List of highest-grossing Malayalam films

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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 mark.[5] The 2023 film 2018: Everyone is a Hero was the first film to cross Template:Indian Rupee mark and became the highest grossing film of Malayalam Cinema surpassing Pulimurugan.[6]

List of highest-grossing films worldwide

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Rank Film Year Director Studio(s) Worldwide gross Template:Abbr
1 2018 * 2023 Jude Anthany Joseph Kavya Film Company ₹200 crore [7]
2 Pulimurugan 2016 Vysakh Mulakuppadam Films ₹134.85—152 crore [8][9]
3 Lucifer 2019 Prithviraj Sukumaran Aashirvad Cinemas ₹125.27—175 crore [10][11]
4 Kurup 2021 Srinath Rajendran Wayfarer Films ₹112 crore [12]
5 Kayamkulam Kochunni 2018 Roshshan Andrews Sree Gokulam Movies ₹100 crore [13]
Madhura Raja 2019 Vysakh Nelson Ipe Cinemas ₹100 crore [14]
Mamangam 2019 M. Padmakumar Kavya Film Company ₹100 crore [15]
Bheeshma Parvam 2022 Amal Neerad Amal Neerad Productions ₹100 crore [16]
9 Drishyam 2013 Jeethu Joseph Aashirvad Cinemas ₹75 crore [17]
10 Thallumaala 2022 Khalid Rahman Ashiq Usman Productions ₹71.36 crore [18]

Highest-grossing films by year

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Year Title Director Studio(s) Worldwide gross Source
2023 2018 Jude Anthany Joseph Kavya Films Template:INRConvert [19]
2022 Bheeshma Parvam Amal Neerad Amal Neerad Productions Template:INRConvert [20]
2021 Kurup Srinath Rajendran Wayfarer Films Template:INRConvert [21]
2020 Anjaam Pathiraa Midhun Manuel Thomas Ashiq Usman Production Template:INRConvert
2019 Lucifer Prithviraj Sukumaran Aashirvad Cinemas Template:INRConvert [22]
2018 Kayamkulam Kochunni Rosshan Andrrews Sree Gokulam Movies Template:INRConvert [23]
2017 Ramaleela Arun Gopi Mulakupadam Films Template:INRConvert [24]
2016 Pulimurugan Vysakh Mulakupadam Films Template:INRConvert [25]
2015 Premam Alphonse Puthren Anwar Rasheed Entertainments Template:INRConvert [26]
2014 Bangalore Days Anjali Menon Anwar Rasheed Entertainments Template:INRConvert [27]
2013 Drishyam Jeethu Joseph Aashirvad Cinemas Template:INRConvert [28]
2012 Mayamohini Jose Thomas Color Factory Template:INRConvert [29]
2011 Christian Brothers Joshy Varnachithra Big Screen Template:INRConvert [30]
2010 Pokkiri Raja Vysakh Mulakuppadam Films Template:INRConvert [31]
2009 Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja Hariharan Sree Gokulam Films Template:INRConvert
2008 Twenty:20 Joshy AMMA Films Template:INRConvert [32]
2007 Mayavi Shafi AMMA Films Template:INRConvert [33][34]
2006 Classmates Lal Jose Arya Films Template:INRConvert [35]
2005 Rajamanikyam Anwar Rasheed Valiyaveethil Films Template:INRConvert [36][37][38]
2004 Sethurama Iyer CBI K. Madhu Krishnakripa Release Template:INRConvert [39]
2003 Balettan V. M. Vinu Aroma Movie International Template:INRConvert [40]
2002 Meesa Madhavan Lal Jose Moviekshetra Template:INRConvert [41]
2001 Raavanaprabhu Ranjith Aashirvad Cinemas Template:INRConvert [42]
2000 Narasimham Shaji Kailas Aashirvad Cinemas Template:INRConvert [43]

See also

References

  1. ↑ What Mollywood can learn from Nollywood. Business Line(18 May 2009). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Mammootty Movies From The Past Which Went On To Become Industry Hits...!(11 November 2016).
  3. ↑ Mollywood movies that ran for more than 300 days. The Times of India(16 November 2015). Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ↑ 6 Times When A Mammootty Movie Emerged As The Top Grosser Of A Year!. Filmibeat(9 November 2009).
  5. ↑ Pulimurugan: Mohanlal film is the first Malayalam film to enter Rs 100 cr club. Hindustan Times(8 November 2016). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  6. ↑ ‘2018’ box office collection: Tovino Thomas starrer becomes the first Malayalam film to reach Rs 200 crore!. The Times of India(2023-06-08). Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  7. ↑ ‘2018’ box office collection: Tovino Thomas starrer becomes the first Malayalam film to reach Rs 200 crore!. The Times of India(8 June 2023). Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  8. ↑ Top Grossing Malayalam Films of all time: Tovino Thomas set to top Mohanlal; 2018, Pulimurugan & Lucifer, Jogani, Rishil. Pinkvilla(16 May 2023). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  9. ↑ Pulimurugan collected Rs 152 Crores, but producer got only Rs 7 crores. Kerala Kaumudi(3 February 2021).
  10. ↑ Top Grossing Malayalam Films of all time: Tovino Thomas set to top Mohanlal; 2018, Pulimurugan & Lucifer, Jogani, Rishil. Pinkvilla(16 May 2023). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  11. ↑ Mohanlal's Lucifer storms into Rs 200 crore club, first for Malayalam cinema. Hindustan Times(4 June 2019). Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  12. ↑ കുറുപ്പ് നൂറുകോടി ക്ലബ്ബിൽ, സാറ്റലൈറ്റ് അവകാശം വിറ്റുപോയത് റെക്കോർഡ് തുകയ്ക്ക്. Mathrubhumi(21 August 2022). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  13. ↑ Kayamkulam Kochunni' in Rs 100-crore club. Malayala Manorama(21 November 2018). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  14. ↑ Mammootty starrer Madhura Raja crosses Rs 100 crore mark in 45 days. The Indian Express(28 May 2019). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  15. ↑ Mamangam Box Office Collection: Rs 100 crores officially confirmed! Mammootty movie rocks!. Zee Business(21 December 2019). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  16. ↑ Mammootty pays surprise visit to a young fan at hospital, see pics – Times of India. The Times of India(3 April 2022). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  17. ↑ Highest grossing Malayalam films of all time. The Times of India. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  18. ↑ Thallumaala Box Office Collection : 'അടിച്ച്' മെഗ ഹിറ്റുണ്ടാക്കി തല്ലുമാല; ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ ബോക്സ്ഓഫീസ് കളക്ഷൻ ഇങ്ങനെ. Zee News Malayalam(6 September 2022). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  19. ↑ 2018 Box Office Collection: Tovino Thomas Film Sets Mollywood Record, Crosses Rs 160 Crore Worldwide. Times Now(2023-05-30). Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  20. ↑ 100 കോടി ക്ലബ്ബിൽ ഇടം നേടി മൈക്കിളപ്പനും പിള്ളേരും; വമ്പൻ വിജയവുമായി 'ഭീഷ്മപർവം' ഓടിടിയിലേക്ക്. Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  21. ↑ 112 crore. Wayfarer Films Private Limited(25 November 2021). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  22. ↑ Survival thriller 2018 Surging towards Rs 100-crore mark(2023-05-16).
  23. ↑ Kayamkulam Kochunni' in Rs 100-crore club. Malayala Manorama(21 November 2018). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  24. ↑ Mammootty's 'The Great Father' hits a century(8 July 2017).
  25. ↑ Survival thriller 2018 Surging towards Rs 100-crore mark(2023-05-16).
  26. ↑ 2015: When content triumphed over star-power in South Cinema. Hindustan Times(2015-12-26). Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  27. ↑ Kerala box office: Prithviraj's 'Ennu Ninte Moideen' among top 5 highest grossing Malayalam movies, IBTimes. International Business Times(2015-10-21). Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  28. ↑ Highest grossing Malayalam films of all time. The Times of India. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  29. ↑ 5 Biggest Hits Of Dileep From The Last 5 Years!(14 December 2016).
  30. ↑ Thread: 2011 - Malayalam Film Release and Results(14 December 2012).
  31. ↑ Pokkiri Raja rules box-office. The Indian Express(25 June 2010). Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  32. ↑ Box office records of Malayalam films.
  33. ↑ The year that was. The Hindu(2007-12-27). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  34. ↑ Mayavi celebrates hundred days - Malayalam News. IndiaGlitz.com(2007-05-05). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  35. ↑ Box office records of Malayalam films.
  36. ↑ Box office records of Malayalam films.
  37. ↑ Mammootty - Forbes India Magazine. Forbes India. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  38. ↑ The Hindu : Entertainment Thiruvananthapuram : Boom year for mollywood. web.archive.org(2016-12-06). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  39. ↑ Box office records of Malayalam films.
  40. ↑ Box office records of Malayalam films.
  41. ↑ Box office records of Malayalam films.
  42. ↑ Box office records of Malayalam films.
  43. ↑ Box office records of Malayalam films.

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