Best Malayalam Drama Movies

79 films · 10 with 3+ critic reviews

The backbone of Indian cinema — family sagas, social realism and character studies. The largest and most critically decorated category on the site.

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

01Bethlehem Kudumba UnitMalayalam · 2026“Girish AD does something similar with the audience. He places us firmly amid this bunch…” — S.R. Praveen

6.9

14 criticsRecommended02Vaazha 2Malayalam · 2026“Vaazha 2 improves upon the flawed original, managing to pack in a lot that a young crowd…” — S.R. Praveen

6.4

15 criticsMixed03Anweshippin KandethumMalayalam · 2024“"Anweshippin Kandethum" shines as a mesmerizing police procedural, elevated by stellar…” — Hari P N

5.9

3 criticsMixed04PatriotMalayalam · 2026“Despite its predictable narrative, Patriot is an engaging and even brave film on a…” — S.R. Praveen

5.8

6 criticsMixed05Balan - The BoyMalayalam · 2026“The defining image in Malayalam film director Chidambaram's Balan The Boy comes in the…” — Santanu Das

5.7

7 criticsMixed06Drishyam 3Malayalam · 2026“Drishyam 3 proves that even Georgekutty's genius can't outsmart the exhausting weight of…” — Sreeju Sudhakaran

5.6

5 criticsMixed07AthiradiMalayalam · 2026“Basil and Tovino turn Athiradi into a fun riot” — The Times Of India

5.6

3 criticsMixed08ThudakkamMalayalam · 2026“If not for the thoughtful weaving in of Vismaya's martial arts skills, Thudakkam would…” — S.R. Praveen

5.5

18 criticsMixed09I, NobodyMalayalam · 2026“Things are quite taut till the halfway point, with the movie taking us to all the…” — S.R. Praveen

5.4

15 criticsMixed10Malayalee from IndiaMalayalam · 2024“An overtly loud political statement that is saved by an in-form Nivin Pauly's performance.” — Arjun Menon

5.1

4 criticsMixed

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Recent Malayalam Drama releases

6.9

Bethlehem Kudumba Unit

14 critics

5.5

Thudakkam

18 critics

5.4

I, Nobody

15 critics

5.7

Balan - The Boy

7 critics

5.6

Drishyam 3

5 critics

5.6

Athiradi

3 critics

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