The past
decade was a transition of sorts for Malayalam films with a big bunch of
experimental films that hit all the right spots at the same time giving rise to
a neo- new wave movement that was nicknamed the “New-Gen” films, all for good
cause. We will be ever grateful to this decade for killing out almost all of
the tasteless trends disseminated by the previous one. Check out the top ten pick of the decade!
10. Drishyam 2013
For giving us a mystery where
we felt more for the murderers and less for the murdered with an almost
foolproof plot about a family struggling to keep it together against forces
hell-bent on ripping them apart.
9. Premam 2015
For being the innumerably
re-watchable blast of a movie with the perfect coming-of-age romance story that
never stopped at being fun… And for giving us Malar!
8. Shutter 2012
For giving us one of the
best thrillers in Malayalam language with an original setting and a socially
relevant subject matter that never let go of the reigns to you nerves till the
very end.
7. Annayum Rasoolum 2013
For the endearing innocence
of Anna and Rasool caught amidst the hatred of our times and set against a
sprawling backdrop pictured by the trained eyes of cinematographer turned
director and giving us an intense and fulfilling love story.
6. Virus
2019
For being the
first-of-its-kind disaster management narrative in Malayalam based on true
events where it kept intact the reality and made us feel for the characters
by never stopping to thrill on a medical calamity that got too close.
5. Kumbalangi Nights 2019
For making the lives of a
bunch of social misfits so endearing that even the house on the “shit-land”
will stay afloat in our minds humming its beautiful background score, and for offering
us delightful re-watches ever since its home video release for many years to
come.
4. Take-Off 2017
For giving us one hell of a
survival story and a thrill ride with great production and poignant performances,
at the same time visualizing a foreign skirmish believably.
3. Sudani From Nigeria 2018
For the freshness of theme
and character sketches as well as for dealing with universal concepts of
humanity and compassion by tugging at our heartstrings for a little bit here
and there by keeping our smiles in place.
2. Angamali Diaries 2017
For being one bombastic fun
ride with its robust and endearing “local” flavor wrung dry for maximum benefit
with zesty cinematic style skillfully executed through clever direction and
competent acting by over 85 debutantes.
1. Maheshinte Prathikaram 2016
For beautifully layering
with playful details a story celebrating small things in life and giving it to
us in such straightforward elegance that the finesse of the final product was
out-of-the-world brilliance.
This decade gave us a lot
more than the previous one. So the list ideally must go on:
Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum 2017
Moothon 2019
Pranchiyettan & the Saint 2010
Munnariyippu 2014
Kammattipadam 2016
1983 2014
Chaappa Kurishu 2011
Amen 2013
Ustad Hotel 2012
Traffic 2011
Adaminte
Makan Abu 2011
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