Best Malayalam Action Movies You Can Stream Right Now!

Best Malayalam Action Movies: Action movies are rarely produced in the Malayalam film industry as the majority of the filmmakers concentrate on the dramatic side rather than action. Earlier, films like Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha, Devasuram fell into the category of classic-action movies, and Suresh Gopi donned the genre with movies like Commissioner, Kashmeeram, FIR, and Crime File, which crossed linguistic barriers and went on to become superhits in Telugu Film Industry. However, action-drama titles like Pulimurugan, Twenty: 20, Pokkiriraja are more on the dramatic side, and such films are not included in this list. Here are is a curated list of the Best Malayalam Action Movies released after 2000.

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5. Keerthi Chakra

Director – Major Ravi
Starring – Mohanlal, Jiiva
Streaming Platform – Disney+ Hotstar

Major Ravi’s Keerthi Chakra is set around an elite army group supervised by Major Mahadevan (Mohanlal) fighting the revolt in Kashmir. Militants led by an Afghani Nawab are directed with a mission to destroy the holy Hazarathbal Mosque in the Kashmir Valley and create communal tension in the country.

The rest of the plot takes through the tough situations the army commando group went through to sabotage the contemptible plans of terrorists. The Army track record of Major Ravi had powered him in picturing the strategic attack with minute details, and this film will boost our inner patriotic passion with excellently crafted action sequences.

4. Iyobinte Pusthakam

Director – Amal Neerad
Starring – Fahadh Faasil, Isha Sharvani
Streaming Platform – Disney+ Hotstar

Iyobinte Pusthakam, set in the early 1900s, explores the story of Aloshy (Fahadh Faasil), who returns home after the war to his village finds out that his siblings are working for a local businessman and plotting against his father. Directed by Amal Neerad, everything from the action scenes to the direction and the storytelling aspects, this film knocks the ball out of the park in every department and is visually-stunning to watch. Without a doubt, one of the Best Malayalam Action Movies.

3. Aadhi

Director – Jeethu Joseph
Starring – Pranav Mohanlal, Jagapathi Babu
Streaming Platform – YouTube

Jeethu Joseph’s Aadhi takes us through a series of events that Aaditya Mohan alias Aadhi (Pranav Mohanlal) confronts due to a stupid egoistic fight. Aadhi is an aspiring young musician aiming for a good fortune in the film industry, and he moves to Bengaluru despite his parent’s concerns. With a simple storyline, Aadhi, the film, provided an edge-of-the-seat experience, and the action sequences elevated the movie’s quality to the next level. The parkour action was spectacularly choreographed making it one of the Best Malayalam Action Movies.

2. Urumi

Director – Santhosh Shivan
Starring – Prithviraj Sukumaran, Genelia D’Souza
Streaming Platform – MX Player

Urumi, a historical action-fantasy, explores the story of Kelu – a warrior from the 16th century with stunning visuals captured by cinematographer-cum-director Santhosh Shivan. The movie interchanges between the present day and the 16th-century timelines, where Krishnakumar (Prithviraj Sukumaran) in the present-day encounters a few incidents that allow him to know about the history of his ancestors.

Chirakkal Kelu Nayanar (Prithviraj Sukumaran) lived with a single aim of eliminating the Portuguese Sailor, Vasco da Gama to avenge his father Chirakkal Kothuwal’s (Aarya) death, and fulfill his wish. Urumi managed to detail the right historical facts, and the movie is blended with very well-choreographed action sequences that match the timeline very well.

1. Big B

Director – Santhosh Shivan
Starring – Prithviraj Sukumaran, Genelia D’Souza
Streaming Platform – ZEE5

Big B revolves around the four adopted sons of Mary Teacher (Nafisa Ali), who reunite to seek revenge for the murder of their beloved mother. Mary Teacher is a social activist who cares for orphans, and the four tough orphans she raised share a special brotherhood. Bilal (Mammooty), the big brother, along with others, travel for a wild hunt involving adrenaline-pumping sequences in search of the murders.

Technically, the movie is a class apart with its stunning visuals shot by Samir Thahir. With the perfect ingredients like stylish appearances, car chases, shoot-outs, stunts by Anl Arasu blend flawlessly in the action outing. Amal Neerad’s time with Ram Gopal Varma influenced his work, and Big B is one of the Best Malayalam Action Movies.

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