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Pushpa 2: The Rule
<p><strong>Pushpa 2: The Rule</strong> is the highly anticipated mass action drama directed by master craftsman <a href="/person/sukumar">Sukumar</a>, starring National Film Award-winning superstar <a href="/person/allu-arjun">Allu Arjun</a> alongside <a href="/person/rashmika-mandanna">Rashmika Mandanna</a> and Malayalam powerhouse <a href="/person/fahadh-faasil">Fahadh Faasil</a>.</p><p>Following his triumph over local red sandalwood syndicates, Pushpa Raj (<a href="/person/allu-arjun">Allu Arjun</a>) rises to absolute control over the international smuggling trade. However, his rise is challenged by an obsessive, vindictive nemesis in Superintendent of Police Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat (<a href="/person/fahadh-faasil">Fahadh Faasil</a>), who will stop at nothing to tear down Pushpa's pride and empire. Balancing high-stakes syndicate wars, regional politics, and his deep affection for his wife Srivalli (<a href="/person/rashmika-mandanna">Rashmika Mandanna</a>), Pushpa proves that true power comes from unbending conviction.</p>
Romancham
Romancham (transl. Goosebumps) is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language horror comedy blockbuster film written and directed by Jithu Madhavan in his sensational directorial debut, produced jointly by Johnpaul George, Soubin Shahir, and Girish Gangadharan under the banners of Guppy Amrita Avenues and Johnpaul George Productions. Set against the chaotic, vibrant backdrop of urban Bengaluru during 2007, the story draws authentic inspiration from real-life incidents experienced by director Jithu Madhavan during his formative bachelor years living in a shared rented house. The narrative chronicles the everyday misadventures of seven young Malayali bachelors—Jibin Madhavan, Niroop, Mukesh, Hari, Shivalingam, Rivin, and Niranjan—who reside in a rundown suburban rental home. Burdened by persistent unemployment, mounting debts, romantic rejections, unpaid utility bills, and aimless domestic lethargy, the group navigates daily existence through petty quarrels, casual carrom tournaments, and perpetual daydreaming of effortless get-rich-quick schemes. Everything shifts dramatically when Jibin meets an acquaintance named Sayed, who introduces him to the world of occult spirit communication. Driven by idle curiosity, playful skepticism, and an urge to alleviate household boredom, Jibin convinces his housemates to experiment with a homemade Ouija board. What begins as a lighthearted late-night prank swiftly spirals into an uncanny psychological and supernatural roller-coaster when a mysterious female entity identifying herself as Anamika answers their invocation. As unexplained occurrences begin taking place around the house, eerie coincidences accumulate, and trivial predictions made by the board uncannily come true, an enigmatic friend named Sinu Solomon arrives at the house, claiming a direct spiritual conduit to Anamika. With Sinu exhibiting deeply unsettling nocturnal sleepwalking behaviors, the bachelors descend into acute paranoia, sleeplessness, and uproarious situational hysteria. Romancham subverts classic horror tropes by wrapping its eerie tension in authentic camaraderie, deadpan realism, and situational comedy. Elevated by Sushin Shyam's infectious soundtrack, Sanu Tahir's atmospheric cinematography, and flawless ensemble chemistry, Romancham emerged as an unprecedented box office juggernaut, grossing over ₹70 crore worldwide to become one of the most profitable and beloved Malayalam films of 2023.
Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire
<p><strong>Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire</strong> is an intense neo-noir action thriller written and directed by <a href="/person/prashanth-neel">Prashanth Neel</a> (the mastermind behind KGF), bringing together <a href="/person/prabhas">Prabhas</a> and Malayalam superstar <a href="/person/prithviraj-sukumaran">Prithviraj Sukumaran</a> in a fierce tale of childhood brotherhood and blood-soaked sovereignty.</p><p>Deva (<a href="/person/prabhas">Prabhas</a>) lives peacefully in self-imposed exile with his mother in Assam, having pledged never to shed blood again. However, when his childhood soulmate Varadharaja Mannar (<a href="/person/prithviraj-sukumaran">Prithviraj Sukumaran</a>) faces a lethal coup inside the fortified city-state of Khansaar where ruthless warlords vie for the royal throne, Deva breaks his vow. Armed with lethal weapons and unmatched savagery, he returns to Khansaar to crown his friend, unleashing a wave of retribution.</p>
Kumbalangi Nights
Directed by Madhu C. Narayanan in a sensational directorial debut and written by the master screenwriting architect Syam Pushkaran, 2019's Malayalam family drama Kumbalangi Nights is universally cherished as a modern cinematic triumph of Indian cinema, winning four Kerala State Film Awards and earning international critical adulation for its progressive, empathetic, and groundbreaking deconstruction of toxic masculinity and patriarchal family structures. Set against the serene, backwater island fishing village of Kumbalangi near Kochi, the story revolves around four estranged, dysfunctional half-brothers living together in a dilapidated, unfinished house devoid of a mother: hot-tempered eldest brother Saji (Soubin Shahir in a deeply moving, emotionally transcendent performance of grief, vulnerability, and redemption), rebellious and jobless young drifter Bobby (Shane Nigam in a charismatic, naturalistic turn), mute and gentle school-dropout Bonny (Sreenath Bhasi), and school-going youngest brother Frankie. The brothers share a tense, combative household characterized by emotional alienation and domestic squalor. However, when Bobby falls in love with Baby (Anna Ben in a sparkling debut), an obstacle emerges in the form of Baby's brother-in-law Shammi (superstar Fahadh Faasil in an unforgettable, chillingly brilliant performance of fragile hyper-masculinity and patriarchal vanity, famous for admiring his own mustache in the mirror as 'The Complete Man'). Shammi's authoritarian, psychopathic control over the household forces the four broken brothers to overcome their differences, welcome outsiders, and forge a genuine, loving family founded on mutual respect rather than bloodline purity. Elevated by Sushin Shyam's soul-stirring, atmospheric musical landscape ('Cherathukal') and Shyju Khalid's painterly, luminous cinematography capturing the bioluminescent waters of Kumbalangi, Kumbalangi Nights is an emotionally resonant, timeless masterpiece celebrating warmth, brotherhood, and mental health.
Manjummel Boys
Written and directed by Chidambaram and produced by Parava Films, 2024's Malayalam survival thriller Manjummel Boys created historic box office history, grossing over ₹242 crore worldwide to become the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time and a cross-cultural cinematic sensation across India. Based on a miracle real-life incident that occurred in 2006, the film follows a tight-knit group of eleven working-class young men from the small town of Manjummel near Kochi, Kerala, who embark on a spirited road trip to the scenic misty hill station of Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu. Led by the mature, responsible Siju David, affectionately known as 'Kuttan' (Soubin Shahir in a deeply moving, career-defining performance of ordinary heroism and devotion), the friends venture into the restricted, dangerous Guna Caves—infamously known as the 'Devil's Kitchen', where more than a dozen individuals had previously fallen to their deaths with zero successful rescues. Disaster strikes when the free-spirited Subhash (Sreenath Bhasi) slips into a hidden, pitch-black, subterranean crevice plunging over 120 feet into the earth. Faced with callous local police, hostile jurisdiction barriers, and torrential rain threatening to drown Subhash in the cavern, the Manjummel boys refuse to abandon their friend. In an act of unparalleled, heart-stopping courage, Kuttan volunteers to be tied to a frayed rope and lowered headfirst into the pitch-black abyss. Featuring Shyju Khalid's breathtaking naturalistic cinematography and Sushin Shyam's evocative score—culminating in the goosebump-inducing use of Ilaiyaraaja's 'Kanmani Anbodu'—Manjummel Boys is an unforgettable masterpiece on friendship and sacrifice.
Drishyam
Directed by the late Nishikant Kamat, the 2015 Hindi suspense thriller Drishyam is celebrated as one of the sharpest, most gripping mystery masterclasses in Indian cinematic history. Adapted from Jeethu Joseph's legendary Malayalam original, the film stars Ajay Devgn as Vijay Salgaonkar, an uneducated, street-smart cable television operator and devoted family man living in a quiet Goan village. Vijay's peaceful life is shattered when an arrogant boy named Sameer—the only son of Goa's ruthless Inspector General of Police Meera Deshmukh (a formidable, steely Tabu)—blackmails Vijay's teenage daughter Anju with illicit camera footage. During a late-night confrontation, Sameer is accidentally killed by the family in self-defense. Drawing upon his encyclopedic knowledge of cinema thrillers, Vijay orchestrates an audacious, foolproof alibi around the dates of October 2nd and 3rd, conditioning his family to withstand brutal third-degree police interrogation while hiding the body under the very foundation of the police station itself. A riveting psychological chess match between a desperate father and an implacable mother, Drishyam achieved cult classic status and huge commercial success. Celebrated for its tight narrative pacing and peerless screenwriting, Drishyam became a widespread cultural reference point across India for police procedure and tactical alibis. Ajay Devgn's restrained, simmering performance and Tabu's ferocious maternal grief turned this psychological thriller into an enduring cult classic that continues to captivate mystery enthusiasts.
Company
Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, the 2002 neo-noir gangster thriller Company is widely hailed as the second installment in Varma's acclaimed Gangster Trilogy, winning seven Filmfare Awards and screening at the Austin Film Festival. Inspired by the real-life split between Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Rajan in the D-Company syndicate, the film stars Ajay Devgn in an iconic, smoldering performance as Malik, a quiet, ruthless, and calculating underworld kingpin who runs organized crime like a sleek transnational corporation. Malik recruits Chandu (Vivek Oberoi in a sensational, multi-award-winning debut), an ambitious, fearless young slum enforcer. Together, they eliminate rival gang leaders and move their operations overseas to Hong Kong and Kenya to evade Mumbai Joint Commissioner of Police Veerappalli (Malayalam superstar Mohanlal in an extraordinary, naturalistic performance). However, misunderstandings engineered by corrupt politicians and malicious henchmen cause a fatal rift between Malik and Chandu, triggering a vicious international war of assassinations. Featuring Sandeep Chowta's atmospheric electronic score and Hemant Chaturvedi's cold cinematography, Company is a genre-defining triumph.
Premalu
Directed by Girish A.D. and co-written with Kiran Josey, produced by Fahadh Faasil, Dileesh Pothan, and Syam Pushkaran under Bhavana Studios, the 2024 Malayalam romantic comedy blockbuster Premalu (Love Stories) became an unprecedented box office phenomenon across India and the global diaspora, grossing over ₹136 crore on a modest ₹3 crore budget to become one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time and a massive cross-cultural superhit dubbed into Telugu and Tamil. Set against the vibrant, youthful IT landscape and bustling urban culture of Hyderabad, the story follows Sachin Santhosh (Naslen K. Gafoor in a charmingly relatable, pitch-perfect comic turn), an introverted, directionless engineering graduate from Kerala whose plans to migrate to the United Kingdom collapse due to visa rejection. Reluctantly moving to Hyderabad alongside his eccentric, loyal school friend Amal Davis (Sangeeth Prathap in an iconic, scene-stealing comic performance) to attend GATE coaching classes, Sachin's uninspired existence is illuminated when he attends a wedding and encounters Reenu (Mamitha Baiju in a sensational, star-making breakthrough of radiant screen presence and infectious charm), a confident, independent software engineer working at an IT firm. Sachin falls head-over-heels in love with Reenu, but faces a formidable comedic rival in Aadhi (Shyam Mohan in an unforgettable comedic turn), Reenu's pompous, self-proclaimed 'protective' senior colleague whose cringe-worthy alpha-male pretensions become a national pop-culture meme ('Just JK!'). Eschewing melodramatic clichés in favor of razor-sharp situational humor, conversational dialogue, and genuine warmth, Vishnu Vijay's breezy musical score and Ajmal Sabu's vibrant cinematography elevate Premalu into a modern romantic comedy classic that celebrates the joyful chaos of youthful love.
Aavesham
Written and directed by Jithu Madhavan and produced by Anwar Rasheed and Nazriya Nazim, the 2024 Malayalam action comedy blockbuster Aavesham (Excitement) became an unprecedented cultural sensation across India, grossing over ₹156 crore worldwide and spawning viral pop-culture catchphrases like 'Eda Mone!' (Hey Son!). The story follows three naive Malayali engineering students—Aju, Bibi, and Shanthan—who move to Bengaluru seeking academic independence and fun. However, their college dreams turn into a living nightmare when they are brutally ragging-bullied, beaten, and humiliated by ruthless senior college student Kutti and his gang. Desperate for retribution and physical protection, the three boys venture into the shadowy local dive bars of Bengaluru to find an underworld gangster who can beat up their college seniors. There they encounter Ranga (Fahadh Faasil in an unhinged, career-defining masterclass of manic physical comedy, explosive charisma, and terrifying volatile intensity), an eccentric, all-white-clad, gold-draped local gangster who lives by a bizarre, contradictory code: he loves dancing in juice bars, worships cinema fight sequences, yearns desperately for maternal affection, and refuses to touch his enemies himself, relying on his loyal giant henchman Amban (Sajin Gopu in an unforgettable comic turn) and dozens of followers. As the students get pulled into Ranga's extravagant, unpredictable, and dangerous underworld kingdom, they realize that breaking free from Ranga's clutches is far more terrifying than the college seniors they sought revenge against. Propelled by Sushin Shyam's infectious, pulse-pounding EDM musical score ('Illuminati') and Sameer Thahir's dynamic cinematography, Aavesham is a glorious, adrenaline-fueled theatrical riot that showcases Fahadh Faasil at the very pinnacle of his extraordinary acting genius.
Brahmayugam
Written and directed by Rahul Sadasivan with dialogues penned by acclaimed Malayalam novelist T.D. Ramakrishnan, 2024's period psychological folk-horror masterpiece Brahmayugam (The Age of Madness) captured universal critical acclaim and major box office success, grossing over ₹85 crore worldwide and celebrated as an audacious, groundbreaking artistic triumph in Indian genre cinema. Filmed entirely in gorgeous, high-contrast black-and-white, the film is set in the seventeenth century during the Kali Yuga against the haunting, rain-drenched wilderness of feudal Malabar. The narrative follows Thevan (Arjun Ashokan in a raw, physically demanding performance), a Paanan folk singer and runaway slave fleeing the horrors of Portuguese capture, who loses his companion to a woodland Yakshi and stumbles upon a decaying, moss-covered feudal mansion (Mana) hidden deep within the mist-shrouded jungle. Seeking shelter and food, Thevan is welcomed by the mansion's sole master, Kodumon Potti (megastar Mammootty in a demonic, terrifying, and career-defining masterclass of aristocratic menace and sinister supernatural malevolence), and his subservient, terrified cook (Sidharth Bharathan). Initially seduced by Potti's opulent feasts, game of dice (Chaupar), and flattering praise of his singing, Thevan soon realizes to his horror that he has entered a gilded psychological prison and that the mansion's master is an ancient, demonic shape-shifting entity known as a Chaathan, who feeds upon the servitude, despair, and souls of mortals. Exploring allegories of systemic feudal caste oppression, totalitarian enslavement, and the corrupting nature of absolute power, Shehnad Jalal's breathtaking monochrome cinematography and Christo Xavier's chilling tribal-choral musical score elevate Brahmayugam into an immortal gothic horror masterpiece of world cinema.
Jailer
Nelson Dilipkumar's 2023 action entertainer Jailer marked the triumphant, record-smashing box office renaissance of Indian cinema's supreme megastar Rajinikanth, grossing over ₹650 crore worldwide. Rajinikanth stars as 'Tiger' Muthuvel Pandian, a mild-mannered, bespectacled retired prison superintendent living a peaceful, domestic life tending to his family and making YouTube videos with his grandson. When his honest ACP son Arjun (Vasanth Ravi) is murdered by a ruthless antique idol smuggling syndicate led by the sadistic, cunning Varman (Vinayakan), the grieving father sets aside his gentle demeanor to seek retribution. Reawakening the legendary, ruthless prison warden who once held the most dangerous criminals in India under an iron fist, Muthuvel leverages his nationwide network of loyal former inmates and crime lords—featuring show-stopping, viral cameo appearances by Malayalam superstar Mohanlal (as Mathew), Kannada megastar Shiva Rajkumar (as Narasimha), and Jackie Shroff. Powered by Anirudh Ravichander's infectious, chart-busting musical score (featuring the global phenomenon 'Kaavaalaa'), Jailer stands as an electric, crowd-pleasing celebration of Thalaivar's timeless swag and mass heroism.
Lucifer
Directed by actor Prithviraj Sukumaran in a sensational directorial debut and written by Murali Gopy, 2019's political action drama Lucifer made box office history, becoming the very first Malayalam film to gross over ₹200 crore worldwide and establishing a new gold standard for high-octane South Indian mass cinema. The narrative ignites with the sudden death of Kerala's beloved Chief Minister P.K. Ramdas, triggering a fierce, corrupt succession battle within the ruling party. As Ramdas's devious, narcotics-funded son-in-law Bimal 'Bobby' Nair (Vivek Oberoi in a chilling Malayalam debut) moves to hijack state power and finance election campaigns using international drug cartels, Stephen Nedumpally (superstar Mohanlal in an effortlessly regal, volcanic alpha performance), Ramdas's enigmatic, reclusive foster son known as 'Lucifer', emerges from the shadows. Possessing terrifying global underworld connections as international mafia broker Khureshi Ab'raam, Stephen orchestrates a masterclass in tactical political warfare, dismantling Bobby's syndicates while shielding Ramdas's grieving family (anchored by Manju Warrier and Tovino Thomas). Elevated by Sujith Vaassudev's rich cinematography and Deepak Dev's explosive mass themes, Lucifer is an exhilarating, adrenaline-fueled spectacle that forever revolutionized Malayalam commercial cinema.