Favorite Malayalam Movies Watched This Year 🍿
1. Purusha Pretham
Krishand's Purusha Pretham will undoubtedly take first place on my list. I loved his previous work Aavasavyuham and when he announced Purusha Pretham, my expectations where high.The movie is experimental in many ways, like the cinematography, story telling,music etc and the makers succeeded in not boring the audience. The performances by Jagadish and Prasanth Alexander were outstanding.
2. Kannur Squad
Mammootty Kampany, the production house by the legendary actor Mammootty, had only produced two films before this film and their previous productions where well-accepted by the audience. Their third film, Kannur Squad, which came to cinemas with low hype became a blockbuster at the box-office through word of mouth. Roby Raj's directorial debut, which is based on Kerala Police's investigation team Kannur Squad is a well made movie with superb cinematography and background music. I watched the film in theatres and the experience was good.
3. Iratta
Iratta is an investigative thriller directed by Rohith Krishnan which amused me by its climax. Joju George as an actor gives a terrific performance in this film. The ending is the major positive of the movie. The film didn't get a long run in the theatres and failed at the box-office is a sad part. This film deserved much more success in the theatre.
4. Pookkaalam
Ganesh Raj's Pookkaalam is a small movie which loved for its simplicity. Vijayaraghavan did an amazing performance in this movie. The combo scenes by Basil Joseph and Vineeth Sreenivasan was awesome.
5. 2018
2018 is an year which witnessed never before floods in Kerala. Jude Anthany Joseph's 2018 is based on this theme. I loved this film for it's technical aspects. Despite a limited budget, the crew didn't compromise on the quality of the film. The story was passable for me, but the dialogues felt mediocre. Even with flaws I enjoyed the movie.