Exceptional Malayalam Movies From The Recent Past
Malayalam cinema is breaking the mould it was set in and lately, it has been churning out movies that are not only great, but also have world-class appeal. Especially in the last decade, Malayalam cinema has seen some very exceptional movies.
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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.
- DirectorRajesh PillaiStarsSreenivasanKunchacko BobanSudip JoshyThe 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.
- DirectorAnjali MenonStarsDulquer SalmaanNivin PaulyNazriya NazimA fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover and explore.
- DirectorAnwar RasheedStarsDulquer SalmaanThilakanSiddiqueFaisi 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorDileesh PothanStarsFahadh FaasilAparna BalamuraliSoubin ShahirMahesh, 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.
- DirectorLijo Jose PellisseryStarsAntony VargheseAnna RajanBinny Rinky BenjaminVincent 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 SalmaanParvathy ThiruvothuAparna GopinathA young, nonconforming woman named Tessa gets entangled in a cat-and-mouse chase in the by-lanes of Kerala, hunting for a mysterious artist who previously lived in her apartment.
- DirectorJude Anthany JosephStarsNazriya NazimNivin PaulyAju VargheseA spirited young girl would stop at nothing to get the first love of her life, even if it takes seven years and several heartbreaks.
- DirectorMartin PrakkatStarsDulquer SalmaanJacob GregoryAparna GopinathThe journey of two young American Malayalees to their Motherland.
- 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.
- DirectorAlphonse PuthrenStarsNivin PaulyNazriya NazimLalu AlexCan a young man escape from the clutches of a loan shark on time?
- 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.
- DirectorAashiq AbuStarsVijay BabuRima KallingalFahadh FaasilA 22 year old nurse who was betrayed and raped exerts some extreme revenge on her tormentors.
- DirectorV.K. PrakashStarsAnoop MenonHoney RoseJayasuryaA small residential lodge at Kochi becomes the witness for many stories, of many people, their search for love, money, sex, and true meaning of life.
- DirectorVineeth SreenivasanStarsNivin PaulyIsha TalwarManoj K. JayanThe struggles faced when a Hindu man falls in love with a Muslim woman and the disapproval of her family.
- DirectorRajeev RaviStarsDulquer SalmaanVinayakanShaun RomyKrishnan, 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.
- 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.
- DirectorMahesh NarayananStarsParvathy ThiruvothuFahadh FaasilKunchacko BobanIn 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.
- DirectorAmal NeeradStarsFahadh FaasilJayasuryaLalSet in the pre-independent India, Aloshi returns from the war to his estranged family and childhood love, only to find his elder brothers taking the side of a ruthless business man to overthrow their father.
- DirectorR.S. VimalStarsPrithviraj SukumaranParvathy ThiruvothuSaikumarBased on the real-life love story of Moideen and Kanchanamala, which happened in the 1960s in the backdrop of Calicut.