Malayalam
cinema
doesn't
have
many
gangster
movies
to
its
credit.
There
are
only
very
few
movies
which
have
completely
stayed
loyal
to
this
genre.
Take
a
look
at
some
of
the
finest
gangster
movies
released
in
Malayalam.
Stop
Violence
Stop
Violence
has
to
be
the
best
movie
of
A
K
Saajan
till
date.
The
movie
had
some
gory
scenes
but
had
taken
a
realistic
approach.
Prithviraj
played
the
role
of
a
deadly
gangster
named
Saathan,
a
role
which
fetched
him
good
reviews.
Ivar
Ivar,
the
movie
wasn't
a
big
hit
back
then.
The
film
was
different
in
its
making
style
and
it
told
the
story
of
an
undercover
police
officer
played
by
Jayaram.
Biju
Menon's
act
of
Paambu
Jose
did
receive
great
reviews.
Black
Black,
scripted
and
directed
by
Ranjith
was
different
from
all
his
previous
ventures.
The
movie
which
had
Mammootty
in
the
role
of
a
gangster
police
named
Karikkamuri
Shanmughan,
was
intense,
dark
and
spot
on.
Big
B
Big
B,
undoubtedly
is
the
most
stylist
movie
in
this
list.
The
movie
directed
by
Amal
Neerad
which
is
a
perfect
example
of
a
stylish
gangster
flick,
went
on
to
become
a
trendsetter.
Second
Show
The
debut
movie
of
Dulquer
Salmaan
had
all
the
elements
to
be
categorized
as
a
gangster
movie.
A
brilliant
making
from
Sreenath
Rajendran
and
genuine
performances
from
all
the
actors
ensured
the
success
of
the
movie.
In
the
late
1980's
and
early
1990's,
the
industry
witnessed
some
movies
which
had
gang
war's
and
related
stuffs
as
themes.
Films
like
Aryan,
Abhimanyu,
Indrajalam,
Samrajyam,
Irupatham
Noottaandu
etc
dealt
with
gangsters
and
underworld
related
stories.
But,
they
were
more
like
action
dramas
and
less
like
pure
gangster
flicks.
With
a
fresh
wave
hitting
the
Malayalam
cinema,
we
saw
new
directors
trying
for
a
makeover
in
gangster
movies.
Amal
Neerad
came
up
with
Sagar
Alias
Jackey
and
Aashique
Abu
came
up
with
Gangster,
both
of
which
didn't
make
a
lasting
impact
in
the
minds
of
the
audience.
It
should
also
be
noted
that,
gangster
movies
have
not
found
great
success
in
Malayalam
cinema.
The
cases
have
been
different
for
other
language
films.
Malayalam
movie
audiences
have
not
been
so
keen
on
accepting
movies
which
are
high
on
violence
content.
Movies
like
Stop
Violence
did
emerge
as
a
hit
but
wasn't
a
runaway
success
like
Malayalam
films
of
other
genres.