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1. Manichithrathazhu (1993)
Not Rated | 169 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
When a forbidden room in an old bungalow is unbolted, the spirit of a vengeful dancer is unleashed.
Director: Fazil | Stars: Shobana, Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Vinaya Prasad
Votes: 12,339
2. Kilukkam (1991)
155 min | Comedy
A tourist guide in Ooty shelters a mentally unstable woman in return for the reward offered by her relatives. Later, he comes to know that she is in danger from her relatives.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Jagathy Sreekumar, Revathi, Kollam Thulasi
Votes: 4,619
3. Chithram (1988)
159 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A woman hires a stranger to pose as her husband because she doesn't want her ailing father to know that her fiance broke their engagement.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, Renjini, Poornam Vishwanathan
Votes: 6,056
4. Kaalapani (1996)
178 min | Action, Drama, History
Govardhan, a doctor by profession, is wrongly accused of bombing a train and is jailed by the British in Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Pani, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He witnesses the sufferings of hundreds of Indian prisoners there.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Amrish Puri, Prabhu, Tabu
Votes: 4,602
5. Hera Pheri (2000)
Not Rated | 156 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Three unemployed men look for answers to all their money problems - but when their opportunity arrives, will they know what to do with it?
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Tabu
Votes: 72,560
6. Kanchivaram (2008)
117 min | Drama
A poor silk weaver promises his wife to dress their newborn daughter in a silk saree for her marriage. Facing systemic oppression and the vicissitudes of his fortune, he struggles to keep his word.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Prakash Raj, Shreya Reddy, Shammu, Sreekumar
Votes: 746
7. Thenmavin Kombath (1994)
Not Rated | 164 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Srikrishnan and his best friend, Manickam falls in love with the same girl, a village performer, Srikrishnan turns out more intent on having her for himself.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Shobana
Votes: 3,359
8. Midhunam (1993)
147 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
An enterprising entrepreneur wants to start a biscuit factory but the bureaucratic corruption and the problems in his dysfunctional family constantly pose hurdles in his plans.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Urvashi, Jagathy Sreekumar
Votes: 1,381
9. Thalavattam (1986)
Not Rated | 147 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Vinod/Vinu (played by Mohanlal) is mentally ill and is hospitalized in the institution run by Dr. Ravindran ( M G Soman). Story progresses as Vinod recovers with the help of Dr. Savithri, ... See full summary »
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Karthika, Lizy, Nedumudi Venu
Votes: 1,326
10. Vandanam (1989)
Not Rated | 168 min | Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Two cops tries to capture a jail-broken felon, a psychopath who seeks revenge on his adversaries, while one of the cops falls for the felon's daughter.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Girija Shettar, Mukesh, Jagadish
Votes: 1,301
11. Rayara Bandharu Mavana Manege (1993)
Director: B.S. Dwarakish | Stars: Sihi Kahi Chandru, B.S. Dwarakish, Farheen, Dolly Minhas
Votes: 27
12. T.P. Balagopalan M.A. (1986)
126 min | Drama, Comedy
Balagopalan, an educated man, strives to save his earnings for his sister's marriage. He also deals with responsibilities towards his family in a society that is ailing from widespread unemployment.
Director: Sathyan Anthikad | Stars: Mohanlal, Shobana, Maniyanpilla Raju, Balan K. Nair
Votes: 774
13. No: 20 Madras Mail (1990)
Not Rated | 177 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Enroute Madras via train, when three friends get falsely accused of a mysterious homicide, they escape and desperately search for the real killer.
Director: Joshiy | Stars: Mohanlal, Maniyanpilla Raju, Jagadish, M.G. Soman
Votes: 1,352
14. Akkare Akkare Akkare (1990)
Not Rated | 156 min | Comedy
Ramdas and Vijayan sent on a mission to the US to retrieve a priceless gold crown stolen from India. With pseudonym and a piece of torn shirt as clues, the comic duo end up with success.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Mukesh, Maniyanpilla Raju
Votes: 1,418
15. Vellanakalude Naadu (1988)
129 min | Comedy, Drama
C Pavithran Nair, a young contractor faces several challenges and more problems crop up when an IAS Officer who happens to be his ex girlfriend causes him trouble.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Shobana, Sreenivasan, Karamana Janardanan Nair
Votes: 1,067
16. Hungama (2003)
Not Rated | 153 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The story of a bunch of misfits whose misconception about each others backgrounds end up in a series of chaotic, yet comic outcomes.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Akshaye Khanna, Aftab Shivdasani, Rimi Sen, Paresh Rawal
Votes: 16,776
17. Gardish (1993)
Not Rated | 153 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A soon-to-be police officer takes a path of crime after his father gets attacked by hoodlums.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Jackie Shroff, Amrish Puri, Dimple Kapadia, Farida Jalal
Votes: 956
18. Chandralekha (1997)
Not Rated | 172 min | Comedy, Romance
An unemployed man saves a rich woman and takes her to the hospital where her relatives mistake him as her husband. He plays along as he needs money to repay a loan.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Sukanya, Pooja Batra, Sreenivasan
Votes: 1,338
19. Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu (1988)
Not Rated | 149 min | Comedy
Mukundan (Mohanlal) got permanent status at his job, and things are starting to look good. But then his old college classmate Viswanath (Srinivasan) comes into his life, after many years and things start going straight downhill.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Renjini, Nedumudi Venu
Votes: 524
20. Minnaram (1994)
150 min | Comedy, Drama
Bobby leads a carefree life until his former lover arrives at his place with a baby girl claiming she is his daughter. However, Bobby must find the truth behind her claims.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Shobana, Thilakan, Lalu Alex
Votes: 1,347
21. Akkare Ninnoru Maran (1985)
Comedy
Manian Pillai Raju is in love with a girl. But his uncle will only allow a person from foreign to marry her. So Manian pretends to leave town and go to Dubai and become rich, while really ... See full summary »
Director: Girish | Stars: Maniyanpilla Raju, Menaka, Mala Aravindan, Jagadish
Votes: 217
22. Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007)
Not Rated | 159 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
An NRI and his wife decide to stay in his ancestral home, paying no heed to the warnings about ghosts. Soon, inexplicable occurrences cause him to call a psychiatrist to help solve the mystery.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja, Ameesha Patel
Votes: 32,342 | Gross: $1.10M
23. Virasat (1997)
Not Rated | 165 min | Action, Drama, Musical
After completing his studies in London, England, Shakti Thakur returns home to India in a small town where his family resides. Accompanying him is his leggy girlfriend, Anita, who he is in ... See full summary »
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Tabu, Pooja Batra, Milind Gunaji
Votes: 2,930
24. Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu (1986)
Not Rated | 131 min | Comedy
Shambu and Shivan fall in love with girls of rich families who are at war with each other. Hilarious sequences pass by as they utilize the rivalry between the two families to achieve their goals.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Sreenivasan, Mukesh, Maniyanpilla Raju
Votes: 763
25. Aryan (1988)
181 min | Action, Drama
Dispossessed Brahmin Mohanlal priest moves to Bombay where he finds a new calling in the hitman business.
Directors: Priyadarshan, Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Ramya Krishnan, Bob Christo, Milind Gawali
Votes: 389
26. Oppam (2016)
Not Rated | 143 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A blind man tries to protect a girl from a psycho killer.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Samuthirakani, Anusree, Vimala Raman
Votes: 4,370
27. Muskurahat (1992)
135 min | Comedy, Drama
Retired Justice Gopichand Verma lives alone in scenic Ooty away from his family.Two friends Pritam works as a guide and Jaggan as photographer .Pritam comes across a beautiful Nandini ... See full summary »
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Jay Mehta, Revathi, Annu Kapoor, Jagdeep
Votes: 362
28. Advaitham (1991)
181 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When Swami Amritananda aka Shivan arrives in Kerala to spread the message of peace, he is confronted by Lakshmi, the district collector in charge of his security, who also happens to be his ex-lover.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Jayaram, Revathi, Soumya
Votes: 350
29. Boeing Boeing (1985)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy
A man dates three air hostesses simultaneously with the help of his friend. Works like a charm in the start but things start to crumble which leads to a series of funny events.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Mukesh, Lizy, Menaka
Votes: 1,119
30. Abhimanyu (1991)
Not Rated | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
A daily-wage welder from Bombay's red light district gets involved in the underworld.
Directors: K B Hiremath, Priyadarshan, C H Balaji Singh, Uday | Stars: Mohanlal, Shankar, Ajayan Adoor, Ambareesh
Votes: 443
31. Sometimes (2016)
TV-14 | 110 min | Drama
Seven People anxiously wait for their HIV results in a clinic, bribe a clinical staff to know their results in advance. What is the result ?
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Prakash Raj, Ashok Selvan, Nassar, Shreya Reddy
Votes: 950
32. Aram + Aram = Kinnaram (1985)
144 min | Comedy
Narayanankutty is a mechanic that specializes more in women than auto parts.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Shankar, Mohanlal, Pooja Saxena, Lizy
Votes: 444
33. Nathi Muthal Nathi Vare (1983)
Director: Vijayanand | Stars: P.K. Abraham, Lakshmi, Mammootty, Menaka
Votes: 10
34. Vettam (2004)
163 min | Comedy, Romance
As Gopalakrishnan attempts to smuggle an expensive necklace, he crosses paths with a woman looking for her fiancé.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Dileep, Bhavna Pani, Kalabhavan Mani, Innocent Vareed Thekkethala
Votes: 1,240
35. Maharathi (2008)
114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A street-smart newly recruited chauffeur partners with his late employer's wife to pocket a hefty insurance claim.
Director: Shivam Nair | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Boman Irani, Paresh Rawal
Votes: 1,174
36. Appatha (2023)
116 min | Drama
The Adventures of Kannamma who is scared of dogs.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Sidharth Babu, Amit Bhargav, Halam, Kaveri Jha
Votes: 199
37. Nirnayam (1991)
170 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A sincere cop named Vamsi Krishna (Nagarjuna) is sent undercover along with two other cops. Shivram (Subhalekha Sudhakar) is one of those cops and is a close friend and associate to Vamsi. ... See full summary »
Directors: Priyadarshan, R.R. Shinde | Stars: Nagarjuna Akkineni, Amala Akkineni, Murali Mohan, Subhalekha Sudhakar
Votes: 253
38. Gopura Vasalile (1991)
143 min | Comedy, Romance
Manohar, a schoolteacher, leads a dull and unexciting life after the death of his lover. Fortunately, his life takes a new turn when his friends give him a reason to live and love once again.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Karthik, Bhanupriya, Suchitra, Junior Balaiya
Votes: 136
39. Aakrosh (2010)
Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The Central Bureau of Investigation deputes two officers to investigate the disappearance of three medical students, which they believe to be an incident of 'honour killing' in a small, closed community.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Paresh Rawal
Votes: 4,092
40. Hulchul (2004)
Not Rated | 149 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A man and woman from feuding families each pretend to fall in love, as part of a revenge plot. Chaos ensues when their fake romance becomes a reality.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor, Amrish Puri, Lakshmi
Votes: 9,108
41. Malamaal Weekly (2006)
137 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lilaram sells lottery tickets and one customer has hit the jackpot but dies of shock upon finding out that he has won. Now, Lilaram wants all the money, and so does everyone around him.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Riteish Deshmukh, Reema Sen
Votes: 7,813 | Gross: $0.20M
42. Poochakkoru Mookkuthi (1984)
Not Rated | 156 min | Comedy
The misunderstanding caused due to two women having the same name escalate wildly out of control for everyone involved.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Shankar, Menaka, Nedumudi Venu
Votes: 319
43. Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi (1986)
Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy
Pillai comes up with several ridiculous ideas to marry off his son to Kaveri, his neighbors daughter.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Prem Nazir, Nedumudi Venu, Mukesh, Maniyanpilla Raju
Votes: 82
44. Chup Chup Ke (2006)
Not Rated | 164 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A debt-ridden young man attempts suicide, but is rescued only to find that his luck is finally turning.
Directors: Priyadarshan, Kookie Gulati | Stars: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Om Puri, Paresh Rawal
Votes: 12,855 | Gross: $0.33M
45. Megham (1999)
Not Rated | 150 min | Comedy, Romance
Col. Ravi Varma Thampuran enters a village and falls in love with Meenakshi. But when he comes to know that Meenakshi has another love interest, forgetting his sadness, he tries to unite them against the opposition from their families.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mammootty, Dileep, Priya Gill, Sreenivasan
Votes: 474
46. Oru Yathramozhi (1997)
Drama
Govindankutty seeks revenge against his father, who had abandoned his mother to become a rich trader. He comes across a wealthy man and becomes close to him, unaware that he is his father.
Director: Prathap Pothen | Stars: Mohanlal, Shivaji Ganesan, Bahadur, Bharathi
Votes: 215
47. Coolie (II) (1983)
Not Rated | 134 min | Action, Drama
Madhu, a police officer, tries to protect Kunjali, a porter, from getting into trouble with the law. Despite his warnings, Kunjali fights for the workers' rights along with union leader Sethu.
Director: Ashok Kumar | Stars: Ratheesh, Mammootty, Shankar, Lalu Alex
Votes: 14
48. Fireworks in My Heart (1988)
Drama, Romance
Remake of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST novel English movie released in the same name 1975 in a Tamil version
Director: Rajasekhar | Stars: Sarath Babu, Lizy, Saranya Ponvannan, Prabhu
Votes: 17
49. Pyar Hua Chori Chori (1991)
Not Rated | 154 min | Comedy, Romance
Advocate Jhun Jhunjhunwala hires Vijay Kumar to act as a husband for a rich, wealthy, and spoiled girl named Radha, to which Vijay agrees to. As time passes, both fall in love together, and... See full summary »
Directors: K. Bapaiah, Jasti Hemambar | Stars: Mithun Chakraborty, Gautami, Shikha Swaroop, Anupam Kher
Votes: 69
50. Giraftaari (1991)
Action
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Amala Akkineni, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Sharat Saxena
Votes: 12