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Best Malayalam Movies of 2017

by ajulal • Created 1 year ago • Modified 1 year ago
This list includes a diverse selection of both critically acclaimed and box office hit movies, offering something for every viewer's taste.
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  • Fahadh Faasil in Thondi Muthalum Driksakshiyum (2017)

    1. Thondi Muthalum Driksakshiyum

    20172h 15m
    8.0 (8.7K)
    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.
    DirectorDileesh PothanStarsFahadh FaasilSuraj VenjaramooduNimisha Sajayan
  • Kunchacko Boban, Fahadh Faasil, and Parvathy Thiruvothu in Take Off (2017)

    2. Take Off

    20172h 19m
    8.1 (7.9K)
    In 2014, a group of Malayali nurses was captured when terrorists took over the city of Tikrit in Iraq. This movie recounts the ordeal suffered by the nurses following their capture.
    DirectorMahesh NarayananStarsParvathy ThiruvothuFahadh FaasilKunchacko Boban
  • Dulquer Salmaan and Shane Nigam in Parava (2017)

    3. Parava

    20172h 27m
    8.0 (4.9K)
    The story of Parava revolves around pigeon race, a game, which is prominent in Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala.
    DirectorSoubin ShahirStarsAmal ShahGovind V. PaiDulquer Salmaan
  • Indrajith Sukumaran and Rima Kallingal in Kaadu Pookkunna Neram (2016)

    4. Kaadu Pookkunna Neram

    20161h 45m
    8.1 (56)
    A police group is deployed by the government to do away with Maoist menace (A banned Left organization) in a tribal village near forest. The police forcibly occupy a tribal primary school for their camp. A policeman follows a person deep into the forest and nabs the person. The person arrested happens to be a woman. He tries to come out of the forest with the arrested person, but he loses his way in the wild.
    DirectorBijukumar DamodaranStarsKrishnan BalakrishnanPrakash BareIndrans
  • Mammukoya, Renji Panicker, Bijukuttan, Sreejith Ravi, Dinesh Prabhakar, Shine Tom Chacko, Wamiqa Gabbi, Aju Varghese, Dharmajan Bolgatty, Tovino Thomas, Maala Parvathi, Harisree Martin, Pradeep Kottayam, Hareesh Kanaran, Basil Joseph, and Binu Adimali in Godha (2017)

    5. Godha

    20172h
    7.5 (2.9K)
    Captain, a former wrestler, sends his son Das to Punjab for higher studies. Once there, Das falls in love with Aditi, a champion wrestler, who inspires him to pursue the sport.
    DirectorBasil JosephStarsTovino ThomasRenji PanickerWamiqa Gabbi
  • Antony Varghese, Sarath Appani, and Tito Wilson in Angamaly Diaries (2017)

    6. Angamaly Diaries

    20172h 12m
    7.9 (7K)
    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.
    DirectorLijo Jose PellisseryStarsAntony VargheseAnna RajanBinny Rinky Benjamin
  • Tovino Thomas in Mayaanadhi (2017)

    7. Mayaanadhi

    20172h 16m
    7.6 (3.6K)
    The life of Mathan, a mule driver in a gang and Aparna an aspiring actress.
    DirectorAashiq AbuStarsAishwarya LekshmiTovino ThomasLeona Lishoy
  • Biju Menon, Hareesh Kanaran, and Nebish Benson in Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu (2017)

    8. Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu

    20172h 42m
    7.3 (1.1K)
    Rakshadikari Baiju Oppu explores the story of a funny and good-hearted man Baiju, who is a government employee and also a patron at the Brothers Club in Kumbalam.
    DirectorRanjan PramodStarsBiju MenonAju VargheseSankar Induchoodan
  • Asif Ali and Aparna Balamurali in Sunday Holiday (2017)

    9. Sunday Holiday

    20172h 15m
    7.2 (1.7K)
    Unni Mukundan, who is very passionate about his first movie, coincidentally meets director David Paul. At the same time, the life experiences of Amal, who relocates himself to Cochin, make him undergo a total change in his vision of life.
    DirectorJis JoyStarsAsif AliAparna BalamuraliSreenivasan
  • Manju Warrier in Udaharanam Sujatha (2017)

    10. Udaharanam Sujatha

    20172h 7m
    7.2 (906)
    Sujatha, who juggles menial jobs to afford her daughter's education. But her daughter neglects studies, thinking that she'll end doing odd jobs just like her mother. Things take a comical turn, when Sujatha does something out of the blue.
    DirectorPhantom PraveenStarsManju WarrierAnaswara RajanNedumudi Venu
  • Nivin Pauly in Njandukalude Naattil Oridavela (2017)

    11. Njandukalude Naattil Oridavela

    20172h 11m
    7.1 (2.3K)
    Kurian returns home when his family summons him, believing it to have something to do with his marriage. However, he learns that his mother has breast cancer and supports her along with his family.
    DirectorAlthaf SalimStarsNivin PaulyShanthi KrishnaLal
  • Dileep and Prayaga Martin in Ramaleela (2017)

    12. Ramaleela

    20172h 38m
    7.3 (2.7K)
    Adv. Ramanunni is offered an MLA seat, he is thrown headfirst in to the dirty abyss of politics. What ensues is a cloak and dagger game where it is impossible to survive unless he plays along.
    DirectorArun GopyStarsDileepPrayaga MartinRadhika Sarathkumar
  • Jayasurya, Saiju Kurup, Harikrishnan, Dharmajan Bolgatty, Vineeth Mohan, and Unni Rajan P. Dev in Aadu - Oru Bheegara Jeevi Aanu 2 (2017)

    13. Aadu - Oru Bheegara Jeevi Aanu 2

    20172h 40m
    7.1 (2.5K)
    Shaji Pappan and his gang try to redeem their arts club through a game of tug-o-war. Chaos erupts as the half-witted gang gets entangled in a bigger conspiracy.
    DirectorMidhun Manuel ThomasStarsJayasuryaSaiju KurupDharmajan Bolgatty
  • Prithviraj Sukumaran and Mishti Chakravarty in Adam Joan (2017)

    14. Adam Joan

    20172h 40m
    6.4 (1.9K)
    The story revolves around the life of a planter, Adam Joan Pothan from the village Mundakkayam. One day, he unexpectedly meets a girl named Emy and they go to Scotland together. The new people he meets on his journey changes his life.
    DirectorJinu AbrahamStarsPrithviraj SukumaranNarainRahul Madhav
  • M. Jayachandran, Mohanlal, Meena, M. Sindhuraj, Anoop Menon, Jibu Jacob, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Bijibal, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Sooraj E.S., Alencier Ley Lopez, Neha Saxena, Asha Sharath, Sanoop Santhosh, Srinda, Aima Sebastian, Manju Pathrose, and V.J. James in Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol (2017)

    15. Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol

    20172h 34m
    6.9 (2.8K)
    This onscreen adaptation of the story 'Pranayopanishad' (The Upanishad of Love) follows Ulahannan, a middle aged government servant, through his emotional journey of misconceptions and love.
    DirectorJibu JacobStarsMohanlalMeenaAima Sebastian
  • Jayasurya in Punyalan Private Limited (2017)

    16. Punyalan Private Limited

    20172h 9m
    6.2 (802)
    Joy Thakkolkaran continues his life through many problems when he introduces a new product: Punyalan Water
    DirectorRanjith SankarStarsJayasuryaVijayaraghavanAju Varghese
  • Prathap Pothen, Indrajith Sukumaran, Vijayaraghavan, Babu Antony, Bharat Dabholkar, Thara Kalyan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Rahul Raj, Priya Anand, Alencier Ley Lopez, Sudev Nair, Tovino Thomas, and Manikandan R. Achari in Ezra (2017)

    17. Ezra

    20172h 27m
    6.6 (3.3K)
    A newly married woman brings an antique Jewish box into her home, unaware that the box contains the ghost of Abraham Ezra.
    DirectorJay.kStarsPrithviraj SukumaranPriya AnandTovino Thomas
  • Clint (2017)

    18. Clint

    20172h 18m
    7.0 (57)
    The movie is based on the real-life story of Edmund Thomas Clint, the child prodigy who left the world at age 7, leaving behind about 25,000 drawings and paintings.
    DirectorHarikumarStarsUnni MukundanRima KallingalVinay Forrt
  • Roopesh Peethambaran and Tovino Thomas in Oru Mexican Aparatha (2017)

    19. Oru Mexican Aparatha

    20172h 23m
    5.8 (1.4K)
    The film, set in a college campus, narrates how the students established the political party Students Federation of India.
    DirectorTom EmmattyStarsTovino ThomasNeeraj MadhavRoopesh Peethambaran
  • Salim Kumar in Karutha Joothan (2017)

    20. Karutha Joothan

    20172h
    7.9 (19)
    Aaron Eliyahu, a Jewish man, travels to a small village called Mala, Kerala in search of his Jewish heritage. Unfortunately, Aaron meets with a fatal motor accident that lands him in a state of coma in a hermitage.
    DirectorSalim KumarStarsSalim KumarRamesh PisharodyBabu Annur
  • Kunchacko Boban, Shine Tom Chacko, Chemban Vinod Jose, and Manikandan R. Achari in Varnyathil Aashanka (2017)

    21. Varnyathil Aashanka

    20172h 17m
    6.7 (711)
    The lives of four Trichur-based crooks--Kowta Shivan, Paara Wilson, Chembakara Gilbert, and Pratheesh--cross paths with Tips Dayanandan, a lazy, good-for-nothing man who lives off his wife's hard-earned money, on one fateful Harthal day.
    DirectorSidharth BharathanStarsKunchacko BobanSuraj VenjaramooduChemban Vinod Jose
  • Murali Gopy and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar in Kaattu (2017)

    22. Kaattu

    20172h 43m
    6.8 (233)
    Set in the rustic terrains during the late 70s, movie is a slice-of-life tale with lead characters inspired from the short stories of veteran P. Padmarajan.
    DirectorArun KumarStarsMurali GopyAsif AliUnni Rajan P. Dev
  • Mammootty, Sneha, Arya, Anikha Surendran, and Malavika Mohanan in The Great Father (2017)

    23. The Great Father

    20172h 31mPG
    6.8 (8.1K)
    A businessman who is trying hard to be a good father to his daughter has a run-in with malevolent policeman.
    DirectorHaneef AdeniStarsMammoottyAryaSneha
  • Innocent Vareed Thekkethala and Dulquer Salmaan in Jomon's Gospels (2017)

    24. Jomon's Gospels

    20172h 36m
    6.6 (3.6K)
    The son of a wealthy man works through his relationships with his brother and sister.
    DirectorSathyan AnthikadStarsDulquer SalmaanMukeshAishwarya Rajesh
  • Prithviraj Sukumaran and Durga Krishna in Vimaanam (2017)

    25. Vimaanam

    20172h 27m
    6.5 (654)
    The life of Venkateswaran, a differently-able man from Kerala. It showcases how Venkidi, who had hearing impairment, fought all odds and built a lightweight aircraft from recycled materials without any external support.
    DirectorPradeep M. NairStarsPrithviraj SukumaranDurga KrishnaAlencier Ley Lopez

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