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Films with the genre "Romance", sorted by revenue
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Red Rose (1980)
Directed by P. Bharathiraja
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime, Romance
Actors Rajesh Khanna, Poonam Dhillon, Satyen Kappu, Aruna Irani, Janagaraj, Om Shivpuri
Anand (Rajesh Khanna) is a successful businessman with a dark side. He preys on nubile girls and rapes and kills them. These proceedings are video-recorded and watched by his adoptive father and mentor, another deranged woman-hater who, as with Anand, had a disillusioning experience with the female sex in his past. The old man stays holed up in a far corner of Aanand's mansion watching his son carry out what he is too infirm to do. The murdered girls are buried in Anand's garden and a rosebush is grown above.
Going Ape! (1981)
, 1h27Directed by Jeremy Joe Kronsberg
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Tony Danza, Stacey Nelkin, Jessica Walter, Danny DeVito, Merie Earle, Art Metrano
Struggling slacker Foster Sabatini is the only member of his circus family who left the life, greatly disappointing his wealthy father Max Sabatini (of The Flying Sabatinis). When Max dies, Foster and his sisters (who all hate Foster) are shocked to hear that Max left his entire estate to Foster, but only on the condition that Foster can care for his father's beloved trio of orangutans. Along with the orangutans, Foster also inherits the services of Lazlo - Max's manservant & protege. The arrival of the orangutans and Lazlo turn Foster's life upside-down, all while he attempts to win back his disgruntled girlfriend and impress her high-society mother.
Indru Poi Naalai Vaa (1981)
, 2h17Directed by K. Bhagyaraj
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Buddy films
Actors Raadhika Sarathkumar, K. Bhagyaraj, Ganthimathi, Senthil
The film is all about three friends who fall for the same girl, narrated as a comedy. Palanisamy and his two friends have no job other than going behind girls. A pretty girl (Radhika) gets relocated with family to the opposite house of Palanisamy (Bhagyaraj). They three fall for the girls beauty and makes a gentleman agreement leaving the decision of the girls choice to choose her lover. To impress her, the three attempts three different methods. Palanisamy helps Radhika's mother in kitchen works, one of the other friends joins her fathers tuition to learn Hindi and the third one comes to learn martial arts from her grandfather.. the rest is all about who won the girls heart
Modern Romance (1981)
, 1h33Directed by Albert Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold, Bruno Kirby, George Kennedy, James L. Brooks, Jerry Belson
Robert Cole (Albert Brooks) is a Hollywood film editor right in the middle of cutting a new science fiction film with George Kennedy. His relationship with very patient bank executive Mary Harvard (Kathryn Harrold) is caught between undying devotion and endless agony. It's all because selfish Robert is a bit of a self-involved neurotic who can't quite decide if their relationship is meant to be, mainly because he's not sure if she's the one or there's someone else.
Raja Paarvai (1981)
, 2h24Directed by Srinivasa Rao Singeetham
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Actors Kamal Haasan, Madhavi Alladurgam, Y. G. Mahendran, L. V. Prasad, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Delhi Ganesh
This drama tells the tale of a blind violinist, Ragu (Kamal Haasan), and a young lady, Nancy (Madhavi) who is keen on chronicling Ragu's inspiring life as a visually impaired but independently living person. Their relationship blossoms into a romance that is supported by Nancy's lighthearted and comical grandfather (L.V. Prasad).
Humongous (1982)
, 1h34Directed by Paul Lynch
Origin Canada
Genres Horror, Romance, Slasher
Actors Janet Julian, David Wallace, John Wildman, Page Fletcher, Joy Boushel, Garry Robbins
It is Labor Day weekend, 1946. Young, virginal Ida Parsons innocuously plays as her father hosts a raucous party. Amid the festivities, an older, drunken man named Tom Rice staggers outside and propositions Ida. When she refuses, he chases her into the woods and brutally rapes her; her dogs break out of their pen and they attack and fatally maul Ida's rapist.
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982)
Directed by Michael Apted
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Abigail Cruttenden, Alison Steadman, Frances Ruffelle, Robert Urquhart, Peter Dean, Richenda Carey
Alan Duckworth (known as 'Quack Quack' to his friends) is a socially awkward fourteen-year-old who is obsessed with cricket and Ann Lawton, a girl in his class. Alan daydreams throughout his day showing up late for school and making little academic progress. He becomes friends with the groundsman Tommy (Garry Cooper) who he sees as some sort of 'war hero'. Alan often follows Tommy around telling him how Tommy helped to win the war while making predictions about what the world will be like now the war is won. Among other things, Alan predicts there will be no more wars, everyone will speak Esperanto and everyone, regardless of race or creed, will have a Teasmade.
Ariyaatha Veethikal (1984)
Directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Madhu, Mohanlal, Mammootty, Rashin Rahman, Maniyanpillai Raju, Rohini
Onnanu Nammal (1984)
Directed by P. G. Viswambharan
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Mammootty, Seema, Mohanlal, Poornima Bhagyaraj, Shalini Ajith Kumar, Sukumari
Idhaya Kovil (1985)
, 2h10Directed by Mani Ratnam
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Mohan, Radha, Ambika, Goundamani, Kapil Dev, Meesai Murugesan
Suriya (Radha), a student wishes to get a very popular singer, Shankar (Mohan) to sing in her college festival. Initial attempts to meet Shankar prove futile as he is a recluse. Nonetheless, she breaks into his home to meet him but is shocked to discover him in an inebriated state. She makes efforts to make him sober and come to the festival. It works as Shankar performs at the festival. Over time, as they become friends, Shankar stops drinking and Suriya falls in love with him but he has a dark past which is then revealed.
The Other Lover (1985)
, 1h40Directed by Robert Ellis Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Lindsay Wagner, Jack Scalia, Max Gail, Millie Perkins, John Bennett Perry, Shannen Doherty
Jack Hollander is a novelist, infuriated with his publicists for putting a soft-porn cover on his latest novel. He confronts marketing director Claire Fielding and demands to know what the cover has to do with the book itself. She admits she didn't read the book before deciding what cover should be used, but assures him it will only help selling the book.
Castaway (1986)
, 1h57Directed by Nicolas Roeg
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films
Actors Oliver Reed, Amanda Donohoe, Georgina Hale, Todd Rippon, Frances Barber, John Sessions
En 1981, Lucy Irvine, 25 ans, répond à une annonce Écrivain recherche épouse pour une année dans une île tropicale placé par Gerald Kingsland, 49 ans, dans le magazine Time Out London. Choisie parmi plus de cinquante candidates, elle accepte de se marier avec lui pour satisfaire aux lois restreignant l'immigration puis de passer un an dans l'île de Tuin. Ensuite elle retourne en Angleterre pour écrire le livre Castaway relatant cette expérience.
Flying (1986)
, 1h35Directed by Paul Lynch
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Sports films
Actors Olivia D'Abo, Rita Tushingham, Keanu Reeves, Jessica Steen, Sean McCann, Denis Simpson
Robin Crew (Olivia d'Abo) is a high school student who used to be a champion gymnast until she suffered a knee injury in the car accident which killed her father. She continues to train on her own and makes her school's gymnastics team, despite outside pressures from her step-father and the other gymnasts. Robin does, however, receive support from her mother and her new boyfriend (Keanu Reeves), as the crucial gymnastics meet approaches.
Paayum Puli (1983)
Directed by SP. Muthuraman
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Actors Rajinikanth, Jaishankar, Aachi Manorama, Thiagarajan Sivanandam, V K Ramasamy, Sathyaraj
When a smuggler kills his sister, a naive, immature man (Rajinikanth) vows to deliver justice for her death and joins a martial arts school. He trains hard there to become a master fighter, honing his fighting skills. Taking on a new identity, Paayum Puli (Pouncing Tiger), he sets off for revenge, but the affection of a beautiful woman (Radha) soon puts a hitch in his plans.
Saajan (1991)
, 3h2Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Romance
Actors Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Laxmikant Berde, Kader Khan, Reema Lagoo
Aman (Sanjay Dutt) is an impoverished, lame orphan who is befriended by wealthy Akash Verma (Salman Khan) during his childhood. Akash's parents adopt Aman and give him their family name, so Akash and Aman grow up as brothers. While Akash is a womaniser, Aman takes to writing poems under the pen name Sagar. The poems get published, and Aman becomes very popular. One of his fans is a young woman by the name of Pooja Saxena (Madhuri Dixit), who corresponds with Sagar. Akash meets Pooja and falls head over heels in love with her. When Aman comes to know of this, he asks Akash to pose as Sagar, which he does, then Pooja and Akash fall in love with each other. A heartbroken Aman looks on, as he knows that although women may like his poetry, they will never come out openly and love him when they see his handicap. Akash discovers that Aman loves Pooja and that he is actually Sagar, through a string of events triggered by a Pankaj Udhas show. Akash confronts Aman with this and Aman admits that he loves Pooja. Pooja witnesses this encounter and becomes upset with both Akash and Aman. Akash convinces Pooja and she eventually ends up accepting Aman.