Best dark & gritty Malayalam movies on Prime Video in India

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

91 movies on Prime Video in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.2. Newest addition: Khalifa: The Ruler, added to Apple TV on 9 Oct. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.

1. Drishyam 2 (2021)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 33m · UA · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 8.4 (46.3K votes)

TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

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?

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2. Kireedam (1989)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 7m · A · Drama, Action · IMDb 8.9 (10.0K votes)

Dark & gritty

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.

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3. Aavesham (2024)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 36m · UA · Comedy, Action · IMDb 7.8 (34.3K votes)

FunnyMatureFast-pacedDark & gritty

Three college freshmen in Bangalore befriend an eccentric gangster to get revenge on their senior bullies.

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4. Malik (2021)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 41m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (15.4K votes)

TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatVisually stunning

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.

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5. Joseph (2018)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 18m · UA · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.0 (8.0K votes)

TwistySeriousDark & gritty

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.

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6. Joji (2021)

Movie · Malayalam · 1h 53m · UA · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.7 (13.1K votes)

Dark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

Joji, an engineering dropout and the youngest son of a rich family lives with his aspirations of becoming super wealthy. Driven by greed and blind ambition, he decides to execute his plans following an unexpected event in the family.

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7. Lucifer (2019)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 54m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (16.4K votes)

TwistyCold & detachedFast-pacedDark & gritty

In God's own country, the supreme leader of the ruling party dies, leaving a huge vacuum, not only in the electoral and leadership sphere of the party but also that of the state. In the inevitable succession squabble and the power struggle that ensues, the thin line that separates good and bad becomes irrecoverably blu

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8. C U Soon (2020)

Movie · Malayalam · 1h 38m · UA · Thriller, Mystery · IMDb 7.6 (7.4K votes)

TwistyDialogue-drivenFast-pacedEdge-of-seat

Jimmy meets Anu on an online dating website and decides to marry her. Jimmy's mother entrusts his cousin Kevin to get details about Anu. Now it's Kevin's turn to search for his cousin's fiancee who vanished without a trace, only to discover dark, shocking truths about her.

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9. Virus (2019)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 32m · U · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 7.7 (6.0K votes)

Edge-of-seatFamily-friendlySeriousDark & gritty

A real life account of the deadly Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, and the courageous fight put on by several individuals which helped to contain the epidemic.

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10. Unda (2019)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 10m · U · Drama · IMDb 7.7 (5.1K votes)

Edge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detached

SI Manikandan and his police team are dispatched to Basthar, a Maoist area for election duty where they aren't trained to handle the attacks in a territory field filled with land mines while being armed with unnecessary ammunition.

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11. Kuruthi (2021)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 2m · UA · Thriller, Action · IMDb 7.5 (7.0K votes)

Edge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & grittyMature

Ibrahim, a widower, grieves the loss of his wife and child and lives in a secluded area. However, his life turns upside down after a policeman comes knocking at his door with a criminal.

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12. Big B (2007)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 10m · U · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.7 (4.5K votes)

Dark & grittyFast-pacedEdge-of-seat

Four brothers try to find the mystery behind the murder of woman who raised them.

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13. Trance (2020)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 50m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 7.3 (10.7K votes)

TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

A disheartened motivational speaker gets hired by a corporate to become a preacher until his live stint on television puts him and his service under the scanner.

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14. Pada (2022)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 5m · UA · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 7.7 (3.4K votes)

Edge-of-seatDark & grittySeriousDialogue-driven

Based on a true incident, the film is about four men, who call themselves Ayyankali Pada, holding the Palakkad collector hostage demanding tribal land rights.

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15. Kooman (2022)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 31m · UA · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 7.3 (5.4K votes)

TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached

The story takes place in a hilly village on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. The story is about a strict police officer who relocates there and the subsequent events that turn his and many other's lives upside down associated with that police station. Few normal incidents happen in the village, and some from the past sudd

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16. Mura (2024)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 9m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.2 (7.2K votes)

Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & grittyTwisty

In Trivandrum, four inseperable friends, from raw, rustic background Anandhu, Saji, Manu, and Manaf plan the ultimate heist, their one shot at turning dreams into reality. But as they dive deeper, shadows from the past surface, unraveling hidden motives and testing loyalties in ways they never saw coming. When friendsh

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17. Ishq (2019)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 14m · UA · Thriller, Romance · IMDb 7.5 (3.1K votes)

Cold & detachedDark & gritty

Sachi and his girlfriend, Vasudha, go on a date to celebrate her birthday. Things go sideways and their love is tested when they are harassed by two men on a late-night drive.

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18. New Delhi (1987)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 23m · U · Thriller · IMDb 7.8 (2.0K votes)

Cold & detachedDark & grittyTwistyEdge-of-seat

A journalist is illegally jailed for exposing two corrupt politicians, He exacts revenge through his new mysterious newspaper.

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19. Ela Veezha Poonchira (2022)

Movie · Malayalam · 1h 44m · UA · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 7.3 (3.6K votes)

TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedMature

Sudhi and Madhu are police officers at a small wireless police station on the hilltop. Amidst the heavy monsoon, they receive word that a woman`s body parts have been scattered all over Elaveezhapoonchira. Will they solve the mystery?

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20. Garudan (2023)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 18m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 7.3 (3.4K votes)

Dark & grittyMatureCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

Harish Madhav a straightforward cop and Nishanth a college professor get entangled in a crime and one has to fight for his integrity and other has to fight for justice.

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21. Thankam (2023)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 25m · UA · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.1 (4.0K votes)

TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat

Thankam follows the story of Muthu and Kannan, two gold agents from Thrissur, known as the gold capital of India. As they travel across Kerala and Tamil Nadu, delivering consignments of gold, their lives take a dark turn when a routine trip leads to unexpected complications.

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22. Malayankunju (2022)

Movie · Malayalam · 1h 52m · U · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 6.9 (4.4K votes)

Dark & grittyCold & detached

Anikkuttan is an ill-tempered electronics technician who leads a quiet life with his mother. His daily routines are disrupted when his next door neighbour's new born baby stirs up undesirable memories from his past. What will happen next?

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23. Kammara Sambhavam (2018)

Movie · Malayalam · 3h 2m · UA · Thriller · IMDb 7.2 (1.6K votes)

TwistyDark & gritty

Set against the backdrop of World War 2, the film spans over three different phases of the life of the protagonist Kammaran who gets inspired by freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose and joins INA to secure Indian independence from British rule.

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24. Jagratha (1989)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 30m · UA · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 7.5 (1.1K votes)

Cold & detachedTwistyEdge-of-seatSerious

A renowned actress, Aswathi, is murdered. When a CBI officer, Sethurama Iyer, investigates the case, he unravels a dark secret about Aswathi which brings forth several complexities.

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25. Level Cross (2024)

Movie · Malayalam · 1h 54m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 6.8 (3.0K votes)

TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatSerious

In a desolate desert, a reclusive gatekeeper offers refuge to a mysterious woman fleeing a dark past, leading to an unraveling of secrets and shattered realities.

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26. Aarkkariyam (2021)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 6m · U · Drama · IMDb 6.9 (1.8K votes)

TwistyDark & grittyDialogue-drivenCold & detached

Shirley and Roy in the middle of an impending Covid lock-down and a personal financial crisis, leave their Mumbai home for Shirley's home in Pala where her father Ittyavira stays. Roy soon finds that her home is not what he thought it is.

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27. Kala (2021)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 7m · A · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.7 (4.3K votes)

Edge-of-seatCold & detachedMatureDark & gritty

The life of Shaji, a laid-back youngster, turns upside down when someone from his past pays him a visit.

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28. Vettah (2016)

Movie · Malayalam · 1h 52m · U · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 6.8 (1.7K votes)

TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

Two police officers trapped in a web of deception and lies from everyone they trust after they take up a case involving a mysterious man who is arrested for a double homicide.

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29. Night Drive (2022)

Movie · Malayalam · 1h 58m · U · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 6.7 (2.5K votes)

Edge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detachedSerious

A young couple working are out on a drive where they meet with an accident. It leaves them in a triangle between a cop who investigates the accident and the corrupt political hegemony who are in pursuit of them.

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30. Drishyam 3 (2026)

Movie · Malayalam · 2h 37m · U/A 13+ · Crime, Drama · IMDb 6.6 (6.2K votes)

TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

To protect his family and their dark secret, Georgekutty faces an organized new threat. As walls close in and cracks widen, how much more is he willing to sacrifice?

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