Best dark & gritty Malayalam movies on SonyLIV in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
22 movies on SonyLIV in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.7. 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.
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2. Bramayugam (2024)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 19m · U/A 16+ · Drama, Horror · IMDb 7.7 (18.9K votes)
Slow-burnTwistyDark & grittyVisually stunning
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.
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3. 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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4. Bhoothakaalam (2022)
Movie · Malayalam · 1h 45m · UA · Thriller, Mystery · IMDb 7.4 (6.2K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
Following the death of a family member, a mother and son experience mysterious events which distort their sense of reality and make them question their sanity.
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5. 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.
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6. 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.
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7. 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
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8. 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
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9. 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.
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10. 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
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11. 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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13. 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.
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15. Innale Vare (2022)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 16m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 6.2 (902 votes)
Cold & detachedTwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Adhi Shankar, a well-known film star and producer in the Malayalam film industry, struggles to maintain his stardom and position after a string of flops and misjudged decisions. As he is struggling to get things back on track, more chaos descends on his already muddled life.
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16. 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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17. Eesho (2022)
Movie · Malayalam · 1h 47m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 6.1 (1.7K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
While working the night at an ATM, a security guard, who is the prime witness in the case against a powerful industrialist, happens across a mysterious man named Eesho. They engage in a conversation and the guard pours his heart out to the stranger before realising that Eesho may not be a friend. Who is Eesho and what
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18. 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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19. Puzhu (2022)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 2m · U · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 6.2 (3.4K votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Kuttan, an annoyingly disciplined and a bigoted upper-caste retired police officer, is living with his son Kichu. After Bharati, Kuttan’s younger sister, falls in love with lower caste Kuttappan and elopes with him against her family’s wish, the attempts on Kuttan's life increases and his paranoia make the lives around
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21. Mirage (2025)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 30m · UA · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 6.0 (2.4K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
A woman joins forces with a journalist to investigate secrets her fiancé was keeping from her after she is informed he has died in a tragic train accident.
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22. Pallichattambi (2026)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 8m · U/A 16+ · Action, Drama · IMDb 5.8 (4.8K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Set in the politically turbulent late 1950s, Krishnan Pillai, a playful ruffian chosen by the Church to lead a defensive force, the Christopher Sena. His mission to resist the Communist government takes a detour when he experiences an ideological awakening and falls in love with a comrade, sparking an epic tale of rebe
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