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Amaram (അമരം)
Amaram (അമരം) is a 1991 Malayalam drama directed by Bharathan, written by A.K. Lohithadas, starring Mammootty as fisherman Achootty; not the 2026 Tamil film of the same name.
August 1 (ആഗസ്റ്റ് 1) (1988 film)
August 1 (ആഗസ്റ്റ് 1) is a 1988 Malayalam political thriller directed by Sibi Malayil, starring Mammootty as DySP Perumal protecting a chief minister from a hired killer; sequel August 15 (2011).
Bharatham (ഭരതം)
Bharatham (ഭരതം) is a 1991 Malayalam musical drama directed by Sibi Malayil, written by A.K. Lohithadas, produced by and starring Mohanlal with Nedumudi Venu; music by Raveendran; won 3 National and 5 Kerala State awards. Not the dance troupe Bharatham or the 2024 film Bharathanatyam.
Big B (film)
Big B (2007) is a Malayalam action crime thriller, Amal Neerad's directorial debut, starring Mammootty as gangster Bilal John Kurishingal. An unofficial remake of Four Brothers, it flopped initially, became a cult classic, and spawned the long-delayed sequel Bilal.
Bodyguard (2010 film)
Bodyguard (ബോഡി ഗാർഡ്) is a 2010 Malayalam romantic comedy directed by Siddique, starring Dileep, Nayanthara, Mithra Kurian and Thyagarajan, with music by Ouseppachan; released 23 January 2010, it was remade as Kaavalan (Tamil) and Bodyguard (Hindi, Salman Khan).
Chithram (ചിത്രം)
Chithram (ചിത്രം) is a 1988 Indian Malayalam screwball comedy directed by Priyadarshan, starring Mohanlal and Ranjini, and the highest-grossing Malayalam film at the time of release.
Classmates (ക്ലാസ്മേറ്റ്സ്) (2006 film)
Classmates (ക്ലാസ്മേറ്റ്സ്) is Lal Jose's 2006 Malayalam campus drama written by James Albert, starring Prithviraj and Kavya Madhavan; a 2006 reunion unravels a classmate's death, and the film became 2006's biggest Malayalam hit at about Rs 24 crore.
Dasharatham (ദശരഥം)
Dasharatham (ദശരഥം), 1989 Malayalam drama by Sibi Malayil, written by A. K. Lohithadas, starring Mohanlal as Rajiv Menon; first Malayalam film on surrogacy, released 19 October 1989, later a cult film.
Devadoothan (ദേവദൂതൻ)
Devadoothan (ദേവദൂതൻ, The Heavenly Messenger) is a 2000 Malayalam musical mystery horror film by Sibi Malayil, starring Mohanlal and Jaya Prada, with music by Vidyasagar; a 2000 box-office failure that became a cult classic and a record-setting 4K re-release in 2024.
Devasuram (ദേവാസുരം)
Devasuram (ദേവാസുരം) is a 1993 Malayalam action drama directed by I.V. Sasi, written by Ranjith, starring Mohanlal as Mangalassery Neelakandan with Revathi; top Malayalam grosser of 1993, sequel Ravanaprabhu.
Godfather (1991 film)
Godfather is a 1991 Malayalam comedy-drama directed by Siddique-Lal, starring N.N. Pillai, Mukesh, Kanaka, and Philomina. It ran 404 days, the longest Malayalam theatrical run, and won the 1992 Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal.
Innale (ഇന്നലെ)
Innale (ഇന്നലെ) is a 1989 Malayalam drama film written and directed by P. Padmarajan, about a woman who loses her memory in a bus accident and starts a new life.
Irupatham Noottandu (ഇരുപതാം നൂറ്റാണ്ട്)
Irupatham Noottandu (ഇരുപതാം നൂറ്റാണ്ട്, Twentieth Century) is a 1987 Malayalam crime thriller directed by K. Madhu, written by S. N. Swamy, starring Mohanlal as cult character Sagar Alias Jacky; not the 2019 Pranav Mohanlal film.
Kaalapani (കാലാപാനി)
Kaalapani (കാലാപാനി) is a 1996 Malayalam historical drama directed by Priyadarshan, starring Mohanlal as a doctor wrongly transported to the Andaman Cellular Jail in 1915.
Kerala Cafe
Kerala Cafe (കേരള കഫെ) is a 2009 Malayalam anthology film of ten short films by ten directors, conceived and produced by Ranjith, linked by a railway cafe and the theme of a journey, released 29 October 2009.
Kilukkam (കിലുക്കം)
Kilukkam (കിലുക്കം) is a 1991 Malayalam comedy-drama directed by Priyadarshan, starring Mohanlal, Revathi, and Jagathy Sreekumar, set in Ooty; it cost Rs 60 lakh and became Malayalam cinema's first Rs 5 crore grosser.
Kireedam (കിരീടം) (1989 film)
Kireedam (കിരീടം) is a 1989 Malayalam action drama directed by Sibi Malayil, written by A.K. Lohithadas, starring Mohanlal as Sethumadhavan and Thilakan; it won Mohanlal a National Film Award Special Mention, was remade in six languages, and returned in 4K in 2026.
Manichitrathazhu (മണിച്ചിത്രതാഴ്)
Manichitrathazhu (മണിച്ചിത്രത്താഴ്) is a 1993 Malayalam psychological thriller directed by Fazil, starring Mohanlal, Shobana, and Suresh Gopi, about dissociative identity disorder in a haunted ancestral mansion; remade in four Indian languages.
Mathilukal (മതിലുകൾ)
Mathilukal (മതിലുകൾ, "Walls") is Adoor Gopalakrishnan's 1990 Malayalam film adapting Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's autobiographical prison novelette, starring Mammootty as Basheer, with Narayani heard but never seen; it won FIPRESCI at Venice and four National Film Awards.
Moonnam Pakkam (മൂന്നാംപക്കം)
Moonnam Pakkam (മൂന്നാംപക്കം, The Third Day) is a 1988 Malayalam family drama written and directed by P. Padmarajan, starring Thilakan and Jayaram, about a grandfather whose grandson drowns at sea.
My Dear Kuttichathan (മൈ ഡിയർ കുട്ടിച്ചാത്തൻ)
My Dear Kuttichathan (മൈ ഡിയർ കുട്ടിച്ചാത്തൻ), aka Chhota Chetan, is a 1984 Malayalam children's fantasy film by Jijo Punnoose, India's first 3D film, about a genie befriended by three children, a National Award winner grossing ₹2.5 crore.
Naduvazhikal (നാടുവാഴികൾ)
Naduvazhikal (നാടുവാഴികൾ), also spelled Naaduvazhikal, is a 1989 Malayalam action crime drama by Joshiy, written by S.N. Swamy, starring Mohanlal as Arjun, who takes over his jailed father Ananthan's business empire; loosely based on The Godfather.
Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal (നമുക്കു പാർക്കാൻ മുന്തിരിത്തോപ്പുകൾ)
Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal (നമുക്കു പാർക്കാൻ മുന്തിരിത്തോപ്പുകൾ), Vineyards for Us to Dwell In, is a 1986 Malayalam romance drama by Padmarajan, adapted from K.K. Sudhakaran's novel, starring Mohanlal and Shari, with music by Johnson.
Nandanam (നന്ദനം) (film)
Nandanam (നന്ദനം) is a 2002 Malayalam romantic fantasy film written and directed by Ranjith, loosely adapted from M. T. Vasudevan Nair's Neelathamara, starring Navya Nair as the Krishna devotee Balamani and Prithviraj Sukumaran as Manu, with music by Raveendran.
Narasimham (നരസിംഹം) (film)
Narasimham (നരസിംഹം), 2000 Malayalam action drama by Shaji Kailas, written by Ranjith, starring Mohanlal as Poovalli Induchoodan; Aashirvad Cinemas' first film, grossed about Rs 22 crore, then the industry's highest grosser, famous for "Po mone Dinesha."
Nerariyan CBI (നേരറിയാൻ സി.ബി.ഐ.)
Nerariyan CBI (നേരറിയാൻ സി.ബി.ഐ.) is a 2005 Malayalam mystery thriller, the fourth CBI-series film, directed by K. Madhu, written by S. N. Swamy, starring Mammootty as detective Sethurama Iyer investigating mansion deaths.
New Delhi (1987 film)
New Delhi (ന്യൂ ഡൽഹി) is a 1987 Malayalam revenge thriller directed by Joshiy, starring Mammootty as jailed journalist G. Krishnamoorthy; it became the highest-grossing Malayalam film of its time and was remade in Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi.
Niram (നിറം)
Niram (നിറം) is a 1999 Malayalam romantic comedy directed by Kamal, starring Kunchacko Boban and Shalini as childhood friends Aby and Sona, with music by Vidyasagar; a major 1999 hit remade in four languages.
Njan Gandharvan (ഞാൻ ഗന്ധർവ്വൻ)
Njan Gandharvan (ഞാൻ ഗന്ധർവ്വൻ) is P. Padmarajan's 1991 Malayalam fantasy romance, his last film, starring Nitish Bharadwaj as a celestial gandharva and Suparna Anand as Bhama, with music by Johnson.
Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (ഒരു സി.ബി.ഐ. ഡയറിക്കുറിപ്പ്)
Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (ഒരു സി.ബി.ഐ. ഡയറിക്കുറിപ്പ്) is a 1988 Malayalam investigative thriller directed by K. Madhu, starring Mammootty as CBI officer Sethurama Iyer, based on the Polakkulam murder case and starting a five-film franchise.