Top 10 Malayalam Movies of All Time
The top 10 malayalam movies of all time, ranked by IMDb rating (weighted for vote count) across 181 eligible films. 1 of them are streaming in India right now on Prime Video — each links to exactly where to watch it.
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#Home
2021IMDb 8.8 · 15,837 votes
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Kireedam
1989IMDb 8.9 · 8,658 votes
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- 3
Sandhesam
1991IMDb 9.0 · 5,391 votes
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- 4
Manichitrathazhu
1993IMDb 8.7 · 13,189 votes
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Nadodikkattu
1987IMDb 8.8 · 5,559 votes
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Kumbalangi Nights
2019IMDb 8.5 · 19,661 votes
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Devasuram
1993IMDb 8.7 · 6,540 votes
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Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha
1989IMDb 8.7 · 6,395 votes
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Drishyam 2
2021IMDb 8.4 · 43,145 votes
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Spadikam
1995IMDb 8.6 · 6,973 votes
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Frequently asked
- What is the best Malayalam movie of all time?
- By IMDb rating (weighted for vote count), #Home (2021) tops this list with an IMDb score of 8.8 from 15,837 votes.
- How is this Malayalam movies list ranked?
- We rank by IMDb rating using a Bayesian weighted score (IMDb's own Top-250 method), which balances a title's rating against how many people voted — so a very high score from only a handful of votes doesn't outrank a slightly lower score from tens of thousands. Titles need a minimum vote count to qualify.
- Where can I watch these Malayalam movies in India?
- 1 of the 10 titles on this list are streaming in India right now. Tap any title to see exactly which OTT platform (Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar, SonyLIV, ZEE5 or Apple TV) it's on, or to get an alert when a not-yet-streaming one lands.
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