Top Rated History Movies on Sun Nxt

Aśoka

2001

Aśoka

2001
6.5
A young Prince Asoka works to perfect his skills in battle and also deals with family conflict. During a struggle with one of his step-brothers, his mother urges Asoka to escape to stay alive. While away, Asoka meets Kaurwaki and falls in love, but must use his skills as a warrior to protect her. A dangerous and heartbreaking web of conspiracy follows, which leads Asoka to embrace a Buddhist path.
Rudhramadevi

2015

Rudhramadevi

2015
5.2
Rudraba, daughter of Ganapatideva, the emperor of the Kakatiya dynasty, was officially designated a son through the ancient Putrika ceremony and given the name Rudradeva so that she could succeed her father after his death. Despite opposition, she became of the most prominent rulers of the Kakatiya dynasty and one of the few ruling queens in Indian history.
Urumi

2011

Urumi

2011
6.9
A young man who discovers his ancestral connection to a 16th century warrior who sought revenge against Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. Blending history and legend, the story traces a rebellion fueled by betrayal, courage, and the fight against colonial conquest.
Celluloid

2013

Celluloid

2013
6.6
Celluloid chronicles the life of J. C. Daniel, the pioneer of Malayalam cinema, whose passion drives him to create Vigathakumaran, the region’s first film. Facing social prejudice, financial ruin, and personal loss, Daniel’s struggle for artistic recognition becomes a moving tribute to the birth of cinema in Kerala.
Njaan

2014

Njaan

2014
5.9
Ravi, a critic, comes across the writings of K T N Kottoor. Highly inspired by what he reads, he travels to a village in Kerala in search of the author.
Annamayya

1997

Annamayya

1997
6
A cinematic version of the life of famous Indian saint-poet, Annamayya (born May 1408), follows the spiritual awakening of the mystic composer Annamayya, who's first motivated to write a song of praise after visiting a temple. His devotion is put to the test when he vows to fast until he comes face to face with God, an act of faith for which he's rewarded with a blessed meal of prasad. As his fame as a singer spreads, Annamayya eventually becomes a real personification of the holy Nandaka Sword.
Kurukshetra

2008

Kurukshetra

2008
5.2
During the Kargil War of 1999, an Indian army colonel wages war against the army of Pakistan as retaliation for the murder of his country's soldiers.
Aravaan

2012

Aravaan

2012
4.8
Komboodhi is the leader of a tribe that steals from the rich to survive. He befriends Varipuli, unaware of his past, only to learn that his village has been hunting him to offer his life to god.
Kannappa

2025

Kannappa

2025
4.8
After witnessing the cruel sacrifice of his childhood friend, an atheist warrior rejects religion until love forces him to find his own faith.
Paradesi

2013

Paradesi

2013
7.6
Before independence during the 1940's depicts the lives of poor carefree villagers who are lured to work in tea plantation farms and how they are forced to live rest of their lives as slaves with no traces of hope and freedom.
1945

2022

1945

2022
5.3
Set in Burma in the year 1945, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose plans to launch the INA to fight the British. This is also the time when Adi comes back to Burma to take care of his family business. Upon his arrival, he gets engaged to a British Tasildar’s daughter. Just as he is set to get married, the atrocities of the British keep growing and Adi is forced to fight the British.
Thalappavu

2008

Thalappavu

2008
7.2
Raveendran, a misfit police constable, becomes friends with Joseph, a Naxal revolutionary. However, Raveendran's mental health takes a toll when his superiors order him to kill Joseph in a fake encounter.
Sufi Paranja Katha

2010

Sufi Paranja Katha

2010
6.5
Karthy (Sharbani Mukherjee) belongs to a prestigious Hindu tharavadu. She falls in love with a Muslim trader named Maamootty (Prakash Bare) and starts living in Maamootty's house after converting to Islam. But she doesn't give up her original beliefs of her original religion Hinduism. To save Karthy from the need to go to the temple, Maamootty builds one inside his house. When the local Muslim people came to know about this, they create problems and this forces the couple to move apart.
Akbar Saleem Anarkali

1978

Akbar Saleem Anarkali

1978
6
The story of Anarkali and Saleem retold.
Huliya Halina Mevu

1979

Huliya Halina Mevu

1979
10
Chengumani is commander-in-chief in the 18th-century Coorg region of present-day Karnataka. He becomes the king's commander-in-chief after saving his life, but his life gets complicated when he falls in love with Poovi and marries her in disguise. The movie was dubbed in Telugu as Prachanda Bheri. This was also Rajkumar's first cinemascope movie.
Sri Krishnadevaraya

1970

Sri Krishnadevaraya

1970
9
Sri Krishnadevaraya is a 1970 Indian historical drama film in Kannada language, produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. It stars Rajkumar as Krishnadevaraya, an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 16th century. R. Nagendra Rao, B. R. Panthulu, Narasimharaju and N. Bharathi appear in pivotal roles.
Sri Krishnavataram

1967

Sri Krishnavataram

1967
6
The life story of Sri Krishna.
Chanakya Chandragupta

1977

Chanakya Chandragupta

1977
7
The film is a historical story, based on the 3rd century BC Maurya Emperor Chandragupta Maurya and his mentor Chanakya. It begins with the Greek invader Alexander intruding on our borders, Magadha as his last step of sovereignty. Discerning it, fear-defying scholar Chanakya is under trace of the dynamic King to hinder it.
Kakana Kote

1977

Kakana Kote

1977
When the people of the Kuruba tribe in Kakana Kote are imposed by the higher authorities with an unjust tax, Kaka Nayak, the leader of the tribe, gets angry and decides to fight back.
Mugguru Maratilu

1946

Mugguru Maratilu

1946
After King Siddhoji's wife instigates him against his three nephews named Somoji, Subandhi and Firoji, a series of unfortunate events occur.

Top Rated History Movies on Sun Nxt

2001

2001

2015

2015

2011

2011

2013

2013

2014

2014

1997

1997

2008

2008

2012

2012

2025

2025

2013

2013

2022

2022

2008

2008

2010

2010

1978

1978

1979

1979

1970

1970

1967

1967

1977

1977

1977

1977

1946

1946