Best Malayalam Movies after 2000
by rahulkrishz | created - 11 Oct 2015 | updated - 12 Oct 2018 | PublicOnly include Must watch from mollywood after 2000
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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: 44,078
2. Pranchiyettan and the Saint (2010)
140 min | Comedy, Drama
Pranchiyettan 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.
Director: Ranjith | Stars: Mammootty, Priyamani, Jesse Fox Allen, Innocent Vareed Thekkethala
Votes: 6,228
3. Ustad Hotel (2012)
151 min | Comedy, Drama
Faisi 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.
Director: Anwar Rasheed | Stars: Dulquer Salmaan, Thilakan, Siddique, Nithya Menen
Votes: 16,556
4. Nizhalkkuthu (2002)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Kaliyappan, the last hangman of Travancore dynasty is dragging his remaining life by consuming alcohol and worshipping the Mother Goddess.
Director: Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Stars: Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Sukumari, Mallika, Thara Kalyan
Votes: 256
5. 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
6. Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (2009)
Not Rated | 195 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja is a 2009 Malayalam historical drama film based on the life of Pazhassi Raja, a Hindu king who fought against the British in the 18th century.
Director: T. Hariharan | Stars: Mammootty, Mohanlal, R. Sarathkumar, Manoj K. Jayan
Votes: 3,375
7. Manjadikuru (2008)
137 min | Drama, Family
10 year old Vicky arrives at his grandparents home in rural Kerala to attend his grandfather's funeral. The disjointed family gathers together for the sixteen day long funeral period. During this period, Vicky discovers more about himself.
Director: Anjali Menon | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Thilakan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Rahman
Votes: 1,006
8. Thanmathra (2005)
160 min | Drama
Will an unexpected turn of events change Rameshan's life forever and prevent him from witnessing his dream where his son becomes a reputable IAS Officer?
Director: Blessy | Stars: Mohanlal, Meera Vasudevan, Arjun Lal, Nedumudi Venu
Votes: 4,803
10. 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
11. Kaazhcha (2004)
Not Rated | 137 min | Drama
Madhavan, a villager, comes across Pavan, a young boy who lost his family in the Gujarat earthquake. He welcomes Pavan into his family and the rapport between them strengthens over time.
Director: Blessy | Stars: Mammootty, Yash Gawli, Padmapriya, Sanusha
Votes: 3,488
12. Thirakkatha (2008)
120 min | Drama, Romance
Film director Akbar, after his extremely successful first film, decides to base his second film on the life of a very popular yesteryear actress Malavika, whose present whereabouts are not known.
Director: Ranjith | Stars: Priyamani, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Anoop Menon, Samvrutha Sunil
Votes: 641
13. The Imprints (2008)
99 min | Drama
Director: M.G. Sasi | Stars: T.V. Chandran, Jyothirmayi, Manikandan, Govind Padmasoorya
Votes: 8
14. Kadhavaseshan (2004)
Drama
Renuka trying to find the reason for Gopi's suicude by going through his past.
Director: T.V. Chandran | Stars: Dileep, Jyothirmayi, Vijayaraghavan, Jagathy Sreekumar
Votes: 284
15. T.D. Dasan Std: VI. B (2010)
98 min | Drama, Family
The story of a mother and a son in a village. Chndrika, the mother, and Dasan is her son who is eleven years old. Chandrika's husband Divakaran had deserted her and her son, when Dasan was ... See full summary »
Director: Mohan Raghavan | Stars: Alexander, Mala Aravindan, Jagadish, Suresh Krishna
Votes: 258
16. 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: 5,185
17. Indian Rupee (2011)
155 min | Drama
An unemployed youth Jayaprakash, dreams big fortunes in the field of real estate business, and therefore, faces a lot of obstacles in the path towards his goal.
Director: Ranjith | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Thilakan, Rima Kallingal, Tini Tom
Votes: 1,940
18. Ayalum Njanum Thammil... (2012)
160 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A story on how a brilliant and dedicated senior doctor molds an irresponsible amateur doctor into one much like him, and how a forbidden relationship comes in between.
Director: Lal Jose | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Prathap Pothen, Narain, Samvrutha Sunil
Votes: 3,104
19. 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
20. Bangalore Days (2014)
Not Rated | 171 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover and explore.
Director: Anjali Menon | Stars: Dulquer Salmaan, Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nazim, Fahadh Faasil
Votes: 22,557 | Gross: $0.13M
21. 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
22. Premam (2015)
156 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young man has three opportunities to find love. Will the third time be the charm?
Director: Alphonse Puthren | Stars: Nivin Pauly, Sai Pallavi, Madonna Sebastian, S.V. Krishna Shankar
Votes: 23,840 | Gross: $0.18M
23. Megamalhar (2001)
Not Rated | 90 min | Musical, Romance
Nandita is happily married to Mukundan. One day, she happens to meet her childhood sweetheart Rajeevan and they become intimate friends. However they decide to part ways as they're already married.
Director: Kamal | Stars: Biju Menon, Samyuktha Varma, Siam Howlader, Poornima Indrajith
Votes: 166
24. Sayahnam (2000)
An old man takes pride in his country's progressive scientific temper but disapproves of its experiments with nuclear technology. His ideology is opposed by his son who is a nuclear scientist.
Director: Sarath | Stars: Jomol, Alex I. Kadavil, Gomathi Mahadevan, Ramya Nambeeshan
Votes: 11
25. Margam (2003)
108 min | Drama
A revolutionist in his later years realizes that all his crusades have been trashed and sights the pathetic life of his comrades. His life and demise is portrayed through his daughter's vision.
Director: Rajiv Vijayaraghavan | Stars: Devakiyamma, Sudip Joshy, Meera Krishnan, Madampu Kunjukuttan
Votes: 15
26. The Sea Within (2007)
Drama, Romance
A married woman falls in love with an Economics Professor and becomes pregnant and insane by the physical relationship outside her married life.
Director: Shyamaprasad | Stars: Mammootty, Meera Jasmine, Narain, Ramya Krishnan
Votes: 431
27. Angamaly Diaries (2017)
Not Rated | 132 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
Vincent Pepe who wanted to be a powerful leader of a righteous gang that ruled the city, like his seniors. And then there's the rival clan with the malicious gangsters of Angamaly a locale on which the film is based.
Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery | Stars: Antony Varghese, Reshma Rajan, Binny Rinky Benjamin, Amrutha Anna Reji
Votes: 6,698
28. R.I.P. (2018)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
Set in Chellanam, Kochi, the story of Ee. Ma. Yau revolves around the death of Vavachan Mesthiri in a coastal village. It showcases the events that unfold between two evenings and looks at death from different perspectives.
Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery | Stars: Kainakary Thankaraj, Chemban Vinod Jose, Vinayakan, Dileesh Pothan
Votes: 3,973
29. Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Mahesh, 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.
Director: Dileesh Pothan | Stars: Fahadh Faasil, Aparna Balamurali, Soubin Shahir, Alencier Ley Lopez
Votes: 10,339
30. Thondi Muthalum Driksakshiyum (2017)
Not Rated | 135 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Prasad and Sreeja enter wedlock and move to a new place to continue the rest of their lives. Unfortunate events begin to take place after Prasad, a small-time thief, robs Sreeja's gold chain during a bus journey.
Director: Dileesh Pothan | Stars: Fahadh Faasil, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Nimisha Sajayan, Alencier Ley Lopez
Votes: 8,063
31. Ottaal (2014)
81 min | Drama
Ottaal (The Trap) is an adaptation of one of Anton Chekhov's timeless works, Vanka. A story of the 18th century, but one that has travelled the time and space to be retold in the present ... See full summary »
Director: Jayaraj | Stars: Shine Tom Chacko, Sabitha Jayaraaj, Thomas G. Kannampuzha, Ashanth K. Shah
Votes: 707
32. Kammatti Paadam (2016)
Not Rated | 177 min | Action, Drama
Krishnan, who has been living away from his family and friends in Mumbai, gets a call from his friend Ganga in Kerala, out of the blue. He senses danger, and leaves for Kammattipadam, where both of them grew up.
Director: Rajeev Ravi | Stars: Dulquer Salmaan, Vinayakan, Shaun Romy, Anil Nedumangad
Votes: 4,999
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