Highest Grossing Malayalam Films (1980-2021)
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- DirectorP.N. SundaramVijayanandStarsMadhuK.R. VijayaJayanKolilakkam is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. N. Sundaram and Produced C V Hariharan. The film stars Jayan, Sumalatha and Madhu in lead roles. Music of the film was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.Box Office: 1.45 Cr
- DirectorJijo PunnooseStarsPrem NazirMadhuPoornima JayaramA prince comes back to his native land to take revenge on those who conspired against him. Inspired from the novel The Count of Monte ChristoBox Office: 1 Cr
- DirectorJoshiyStarsKothuku NanappanPhilominaM.G. SomanIndu leads a happy married life with her husband Ravi. However, their happiness is short lived when a series of unfortunate events happen in their life.Box Office: 1 Cr
- DirectorJijo PunnooseStarsM.P. RamnathKottarakkara Sridharan NairSoniaTwo boys and a girl befriend Kuttichathan by accident and release him from the grip of the magician. On the way Kuttichathan meets Ashish, a member of the police, who is after Karimbhootham. They understand that this Chathan is friendly to kids and is a very good friend. Therefore, the girl promises to keep Kuttichathan in a house for two reasons: one, her father drinks too much, so she wants Chathan, who is a very good magician, to make him himself, as her mother has died, there is no one to control him; second, Chathan, being a small boy, also drinks a lot. He could drink all that her father drinks, thereby changing her father's attitude. At the same time, the cruel magician wants the Kuttichathan to lay hands on a treasure.Box Office: 1.5 Cr
- DirectorBalu MahendraStarsShobanaMammoottyAdoor BhasiUnnikrishnan (Mammootty), an ex-convict, tells his tragic love story to his fellow passengers in a school bus. An orphan and a forest officer by profession, he falls in love with a local girl, Thulasi, during his stay at a forest area. They decided to get married and he sets off to inform his marriage to his best friend. On his way back the police arrest him as a suspected criminal, who has some visible similarities to Unnikrishnan. There he accidentally kills a policeman and is sentenced to life imprisonment. During his early days in prison, he writes a letter to Thulasi asking her to forget him. When his prison term was about to complete, he wrote a letter to her to light a lamp if she still waits for him. After long years of torment in the prison he goes to meet Thulasi. Does she still wait for him? That's the question of his fellow passengers too.Box Office: 1.7 Cr
- DirectorThampi KannanthanamStarsMohanlalAmbikaRatheeshThe film follows underworld don Vincent Gomas (Mohanlal) and his rivalry against the Kerala Home minister N. Krishnadas (Ratheesh).Box Office: 80 lakhs
- DirectorJoshiyStarsMammoottySumalathaSuresh GopiA journalist is illegally jailed for exposing two corrupt politicians, He exacts revenge through his new mysterious newspaper.Box Office: 2.5 Cr
- DirectorPriyadarshanStarsMohanlalNedumudi VenuRenjiniA woman hires a stranger to pose as her husband because she doesn't want her ailing father to know that her fiance broke their engagement.Box Office: 3.5 Cr
- DirectorT. HariharanStarsMammoottyMadhaviDevanThe film offers an alternative version of the fight between two legendary Chekavars from Chanthu's perspective.Box Office: 6.79 Cr
- DirectorSibi MalayilStarsMohanlalNedumudi VenuGautamiA qawwali singer passes as a Brahmin in order to infiltrate a palace and kill the king.Box Office Collection: 6.75 Cr
- DirectorLalSiddiqueStarsN.N. PillaiMukeshPhilominaSince Anjooran hates women, his sons remain unmarried. However, everything changes when his youngest son, Ramabhadran, falls in love with Malu, whose grandmother is their family's biggest enemy.Box Office: 4.6 Cr
- DirectorShaji KailasStarsSuresh GopiVijayakumarGeethaUnnikrishnan gets in trouble and is later killed for beating up Pappan, a popular face in student politics. However, when his brother learns the truth about his death, he sets out to seek revenge.Box Office: 8 Cr
- DirectorShaji KailasStarsSuresh GopiSiddiqueNarendra PrasadSwami Amoorthananda is involved in narcotics and is responsible for the death of few innocent people. The CBI hires police officer Madhavan to investigate the cases against Amoorthananda.Box Office: 9 Cr
- DirectorShaji KailasStarsSuresh GopiShobanaRatheeshBharathchandran, a police commissioner committed to his duty, exposes the criminal links of a Delhi-based business tycoon, who has criminal activities running in the country with the help of certain politicians and police officers.Box Office: 9.7 Cr
- DirectorShaji KailasStarsMammoottyMuraliVani ViswanathOn learning that an elected representative in the parliament is corrupted and involved in many crimes, Joseph Alex, an IAS officer, decides to expose his misdeeds in front of the public.Box Office: 12 Cr
- DirectorShaji KailasStarsMohanlalManju WarrierNarendra PrasadJagannathan, a mafia don in Bombay moves to Kanimangalam village. He wins the love of the locals, but finds trouble with a feudal lord, Appan Thamburan, after he decided to resume a traditional festival banned by Appan.Worldwide Gross: 7.5 Cr
- DirectorSibi MalayilStarsMohanlalSuresh GopiJayaramRavishankar pretends to own the farmhouse of his friend Dennis when his relative, Col. Menon, pays a visit along with his granddaughters. Dennis and Ravishankar try to find Ravishankar's secret admirer among the girls.Box Office: 19 Cr
- DirectorJoshiyStarsSuresh GopiManju WarrierN.F. VargheseNandagopal, a newly joined associate editor with Keralareshmi, one of the leading dailies, is aggressive and daring. His closeness to belligerent Sekharan, who runs Jagratha creates conflicts within Nandagopal.Box Office: 7 Cr
- DirectorShaji KailasStarsMohanlalThilakanN.F. VargheseInduchoodan is wrongly implicated in a murder case. Later, his father is imprisoned for murdering his daughter and Induchoodan vows to prove his innocence.Box Office: 22 Cr
- DirectorRanjithStarsMohanlalNapoleanVasundhara DasThe story begins with the fall of Mangalasserry Neelakandan's (Mohanlal) son Karthikeyan (Mohanlal), as he ventures out to make money which ultimately makes him a liquor baron. The relationship between Neelakandan and Karthikeyan deteriorates, as the father does not approve of his son's money-making methods. Mundakkal Shekharan (Napoleon) comes into the picture again after spending a term in prison for killing one of Neelakandan's friends. He decides to finish the Mangalasserry family by confiscating the house which was kept as collateral for Bhanumathi's (Revathi) treatment. Bhanumathi passes away and Karthikeyan is now bent on taking revenge. Neelakandan loses his home and Karthikeyan ventures out in an attempt to reclaim his ancestral home. In the meantime, Karthikeyan abducts Shekharan's daughter Janaki (Vasundhara Das) in an attempt to blackmail him, during which they fall in love with each other. The remainder of the movie is about how Karthikeyan manages to get his ancestral home back while Shekharan's nephew Mundakkal Rajendran (Vijayaraghavan) makes attempts to kill Karthikeyan, but instead Neelakandan gets killed and Karthikeyan ventures out to kill Mundakkal Shekharan.Box Office: 15 Cr
- DirectorLal JoseStarsDileepKavya MadhavanIndrajith SukumaranAlthough forced into a criminal life from a young age, Madhavan is good at heart. However, as his enmity with Bhageerathan Pillai exacerbates, it forces the entrance of Sub-Inspector Eapen Pappachi.Box Office: 15 Cr
- DirectorJohny AntonyStarsDileepBhavanaAshish VidyarthiThe adventures of a private detective, Moosa, whose luck and wit help him to solve the cases.Box Office: 18.5 - 21.7 Cr
- DirectorK. MadhuStarsMammoottyMukeshJagathy SreekumarSethurama Iyer and the CBI re-open an old case upon hearing from a death-row criminal that he didn't commit one of the seven murders he was convicted of.Box Office: 10 Cr
- DirectorAnwar RasheedStarsMammoottyRahmanManoj K. JayanThe story of how a un-educated man Rajamanikyam, abandoned as a child, unites his step-father with the latter's children who are greedy for his wealth and possessions.Box Office: 25 Cr
- DirectorLal JoseStarsPrithviraj SukumaranIndrajith SukumaranKavya MadhavanCollege classmates meet for a 10-year reunion, which does not go as smoothly as planned. Love is discovered, friendships are broken and secrets about tragic events in the past are revealed.Box Office: 20 Cr
- DirectorShafiStarsMammoottyManoj K. JayanSaikumarMahi is nicknamed Mayavi for his ability to beat up baddies stealthily without revealing his identity. He often ends up in jail. While serving time he develops a friendship with Balan, another convict. Balan's brother is seriously ill in hospital and is in need of an expensive operation. Meanwhile Mahi is picked as the lone lucky prisoner to be pardoned and released on Independence Day. With Balan unable to provide the funds from inside the jail and since his release is a long way off, Mahi promises to find a way to procure the money.Box Office: 15 Cr
- DirectorJoshiyStarsMohanlalMammoottySuresh GopiDevaraja Prathapa Varma, an underworld don and wealthy businessman wants payback for his brother Karthik Varma's murderers.Box Office: 27 Cr
- DirectorT. HariharanStarsMammoottyMohanlalR. SarathkumarKerala Varma Pazhassi Raja is a 2009 Malayalam historical drama film based on the life of Pazhassi Raja, a Hindu king who fought against the British in the 18th century.Box Office: 49 Cr
- DirectorVysakhStarsPrithviraj SukumaranMammoottyShriya SaranMadhavan Nair unknowingly kills a teenager. Raja, his eldest son, takes the blame and is sentenced to jail for five years. After jail, Raja rescues the daughter of a village land lord in Madurai, becomes his right hand Pokkiri Raja.Box Office: 16.5 Cr
- DirectorJoshiyStarsMohanlalSuresh GopiDileepChristy (Mohan Lal) is framed for killing the kidnapper of the home minister's daughter while trying to save her and now he has to prove his innocence to his father.Box Office: 17.4 Cr
- DirectorJose ThomasStarsDileepBiju MenonPonnamma BabuBalakrishnan is cheated by his girlfriend, in order to make the family happy, he hires a girl, Mayamohini and pretends to be in love. Things take a turn when they realize that Mayamohini is a man.Box Office: 22 Cr
- DirectorJeethu JosephStarsMohanlalMeenaAsha SharathA man goes to extreme lengths to save his family from punishment after the family commits an accidental crime.Box Office: 75 Cr
- DirectorAnjali MenonStarsDulquer SalmaanNivin PaulyNazriya NazimA fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover and explore.Box Office: 49 Cr
- DirectorAlphonse PuthrenStarsNivin PaulySai PallaviMadonna SebastianA young man has three opportunities to find love. Will the third time be the charm?Box Office: 78 Cr
- DirectorVysakhStarsMohanlalJagapathi BabuKamalinee MukherjeeWhen a small village near a forest is under the threat of man eating tigers and a drug mafia, the villagers seek the help of an unstoppable force, a hunter invincible.Box Office: 152 Cr
- DirectorArun GopyStarsDileepPrayaga MartinRadhika SarathkumarAdv. Ramanunni is offered an MLA seat, he is thrown headfirst in to the dirty abyss of politics. What ensues is a cloak and dagger game where it is impossible to survive unless he plays along.Box Office: 55 Cr
- DirectorRosshan AndrrewsStarsNivin PaulyMohanlalSunny WayneDreaded by the rich and corrupt and revered by the poor and downtrodden, Kayamkulam Kochunni was a Robin Hood of sorts. Chronicles the life and times of the legendary 19th century highwayman, and how he rose from his humble beginnings.Box Office: 100 Cr
- DirectorPrithviraj SukumaranStarsMohanlalVivek OberoiManju WarrierA political Godfather dies and a lot of thieves dressed up as politicians took over the rule. Question arises regarding the successor of the God, unfolding few names, along with the God's most beloved angel, Lucifer.Box Office: 200 Cr
- DirectorAjai VasudevStarsMammoottySiddiqueJohn VijayA ruthless moneylender must tackle a wicked man's plan to outsmart his way out of the debt to achieve what's rightfully his.Box Office: 70.17 Cr
- DirectorJofin T. ChackoStarsMammoottyNikhila VimalManju WarrierA priest and a police officer are trying to solve a set of mysterious suicides. As their investigation closes in, they discover another crime with even farther-reaching consequences.Box Office: 28.5 Cr