List of highest-grossing Malayalam films

Malayalam cinema is a part of Indian cinema based in Kerala dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Malayalam language. It is sometimes known by the nickname "Mollywood" by certain media outlets.[1] The 1983 film Aa Rathri was the first Malayalam film to cross ₹1 crore.[2] The 1991 film Kilukkam was the first Malayalam film to cross ₹5 crore.[3] The 1995 film The King was the first Malayalam film to cross ₹10 crore. The 2005 film Rajamanikyam was the first Malayalam film to cross ₹25 crore.[4] The 2013 film Drishyam was the first Malayalam film to cross ₹50 crore and ₹75 crore. The 2016 film Pulimurugan was the first Malayalam film to cross ₹100 crore and 150 crores mark.

List of highest-grossing films worldwide
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Rank Film Year Director Studio(s) Worldwide gross Budget Ref
1 Lucifer 2019 Prithviraj Sukumaran Aashirvad Cinemas ₹175 crore (US$24.85 million) ₹30 crore [5]
2 Pulimurugan 2016 Vysakh Mulakuppadam Films ₹135 crore (US$20.09 million) ₹27 crore [6]
3 2018 2023 Jude Anthany Joseph Kavya Film Company ₹102 crore (US$13 million) ₹15 crore (US$1.9 million)
4 Bheeshma Parvam 2022 Amal Neerad Amal Neerad Productions ₹87 crore (US$11 million) ₹15 crore
5 Kurup 2021 Srinath Rajendran Wayfarer Films ₹81 crore (US$12.63 million) ₹35 crore
6 Drishyam 2013 Jeethu Joseph Aashirvad Cinemas ₹74 crore (US$12.63 million) ₹5 crore
7 Thallumaala 2022 Khalid Rahman Ashiq Usman Productions ₹72 crore NA
8 Kayamkulam Kochunni 2018 Rosshan Andrrews Sree Gokulam Movies ₹72 crore (US$11.22 million) ₹45 crore
9 Romancham 2023 Jithu Madhavan Guppy Cinemas
Johnpaul George Productions		 ₹71 crore (US$10.08 million) ₹3 crore
10 Premam 2015 Alphonse Puthren Anwar Rasheed Entertainments ₹68 crore (US$11.6 million) ₹4 crore

Highest-grossing films by year
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Year Title Director Studio(s) Worldwide gross Source
2023 2018 Jude Anthany Joseph Kavya Films ₹102 crore (US$13 million) [7]
2022 Bheeshma Parvam Amal Neerad Amal Neerad Productions ₹87 crore (US$11 million) [8]
2021 Kurup Srinath Rajendran Wayfarer Films ₹81 crore (US$12.63 million) [9]
2020 Anjaam Pathiraa Midhun Manuel Thomas Ashiq Usman Production ₹50 crore (US$6.3 million)
2019 Lucifer Prithviraj Sukumaran Aashirvad Cinemas ₹130 crore (US$18.46 million) [10] [11]
2018 Kayamkulam Kochunni Rosshan Andrrews Sree Gokulam Movies ₹72 crore (equivalent to ₹82 crore or US$10 million in 2020) [12]
2017 Ramaleela Arun Gopi Mulakupadam Films ₹50 crore (equivalent to ₹60 crore or US$7.5 million in 2020) [13]
2016 Pulimurugan Vysakh Mulakupadam Films ₹152 crore (equivalent to ₹186 crore or US$23 million in 2020) [14]
2015 Premam Alphonse Puthren Anwar Rasheed Entertainments ₹60 crore (US$10.24 million) [15]
2014 Bangalore Days Anjali Menon Anwar Rasheed Entertainments ₹45 crore (equivalent to ₹61 crore or US$7.7 million in 2020) [16]
2013 Drishyam Jeethu Joseph Aashirvad Cinemas ₹75 crore (equivalent to ₹108 crore or US$14 million in 2020) [17]
2012 Mayamohini Jose Thomas Color Factory ₹22 crore (equivalent to ₹35 crore or US$4.4 million in 2020) [18]
2011 Christian Brothers Joshy Varnachithra Big Screen ₹28 crore (equivalent to ₹49 crore or US$6.1 million in 2020) [19] [20]
2010 Pokkiri Raja Vysakh Mulakuppadam Films ₹16.5 crore (equivalent to ₹31 crore or US$3.9 million in 2020) [21] [22]
2009 Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja Hariharan Sree Gokulam Films ₹24.33 crore (equivalent to ₹52 crore or US$6.5 million in 2020)
2008 Twenty:20 Joshy AMMA Films ₹33 crore (equivalent to ₹78 crore or US$9.8 million in 2020) [23]
2007 Mayavi Shafi AMMA Films ₹15 crore (equivalent to ₹36 crore or US$4.4 million in 2020) [24][25]
2006 Classmates Lal Jose Arya Films ₹24 crore (equivalent to ₹57 crore or US$7.1 million in 2020) [26]
2005 Rajamanikyam Anwar Rasheed Valiyaveethil Films ₹25 crore (equivalent to ₹59 crore or US$7.4 million in 2020) [27][28][29]
2004 Sethurama Iyer CBI K. Madhu Krishnakripa Release ₹14 crore (equivalent to ₹42 crore or US$5.3 million in 2020) [30]
2003 Balettan V. M. Vinu Aroma Movie International ₹14 crore (equivalent to ₹44 crore or US$5.5 million in 2020) [31]
2002 Meesa Madhavan Lal Jose Moviekshetra ₹19 crore (equivalent to ₹59 crore or US$7.4 million in 2020) [32]
2001 Raavanaprabhu Ranjith Aashirvad Cinemas ₹17 crore (equivalent to ₹55 crore or US$6.9 million in 2020) [33]
2000 Narasimham Shaji Kailas Aashirvad Cinemas ₹21 crore (equivalent to ₹74 crore or US$9.2 million in 2020) [34]

See also

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