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Kattalan, produced by the makers of the Unni Mukundan-led hit film Marco, released in theatres on May 28, 2026. If the buzz on social media is anything to go by, this time, the makers failed to give audiences a watchable action flick
Directed by Salt Mango Tree fame Rajesh Nair, Harivarasanam will be a spiritial story set against the Sabarimala pilgrimage
Bhaskara Bharanam is Theevram maker Roopesh's return to direction. The cast includes Sonika Meenakshi, Ajay Pavithran, Mithun M Das, Parvathy Kalarikkal, Manish M Manoj, Anjali Krishnadas, among others
Avarachan and Sons is directed by debutant Thampi. The ensemble cast also includes Sreenath Bhasi, Ganapathy, Johnny Antony, Grace Antony, Akhila Bhargavan, Parvathy Babu, Pauly Watson, among many others
Karakkam, starring Sreenath Bhasi, Femina George, Abhiram Radhakrishnan, Sidharth Bharathan, among others, will be in theatres on May 28, 2026
Mollywood Times, directed by Mukundan Unni Associates maker Abhinav Sunder Nayak, is set to hit theatres on June 5, 2026.
Drishyam 3, the third and, likely, final chapter in the franchise by Jeethu Joseph, releases in theatres worldwide on May 21, 2026. Dubbed versions in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada will also hit theatres
From decent one-time watch, to average and cringe fest – the reviews for Athiradi on social media are vastly divided.
Balan The Boy is the latest directorial venture by Manjummel Boys maker Chidambaram. The film will get a pan-India outing with 5 versions hitting theatres
Directed by Jude Anthany Joseph, Thudakkam is said to be an action-packed drama. The film was launched in October 2025 and will be in theatres in the second half of 2026
Also starring Zarin Shihab, Tanmay Dhanania, Shweta Basu Prasad, LEFTOVER is a film that stems from moral urgency, according to director Salim Ahamed
HappiLoop will also star JP Thuminad, the actor and director of the hit Kannada film, Su From So. Shooting begins on May 13, 2026
Drishyam 3 is the third instalment in the franchise and sees Mohanlal as Georgekutty still dealing with the fallout of the disappearance of Varun. The film releases in theatres on May 21, 2026
Mollywood Times, directed by Abhinav Sunder Nayak, is a coming-of-age comedy drama about a youngster from small-town Kuttikkanam, who dreams of becoming a filmmaker and winning an Oscar award
Drishyam 3, the final chapter in the franchise, will be in theatres on May 21, 2026. The film stars Mohanlal, Meena, Asha Sharath, Siddique, among others.
Karakkam marks the directorial debut of Subhash Lalitha Subramanian and stars Femina George, Sidharth Bharathan, Abhiram Radhakrishnan, Manikandan Achari, Bijukuttan, Midhutty, Praveen TJ, and Shaun Romy
Summer just got very busy for Malayalam film audiences, with pretty much every hero worth his salt set to bring a movie to theatres in May 2026.
Drishyam 3, the third chapter in director Jeethu Joseph’s franchise, will be in theatres on May 21, 2026.
The first look of the investigative thriller Uyir, which also stars Baiju Santhosh, Vineeth Thattil, Divya M Nair, as well as Saiyami Kher, among many others, has been revealed
A few days ago, there were reports of censor trouble for director Mahesh Narayan’s next, over the name of the antagonist. Advance bookings to open on April 28