Top Critic Rated Malayalam Movies of 2016
Kammattippaadam (MALAYALAM)
Dulquer Salman , Vinayakan , Shaun Romy Vinay Forrt
Director: Rajeev Ravi
Dulquer Salman , Vinayakan , Shaun Romy Vinay Forrt
Director: Rajeev Ravi
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'Kammattipadam' is a gritty, many-sided film that deftly captures a few overlapping lives in a thriving new city. Very rarely relaxing its grip on the viewer, Rajeev Ravi's film is a seething, unsettling cinematic feat that is replete with surprises and shocks galore. Read Review
Guppy (MALAYALAM)
Chethan Jayalal , Tovino Thomas , Sreenivasan Rohini
Director: Johnpaul George
Chethan Jayalal , Tovino Thomas , Sreenivasan Rohini
Director: Johnpaul George
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John Paul George's dazzling directorial debut 'Guppy' is a one-of-a-kind film that is a brilliant, methodical deliberation on human struggle, strength and survival. Aided by a sturdy screenplay that refuses to be bogged down by compromises, 'Guppy' is a superb puzzler of a film that amply rewards! Read Review
Action Hero Biju (MALAYALAM)
Nivin Pauly , Anu Emmanuel , Suraj Venjaramoodu Saiju Kurup
Director: Abrid Shine
Nivin Pauly , Anu Emmanuel , Suraj Venjaramoodu Saiju Kurup
Director: Abrid Shine
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The cinematic reconstruction of the life of a police officer that Abrid Shine attempts in 'Action Hero Biju' is efficient to the core, and the craft elements on display exceptional. The mother of all gambles that the film indulges in - of keeping conventionalities at bay - makes it a level-headed film that traverses the rugged planes of law, justice, truth and life with consummate ease. Read Review
Anuraga Karikkin Vellam (MALAYALAM)
Asif Ali , Biju Menon , Rajisha Vijayan Asha Sarath
Director: Khalid Rahman
Asif Ali , Biju Menon , Rajisha Vijayan Asha Sarath
Director: Khalid Rahman
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'Anuraga Karikkin Vellam' is an engaging diversion from the sappy romantic tales that are often stuffed down our throats. It's an artfully crafted film that deserves all the applause that it can get, and is an intricately nuanced lesson on love, loss and life! Read Review
Kali (MALAYALAM)
Dulquer Salman , Sai Pallavi , Soubin Shahir Chemban Vinod Jose
Director: Sameer Thahir
Dulquer Salman , Sai Pallavi , Soubin Shahir Chemban Vinod Jose
Director: Sameer Thahir
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'Kali' offers a brilliant take on the man-eater emotion called rage, and viscerally examines the dreadful repercussions that it could possibly have. A fine feature that is at once weighty and wicked, it upends your expectations, and how! Read Review
Kismath (MALAYALAM)
Shane Nigam , Shruthy Menon , Vinay Forrt Alencier Ley Lopez
Director: Shanavas K Bavakkutty
Shane Nigam , Shruthy Menon , Vinay Forrt Alencier Ley Lopez
Director: Shanavas K Bavakkutty
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Flawlessly acted, remarkably scripted and skilfully executed, 'Kismat' is a striking cinematic accomplishment that needs to be seen and appreciated. It brandishes the emotional tumult that lies within, with immense ferocity and passion, and emerges exultantly as one of the best films that have made it to the screens this year. Read Review
Ozhivu Dhivasathe Kali (MALAYALAM)
Aabhija Shivakala , Arun , Pradeep Kumar Girish Nair
Director: Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
Aabhija Shivakala , Arun , Pradeep Kumar Girish Nair
Director: Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
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Sanal lucratively demonstrates how cinema as a prevailing and influential medium need not necessarily be restrained by a shoestring budget or by the dearth of stars. A prolific statement on the contemporary society, 'Ozhivu Divasathe Kali' is a film that digs its clutches deep into you and shifts between its alternative moods seamlessly, never for a moment loosening its firm grasp on the viewer. Read Review
Jalam (MALAYALAM)
Prakash Bare , Priyanka Nair ,
Director: M. Padmakumar
Prakash Bare , Priyanka Nair ,
Director: M. Padmakumar
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'Jalam' is a commanding indictment on the global issue of human displacement that has been the focal point of many a rights movement launched across the world. It's a deeply affecting film that strikes the perfect balance between an art house production and strapping commercial entertainment. Read Review
Maheshinte Prathikaram (MALAYALAM)
Fahadh Faasil , Anusree , Soubin Shahir Dileesh Pothan
Director: Dileesh Pothan
Fahadh Faasil , Anusree , Soubin Shahir Dileesh Pothan
Director: Dileesh Pothan
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Anyone out there who has been tormented by the much familiar craving to settle a score or two would immediately relate to Mahesh and his story of the discarded Size 8 Lunar Chappals. As Jimcy murmurs aloud, men folk could indeed be bizarre - an exhilarating bit of truth that make their tales exceptional as these. Read Review
Leela (MALAYALAM)
Biju Menon , Parvathy Nambiar , Vijayaraghavan Indrans
Director: Ranjith
Biju Menon , Parvathy Nambiar , Vijayaraghavan Indrans
Director: Ranjith
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In Ranjith's 'Leela', the protagonist Kuttiyapan steers his jeep across a multi-tentacled wasteland that ravenously gorges on the very lives that thrive on it. Hope has almost become extinct, souls have long fled the flesh caverns that they dwelled in and angels lie dangling from electric lines. A scalding indictment of the essential barbarity of humankind that has ingeniously been concealed under sly smiles, 'Leela' is as raw as the bleeding bruises that it vehemently rips open. Read Review
Jacobinte Swargarajyam (MALAYALAM)
Nivin Pauly , Reba Monica John , Renji Panicker Saikumar
Director: Vineeth Sreenivasan
Nivin Pauly , Reba Monica John , Renji Panicker Saikumar
Director: Vineeth Sreenivasan
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The stirring message in 'Jacobinte Swargarajyam' is the biggest reason why you should probably give this film a try. It's however an emotional journey sans any surprises, and offers a proverbial take on the quite familiar matter at hand. Read Review
Oppam (MALAYALAM)
Mohanlal , Meenakshi Anoop , Vimala Raman Anusree
Director: Priyadarshan
Mohanlal , Meenakshi Anoop , Vimala Raman Anusree
Director: Priyadarshan
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The perturbed stillness and gut-wrenching calm that encompass 'Oppam' is what makes it a fulfilling thriller. The irrefutable tension that leads onto a passable denouement makes this cinematic jaunt worthwhile, and it's the uptight ambience that is imposing much more that its ultimate payoff. Read Review
Aanandam (MALAYALAM)
Roshan Mathew , Siddhi Mahajankatti , Annu Antony Vishak Nair
Director: Ganesh Raj
Roshan Mathew , Siddhi Mahajankatti , Annu Antony Vishak Nair
Director: Ganesh Raj
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Teenage is '18 Till I Die' so sang pop giant Bryan Adams many years ago. Seeing the juveniles in 'Anandam' I get the feeling time is appropriate to bring that anthem back to the silver screen once and for all. For boys are always naughty, girls kinky forever and this teenage friendship movie of all - is one for the well and truly screwy. Read Review
Aan Mariya Kalippilaanu (MALAYALAM)
Sunny Wayne , Sara Arjun , Aju Varghese Leona Lishoy
Director: Midhun Manuel Thomas
Sunny Wayne , Sara Arjun , Aju Varghese Leona Lishoy
Director: Midhun Manuel Thomas
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Anne Mariya Kalippilanu: There is one inspired casting in Midhun Manuel Thomas's children's movie, which somehow prevents the whole affair from turning into a sheer travesty. It isn't the titular character 'Anne' played by the cute angel, Baby Sara. And nor is it Sunny Wayne, who's far from the brilliance which he showcased in his debut Second Show, but earnest nevertheless. Read Review
Oru Muthassi Gadha (MALAYALAM)
Vineeth Sreenivasan , Rajini Chandy , Aparna Balamurali Aju Varghese
Director: Jude Anthany Joseph
Vineeth Sreenivasan , Rajini Chandy , Aparna Balamurali Aju Varghese
Director: Jude Anthany Joseph
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Oru Muthassi Gadha is not quite believable or transient as the standard Nanny Tale used to be once upon a time. But it would entertain you, most certainly and give a time pass viewing experience. Read Review
Chandra Sekhar Yeleti's 'Vismayam' should strike the right chord with the Telugu audience, while it's precisely this alien cultural setting that is likely to distance it from its other language viewers. It remains without saying however that 'Vismayam' is a film with oodles of good will and intentions behind it that partly get transacted on to the screen. Read Review
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