Top Critic Rated Malayalam Movies of 2022
Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam (MALAYALAM)
Mammootty , Ramya Pandian , Ashokan Kainakary Thankaraj
Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery
Mammootty , Ramya Pandian , Ashokan Kainakary Thankaraj
Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery
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Lijo Jose Pellissery's Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam is a film so brilliant and bizarre that it is best enjoyed if you submit to it. In this film about dual identities, the characters and even the audience make a detour to a world that is mysterious. Read Review
Pada (MALAYALAM)
Kunchacko Boban , Vinayakan , Joju George Dileesh Pothan
Director: Kamal K. M
Kunchacko Boban , Vinayakan , Joju George Dileesh Pothan
Director: Kamal K. M
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Writer-Director Kamal KM's Pada works as a potent call to action on the marginalization of tribals in Kerala. Pada may be a procedural, but it sometimes has the look and feel of a thriller like Nayattu. It is a provocative and entertaining film. Read Review
Jana Gana Mana (MALAYALAM)
Prithviraj Sukumaran , Suraj Venjaramoodu , Mamta Mohandas Siddique
Director: Dijo Jose Antony
Prithviraj Sukumaran , Suraj Venjaramoodu , Mamta Mohandas Siddique
Director: Dijo Jose Antony
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The movie is more of a confrontation between misinformation, half-truth and truth. It also works as a deep dive into our collective consciousness. Read Review
Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey (MALAYALAM)
Basil Joseph , Darshana Rajendran , Aju Varghese Azees Nedumangad
Director: Vipin Das
Basil Joseph , Darshana Rajendran , Aju Varghese Azees Nedumangad
Director: Vipin Das
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You cannot look away from what the makers say in Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey. It is admirable how they narrate this toxic marriage story. It is not often that you burst out laughing while watching a film like this. Read Review
Ariyippu (MALAYALAM)
Kunchacko Boban , Divyaprabha , Kannan Arunachalam Loveleen Mishra
Director: Mahesh Narayanan
Kunchacko Boban , Divyaprabha , Kannan Arunachalam Loveleen Mishra
Director: Mahesh Narayanan
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Mahesh Narayanan's Ariyippu does not have any big dramatic moments. It is subtle and understated, unlike your usual Malayalam film. Even the most aggressive moment in the film ends with a brief period of deafening silence. Read Review
Saudi Vellakka (MALAYALAM)
Lukman , Devi Varma , Binu Pappu Gokulan
Director: Tharun Moorthy
Lukman , Devi Varma , Binu Pappu Gokulan
Director: Tharun Moorthy
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There is no major drama in Saudi Vellakka, a moving film about the judicial system that takes its sweet time to arrive at a conclusion over a lawsuit. Director Tharun Moorthy shows how this long-drawn-out procedure and the passage of time affect the parties concerned. Read Review
Kooman (MALAYALAM)
Asif Ali , Hannah Reji Koshy , Renji Panicker Baburaj
Director: Jeethu Joseph
Asif Ali , Hannah Reji Koshy , Renji Panicker Baburaj
Director: Jeethu Joseph
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Kooman makes a strong case for Jeethu Joseph's craft as a filmmaker. Good, solid acting, a terrific plot, and Jeethu Joseph's signature twists all add up to a compelling thriller. Read Review
Padavettu (MALAYALAM)
Nivin Pauly , Aditi Balan , Shine Tom Chacko Indrans
Director: Liju Krishna
Nivin Pauly , Aditi Balan , Shine Tom Chacko Indrans
Director: Liju Krishna
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Writer-Director Liju Krishna's Padavettu uses a wild boar metaphor to tell a powerful tale of political call-to-arms. This is a delightful film to watch in a theater, with great cinematography, wonderful music, and terrific performances across the board. Read Review
Nna Than Kesu Kodu (MALAYALAM)
Kunchacko Boban , Gayathrie Shankar , Unnimaya Prasad Basil Joseph
Director: Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval
Kunchacko Boban , Gayathrie Shankar , Unnimaya Prasad Basil Joseph
Director: Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval
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Like most satires, Nna Thaan Case Kodu ridicules the machinery of government. The movie takes a few cinematic liberties but packs a punch in terms of the satirical elements. It also has some terrific performances. Read Review
Malayankunju (MALAYALAM)
Fahadh Faasil , Rajisha Vijayan , Indrans Deepak Parambol
Director: Sajimon
Fahadh Faasil , Rajisha Vijayan , Indrans Deepak Parambol
Director: Sajimon
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Fahadh Faasil usually acts in a way that allows us to form a mental image or a profile of his character. It applies to his role in Malayankunju as well. It is a survival thriller that works as an acting showcase for Fahadh. Read Review
Pathonpathaam Noottandu (MALAYALAM)
Siju Wilson , Kayadu Lohar , Chemban Vinod Jose Anoop Menon
Director: Vinayan
Siju Wilson , Kayadu Lohar , Chemban Vinod Jose Anoop Menon
Director: Vinayan
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Pathonpatham Noottandu is engaging and entertaining, which tells you a lot about its quality, especially when period dramas fall short. Starring Siju Wilson in a breakthrough role, the movie tells the story of the oppressed class in ancient Travancore. Read Review
Paka (MALAYALAM)
Basil Paulose , Vinitha Koshy ,
Director: Nithin Lukose
Basil Paulose , Vinitha Koshy ,
Director: Nithin Lukose
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Lukose gives more importance to the revenge aspect than the love story in Paka, making the film more violent and intense. This also means that the audience thinks more about who will survive or escape as compared to whether the couple will be united at the end. Read Review
Mukundan Unni Associates (MALAYALAM)
Vineeth Sreenivasan , Suraj Venjaramoodu , Tanvi Ram Sudhi Koppa
Director: Abhinav Sundar Nayak
Vineeth Sreenivasan , Suraj Venjaramoodu , Tanvi Ram Sudhi Koppa
Director: Abhinav Sundar Nayak
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This film is a dark comedy and the celebration of a psychopath. Vineeth Sreenivasan uses his voice to express his thoughts with a scary sense of callousness. His spiteful little jokes about humanity are equal parts funny and scary. Read Review
Vichithram (MALAYALAM)
Shine Tom Chacko , Balu Varghese , Lal Kani Kusruthi
Director: Achu Vijayan
Shine Tom Chacko , Balu Varghese , Lal Kani Kusruthi
Director: Achu Vijayan
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Vichithram has themes with hidden implications, like caged rabbits and a butterfly in a glass. Writers Vineeth Jose and Nikhil Raveendran cleverly work these themes into the script, while the background music and visual film-making add to the eerie atmospherics of the film. Read Review
Freedom Fight (MALAYALAM)
Joju George , Rohini , Rajisha Vijayan Srinda
Director: Jeo Baby
Joju George , Rohini , Rajisha Vijayan Srinda
Director: Jeo Baby
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Each short story that makes up the new anthology film on SonyLIV discusses an aspect of freedom or two. It is a rare anthology film in Malayalam that covers people from every walk of life, from an IT staffer to a politician to a manual scavenger. Read Review
Thallumaala (MALAYALAM)
Tovino Thomas , Kalyani Priyadarshan , Shine Tom Chacko Chemban Vinod Jose
Director: Khalid Rahman
Tovino Thomas , Kalyani Priyadarshan , Shine Tom Chacko Chemban Vinod Jose
Director: Khalid Rahman
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Some fight to avenge somebody, and others fight for money. The characters in Khalid Rahman's Thallumaala fight mainly to let out their feelings. It is a bizarre, experimental movie that works mostly for the treatment. Read Review
Ela Veezha Poonchira (MALAYALAM)
Soubin Shahir , Sudhi Koppa , Jude Anthany Joseph
Director: Shahi Kabir
Soubin Shahir , Sudhi Koppa , Jude Anthany Joseph
Director: Shahi Kabir
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The story is simple, but the pleasure of watching the film stems from the brilliant atmosphere that the makers have created for it. With his cinematographer Manesh Madhavan and sound designer Ajayan Adat, Kabir creates a sense of dread that permeates the air that surrounds the characters. Read Review
Udal (MALAYALAM)
Dhyan Sreenivasan , Durga Krishna , Indrans
Director: Ratheesh Reghunandan
Dhyan Sreenivasan , Durga Krishna , Indrans
Director: Ratheesh Reghunandan
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Kuttavum Shikshayum (MALAYALAM)
Asif Ali , Sunny Wayne , Sharafudheen Alencier Ley Lopez
Director: Rajeev Ravi
Asif Ali , Sunny Wayne , Sharafudheen Alencier Ley Lopez
Director: Rajeev Ravi
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Kuttavum Shikshayum is a realistic police procedural drama about a group of cops who go to North India to catch some jewelry store thieves. Rajeev Ravi, his cinematographer Suresh Rajan as well as writers Sibi Thomas and Sreejith Divakaran make the audience walk the same path as these officers. Read Review
Antakshari (MALAYALAM)
Saiju Kurup , Priyanka Nair , Sudhi Koppa Vijay Babu
Director: Vipin Das
Saiju Kurup , Priyanka Nair , Sudhi Koppa Vijay Babu
Director: Vipin Das
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Vipin Das's thriller Antakshari has some unnecessary characters and story threads. However, it keeps the audience on tenterhooks once the plot kicks in and the protagonist plays cat and mouse with the antagonist. Read Review
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