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The sheer idea of romance, in
general, has never stopped being a part and parcel of Indian Cinema from the
time of its very conception, let alone in the Malayalam language. Be it an action
thriller, political satire or a murder mystery, romance somehow seemed to
always make its way into even the unlikeliest of turfs. The protagonists are always
expected to have a love interest, and they are invariably covered in the eventual
scripts how much ever fleeting it may be. Romantic comedies are one of the most
successful genres, and the sensational records of films of the likes of Thenmavin Kombath, Godfather and Chithram
says a lot about their reach (which is why they will be accounted for in
another list altogether). Even a complex film like Thoovanathumbikal that deals with a man’s tussle with the lines
separating love and lust and his quest thereof is remembered more as a romantic
film although it’s so much more than that. Then there are those serious romantic
films mostly falling in the drama genre, where love between the lead characters
is the main focus. However there always seem to be a level of associated
schmaltziness that requires some quality taming for a decent output with these
types, call it jinx or occupational hazard (that jaded films like Madanolsavam and Aniyathipravu), but there certainly is a handful of those ones too.
Following is a list of some such films that stays clear of the corny and that are
totally worth your time if you are a fan of the genre.
