12 Best Indian Movies of 2022 on Amazon Prime You Shouldn’t Miss!

March 19, 2023March 19, 2023 Surya Komal 0 Comments Amazon Prime, Amazon Prime Video, Best of 2022

On the topic of the Best Indian Movies of 2022 on Amazon Prime, the Indian favorite streaming platform has been keeping it’s subscriber count consistent every quarter, and is decent when it comes to buying the digital rights of theatrical releases. From Hindi to Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam Cinema there are quite a few films that are worth your time and energy. So, here are the Best Indian Movies of 2022 on Amazon Prime you should not miss watching!

Last Updated on December 22, 2022

12. Jayeshbhai Jordaar

Genre – Social Drama
Director – Divyang Thakkar
Cast – Ranveer Singh and Shalini Pandey

Preview Only: Divyang Thakkar’s Jayeshbhai Jordaar starring Ranveer Singh and Shalini Pandey in the lead roles revolves around the skittish Jayesh, who must challenge his patriarchal family as he flees with his wife to save their unborn daughter from foeticide. Despite its disastrous box-office run, this film is still a decent watch if you got nothing to do on a weekday.

11. Yashoda

Genre – Thriller
Director – Hari and Harish
Cast – Samantha & Unni Mukundan

Best Indian Movies of 2022 on Amazon Prime: An innocent woman `Yashoda` accepts to be a surrogate mother due to her circumstances. She then finds herself trapped in a world of the unknown. Yashoda stars Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead role with debutants, Hari and Harish directing the project.

10. K.G.F: Chapter 2

Genre – Action
Director – Prashanth Neel
Cast – Yash, Sanjay Dutt & Srinidhi Shetty

Preview Only: The third-highest-grossing Indian movie of all time, KGF 2, directed by Prashanth Neel and starring Yash in the principal role, begins with the new boss of Kolar Gold Fields, Rocky, whose name strikes fear in the heart of his enemies. His allies look up to him as their savior, his foes are waiting to get revenge, and the Indian government sees him as a considerable threat.

9. Runway 34

Genre – Drama
Director – Ajay Devgn
Cast – Ajay Devgn, Rakul Preet

Best Indian Movies of 2022 on Amazon Prime: A pilot’s flight takes a mysterious trajectory after taking off from an international destination. Runway 34 is inspired by the true event of the Jet Airways Doha to Kochi flight that had a narrow escape in 2015, after facing difficulties landing due to bad weather. The movie stars Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan, and Rakul Preet Singh in the primary roles.

8. PS-I

Genre – Historical
Director – Mani Ratnam
Cast – Vikram, Aishwarya Rai

Preview Only: Based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s 1955 novel of the same name, the 167-minute historical action drama stars, ‘Chiyaan’ Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, ‘Jayam’ Ravi, Trisha, and Karthi in the lead roles. The story mainly focuses on the brewing civil war about the throne of the Chola dynasty in the 10th Century.

7. Pawankhind

Genre – Period
Director – Digpal Lanjekar
Cast – Chinmay Mandlekar, Mrinal Kulkarni

Preview Only: In 1660, on a terrible night, Shivaji finds himself cornered in the Panhala fort by the Bijapur Sultan. However, hope emerges when one of the Maratha chiefs risks his life to rescue the leader. Directed by Digpal Lanjekar, Pawankhind stars Chinmay Mandlekar and Mrinal Kulkarni in the lead roles.

6. Jalsa

Genre – Thriller
Director – Suresh Triveni
Cast – Vidya Balan & Shefali Shah

[Also feat. in our ‘Best Hindi Crime Thrillers Movies on Amazon’ list]

Preview Only: Jalsa (2022) is a psychological thriller starring Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah in the lead roles. The story revolves around a hit-and-run case that impacts our lead actors’ lives inside and out, and the remainder of the plot details how they get through this phase mentally. One of the Best Indian Movies of 2022 on Amazon Prime.

5. Saani Kaayidham

Genre – Crime
Director – Arun Matheswaran
Cast – Keerthy Suresh & Selvaraghavan

Preview Only: A generational curse comes true when Ponni and her family face a senseless act of injustice. She and her brother Sangaiah decide to seek justice on their own by comitting a series of crimes. Saani Kaayidham stars Keerthy Suresh and Selvaraghavan in the lead roles, with Arun Matheswaran in the director’s chair.

4. Kantara

Genre – Drama
Director – Rishab Shetty
Cast – Rishab Shetty, Kishore

Preview Only: A death in the village of Dakshina Kannada leads to a war between the villagers and the forces of evil. Kantara is a 2022 Kannada film written and directed by Rishab Shetty, and stars Shetty as a Kambala champion, often at loggerheads with an upright DRFO officer Murali (Kishore). Achyuth Kumar and Sapthami Gowda feature in supporting roles. One of the Best Indian Movies of 2022 on Amazon Prime.

3. VTK Part I: The Kindling

Genre – Gangster
Director – Gautham Menon
Cast – Silambarasan & Siddhi Idnani

Preview Only: A young low-caste village boy travels to Mumbai to earn a living and to study. His quest takes him on a series of unexpected events, where he gets involved in the underground activities of Mumbai’s Tamil gangsters. Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu stars Silambarasan and Siddhi Idnani in the lead roles, with Gautham Vasudev Menon in the director’s chair.

2. Rocketry

Genre – Biopic
Director – R. Madhavan
Cast – R. Madhavan & Simran

Preview Only: Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, written, produced and directed by R. Madhavan is based on the life of Nambi Narayanan, played by Madhavan, a scientist at the ISRO, who was accused in an espionage case and later exonerated. The story spans across Narayanan’s days as a graduate student at Princeton University, before exploring his work as a scientist and the false espionage charges placed upon him. One of the Best Indian Movies of 2022 on Amazon Prime.

1. Sita Ramam

Genre – Romance
Director – Hanu Raghavapudi
Cast – Dulquer Salmaan & Mrunal Thakur

Preview Only: Director Hanu Raghavapudi’s Sita Ramam starring Dulquer Salmaan and Mrunal Thakur in the titular roles with Rashmika Mandanna and Sumanth in supporting roles, begins when Afreen is tasked to deliver a 20-year-old letter to Sita in Hyderabad. Reluctant and irresponsible at first, she begins to learn the story behind the letter in her journey across South India and the pure romantic relationship between Sita and Ram in the 1960s.