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Top 10 Malayalam Movies That Prove Kerala Is Cinema Gold

February 07, 2026 5 min read

Malayalam cinema is the most consistently excellent film industry in India. These 10 films — ranked by GoodScore — prove why. No massive budgets needed, just great storytelling.

How GoodScore works: We combine ratings from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB into a single 0-100 score. Higher = better. No single platform bias.

1
Bangalore Days

Bangalore Days

2014 · 2h 52m · Dir. Anjali Menon

Drama, Family, Romance

88
GoodScore

A fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover & explore!

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2
2018

2018

2023 · 2h 30m · Dir. Jude Anthany Joseph

Thriller, Action, Adventure

88
GoodScore

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.

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3
Kireedam

Kireedam

1989 · 2h 7m · Dir. Sibi Malayil

Drama, Action

86
GoodScore

Sethu aspires to become a police officer to fulfil his father's dream. However, his life turns upside down when he intervenes in a scuffle with a criminal to save his father's life.

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4
#Home

#Home

2021 · 2h 42m · Dir. Rojin Thomas

Drama, Family

86
GoodScore

The humble, technology-challenged Oliver Twist struggles to keep close with his sons as they grow up and become active on social media.

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5
Manichitrathazhu

Manichitrathazhu

1993 · 2h 49m · Dir. Fazil

Fantasy, Thriller, Horror

84
GoodScore

A young couple, Ganga and Nakulan, arrives at the ancestral home called Madampalli of the latter. Hailing from a family that follows tradition and superstitions, Nakulan's uncle Thampi objects to the couple's idea of moving into the allegedly haunted mansion,...

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6
Kumbalangi Nights

Kumbalangi Nights

2019 · 2h 15m · Dir. Madhu C. Narayanan

Comedy, Drama, Romance

84
GoodScore

Four brothers living in the fishing hamlet of Kumbalangi share a love-hate relationship with each other. Their relationship progresses when Saji, Boney and Franky decide to help Bobby stand by his love.

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7
Thoovanathumbikal

Thoovanathumbikal

1987 · 2h 31m · Dir. P. Padmarajan

Drama, Romance

83
GoodScore

Jayakrishnan falls in love with two girls, Radha (a villager) and Clara (a sex-worker), and fights his confusion about whom he should marry and spend his life with.

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8
Drishyam 2

Drishyam 2

2021 · 2h 33m

Thriller, Crime, Drama

82
GoodScore

7 years after the events of Drishyam, the family lives with the trauma from that fateful night. A gripping tale of an investigation and a family threatened by it. Will Georgekutty be able to protect his family this time?

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9
Kaalapani

Kaalapani

1996 · 2h 58m · Dir. Priyadarshan

Action, Drama

82
GoodScore

Govardhan, a doctor by profession, is wrongly accused of bombing a train and is jailed by the British in Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Pani in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He witnesses sufferings of hundreds of Indian prisoners there.

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10
Jana Gana Mana

Jana Gana Mana

2022 · 2h 42m · Dir. Dijo Jose Antony

Crime, Thriller, Drama

81
GoodScore

After the mysterious death of a college professor triggers nationwide protests, a police officer’s pursuit of justice unravels layers of political manipulation and moral conflict, exposing how truth and power collide in the pursuit of justice.

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