Malayalam cinema, also known as Mollywood, is one of the most vibrant and diverse film industries in India. Malayalam films are known for their realistic portrayal of social issues, cultural diversity, artistic experimentation, and technical excellence. In this article, we will look at the top 10 highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time, based on their worldwide collections.
10. Rdx (2023) Rdx Trailer
Rdx is a new action film of Antony Varghese, Neeraj Madhav, and Shane Nigam. It is directed by Nahas Hidayath and produced by Weekend Blockbusters. The film was released on 25 August 2023 and became a hit, grossing ₹65 crore (US$9 million) worldwide1. The film is about the life of three mysterious individuals who are involved in a series of heists and chases. The film features well-choreographed action sequences and a nunchak fight. The film has received positive reviews from critics and audiences alike.
9. Drishyam (2013)
This film is a thriller that follows the ordeal of Georgekutty,...
10. Rdx (2023) Rdx Trailer
Rdx is a new action film of Antony Varghese, Neeraj Madhav, and Shane Nigam. It is directed by Nahas Hidayath and produced by Weekend Blockbusters. The film was released on 25 August 2023 and became a hit, grossing ₹65 crore (US$9 million) worldwide1. The film is about the life of three mysterious individuals who are involved in a series of heists and chases. The film features well-choreographed action sequences and a nunchak fight. The film has received positive reviews from critics and audiences alike.
9. Drishyam (2013)
This film is a thriller that follows the ordeal of Georgekutty,...
- 9/4/2023
- by amalprasadappu
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DeathDuring his illustrious career, Sunil worked as the art director for several films including Vijay’s ‘Varisu’, ‘Sita Ramam’, ‘Bangalore Days’, ‘Premam’, ‘Ghajini’ and others. Tnm StaffCourtesy: Instagram/ Dulquer SalmaanNoted art director and production designer Sunil Babu passed away in Kerala on Thursday, January 5. Sunil, who was 50 years old, passed away after suffering a major cardiac arrest at a hospital in Ernakulam. While he worked predominantly in the Malayalam film industry, he was also known for his work in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. Sunil’s latest work is for the much-awaited Tamil film Varisu starring Vijay, set to release on Pongal. Apart from this, Sunil was known for his acclaimed work for the Malayalam films Premam, Bangalore Days, Urumi, Notebook and others, and he even won the Kerala State Film Award in the Best Art Director category for the 2005 film Ananthabhadram. Among his Bollywood films are Lakshya, Iqbal, Ghajini,...
- 1/6/2023
- by AditiKumar
- The News Minute
MollywoodThe film was shot in different locations to re-create the era, including Udupi and Mangaluru, and a small part was also shot in Sri Lanka.Digital NativeMaking a period film calls for a lot of work, not just in recreating a lost era, but telling a story of those times most convincingly. Kayamkulam Kochunni, with actor Nivin Pauly, in the lead, is shaping up through different locations, telling the life story of a legendary highwayman who lived in the Kerala of the 19th century. Nivin plays the Robin Hood-style ‘thief’ who steals from the rich and gives the poor. Mohanlal will be seen in an extended cameo. The film was shot in different locations to re-create the era, to maintain originality and authenticity. Reports are that director Rosshan Andrrews and production designer Sunil Babu took nearly three months to finalise the locations. They had toured Kayamkulam and places near it...
- 7/23/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
With the release of the Traffic trailer earlier today, fans finally got their first look at what this movie will turn out to be. The story is a fascinating thriller based on true events, when police officials were on a mission to transport a human heart from one city to another in 150 minutes to save a life.
At the launch event today, Manoj Bajpayee felicitated a team of police officials who managed to carry out a similar feat. In August of 2015, police officials were faced with the task of transporting a human heart for which they managed to create what’s known as a Green corridor which is a single lane along the route where all the signals are green on the way that took close to 150 personnel working in co-ordination to achieve. Mr. Bajpayee thanked the police team for successfully managing this daunting task. Additional Commissioner of Police – Sunil...
At the launch event today, Manoj Bajpayee felicitated a team of police officials who managed to carry out a similar feat. In August of 2015, police officials were faced with the task of transporting a human heart for which they managed to create what’s known as a Green corridor which is a single lane along the route where all the signals are green on the way that took close to 150 personnel working in co-ordination to achieve. Mr. Bajpayee thanked the police team for successfully managing this daunting task. Additional Commissioner of Police – Sunil...
- 4/20/2016
- by BollySpice Editors
- Bollyspice
Sunny Leone seems to be caught up in yet another legal controversy this time. An Fir has been filed against the porn star turned actress at Ramnagar police station, by a Dombivali resident over promoting obscenity on her website. The Mumbai based housewife, Anjali Palan has accused Sunny Leone of destroying Indian culture and promoting porn videos on her website sunnyleone.com. The 30 year old who also works for the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti has also taken action against those who have uploaded these videos on the website. Senior Inspector Sunil Shivarkar confirmed that they indeed found the content on the website objectionable. On the other hand, Joint Commissioner of Police, Vv Laxminarayana of Thane region stated that as of now they aren't taking any action and the case has been handed over to the cyber cell for further investigation. Sunny Leone and others have been charged under section 292 (obscene and...
- 5/16/2015
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
W hen Mirza Comes Back is one of the twenty-three films selected for the co- production market of Film Bazaar 2013. We spoke to the director Kamal K.M.:
Kamal K. M. Karamattathil
Tell us about your project. What language will it be in?
When Mirza Comes Back is set in Kashmir, in the backdrop of an earthquake that has struck both sides of the border. Our protagonist is a young man who crosses the border in search of his sister after the disaster. On the other side, he meets a girl and instantly falls in love, and sees the prospect of a different life waiting for him. Once he marries her, however, he comes back with her, and then crop up questions of identity, of who belongs where.
The film is in the Kashmiri language, since the story is set in Kashmir. I didn’t want to make it...
Kamal K. M. Karamattathil
Tell us about your project. What language will it be in?
When Mirza Comes Back is set in Kashmir, in the backdrop of an earthquake that has struck both sides of the border. Our protagonist is a young man who crosses the border in search of his sister after the disaster. On the other side, he meets a girl and instantly falls in love, and sees the prospect of a different life waiting for him. Once he marries her, however, he comes back with her, and then crop up questions of identity, of who belongs where.
The film is in the Kashmiri language, since the story is set in Kashmir. I didn’t want to make it...
- 11/18/2013
- by Editorial Team
- DearCinema.com
A small independent film has been quietly winning hearts and awards in the festival circuit. The latest victory for Kamal K.M.’s I.D. is winning the Black horse competition at the 3rd Ars Independent International Film Festival in Poland.
Not many are aware that Resul Pookutty, best known as the Oscar-winning sound designer for Slumdog Millionaire, turned producer for I.D. with five other friends (called Collective Phase One). His ambition for production encompasses the plan of opening a production house of his own very soon.
Resul Pookutty, the producer, chats with Nandita Dutta:
Why did you think of getting into production and forming Collective Phase One?
It was never in my mind to start a production house, it just happened. Rajeev Ravi, Madhu Neelakandan and I were together at the Ftii. So one day Rajeev called up and said that a junior of ours, Kamal, has written a film...
Not many are aware that Resul Pookutty, best known as the Oscar-winning sound designer for Slumdog Millionaire, turned producer for I.D. with five other friends (called Collective Phase One). His ambition for production encompasses the plan of opening a production house of his own very soon.
Resul Pookutty, the producer, chats with Nandita Dutta:
Why did you think of getting into production and forming Collective Phase One?
It was never in my mind to start a production house, it just happened. Rajeev Ravi, Madhu Neelakandan and I were together at the Ftii. So one day Rajeev called up and said that a junior of ours, Kamal, has written a film...
- 10/1/2013
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
I.D. directed by Kamal K.M. is the only Indian film selected for the Narrative Competition section of the 2013 Los Angeles Film Festival that runs from June 13-23, 2013.
The Narrative Competition comprises of 12 films that compete for the Filmmaker Award and Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature or Best International Feature. 10 films are from the USA, 1 from Latvia and 1 from India.
I.D. revolves around an ambitious young woman who finds herself unexpectedly propelled on a journey that takes her from the high-rises in the heart of Mumbai to the teeming streets on the city’s forbidding outskirts in an exploration of gender, class and identity in today’s metropolitan India.
The film is produced by Resul Pookkutty, Rajeev Ravi, Madhu Neelakandan, Sunil Babu and B. Ajithkumar. It has previously screened at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013, Abu Dhabi and Busan film festivals in 2012.
The Narrative Competition comprises of 12 films that compete for the Filmmaker Award and Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature or Best International Feature. 10 films are from the USA, 1 from Latvia and 1 from India.
I.D. revolves around an ambitious young woman who finds herself unexpectedly propelled on a journey that takes her from the high-rises in the heart of Mumbai to the teeming streets on the city’s forbidding outskirts in an exploration of gender, class and identity in today’s metropolitan India.
The film is produced by Resul Pookkutty, Rajeev Ravi, Madhu Neelakandan, Sunil Babu and B. Ajithkumar. It has previously screened at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2013, Abu Dhabi and Busan film festivals in 2012.
- 5/9/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Thiruvanathapuram, Dec 22: Suresh Achu, who has carved a niche for himself in the advertising world, is set to weild the megaphone for Malayalam movie "Pottaas Bomb".
The film revolves around three girls, who elope from a juvenile home in Kerala. Police tracks them down and catch them in Tamil Nadu. The story chronicles their return journey from Tamil Nadu to Kerala.
It is produced by Dr.Sreejith and Asokan under the banner People Cinema. The film features debutants Anu Sithara, Chinju Mohan, Vishnu, Achu and Arun Kumar in prominent roles.
Tini Tom, Indrans, Kottayam Nazeer, Sunil Sugatha, Kathal Dhandapaani, Ravikanth.
The film revolves around three girls, who elope from a juvenile home in Kerala. Police tracks them down and catch them in Tamil Nadu. The story chronicles their return journey from Tamil Nadu to Kerala.
It is produced by Dr.Sreejith and Asokan under the banner People Cinema. The film features debutants Anu Sithara, Chinju Mohan, Vishnu, Achu and Arun Kumar in prominent roles.
Tini Tom, Indrans, Kottayam Nazeer, Sunil Sugatha, Kathal Dhandapaani, Ravikanth.
- 12/22/2012
- by Lohit Reddy
- RealBollywood.com
It’s a film produced by Collective Phase 1, a group of cinema professionals from India comprising of Resul Pookutty Cas, Mpse, Rajeev Ravi, Madhu Neelakandan, Sunil Babu, B. Ajithkumar and Kamal K.M. The film is directed by Kamal K.M. The idea to start this kind of experiment in independent filmmaking came from Oscar winner Resul Pookutty. The film is produced in association with Jaar Pictures and the cast includes Geetanjali Thapa, Murari Kumar, Rukshana Tabassum, Read More...
- 11/10/2012
- Bollywood Trade
Still from Top Floor Left Wing
French film Top Floor Left Wing by Angelo Cionci will open the 10th Pune International Film Festival.
The highlights of the World Competition section will be films like Amnesty (Albania, Greece, France) by Buyar Alimani, The Precinct (Azerbaijan) by Ilgar Safat, My Little Pricess (France) by Iva Ionesco, Nader and Simin: A Separation by Asghar Farhadi and Ami Aadu (India) by Somnath Gupta.
The Country in Focus is Germany and the section will screen films by Werner Herzog and Wim Wenders.
There will be Retrospectives of Hsien Hou of Taiwan and Yasujiro Ozu of Japan.
Indian Cinema Today section will screen films like Salim Ahamed’s Adaminte Makan Abu, Gurvindar Singh’s Anhey Ghore Da Daan and Santosh Sivan’s Urumi.
The Marathi Competition section includes Umesh Kulkarni’s Deool, Sujay Dahake’s Shala and Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Sukhtankar’s Ha Bharat Maza.
French film Top Floor Left Wing by Angelo Cionci will open the 10th Pune International Film Festival.
The highlights of the World Competition section will be films like Amnesty (Albania, Greece, France) by Buyar Alimani, The Precinct (Azerbaijan) by Ilgar Safat, My Little Pricess (France) by Iva Ionesco, Nader and Simin: A Separation by Asghar Farhadi and Ami Aadu (India) by Somnath Gupta.
The Country in Focus is Germany and the section will screen films by Werner Herzog and Wim Wenders.
There will be Retrospectives of Hsien Hou of Taiwan and Yasujiro Ozu of Japan.
Indian Cinema Today section will screen films like Salim Ahamed’s Adaminte Makan Abu, Gurvindar Singh’s Anhey Ghore Da Daan and Santosh Sivan’s Urumi.
The Marathi Competition section includes Umesh Kulkarni’s Deool, Sujay Dahake’s Shala and Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Sukhtankar’s Ha Bharat Maza.
- 1/10/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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