX formats. The movie broke multiple records at the box office, earning between 500 and 510 crores (US$63 and US$64 million), becoming the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2022, the fourth-highest Tamil film of all time, and the 15th-highest-grossing Indian movie of all time.

4- RRR (Rise Roar Revolt) :

                           


                      The epic action drama RRR was written by V. Vijayendra Prasad and S. S. Rajamouli, and it was directed by S. S. Rajamouli in 2022. D. V. V. Danayya of DVV Entertainment produced it. N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran, Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, and Olivia Morris are among the actors who appear in the movie. It revolves on the imaginary friendship between Alluri Sitarama Raju (Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Rama Rao), two real-life Indian rebels who fought the British Raj. The story, which takes place in the 1920s, focuses on the unrecorded period of their life when both revolutionaries choose to live quiet lives before waging war for their nation.



                       Rajamouli read accounts of Rama Raju and Bheem's lives and drew connections between them, speculating on what may have happened if they had crossed paths and became friends. The movie had a formal announcement in March 2018. Due to delays brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, principal photography for the movie didn't finish until August 2021, starting in Hyderabad in November 2018. The movie was primarily shot in India, with a few scenes also being shot in Bulgaria and Ukraine. M. M. Keeravani composed the soundtrack and background music for the movie, which was shot by K. K. Senthil Kumar and edited by A. Sreekar Prasad. The production designer for the movie is Sabu Cyril, and V. Srinivas Mohan oversaw the visual effects.



                      RRR, which cost 550 crore rupees ($72 million), is the most costly Indian movie ever made. The movie's initial release date in theatres was set for July 30, 2020, however it was repeatedly delayed because of the pandemic and production issues. RRR was theatrically released on March 25, 2022, and received acclaim for Rajamouli's direction, scripting, soundtrack, background score, action sequences, cinematography, editing, and VFX. Rama Rao and Charan's performances in particular received praise. 

5- A Thursday :



                       Behzad Khambata is the author and director of the vigilante thriller movie A Thursday, which will be released in 2022 in Hindi. The movie, which also stars Yami Gautam, Atul Kulkarni, Neha Dhupia, Dimple Kapadia, and Karanvir Sharma, was made by RSVP Movies. On February 17, 2022, Disney+ Hotstar hosted the movie's debut.



                      "Yami Gautam's A Thursday is the kind of thriller that has been absent from Indian cinemas for a while," commented Cyril of India Today in his review, giving the movie a rating of 4/5. The Times Of India's Renuka Vyavahare gave the movie a grade of 3/5 and said "A Thursday redeems itself despite having a pretty predictable backstory with a strong emotional journey and societal critique in the second half. It addresses a timely problem that will appeal to women everywhere ".



                     "A Thursday wants to be urgent, relevant, and cool, but succeeds only partially, because it stops to make a point far too often," noted Pradeep Menon of Firstpost in his review with a 2.75/5 rating. A Thursday is a Yami Gautam show, and she definitely brings her A-game to the table, according to Koimoi's Shubham Kulkarni, who gave the movie a 2.5/5 rating. However, the setup somewhat sidelines her. The film received a 1.5/5 rating from Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express, who also stated, "The main issue with Yami Gautam's film is that we do not take any of this seriously, whether it is Naina brandishing a gun or growling and cooing at her hostages.

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