Top 100 Malayalam movies until CE 2000
Top 100 Malayalam movies until CE 2000 in the order of release dates
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- DirectorP. BhaskaranRamu KariatStarsJ.A.R. AnandP. BhaskaranP.J. CherianAn untouchable girl is found dead with her illegitimate child, the child is adopted by a postman, a high caste Hindu. No one knows the true identity of the real father of the child, until the childs real father, also an upper caste Hindu acknowledges paternity. As the story unfolds, the real father becomes agitated by guilt and anguish and then finally questions his previous actions. The film ends with the Masters own resolutions and true acceptance of his own child and self.
- DirectorK.S. SethumadhavanStarsSathyanAdoor BhasiPrem NazirA poor man living in Kerela follows his heart and instincts to save a child from the gutter, brings her up with love, only to find later in life that inevetibly she becomes spoilt and arrogant. However, lessons of universal life are finally learned together.
- DirectorRamu KariatStarsSathyanSheelaMadhuKaruthamma, the daughter of a Hindu fisherman, falls in love with a Muslim fish trader. However, social prejudices seem to ruin their love life and invite the wrath of their communities.
- DirectorP.N. MenonStarsMadhuUsha NandiniJose PrakashA Muslim trader falls in love with his dead friends sister who is the daughter of a prostitute.[4] but her mother forces her to marry a wealthy man who have an eye on her, she rejected but was raped by him and commit suicide.
- DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsAdoor BhawaniBharat GopyK.P.A.C. LalithaVishwam and Sita, who resist opposition from their families, elope and marry. The unemployed couple begin a happy married life but later land in a sea of perils without a source of income.
- DirectorM.T. Vasudevan NairStarsP.J. AnthonyKaviyoor PonnammaKottarakkara Sridharan NairAn ancient temple is neglected to ruins and is tended only by the Velichappadu 'village oracle'. When the priest goes on leave, a young man takes up his job and forms a relationship with Velichappadu's daughter.
- DirectorGovindan AravindanStarsD.R. MohandasKunjandiBalan K. NairRavi is a young man who was a union leader in his college days. Now he is seeking a job in Independent India. He faces rejections where he goes. In flashbacks, the independence struggle is shown with the current everyday life of Ravi.
- DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsBharat GopyK.P.A.C. LalithaThikkurissy Sukumaran NairSankarankutty, a village simpleton, lives a carefree life, indulges in childish pursuits, lives off the money given to him by his sister (working elsewhere as a servant), and eats quite voraciously. Then one day he gets married, but the wife is frustrated by his aimless lifestyle & irresponsible attitude (even after she gets pregnant). So she goes back to her parents. Meanwhile, his sister who is now living with her lover, can no longer provide for him, and a kind widow who used to care for him passes away. He has nowhere & nobody to fall back on, and from this point on, as he starts a job as assistant to a lorry driver, he starts looking at life in a whole new way and begins to mature as well.
- DirectorGovindan AravindanStarsBharat GopyJalajaV.K. SriramanBesides a long glittering river, some men raise a pole. A tent balloons up. Where there was wide sand and the sound of water lapping, there is now a truck, chairs, hoops, stools, ropes, goats, a lioness, a pair of fat girls, some bicycles, and an old man with a philosopher's dignity, putting on white paste. Across a dirt road, the circus truck comes to a village. The tent goes up. Schoolboys run to the tent. Village women come and watch an acrobat roll a hoop across a tightrope. A lion leaps from the edge of one stool - across darkness - onto another stool. A gap-toothed old woman gazes at a goat on a tight rope; her eyes are wide with curiosity. For three days the circus makes small ripples in the life of this village. Municipal permits are required. At a toddy shop, a soldier befriends the circus strongman; a pump attendant sits on a rock each day watching a village girl bathe and dry her hair. The dwarf brings back to the circus a watermelon larger than his head.
- DirectorP. PadmarajanStarsAshokanAzeezAdoor BhawaniThis is a National award winning and critically acclaimed film by P Padmarajan, based on his novel of the same name. The film explores the angst of a teenage mind remorseful of murder and the changes life brings in the aftermath.
- DirectorBharathanStarsPrathap PothenSurekhaNedumudi VenuThakara (Prathap Pothan) is an orphan. He is mentally immature, but kindhearted. He has a close relationship with Subhashini (Surekha), the dream girl of the village. Thakara was betrayed by the words of Chellappanashari (Nedumudi Venu) and indulges in a physical relationship with Subhashini. Subhashini's father Mathu Mooppan (K. G. Menon) finds out their relation and beats Thakara unconscious. Thakara, fully filled with revenge on Mooppan, runs away. Once he earns enough money to buy a knife, he returns and kills Mooppan. Subhashini refuses to go with Thakara, who proposes to her after killing her father. With no way to escape, Thakara finds his end in front of a running train.
- DirectorP. PadmarajanStarsNedumudi VenuBharat GopySubhashiniPavithran, a thief who was trying to sell stolen items meets a crooked merchant in the town. But an incident occurs afterward changing his entire life.
- DirectorP.A. BackerStarsHariKunjandiSainuddin
- DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsJalajaKaramana Janardanan NairRajam K. NairThe protagonist is trapped within himself and is unable to comprehend the changes taking place around him.
- DirectorK.G. GeorgeStarsBharat GopyNedumudi VenuMammoottyAn infamous tabla player of a touring drama group goes missing. Later on, Sub-inspector Jacob Eeraly investigates the case.
- DirectorP. PadmarajanStarsMadhaviPrathap PothenRamachandranA brother and a sister who share a strong bond get separated owing to some misunderstandings.
- DirectorP. PadmarajanStarsSuhasiniMammoottyRahmanAlice, who lives with her brother, is a teacher at a convent school in Ooty. A neglected and unruly son of a MP, Xavier Puthooran joins the school in Alice's class. Alice manages to turn him into a prize student. Her boy friend Capt. Thomas feels intensely jealous of the attention Alice bestows upon Ravi.
- DirectorK.G. GeorgeStarsSrividyaSuhasiniSooryaAadaminte vaariyellu depicts parellel stories of three women who are subjected to various forms of patriarchy and exploitation by the men around them and the society at large, and how they try to literally break free from it.
- DirectorFazilStarsBharat GopyMohanlalShaliniA couple who lost their daughter in an accident decides to adopt a girl from the local orphanage. But problems arise when the child's real mother seeks to find her.
- DirectorBharathanStarsNedumudi VenuJalajaBharat Gopy
- DirectorP. PadmarajanStarsAshokanDhanyaJayanthiThe story of an impotent wrestler whose wife is driven to an extra-marital affair.
- DirectorFazilStarsMohanlalNadia MoiduPadminiA young girl on an unannounced visit changes the lives of her lonely grandmother and several other people in the neighbourhood by her joie de vivre.
- DirectorK.G. GeorgeStarsBharat GopyNedumudi VenuSrividyaA henpecked politician wants his name attached to a new bridge, even if that means destroying another, perfectly serviceable bridge.
- DirectorSathyan AnthikadStarsNedumudi VenuBharat GopyMohanlalThe film explores a love triangle between the characters played by Nedumudi Venu, Mohanlal and Menaka. Appunni and Ammukutty are lovers from childhood. Ammukutty's father Ayyappan Nair arranges her marriage with a rich school teacher, Menon Mash. Ammukutty is happy to break her relationship with Appunni and get married to the rich Menon Mash.
- DirectorK.N. SasidharanStarsBharat GopyMadhaviMammoottyGopi is having a moderate but highly respected life as a Tehsildar(regional land and tax officer) but his wife wants more.
- DirectorJijo PunnooseStarsM.P. RamnathKottarakkara Sridharan NairSoniaTwo boys and a girl befriend Kuttichathan by accident and release him from the grip of the magician. On the way Kuttichathan meets Ashish, a member of the police, who is after Karimbhootham. They understand that this Chathan is friendly to kids and is a very good friend. Therefore, the girl promises to keep Kuttichathan in a house for two reasons: one, her father drinks too much, so she wants Chathan, who is a very good magician, to make him himself, as her mother has died, there is no one to control him; second, Chathan, being a small boy, also drinks a lot. He could drink all that her father drinks, thereby changing her father's attitude. At the same time, the cruel magician wants the Kuttichathan to lay hands on a treasure.
- DirectorPriyadarshanStarsMohanlalShankarMenakaThe misunderstanding caused due to two women having the same name escalate wildly out of control for everyone involved.
- DirectorP. PadmarajanStarsKaviyoor PonnammaMammoottyKaramana Janardanan NairTwo sons and their families get together to celebrate their mother's 60th birthday in their ancestral house. But problems develop when the younger son reveals his plan to sell the house for money and put the mother in an old age home.
- DirectorBharathanStarsMammoottyNedumudi VenuInnocent Vareed ThekkethalaMarykutty(Saritha) is a victim of a failed marriage and she leads a lonely life with her child.However, her life takes a turn when a mildly autistic man, Louis(Mammootty) enters her life.
- DirectorK.G. GeorgeStarsAshokanAzeezP.C. GeorgeIrakal (English: The Victims) is a 1985 Malayalam psychological thriller film written and directed by K. G. George and produced by the then prominent actor Sukumaran.The film is an in-depth exploration of the psychology of violence. Ganesh Kumar plays the film's protagonist
- DirectorV.K. PavithranStarsP.T. Kunju MuhammadVijayan KottarathilSadiqOld patriarch Moosa Meleri arrives in a quiet Kerala village with his adopted son Abu and daughter-in-law Amina. He has lost all his money in litigation. Despite their hardships they are happy until their rich landlord covets Amina. Heartbroken, Amina is forced to divorce Abu and become the landlord's second wife. Twenty years later Amina is alone while her father still indulges in litigation, her son leads a dissolute life and her daughter elopes with the chauffeur.
- DirectorFazilStarsThilakanNedumudi VenuJagathy SreekumarA young man comes to his ancestral home in a village for a family re-union and temple festivities during his college vacation days. Then arrives his childhood friend after a gap of 9 years and his priorities suddenly change.
- DirectorT. HariharanStarsMohanlalGeethaThilakanIndira's life turns upside down as she is awarded life sentence for murdering Avarachan, a landlord, who killed a young tribal woman after raping her.
- DirectorJohn AbrahamStarsKunhulakshmi AmmaNilambur BalanHarinarayanThe story revolves around the incidents following the death of a young Naxalite, upon whose death his friends travel to the village where his mother lives to inform her of the death of her only son.
- DirectorT. HariharanStarsJayachandranMonishaSaleemaThe story is about Ramu (Vineeth), a 16-year-old boy who is staying with his annoying uncle, who gets angry and often treats Ramu like a slave. On a trip to the pilgrim town of Guruvayoor with his uncle (played by Thilakan), Ramu meet 15-year-old Gowri (Monisha), who has come with her grandmother. Both find love, and after sharing a few tender talks and moments depart without a clue that they will meet again. When back Ramu runs away from his uncle and lands up in the city with his neighbor (played by P Jayachandran). As fate would have it, Ramu and Gowri meet again. Good conduct and intelligence of Ramu gets noticed and he is asked by a lawyer to stay in the house, where Gowri is a maid. The triangle love story leads to a sad ending.
- DirectorP. PadmarajanStarsMohanlalShariThilakanA man falls in love with his new neighbor but then finds that her family life is difficult.
- DirectorP. PadmarajanStarsMohanlalUrvashiKarthikaTwo school students plan to runaway while on the school trip. But with the entering of an uninvited man in the situation for their help and one of them falls in love with him, something is revealed which is not so pleasant.
- DirectorP. PadmarajanStarsMammoottyAshokanNedumudi VenuThe movie narrates the story of three friends' visit to a brothel to celebrate Vishu.
- DirectorSibi MalayilStarsMammoottyThilakanMukeshA school teacher living in a village belongs to a family with a history of lunatic males, and soon he falls prey despite being normal due to society misinterpreting his actions.
- DirectorBharathanStarsNedumudi VenuSharadaParvathiA sad teacher couple do not have any children until their family friend's daughter comes to live with them. She was in love with a person and her father turned her out of her house. The couple now accept her as their own daughter.
- DirectorSathyan AnthikadStarsMohanlalSreenivasanShobanaAfter losing their jobs in Kerala, Dasan and Vijayan decide to migrate to the Middle East. But they end up in Tamil Nadu where they are mistaken as two CID officers by a group of smugglers.
- DirectorP. PadmarajanStarsMadhaviSoniaMammoottyPadmini, who is separated from her husband gets attached to a young orphan girl, Gigi. Padmini decide to adopt the girl and also reconcile with her husband.
- DirectorP. PadmarajanStarsMohanlalSumalathaParvathiJayakrishnan falls in love with two girls, Radha and Clara, and fights his confusion about whom he should marry and spend his life with.
- DirectorShaji N. KarunStarsPremjiArchanaLakshmi KrishnamurthyRaghu, the only son of Raghava Chakyar was born late for him. So he poured his entire love and affection on him. Raghu, studying in an engineering college in a far away city has to arrive at his home to attend the engagement ceremony of his only sister. But he doesn't. The father starts his endless wait for his son. He daily waits at the bus stop till the last bus from the town also returns. Raghava Chakyar comes to know from newspapers that Raghu was taken into custody by the Police for political reasons. He reaches the capital and meets the higher Police officials. But they pretended helpless as there is no proof that Raghu was taken into custody. Raghu's sister comes to understand that he probably would have died in police custody after being tortured, but cannot bear to tell this to her father. The old man's grip on reality slowly slips and he starts dreaming that his son is with him.
- DirectorSathyan AnthikadStarsSreenivasanJayaramUrvashiBhaskaran, a goldsmith is madly in love with Snehalatha, the daughter of astrologer, Panicker. When Bhaskaran asks for Snehalatha's hand in marriage, to his shock, she denies their love affair.
- DirectorR. SukumaranStarsMohanlalMala AravindanKalasala BabuPaadha Mudra is a family film where an emotional battle happens to a son due to his father. Mohan Lal plays dual roles, one is a worker in the quarry, while the other is a home business owner.
- DirectorP. PadmarajanStarsJagathi N.K. AchariAjayan AdoorAjayanAn old man spends his life in solitude awaiting his grandson to come for vacation after 6 years. He thought he was the most happiest man in the world until he found out that fate has something unpredictable for him.
- DirectorK. MadhuStarsMammoottySuresh GopiJagathy SreekumarPrabhakara Varma is called upon to investigate the death of Omana, the daughter-in-law of a local businessman. It looks like a suicide but, Varma is sure that is not so.
- DirectorT. HariharanStarsSaleemaDevanVineethWhen feudal lords try to exploit the tribal people, a group of naxals put up resistance. The feudal lords decide to suppress the resistance. Who will emerge triumphant in the fight for justice?
- DirectorPriyadarshanStarsMohanlalShobanaSreenivasanC 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.
- DirectorKamalStarsJayaramParvathiJagathy SreekumarKunju Lakshmi is pampered by her brothers and so, is a little arrogant. When she falsely accuses Shivashankaran, a peon, of misbehaving with her, he decides to teach her a lesson.
- DirectorSathyan AnthikadStarsMohanlalRevathiMuraliMurali returns to his home in Kerala after working in Dubai for seven years. He decides to do social service for the people in his hometown, but fails due to the local politicians.
- DirectorP. PadmarajanStarsShobanaJayaramSrividyaAfter a serious accident a girl who was hospitalized forgets her past. She stops worrying about her past when she fall in love with a man and finds herself secure with him. But the reality of her past was much shocking and was about to reveal when a man comes in search of the girl....
- DirectorV.K. PavithranStarsMammoottySukumaranParvathiOne fine morning, not any different from every other day, a promising poet shoots herself. Leaving no trace of motive, her husband's best friend and journalist, Balu embarks on a journey to find the truth.
- DirectorT. HariharanStarsMammoottyMadhaviDevanThe film offers an alternative version of the fight between two legendary Chekavars from Chanthu's perspective.
- DirectorSreenivasanStarsSreenivasanParvathiInnocent Vareed ThekkethalaA man with a serious case of inferiority complex is married to a beautiful girl. Soon, his love and care turns into suspicion.
- DirectorSibi MalayilStarsMohanlalThilakanKaviyoor PonnammaThe life of a young man turns upside down when he intervenes in a dispute in order to rescue his father (a cop) from a ruthless local outlaw.
- DirectorP. PadmarajanStarsMohanlalGavin PackardManiyanpilla RajuMohanlal helps a white man (Fabien) escape from Kerala Jail for money, but turns out for ulterior motives.
- DirectorP.G. ViswambharanStarsAnjuKanakalathaK.P.A.C. LalithaBe When kanambu kuttappan diagnosed with a communicable disease, started a mysterious business with varattu vaasu to overcome the financial crisis, which ended up on a nail biting thriller.
- DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsMammoottyThilakanKaramana Janardanan NairIts a story of Basheer, an author who experiences his prison life. In it he finds friendship, loneliness, fear and finally love, but that remains questionable.
- DirectorP.G. ViswambharanStarsInnocent Vareed ThekkethalaMukeshSunithaAn old elephant caretaker decides to buy an elephant by taking loan.But he ends up in getting a circus elephant who only know Hindi. The rest of the film shows how he will repay loan without giving the elephant o the government
- DirectorBharathanStarsMohanlalSalim GhouseSumalathaBalan and Raju's friendly relationship turns into rivalry when Raju murders his wife and robs his hard-earned money. Balan decides to take revenge on Raju.
- DirectorAjayanStarsJalajaManoj K. JayanT.P. MadhavanPerumthachan, a legendary carpenter, follows the stringent social norms of his time. However, when Kannan, his son, grows up to rebel against those very norms, Perumthachan must deal with him.
- DirectorSathyan AnthikadStarsSreenivasanUrvashiJayaramA cunning and greedy wife manipulates her husband in order to lead a life of luxury.
- DirectorSibi MalayilStarsMohanlalNedumudi VenuGautamiA qawwali singer passes as a Brahmin in order to infiltrate a palace and kill the king.
- DirectorM.T. Vasudevan NairStarsSanthosh AntonyByonKunjandi
- DirectorP. PadmarajanStarsNitish BharadwajSuparna AnandM.G. SomanThe film is an esoteric fantasy about a girl and her passion for a celestial lover, who keeps appearing from a wooden statue that she found on a beach but is invisible to others.
- DirectorSathyan AnthikadStarsSreenivasanJayaramThilakanA satire on contemporary Kerala politics where brothers turn local leaders of rival parties, leading to distress for their aged and once-proud parents.
- DirectorSibi MalayilStarsMohanlalUrvashiNedumudi VenuThe tale of two classical musician brothers: while the elder squanders his life and talent away, the younger one fulfills their joint responsibilities towards their family.
- DirectorGovindan AravindanStarsMohanlalNeelanjana MitraNeena GuptaThe story is told through the eyes of Venu, a Malayali government officer sent on a mission to rehabilitate refugees from Calcutta to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- DirectorBharathanStarsJayaramCharmilaInnocent Vareed ThekkethalaNarayanankutty, a differently-abled man who owns a stationery shop, gets caught in a murder case. He must seek help in the investigation and prove his innocence.
- DirectorLalSiddiqueStarsN.N. PillaiMukeshPhilominaSince Anjooran hates women, his sons remain unmarried. However, everything changes when his youngest son, Ramabhadran, falls in love with Malu, whose grandmother is their family's biggest enemy.
- DirectorSibi MalayilStarsMohanlalAugustineJanardananSadayam follows the final days of a condemned prisoner, for murdering two little girls.
- DirectorSibi MalayilStarsMohanlalParvathiMonishaNandagopan is a respected dance teacher. However, his life takes an unexpected turn when his wife commits suicide causing him to become an alcoholic and compulsive rule breaker.
- DirectorT. HariharanStarsVineethManoj K. JayanRambhaKuttan Thamburan, who is epileptic, plans to get married to Thankamani, unaware of the fact that she is in love with his best friend, Haridas.
- DirectorJayarajStarsSuresh GopiNarendra PrasadGeethaThe ideological clash between a devout Brahmin priest and his atheist son wrecks their family.
- DirectorFazilStarsShobanaMohanlalSuresh GopiWhen a forbidden room in an old bungalow is unbolted, the spirit of a vengeful dancer is unleashed.
- DirectorKamalStarsIdavela BabuSantha DeviManoj K. JayanA Muslim couple fall in love in spite of all the objections by their family. They try to ensure that their love stands the tests of time and society.
- DirectorBharathanStarsMuraliManoj K. JayanUrvashiGopalan and Unni are brothers who lead a happy life. Gopalan's life takes a turn when he doubts Thankamani, his wife, for having an illicit relationship with Unni.
- DirectorPriyadarshanStarsMohanlalSreenivasanUrvashiAn 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.
- DirectorT. HariharanStarsMohiniVineethManoj K. JayanA 17-year-old widow, Unnimaya, who was married to an old man, is ostracized by the community. She falls in love with Madhavan, a Kathakali artist, but problems arise when she becomes pregnant.
- DirectorT.V. ChandranStarsJanardananSalu KoottanadLakshmi KrishnamurthySet in 1940s, the low-caste Ponthan Mada bonds with his colonial landlord Sheema Thampuran, who was expelled to British India from England during his youth for supporting the Irish Republican Army.
- DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsMammoottyM.R. GopakumarTanvi AzmiThommy is a loyal servant of Bhaskar Patel. But Patel is a ruthless tyrant. Thommy struggles between his moral sense and his professional sense. He is finally redeemed without compromising his duty as Patel's servant.
- DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsVishwanathanMini NairAranmulla PonnammaAgainst the history of Kerala, we see a young man grow up without a father, relate to the working class people employed in his feudal household, become an intellectual, land in prison, and find a cure for the stuttering that afflicts him.
- DirectorA.K. LohithadasStarsMammoottySreelakshmiCherthala LalithaVidyadharan (Mammootty) is in jail and while working finds a link/hole to the outside world. But his vision is distorted through the eye magnifying lens he uses to view because of his fateful past.
- DirectorJayarajStarsMaster KumarVijayaraghavanMini NairThe emotional pangs a child and his parents go through when his grandfather agrees to him being selected to be the head of a genuine and distinguished Matha.
- DirectorShaji KailasStarsMohanlalManju WarrierNarendra PrasadJagannathan, a mafia don in Bombay moves to Kanimangalam village. He wins the love of the locals, but finds trouble with a feudal lord, Appan Thamburan, after he decided to resume a traditional festival banned by Appan.
- DirectorJayarajStarsSuresh GopiLalManju WarrierAn adaptation of "Othello" set in the south Indian state of Kerala.
- DirectorSreenivasanStarsSreenivasanSangeethaThilakanStory of a wife who has to deal with her lazy, immature and irresponsible husband.
- DirectorT. HariharanStarsKumari JoemolChanchalAnoop
- DirectorShaji N. KarunStarsMohanlalSuhasiniMattanoor Shankara MararAn illicit relationship between a Kathakali dancer and a young woman from an upper caste family results in an illegitimate child. He faces hardships when she refuses to let him see their child.
- DirectorM.T. Vasudevan NairStarsOduvil UnnikrishnanNirmala SreenivasanJayakrishnanAn elderly married couple celebrates life by finding happiness in each and everything.