Question: What is the historical period drama film whose setting notes are one of 22 scheduled languages of India spoken by nearly 2.88% of Indians ?

text: Historical period drama films set in Asia
South Asia -- Indian subcontinent history

Historical or period drama is a film genre in which stories are based on historical events and famous persons. Some historical dramas attempt to accurately portray a historical event or biography, to the degree that the available historical research will allow. Other historical dramas are fictionalised tales that are based on an actual person and their deeds. Due to the sheer volume of films included in this genre and in the interest of continuity, this list is primarily focused on films pertaining to the history of East Asia, Central Asia, and India. For films pertaining to the history of Near Eastern and Western civilisation, please refer to list of historical period drama films and series set in Near Eastern and Western civilization. The films on this page are divided into regions, and within each region the films are listed chronologically by subject matter.
Title Release date Time period Notes on setting
Rajaraja Cholan 1973 947 - 1015 AD Tamil , About the life history of great king Raja Raja Chola
Veerapandiya Kattabomman 1959 1760 - 1799 AD Tamil , About the life history of great king Veerapandiya Kattabomman who struggled against British people from Tamil Nadu
Veer Savarkar 2001 1897-1947 AD about life and times of great revolutionary Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Siddhartha 1972 c. 563-483 BC about the life of a boy and his search for a meaningful way of life
Khamosh Pani 2003 1979-2002 about a widowed mother and her young son set in a late 1970s village in Punjab , Pakistan which is coming under radical influence
Gautama Buddha 2007 c. 563-483 BC about the life of Gautama Buddha
Amrapali 1966 c. 500 BC based on the life of Ambapali in India
Sikandar 1941 326 BC Indian-made film set in 326 BC , after Alexander the Great has conquered Persia and pertains to his conquest of the kingdoms of Pauravas ( in modern Pakistan and northwest India )
Asoka 2001 273-232 BC fictionalized account of the reign of Ashoka ( r. ) , of the Mauryan Empire in India
Mayura 1975 345-365 Kannada film based on the Kadamba Dynasty 's King Mayurasharma set in India
Ambikapathy 1937 1083 Tamil , a love story set in India in 1083
Urumi 2011 16th century AD Malayalam , historical fiction on Portuguese in Malabar
Mughal-e-Azam 1960 1569-1605 Bollywood film telling a story set during the Mughal Empire , depicting conflict between King Akbar and his son Crown Prince Salim over Anarkali
Jodha-Akbar 2008 1556-1605 Bollywood film set during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar ( r. 1556-1605 ) , depicts his marriage to a Hindu Rajput princess Jodhaa Bai . Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker , and stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai in the title roles
Taj Mahal : An Eternal Love Story 2005 1627-58 Directed by Akbar Khan . This movie entails the story of Shah Jahan ( r. 1627-58 ) and his Queen Mumtaz Mahal ( 1593-1631 ) . Mumtaz was the love of Shah Jahan 's life , and the monument this Mughal emperor built to honour his deceased love was the Taj Mahal ( constructed from 1632 to 1653 )
Paradesi 2013 1930s Directed by Bala . This movie is based on the lives affected by plantation
The Deceivers 1988 1825 about Thugees in India in 1825
Veer 2010 1825 set during the 1825 Pindari movement of Rajasthan , when India was ruled by the British . Directed by Anil Sharma stars Salman Khan in lerole
Shatranj Ke Khiladi 1977 1856 ( The Chess Players , 1977 ) entailing the East India Company 's annexation of the kingdom of Oudh ( Awadh ) from Wajid Ali Shah in 1856 on the eve of the Sepoy Mutiny
Junoon 1978 1857 about a love story between one of the Rebels of 1857 in Rohilkhand and an Anglo-Indian woman that he has held hostage ( along with her mother and grandmother )