Best Malayalam Romance Movies

16 films · 12 with 3+ critic reviews

Love stories across every language and era, from the Bollywood epic to the small regional two-hander.

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

01Bethlehem Kudumba UnitMalayalam · 2026“Bethlehem Kudumba Unit is a continuation of that world and yet a more mature and resonant…” — Santanu Das

7.4

15 criticsRecommended02All We Imagine as LightMalayalam · 2024“All We Imagine As Light has its share of lovely moments, but the film struggles with…” — Bollywood Hungama News Network

7.1

8 criticsRecommended03HridayamMalayalam · 2022“Hridayam might not stir your soul, but Vineeth has delivered enough to keep you…” — S.R. Praveen

6.6

6 criticsRecommended04PremaluMalayalam · 2024“He has upped the game in his third outing, as Premalu is a winner with its fresh,…” — S.R. Praveen

6.6

5 criticsRecommended05Journey of Love 18+Malayalam · 2023“Arun. D. Jose manages to come up with only some average fare from the thin plot of…” — S.R. Praveen

6.0

7 criticsMixed06Pranaya VilasamMalayalam · 2023“Yet, the movie still manages to portray the pain and nostalgia of lost love through its…” — S.R. Praveen

5.8

8 criticsMixed07ThalavaraMalayalam · 2025“Thalavara tugs at the heartstrings in unexpected little ways, gives hope, and, by the end…” — Shilpa Nair Anand

5.8

5 criticsMixed08PinneyumMalayalam · 2016“Pinneyum is almost an anachronism in 2016 and lacks everything that makes his old…” — S.R. Praveen

5.6

6 criticsMixed09HridayapoorvamMalayalam · 2025“With Hridayapoorvam, Sathyan Anthikad crafts a light-hearted entertainer by stretching a…” — S.R. Praveen

5.5

6 criticsMixed10Varshangalkku SheshamMalayalam · 2024“Vineeth Sreenivasan's tale of friendship is earnest but melodramatic. The film captures…” — Latha Srinivasan

5.4

6 criticsMixed11VivaahMalayalam · 2026“The first half is kind of slow though the pace picks up in the second half. Music here is…” — Patcy N

5.0

3 criticsMixed12Odum Kuthira Chadum KuthiraMalayalam · 2025“The sheer aimlessness of the narrative makes us wonder whether the attempt is to give us…” — S.R. Praveen

3.8

6 criticsUnfavorable

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Recent Malayalam Romance releases

5.0

Vivaah

3 critics

7.4

Bethlehem Kudumba Unit

15 critics

5.5

Hridayapoorvam

6 critics

3.8

Odum Kuthira Chadum Kuthira

6 critics

5.8

Thalavara

5 critics

7.1

All We Imagine as Light

8 critics

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