List of highest-grossing Malayalam films

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Malayalam cinema is a part of Indian cinema based in Kerala dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Malayalam language. It is sometimes known by the nickname "Mollywood" by certain media outlets.[1] The 1983 film Aa Rathri was the first Malayalam film to cross ₹1 crore.[2] The 1991 film Kilukkam was the first Malayalam film to cross ₹5 crore.[3] The 1995 film The King was the first Malayalam film to cross ₹10 crore. The 2005 film Rajamanikyam was the first Malayalam film to cross ₹25 crore.[4] The 2013 film Drishyam was the first Malayalam film to cross ₹50 crore and ₹75 crore. The 2016 film Pulimurugan was the first Malayalam film to cross ₹100 crore mark.[5] The 2023 film 2018: Everyone is a Hero was the first film to cross ₹200 crore mark and became the highest grossing film of Malayalam Cinema surpassing Pulimurugan.[6]

List of highest-grossing films worldwide[edit]

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Rank Film Year Director Studio(s) Worldwide gross Ref
1 2018 * 2023 Jude Anthany Joseph Kavya Film Company ₹200 crore [7]
2 Pulimurugan 2016 Vysakh Mulakuppadam Films ₹134.85—152 crore [8][9]
3 Lucifer 2019 Prithviraj Sukumaran Aashirvad Cinemas ₹125.27—175 crore [10][11]
4 Kurup 2021 Srinath Rajendran Wayfarer Films ₹112 crore [12]
5 Kayamkulam Kochunni 2018 Roshshan Andrews Sree Gokulam Movies ₹100 crore [13]
Madhura Raja 2019 Vysakh Nelson Ipe Cinemas ₹100 crore [14]
Mamangam 2019 M. Padmakumar Kavya Film Company ₹100 crore [15]
Bheeshma Parvam 2022 Amal Neerad Amal Neerad Productions ₹100 crore [16]
9 Drishyam 2013 Jeethu Joseph Aashirvad Cinemas ₹75 crore [17]
10 Thallumaala 2022 Khalid Rahman Ashiq Usman Productions ₹71.36 crore [18]

Highest-grossing films by year[edit]

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Year Title Director Studio(s) Worldwide gross Source
2023 2018 Jude Anthany Joseph Kavya Films ₹160 crore (US$22 million) [19]
2022 Bheeshma Parvam Amal Neerad Amal Neerad Productions ₹87 crore (US$12 million) [20]
2021 Kurup Srinath Rajendran Wayfarer Films ₹81 crore (US$12.63 million) [21]
2020 Anjaam Pathiraa Midhun Manuel Thomas Ashiq Usman Production ₹50 crore (US$7.0 million)
2019 Lucifer Prithviraj Sukumaran Aashirvad Cinemas ₹127 crore (US$18.03 million) [22]
2018 Kayamkulam Kochunni Rosshan Andrrews Sree Gokulam Movies ₹72 crore (equivalent to ₹78 crore or US$11 million in 2019) [23]
2017 Ramaleela Arun Gopi Mulakupadam Films ₹50 crore (equivalent to ₹56 crore or US$7.9 million in 2019) [24]
2016 Pulimurugan Vysakh Mulakupadam Films ₹152 crore (equivalent to ₹176 crore or US$25 million in 2019) [25]
2015 Premam Alphonse Puthren Anwar Rasheed Entertainments ₹60 crore (US$10.24 million) [26]
2014 Bangalore Days Anjali Menon Anwar Rasheed Entertainments ₹45 crore (equivalent to ₹58 crore or US$8.1 million in 2019) [27]
2013 Drishyam Jeethu Joseph Aashirvad Cinemas ₹75 crore (equivalent to ₹103 crore or US$14 million in 2019) [28]
2012 Mayamohini Jose Thomas Color Factory ₹22 crore (equivalent to ₹33 crore or US$4.7 million in 2019) [29]
2011 Christian Brothers Joshy Varnachithra Big Screen ₹28 crore (equivalent to ₹46 crore or US$6.5 million in 2019) [30]
2010 Pokkiri Raja Vysakh Mulakuppadam Films ₹16.5 crore (equivalent to ₹30 crore or US$4.2 million in 2019) [31]
2009 Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja Hariharan Sree Gokulam Films ₹24.33 crore (equivalent to ₹49 crore or US$6.9 million in 2019)
2008 Twenty:20 Joshy AMMA Films ₹33 crore (equivalent to ₹74 crore or US$10 million in 2019) [32]
2007 Mayavi Shafi AMMA Films ₹15 crore (equivalent to ₹34 crore or US$4.7 million in 2019) [33][34]
2006 Classmates Lal Jose Arya Films ₹24 crore (equivalent to ₹54 crore or US$7.5 million in 2019) [35]
2005 Rajamanikyam Anwar Rasheed Valiyaveethil Films ₹25 crore (equivalent to ₹56 crore or US$7.9 million in 2019) [36][37][38]
2004 Sethurama Iyer CBI K. Madhu Krishnakripa Release ₹14 crore (equivalent to ₹40 crore or US$5.6 million in 2019) [39]
2003 Balettan V. M. Vinu Aroma Movie International ₹14 crore (equivalent to ₹41 crore or US$5.8 million in 2019) [40]
2002 Meesa Madhavan Lal Jose Moviekshetra ₹19 crore (equivalent to ₹56 crore or US$7.9 million in 2019) [41]
2001 Raavanaprabhu Ranjith Aashirvad Cinemas ₹17 crore (equivalent to ₹52 crore or US$7.3 million in 2019) [42]
2000 Narasimham Shaji Kailas Aashirvad Cinemas ₹21 crore (equivalent to ₹70 crore or US$9.8 million in 2019) [43]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  11. ↑ Kumar, Karthik (4 June 2019). "Mohanlal's Lucifer storms into Rs 200 crore club, first for Malayalam cinema". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "കുറുപ്പ് നൂറുകോടി ക്ലബ്ബിൽ, സാറ്റലൈറ്റ് അവകാശം വിറ്റുപോയത് റെക്കോർഡ് തുകയ്ക്ക്". Mathrubhumi. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
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