Ramayana Part 1 Tops the IMDb Most Anticipated Indian Movies for the Second Half of 2026 List
Yash appears in two of the top three titles; list spans five languages across Indian cinema
MUMBAI, India — June 30, 2026 — IMDb (www.imdb.com), the world’s most popular and authoritative source for information on movies, TV shows, and celebrities, today revealed the Most Anticipated Indian Movies for the second half of 2026. The list reflects the page views of more than 250 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide, who rely on IMDb to discover and decide what to watch.
Most Anticipated Indian Movies: July-December 2026*
Ramayana Part 1 (Hindi)
Alpha (Hindi)
Toxic (Kannada)
King (Hindi)
Dhamaal 4 (Hindi)
Drishyam 3 (Hindi)
Vishwanath & Sons (Tamil)
Mirzapur: The Movie (Hindi)
Haiwaan (Hindi)
Eetha (Hindi)
Awarapan 2 (Hindi)
Ikka (Hindi)
Arasan (Tamil)
Khalifa (Malayalam)
I’m Game (Malayalam)
Ranabaali (Telugu)
Shakti Shalini (Hindi)
Idhayam Murali (Tamil)
Sigma (Tamil)
Vvan – Force of the Forrest (Hindi)
*Among Indian movies with planned releases between July and December 2026, these titles were consistently the most popular on IMDb between January 1 and June 28, 2026, as determined by page views from more than 250 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide.
Additional information about the titles on the list:
The list spans five languages, reflecting the breadth of India’s theatrical landscape: 12 Hindi, four Tamil, two Malayalam, one Telugu and one Kannada title.
Several stars appear in multiple titles on the list, signaling their dominance across India’s second-half slate:
Yash stars in two of the top three: Ramayana Part 1 (#1) and Toxic (#3)
Anil Kapoor appears in two of the top four: Alpha (#2) and King (#4)
Sunny Deol features in Ramayana Part 1 (#1) and Ikka (#12)
Ajay Devgn leads Dhamaal 4 (#5) and Drishyam 3 (#6)
Mirzapur: The Movie (#8) is the first cinematic adaptation of an Indian series following its digital success.
Ikka (#12) is the only direct-to-streaming release in the list.
Fans can track these and millions of other titles using the IMDb Watchlist feature, available on the IMDb app and website, which allows users to save, sort, and organize movies and series they want to watch. Add to your Watchlist at imdb.com/watchlist.
To view the full Most Anticipated Indian Movies: July–December 2026 list, visit https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4178908507/.
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