Best Malayalam Movies on Netflix You Shouldn’t Miss!

Best Malayalam Movies on Netflix: The global streaming giant – Netflix is slowly trying to pick up on the regional Indian movie categories. And Malayalam Cinema is a treasure trove when it comes to quality products in terms of filmmaking, acting, etc. So, in order to make you skip the burden of browsing through the titles, we thought it would be a good idea to curate the Best Malayalam Movies Netflix had to offer from the select bunch. So, here’s presenting the Best Malayalam Movies on Netflix you shouldn’t miss watching at any given time.

Last Updated on January 04, 2023

16. Maniyarayile Ashokan

Starring – Jacob Gregory, Anupama P
Director – Shamzu Zayba
Genre – Romance

[This excerpt comes from Ashif’s ‘Maniyarayile Ashokan’ Review]

Debutant Shamzu Zayba’s Maniyarayile Ashokan is a cheerful drama that revolves around a young bachelor who hopes to have a beautiful marriage life and showcases the struggles that come around. Produced by Dulquer Salmaan and Jacob Gregory, Gregory himself portrays the primary role of Ashokan, and the 110-minute comedy-drama is elevated by the elegance in its narration, decent performances, and cheerfulness all around.

15. Love (2021)

Starring – Shine Tom Chacko & Rajisha Vijayan
Director – Khalid Rahman
Genre – Thriller

[This excerpt comes from Ashif’s ‘Love’ Review]

Khalid Rahman’s Love, is a mysterious psychological thriller that leaves behind clueless questions to the audience. It narrates the story of a couple who have a troubled family life due to the toxicities that they carry inside them. It takes us into an inner level thinking of the happenings in the life of the couple, and leaves had left behind some questions that are up to the viewers’ imagination. Shine Tom Chacko and Rajisha Vijayan portrayed fabulous performances, and the extra-ordinary performance by Gokulan was so appealing. One of the Best Malayalam Movies on Netflix.

14. Forensic (2020)

Starring – Tovino Thomas, Mamta Mohandas
Director – Anas Khan & Akhil Paul
Genre – Thriller

[‘Forensic’ is feat. at #1 spot in the ‘Best Malayalam Movies of 2020’ list]

Starring Tovino Thomas and Mamta Mohandas in the lead roles, Forensic might be one of the most well-made thrillers in recent times that comprised the right amount of forensics (no pun intended) in solving the psychotic crimes of the killer. After the success of Anjaam Pathira in 2020, Forensic marks the good times of the thriller genre in the Malayalam film industry. The movie is backed with a strong story and powerful performances by Tovino Thomas. One of Best Malayalam Movies on Netflix.

13. Kappela (2020)

Starring – Anna Ben & Roshan Mathew
Director – Musthafa
Genre – Romance

Packed with a myriad of positive attributes, in Kappela, the natural performances of Anna Ben and Roshan Mathew add the much-needed spiritedness to the film. Jimshi Khalid’s cinematography beautifully captures the elegance of Kozhikode and its surrounding locales. Also, Sushin Shyam’s melodies and background score assisted in setting the right mood for the narrative. On the other side, director Musthafa handles his characters splendidly, and with a well- written screenplay, he delivers an engaging drama you should not miss on any given day. – Sanjay Sethuganesh. S

12. Varane Avashyamund (2020)

Starring – Dulquer Salmaan, Suresh Gopi
Director – Anoop Satyan
Genre – Drama

Anoop Satyan’s Varane Avashyamund starring Dulquer Salmaan and Kalyani Priyadarshan in the lead roles carries through the moments of romance, drama, families, and relationships in the most elegant way, and the debutant director structured the movie to be an enjoyable entertainer. A must-watch on any given day.

11. Vikrithi (2019)

Starring – Suraj Venjaramoodu, Soubin Shahir
Director – Emcy Joseph
Genre – Drama

The movie portrays the true events that capture such a Vikrithi. After suffering through sleepless nights, a deaf and dumb person, Eldho accidentally sleeps in a Kochi Metro Train. His photo, captured by a co-traveler Sameer becomes a meme online and goes viral all across social media. The movie follows a slow-paced drama over emotions of Eldho and the fear of Sameer being caught for the act. Emcy Joseph’s Vikrithi is filled with innocence and will definitely make someone fall over empathy and think about it for a long time.

10. Njan Prakashan (2018)

Starring – Fahadh Faasil, Nikhila Vimal
Director – Sathyan Anthikad
Genre – Comedy

Satyan Anthikkad’s Njan Prakashan is the tale of lazy and demotivated Prakashan. He is a nurse by profession who shows no interest to work. The first half deals with his struggles to go abroad with the help of his lover, which goes in vain. Later, he encounters with Tina, who changes the perspective of Prakashan about Life. A film filled with real-life elements and is a great watch.

9. Angamaly Diaries (2017)

Starring – Antony Varghese, Anna Rajan
Director – Lijo Jose Pellissery
Genre – Crime-Drama

Best Malayalam Movies on Netflix: Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Angamaly Diaries is the tale of a group of friends around Angamaly, their adventures, and their challenges. As always, Lijo Jose Pellissery followed his tradition of experimenting things as the film comprises of almost 80 new faces. The story revolves around Vincent Pepe (Antony Varghese) and his six-membered gang, their hurdles through new ventures. The film takes a ride through the local life of the town and contains a myriad of nostalgic elements, which are worth a watch.

8. Sudani from Nigeria (2018)

Starring – Soubin Shahir, Samuel Abiola Robinson
Director – Zakariya Mohammed
Genre – Comedy-Drama

Zakariya’s Sudani from Nigeria is the award-winning best movie of 2018 with an extremely fresh script. The film has more to do with the drama revolved around Majeed (Soubin Shahir), a football manager and Samuel (Samuel Abiola Robinson), the football player who got injured. But, the movie also had the elements of local friendship nurtured in the simple Malabari environment. Undoubtedly the Best Malayalam Movies about Friendship in recent times.

7. Grandmaster (2012)

Starring – Mohanlal, Priyamani
Director – B. Unnikrishnan
Genre – Action-Thriller

Best Malayalam Movies on Netflix: B. Unnikrishnan’s Grandmaster is a thriller revolving around Chandrasekhar (Mohanlal), the head of Metro Crime Stopper cell. Chandrasekhar is challenged by a serial killer, who leaves signs on the crime scene. Later he finds the odd that the killer has some connection with his life and the investigation for Killer’s identity makes the rest of the story. The cat and mouse game between the Cop and Killer is pictured through a Chess game, which makes the title of the movie connected with the storyline. With a great story, the movie is watchable even if there are small directional glitches.

6. Lilli (2018)

Starring – Samyuktha Menon
Director – Prasobh Vijayan
Genre – Revenge-Thriller

Prasobh Vijayan’s Lilli portrays the story of a courageous and powerful woman, Lilli (Samyuktha Menon) who is being kidnapped by three men. Lilli is pregnant at that time and the kidnap had a connection with her dark past. The survival of Lilli makes the rest of the story. One of the Best Malayalam Movies on Netflix.

5. Uyare (2019)

Director – Manu Ashokan
Starring – Parvathy
Genre – Drama

Best Malayalam Movies on Netflix: The movie is an inspirational roller coaster ride through the life of Pallavi, who aspires to become a pilot. Parvathy plays the character of Pallavi as this film is one of the very few female-oriented movies in the Malayalam film industry. Pallavi who has zero interest in her boyfriend Govind joins the aviation academy to achieve her dream. In the turmoil of events, she becomes a victim of an acid attack, and her survival forms the rest of the film.

4. Swathandrayam Ardarathriyil [2018]

Starring – Antony Varghese, Vinayakan
Director – Tinu Pappachan
Genre – Action-Thriller

Tinu Pappachan’s Swathandrayam Ardarathriyil showcases the life of Jacob Varghese (Antony Varghese) who is jailed, and his plans to escape from the prison forms the plot of the movie. He seeks the help of other prisoners for the jailbreak, which makes a daring attempt. The jailbreak thriller has done justice to the script with minimum violence scenes and is a worthy one-time watch. Watch Swathandrayam Ardarathriyil on Netflix here.

3. Comrade in America (2017)

Starring – Dulquer Salmaan, Karthika Muralidharan
Director – Amal Neerad
Genre – Adventure

Amal Neerad’s CIA narrates the story of Aji Mathew (Dulquer Salmaan), who is communist by ideology and falls for Sarah (Karthika Murali). Then the movie takes the turn when Sarah travels back to her parents in the US and informs Aji to convince the parents, as they are arranging a marriage for her. Aji, without any Visa, tries to reach her through the toughest means, makes the rest of the story. It a pleasing movie with good elements of romance and suspense.

2. Nayattu (2021)

Starring – Kunchako Boban, Joju George
Director – Martin Prakatt
Genre – Thriller

Martin Prakatt’s 2021 film Nayattu is an intense thriller portraying a tough situation that three police personnel have to handle and the wild hunts which follow after their absconding. Kunchako Boban, Joju George, and Nimisha Sajayan feature in pivotal roles, alongside strong characters by Late Anil Nedumangadu and Jaffer Idukki. One of the Best Malayalam Movies on Netflix.

1. Kurup (2021)

Starring – Dulquer Salmaan, Indrajith Sukumaran
Director – Srinath Rajendran
Genre – Biopic

Srinath Rajendran’s Kurup is the tale based on real events around India’s most wanted fugitive, Sukumara Kurup. With a run-time of 157 minutes, the film takes us to Kurup’s life through different perspectives of people around him. The mood of the movie shifts along with the perspectives and turns into a gripping crime drama in the latter half, when Kurup goes absconding. Dulquer Salmaan was flawless as ‘Kurup’, portraying the varied shades to perfection.

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