The Malayalam film industry is well known for churning out quality content and the year 2022 was no exception. This year too, we have witnessed some well-made Malayalam films, which were a blend of popular and meaningful cinema. Although all these films have their own fan following, we were still curious to know which one has been the best reviewed Malayalam film of the year 2022. So, let’s find out.
For this article, we have considered average review scores from Google reviews and IMDb for these Malayalam films. (We have excluded ‘Aavasavyuham’ as it didn’t have enough Google reviews.) And we have taken the average ratings to arrive at the net review scores to find out the best reviewed Malayalam film of 2022.
| Movie Name | Google Rating | IMDb Rating | Average Rating |
| Hridayam | 4.7/5 | 8.1/10 | 8.75/10 |
| Jana Gana Mana | 4.6/5 | 8.3/10 | 8.75/10 |
| Nna, Thaan Case Kodu | 4.7/5 | 8/10 | 8.7/10 |
| Pada | 4.7/5 | 7.8/10 | 8.6/10 |
| Oruthee | 4.6/5 | 7.6/10 | 8.4/10 |
| Bheeshma Parvam | 4.5/5 | 7.7/10 | 8.35/10 |
| Malayankunju | 4.1/5 | 6.9/10 | 7.55/10 |
| Pathonpatham Noottandu | 4.6/5 | 7/10 | 8.1/10 |
| Rorschach | 4.2/5 | 7.1/10 | 7.75/10 |
| Salute | 4.2/5 | 7/10 | 7.7/10 |
So, as per the above reviews analysis, it’s a tie between the coming-of-age romantic drama ‘Hirdayam’ and the legal thriller ‘Jana Gana Mana’ starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Suraj Venjaramoodu in the lead roles. However, if we consider the number of votes, ‘Hridayam’ has taken the lead to become the best reviewed Malayalam film of 2022.
In third place on this list is the critically acclaimed satire ‘Nna, Thaan Case Kodu’. In fourth and fifth places are the political thriller film ‘Pada’ and the crime thriller flick ‘Oruthee’, respectively.
Having said that, reviews from IMDb and Google are not a sure shot way to ascertain a movie’s quality and its overall entertainment quotient. Because that’s subjective. Nevertheless, ‘Hridayam’ has its heart in the right place and has managed to strike a chord with the audiences.
Winner: Hridayam
About the film:
Hridayam (Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar)
The film features Pranav Mohanlal as a Keralite Arun Neelakandan, who enrolls himself in a reputed engineering college in Chennai. The film showcases his emotionally charged journey and his tryst with love, college days, and life and how these experiences affect him as a person.