10 Best Romantic Malayalam Movies to Watch on Valentine’s Day

January 7, 2022February 8, 2022 Ashif A R 7 Comments Malayalam, Malayalam Cinema, Malayalam Movies, Romantic Malayalam Movies

When we talk the Best Romantic Malayalam Movies to watch on a Valentine’s Day, Malayalam Film Industry has produced a variety of romantic movies with the right mix of a realistic approach. And also produced quite a few game-changing movies in the aforementioned genre, and the last exemplary movie of that stature was Thattathin Marayathu, which released back in 2012. There were romantic movies that inspired and defined the generation intermittently like Namukku Parkkan Munthirithoppukal and Aniyathipraavu. Who could’ve ever forget Solomon-Sofi and Sudhi-Mini? So, here are the Best Romantic Malayalam Movies to watch on this Valentine’s Day.

Last Updated on January 07, 2022

10. Kumbalangi Nights

Director – Madhu C. Narayanan
Starring – Shane Nigam, Anna Ben
Streaming Platform – Amazon Prime

[This movie is featured at #3 spot in our ‘Best Malayalam Movies of 2019’ list]

Kumbalangi Nights, starring Fahadh Faasil in a prominent role, revolves around four brothers and their love-hate relationship in a 135-minute family-drama. Leading the cast with a magnificent performance Fahadh’s ability to transform into this wicked character was worth mentioning alongside the supporting cast who help and complement the narrative remarkably. The striking cinematography and the euphonious music also make Kumbalangi Nights more distinguished and stand apart from all the other movies released this year.

9. Thanneer Mathan Dinangal

Director – Girish A.D.
Starring – Anaswara Rajan, Mathew Thomas
Streaming Platform – Mzaalo

[This movie is also featured in our ‘Feel-Good Malayalam Movies’ list]

The film revolves around the lives of students studying in higher secondary school, their friendship, romance and adventures. Jaison likes his classmate, Keerthy, his efforts to win her heart makes the rest of the film. The one who axes the works of Jaison is Ravi Sir, and Jaison hates him the most. Mathew Thomas has done a splendid job in portraying Jaison, and the performance of Vineeth as Ravi Sir was remarkable to watch. The film will take you on a trip down memory lane and make you relive your school childhood memories. Thanneer Mathan Dinangal is a fun watch with quite a few feel-good elements.

8. Luca

Director – Arun Bose
Starring – Tovino Thomas & Ahaana Krishna
Streaming Platform – Amazon Prime

On the different side when it comes to the Best Romantic Malayalam Movies, Arun Bose’s Luca is a romantic thriller, which is a different combination in conventional movie making. Film handles the intense love story of Luca and Niharika, who accidentally met in a Biennale. Love between them is almost psychic which carries us to another world of artistic elements. The movie had broke some of the stereotypes and one of the uncommon story. Dramatical part of the movie will definitely leave some questions on our mind, still the romantic part is so pleasing.

7. June

Director – Ahammed Khabeer
Starring – Rajisha Vijayan, Sarjano Khalid
Streaming Platform – Hotstar

[‘June’ is also featured in our ‘Best Romantic Movies of 2019’ list]

Ahammed Khabeer’s movie is a coming-of-age of a girl named June. With fun-filled elements of school life and afterwards, the film showcases the romantic journey of June through various stages. The teenage romance of June with Noel was displayed the most in the movie, as it lapped from her school life to her professional career. Anand was a genuine guy who was following June almost every time, and that tale was told through a song in the second half of the movie. A feel-good movie filled with some old-fashioned ideas, still, fit as a romantic drama movie.

6. Neeyum Njanum

Director – A K Sajan
Starring – Anu Sithara, Sharaf U Dheen
Streaming Platform – YouTube

A K Sajan’s Neeyum Njanum is an old-fashioned romantic story with some contemporary elements, packed with thrill and comedy. The plot revolves around Hashmi and Yakub, their conventional style of love from roadside stalking to the protagonist’s sheer persistence ending up in a happily married couple. The romantic musical first half is pleasing to watch, and the movie diversifies the mood in the second half.

In the turmoil of events, Hashmi and Yakub had a lot of hurdles in the waiting. The thrilling second half is filled with cute romantic moments of Hashmi from the past, and it’s delightful to watch the story from the female lead’s perspective. Though the movie has social and political implications, the heart of Neeyum Njanum is pure romance.

5. Annayum Rasoolum

Director – Rajeev Ravi
Starring – Fahadh Faasil, Andrea Jeremiah
Streaming Platform – Hotstar

One of the Best Romantic Malayalam Movies from Fahadh Faasil, Rajeev Ravi’s Annayum Rasoolum portrays the romance between the taxi driver, Rasool and sales girl Anna from the backdrops of Kochi in natural and raw form. Both represent the lower middle class and it’s the innocence of the character that makes the movie different. The story moves around the day to day events and later they had to face hesitancies and personal insecurities of religion and society. With more expressions and fewer dialogues, this movie carries the love story intensely and realistically.

4. Ohm Shanthi Oshana

Director – Jude Antony
Starring – Nazriya Nazim & Nivin Pauly
Streaming Platform – Hotstar

Jude Antony’s Ohm Shanthi Oshana is a romantic movie that is different in track as it says the story from a girl’s perspective, and it is a ‘girl meets boy’ storyline. Pooja Mathew falls for Giri from her adolescent age. Giri is a person well involved in the social activities and familiar face for all in the area, who had a bad love experience beforehand. Through the course of life, Pooja tries to impress Giri by doing crazy things and it takes years to conquer the hearts of Giri. Nazriya had handled the character with charm and it’s delightful to watch a romantic movie from a different angle. One of the Best Romantic Malayalam Movies.

3. Ennu Ninte Moideen

Director – R. S. Vimal
Starring – Prithviraj Sukumaran & Parvathy
Streaming Platform – Hotstar

[This film is also feat. in our ‘Best Malayalam Movies on Hotstar’ list]

R S Vimal’s Ennu Ninte Moideen is the tale of romance between Moideen and Kanchanamala, based on a real-life story set in the 1960s. Despite being of two casts, both of their families were having close relationships. The love between them develops through letters, and they had a unique way of writing letters to each other. Both families oppose their love, and they had a long wait to get a life together.

But destiny had some other plans as Kanchanamala had to face the death of Moideen. True love still exists after death, and Kanchanamala has shown her strong will to indulge in social activities in the name of her lover. This movie had shown one of the classic romantic stories in recent times. One of the Best Romantic Malayalam Movies.

2. Premam

Director – Alphonse Puthren
Starring – Nivin Pauly, Sali Pallavi
Streaming Platform – Hotstar

Alphonse Puthren’s Preman travels through the love life of George (Nivin Pauly) from his school days to the point of his marriage. George who is in high school is infatuated with Mary a pre-university girl only to be friend-zoned by her later. Being a kid, he cries for days. A few years later, George falls in love with a Tamilian lecturer Malar at college. But, a few days after he contemplates marriage, Malar meets with an accident and loses her memory of George.

[‘Premam’ is also featured in our ‘Best Malayalam Movies in Recent Times’ list]

Dealing with the second major heartbreak, he steps into adulthood and he develops an affinity for Celine who visits the cafe he owns. Celine is the same little girl who used to walk with Mary from the school every day and their relationship ends well after a few hurdles. With Nivin Pauly’s cute expressions and the supporting performances by Anupama Parameswaran, Madonna Sebastian and Sai Pallavi, Premam restore hope in the ‘happily ever after’ theory. Without a doubt, of the Best Romantic Malayalam Movies in recent times.

1. Thattathin Marayath

Director – Vineeth Sreenivasan
Starring – Nivin Pauly & Isha Talwar
Streaming Platform – Amazon Prime

Vineeth Sreenivasan’s Thattathin Marayath held a special distinction in romantic movies over the past few years which portrayed the love relationship between a Hindu boy Vinod with a Muslim girl – Aisha. Set in Northern Kerala, and it was destiny that made Vinod collide with Aisha during a marriage event, later it turns out to be true love. The movie displayed the struggles of an inter-caste relationship, which ended on a very positive note.

Nivin Pauly handled the character of Vinod very well as it marked to be the turning point in the film industry. Thattathin Marayathu was the buzzword for youngsters back in the day when it comes to love and friendship, and this movie is one of the, if not, the Best Romantic Malayalam Movies of the last decade.

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