Best Malayalam movies to watch
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
The highest-rated Malayalam movies streaming in India right now, ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating. Every pick is on a subscription or free app today.
50 titles across 1 language, average IMDb rating 8.2.
1. #Home (2021)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 42m · U/A 13+ · Drama, Family · IMDb 8.7 (20K votes)
The humble, technology-challenged Oliver Twist struggles to keep close with his sons as they grow up and become active on social media.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
2. Drishyam (2013)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 44m · U · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 8.4 (50K votes)
Georgekutty lives a happy life with his wife and daughters. Things take a turn when his daughter gets indecently filmed using a hidden camera, by the son of a police inspector.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + edge-of-seat suspense
3. Drishyam 2 (2021)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 33m · UA · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 8.4 (46K votes)
Seven years after the events of the first film, the family lives with the trauma from that fateful night. A gripping tale of an investigation and a family threatened by it. Will Georgekutty be able to protect his family this time?
Feels like: mind-bending twists + edge-of-seat suspense
4. Manichitrathazhu (1993)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 49m · U · Horror, Comedy · IMDb 8.7 (15K votes)
A young couple, Ganga and Nakulan, arrives at the ancestral home called Madampalli of the latter. Hailing from a family that follows tradition and superstitions, Nakulan's uncle Thampi objects to the couple's idea of moving into the allegedly haunted mansion, which Nakulan ignores. The couple moves in anyway following
Feels like: mind-bending twists + edge-of-seat suspense
5. Kireedam (1989)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 7m · A · Drama, Action · IMDb 8.9 (10K votes)
Sethu aspires to become a police officer to fulfil his father's dream. However, his life turns upside down when he intervenes in a scuffle with a criminal to save his father's life.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense
6. Kumbalangi Nights (2019)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 15m · U · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.5 (22K votes)
Four brothers living in the fishing hamlet of Kumbalangi share a love-hate relationship with each other. Their relationship progresses when Saji, Boney and Franky decide to help Bobby stand by his love.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + sharp humour
7. Premam (2015)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 37m · U · Comedy, Romance · IMDb 8.3 (29K votes)
Three stages in George's life, and three girls he encounters in each stage.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + mind-bending twists
8. Bangalore Days (2014)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 52m · U · Drama, Family · IMDb 8.3 (29K votes)
A fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover & explore!
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
9. Sandhesam (1991)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 17m · U · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 9.0 (6.6K votes)
After his retirement, Raghavan Nair (Thilakan) is back at his home. His long cherished dream to spend his retired life along with his family is thwarted after seeing his two sons brawling each other over their political differences.
Feels like: sharp humour + family-friendly fun
10. Jana Gana Mana (2022)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 42m · UA · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 8.3 (23K votes)
After the mysterious death of a college professor triggers nationwide protests, a police officer’s pursuit of justice unravels layers of political manipulation and moral conflict, exposing how truth and power collide in the pursuit of justice.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
11. Manjummel Boys (2024)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 15m · U · Adventure, Thriller · IMDb 8.2 (36K votes)
A carefree vacation turns into a desperate race against time when a group of lifelong friends must unite to save one of their own from a notoriously perilous, uncharted abyss deep within the Guna Caves.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
12. 2018 (2023)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 30m · UA · Thriller, Action · IMDb 8.3 (17K votes)
A disaster film set during the 2018 Kerala Floods where people from all walks of life faced catastrophic consequences and put in collective efforts to survive the calamity.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
13. Ustad Hotel (2012)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 30m · U · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 8.2 (19K votes)
When his father refuses to support his choice of a career, an aspiring chef tries to fulfil his dream by helping his grandfather run his small eatery.
Feels like: family-friendly fun + big-hearted warmth
14. Chithram (1988)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 39m · U · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.7 (7K votes)
A young woman is dumped by her boyfriend just before the wedding as she will not be inheriting any wealth from her father. When the girl's father pays her a visit, she hires a man to act like her husband.
Feels like: sharp humour + family-friendly fun
15. Spadikam (1995)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 30m · U · Action, Drama · IMDb 8.6 (7.8K votes)
Chacko Master, a school headmaster, is never happy with his son, Thomas, and always degrades him. Having had enough of his ill treatment, Thomas runs away from home only to return as a gangster after long.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense
16. Hridayam (2022)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 52m · U · Romance, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (22K votes)
Arun and Darshana are first-year engineering students and they fall in love soon after their college begins. And just as how things work generally in teenage, the road ahead isn't too easy for them. Life offers many twists and turns that they least expect.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + breakneck pacing
17. Thoovanathumbikal (1987)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 31m · A · Drama, Romance · IMDb 8.6 (5.6K votes)
Jayakrishnan falls in love with two girls, Radha (a villager) and Clara (a sex-worker), and fights his confusion about whom he should marry and spend his life with.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + dark, gritty edges
18. Kilukkam (1991)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 35m · U · Comedy, Family · IMDb 8.6 (5.5K votes)
A tourist guide (Joji) in Ooty shelters a mentally unstable woman (Nandini) in return for the reward offered by her relatives. Later, he comes to know that she is in danger from her relatives.
Feels like: sharp humour + family-friendly fun
19. Kishkindha Kaandam (2024)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 5m · UA · Thriller, Mystery · IMDb 8.0 (18K votes)
Strange events unfold in a monkey-inhabited village, driving a newlywed couple and forest officials to embark on a mission to uncover the root of the unusual disturbances.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + edge-of-seat suspense
20. Malik (2021)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 41m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (15K votes)
A past ridden with crime, death and pain is recounted to Freddy, a juvenile criminal, who has been assigned to eliminate his estranged uncle Sulaiman, an aging patriarch, while behind bars.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
21. Thaniyavarthanam (1987)
Movie · Malayalam · 1h 59m · A · Drama · IMDb 8.9 (3.7K votes)
Balan, a teacher, has a mentally unstable uncle. There is a belief that the family is cursed to have a lunatic at all times. When the uncle passes away, people believe that Balan will be the next.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + family-friendly fun
22. Godfather (1991)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 30m · U · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 8.6 (4.9K votes)
A retelling of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", the film revolves around the rivalry between two families, the Anjooran and Anappara houses, and the consequences faced when two members of the families fall in love.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + sharp humour
23. Minnal Murali (2021)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 38m · U · Action, Comedy · IMDb 7.8 (36K votes)
A tailor gains special powers after being struck by lightning but must take down an unexpected foe if he is to become the superhero his hometown in Kerala needs.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + mind-bending twists
24. Aavesham (2024)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 36m · UA · Comedy, Action · IMDb 7.8 (34K votes)
Three college freshmen in Bangalore befriend an eccentric gangster to get revenge on their senior bullies.
Feels like: sharp humour + breakneck pacing
25. In Harihar Nagar (1990)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 13m · UA · Comedy, Thriller · IMDb 8.6 (4.6K votes)
4 unemployed men who are in Harihar Nagar tries to impress a newly came girl next door.The story goes to the next level when a mysterious man comes and asks for a missing box.
Feels like: sharp humour + mind-bending twists
26. Ayyappanum Koshiyum (2020)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 57m · U · Action, Thriller · IMDb 8.0 (13K votes)
Ayyappan, a police officer, is an upright man who always strives to do the right thing. However, things change when a retired army havildar, Koshy, settles in his village and the two egos clash.
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + dark, gritty edges
27. Kaalapani (1996)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 58m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 8.5 (5.1K votes)
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 Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He witnesses sufferings of hundreds of Indian prisoners there.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
28. Thanmathra (2005)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 40m · U · Drama · IMDb 8.4 (5.6K votes)
A man leading a happy life with his loving wife and two children suddenly starts getting forgetful and lost. Then, he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease leaving his family devastated.
Feels like: family-friendly fun + big-hearted warmth
29. The Great Indian Kitchen (2021)
Movie · Malayalam · 1h 40m · U · Drama · IMDb 8.0 (11K votes)
After marriage, a woman struggles to be the submissive wife that her husband and his family expect her to be.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + family-friendly fun
30. Bethlehem Kudumba Unit (2026)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 35m · U/A 13+ · Romance, Comedy · IMDb 8.0 (11K votes)
Ashley's homecoming from abroad takes an emotional turn when a wedding next door stirs memories of her first love, Justin.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + sharp humour
32. Rekhachithram (2025)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 19m · UA · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 7.8 (18K votes)
Having recently served a suspension for gambling online while on duty, Circle Inspector Vivek Gopinath rejoins the police force and is looking to reclaim his lost honour. Awaiting him is a 40-year-old, unresolved murder mystery with a faceless victim.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
33. Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 16m · UA · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (9.3K votes)
Prasad and Sreeja are a couple planning to set up a new life in Kasargod. On a bus journey they end up being robbed by a thief also named Prasad and this lands them up in a police station.
Feels like: sharp humour + mind-bending twists
34. Memories (2013)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 12m · UA · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 8.0 (9.1K votes)
Sam Alex, a former police officer haunted by the tragic loss of his family, drowns his grief in alcohol until duty calls him back. When a string of eerily similar murders emerges, he’s forced to confront both the case and the ghosts of his past.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + mind-bending twists
35. Ramji Rao Speaking (1989)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 30m · U · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 8.5 (4.1K votes)
The story revolves around three unemployed people who get involved in a kidnapping saga due to a case of mistaken identity.
Feels like: sharp humour + family-friendly fun
36. Take Off (2017)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 19m · U · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.0 (8.3K votes)
A group of Malayali nurses stranded in Iraq, must survive their capture by the extremists and reach out to the rescue team headed by the Indian government.
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + dark, gritty edges
37. Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 12m · U · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 8.1 (6.7K votes)
Prabhakar Varma is appointed by the police to investigate the suicide of Omana, the daughter-in-law of a businessman. Varma decides to investigate further when all the clues reveal it was a murder.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + edge-of-seat suspense
38. Joseph (2018)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 18m · UA · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.0 (8K votes)
Joseph is a retired police officer with adept investigative skills. He accidentally gets involved in a crime case after his ex-wife’s unexpected demise.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
39. Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 (2019)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 14m · U · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (7.7K votes)
Bhaskara, a conservative villager, hates the idea of his son relocating to Russia for a job. However, when his son brings a robot to care for him, he develops an unlikely bond with the machine.
Feels like: family-friendly fun + big-hearted warmth
40. Ennu Ninte Moideen (2015)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 47m · U · Drama, Romance · IMDb 8.0 (7.7K votes)
Children of two renowned families fall in love amidst orthodox surroundings. When their inter-religious relationship is opposed, the two lovers' situation is fraught with familial pressure, societal culture and blind arrogance.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + dark, gritty edges
41. Bramayugam (2024)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 19m · U/A 16+ · Drama, Horror · IMDb 7.7 (19K votes)
A folk singer in 17th-century Kerala discovers a mansion. Inside, he encounters an enigmatic cook and a powerful master, setting in motion a chain of events that changes his life.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
42. Mumbai Police (2013)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 25m · UA · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 7.9 (9K votes)
ACP Antony Moses is on the verge of uncovering his friend’s murderer when an accident leaves him with partial memory loss. Reassigned to the same case, he must retrace his own forgotten steps to uncover a truth more shocking than he imagined.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + edge-of-seat suspense
43. Sudani from Nigeria (2018)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 3m · U · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (5.8K votes)
When a soccer club manager brings one of his injured foreign players home to recuperate, they form an unlikely bond despite their cultural differences.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
44. Aattam (2024)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 19m · UA · Drama · IMDb 8.1 (5.7K votes)
After a party amongst a theatre group, their sole actress, Anjali is subjected to a crime from one of the men in the group. A meeting is called for. In trying to reach a consensus, stories unravel, suspicions surface and clamour ensues.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
45. Vatsalyam (1993)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 35m · U · Drama · IMDb 8.4 (3.7K votes)
Raghavan, a farmer, raises his brother, Vijayakumar, and gives him an education. However, when he grows up and gets married to a rich woman, Vijayakumaran conveniently forgets about his brother.
Feels like: family-friendly fun + big-hearted warmth
46. Balan - The Boy (2026)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 20m · U/A 16+ · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.0 (6.4K votes)
A teenage boy searches for his missing mother following a turbulent childhood and her subsequent disappearance, exploring his search for closure and the truth about his past.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + edge-of-seat suspense
47. Vaazha II (2026)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 42m · U/A 13+ · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 7.9 (7.8K votes)
Four friends – Hashir, Alan, Ajin and Vinayak – are considered losers and troublemakers by parents, family and the school management. They face immense social pressure as they reach adulthood, embarking them on an emotional journey of self discovery and acceptance, where they finally learn to take up their responsibili
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + sharp humour
48. Mukundan Unni Associates™ (2022)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 7m · U · Crime, Comedy · IMDb 7.9 (7.8K votes)
Advocate Mukundan Unni wants to be successful and leaves no stone unturned to achieve growth, prosperity, and respect. But this steadfast nature aided with an ample dose of greed comes with a cost.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + sharp humour
49. Bharatham (1991)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 27m · U · Drama · IMDb 8.4 (3.5K votes)
Raman and Gopi are brothers who have a musical heritage. Raman's addiction towards alcohol becomes a threat to his career and Gopi is forced to take up his role.
Feels like: family-friendly fun + big-hearted warmth
50. Operation Java (2021)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 26m · UA · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 8.0 (6.1K votes)
B. Tech graduates Antony and Vinay Dasan are talented, but unemployed. That changes, however, when they approach the cyber cell with a new perspective to a film piracy case.
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + dark, gritty edges
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