Exciting Malayalam Thrillers Worth Watching This Weekend

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Drishyam (2013)

This Mohanlal starrer is an edge-of-the-seat thriller about a cable TV operator who goes to extreme lengths to protect his family.

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Kumbalangi Nights (2019)

This coming-of-age drama with thriller elements explores the lives of four brothers living in a coastal village in Kerala.

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Uyare (2019)

This powerful film is a social thriller that deals with the issue of acid attacks.  

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Andhadhun (2018)

This dark comedy thriller is about a piano player who pretends to be blind in order to get a job at a restaurant.

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Jallikattu (2019)

This neo-noir thriller is set in a remote village in Kerala and follows the events that unfold after a group of men attack a buffalo.  

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The Great Indian Kitchen (2021)

This critically acclaimed drama with thriller elements explores the patriarchal norms and struggles faced by a newly married woman.

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Cold Case (2021)

This police procedural thriller is about a retired cop who is brought back to investigate the cold case of a missing woman.

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Bheeshma Parvam (2022)

This action thriller film is inspired by real-life events and follows the story of a powerful family in Kerala.

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Kurup (2021)

This biographical crime thriller is based on the life of S. Kumar, an infamous fugitive who is wanted for the murder of a film producer in 1968.

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Nayattu (2022)

This police drama thriller is a fictionalized account of the controversial encounter killings of four unarmed men in Kerala in 2019.

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