Malayalam movies are always a treat to the eyes due to their simplicity, love, purity, romance, and unique and fresh content. Malayalam movies choose a very relatable topic and execution is always the best part of them. Malayalam movies can make you laugh and cry at the same time. Each emotion can be felt and each moment can be enjoyed.
These are some of the movies that are released this year and have got a huge responses from the audience. Some of these movies are direct OTT released whereas some are released after completing their theatrical run.
Hridayam
Hridayam directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan was released on 21 January 2022 and from then it gained huge appreciation from the audience in the theatre later it was released on Hotstar. It tells the story of a carefree Arun and his life, his dreams, his struggles, and his love. The movie will make you cry, smile, and feels each beat of emotion.
The film shows how a carefree engineering student becomes mature as he follows the path of love, breakup, emotion, and separation. The movie is at a rating of 8.1 on IMDb and is available on Hotstar in the Malayalam language.
Bhoothakalam
There are few movies that are of the horror genre that impress their viewers and truly give a scary feeling. This movie will give you the feeling with various scenes throughout the movie and the climax is the best part of it. The movie is a direct OTT release and it stars Shane Nigam and Revathi and tells the story of how a mother and son experience supernatural events after the death of a family and how it distorts and takes away the peace from their life. The movie is at a rating of 7.6 on IMDb and is currently available to stream on Sony Liv in the Malayalam language.
Bro Daddy
Bro Daddy is also a direct OTT release and it stars none other than Prithviraj Sukumaran and Mohanlal. It’s a Malayalam language comedy film that was also directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran himself. It revolves around the life of a son and father who has married at an earlier phase of his life and both father and son became a father at the same time and how it turns out various events will make you laugh, cry and smile. The movie is at a rating of 7.1 on IMDB and is currently available in Hotstar in the Malayalam language.
Bheeshma Parvam
Starring Mammootty, Shobin Shahir, and Sreenath Bhasi Bheeshma Parvam is a high pace godfather-like family crime drama of sibling fight and revenge for power. The movie was released on 3 March 2022 and has gained wide popularity throughout as it is released in multiple languages including Hindi. Later it was released on Hotstar in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, and Telegu dubbed. The movie is at a rating of 7.8 and is available to stream on Hotstar.
Antakshari
Antakshari starring Saiju Kurup and directed by Vipin Das was released directly on Sony Liv in the Malayalam language. The movie gives a musical touch to a crime thriller as a serial killer on losing and is hunted by a police officer played by Saiju Kurup who loves to play Antakshari. The movie is a cat-mouse chase that you keep you hooked to your screen throughout.
These are some of the movies that i found worth watching and also wanted to recommend to you all. However, there are lots of Malayalam movies that are available through various OTT platforms which are also good to watch. Being a Malayalam fanboy i would like to say that “Malayalam Movies Never Disappoint”
