Top 10 Political Thriller Malayalam Movies That Dominated At The Box Office

The movie is based on the true account of a Maoist organization holding the district collector of Palakkad prisoner to bring attention to an anti-tribal law. The film was written and directed by Kamal and featured actors Kunchacko Boban, Joju George, Vinayakan, and Dileesh Pothan in the significant role. Released in 2022, Pada won several critical appreciation and recognition for the story, presentation, and narration.

It is one of the best political thriller movies ever made in Malayalam cinema. It tells the tale of a police detective conducting a comprehensive investigation into the homicide after a professor's death causes considerable indignation. But the situation quickly puts the cop in jeopardy. Prithviraj and Suraj Venjharamoodu were captured the audience attention with their stunning performance in the movie.

Megastar Mammootty played the protagonist role as a politician in the movie, which was directed by Santhosh Viswanath. Like a full-length political thriller, it emphasizes current concerns and shows how it connects with common people in society. The film was released in theaters and received positive responses from the audience as well as critics.

In addition to its box office earnings, the film earned over 200 crore in revenue via the sale of its satellite rights, internet streaming rights, and worldwide TV rights. It was actor Mohanlal's second movie to gross $100 million worldwide after Pulimurugan. Lucifer was a political thriller, starred Mohanlal as Stephen Nedumpally. Produced by Antony Perumbavoor, the film also stars Vivek Oberoi, Tovino Thomas, Indrajith and Manju Warrier in crucial roles. Lucifer marked the directorial debut of actor Prithviraj.

It depicts the tale of a young unemployed man who is very interested in politics. After he entered politics, he encountered an occurrence that altered his life and ideas. Nivin Pauly who impressed the audience attention with his stellar performance in the movie. The film was directed by debutant Liju Krishna and  featured Nivin Pauly in the lead role.

Nayyattu is one of the best movies of film maker Martin Prakkat who is popular for his State Award winning movie 'Charlie'. It narrates the story of three police officers on their attempt to flee for their lives after witnessing the arrest and torture of a Dalit citizen. It offers various viewpoints on politics and our existing governmental institutions, which is the surprising feature of the film. Actors Kunchacko Boban, Nimisha Sajayan and Joju George played the main lead roles in the movie.

Eeda is one of the romantic-thriller movies in Malayalam, which explores the themes like power, corruption, betrayal, love and loyalty. The film directed by B. Ajithkumar and produced by Sharmila Rajaa under the banner of Collective Phase One & Delta Studio. The film features Shane Nigam, Nimisha Sajayan & Surabhi Lakshmi in lead role.

The movie tells the story of a young man who starts smuggling goods in the 1980s and swiftly advances to become the leader of the neighborhood party. The film hit the theaters and received positive reviews from the audience and critics. Malik signified actor Fahadh Faasil's reunion with filmmaker Mahesh Narayanan after Take Off and CU Soon. The Great Indian Kitchen fame Nimisha Sajayan played a female lead role in the movie.

The film was inspired by the bloody conflict between Kerala's student political organizations.  It includes a lot of emotionally charged information in addition to the political scuffles that we witnessed on the college campus. Tovino Thomas played a lead role in the movie, which was directed by Tom Emmatty.

The film contrasts the brutality carried out by armed Maoists and dishonest government officials. It is more than just a story about a group of credulous Kerala officers adjusting to life in a strange country. Mammootty who played a lead role in the movie, was directed by Khalid Rahman. Apart from Mammoootty, Unda features actors
Asif Ali,  Shine Tom Chacko and Arjun Ashokan.