Feel-good movies that you shouldn't miss out!-Malayalam
Who doesn't like a feel good movie that puts a smile on our face and melts our hearts.
Here is a list of Feel good films(2010 onward) handpicked picked up from Mollywood that i loved watching.Some of them are lovely romantic comedies and few are heart warming tales. Malayalam industry produces aplenty of these,so there are good chances i have missed out on some gems. Please comment the ones you feel that i missed out.
1.Maheshinte Prathikaram:(2016)
A self prided photographer who gets beaten up by a rogue man in front of large crowd seeks to take revenge. If you are looking for a crime/action/thriller, you'll not only be disappointed but you'll be surprised. This Light hearted comedy drama is an excellent example of how a simplistic story can made into memorable classic. Very subtle yet solid performance from Fahad Fasil. Your are going to love this movie and Fahad Fasil.
Starring: Fahadh Faasil,Aparna
Directed by: Dileep Pothan
IMDB Rating: 8.3
2.Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum(2017)
After the grand success of maheshinte prathikaaram, Dileep pothan and Fahaad Faasil joined hands together for another classic this time a heart warming movie. A thief(fahadh) steals a gold chain from a couple who are already struggling in their life. The thief gets caught but denies that he stole. The proceedings in the police station forms the crux of the movie. Get ready for a spell bound and emotionally touching climax. Fahadh once again in the forefront with his career best performance that fetched him a national Award for Best supporting actor.The movie also won the national awards for 'Best Feature Film in Malayalam' and 'Best Original Screenplay'.
Starring: Fahadh Faasil,Suraj Venjaramoodu,Nimisha Sajayan
Directed by: Dileep Pothan
IMDB Rating:8.2
Available on Hotstar
3.Jacobinte Swargarajyam(2016):
Jacob, a successfull businessman and NRI settled in dubai with his family gets cheated by his partners and falls into debts that he cannot repay. His son Jerry(Nivin) struggles hard and finds ways to succeed in life and in brining back the lost pride.A family drama with a good morale. Father-son chemistry and bonding between Nivin and Renji Paniker is a treat to watch.
Starring:Nivin Pauly,Renji Panicker,Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
Directed by:Vineet sreenivasan
IMDB Rating:7.6
4.1983(2014):
Kapil Dev's indian team winning the world cup in 1983 had changed the overall landscape of the sport in India. That win inspired millions of boys to play cricket and dream about playing for the country. One such unlucky guy from kerala who couldn't succeed himself tries to live his dream through his son.Nivin paul as rameshan has lived the character both as the carefree youngster and as a father. This wonderful feel good movie is a tribute to millions of cricket crazy indians who had at least once had a dream of playing for the country. A movie for all with good mix of humor,romance and sports drama
Starring:Nivin Pauly,Anoop Menon,Nikki Galrani
Directed by:Abrid Shine
IMDB Rating: 7.7
Available on SunNXT
5. Ustad Hotel(2012):
An inspiring and heart touching tale on a youngster Fazi(Dulquer) whose aspirations to become a chef in s star hotel changes after he meets with his grandfather who owns the once famous Ustad hotel along the seashore in kozhikode. His grandfather teaches him the purpose of life and why he cooks. Ustad hotel written by Anjali menon(Bangalore days' fame) will end up as one of the best movies you have ever watched that has put both smile and tears on your face. Legend Thilakan as the grandfather is a show stealer.Ustad hotel grabbed 3 national Awards and remains a cult classic.
Starring:Dulquer Salman,Thilakan,Nithya Menon
Written by: Anjali menon Directed by:Anwar Rasheed
IMDB Rating: 8.3
Available on Hotstar
6.Njan Prakashan(2018):
Prakshan(Fahadh) dreams of life in foreign country and pursues career in nursing. All his cunning efforts goes in vain and life takes a u-turn when he is recriuited to take care of Tina mol, a mischievous girl. Ok now am lost for words to describe Fahadh's acting. Lets just say fahadh gives a 'fahadh level' performance. Whats starts as a satirical fun filler comedy turns out to be emotional drama towards the end.
Starring: Fahadh Faasil,Nikhila Vimal,Sreenivasan
Written by :Sreenivasan Directed by:Sathyan Anthikad
IMDB Rating:7.6
Available onNetflix
7.Sudani from Nigeria(2018):
A struggling professional football player from Nigeria who plays for a local club in Kerala gets injured and his small time coach reluctantly looks to take care of him while he recovers.The bonding that develops between them is a treat to watch. Another simple story with a big heart.The movie grabbed the National award for the best feature film in Malayalam.
Starring:Soubin Shahir,Samuel Abiola Robinson
Directed by:Zakariya Mohammed
IMDB Rating:8.2
Available onNetflix
8.Kumbalangi Nights(2019):
Tale of four brothers forced to live together on an beautiful island near cochin slowly start to to look after and care for each other while facing ups and downs in life. Shoubin,Shane nigam are the pick of the siblings with stellar performances. Fahadh(again) as the brother in law of one of the brother's lady love proves why he is the KING with his pyscho act.Mesmerizing locations,pleasant cinematography,brilliant performances from everyone in the cast and a beautiful relationship that builds between the brothers and their family around makes Kumabalangi nights a wonderful watch.
Starring: Shoubin,Shane nigam,Fahadh Faasil
Written by: Syam Pushkaran Directed by:Madhu C. Narayanan
IMDB Rating:8.6
Available on prime
9. Parava(2017)
Parava revolves around lives of two teenage boys who are passionate about pigeon taming, their school crush and their revelation of truth about their brothers gang whose lives were shattered by an incident that took place earlier. This is Shoubin samir's debut directorial and he has given us beautiful and convincing cinema. Dulquer gets an extended cameo still steals the show woth his magical screen presence.
Starring: Amal Shah, Govind V. Pai and Shane Nigam and Dulquer Salman
Directed by:Soubin Shahir
IMDB Rating:8.2
Available on Hotstar
10.Koode(2017):
Anjali Menon after the grand success of Bangalore days comes up with a completely different plot this time around. Koode is beautiful story of relationship that builds up between a brother and sister but that happens once the sister is dead. Who other than Nazriya can do justice to the role of a cute,fun filled and loving little sister. Prithviraj and parvathi being seasoned actors and deliver a matured performances.
Starring: Pritviraj,Nazriya,Parvathy Menon
Directed by: Anjali menon
IMDB Rating:7.6
Available on Hotstar
11.Charlie(2015):
Tessa(Parvathy) who runs away from home to escape marriage and rents a house finds out that the previous tenant was a crazy and a lively personality .She pursues to identify the stanger and discovers much more about him and eventually falls in love before even meeting him. Dulquer and Parvathy make up for a lovely pair. This is more than just a your regular love story. Dulquer as a lively young man who lives life to fullest by helping out others is a perfect fit to the role. Yet another beautiful movie enhanced by the lead pair and narration.
Starring: Dulquer Salman,Parvathy Menon
Directed by: Martin Prakkat
IMDB Rating:7.9
Available on Prime
12.Ohm Shanthi Oshaana(2014):
A Fun filled love story about a lively young girl whose childhood crush tunrs into one sided love on a rugged man and her relenteless pursuit to win his heart. You guess it right, its none other than nazriya to take up the tailor made role. Rom-com at its best. Enjoy 2.5 hrs of sheer love and laughter.
Starring:Nivin pauly,Nazriya
Directed by :Jude Anthany Joseph
IMDB Rating:7.7
Available on Hotstar
13.Neelakasham pachakadal chuvanna bhoomi(2013):
A rebel college guy goes on a bike ride from Kerala to Nagaland with his close friend to find his lover crossing borders,mountains and rivers reliving on the past memories. The road journey gives them unforgetable life changing experiences. I loved the chemistry between the friends played Dulquer and Sunny wayne more than the love angle. Another endearing romance with stunning visuals.
Starring: Dulquer,Sunny Wayne,Bala Hijam
Directed By:Sameer Thahir
IMDB Rating:7.7
Available on Hotstar
14. Android kunjappan version 5.25(2019):
An unlikely bond that develops between a 80yr old man and a nursing robot that is brought by his son to take care of him. Such a unique and bold storyline and only malayalam cinema can produce such wonders in india.
Starrig:Suraj Venjaramoodu,Soubin Shahir
Directed by: Ratheesh Balakrishnan
IMDB Rating: 8.3
Available onPrime
15:Kettiyolaanu Ente Malakha(2019):
A good mannered farmer who is generally shy towards women opts for marriage to have someone take care of his sick mother. Feeling uncomfortable to get close to his wife, he gets he drunk and commits domestic violence against his wife and she decides to leave him. She slowly realises his innocence and good heart.not the usual melodramatic stuff.
A simple and subtle movie with neat performances.
Starring:Asif Ali,Veena Nandakumar
Directed by:Nissam Basheer
IMDB Rating: 7.8
Available on Prime
16.Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela(2017):
Kurien(nivin) is forced to come back home from london by his parents. While he thinks its for marriage proposal, he comes to know that his mom is suspected to have breats cancer. Kurien and family support their mother with the recovery phase. While this might sound like a serious plot, the the movie is a light hearted family drama with sutble humour and love.
Starring: Nivin pauly,Shanthi Krishna,Lal
Directed by: Althaf salim
IMDB Rating:7.0
Available on Hotstar
Bangalore days&Premam:
These two movies are defaulters in this list but am not gonna write about them as i believe everyone would have watched these two classics plenty of time already.
Thanks for reading my blog . What did i miss in this list ? Please let me know in comments.
Happy Watching!
Who doesn't like a feel good movie that puts a smile on our face and melts our hearts.
Here is a list of Feel good films(2010 onward) handpicked picked up from Mollywood that i loved watching.Some of them are lovely romantic comedies and few are heart warming tales. Malayalam industry produces aplenty of these,so there are good chances i have missed out on some gems. Please comment the ones you feel that i missed out.
1.Maheshinte Prathikaram:(2016)
A self prided photographer who gets beaten up by a rogue man in front of large crowd seeks to take revenge. If you are looking for a crime/action/thriller, you'll not only be disappointed but you'll be surprised. This Light hearted comedy drama is an excellent example of how a simplistic story can made into memorable classic. Very subtle yet solid performance from Fahad Fasil. Your are going to love this movie and Fahad Fasil.
Starring: Fahadh Faasil,Aparna
Directed by: Dileep Pothan
IMDB Rating: 8.3
2.Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum(2017)
After the grand success of maheshinte prathikaaram, Dileep pothan and Fahaad Faasil joined hands together for another classic this time a heart warming movie. A thief(fahadh) steals a gold chain from a couple who are already struggling in their life. The thief gets caught but denies that he stole. The proceedings in the police station forms the crux of the movie. Get ready for a spell bound and emotionally touching climax. Fahadh once again in the forefront with his career best performance that fetched him a national Award for Best supporting actor.The movie also won the national awards for 'Best Feature Film in Malayalam' and 'Best Original Screenplay'.
Starring: Fahadh Faasil,Suraj Venjaramoodu,Nimisha Sajayan
Directed by: Dileep Pothan
IMDB Rating:8.2
Available on Hotstar
3.Jacobinte Swargarajyam(2016):
Jacob, a successfull businessman and NRI settled in dubai with his family gets cheated by his partners and falls into debts that he cannot repay. His son Jerry(Nivin) struggles hard and finds ways to succeed in life and in brining back the lost pride.A family drama with a good morale. Father-son chemistry and bonding between Nivin and Renji Paniker is a treat to watch.
Starring:Nivin Pauly,Renji Panicker,Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
Directed by:Vineet sreenivasan
IMDB Rating:7.6
4.1983(2014):
Kapil Dev's indian team winning the world cup in 1983 had changed the overall landscape of the sport in India. That win inspired millions of boys to play cricket and dream about playing for the country. One such unlucky guy from kerala who couldn't succeed himself tries to live his dream through his son.Nivin paul as rameshan has lived the character both as the carefree youngster and as a father. This wonderful feel good movie is a tribute to millions of cricket crazy indians who had at least once had a dream of playing for the country. A movie for all with good mix of humor,romance and sports drama
Starring:Nivin Pauly,Anoop Menon,Nikki Galrani
Directed by:Abrid Shine
IMDB Rating: 7.7
Available on SunNXT
5. Ustad Hotel(2012):
An inspiring and heart touching tale on a youngster Fazi(Dulquer) whose aspirations to become a chef in s star hotel changes after he meets with his grandfather who owns the once famous Ustad hotel along the seashore in kozhikode. His grandfather teaches him the purpose of life and why he cooks. Ustad hotel written by Anjali menon(Bangalore days' fame) will end up as one of the best movies you have ever watched that has put both smile and tears on your face. Legend Thilakan as the grandfather is a show stealer.Ustad hotel grabbed 3 national Awards and remains a cult classic.
Starring:Dulquer Salman,Thilakan,Nithya Menon
Written by: Anjali menon Directed by:Anwar Rasheed
IMDB Rating: 8.3
Available on Hotstar
6.Njan Prakashan(2018):
Prakshan(Fahadh) dreams of life in foreign country and pursues career in nursing. All his cunning efforts goes in vain and life takes a u-turn when he is recriuited to take care of Tina mol, a mischievous girl. Ok now am lost for words to describe Fahadh's acting. Lets just say fahadh gives a 'fahadh level' performance. Whats starts as a satirical fun filler comedy turns out to be emotional drama towards the end.
Starring: Fahadh Faasil,Nikhila Vimal,Sreenivasan
Written by :Sreenivasan Directed by:Sathyan Anthikad
IMDB Rating:7.6
Available onNetflix
7.Sudani from Nigeria(2018):
A struggling professional football player from Nigeria who plays for a local club in Kerala gets injured and his small time coach reluctantly looks to take care of him while he recovers.The bonding that develops between them is a treat to watch. Another simple story with a big heart.The movie grabbed the National award for the best feature film in Malayalam.
Starring:Soubin Shahir,Samuel Abiola Robinson
Directed by:Zakariya Mohammed
IMDB Rating:8.2
Available onNetflix
8.Kumbalangi Nights(2019):
Tale of four brothers forced to live together on an beautiful island near cochin slowly start to to look after and care for each other while facing ups and downs in life. Shoubin,Shane nigam are the pick of the siblings with stellar performances. Fahadh(again) as the brother in law of one of the brother's lady love proves why he is the KING with his pyscho act.Mesmerizing locations,pleasant cinematography,brilliant performances from everyone in the cast and a beautiful relationship that builds between the brothers and their family around makes Kumabalangi nights a wonderful watch.
Starring: Shoubin,Shane nigam,Fahadh Faasil
Written by: Syam Pushkaran Directed by:Madhu C. Narayanan
IMDB Rating:8.6
Available on prime
9. Parava(2017)
Parava revolves around lives of two teenage boys who are passionate about pigeon taming, their school crush and their revelation of truth about their brothers gang whose lives were shattered by an incident that took place earlier. This is Shoubin samir's debut directorial and he has given us beautiful and convincing cinema. Dulquer gets an extended cameo still steals the show woth his magical screen presence.
Starring: Amal Shah, Govind V. Pai and Shane Nigam and Dulquer Salman
Directed by:Soubin Shahir
IMDB Rating:8.2
Available on Hotstar
10.Koode(2017):
Anjali Menon after the grand success of Bangalore days comes up with a completely different plot this time around. Koode is beautiful story of relationship that builds up between a brother and sister but that happens once the sister is dead. Who other than Nazriya can do justice to the role of a cute,fun filled and loving little sister. Prithviraj and parvathi being seasoned actors and deliver a matured performances.
Starring: Pritviraj,Nazriya,Parvathy Menon
Directed by: Anjali menon
IMDB Rating:7.6
Available on Hotstar
11.Charlie(2015):
Tessa(Parvathy) who runs away from home to escape marriage and rents a house finds out that the previous tenant was a crazy and a lively personality .She pursues to identify the stanger and discovers much more about him and eventually falls in love before even meeting him. Dulquer and Parvathy make up for a lovely pair. This is more than just a your regular love story. Dulquer as a lively young man who lives life to fullest by helping out others is a perfect fit to the role. Yet another beautiful movie enhanced by the lead pair and narration.
Starring: Dulquer Salman,Parvathy Menon
Directed by: Martin Prakkat
IMDB Rating:7.9
Available on Prime
12.Ohm Shanthi Oshaana(2014):
A Fun filled love story about a lively young girl whose childhood crush tunrs into one sided love on a rugged man and her relenteless pursuit to win his heart. You guess it right, its none other than nazriya to take up the tailor made role. Rom-com at its best. Enjoy 2.5 hrs of sheer love and laughter.
Starring:Nivin pauly,Nazriya
Directed by :Jude Anthany Joseph
IMDB Rating:7.7
Available on Hotstar
13.Neelakasham pachakadal chuvanna bhoomi(2013):
A rebel college guy goes on a bike ride from Kerala to Nagaland with his close friend to find his lover crossing borders,mountains and rivers reliving on the past memories. The road journey gives them unforgetable life changing experiences. I loved the chemistry between the friends played Dulquer and Sunny wayne more than the love angle. Another endearing romance with stunning visuals.
Starring: Dulquer,Sunny Wayne,Bala Hijam
Directed By:Sameer Thahir
IMDB Rating:7.7
Available on Hotstar
14. Android kunjappan version 5.25(2019):
An unlikely bond that develops between a 80yr old man and a nursing robot that is brought by his son to take care of him. Such a unique and bold storyline and only malayalam cinema can produce such wonders in india.
Starrig:Suraj Venjaramoodu,Soubin Shahir
Directed by: Ratheesh Balakrishnan
IMDB Rating: 8.3
Available onPrime
15:Kettiyolaanu Ente Malakha(2019):
A good mannered farmer who is generally shy towards women opts for marriage to have someone take care of his sick mother. Feeling uncomfortable to get close to his wife, he gets he drunk and commits domestic violence against his wife and she decides to leave him. She slowly realises his innocence and good heart.not the usual melodramatic stuff.
A simple and subtle movie with neat performances.
Starring:Asif Ali,Veena Nandakumar
Directed by:Nissam Basheer
IMDB Rating: 7.8
Available on Prime
16.Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela(2017):
Kurien(nivin) is forced to come back home from london by his parents. While he thinks its for marriage proposal, he comes to know that his mom is suspected to have breats cancer. Kurien and family support their mother with the recovery phase. While this might sound like a serious plot, the the movie is a light hearted family drama with sutble humour and love.
Starring: Nivin pauly,Shanthi Krishna,Lal
Directed by: Althaf salim
IMDB Rating:7.0
Available on Hotstar
Bangalore days&Premam:
These two movies are defaulters in this list but am not gonna write about them as i believe everyone would have watched these two classics plenty of time already.
Thanks for reading my blog . What did i miss in this list ? Please let me know in comments.
Happy Watching!
Thanks for the share :)
ReplyDelete