Malayalam movies are known for the detailed screenplay, vivid writing of characters, minimalism and nature. These movies have proved that audiences will enjoy and celebrate any movie with a non-stardom cast and a splendid story. They deliver vast variety in the genres of storytelling. The following movies which are released in 2024 have joined the “100 crore club”.
1.Manjummel Boys
The survival thriller movie which celebrated the emotion, love and relationship of the friendship secured the first place in the highest grossing movie in the Malayalam industry. The total box office collection of “Manjummel Boys” is ₹242 crore and it has joined the “100 Crore Club” of Mollywood. This movie was directed by Chidambaram and the story peaks with the background score of Sushin Shyam. This movie became an industrial hit in Tamil Nadu too because this movie celebrated and dedicated the movie to the Universal hero Kamal Hassan by penning his “Kanmani Anbodu Kadhalan” at the nail biting moment of the film. It was one of the unforgettable theatrical experiences for all the audience, who witnessed the beautiful amalgamation of music and screenplay. This movie was based on true events of 11 friends who went on a vacation to Guna Caves in Kodaikanal, where they all encountered the tragic trap.
Release Date | 22.02.2024 |
Cast Details | Soubin Shair, Sreenath Bhasi, Balu Varghese, Ganapathi, Lal Jr., Depak Parambol, Abhiram RadhaKrishnan, Arun Kurian, Chandu Salimkumar |
2.Aadujeevitham – The Goat Life
Passion and persistence will never fail in the journey of success. This has been proved by the director Blessy who directed the masterpiece survival drama “Aadujeevitham – The Goat Life”. This movie was based on the book “Aadujeevitham” written by Benyamin. From the commencement of this film, the director had faced many hurdles to shoot, in search of producers and so on. After 15 years of consistency over his passion “Aadujeevitham – The Goat Life” starring Prithviraj Sukumaran released and became a blockbuster movie. This movie had also become a “100 Crore Club” movie with a box office collection of ₹160 crore. Another biggest pillar of this movie is A.R.Rahman’s ecstatic and emoting background score and Sunil K.S. stunning cinematography.
Release Date | 28.03.2024 |
Cast Details | Prithiviraj Sukumaran, Amala Paul, K.R.Gokul, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Shobha Mohan |
3.Aavesham
The pan-Indian star who plays not only as the protagonist but also the supporting character, and a terrific antagonist, is Fahadh Faasil aka FaFa. This year is considered to be one of the best years of FaFa with the release of blockbuster movies including “Aavesham and Vettaiyan”. ‘Aavesham’ became the 3rd highest grossing Malayalam movie with ₹154.60 crore box office collection. This movie is one of the “100 Crore Club” movies of FaFa. After the success and great reception of “Aavesham”, it has been dubbed into Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi.
Release Date | 11.04.2024 |
Cast Details | Fahadh Faasil, Hipzster, Mithun Jai Shankar, Roshan Shahnavaz, Sajin Gopu, Midhutty, Mansoor Ali Khan |
4.Premalu
Love has no language and so do romantic love stories of cinema. This year’s one of the best romantic comedy movies is “Premalu”. This movie was recognised and appreciated across India for the stellar performances of all the actors who did major and minor roles, music, humour and screenplay. The box office collection of this movie is ₹136 crore. This movie team has confirmed the second part of “Premalu” which will be released in January 2025.
Release Date | 09.02.2024 |
Cast Details | Naslen K.Gafoor, Mamitha Baiju, Sangeeth Prathap, Akhila Bhargavan, Shyam Mohan, Althaf Salim |
5.ARM – Ajayante Randam Moshanam
The self made Malayalam actor of this generation, Tovino Thomas who is well known for his adept and skillful acting. He has been keen on choosing the scripts wisely which moulded him as an actor in a better way all these years. In 2024, he was acclaimed for his brilliant performance in “Anweshippin Kandethum” and “Nadigar” which was followed by “ARM – Ajayante Randam Moshanam”. This is an action adventure movie directed by Jithin Laal and it has become the 5th highest grossing movies in Malayalam of all-time. It is another “100 Crore Club” movie of Tovino Thomas with a box office collection of ₹111 crore.
Release Date | 12.09.2024 |
Cast Details | Tovino Thomas, Krithi Shetty, Surabhi Lakshmi, Aishwarya Rajesh, Basil Joseph, Madhupal, Harish Uthaman, Rohini, Shivajith |
Every year the standard, reception and the box office collection of Malayalam movies are progressing strongly.