2013: Good Malayalam Movies
Over 100 films release in Mollywood every year. And only a handful are bearable. Although with a slow pace, Malayalam Film Industry is surely developing with new-wave and experimental cinema. Here, I list the films that are watchable, artistic, and slightly above average. All told, these films won't waste your time. (In no specific order).
These are the best Malayalam films.
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These are the best Malayalam films.
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- DirectorJeethu JosephStarsMohanlalMeenaAsha SharathA man goes to extreme lengths to save his family from punishment after the family commits an accidental crime.
- DirectorAneesh AnwarStarsLalAsha SharathSandra ThomasThe film narrates the incidents in the life of a gynaecologist and five women who come into his life each with unconventional/illegitimate pregnancies. Lal acts as the gynaecologist and Asha Sharreth does the role of doctor's wife. Sanusha plays the role of an eighteen-year-old girl who refuses to abort her child and reveal the child's father. In the end, she gives her baby to the gynaecologist and his wife who don't have children of their own. After some months, she visits the doctor's house and leaves him a book. And from reading one of the story in the book that she specially marked he figures out that she bore the child of her father. Rima's character is a nurse, while Geetha plays an elderly woman who gets pregnant through artificial insemination.[7] Aju Varghese appears as Ajmal who has strong feelings for Fatima. However, due to their height difference, he is unable to confide his love for her.
- DirectorV.K. PrakashStarsAbyKrishnan AnujaP. BalachandranThe film is shown to be a reflection of the current socio-political system, based on the violence against women.It revolves around a person who arrives in Trivandrum city who takes a ride from place to place in an Autorickshaw. His name or whereabouts are not revealed, and he just travels from place to place in the auto rickshaw. The questions about his whereabouts form the rest of the story.
- DirectorDeepanStarsAnn AugustineWhen Iyer, a villager, goes in search of the perfect wife by using social media with the help of his friends, his life takes an unexpected turn.
- DirectorRico AlapanAzhagappanStarsLalu AlexLeema BabuShradha GokulA trad guy and a rad gal must make it work.
- DirectorPrasanth Murali PadmanabhanStarsIndrajith SukumaranMamta MohandasDaniel BalajiA man is trapped through blackmail and is kidnapped. He is allowed to go free on the condition that he will pay the kidnapper a price of 10,000 within a time limit.
- DirectorAnil Radhakrishnan MenonStarsFahadh FaasilNedumudi VenuSwathi ReddyHarikrishan, a software engineer who suffers from obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is asked to go on an assignment to Trivandrum, as his colleagues are not able to stand his behavior.
- DirectorSameer ThahirStarsDulquer SalmaanSunny WayneBala Hijam NingthoujamKasi and Suni go for the ride from Kerala to Nagaland in search of Kasi's girlfriend. En route, they encounter different people who change their lives forever.
- DirectorV.K. PrakashStarsFahadh FaasilKamalinee MukherjeeP. BalachandranPreman faces strange and unexpected events in his flat and decides to write a story about his flatmates. His life changes when the characters in his book develop personalities of their own.
- DirectorRosshan AndrrewsStarsPrithviraj SukumaranJayasuryaRahmanACP 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.
- DirectorDeepu AnthikkadStarsVirej DasaniJayaramMammukoyaAn ambitious couples got in to trouble when a surrogate plan went wrong but luck comes when the baby comes to their life.
- DirectorArun KumarStarsMurali GopyIndrajith SukumaranHareesh PeradiIn 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.
- DirectorRanjithStarsMammoottyAlisha MohammedMuthumaniMathukutty, an unemployed man, lives in Germany with his bossy wife. He is given a chance to travel to Kerala to invite famous actors for an event, but all hell breaks loose after his arrival.
- DirectorLal JoseStarsMammoottyReenu MathewsFahadh FaasilImmanuel's life takes an odd turn when the publishing firm that he works for shuts down. He gets a job in an insurance company but faces severe hardships, which end up changing him as a person.
- DirectorG. MarthandanStarsMammoottyHoney RoseSiddiqueA skit on Jesus Christ brings out a change in good-hearted rowdy Cleetus along with revealing few surprises of his nature and his relationship with a neighborhood tailor.
- DirectorKamalStarsPrithviraj SukumaranSreenivasanMamta MohandasThe story of J C Daniel, who made the first ever Malayalam film 'Vigathakumaran' in 1928, resulting in his exile and eventual downfall.
- DirectorRajeev RaviStarsFahadh FaasilAndrea JeremiahSunny WayneThe story of how Rasool, a Muslim falls in love with a Christian girl, Anna and how her family's strong disapproval makes their relationship change for the worse.
- DirectorLijo Jose PellisseryStarsFahadh FaasilIndrajith SukumaranKalabhavan ManiAmen tells the story of people around an ancient Nasrani Church. The plot is set in a village, Kumarankary, where its inhabitants are always garbed in white - a motif which the film deftly employs to meld the elements of fantasy and spirituality. A young, handsome cleric (Indrajith Sukumaran) arrives as the Kathanar (Syrian priest) of the church, whose senior Kathanar is Fr. Abraham (Joy Mathew), a grumpy fellow. The village has a mix of issues, which range from the love between Solomon (Fahadh Faasil) and Sosanna (Swati Reddy) to the fate of a band crushed by frequent failures in contests. The movie sets itself a lot of targets like the fate of Solomon's love, his dazzling self-discovery of a trait not known to him before and some sober spiritual and religious conflicts. Amen promises a luxuriant plot replete with music, faith, fantasy and romance and an amazingly varied set of characters. As the parish seriously discusses whether to retain the church's band that had lost to the rival group in the earlier band competition, a young priest Fr. Vincent Vattoli (Indrajit) takes charge under Fr.Ottaplackan. He is stylish, dares to defy conventions and is in support of the romance between Solomon and Sosanna. His actions irk the senior priest and things take a serious turn after a while. The people agrees to a pact that sets the fate of Solomon's love with Sosanna, and the Kumarankary church band's future. The band goes on to win the competition, and the film ends on a truly surprising climax.
- DirectorMartin PrakkatStarsDulquer SalmaanJacob GregoryAparna GopinathThe journey of two young American Malayalees to their Motherland.
- DirectorManu SudhakaranStarsJennifer AntonyAnoop ChandranKailashWhen a happily married Alby is confronted by his old love for help, things go wrong and a string of serial murders form the rest of the plot.
- DirectorAashiq AbuSiddharth BharathanShyju KhalidStarsDulquer SalmaanNivin PaulyFahadh FaasilA film comprising of 5 short stories by 5 directors. Each story is about a women.
- DirectorSugeethStarsNiyas BackerKunchacko BobanFavour FrancisThree ex-convicts live together and try to start their lives afresh, but in vain. They reach out to their prison counselor; as per his advice they start their own work with his support until his true intentions are revealed.
- DirectorJeethu JosephStarsPrithviraj SukumaranSreejith RaviVijayaraghavanSam 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.
- DirectorSunil IbrahimStarsDharmajan BolgattyShine Tom ChackoLenaaA creative executive at an advertising agency and his girlfriend try to solve the mystery of their friend Icha who seemingly starts to appear at two different places at the same time.
- DirectorLal JoseStarsKunchacko BobanNamitha PramodSuraj VenjaramooduThe film tackles social issues in Kuttanad through the tale of a hapless youth.
- DirectorShyamaprasadStarsAnn AugustineFahadh FaasilKrishnachandranGayatri meets Michael and starts living with him in spite of his arrogance. She avoids all the negatives and tries to deal with him but things change when Michael loses his eyesight in an accident.
- DirectorJose ThomasStarsAnjana AppukuttanAnju AravindChempil AsokanKannan falls in love with Radhu, the daughter of a ruthless city gangster who is responsible for many deaths. In order to marry her, Kannan must face danger and overcome many challenges.
- DirectorAlphonse PuthrenStarsNivin PaulyNazriya NazimLalu AlexCan a young man escape from the clutches of a loan shark on time?
- DirectorVineeth SreenivasanStarsSabitha AnandAmritha AnilDeepak ParambolRohini Pranab, a cardiac surgeon and a social worker, sets out to find the girls kidnapped from her NGO. She is joined by Naveen, who is looking for his kidnapped sister. The duo goes deeper into the human trafficking mafia in Karnataka.
- DirectorShanil MuhammedRojin PhilipRojin ThomasStarsSanoop SanthoshJayasuryaRamya NambeeshanRyan Philips is a school boy who is always up to mischief when it comes to studying the maths subject. His life is turned around when he discovers a magical pen at his antique collecting grandfather's house.
- DirectorShaji KailasStarsJayaramMuktha GeorgeSudheesh'Ginger' is a humorous tale, set against the backdrop of a village. Two scheming thieves Jayaram and Sudheesh plan to rob Suresh Krishna and his wife Mallika's house, but in a quirk of fate, becomes a part of their life. .
- DirectorSathyan AnthikadStarsFahadh FaasilAmala PaulInnocent Vareed ThekkethalaAymanam Sidharthan is a local politician who hopes to become big some time in his life, but faces some setbacks in his political career. He meets Irene, a Canadian citizen with roots in Kerala.
- DirectorVysakhStarsKunchacko BobanMiya GeorgeVinod KovoorA priest and nun face the consequences of their action against a corrupt business man.
- DirectorKamalStarsJayaramRamya NambeeshanShailaja AmbuNadan is the story of a popular drama troupe owned by Devadas Sargavedi (Jayaram), which was previously possessed by his father and grandfather in the past, and speaks about the problems faced by the owner and his survival. The revival of this mighty art through the sustained effort of the talented theater artists form the crux of the narrative.
- DirectorRanjith SankarStarsJayasuryaAju VargheseNyla UshaThe story of a Thrissur based man named Joy Thakkolkaran. He aspire to become an established businessman. On his research, he finds the business possibilities of agarbattis. He also found that elephant dung can be effectively used as a raw material for making agarbattis. Likewise, he decided to start his business on making agarbattis from the dung. For that he made a contract with the Devaswom Board for getting the dung. Everything was going perfect with Joy until a new Chairman joined the Devaswom who suspended his contract with them. Things get worse for Joy without the dung and desperate Joy runs hither and thither in search of the required raw material.
- DirectorLal JoseStarsDileepRima KallingalMurali GopyThe sequence of events that follow the protagonist's bachelor party.
- DirectorJis JoyStarsAsif AliAparna GopinathVijay BabuKunchako (Asif Ali) lost his parents at an early age and has been living with relatives who dislike him. Fed up with life there, Kunchako leaves their home after stealing their bicycle.
- DirectorSidhartha SivaStarsMinonIndrajith SukumaranMuruganStory of a 12 year old boy given a task of framing 101 questions by his teacher, without worrying about the answers. The story moves around his life and the questions that are intertwined together. He successfully completes the task but wants the answer for only the 101st question.
- DirectorJoy MathewStarsAugustineVinay ForrtVijayan KaranthoorA family man (Rasheed) is locked with a prostitute in a commercial space by his friend. When the friend gets tangled in an inescapable web, unexpected events unravel over days and nights with them locked inside having no way out.
- DirectorLinson AntonyStarsTini TomJyothirmayiShammi ThilakanHousefull is a family entertainer, showing the life of a Police Constable Ananthan, who continues to be a bachelor after 36. All marriage proposals are utter failures, many times due to minor reasons. At a crucial situation Ananthan marries Emily who works in a textile shop. Both families were against the marriage. Ananthan and Emily hopes that the birth of a baby may change the situation. But they were not blessed with a baby for a long time. At last when god blessed them, it was not one but 4 kids at a time. What happens after this weaves the humorous plot of the movie.