2014
is
coming
to
an
end
and
it
is
time
to
choose
the
best
of
the
year.
When
it
comes
to
Malayalam
movies,
2014
was
not
a
fruitful
year
and
the
industry
has
not
been
able
to
repeat
the
success
of
last
year.
Approximately
140
movies
have
been
released
in
Mollywood
in
2014,
but
only
a
few
of
them
managed
to
taste
the
success.
Malayalam
cinema
did
extremely
well
in
2012
and
2013,
with
amazingly
crafted
movies
and
huge
commercial
successes.
But
in
2014,
the
industry
witnessed
big
box
office
disasters
as
well
as
a
fall
down
in
the
excellence
of
making.
There
are
so
many
movies
which
did
well
at
the
box
office,
but
there
are
only
a
few
which
grabbed
critical
acclaims.
The
first
mainstream
release
of
2014
was
Salala
Mobiles,
directed
by
Sharath
A
Haridaasan.
The
movie
which
had
Dulquer
Salmaan
and
Nazriya
Nazim
in
the
lead
roles
was
a
box
office
disaster
and
earned
highly
negative
reviews
from
both
audience
and
critics.
The
first
box
office
success
of
the
year
was
Abride
Shine
directed
1983,
which
had
Nivin
Pauly
in
the
lead
role.
The
biggest
hit
of
the
year
was
Bangalore
Days,
directed
by
Anjali
Menon.
The
movie
consists
of
a
huge
star
cast
including
Fahadh
Faasil,
Dulquer
Salmaan,
Nivin
Pauly,
Nazriya
Nazim,
Parvathy,
Isha
Talwar,
Nithya
Menen
etc.
The
movie
went
on
to
become
the
second
highest
grosser
ever
of
Malayalam
cinema.
Mammootty
starrer
Gangster,
directed
by
Aashiq
Abu
and
Mohanlal
starrer
Mr
Fraud,
directed
by
B
Unnikrishnan
etc
were
some
of
the
highly
anticipated
movies
which
miserably
failed
at
the
box
office.
Om
Shanti
Oshana,
7th
Day,
Ring
Master,
How
Old
Are
You,
Angry
Babies,
Vikramadithyan,
Sapthamashree
Thaskaraha,
Vellimoonga,
Varsham
etc
are
the
commercially
successful
movies
of
2014.
The
important
milestone
of
2014
was
the
comeback
of
popular
actress
Manju
Warrier.
The
actress
made
her
comeback
into
movies
with
How
Old
Are
You,
directed
by
Roshan
Andrews
and
penned
by
popular
scenarist
duo
Bobby-Sanjay.
The
movie
emerged
as
a
huge
critical
and
commercial
success
and
Manju
won
the
Asia
Vision
film
award
for
Best
Actress,
for
her
performance.
Here
we
bring
you
the
list
of
the
Best
Movies
of
2014,
which
were
selected
on
the
basis
of
excellence
in
scripting,
making,
technical
aspects
and
performance
at
the
box
office.
Munnariyippu
Munnariyippu,
directed
by
Venu
is
doubtlessly
one
of
the
best
movies
of
2014
and
Mammootty's
career.
The
movie
stands
out
for
its
portrayal
of
a
complex
story
line
in
a
simple
yet
distinctive
narrative
style,
which
makes
the
audience
think.
The
plus
point
of
the
movie
is
the
flawless
script
and
crispy
dialogues
by
Unni
R.
Mammootty
delivered
his
best
performance
in
the
recent
times
as
C
K
Raghavan.
Aparna
Gopinath
proves
her
mettle
with
her
amazing
performance.
All
these
factors
make Munnariyippu an
extraordinary
movie
experience.
Bangalore
Days
Bangalore
Days,
directed
by
Anjali
Menon
is
the
highest
grosser
of
2014
and
second
highest
grosser
ever
of
Malayalam
cinema.
The
movie
is
doubtlessly
the
best
entertainer
of
the
recent
times.
Bangalore
Days
consists of
a
huge
star
cast
including
Fahadh
Faasil,
Dulquer
Salmaan,
Nivin
Pauly,
Nazriya
Nazim,
Parvathy,
Isha
Talwar,
Nithya
Menen
etc.
The
movie
was
equally
welcomed
by
the
Malayali
audience
as
well
as
the
other
language
audience
and
has
become
highly
popular
all
over
the
world.
It
is
another
movie
which
can
be
enlisted
as
the
best
movie
of
2014.
Apothecary
Apothecary,
directed
by
Madhav
Ramadasan,
is
one
of
the
best
emotional
thrillers
of
Malayalam
cinema.
The
movie,
which
revolves
around
the
inner
conflicts
of
Dr.
Vijay
Nambiar,
who
works
for
Apothecary
Super
specialty
hospital
and
the
patients
who
enter
his
life.
Lead
actors
Suresh
Gopi,
Jayasurya
and
Asif
Ali
delivered
their
best
performances
in
the
movie.
It
is
Jayasurya,
who
stole
the
show
with
his
exceptional
acting
talents.
Apothecary
is
definitely
one
of
the
best
movies
of
2014.
Swapaanam
Jayaram
delivered
his
best
performance
till
date
as
Chenda
artist
Unni
in
Shaji
N
Karun
directed
Swapaanam.
The
movie
depicts
the
life
of
a
Chenda
artist
Unni
and
his
relationship
with
Mohiniyattam
dancer
Nalini,
which
spoils
his
talent
and
meets
a
a
tragical
end.
Popular
Odissi
dancer
Kadambari
essayed
the
character
Nalini
in
the
movie.
Swapaanam
is
doubtlessly
one
of
the
classic
movies
of
2014.
1983
1983,
which
marked
the
directorial
debut
of
popular
photographer
Abride
Shine,
is
the
first
box
office
hit
of
2014.
The
movie,
which
has
Nivin
Pauly
in
the
lead
role,
depicts
the
cricket
craze
of
Malayalis.
1983
earned
highly
positive
reviews
from
both
audience&critics
and is
doubtlessly
one
of
the
movies
of
Nivin
Pauly's
career.
It
is
one
of
the
best
movies
of
2014.
Iyobinte
Pusthakam
Iyobinte
Pusthakam
managed
to
enter
the
best
movies
list
of
2014,
with
the
technical
excellence.
It
is
doubtlessly
the
best
visual
experience
ever
in
Malayalam
cinema.
Director
Amal
Neerad
deserves
a
special
mentioning
for
visualizing
an
average
script
in
such
a
brilliant
narrative
pattern.
Lal
essayed
the
title
character
Iyob,
Fahadh
Faasil
played
Aloshy
and
Jayasurya
portrayed
antagonist
Angoor
Ravuther.
All
the
actor
played
the
characters
to
near
perfection;
especially
Jayasurya.
The
rich
visualization
makes
Iyobinte
Pusthakam,
one
of
the
best
movie
experiences
of
2014.
How
Old
Are
You
How
Old
Are
You,
directed
by
Roshan
Andrews
marked
the
comeback
of
popular
actress
Manju
Warrier.
The
actress
paired
up
with
Kunchako
Boban
in
the
movie,
for
the
first
time
in
her
career.
How
Old
Are
You,
which
was
penned
by
Bobby-Sanjay
duo,
discussed
about
the
lives
of
middle-aged
housewives
who
completely
avoids
their
dreams
and
passions
for
family.
The
movie,
which
also
conveys
the
importance
of
organic
farming,
emerges
as
a
huge
critical
and
commercial
success.
How
Old
Are
You,
is
doubtlessly
one
of
the
best
movies
of
2014.