IMDb Unveils List of The Top 20 Most Anticipated Indian Movies of 2025

Mumbai, January 15 - IMDb has unveiled the list of the top 20 most anticipated Indian movies of 2025, and the blockbuster list is topped by superstar Salman Khan's action drama Sikandar. The list includes 11 Bollywood titles, 3 Tamil and Telugu titles each, 2 Kannada movies and 1 Malayalam movie.

Sikandar, directed by AR Murugadoss and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, is scheduled to hit the big screens on Eid. Expressing his gratitude for Sikandar being the most anticipated movie, director Murugadoss said, "Working with Salman Khan has been incredible! His energy and dedication bring Sikandar to life in ways words can't express. Every scene in Sikandar is crafted to leave an indelible mark! I've poured my heart into designing each moment to stay with audiences forever".



The second most anticipated movie is superstar Yash's Kannada film Toxic, directed by Geetu Mohandas. The Pan India action drama film is currently in production and is expected to be released in December this year. It is Yash's first movie since the mega blockbuster and the highest-grossing Kannada movie, KGF: Chapter 2 in April 2022.

Superstar Rajinikanth's action thriller Coolie with director Lokesh Kanagaraj is the most anticipated Tamil film of the year and it takes the 3rd spot among the Indian movies. Produced by Sun Pictures, the Pan India blockbuster, which also features Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan in a cameo role, is expected to be released in August 2025.

Here are the top 20 most-anticipated Indian films on IMDb, as of now -



1. Sikandar (Hindi)

2. Toxic (Kannada)

3. Coolie (Tamil)



4. Housefull 5 (Hindi)

5. Baaghi 4 (Hindi)

6. The Raja Saab (Telugu)

7. War 2 (Hindi)

8. L2: Empuraan (Malayalam)

9. Deva (Hindi)

10. Chhaava (Hindi)

11. Kannappa (Telugu)

12. Retro (Tamil)

13. Thug Life (Tamil)

14. Jaat (Hindi)

15. Sky Force (Hindi)

16. Sitaare Zameen Par (Hindi)

17. Thama (Hindi)

18. Kanatar: Chapter 1 (Kannada)

19. Alpha (Hindi)

20. Thandel (Telugu)

Note - Among the Indian movies with planned releases in 2025, these titles were consistently the most popular with IMDb users, as determined by the actual page views of the more than 250 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide.

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