No list of top IMDb rated Malayalam movies best is complete without this Shaji N. Karun classic. Often mislabeled as a "horror movie," Manichitrathazhu is actually a deep dive into split personality disorder (DID), wrapped in a traditional family drama.
The film that put Malayalam cinema on the global map. Mohanlal plays a common cable TV operator who goes to extreme lengths to protect his family after a terrible accident. The cat-and-mouse game with the police is so brilliantly written that it has been remade in 6 languages (including Chinese and Korean). top imdb rated malayalam movies best
You might wonder: How do relatively low-budget Malayalam films score higher than Marvel movies or Netflix originals? No list of top IMDb rated Malayalam movies