Top 5 Feel-Good Malayalam Movies in Recent Times

Malayalam Film Industry, over the years, produced a bunch of feel-good movies, which can defy the egoistic complex and give a soothing feeling in connection with our job, family life and social life. In this list, the film’s quality plays a minimal role compared to the feel-good factor of the narrative. With that in mind, here are the Top 5 Feel-Good Malayalam Movies in Recent Times.

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5. Thanneer Mathan Dinangal (2019)

Starring – Vineeth Sreenivasan, Mathew Thomas
Director – Girish A.D.

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.

4. Kumbalangi Nights (2019)

Starring – Shane Nigam, Soubin Shahir, Fahadh Faasil
Director – Madhu C. Narayanan

The storyline of the film revolves around four brothers and their love-hate relationship in a family-drama. The first half of the movie portrays the lives of the four brothers, living in Kumbalangi, a wasteland where people dump their worthless belongings. The film portrays how the lives of the four brothers change in one of the most positive ways. Apart from the feel-good elements, the film also has quite a few thrills which are made possible by the vicious character played by Fahadh Faasil. The striking cinematography and the euphonious music also make Kumbalangi Nights more distinguished and stand apart from all the other movies released this year.

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3. Shubharathri (2019)

Starring – Dileep, Anu Sithara
Director – Vyasan K.P.

Shibharathri is a simple tale of a family man preparing to go for Hajj, an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca and stars Dileep and Anu Sithara in the lead roles. The storyline is about Muhammad – a good-hearted person revisits people who had been in his life to get forgiveness for the small mistakes he committed. The first half of the movie comprises of family drama, and Siddique portrayed the character of Muhammad very well. The second half explores the life of Krishnan, played by Dileep and how he got associated with Muhammad. The songs in the movie fit well into the movie and exchange a nice feeling. Overall, Shubharathri is an ordinary film, but, it delivers heartfelt messages about humanity.

2. Ambili (2019)

Director – Johnpaul George
Starring – Soubin Shahir

Johnpaul George’s Ambili is a mind soothing movie, which has life and honesty melted into it. It portrays the life of Ambili, who is a bit different by character, his love life and his heart-warming relationship with his childhood friend. The first half of the movie depicts the lives of our lead characters in his beautiful village of Kattappana. Wherein the second half turns into a road trip movie in Kashmir, where Ambili used to live in his childhood. Soubin Shahir lived through his character as Ambili and Johnpaul George delivered a film with a plethora of positive elements just like his first movie Guppy.

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1. Thamaasha (2019)

Director – Ashraf Hamza
Starring – Vinay Fortt

Thamaasha is a movie which makes ourselves introspect about socially differentiate people based on outward appearance and beauty norms. The film focuses on the life of Prof. Sreenivasan, a thirty-year-old college professor who suffers from inferiority complex due to his bald head. Eventually, he brings together some hope in life when he comes across his colleague Babitha teacher and later with Safiya. Later, he meets Chinnu through a proposal by a broker and lands into a dilemma about marriage. The film has also portrayed the moral destructive power of social media and Vinay Fortt handled his role of Sreenivasan with perfection. Director, Ashraf Hamza had done a decent job in the attempt to redefine the social outlook regarding the concept of physical beauty.