Industry Hits In Malayalam Cinema
by Samrudh_David | created - 02 Dec 2017 | updated - 10 months ago | PublicThe Malayalam films which achieved the industry hit status (All time highest grosser) in the history of Malayalam cinema are listed here.
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1. Aa Rathri (1983)
Not Rated | 137 min | Drama, Thriller
Indu leads a happy married life with her husband Ravi. However, their happiness is short lived when a series of unfortunate events happen in their life.
Director: Joshiy | Stars: Kothuku Nanappan, Philomina, M.G. Soman, Poornima Jayaram
Votes: 124
• The first Malayalam film to gross 1 crore
Total Gross : 1cr (Share : 40 Lakhs)
2. Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku (1983)
116 min | Drama
A couple who lost their daughter in an accident decides to adopt a girl from the local orphanage. But problems arise when the child's real mother seeks to find her.
Director: Fazil | Stars: Bharat Gopy, Mohanlal, Shalini, Sangeeta Naik
Votes: 128
Total Gross : 1.25cr (Share : 50 Lakhs)
3. My Dear Kuttichaathan (1984)
96 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two boys and a girl befriend Kuttichathan by accident and release him from the grip of the magician. On the way Kuttichathan meets Ashish, a member of the police, who is after Karimbhootham... See full summary »
Director: Jijo Punnoose | Stars: M.P. Ramnath, Kottarakkara Sridharan Nair, Sonia, Suresh
Votes: 521
Total Gross : 1.5cr (Share : 60 Lakhs)
4. New Delhi (1987)
Not Rated | 143 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A journalist is illegally jailed for exposing two corrupt politicians, He exacts revenge through his new mysterious newspaper.
Director: Joshiy | Stars: Mammootty, Sumalatha, Suresh Gopi, Urvashi
Votes: 1,819
Total Gross : 2cr (Share : 80 Lakhs)
5. Irupatham Noottandu (1987)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama
The son of a Kerala political chieftain leads a gold smuggling operation with a maverick partner.
Director: K. Madhu | Stars: Mohanlal, Ambika, Suresh Gopi, Janardanan
Votes: 799
Total Gross : 2.5cr (Share : 1cr)
6. Chithram (1988)
159 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A woman hires a stranger to pose as her husband because she doesn't want her ailing father to know that her fiance broke their engagement.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, Renjini, Poornam Vishwanathan
Votes: 6,044
Total Gross : 3cr (Share : 1.2cr)
7. Kilukkam (1991)
155 min | Comedy
A tourist guide in Ooty shelters a mentally unstable woman in return for the reward offered by her relatives. Later, he comes to know that she is in danger from her relatives.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Jagathy Sreekumar, Revathi, Kollam Thulasi
Votes: 4,613
• The first Malayalam film to gross 5 crore
Total Gross : 5cr (Share : 2cr)
8. Akashadoothu (1993)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama
On discovering she has terminal stage leukemia, a widow tries to find suitable foster homes for her four children.
Director: Sibi Malayil | Stars: Madhavi, Murali, Nedumudi Venu, Seena Antony
Votes: 374
Total Gross : 6cr (Share : 2.4cr)
9. Manichithrathazhu (1993)
Not Rated | 169 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
When a forbidden room in an old bungalow is unbolted, the spirit of a vengeful dancer is unleashed.
Director: Fazil | Stars: Shobana, Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Vinaya Prasad
Votes: 12,291
Total Gross : 7.5cr (Share : 3cr)
10. The King (1995)
198 min | Action, Thriller
On learning that an elected representative in the parliament is corrupted and involved in many crimes, Joseph Alex, an IAS officer, decides to expose his misdeeds in front of the public.
Director: Shaji Kailas | Stars: Mammootty, Murali, Vani Viswanath, Ganesh Kumar
Votes: 1,668
• The first Malayalam film to gross over 10 crore
Total Gross : 12cr (Share : 4.8cr)
11. Hitler (1996)
Not Rated | 153 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
The story of a protective brother and his five sisters.
Director: Siddique | Stars: Mammootty, Mukesh, Shobana, Jagadish
Votes: 1,443
Total Gross : 15cr (Share : 6cr)
12. Aniyathi Pravu (1997)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama, Romance
Mini and Sudhi elope as their families oppose their relationship. Before getting married, they decide to convince their parents, but fate has other plans.
Director: Fazil | Stars: Kunchacko Boban, Shalini, Harisree Ashokan, Sudheesh
Votes: 718
Total Gross : 16cr (Share : 6.4cr)
13. Chandralekha (1997)
Not Rated | 172 min | Comedy, Romance
An unemployed man saves a rich woman and takes her to the hospital where her relatives mistake him as her husband. He plays along as he needs money to repay a loan.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Sukanya, Pooja Batra, Sreenivasan
Votes: 1,335
Total Gross : 17cr (Share : 6.8cr)
14. Aaram Thamburan (1997)
163 min | Action, Drama
Jagannathan, a mafia don in Bombay moves to Kanimangalam village. He wins the love of the locals, but finds trouble with a feudal lord, Appan Thamburan, after he decided to resume a traditional festival banned by Appan.
Director: Shaji Kailas | Stars: Mohanlal, Manju Warrier, Narendra Prasad, Saikumar
Votes: 3,709
Total Gross : 18cr (Share : 7.2cr)
15. Narasimham (2000)
175 min | Action, Drama
Induchoodan is wrongly implicated in a murder case. Later, his father is imprisoned for murdering his daughter and Induchoodan vows to prove his innocence.
Director: Shaji Kailas | Stars: Mohanlal, Thilakan, N.F. Varghese, Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran
Votes: 1,898
Total Gross : 20cr (Share : 8cr)
16. Rajamanikyam (2005)
Not Rated | 126 min | Action, Comedy
The story of how a un-educated man Rajamanikyam, abandoned as a child, unites his step-father with the latter's children who are greedy for his wealth and possessions.
Director: Anwar Rasheed | Stars: Mammootty, Rahman, Manoj K. Jayan, Ranjith
Votes: 2,888
• The first Malayalam film to gross 25 crore
Total Gross : 25cr (Share : 11.2cr)
17. Classmates (2006)
175 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
College classmates meet for a 10-year reunion, which does not go as smoothly as planned. Love is discovered, friendships are broken and secrets about tragic events in the past are revealed.
Director: Lal Jose | Stars: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Indrajith Sukumaran, Kavya Madhavan, Narain
Votes: 4,249
Total Gross : 26cr (Share : 11.6cr)
18. Twenty:20 (2008)
195 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Devaraja Prathapa Varma, an underworld don and wealthy businessman wants payback for his brother Karthik Varma's murderers.
Director: Joshiy | Stars: Mohanlal, Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Jayaram
Votes: 2,101
Total Gross : 33cr (Share : 14.8cr)
19. Drishyam (2013)
Not Rated | 160 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A man goes to extreme lengths to save his family from punishment after the family commits an accidental crime.
Director: Jeethu Joseph | Stars: Mohanlal, Meena, Asha Sharath, Ansiba
Votes: 44,048
• The first Malayalam film to gross over 50 crore
Total Gross : 62.8cr (Share : 26.1cr)
20. Premam (2015)
156 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young man has three opportunities to find love. Will the third time be the charm?
Director: Alphonse Puthren | Stars: Nivin Pauly, Sai Pallavi, Madonna Sebastian, S.V. Krishna Shankar
Votes: 23,775 | Gross: $0.18M
Total Gross : 74.5cr (Share : 31.5cr)
21. Pulimurugan (2016)
Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Thriller
When a small village near a forest is under the threat of man eating tigers and a drug mafia, the villagers seek the help of an unstoppable force, a hunter invincible.
Director: Vysakh | Stars: Mohanlal, Jagapathi Babu, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Lal
Votes: 8,426
• The first Malayalam film to gross over 100 crore
Total Gross : 134cr (Share : 57.6cr)
22. 2018 (2023)
Not Rated | 150 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A disaster film set during the 2018 Kerala Floods where people from all walks of life faced catastrophic consequences and put in collective efforts to survive the calamity.
Director: Jude Anthany Joseph | Stars: Tovino Thomas, Kunchacko Boban, Asif Ali, Vineeth Sreenivasan
Votes: 12,031
• The first Malayalam film to gross over 150 crore.
Total Gross : 175.4cr (Share : 77.8cr)
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