The Superb Thrillers In Malayalam
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1. Drishyam (2013)
Not Rated | 160 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A man goes to extreme lengths to save his family from punishment after the family commits an accidental crime.
Director: Jeethu Joseph | Stars: Mohanlal, Meena, Asha Sharath, Ansiba
Votes: 44,027
2. 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: 7,834
Inspired by 'The Bourne Identity'
News : Rosshan is remaking it to Tami, Telugu and Hindi.
3. Neram (2013)
Not Rated | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Can a young man escape from the clutches of a loan shark on time?
Director: Alphonse Puthren | Stars: Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nazim, Lalu Alex, Bobby Simha
Votes: 5,317
Simultaneously made in Malayalam and Tamil. Hindi remake is going on...
4. 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: 7,865
5. 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: 2,350 | Gross: $0.02M
Loosely based on Agatha christy's 'A.B.C Murders'
6. 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: 6,401
Followed by 'Jagratha', 'Sethuramayyar CBI' , 'Nerariyan CBI'.
7. 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: 1,313
3rd installment of Oru C B I Diarikurippu.
8. Chinthamani Kolacase (2006)
Action, Crime, Mystery
Story of a highly successful criminal lawyer (Suresh Gopi) who brings his own version of street justice upon his clients after freeing them.
Director: Shaji Kailas | Stars: Suresh Gopi, Thilakan, Bhavana, Saikumar
Votes: 730
Loosely based on the English short story 'The Veteran'
9. Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri (2007)
Action, Crime, Mystery
Railway Anti-Criminal Task Force (RATs) investigates three unrelated murders happened in a train.
Director: K. Madhu | Stars: Suresh Gopi, Kavya Madhavan, Shammi Thilakan, Siddique
Votes: 370
The film's plot is inspired from Agatha Christy's 'Elephents Can Remember'
10. Traffic (2011)
Not Rated | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
The 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.
Director: Rajesh Pillai | Stars: Sreenivasan, Kunchacko Boban, Sudip Joshy, Rahman
Votes: 5,178
Remaked in to Tamil as 'Chennayil oru naal'. Hindi version is filming , both are directed by Rajesh Pillai.
11. 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: 12,274
After 10 years the film remaked into several languages. 'Apthamitra' in Kannada and a sequel 'Aptharakshaka'. 'Chandramukhi' in Tamil and also dubbed in to Telugu. 'Rajmohol' in Bengali and 'Bhool Bhulaiyya'
The main charater of 'Manichithrathazhu' is coming back Priyadarshan's film 'Geethanjali'.
12. Harikrishnans (1998)
150 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Hari and Krishnan, a criminal lawyer duo, investigate the murder of Guptan.
Director: Fazil | Stars: Mammootty, Mohanlal, Juhi Chawla, Innocent Vareed Thekkethala
Votes: 1,285
13. Ee Adutha Kaalath (2012)
162 min | Thriller
The movie features the lives of six different persons from different strata of the social life of the city, interconnected due to unexpected events beyond their control.
Director: Arun Kumar | Stars: Indrajith Sukumaran, Tanu Roy, Murali Gopy, Lenaa
Votes: 1,057
14. Moonnam Mura (1988)
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Charles and his group of men hijack a bus filled with politicians and demand the release of their colleagues from prison. An ex-police officer, Ali Imran, is summoned to solve the problem.
Director: K. Madhu | Stars: Mohanlal, Sukumaran, Janardanan, Revathi
Votes: 444
15. 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: 870
16. 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: 2,061
Based on the novel of the same name by T.P. Rajeevan
17. 2 Harihar Nagar (2009)
Comedy, Thriller
The four friends are back in town, to re-live the old days. But problems arise when one of them goes missing and an enemy from their past tries to hunt them down.
Director: Lal | Stars: Mukesh, Siddique, Jagadish, Ashokan
Votes: 844
2nd installment of Harihar nagar series.
18. Run Baby Run (I) (2012)
180 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
A reporter and a cameraman become try to uncover a political scam, but find themselves in trouble as they become involved in a grand political conspiracy.
Director: Joshiy | Stars: Mohanlal, Amala Paul, Biju Menon, Saikumar
Votes: 1,833
19. Jagratha (1989)
Not Rated | 134 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Sethurama Iyer and the CBI investigate the mysterious murder of a famous actress.
Director: K. Madhu | Stars: Mammootty, Mukesh, Jagathy Sreekumar, Devan
Votes: 918
2nd installment of Oru C B I Diarikurippu.
21. 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: 1,345
22. August 1 (1988)
Action, Thriller
A Crime Branch Detective fights the clock to prevent a looming assassination attempt on the Kerala Chief Minister's life.
Director: Sibi Malayil | Stars: Mammootty, Captain Raju, Prathapachandran, Jagadish
Votes: 451
Preceded by 'August 15'
23. Big B (2007)
130 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Four brothers hunt for the killer and the truth behind their loving foster mother who was murdered in cold blood, .
Director: Amal Neerad | Stars: Mammootty, Manoj K. Jayan, Bala, Sumit Naval
Votes: 4,160
Remake of 'Four Brothers'
24. Commissioner (1994)
Not Rated | 175 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Bharathchandran, a police commissioner committed to his duty, exposes the criminal links of a Delhi-based business tycoon, who has criminal activities running in the country with the help of certain politicians and police officers.
Director: Shaji Kailas | Stars: Suresh Gopi, Shobana, Ratheesh, Vijayaraghavan
Votes: 674
25. 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: 359
26. F.I.R (1999)
Not Rated | 147 min | Action, Crime
A young journalist gets killed upon following the illegal activities of a corrupt politician. Police officer Mohammed Sarkar and his team set out to find the dark secrets behind the murder.
Director: Shaji Kailas | Stars: Suresh Gopi, Rajeev, Augustine, Azeez
Votes: 274
27. Left Right Left (2013)
155 min | Crime, Drama
In this interlinked story, three men (an evil politician, an eccentric cop and a former revolutionist) develop different perspectives on life due to a childhood encounter with death.
Director: Arun Kumar | Stars: Murali Gopy, Indrajith Sukumaran, Hareesh Peradi, Lenaa
Votes: 2,492
28. 7th Day (2014)
134 min | Mystery, Thriller
A suspended crime branch officer gets involved in the investigation of a twisted case after he suspects a group of 5 friends of weird behavior.
Director: Syamdhar | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Anu Mohan, Tovino Thomas, Vinay Forrt
Votes: 3,287
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