Some classic movies where we had protoganists as murderers, gangsters

I am not sure of this genre in Hindi. But Malayalam and Tamil industry is full of movies where we have a grey hero, especially the Malayalam movies of 80s and early 90s. The scripting of these shows were so great that you root for the hero/heroine when he kills. Maybe that is why I am able to connect to Maya because she reminds me of those strong characters of Malayalam script. So if any one of you get these movies with English sub titles do check out

arey in hindi we hv thousands n lakhs such

mujhe jiney do -sunil dutt
bazzigar -shahrukh
Race 1.- Akshay khanna and katrina
gupt -kajol
ajnabee. -ashay kumar
etc etc so many
priyanka chopra

There is another tamil movie. Dont remember the name. It had Chimbu and Nayan Tara and Raima sen i guess. It was a rat race between Chimbu and raima who were high school lovers but Raima turns obsessive. And kuch toh kaand hota hai they break up. Years later he falls for nayan. And is bff is sandhya. And end mein raima kidnaps sandhya or nayan and chimbu pura fass jata hai.

You cant place Baazigar and Gupt in the range of movies I have put. The script is at a different level for the Malayalam and Tamil movie. They are not simply revenge movies, character sketch is extremely complex.

@Naucholic Manichitrathazhu Ganga has MPD. The characters I have put are those ones who doesnt have any MPD, they are simply as such.

Shruti, I didn't c Malayalam movies u mentioned but Agree nayakan was an amazing movie and kamal hasan was terrific in the movie, of course he is a legend that's another thing..I would rate it as Mani ratnam's bestest of the best movies of his..

The Mohanlal starer Drishyam though it was not an intentional murder the way Georgekutty and his family burries the crime is really a thriller to watch

I don't know anything much about Indian regional cinema. So can't comment on that. Even BW I hardly watch anymore.

But a great movie in recent times where a female protagonist turns into a killer is "The Brave One" starring Jodi Foster. She and her fiance are attacked and he is killed. Desire for revenge overcomes her after she wakes up in the hospital. She starts to feel for other victims. She becomes a vigilante and kills bad people. You know she is wrong but you can't help rooting for her. You don't want her to be caught. That was a good movie.

The only thing one needs to do when presenting a Grey character or an Anti Hero is to Justify them, and make people empathise with them. Then the character will sell themselves to the audience. It helps to have a skilled actor in the role too. Like how Jennifer makes Maya look vulnerable as well as vicious sometimes. As long as you can sell the character you got yourself a hit!

Simbhu Manmathan,but simbhu in double role..He kills the ladies who cheats on guys..Kamalahassan sivapu Rojakal with Sridevi,climax he gets Landed up in jail..

@Darcy justification is the key in the case of grey characters. Between the story you mentioned look like that of Hindi movie NH10, but not exactly