Best crime Malayalam movies on SonyLIV in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

13 movies on SonyLIV in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.8. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.

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   1. Rekhachithram (2025)

   Movie · Malayalam · 2h 19m · UA · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 7.8 (18.4K votes)

   TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

   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.

   SonyLIV
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   2. Thalavan (2024)

   Movie · Malayalam · 2h 13m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 7.2 (7.2K votes)

   TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

   The intense rivalry between two police officers—CI Jayashankar and SI Karthik takes a dark turn when a body is found in Jayashankar’s house, and he becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation, which is led by Karthik, adding a layer of tension to their already strained relationship.

   SonyLIV
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   3. Kalamkaval (2025)

   Movie · Malayalam · 2h 24m · U/A 16+ · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.2 (5.0K votes)

   TwistyCold & detachedMatureDark & gritty

   Early 2010s. A routine Kerala Police inquiry in the quiet village of Kottayikonam takes an unexpected turn when a trail of seemingly minor clues unravels into a string of disturbing cases. The investigation soon crosses into Tamil Nadu, revealing unsolved mysteries that have lingered for years.

   SonyLIV
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   4. Salute (2022)

   Movie · Malayalam · 2h 25m · UA · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.0 (6.9K votes)

   TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatSerious

   Committed and fiery, Sub Inspector Aravind Karunakaran is obliged to be part of an investigation where an innocent man Murali is deliberately being set up for the murder of a middle-aged couple. Fearing the consequences of revealing that they had deliberately framed Murali, the team refuses to investigate it further an

   SonyLIV
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   5. Appan (2022)

   Movie · Malayalam · 2h 9m · A · Comedy, Crime · IMDb 7.5 (1.4K votes)

   MatureCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

   A cruel womaniser, who cheated death and has been bedridden for ages, harasses his wife and son out of spite. As his family waits for him to die, the villagers form a mob demanding to kill him because of his actions. When he tricks his wife into allowing him to spend time alone with another woman, his family faces a ha

   SonyLIV
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   6. Pani (2024)

   Movie · Malayalam · 2h 21m · UA · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.9 (4.2K votes)

   MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

   When the peaceful married life of a couple is unexpectedly disrupted by two youngsters with criminal inclination, the trials and tribulations connect the mobster lives of Thrissur by becoming a part of vengeance.

   SonyLIV
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   7. Purusha Pretham (2023)

   Movie · Malayalam · 2h 32m · U/A 16+ · Comedy, Crime · IMDb 7.1 (1.7K votes)

   FunnyTwistyDark & gritty

   Purusha Pretham, focuses on Inspector Sebastian as he handles an unidentified male body and becomes entangled in a procedural, personal and emotional maze. Somewhere between his personal troubles and procedural flaws, all hell breaks loose when he misplaces the corpse. Will Sebastian be able to sort out the mess before

   SonyLIV
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   8. Pravinkoodu Shappu (2025)

   Movie · Malayalam · 2h 26m · U/A 16+ · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 6.6 (3.6K votes)

   Cold & detachedDialogue-drivenEdge-of-seat

   On a rainy night, a toddy shop owner is found hanging after 11 people stayed inside playing cards in the closed shop. SI Santhosh investigates, uncovering secrets to find the killer.

   SonyLIV
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   9. Marco (2024)

   Movie · Malayalam · 2h 25m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 6.5 (26.3K votes)

   MatureFast-pacedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

   The adoptive son of the Adattu family, Marco, sets off on a ruthless quest for vengeance after his brother is brutally murdered, finding only betrayal, loss and unimaginable brutality at every step.

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    10. Maranamass (2025)

    Movie · Malayalam · 2h 19m · U/A 16+ · Comedy, Crime · IMDb 6.5 (4.2K votes)

    FunnyMatureCold & detachedTwisty

    An unlikely group of people become trapped on a bus with a man they do not realise is the serial killer terrorising their community.

    SonyLIV
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    11. Paka (2022)

    Movie · Malayalam · 1h 41m · UA · Mystery, Crime · IMDb 6.4 (416 votes)

    Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatVisually stunningMature

    This Romeo and Juliet–esque vengeance tale is set deep in the forests of Kerala, where the river is witness to a violent, generations-old feud.

    SonyLIV
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    12. Chaaver (2023)

    Movie · Malayalam · 2h 8m · UA · Thriller, Action · IMDb 6.2 (2.6K votes)

    Cold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seatMature

    It chronicles the tale of two competing gangs that are constantly at odds with one another in the Kerala area.

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    13. Thuramukham (2023)

    Movie · Malayalam · 2h 45m · UA · Crime, Action · IMDb 5.9 (854 votes)

    Dark & grittyVisually stunningEdge-of-seatSerious

    The Harbour shows how two brothers end up on opposing sides of this system. One becomes the leader of an employer’s gang of thugs, while the other becomes an activist. All the while, the women in their family go hungry and the community is ravaged by violence and alcoholism.

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