Best Malayalam Thriller Movies of All Time

Jude Anthany Joseph · 150 min · Kavya Film Company / PK Prime Production

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.

Cast: Tovino Thomas, Kunchacko Boban, Asif Ali

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.3/10 on IMDb (16,440 votes), 100% on Rotten Tomatoes), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

I.V. Sasi · 187 min · Anugraha Cine Arts

Neelakandan (Mohanlal) is the heir to the Mangalasherry family who squanders away his father's largest and is a dependable menace to society. One of his victims is promising dancer Bhanu (Revathi) who vows never to dance again till his death following a public affront by Neelakandan and his cronies. Ironically they fall in love. Meanwhile, the vicious Shekaran (Napoleon) of a rival clan has sworn to avenge the death of his uncle, killed by Neelakandan's men. A reasonably watchable film that goes fairly awry towards the second half. Innocent is good as Neelakandan's long-suffering manservant.

Cast: Mohanlal, Napolean, Revathi

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.7/10 on IMDb (6,540 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Jeethu Joseph · 153 min · Aashirvad Cinemas

Six years after the terrible event that almost destroyed his family, Georgekutty is the proud owner of a movie theater and aspiring to write and produce his own hit film. Yet his wife Rani is ill at ease. She worries about Georgekutty, who's taken out a loan and started drinking. She worries about her daughters; Anju suffers epileptic fits and cowers in fear at the sound of a passing police siren, and young Anu's growing independence takes her away from her mother's watchful eyes. Even more worrying, the neighbors have started to gossip and the police have remained relentless in unearthing George's darkest secret. When someone from the past returns to the village, can Georgekutty save his family a second time?

Cast: Mohanlal, Meena, Murali Gopy

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.6/10 on TMDb (142 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Dijo Jose Antony · 162 min

As a college professor's brutal murder sparks student unrest, a cop launches an investigation while a lawyer seeks justice in the the courtroom.

Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Mamta Mohandas

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.3/10 on IMDb (21,448 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Chidambaram · 135 min

A group of friends get into a daring rescue mission to save their friend from Guna Caves, a perilously deep pit from where nobody has ever been brought back.

Cast: Soubin Shahir, Sreenath Bhasi, Balu Varghese

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.2/10 on IMDb (29,256 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Jeethu Joseph · 164 min · Aashirvad Cinemas

Georgekutty (Mohanlal) is a cable-TV network owner in a remote hilly village in Kerala. He lives a happy life with his wife and two daughters. The first half revolves around the depiction of their happy family. Anju (Ansiba), Georgekutty's daughter, goes on a school trip between the proceedings. After a few days, a guy who had been at the school trip with her meets Anju. He blackmails her with a video of her that he had captured during the school trip. In the course of events he is accidentally killed by Rani (Meena) and Anju. Georgekutty on returning home is appraised of the events and thus begins a cat and mouse game as the murdered person is the son of IG Geeta Prabhakar (Asha Sharath) and Prabhakar (Siddique). How the family weathers the storm that ensues during the murder investigation forms the rest of the story leading to a deeply satisfying and unexpected climax.

Cast: Mohanlal, Meena, Asha Sarath

AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.5/10 on TMDb (228 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Mahesh Narayanan · 139 min

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.

Cast: Kunchacko Boban, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Fahadh Faasil

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.3/10 on TMDb (54 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Martin Prakkat · 124 min

Three police officers are forced to go on the run when they get tangled in the death of a youth, a few days before the election.

Cast: Kunchacko Boban, Joju George, Nimisha Sajayan

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.5/10 on TMDb (46 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Padmakumar M · 138 min

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.

Cast: Joju George, Irshad, Athmeeya Rajan

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.5/10 on TMDb (42 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Jeethu Joseph · 132 min

Sam Alex, a drunkard ex-cop, is forced to investigate a series of murders which are committed in the same pattern. His search leads to a serial killer, and something more than what he expected.

Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sreejith Ravi, Vijayaraghavan

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.0/10 on IMDb (8,850 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Sachy · 177 min · Gold Coin Motion Picture Company

The story revolves around the clash between Ayyappan, a senior police officer who serves at the Attappadi Police Station and Havildar Koshi, who comes to the village with a motive.

Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Biju Menon, Anil Nedumangad

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.6/10 on TMDb (70 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Dinjith Ayyathan · 125 min

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.

Cast: Asif Ali, Aparna Balamurali, Vijayaraghavan

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.7/10 on TMDb (55 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Rajesh Pillai · 122 min

An emotional thriller based on a road trip from Kochi to Palakkad. Inspired from the real events that happened in Chennai.

Cast: Sreenivasan, Kunchacko Boban, Rahman

AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.9/10 on TMDb (39 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Dileesh Pothan · 136 min

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.

Cast: Fahadh Faasil, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Nimisha Sajayan

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.2/10 on TMDb (62 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Midhun Manuel Thomas · 144 min · Ashiq Usman Productions / Manual Movie Makers

The police are on the trail of a serial killer, but with the victims being fellow officers, will they be able to catch the killer and solve the case in time?

Cast: Kunchacko Boban, Unnimaya Prasad, Jinu Joseph

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.6/10 on TMDb (65 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.