Jijoy Rajagopal

The film focuses on a very conservative Namboodiri family in a very regressive social milieu. Ishti centres around two main characters, a 70-year-old Ramavikraman Namboodiri, who is a Vedic scholar who preserves the fire from a Somayagam to light his funeral pyre, and Sreedevi, his young, third wife. Sreedevi stands up against orthodoxy. She manages to inspire her husband’s son from another marriage to read and write. The conflict between these characters and those who revolve around their lives is what the film is generally about. It then also becomes a strong comment on the attempt to balance worldly desires and the rigidity of caste and tradition.

Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal (English: Swordfishes of Big Tides), a Malayalam Adventure movie directed by Ajith Pillai. Asif Ali (Alex) is the scion of a large and rich Christian family, whose male members take pride in flaunting their virility. Due to his wayward life he lands up in prison. He makes attempts to flee from prison but in vain. A savior appears before him in the form of Sunny Wayne. He is from Lakshadweep, and circumstances make Asif Ali to follow him to the beautiful picturesque sea side town where he learns to amend his selfish ways. The narration forms the rest of the story.

6.4/10

Sam Alex, an ex-police officer, resorts to alcohol to ease the pain of his family loss. His life turns around when he is called to investigate a series of murders executed in a similar fashion.

8/10

After hit movie Shikaar, director Padmakumar's next titled as Thiruvambadi Thamban. S.Sureshbabu, the writer of Shikaar will penned for Thiruvambady Thamban. Jayaram and Haripriya play the lead roles . Tollywood actor Kishore is doing as villain and Myna fame Thambi Durai plays a vital role. Jagathy Sreekumar, Kalabhavan Mani, Nedumudi Venu also includes the cast. Thiruvambady Thamban is being produced by Alexander John under the banner of Jini Cinema. Cinematography is by Manoj Pillai, Ouseppachan will scored music and art section handled by Manu Jagath.

4.1/10

Siddharthan is rich and has everything he could wish for. His father is a rich and sensible man who gives sane counsel to the people around. Siddharthan is a devotee but his brother Mani is an atheist and stays put and steadfast in his beliefs. One day, Siddharthan suddenly loses interest in everything worldly and embarks on a journey to the Himalayas as a seeker of truth. But he returns 11 years later as a hard core atheist who has lost all his faith in spirituality.

Nagayakshi is a celestial creature of lust who comes to Earth, mates with virginal men and kills them after she orgasms. Things take a turn when she falls in love with two mortal non-virginal men.

3.5/10

Chayilyam is a Malayalam language film written and directed by Manoj Kana. The story is about the plight of a hapless widow, who is denied the freedom to lead a normal life by the society. The film was produced with contributions from more than 2,000 individuals and released in theatres in February 2014.

6.4/10

The film narrates the story of a self-declared demi-god and her alcoholic husband. It is reportedly inspired from the life of the controversial godwoman Divya Joshi.

4.7/10

Best Actor is a movie about an ordinary school teacher who never gives up on his dream of becoming an actor.

7/10

Chirammal Enashu Francis, a.k.a. Pranchiyettan, is a successful businessman based in Thrissur. He is a devotee of Saint Francis of Assisi and often has imaginary conversations with the saint. His ancestors were rice traders, but he has grown beyond the small rice shop to expand his business into jewellery, real estate, finance, shopping complexes and lot more. Even though he is successful and wealthy, he is not well-educated and he is unhappy with his name and also wants to become a celebrity. He is called Ari "rice" Pranchi by everybody, citing his ancestors' business as a colloquial taunt. He wants to change his image from Ari Pranchi to something great and is ready to spend a fortune for it. The film deals with how Pranchi tries to get a good name and what changes that brings to his life.

8.3/10

The film revolves around an ailing artist, who is trapped between tradition and the diktats of the new world.

Nandakumar, a reporter, is assigned to cover the hapless plight of farmers at Pannakamkudi. Upon seeing their sufferings in person, he decides to help them.

6.6/10

A minister's secretary is killed in an explosion. Later, the minister gets killed in a hospital while under the medical supervision of a doctor who is the son of the deceased secretary.

Nerariyan CBI is a murder mystery. Sethurama Iyer (Mammootty) who investigates the death of a young girl, Mythili (Samvrutha), at her friend's 'tharavad', where she had come for a short holiday, around four years back.The plot is filled with suspects all round.

5.8/10

Sreekumar comes to meet his friend, Govindan Kutty. He meets Reetha Mathews , whom he initially mistakes to be a prostitute. But he is shocked when he learns the truth about her.

5/10

Kaala Varkey movie is about Varkey ( Jagathy Sreekumar) who is a crude and brazen man. The locals call him ‘kaala’ Varkey ( kaala means bull), as he is a man who cares more for his bulls than his wife Annamma (Pallavi) and three daughters Alice (Suvarna Mathew), Sophia (Meenakshi) and Lisy (Krishnendu). But in an accident Varkey becomes bedridden and a guy from another village, Jose (Vijayaraghavan) comes to look after the bulls. This man arrives with some purpose and his aim is to see the downfall of Varkey.

Sachidanandan (Dileep) runs an antique shop in the Jewish street at Kochi. He is famous for old Gramophone records. Sachi hates music, as he believes that his father has not made any money out of it. Aryadevi, a famous singer, who has been given her first break by Raveendran, comes to Kochi from Bombay with her daughter Pooja (Navya Nair).

6.6/10

Shivam is a Police thriller, with Biju Menon in the lead, and Shaji Kailas comes back to associate with Revathy Kalamandhir. The theme involves administration of Vigilante justice with the hero taking law into his own hands and bcoming an anti-hero in the process.

4.4/10

Nandita is happily married to Mukundan. One day, she happens to meet her childhood sweetheart Rajeevan and they become intimate friends. But they decide to part ways as they are already married.

7.2/10

Devadoothan (Heavenly Messenger) is a 2000 Malayalam musical mystery romance film directed by Sibi Malayil starring Mohanlal and Jayaprada. The movie tells the story of Vishal Krishnamoorthy (Mohanlal) who is a musician who has attained international fame. The movie takes us back on a journey into his past, when certain unseen forces make him solve certain mysteries surrounding Angelina Ignatious (Jayapradha), the lady who runs the college from where Vishal was once expelled.

7.5/10

Swayamvara Panthal movie tells the story of Deepu (Jayaram) who is the pet and indispensable brother of his five sisters. They need him right from taking their children for an outing to replacing gas cylinders and buying cosmetics. Deepu on his part is only too glad to be of help and thus has a special place in their hearts. As he comes of age, his sisters start searching for a suitable girl and after a great deal of hunting the unanimous choice is Priya (Samyuktha Varma). Deepu too likes her and the marriage is conducted much ceremoniously. But soon after, some shocking revelations dawn upon him and that too while he's on his honeymoon.

4.2/10

The film is about a special friendship between a boy and girl, Aby (Kunchacko Boban) and Sona (Shalini). Aby and Sona are childhood friends but they have no romance between them. It was too late when they realized their romance.

6.9/10

Conflicts between a father and son, when the unemployed son brings his love to the family without the consent of the parents.

7.6/10