Film buffs and movie aficionados have had a highly-enjoyable time in theatres in the first half of 2023 and the excitement is set to get bigger in the months ahead. With the first half of the year turning out to be a monumental one fetching good results at the box office for several leading actors, directors, and producers, with small films too leaving audiences and the industry surprised, it has truly been a significant time for cinema lovers everywhere. Tamil cinema, especially, in the second half of the year, is taking flight with Tamil actor-producer Sivakarthikeyan's Maaveeran kicking off the proceedings, and the early response for the film so far has shown that fans are in for a great time ahead in cinemas. 

With Sivakarthikeyan's Maaveeran now out in theatres worldwide, here's a list of the highly-anticipated Tamil films and pan-Indian biggies that fans across the country are waiting to watch next: 

TAMIL FILMS

JAILER

Release Date: August 10, 2023
Cast: Rajnikanth, Mohan Lal, Jackie Shroff, Shiva Rajkumar, Sunil, Ramya Krishnan, Vinayakan, Mirna Menon, Tamannah, Vasanth Ravi, Naga Babu, Yogi Babu, Jaffer Sadiq, Kishore, Billy Muralee, Sugunthan, Karate Karthi, Mithun, Arshad, Marimuthu, Namo Narayana, Rithvik, Ananth, Saravanan, Aranthaangi Nisha, Mahanadi Shankar, and Kalai Arasan.
Director: Nelson Dilipkumar
Music: Anirudh Ravichander 
Producer: Kalanithi Maran (Sun Pictures)

IRAIVAN

Release Date: August 25, 2023
Cast: Jayam Ravi, Nayanthara
Director: I.  Ahmed
Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Producer: Sudhan Sundaram - G. Jayaram (Passion Studios)

CHANDRAMUKHI 2

Release Date: Vinayaka Chaturthi week in September 2023
Cast: Raghava Lawrence, Kangana Ranaut, Raadhika Sarathkumar, Vadivelu, Lakshmi Menon, Mahima Nambiar, Srushti Dange, Rao Ramesh, Vignesh, Ravi Mariya, Suresh Menon, T. M. Karthik, and Subiksha Krishnan.
Director: P. Vasu
Music: M. M. Keeravani
Producer: Subaskaran Allirajah (Lyca Productions)

MARK ANTONY

Release Date: Vinayaka Chaturthi week in September 2023
Cast: Vishal, S.J.Suryah, Suneel, Selvaraghavan, Ritu Varma, Abhinaya, Redin Kingsley, Y.G.Mahendran. 
Director: Adhik Ravichandran
Music: G. V. Prakash Kumar
Producer: S. Vinod Kumar (Mini Studio)

LEO

Release Date: October 19, 2023
Cast: 'Thalapathy' Vijay, Sanjay Dutt, Trisha, Arjun, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mysskin, Mansoor Ali Khan, Priya Anand.
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj
Music: Anirudh Ravichander
Producer: S. S. Lalit Kumar (7 Screen Studio)

AYALAAN

Release Date: Diwali weekend in November 2023
Cast: Sivakarthikeyan, Rakul Preet Singh, Karunakaran, Yogi Babu, Sharad Kelkar, Isha Koppikar, Banupriya, Balasaravanan.
Director: R. Ravikumar
Music: A. R. Rahman
Producer: RD Raja (24AM Studios)

JAPAN

Release Date: Diwali weekend in November 2023
Cast: Karthi, Anu Emmanuel, Sunil, Vijay Milton, Chandrasekhar.
Director: Raju Murugan
Music: G. V. Prakash Kumar
Producers: S R Prakash Babu and S R Prabu (Dream Warrior Pictures)

JIGARTHANDA DOUBLEX

Release Date: Diwali weekend in November 2023
Cast: Raghava Lawrence, SJ Suryah
Director: Karthik Subbaraj
Music: Santhosh Narayanan
Producer: Kaarthekeyen Santhanam (Stone Bench Films) and Kathiresan (Five Star Creations)

CAPTAIN MILLER

Release Date: CONFIRMED for a 2023 release, date yet to be announced.
Cast: Dhanush, Priyanka Arul Mohan, Shiva Rajkumar, Sundeep Kishan, John Kokken, Nivedhithaa Sathish, Antony. Moor
Director: Arun Matheswaran
Music: G. V.  Prakash Kumar
Producers: Sendhil Thyagarajan and Arjun Thyagarajan (Sathya Jyothi Films)

OTHER LANGUAGE PAN-INDIAN FILMS

King of Kotha (Malayalam)

Release Date: August 2023 for Onam
Cast: Dulquer Salmaan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Dancing Rose Shabeer, Prasanna, Nyla Usha, Chemban Vinod, Gokul Suresh, Shammi Thilakn, Shanthi Krishna, Vada Chennai Saran, and Anikha Surendran
Director: Abhilash Joshiy
Music: Jakes Bejoy
Producers: Wayfarer Films and Zee Studios

KUSHI (Telugu)

Release Date: September 1, 2023
Cast: Vijay Deverakonda, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Jayaram, Sachin Khedakar, Murali Sharma, Lakshmi, Ali, Rohini, Vennela Kishore, Rahul Ramakrishna, Srikanth Iyengar and Saranya Pradeep
Director: Shiva Nirvana
Music: Hesham Abdul Wahab
Producers: Naveen Yerneni and Ravi Shankar Yalamanchili (Mythri Movie Makers)

JAWAN (Hindi)

Release Date: September 7, 2023
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Deepika Padukone (in a special appearance), Priyamani, Sanya Malhotra, Sunil Grover
Director: Atlee
Music: Anirudh Ravichander
Producer: Gauri Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment)

SALAAR (Telugu)

Release Date: September 28, 2023
Cast: Prabhas, Prithviraj, Shruthi Haasan, Tinu Anand, Eshwari Rao, Jagapathi Babu, Sriya Reddy, Garuda Ram
Director: Prashanth Neel
Music: Ravi Basrur
Producer: Vijay Kiragandur (Hombale Films)

ANIMAL (Hindi)

Release Date: Postponed from August 11 to December 1, 2023
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna
Director: Sandeep Reddy Vanga
Music: Manan Bhardwaj (songs), Harshwardhan and Rameshwar (background score)
Producers: Bhushan Kumar, Pranay Reddy Vanga, Murad Khetani, Krishan Kumar (Bhadrakali Pictures, T-Series and Cine1)