Best Malayalam Crime Movies

39 films · 15 with 3+ critic reviews

Gangster epics, procedurals and the neo-noir turn Indian cinema took in the 2010s.

The best Malayalam crime movies, ranked by aggregated critic score.

01RonthMalayalam · 2025“Shahi Kabir's Ronth almost achieves the impossible of giving us a peek into the deepest…” — S.R. Praveen

7.0

7 criticsExceptional02L2: EmpuraanMalayalam · 2025“Empuraan has hardly anything going for it, except for the richness of its production…” — S.R. Praveen

6.5

14 criticsRecommended03KalamkavalMalayalam · 2025“Kalamkaval could have become just another slow-burn serial killer despite some of its…” — S.R. Praveen

6.5

11 criticsRecommended04Anweshippin KandethumMalayalam · 2024“In conclusion, while "Anveshippin Kandethum" offers a gripping narrative and compelling…” — Anjana George

6.2

4 criticsRecommended05RekhachithramMalayalam · 2025“On the whole, Rekhachithram is a unique, cleverly made film that has a lot going for it.…” — Shilpa Nair Anand

6.2

6 criticsRecommended06MarcoMalayalam · 2024“Marco reminds one of the Transporter series, the butchering and the bloodbath brings to…” — Shilpa Nair Anand

6.1

6 criticsRecommended07Drishyam 3Malayalam · 2026“Drishyam 3 had the potential to tell a poignant story of a father who is slowly…” — Neeshita Nyayapati

5.8

15 criticsMixed08PaniMalayalam · 2024“Pani may be old wine in new bottle, but it is a good directorial debut.” — Latha Srinivasan

5.8

7 criticsMixed09MaranamassMalayalam · 2025“Basil Joseph's dark comedy is a bumpy but entertaining ride. What drives the Basil…” — Sanjith Sidhardhan

5.8

5 criticsMixed10Abraham OzlerMalayalam · 2024“... The movie sure offers a cinematic experience, but is that enough?” — Vishal Menon

5.7

9 criticsMixed11I, NobodyMalayalam · 2026“Things are quite taut till the halfway point, with the movie taking us to all the…” — S.R. Praveen

5.4

15 criticsMixed12ThalavanMalayalam · 2024“Despite having quite an intriguing plot, Thalavan is weighed down by all these situations…” — S.R. Praveen

5.2

5 criticsMixed13Khalifa: The RulerMalayalam · 2026“The narrative lacks the intended emotional pull or the expected thrills. Apart from its…” — S.R. Praveen

5.0

8 criticsMixed14UyirMalayalam · 2026“The treatment of the film is such that at no point in the story does any of the…” — S.R. Praveen

4.8

7 criticsMixed15Law & OrderMalayalam · 2026“Law And Order not only delivers an outdated and amateurish cop drama, but also manages to…” — Sreeju Sudhakaran

3.2

3 criticsUnfavorable

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Recent Malayalam Crime releases

3.2

Law & Order

3 critics

5.0

Khalifa: The Ruler

8 critics

5.4

I, Nobody

15 critics

4.8

Uyir

7 critics

5.8

Drishyam 3

15 critics

6.5

Kalamkaval

11 critics

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