Highest Grossing Malayalam Movies of 1978

When a mighty warrior named Thacholi Ambu meets a beautiful woman named Kanni, they both fall in love. However, this does not sit well with Panicker, who loves Kanni as well.

A young woman, forced into prostitution by circumstances, is surrounded by admirers and even inspires the kind of love that is completely unconditional.

Pappu, 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 shy village girl becomes possessed by a demon and an exorcist is called to help her.

Madanolsavam is a 1978 Indian Malayalam language film, written and directed by N. Shankaran Nair and produced by R.M. Subbiah under production banner R.M.S. Pictures. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Zarina Wahab in lead roles. The film had musical score by Salil Chowdhury.

Ramu's father is a well-respected man who works for Gopalan, unaware that his employer is a smuggler. However, a bitter rivalry ensues when Gopalan is exposed, leading to a huge calamity.

Ashwini and Keshevan have been in love since childhood. However, his wealthy family does not approve of their alliance, so her parents hastily marry her off to Parmeshwar. He is a good man, and treats Ashwini with respect and love, but he is impotent. In a moment of desperation and passion, Ashwini falls into Keshevans' arms, and they are caught by her husband. Due to his helplessness, he forgives her an accepts her mistake, but she is overcome with guilt. She leaves his home, moves in with Keshevan, and becomes pregnant. She spends her pregnancy at her parents home, only to learn that Keshevan has taken another wife. Whose wife is she now? Where does she go now?

Maakkam is the only sister of 4 elder brothers. She is just and beautiful, but falls prey to the evil schemes of her 3 elder sister-in-laws. She is wrongly accused of her youngest sister-in-law's murder and an illicit relationship with a mental patient. She is left to die, but fate has other plans. Years later, will she get the justice she deserves?

Sankarankutty, 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.

Dammu is a farmer and he is fighting for his land.

Mudramothiram is a 1978 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by EK Thyagarajan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Jagathy Sreekumar and Sankaradi in lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan.