Highest Grossing Malayalam Movies of 1989
first 28 were hits at the box office and Last few are flops.
In order of money made in 1989
In order of money made in 1989
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- DirectorT. HariharanStarsMammoottyMadhaviDevanThe film offers an alternative version of the fight between two legendary Chekavars from Chanthu's perspective.
- DirectorLalSiddiqueStarsSaikumarMukeshInnocent Vareed ThekkethalaThree unemployed men struggle to earn a living and decide to get involved in a kidnapping scheme to make quick money.
- DirectorPriyadarshanStarsMohanlalGirija ShettarMukeshTwo cops tries to capture a jail-broken felon, a psychopath who seeks revenge on his adversaries, while one of the cops falls for the felon's daughter.
- DirectorT.K. Rajeev KumarStarsKamal HaasanUrmila MatondkarJayaramA man seeks the help of a mimicry artist to take revenge on a politician who has wronged him.
- DirectorSibi MalayilStarsMohanlalThilakanKaviyoor PonnammaThe life of a young man turns upside down when he intervenes in a dispute in order to rescue his father (a cop) from a ruthless local outlaw.
- DirectorSibi MalayilStarsMohanlalRekhaMuraliRajeev, an orphan eccentric millionaire, has his own strange taste towards everything. With less knowledge about family relationships, he struggles hard to achieve his aim to become a father without marrying.
- DirectorK. MadhuStarsMammoottyMukeshJagathy SreekumarSethurama Iyer and the CBI investigate the mysterious murder of a famous actress.
- DirectorSathyan AnthikadStarsMohanlalRevathiMuraliMurali returns to his home in Kerala after working in Dubai for seven years. He decides to do social service for the people in his hometown, but fails due to the local politicians.
- DirectorSathyan AnthikadStarsMammoottySreenivasanSaranya PonvannanNarendran chooses to jump in front of the train to commit suicide. He waits for the train but end up saving another young man named Janardanan who has the same intention. Narendran consoles him and offers him to take the blame of the murder so that Janardanan can live freely.
- DirectorK. MadhuStarsMohanlalBalan K. NairParvathiPrakash is a famous criminal lawyer in the city. He decides to take revenge against Mohan, who had gotten away after murdering his sister.
- DirectorDennis JosephStarsMammoottyGanesh KumarSilk SmithaBorn to an aristocratic father and low caste mother, Anandha Padmanabhan masters all three vedas.when he fall for a brahmin girl, it ends up in a tragedy,turning him a mystic to Seek revenge.
- DirectorSathyan AnthikadStarsJayaramSitharaUrvashiVelayudhankutty is in love with his cousin but his uncle opposes the union. After a failed attempt to elope, he moves to Pazhani and finds work as a barber.
- DirectorKamalStarsJayaramParvathiJagathy SreekumarKunju Lakshmi is pampered by her brothers and so, is a little arrogant. When she falsely accuses Shivashankaran, a peon, of misbehaving with her, he decides to teach her a lesson.
- DirectorSreenivasanStarsSreenivasanParvathiInnocent Vareed ThekkethalaA man with a serious case of inferiority complex is married to a beautiful girl. Soon, his love and care turns into suspicion.
- DirectorJoshiyStarsMammoottySeemaMukeshChandran (Mammootty) is a truck driver and Ravi (Mukesh), the cleaner of the truck. Chandran is very affectionate towards Ravi, for whom, Chandran is like an elder brother. Chandran spends most of his leisure time in booze and women, while Ravi is busy in saving all the money, as he has got a family. One day, Ravi gets a letter from Remani (Jalaja), his wife saying that there is festival in the village temple set to happen for the coming Friday and she requested him to be there. Excited Ravi sets out to his home with all the cash he has saved as he has plans to build a house and to be there for at least two months. But on his way back home, he was killed in an accident. Chandran arrives at the village of Ravi, with his dead body. He finds out the miserable condition of his family and decides to stay for a few days to financially assist Remani and help her fulfill Ravi's dream house. But during his stay, he gets involved in several social issues. He slowly joins the job of ferrying sand under Kochu Varkey, a rich businessman of the area. But, with time, he enrages Kochu Varkey (Prathapachandran) and his son Sunnykkutty (Vijayaraghavan), invites animosity from them. Rajamma (Seema), a bold and independent lady who makes a living by running a tea stall falls in love with Chandran, but certain unexpected incidents happen in the life of Chandran that turns everything upside down.
- DirectorI.V. SasiStarsSuresh GopiSudhaUrvashiPrakash is married to Sumati and they have a son and seem to live a perfect life. Trouble ensues when, Renuka Menon, a widow, enters his life and he struggles to be faithful.
- DirectorP.N. MenonStarsNilambur BalanSantha DeviVineeth KumarPadippura is a 1989 Indian Malayalam film directed by PN Menon.
- DirectorSuresh UnnithanStarsJayaramThilakanSitharaFilm revolves around the beliefs about the matching of Horoscope / "Jatakam" of groom and bride for marriages in India (especially south). Many nowadays consider these as superstitious.
- DirectorShaji N. KarunStarsPremjiArchanaLakshmi KrishnamurthyRaghu, the only son of Raghava Chakyar was born late for him. So he poured his entire love and affection on him. Raghu, studying in an engineering college in a far away city has to arrive at his home to attend the engagement ceremony of his only sister. But he doesn't. The father starts his endless wait for his son. He daily waits at the bus stop till the last bus from the town also returns. Raghava Chakyar comes to know from newspapers that Raghu was taken into custody by the Police for political reasons. He reaches the capital and meets the higher Police officials. But they pretended helpless as there is no proof that Raghu was taken into custody. Raghu's sister comes to understand that he probably would have died in police custody after being tortured, but cannot bear to tell this to her father. The old man's grip on reality slowly slips and he starts dreaming that his son is with him.
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- DirectorNedumudi VenuStarsVishnuMaathuThilakanThe movie progress and narrates the incidents in a drama set for a month in a village in Kerala.
- DirectorAshokanVinayanStarsMala AravindanJayalalithaPoojappura RaviA story of infidelity and its psycho social after-effects.
- DirectorAshokanStarsJayaramSuresh GopiJagathy Sreekumar
- DirectorAugustin PrakashStarsLalu AlexMala AravindanJohnyAmmavanu Pattiya Amali is a 1989 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Augustine Prakash, starring Mukesh and Thilakan in the lead roles.
- DirectorYandamuri VirendranathStarsRamya KrishnanSudhakarYamuna
- DirectorV.K. PavithranStarsMammoottySukumaranParvathiOne fine morning, not any different from every other day, a promising poet shoots herself. Leaving no trace of motive, her husband's best friend and journalist, Balu embarks on a journey to find the truth.
- DirectorThampi KannanthanamStarsJayaramParvathiLalu AlexSridevi, a lady from a family with a poor financial background got married to a rich tea estate owner and the resulting incidents in their life is plotted in the movie.Box office flop but a good film
- DirectorP.K. KrishnanStarsSathaarJayalalithaRavi MenonBox office flop
- DirectorViji ThampiStarsJayaramRahmanSuresh GopiA journalist goes in search of the criminals who are responsible for the death of an income tax officer. However, he struggles to overcome all the obstacles as he is determined to find the culprits.Box office flop but a good film
- DirectorS.L. Puram SadanandanStarsLalu AlexLizySooryaBox office flop but a good film
- DirectorSophyStarsIndransVanitha KrishnachandranKuthiravattam PappuBox office flop but a good film
- DirectorKrishnakumarStarsJayaramNedumudi VenuThilakanPradeep marries Roshney without his family's consent. However, Roshney decides to move to her friend Shailaja's house with Pradeep, unaware that she is Pradeep's sister-in-law.Box office flop
- DirectorKamalStarsJayaramInnocent Vareed ThekkethalaJagathy SreekumarKochappi and Krishnan- Thief duos who was driven from Chittarikkara village return as rich with hidden intention to spoil the harmony.Box office flop