Films set in Kerala

Ekō is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language mystery crime thriller film directed by Dinjith Ayyathan and written and shot by Bahul Ramesh and produced by M.R.K Jayaram under the banner Aaradyaa Studios. It serves as the third and final installment of Bahul Ramesh’s Animal Trilogy, following Kishkindha Kaandam (2024) and Kerala Crime Files 2 (2025), starring Sandeep Pradeep, Biana Momin, Saurabh Sachdeva, Vineeth, Narain and Binu Pappu in prominent roles.

Param Sundari is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Tushar Jalota and produced by Dinesh Vijan under Maddock Films. The film stars Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor in lead roles. The story follows Param, a North Indian boy from Delhi, who searches for his soulmate through an AI app, which leads him to Sundari, a South Indian girl from Kerala.

Nari Nari Naduma Murari is a 2026 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Ram Abbaraju. The film was produced by Anil Sunkara and Ramabrahmam Sunkara, under AK Entertainments and Adventures International Pvt Ltd. The film features Sharwanand, Samyuktha and Sakshi Vaidya in lead roles alongside Naresh, Sunil, Sampath Raj, and Vennela Kishore in supporting roles.

2019 film directed by Siddharth Anand

2022 film directed by Advait Chandan

2023 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Sudipto Sen

2021 Tamil film directed by T. J. Gnanavel

2011 film by Santosh Sivan

2003 Telugu film directed by S. S. Rajamouli

Manichitrathazhu () is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language epic psychological horror film directed by Fazil, written by Madhu Muttam and produced by Swargachitra Appachan. The film stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Shobana. It also features Thilakan, Nedumudi Venu, Innocent, Vinaya Prasad, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Sridhar, K.B. Ganesh Kumar, Sudheesh.

2023 Malayalam film directed by Jude Anthany Joseph

Premalu (Telugu word; ) is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Girish A. D. and produced by Bhavana Studios, Fahadh Faasil and Friends, and Working Class Hero. The film stars Naslen and Mamitha Baiju, alongside Sangeeth Prathap, Akhila Bhargavan, Shyam Mohan, Meenakshi Raveendran, Mathew Thomas and Althaf Salim. In the film, Sachin Santhosh, a graduate from Kerala, plans to move to UK but instead goes to Hyderabad to take a GATE course, where he meets and falls in love with Reenu Roy, an IT company employee.

2024 film directed by Chidambaram

2011 film by Sohan Roy

2016 film by Dileesh Pothan

Malayalam Film by Lijo jose pellissery released in October 2019

2016 Tamil film directed by Atlee

Kaalapaani () is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical drama film written by T. Damodaran and directed by Priyadarshan. Set in 1915, the film focuses on the lives of Indian independence activists incarcerated in the Cellular Jail (or Kālāpānī) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the British Raj. The ensemble cast includes Mohanlal, Prabhu, Tabu, Amrish Puri, Tinnu Anand, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Annu Kapoor, Alex Draper, Sankaradi, and Vineeth. The film was produced by Mohanlal for Pranavam Arts in association with R. Mohan's Shogun Films.

2013 Tamil film directed by Hari

Pulimurugan is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language epic action thriller film directed by Vysakh and produced by Tomichan Mulakuppadam through Mulakuppadam Films. The screenplay was written by Udayakrishna —half of the duo Udayakrishna and Sibi K. Thomas —in his first independent screenplay. The film stars Mohanlal in the titular role, along with a huge ensemble cast including Jagapati Babu, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Lal, Vinu Mohan, Kishore, Bala, Noby Marcose, Siddique, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Nandu, M. R. Gopakumar, Sudheer Karamana, Hareesh Peradi, Makarand Deshpande and Namitha. The film centers on Mu

2016 film by Ram Gopal Varma

Premam () is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age romantic comedy drama film written, directed and edited by Alphonse Puthren. It was produced by Anwar Rasheed and stars Nivin Pauly and Sai Pallavi (in her major film debut). It also features an ensemble supporting cast including Madonna Sebastian, Anupama Parameswaran, Shabareesh Varma, Krishna Sankar, Siju Wilson, Ananth Nag, Vinay Forrt, Soubin Shahir, Sharafudheen and others. The plot follows George (Nivin)’s romantic journey with his friends from their teens to adulthood. While George's first love turns out to be a disappointment

2015 film

2010 film by Vijay Lalwani

Bramayugam () is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language period folk horror thriller film written and directed by Rahul Sadasivan and jointly produced by YNOT Studios and Night Shift Studios. The film stars Mammootty, Arjun Ashokan and Sidharth Bharathan. It contains elements of sacred mystery, myth and folklore of Kerala.

2013 film directed by Rajaputra Ranjith

2007 film by Akku Akbar

1990 film by Sibi Malayil

2023 film directed by Abhilash Joshiy

Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language superhero action film written and directed by Dominic Arun and produced by Dulquer Salmaan for Wayfarer Films. It stars Kalyani Priyadarshan and Naslen, with Sandy, Chandu Salim Kumar and Arun Kurian in other significant roles. In the film, Chandra, a mysterious woman, comes to Bengaluru to fight the evil. Her life changes after she meets young Sunny and his friends, and gets entangled with a corrupt cop Nachiyappa and an organ-trafficking ring associated with him.

Indian film

Malikappuram is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language action adventure drama film directed by Vishnu Sasi Shankar and written by Abhilash Pillai. The film stars Unni Mukundan alongside Deva Nandha, Sreepath, Alphy Panjikaran, Sampath Ram, Saiju Kurup, Ramesh Pisharody, T. G. Ravi, Sreejith Ravi, Manoj K. Jayan, and Renji Panicker in supporting roles. The plot centres around Kallu, an eight-year-old girl who is a devotee of Ayyappan and desires to visit Sabarimala Temple.

2017 film by Basil Joseph

2010 film by Shyamaprasad

Indian film

2013 film by Jeethu Joseph

1971 film by K. S. Sethumadhavan

2015 film by Anu Menon