After watching Manjummel Boys, are you carving for more Malayalam survival thriller movies. Let’s explore five outstanding Malayalam survival thrillers that you can watch
Malayalam language survival drama film based on the catastrophic 2018 Kerala floods and The film was directed by Jude Anthany Joseph, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Akhil P. Dharmajan. The film was shot in different parts of Kerala, as well as Tirunelveli and Hyderabad. Initially set to release on April 21 2023 and it was eventually released on May 5 2023. The film received generally positive reviews and became a huge commercial success at the box office and grossing around Rs 177 crore and On September 27 2023, the film was chosen by the Film Federation of India as India’s official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards
- Writer Director Jude Anthany Joseph
- Cast Tovino Thomas, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Kunchako Boban, Indrans
- Genre Thriller and Drama
- Where to Watch Sony Liv
Malayankunju a Malayalam drama thriller film from 2022 was directed by Sajimon Prabhakar and penned by Mahesh Narayanan and the film features a star studded cast including Fahadh Faasil, Rajisha Vijayan, Indrans, Jaffar Idukki and Deepak Parambol and The film delves into Anikkuttan’s survival instincts as he finds himself trapped 40 feet underground due to a landslide. The film premiered on July 22, 2022 and has been available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video since August 11 2022
- Writer Mahesh Narayanan
- Director Sajimon Prabhakar
- Cast Fahadh Faasil, Rajisha Vijayan, Alex Alister
- Genre Thriller
- Where to Watch Prime Video
Malayalam survival thriller film was directed by Mathukutty Xavier in his directorial debut and produced by Vineeth Sreenivasan. The plot revolves around the protagonist, Helen Paul a B.Sc Nursing graduate who works part-time at a restaurant named The Chicken Hub. Her life takes a drastic turn when she gets accidentally locked in the freezer room of the restaurant and The film was released on November 15, 2019. It won two National Film Awards for Best Debut Film of a Director and Best Make-up Artist Ranjith Ambady Additionally, Anna Ben who played Helen, won the Kerala State Film Award Special Jury Award.
- Writer Director Mathukutty Xavier
- Cast Anna Ben, Noble Babu Thomas, Alfred Kurian, Lal
- Genre Thriller
- Where to Watch Online
- Writers Sharfu, Suhas
- Director Aashiq Abu
- Cast Tovino Thomas, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Asif Ali
- Genre Thriller and Drama
- Where to Watch Prime Video ZEE5
Take Off is indeed a Malayalam language survival thriller film that was released on March 24, 2017 and it’s based on the real life ordeal of Indian nurses in Tikrit, Iraq in 2014 and the plot revolves around a group of nurses from Kerala who move to Iraq for work and find themselves in the midst of rising conflicts. The film depicts their challenges and the rescue mission to save them during the country’s civil war in 2014 and The film was well received and won several awards and including the Silver Peacock Special Jury Award for the director, Mahesh Narayan and the Silver Peacock for Best Actress for Parvathy at the 48th International Film Festival of India. Parvathy’s performance was highly praised and she also won her first Special Jury Mention at the 65th National Film Awards and her second Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and a second Filmfare Award for Best Actress Malayalam
- Writer Director Mahesh Narayanan
- Cast Fahadh Faasil, Kunchako Boban, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Asif Ali
- Genre Thriller and Action
- Where to Watch Disney + Hotstar, Jio Cinema
