Malayalam
film
industry
is
blessed
with
some
fine
actors.
Well,
the
year
2016
underlined
this
fact,
once
again,
as
we
got
to
witness
some
fine
performances
by
our
lead
actors.
Malayalam
movies
of
2016
offered
the
actors
of
the
industry
to
display
their
acting
capabilities.
Actors
like
Mohanlal,
Prithviraj,
Fahadh
Faasil,
Dulquer
Salmaan,
Nivin
pauly
etc.,
impressed
us
all
with
some
fine
performances
in
their
movies.
While,
certain
performances
were
the
most
talked
about,
some
other
performances
of
these
actors
and
some
other
actors
went
quite
unnoticed,
due
to
various
reasons.
On
this
note,
we
list
out
the
most
underrated
performances
of
Malayalam
actors
in
the
year
2016.
Read
on
to
know
more..
Biju
Menon
In
Leela
Well,
to
portray
Kuttiyappan,
a
man
with
peculiar
characteristics
wouldn't
have
been
an
easy
job.
Biju
Menon
made
Kutiyappan
memorable
in
his
own
style
and
gave
his
cent
percent
for
the
character.
But,
due
to
the
initial
backlash
that
the
movie
received,
even
his
performance
went
unnoticed.
Dulquer
Salmaan
In
Kali
Here
is
an
actor
who
is
growing
with
each
passing
movie.
While
the
actor
was
praised
for
his
performance
in
the
film
Kammatipaadam,
less
was
talked
about
his
portrayal
of
Siddharth
in
Kali.
Siddharth
is
a
young
man,
who
struggles
with
anger
management
issues
and
it
definitely
wasn't
an
easy
role
to
play.
Dulquer
Salmaan
gave
a
measured
performance
without
going
overboard
in
any
of
the
sequences.
Fahadh
Faasil
In
Monsoon
Mangoes
In
Monsoon
Mangoes,
Fahadh
Faasil
portrayed
the
role
of
Abi,
a
person
who
dreams
to
make
a
film.
It
wouldn't
be
wrong
if
it
is
said
that
his
performance
in
this
film
was
a
notch
above
of
that
in
Maheshinte
Prathikaaram.
There
were
certain
sequences
in
the
film,
which
proved
the
brilliance
and
versatility
of
Fahadh
Faasil.
But,
neither
the
film
nor
his
performance
was
much
talked
about.
Biju
Menon
In
Swarna
Kaduva
If
you
want
to
measure
the
acting
capabilities
of
Biju
Menon,
you
ought
to
watch
this
film.
Swarna
Kaduva,
the
movie
had
its
own
limitations,
but
Biju
Menon
with
his
magnificent
performance,
carried
the
movie
on
his
shoulders.
He
was
spot
on
as
Rini
Iype
Maattummel,
a
person
with
extreme
negative
shades.
He
definitely
deserves
a
huge
round
of
applause
for
making
the
character
memorable
one.
Kunchacko
Boban
In
Kochavva
Paulo
Ayyappa
Coelho
In
2016,
Kunchacko
Boban
was
praised
for
his
performance
in
the
movie
Vettah.
But,
it
has
to
be
said
that
his
performance
in
the
film
Kochavva
Paulo
Ayyappa
Coelho
was
overlooked.
The
role
of
Kochavva
wasn't
something
out
of
the
box,
but
we
did
see
a
different
Kunchacko
Boban
in
the
movie.
Be
it
the
dialogue
delivery
or
the
body
language,
Kunchacko
Boban
looked
extremely
confident
in
that
role.
Asif
Ali
In
Anuraga
Karikkin
Vellam
We
got
to
see
a
different
Asif
Ali
in
2016.
After
a
lackluster
start,
he
bounced
back
with
Anuraga
Karikkin
Vellam.
Well,
the
film
was
one
of
the
best
movies
of
2016
and
much
was
talked
about
the
performances
of
Rajisha
Vijayan,
Biju
Menon
etc.
But,
many
forgot
to
notice
that
we
got
to
see
a
different
Asif
Ali
in
this
film.
It
was
a
controlled
performance
from
the
actor
and
his
reaction
in
the
scene
where
he
receives
a
slap
from
his
father,
proves
how
good
an
actor
he
is.
Well,
the
reasons
are
aplenty
for
such
performances
to
get
noticed.
Rating
of
a
performance
surely
depends
on
the
taste
and
the
analytic
sense
of
the
viewers.
More
importantly,
the
box
office
success
of
a
film
and
overall
quality
of
a
movie
also
play
due
importance
while
rating
a
performance.
Above
listed
performances
have
been
less
talked
about,
so
far.
With
many
award
functions
coming
in,
we
hope
that
these
actors
and
their
performances
would
get
their
due
credit.