The Best Suspense Thriller Movies in Malayalam
by anoopj226 | created - 29 Feb 2016 | updated - 16 Jan 2020 | PublicHere's a list of the Best Suspense Thriller Movies that I liked the most!! Only the movies under the Genre 'Mystery' have been added in this list. If I omitted any titles or if you've any opinion please do comment the list. Thank you.
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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: 12,322
One of the Best Psychological Thriller.
2. Memories (III) (2013)
Not Rated | 132 min | Mystery, Thriller
Sam Alex, a drunkard ex-cop, is forced to investigate a series of murders which are committed in the same pattern. His search leads to a serial killer, and something more than what he expected.
Director: Jeethu Joseph | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sreejith Ravi, Vijayaraghavan, Suresh Krishna
Votes: 7,888
3. Detective (I) (2007)
Action, Crime, Mystery
A detective investigates the death of the wife of an emerging politician. The death was first ruled as suicide, but he realizes this is not a suicide but a well planned murder in cold blood.
Director: Jeethu Joseph | Stars: Suresh Gopi, Sindhu Menon, Saikumar, Devan
Votes: 627
4. Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988)
137 min | Mystery, Thriller
Prabhakara 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.
Director: K. Madhu | Stars: Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Jagathy Sreekumar, Janardanan
Votes: 6,405
6. Ee Kannikoodi (1990)
Not Rated | 138 min | Mystery, Thriller
Investigation story of a prostitutes murder and path leading to it.
Director: K.G. George | Stars: Saikumar, Ashwini, Shyam Mohan, Thilakan
Votes: 247
7. Kanathaya Penkutty (1985)
105 min | Crime, Mystery
When a school girl goes missing and later found dead on the train tracks, rural SP Basheer and his team initiates an investigation where everyone is either a suspect or a witness.
Director: K.N. Sasidharan | Stars: Bharat Gopy, Jayabharathi, Mammootty, Ramachandran
Votes: 142
8. Yavanika (1982)
147 min | Drama, Mystery
An infamous tabla player of a touring drama group goes missing. Later on, Sub-inspector Jacob Eeraly investigates the case.
Director: K.G. George | Stars: Bharat Gopy, Nedumudi Venu, Mammootty, Venu Nagavalli
Votes: 871
9. Mumbai Police (2013)
145 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
ACP Antony is the only one who knows the truth behind ACP Aaryan's murder. Antony meets with an accident, losing his memory and is unable to reveal the killer. He is forced to investigate the murder again hoping that he remembers something.
Director: Rosshan Andrrews | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya, Rahman, Riyaz Khan
Votes: 7,844
10. Grandmaster (2012)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Thriller
A veteran cop chases a cold blooded serial killer, who murders his victims in alphabetical order.
Director: B. Unnikrishnan | Stars: Mohanlal, Priyamani, Babu Antony, Arjun Nandakumar
Votes: 2,352 | Gross: $0.02M
11. The Tiger (2005)
Not Rated | 152 min | Action, Thriller
The movie begins with the death of Varma (Murali) a senior government official who was about to on the verge of making a major anti-corruption bust. The case is handed over to ... See full summary »
Director: Shaji Kailas | Stars: Suresh Gopi, Saikumar, Siddique, Rajan P. Dev
Votes: 388
12. Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu (1990)
140 min | Mystery, Thriller
When a series of murders of prominent people remain a mystery, Hariharan is assigned to capture the culprit. His investigations lead to a spiritual guru who is highly revered in society.
Director: Joshiy | Stars: Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Sumalatha, Nedumudi Venu
Votes: 531
13. Kariyila Kattu Pole (1986)
Not Rated | 137 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Deputy Superintendent of Police Achuthankutty tries to solve the mystery of film director Harikrishnan's death. Three women are the main suspects.
Director: P. Padmarajan | Stars: Mohanlal, Mammootty, Rahman, Karthika
Votes: 554
14. Utharam (1989)
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
One 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.
Director: V.K. Pavithran | Stars: Mammootty, Sukumaran, Parvathi, Suparna Anand
Votes: 705
15. Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (2009)
155 min | Crime, Drama, History
A woman is found dead in mysterious circumstances. Several discrepancies arise in the findings, which eventually leads to the closure of the case. Years later, Haridas decides to reopen the case.
Director: Ranjith | Stars: Mammootty, Mythili, Shweta Menon, Gowri Munjal
Votes: 2,066
16. Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary (1995)
129 min | Mystery, Thriller
A domestic help is found dead in a pond. Unni Thampuran is convicted on the basis of a forced confession. Aniyan Kuruvilla(Mammootty) reopens the case on the basis of his private investigation to bring justice to the wrongly accused.
Director: K. Madhu | Stars: Mammootty, Vijayaraghavan, Rajan P. Dev, Jagathy Sreekumar
Votes: 317
17. Masters (2012)
144 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
A young police officer investigating a series of seemingly unrelated murders thinks that there is more than what meets the eye.
Director: Johny Antony | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, M. Sasikumar, Mukesh, Biju Menon
Votes: 576
18. The Thriller (2010)
Not Rated | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Simon is the son of Joseph Palathinkal, a business multi millionaire. One night during the night patrol, Niranjan finds Simon stabbed and murdered on a highway. Who killed him? and why?
Director: B. Unnikrishnan | Stars: Lalu Alex, Said Alharbi, Anand, Vincent Ashokan
Votes: 262
19. Munnariyippu (2014)
112 min | Drama, Thriller
Anjali, a freelance journalist meets C.K. Raghavan, an interesting inmate who's outstaying his sentence in jail for a crime he says he didn't commit. His vastly different views peak her interest and she documents his life and happenings.
Director: Venu Isc | Stars: Mammootty, Aparna Gopinath, Saiju Kurup, Joy Mathew
Votes: 4,413
20. Witness (1988)
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Witness is a 1988 Malayalam language investigative thriller made in India, directed by Viji Thampi and co-written by Jagathy Sreekumar, starring Jayaram, Suresh Gopi, Jagathy Sreekumar, Parvathy, Madhu and Sukumaran
Director: Viji Thampi | Stars: Jayaram, Jagathy Sreekumar, Parvathi, Madhu
Votes: 58
21. Crime File (1999)
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A nun is found dead in the well of the convent that she was residing in. The police suspect the death to be a murder. Untimely death of major suspects thickens the plot, and unlikely individuals enter the list of suspects.
Director: K. Madhu | Stars: Suresh Gopi, Vijayaraghavan, Sangeetha, Rajan P. Dev
Votes: 361
22. 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: 1,351
23. The Truth (1998)
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Bharat, an IRS officer, heads a team to investigate the assassinated of a chief minister. With the help of IPS Meena Nambiar, he uncovers the shocking truth and exposes the mastermind.
Director: Shaji Kailas | Stars: Aliyar, Augustine, Azeez, Bobby
Votes: 404
24. Banking Hours 10 to 4 (2012)
Mystery, Thriller
A busy bank branch is under observation by a group of police officers during the banking hours under information of a possible bank robbery. However, they are in for a surprise.
Director: K. Madhu | Stars: Anoop Menon, Meghana Raj, Kailash, Raghavan
Votes: 148
25. Charithram (1989)
Mystery, Thriller
Philip is desperate to prove that Raju is not his brother but a lookalike and an imposter. Together with his trusted friends, he repeatedly tries to test him in order to expose him.
Director: G.S. Vijayan | Stars: Rahman, Shobana, Lizy, Janardanan
Votes: 139
26. Cocktail (2010)
111 min | Drama, Musical, Thriller
The lives of an architect and his wife are turned upside down when a stranger kidnaps their daughter and blackmails them to do some crimes for him.
Director: Arun Kumar | Stars: Jayasurya, Anoop Menon, Samvrutha Sunil, Innocent Vareed Thekkethala
Votes: 884
27. Romans (2013)
150 min | Comedy
Two escaped convicts arrive at a remote village in Kerala near the border with Tamil Nadu. Villages mistake them as Catholic priests sent from Rome to reopen their long closed church.
Director: Boban Samuel | Stars: Kunchacko Boban, Biju Menon, Lalu Alex, Ponnamma Babu
Votes: 959
28. Seniors (2011)
Comedy, Mystery
Four 'not-so-young' friends re-join college to relive the awesome moments they had 12 years ago. But things are not what they seem.
Director: Vysakh | Stars: Jayaram, Kunchacko Boban, Biju Menon, Manoj K. Jayan
Votes: 764
29. Classmates (2006)
175 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
College classmates meet for a 10-year reunion, which does not go as smoothly as planned. Love is discovered, friendships are broken and secrets about tragic events in the past are revealed.
Director: Lal Jose | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Indrajith Sukumaran, Kavya Madhavan, Narain
Votes: 4,254
31. Adayalam (1991)
136 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Raji calls Latha and demands INR 5 lakhs as a payoff for not revealing her father's secrets. Scared Latha employs the service of Hariharan, whose investigation throws up some startling revelations.
Director: K. Madhu | Stars: Mammootty, Rekha, Shobana, Murali
Votes: 133
34. Sethurama Iyer CBI (2004)
145 min | Mystery, Thriller
Sethurama Iyer and the CBI re-open an old case upon hearing from a death-row criminal that he didn't commit one of the seven murders he was convicted of.
Director: K. Madhu | Stars: Mammootty, Mukesh, Jagathy Sreekumar, Siddique
Votes: 1,318
35. Anjaam Pathiraa (2020)
Not Rated | 144 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
The police are on the trail of a serial killer, but with the victims being fellow officers, will they be able to catch the killer and solve the case in time?
Director: Midhun Manuel Thomas | Stars: Kunchacko Boban, Jinu Joseph, Unnimaya Prasad, Sreenath Bhasi
Votes: 8,991
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