List of Indian films without songs

Last updated July 26, 2025

This is a list of Indian films that have no songs. Although songs and dance often play an integral part in the majority of Indian films, some films (mostly experimental films) choose to exclude them, mostly to focus on the main story.


Year	Title	Language	Ref.
1937	Naujawan	Hindi
1954	Andha Naal	Tamil
1955	Pather Panchali	Bengali
1956	Aparajito	Bengali
1960	Kanoon	Hindi
1965	Unnaipol Oruvan	Tamil
1969	Ittefaq	Hindi
1971	Seemabaddha	Bengali
1973	Abachurina Post Office	Kannada
1977	Agraharathil Kazhutai	Tamil
1978	Kodiyettam	Malayalam
1979	Pasi	Tamil
1980	Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai	Hindi
1981	Plot No. 5
1981	Kalyug
1982	Elippathayam	Malayalam
1983	Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro	Hindi
1984	Accident	Kannada
1986	Ek Ruka Hua Faisla	Hindi
1986	New Delhi Times	Hindi
1987	Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu	Tamil
	Pushpaka Vimana	None
	Amrutham Gamaya	Malayalam
	Vanna Kanavugal	Tamil
1988	Veedu	Tamil
	Antima Teerpu	Telugu
	Aparan	Malayalam
	August 1	Malayalam
	Om-Dar-B-Dar	Hindi
1989	Tarka	Kannada
	Idu Saadhya	Kannada
	Jagratha	Malayalam
	Raakh	Hindi
	Rajakeeya Chadarangam	Telugu
	Sandhya Raagam	Tamil
1990	Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal	Tamil
	Utkarsha	Kannada
	Uchi Veyil	Tamil
	Mathilukal	Malayalam
	Mukham	Malayalam
1991	Marupakkam	Tamil
1991	Uruvam	Tamil
1992	Kubi Matthu Iyala	Kannada
	Raat	Hindi / Telugu
	Thalastaanam	Malayalam
1993	Nishkarsha	Kannada
	Airport	Tamil
	Ekalavyan	Malayalam
	Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans
1994	Vidheyan
	Commissioner
	Curfew	Kannada
1995	Kuruthipunal	Tamil
1995	The King	Malayalam
1996	Police Story	Kannada
1997	Chupp	Hindi
1998	Hyderabad Blues	English
	Nishyabda	Kannada
	The Truth	Malayalam
1999	Pathram	Malayalam
	Housefull	Tamil
	Prathyartha	Kannada
	F. I. R.	Malayalam
	Kaun?	Hindi
	Mugam	Tamil
2000	Dollar Dreams	Telugu / English
2001	9 Nelalu	Telugu
2002	Marma	Kannada
	Atithi
	Dweepa
	Shivam	Malayalam
2003	3 Deewarein	Hindi
	Bhoot	Hindi
	Chokher Bali	Bengali
2004	Ab Tak Chhappan	Hindi
	Adhu	Tamil
	Sethurama Iyer CBI	Malayalam
	Shock	Tamil
2005	Sins	English
	Shanti	Kannada
	Bharathchandran I.P.S.	Malayalam
	Nerariyan CBI	Malayalam
2006	Nandanavanam 120km	Telugu
	Cyanide	Kannada
	Kithakithalu	Telugu
2007	Frozen	Hindi / Ladakhi
	Police Story 2	Kannada
	Parzania	English
2008	Ashoka	Tamil
	A Wednesday!	Hindi
	Akku	Tamil
	Mumbai Meri Jaan	Hindi
	Roudram	Malayalam
	Sound of Boot
2009	Bhagavan
2009	Harishchandrachi Factory	Marathi
2010	Aaranya Kaandam	Tamil
	Fired	Hindi
	Rokkk	Hindi
	Shock	Kannada
2011	Nadunisi Naaygal	Tamil
	Payanam	Tamil / Telugu
	Police Story 3	Kannada
2012	Bhoot Returns	Hindi
2012	The King & the Commissioner	Malayalam
2013	Apur Panchali	Bengali
	Attahasa	Kannada
	Chander Pahar	Bengali
	The Lunchbox	Hindi / English
	Mahabharat Aur Barbareek	Hindi
	Mumbai Police	Malayalam
	Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum	Tamil
	Thalaimuraigal
2014	Agadam
	Anukshanam	Telugu
	Court	Marathi / Hindi / Gujarati / English
	Riyasat	Hindi
2015	Aligarh	Hindi
	Karma	Tamil
	Parched	Hindi
	Visaranai	Tamil
	Taskara	Telugu
2016	U Turn	Kannada
	Kuttrame Thandanai	Tamil
	Seesa	Telugu
	Veeram	Malayalam / Hindi / English
2017	Chennaiyil Oru Naal 2	Tamil
	Gali Guleiyan	Hindi
	Ghazi	Telugu / Hindi
	Omerta	Hindi / English
	Thupparivaalan	Tamil
	To Let
	Vaigai Express
2018	Naachiyaar
	Sometimes
	X Videos	Hindi / Tamil
	Andhagaara	Kannada
	Awe	Telugu
	CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel	English
	Johnny	Tamil
	Inba Twinkle Lilly	Tamil
	Mercury	Sound
	Lust Stories	Hindi
2019	Mardaani 2	Hindi
	Devaki	Kannada
	Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai?	Hindi
	Game Over	Tamil / Telugu
	Kedara	Bengali
	Kaithi	Tamil
	V1
	Agni Devi
	CandyFlip	English/Hindi
	Eeb Allay Ooo!	Hindi
	Kolaiyuthir Kaalam	Tamil
	Watchman	Tamil
	Section 375	Hindi
	Super Deluxe	Tamil
	Suttu Pidikka Utharavu	Tamil
	Udgharsha	Kannada
2020	London Confidential	Hindi
2020	Mrs. Serial Killer	Hindi
2021	Irul	Malayalam
	Joji	Malayalam
	Collar Bomb	Hindi
	Sardar Udham	Hindi
2022	Naan Mirugamaai Maara	Tamil
2022	Kaatteri
2023	Por Thozhil		^[1]
2023	Ghost	Kannada	^[2]

References

↑ "Whodunit with a twist". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
↑ "No heroine, no songs: Director M G Srinivas on 'Ghost'". Deccan Herald.

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[1] "Whodunit with a twist". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

[2] "No heroine, no songs: Director M G Srinivas on 'Ghost'". Deccan Herald.

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