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Must watch movies in malayalam

by dhaneshv1 • Created 6 years ago • Modified 6 years ago
List of movies in malayalam that must be watched once in a lifetime
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  • Suresh Gopi, Mohanlal, and Shobana in Manichithrathazhu (1993)

    1. Manichithrathazhu

    19932h 49mNot Rated
    8.7 (14K)
    When a forbidden room in an old bungalow is unbolted, the spirit of a vengeful dancer is unleashed.
    DirectorFazilStarsMohanlalShobanaSuresh Gopi
    Notable Things: Performance by Shobhana, Mohanlal and direction by Fazil
  • Mohanlal in Kireedam (1989)

    2. Kireedam

    19892h 4mNot Rated
    8.9 (9.3K)
    The 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.
    DirectorSibi MalayilStarsMohanlalThilakanKaviyoor Ponnamma
    Notable Things: Performance by Mohanlal and thilakan and direction by Sibi Malayil
  • Mammootty in A Northern Story of Valor (1989)

    3. A Northern Story of Valor

    19892h 48m
    8.7 (6.6K)
    The film offers an alternative version of the fight between two legendary Chekavars from Chanthu's perspective.
    DirectorT. HariharanStarsMammoottyMadhaviDevan
    Notable Things: Performance by Mammootty and madhavi direction by Hariharan exceptional writing from M T Vasudevan Nair
  • Jayaram, Maathu, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Sreenivasan, and Thilakan in Sandesham (1991)

    4. Sandesham

    19912h 18mNot Rated
    9.0 (5.9K)
    A satire on contemporary Kerala politics where brothers turn local leaders of rival parties, leading to distress for their aged and once-proud parents.
    DirectorSathyan AnthikadStarsThilakanSreenivasanJayaram
    Notable Things: Performance by Thilakan , Sreenivasan, Jayaram, Sankaradi, Mamukkoya. Brilliant direction from Sathyan Anthikkad
  • Mohanlal in Bharatham (1991)

    5. Bharatham

    19912h 27m
    8.4 (3.4K)
    The tale of two classical musician brothers: while the elder squanders his life and talent away, the younger one fulfills their joint responsibilities towards their family.
    DirectorSibi MalayilStarsMohanlalUrvashiNedumudi Venu
    Notable Things: Performance by Mohanlal and Nedumudivenu. Brilliant direction by Sibi Malayil
  • Mammootty and Geetha in Vatsalyam (1993)

    6. Vatsalyam

    19932h 36mNot Rated
    8.4 (3.6K)
    Raghavan, 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.
    DirectorCochin HanifaStarsMammoottyGeethaSiddique
    Notable Things: Performance by Mammootty and Siddique. Kochin Haneefa's direction.
  • Suresh Gopi, Lal, Biju Menon, and Manju Warrier in The Play of God (1997)

    7. The Play of God

    19972h 10mNot Rated
    7.8 (342)
    An adaptation of "Othello" set in the south Indian state of Kerala.
    DirectorJayarajStarsSuresh GopiLalManju Warrier
    Notable Things: Performance by Suresh Gopi, Lal and Manju Warrior. Directional brilliance from Jayaraj
  • Mohanlal, Parvathi, and Sumalatha in Thoovanathumbikal (1987)

    8. Thoovanathumbikal

    19872h 31m
    8.6 (5.3K)
    Jayakrishnan falls in love with two girls, Radha and Clara, and fights his confusion about whom he should marry and spend his life with.
    DirectorP. PadmarajanStarsMohanlalSumalathaParvathi
  • Moonnam Pakkam (1988)

    9. Moonnam Pakkam

    19881h 54mNot Rated
    8.2 (1.1K)
    An old man spends his life in solitude awaiting his grandson to come for vacation after 6 years. He thought he was the most happiest man in the world until he found out that fate has something unpredictable for him.
    DirectorP. PadmarajanStarsJagathi N.K. AchariAjayan AdoorAjayan
    Notable Things: Performance by Thilakan and Jagathy. Once again Padmarajan's magic. Cinematography also to be noted.
  • Prashanth and Thilakan in The Master Carpenter (1991)

    10. The Master Carpenter

    19912h 20m
    8.0 (442)
    Perumthachan, a legendary carpenter, follows the stringent social norms of his time. However, when Kannan, his son, grows up to rebel against those very norms, Perumthachan must deal with him.
    DirectorAjayanStarsJalajaManoj K. JayanT.P. Madhavan
    Notable Things: Performance by Thilakan. M T Vasudevan Nair's exceptional writing.
  • Madhavi and Murali in Akashadoothu (1993)

    11. Akashadoothu

    19932h 25mNot Rated
    7.7 (405)
    On discovering she has terminal stage leukemia, a widow tries to find suitable foster homes for her four children.
    DirectorSibi MalayilStarsMadhaviMuraliNedumudi Venu
    Notable Things: Performance by Madhavi, Murali. Direction by Sibi Malayail and songs.
  • Master Kumar and Vijayaraghavan in Desadanam (1996)

    12. Desadanam

    19962h 7m
    7.8 (156)
    Story about the emotional pangs a child and his parents go through when his grandfather agrees to him being selected to be the head of a genuine and distinguished Matha.
    DirectorJayarajStarsMaster KumarVijayaraghavanMini Nair
    Notable Things: Performance by Master Kumar, Mini Nair and Vijayaraghavan. Music by Kaithapram Damodaran and direction by Jayaraj.
  • Mohanlal, Meena, Ansiba Hassan, and Esther Anil in Drishyam (2013)

    13. Drishyam

    20132h 40mNot Rated
    8.4 (46K)
    A man goes to extreme lengths to save his family from punishment after the family commits an accidental crime.
    DirectorJeethu JosephStarsMohanlalMeenaAsha Sharath
    Notable Things: Performance by Mohanlal. Brilliant direction from Jeethu Joseph.
  • Devasuram (1993)

    14. Devasuram

    19932h 37mNot Rated
    8.7 (6.9K)
    Neelakandan squanders away the inheritance left by his father. However, his life turns upside down when his mother reveals a terrible secret on her deathbed that changes the course of his life.
    DirectorI.V. SasiStarsMohanlalNapoleanRevathi
    Notable Things: Stellar Performance by Mohanlal and Revathy.
  • Mohanlal in Kaalapani (1996)

    15. Kaalapani

    19962h 58m
    8.5 (4.9K)
    Govardhan, a doctor by profession, is wrongly accused of bombing a train and is jailed by the British in Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Pani, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He witnesses the sufferings of hundreds of Indian prisoners there.
    DirectorPriyadarshanStarsMohanlalAmrish PuriPrabhu
    Notable Things: Performance by Mohanlal. Priyadarshan's direction at its best.
  • Mammootty, Unni Mary, and Jagathy Sreekumar in Arappatta Kettiya Graamathil (1986)

    16. Arappatta Kettiya Graamathil

    19861h 49m
    7.3 (358)
    The movie narrates the story of three friends' visit to a brothel to celebrate Vishu.
    DirectorP. PadmarajanStarsMammoottyAshokanNedumudi Venu
    Notable Things: Performance by Sukumari, Jagathy sreekumar and mammootty.
  • Madhu and Sheela in Chemmeen (1965)

    17. Chemmeen

    19652h 20mNot Rated
    7.7 (561)
    Karuthamma, the daughter of a Hindu fisherman, falls in love with a Muslim fish trader. However, social prejudices seem to ruin their love life and invite the wrath of their communities.
    DirectorRamu KariatStarsSathyanSheelaMadhu
    Notable Things: Performance by Sheela ,Madhu, Sathyan master. Excellent writting from Thakazhi and direction by Ramu Kariat.
  • Mammootty in Ponthan Mada (1994)

    18. Ponthan Mada

    19941h 59m
    7.9 (1.1K)
    Set in 1940s, the low-caste Ponthan Mada bonds with his colonial landlord Sheema Thampuran, who was expelled to British India from England during his youth for supporting the Irish Republican Army.
    DirectorT.V. ChandranStarsJanardananSalu KoottanadLakshmi Krishnamurthy
    Notable Things: Performance by Mammootty and Naseerruddin Shah
  • Mohanlal, Meera Vasudevan, and Arjun Lal in Thanmathra (2005)

    19. Thanmathra

    20052h 40m
    8.4 (5.2K)
    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?
    DirectorBlessyStarsMohanlalMeera VasudevanArjun Lal
    Notable Things: Performance by Mohanlal and direction by Blessi
  • Mohanlal in Yoddha (1992)

    20. Yoddha

    19922h 29mNot Rated
    8.4 (5.1K)
    Fate brings a young man from rural Kerala to be the protector of a young Lama in Nepal, who is being chased by a dangerous cult.
    DirectorSangeeth SivanStarsMohanlalSiddharth LamaMadhoo
    Notable Things: Performance by Mohanlal and Jagathy
  • Jayabharathi, Mohanlal, and Nedumudi Venu in Dasharatham (1989)

    21. Dasharatham

    19892h 34m
    8.4 (2.6K)
    Rajeev, an orphan eccentric millionaire, has his own strange taste towards everything. With less knowledge about family relationships, he struggles hard to achieve his aim to become a father without marrying.
    DirectorSibi MalayilStarsMohanlalRekhaMurali
    Notable Things: Performance by Mohanlal.
  • Varavelpu (1989)

    22. Varavelpu

    19892h 24mNot Rated
    8.1 (2.1K)
    Murali returns to his home in Kerala after working in Dubai for seven years. He decides to do social service for the people in his hometown, but fails due to the local politicians.
    DirectorSathyan AnthikadStarsMohanlalRevathiMurali
    Notable Things: Performance by Mohanlal, Murali Revathy.
  • Sreenivasan and Urvashi in Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu (1988)

    23. Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu

    19882h 2m
    8.1 (749)
    Bhaskaran, a goldsmith is madly in love with Snehalatha, the daughter of astrologer, Panicker. When Bhaskaran asks for Snehalatha's hand in marriage, to his shock, she denies their love affair.
    DirectorSathyan AnthikadStarsSreenivasanJayaramUrvashi
    Notable Things: Performance by Sreenivasan, Urvasi, Karamana Janardhanan
  • Meleparambil Aanveedu (1993)

    24. Meleparambil Aanveedu

    19932h 40mNot Rated
    7.9 (794)
    A young man marries a Tamil girl, and fearing his family, he brings her to the house as a servant. Problem starts when his elder brothers falls for her too.
    DirectorRajasenanStarsJayaramNarendra PrasadMeena
    Notable Things: Performance by Narendra Prasad ,Shobhana , Jagathy and Meena.
  • Ustad Hotel (2012)

    25. Ustad Hotel

    20122h 31m
    8.2 (18K)
    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.
    DirectorAnwar RasheedStarsDulquer SalmaanThilakanSiddique
    Notable Things: Performance by Thilakan, Siddique.

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