After
the
moderately
successful
2015,
Malayalam
movie
industry
is
all
set
to
welcome
the
2016
with
huge
expectations.
There
are
some
high
profile
movies
awaiting
releases
this
year;
especially
in
the
first
month,
January.
Some
highly
anticipated
star-studded
projects,
which
were
actually
expected
to
hit
the
theatres
in
November
and
December
months
of
2015,
are
releasing
in
January
2016.
Here
are
some
of
the
much
awaited
movies,
which
are
likely
to
be
released
in
January
The
upcoming
Mammootty-Nayantara
starrer
movie,
which
is
written
and
directed
by
AK
Sajan,
was
actually
slated
to
be
released
for
24th
December,
2015.
But
the
movie
has
been
postponed
due
to
undisclosed
reasons,
and
is
expected
to
be
released
by
the
second
week
of
January.
The
highly
anticipated
Nivin
Pauly
starrer,
which
is
also
the
production
debut
of
the
actor,
is
slated
to
release
on
January
16th.
The
movie,
which
is
directed
by
1983
fame
Abrid
Shine,
stars
newcomer
Anu
Emmanuel
in
the
female
lead.
The
comical
thriller,
which
stars
Prithviraj
in
the
lead
role,
is
directed
by
Marthandan.
The
movie,
which
stars
Anoop
Menon,
Asha
Sarath,
Miya
George,
etc
in
the
pivotal
roles,
is
expected
to
be
hit
the
theatres
by
January
2nd
week.
The
upcoming
Fahadh
Faasil
starrer
comical
entertainer,
directed
by
Akkara
Kazhchakal
fame
Abi
Varghese,
will
hit
the
theatres
on
January
15th.
The
movie
is
produced
by
popular
actor
Thampy
Anthony
under
the
banner
Kayal
Films.