Aju Varghese and Hannah Reji Koshy play supporting roles.ĭirected by Ranjith Shankar, Ramante Edanthottam stars Anu Sithara and Kunchacko Boban in the lead roles. The effort-less acting style of Biju Menon is the highlight of the movie. It reminds us of the losing beauty and virtues of villages.
MALAYALAM MOVIES 2017 MOVIE
The movie takes audience to a village that loves cricket. But his approach to Rakshadhikari Baiju was quite different from his other movies. Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu is comedy-drama film written and directed by Ranjan Pramod, who has written scripts for films like Meesa Madhavan and Manassinakkare. It features Tovino Thomas, Wamiqa Gabbi, Aju Varghese and Renji Panicker in the lead roles. The movie tells the story of a group of villagers and their love wrestling. Godha is an action-packed comedy film directed by Basil Joseph. The film that tells the story of a group of youngers also shows the dark side of small town. The movie literally shattered the traditional image of a hero in Malayalam movies. Fahadh Faasil, Asif Ali and Alencier too handles important roles.ĭirected by Lijo Jose Pellissery and written by Chemban Vinod Jose, Angamaly Diaries stands out for its novel theme and presentation. Parvathy and Kunchacko Boban donned the lead roles. The directorial debut of editor Mahesh Narayan, the movie beautifully depicts the story of nurses stranded in Iraq during the war. It stars Suraj Venjaramoodu, Fahadh Faasil, Nimisha Sajayan and Alencier in lead roles. The dialogues and situations seemed quite spontaneous and this helped the viewers to easily relate to the story. As the name suggests, the movie humorously narrates a police probe to find the 'thondimuthal' (booty) following chain-snatching incident. ‘Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum’ is the directorial venture of Dileesh Pothan after the block buster ‘Maheshinte Prathikaaram’. Presenting a list of top 10 movies picked by ‘Chitrabhumi’ with the help of noted film critics. However, despite the controversies, 2017 offered a handful of good movies for Malayalees. Dileep’s arrest, the emergence of Women in Cinema Collective and the growing clamour against the representation of women in cinema were the major talking points this year. 2017 was the year that shed light on the dark underbelly of the Malayalam film industry with the actress attack case taking the centre stage.