Malayalam Film Industry has mastered the making of feel-good entertainers. While the films have been produced at controlled budgets, the content stood out among the bigger other language films released directly on OTT. The audience was attracted by the rooted stories and how reality was depicted with subtlety in the movies.
The movies may not have huge sets or actors who were known nationwide, but these movies made them well known throughout the country. This weekend, here are our recommendations of feel-good Malayalam movies and where to screen them.
Ohm Shanthi Oshaana(2014) – Disney+ Hotstar
Pooja Mathew (Nazriya Nazim), a spirited young girl, dreams about marrying only for love. Thus, she stops at nothing to impress Giri (Nivin Pauly), who saved her once from a group of unruly men.
Godha(2017) – ManoramaMAX
Captain, a former wrestler, sends his son Das (Tovino Thomas) to Punjab for higher studies. Once there, Das falls in love with Aditi (Wamiqa Gabbi), a champion wrestler, who inspires him to pursue the sport.
Bangalore Days(2014)- Disney+ Hotstar
Cousins, Divya (Nazriya Nazim), Kuttan (Nivin Pauly), and Arjun (Dulquer Salman), fulfill their childhood dream of relocating to Bangalore. As they embrace the warmth of the city, they also face challenges that transform their lives.
Guppy(2016) – ManoramaMAX
Michael (Chethan Jayalal) who makes his living by selling fish dreams of buying a wheelchair for his ailing mother. However, problems start brewing in his life when he gets into a fight with Thejus(Tovino Thomas), an engineer.
Koode(2018) – Disney+ Hotstar
Following the loss of his sister, a young man (Prithviraj Sukumaran) is forced to reflect on his childhood and reassess his future. However, he finds support and courage from unexpected quarters.
Njan Prakashan(2018) – Netflix and ManoramaMAX
A nurse by profession, Prakashan (Fahad Faazil) dreams of settling in a foreign country. When Salomi (Nikhila Vimal), an old flame of Prakash, informs him that she has landed a job in Germany, he schemes to marry her hoping to use her husband visa.
Njandukalude Veetil Oridavela(2017) – Disney+ Hotstar
Kurien (Nivin Pauly) returns home when his family summons him, believing it to have something to do with his marriage. However, he learns that his mother has breast cancer and supports her along with his family.
Varane Avashyamund(2020) – Netflix
Neena (Shobhana), a french tutor and single mother, lives with her daughter (Kalyani Priyadarshan) who is trying to find a groom for herself. Soon, their lives change when a retired army major (Suresh Gopi) and a young man (Dulquer Salman) move into their building.
Action Hero Biju(2016) – Disney+ Hotstar
Biju Poulose (Nivin Pauly) leaves his teaching job to pursue his dream of serving in the police force. Posted as the sub-inspector in Cochin, he has to handle notorious criminals who indulge in unlawful activities.
Vijay Superum Pournamiyum(2019) – ManoramaMAX
This is the story of how Vijay (Asif Ali), an engineering graduate who yearns to be a restauranteur meets Pournami (Aishwarya Lekshmi), an MBA graduate and aspiring entrepreneur. With polar opposite personalities, the two decide to begin their own business venture.
Sunday Holiday(2017) – Disney+ Hotstar
Unni (Sreenivasan), who wishes to become a scriptwriter, learns that a director is hospitalized in his locality. He meets him to narrate his story about Amal (Asif Ali), a heartbroken man who plans to start life afresh.
Thanneer mathan Dinangal(2019) – Disney+ Hotstar
Jaison (Mathew Thomas), a teenager, has a crush on Keerthy (Anaswara Rajan), but she does not reciprocate his feelings. To make things worse, he gets in trouble with Ravi (Vineeth Srinivasan), the new teacher who is liked by everyone, especially Keerthy.