Must watch Malayalam movies
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- DirectorT. HariharanStarsMammoottyMadhaviDevanThe film offers an alternative version of the fight between two legendary Chekavars from Chanthu's perspective.Historical story said through the eyes of villain. Brilliant.
- 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.A beautiful heart break love story
- 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.First ever lesbian movie in Indian cinema beautifully portrayed.
- DirectorBharathanStarsSanjay MitraSuparna AnandGeethaPrincess of a country long suffering from drought should please a saint living in distant hills to bring rain.A piece from Hindu mythology, through the eyes of heroine.
- DirectorLal JoseStarsPrithviraj SukumaranIndrajith SukumaranKavya MadhavanCollege 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.A realistic 80s campus and when they meet after many years some secret emerges.
- DirectorBharathanStarsJayabharathiKrishnachandranKaviyoor PonnammaPappu, a teenager, is awaiting his Pre-Degree results to join an Engineering course. He gets attracted to his neighbor Rathi, who is a middle-aged woman, and falls hopelessly in love.A teenager's sexual fantasy
- DirectorLalSiddiqueStarsSaikumarMukeshInnocent Vareed ThekkethalaThree unemployed men struggle to earn a living and decide to get involved in a kidnapping scheme to make quick money.Out and out comedy
- DirectorRajesh PillaiStarsSreenivasanKunchacko BobanSudip JoshyThe lives of some different people get intertwined when a girl is in urgent need of a heart transplant with the only heart donor being many miles of traffic away.Beginning of new era of malayalm cinema.
- 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....Brilliant movie
- DirectorFazilStarsAmala AkkineniSrividyaSuresh GopiMaya, who is from a rich family, leads a very happy life. However, her life turns upside down when she learns that she is an adopted child and she decides to look for her biological mother.A posh girls college and their life
- DirectorJeethu JosephStarsMohanlalMeenaAsha SharathA man goes to extreme lengths to save his family from punishment after the family commits an accidental crime.Best thriller with best twists
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- DirectorT. HariharanStarsMohanlalCaptain RajuGeethaIts a classic story about a doctor named Haridas(mohanlal) who lives some mystreous emotions and tries to help family of a person (vineeth) who had been killed by himself during his collage days
- 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.
- DirectorVenu NagavalliStarsShankarMohanlalUrvashiNandan loves Devi, but she is compelled to marry someone else. Meanwhile, Thara loses her lover Sunny in an accident. Circumstances bring Nandan and Thara together and finally unite in marriage.
- 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.
- DirectorRahul RawailStarsSunny DeolSanjay DuttSangeeta BijlaniKaran a respected lawyer has many enemies including Suraj due to his honesty.Justice Agnihotri is Karan's idol but conducts his illegal activities by name of Daga.Daga takes advantage of Karan and Suraj's rivalry making them sore enemies.
- 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.
- DirectorCochin HanifaStarsMammoottyGeethaSiddiqueRaghavan, a farmer, devotes his life to ensure that his brother Vijayakumaran gets educated. But with time and under the influence of his rich wife, Vijayakumaran ends up destroying all relationships.
- DirectorRanjithStarsMammoottyMythiliShweta MenonA 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.
- DirectorRanjithStarsNavya NairPrithviraj SukumaranKaviyoor PonnammaA woman hires a fourth domestic helper despite having three of them already working in her house. The fourth helper, a devotee of Lord Guruvayoorappan has to look after the other three.
- DirectorAlphonse PuthrenStarsNivin PaulySai PallaviMadonna SebastianA young man has three opportunities to find love. Will the third time be the charm?
- DirectorAnwar RasheedStarsDulquer SalmaanThilakanSiddiqueFaisi wants to go to UK to become a professional chef but circumstances force him to assist his grandfather in a small restaurant in Kozhikode city, changing his outlook on life forever.
- DirectorJude Anthany JosephStarsNazriya NazimNivin PaulyAju VargheseA spirited young girl would stop at nothing to get the first love of her life, even if it takes seven years and several heartbreaks.
- DirectorDileesh PothanStarsFahadh FaasilAparna BalamuraliSoubin ShahirMahesh, a studio photographer and studio owner gets into a fight and loses. He ends up taking revenge which leads to certain realizations in his life.
- DirectorR.S. VimalStarsPrithviraj SukumaranParvathy ThiruvothuSaikumarBased on the real-life love story of Moideen and Kanchanamala, which happened in the 1960s in the backdrop of Calicut.
- DirectorRanjithStarsMammoottyPriyamaniJesse Fox AllenPranchiyettan is a successful businessman who often has talks with an imaginary St. Francis of Assisi. The story deals with how he goes about changing his embarrassing image to making a name for himself using wealth and contacts.
- DirectorRosshan AndrrewsStarsPrithviraj SukumaranJayasuryaRahmanACP 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.
- DirectorAashiq AbuStarsAishwarya LekshmiTovino ThomasLeona LishoyThe life of Mathan, a mule driver in a gang and Aparna an aspiring actress.
- DirectorAashiq AbuStarsVijay BabuRima KallingalFahadh FaasilA 22 year old nurse who was betrayed and raped exerts some extreme revenge on her tormentors.
- DirectorMadhu C. NarayananStarsShane NigamSoubin ShahirFahadh FaasilThe film revolves around four brothers who share a love-hate relationship with each other. Their relationship progresses to another level when Saji, Boney, and Franky decide to help Bobby stand by his love.
- DirectorSoubin ShahirStarsAmal ShahGovind V. PaiDulquer SalmaanThe story of Parava revolves around pigeon race, a game, which is prominent in Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala.
- DirectorSibi MalayilStarsMadhaviMuraliNedumudi VenuOn discovering she has terminal stage leukemia, a widow tries to find suitable foster homes for her four children.
- 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 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.
- DirectorFazilStarsShobanaMohanlalSuresh GopiWhen a forbidden room in an old bungalow is unbolted, the spirit of a vengeful dancer is unleashed.
- 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.