10 MALAYALAM MOVIES FROM THE 2010s YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS

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 last one. Check out the top ten picks of the decade!

5 REVENGE FILMS IN MALAYALAM worth your time

film New Delhi

As the man once said, ‘revenge is a dish best served cold’, as the very act is associated with a fulfilling thrill of an eventual payback. Revenge films fall in the sub genre that routinely thrives on this trill that naturally flourish outside of law with associated violence in some form or the other, which is what make it all the more compelling. From Navodaya’s star spangled Monte-Cristo adaptation Padayottam to the more recent, blunt and merciless 22 Female Kottayam, revenge films has been tried and tested in Malayalam with varying degrees of finesse. Following is a list of some of the best films in this subgenre in the Malayalam language.

10 MALAYALAM THRILLER FILMS that will keep you on the edge till the very end

film Mumbai Police

Thrillers have always been one of the most popular genres in storytelling as there is not another variety that is so naturally and quickly involving. There is a reason as to why Agatha Christie is literally the best selling novelist of all time according to the Guinness Book of World Records, and why she is the most published, only behind Shakespeare and the Bible. Such is the reach of suspense and thriller stories. In movies, Hitchcock, the ‘Master of Suspense’, is still an all time favorite, and is one of the most revered filmmakers who specialized in suspense and thriller films. We have a fair share of thrillers in the Malayalam language as well, and the more recent exploration into the genre shows an increased number of promising films that commit to realistic execution of the same, successfully instilling suspense, anxiety, surprise, excitement and nail-biting anticipation in the viewers. Following is a list of such movies in the thriller genre in Malayalam that are worth your time, be it action, crime, psychological, legal or medical.