A group of villagers come together to fight against the atrocities of their landlords and amongst them is Bheeman, a man who turns against his master of several years and joins the revolution.
Ambily gets pregnant from movie director Raghunath, who drives her out claiming that she was an enchantress. Ambili gives birth to a son and when he grows up she takes him to Raghunath.
Darappan is assigned to help Vivek, a researcher, and tell him about the culture and life of the local tribes. Vivek gets deeply affected by the plight of the tribals and decides to help them.
The life of Devadas descends into chaos as he turns to alcohol and a lifestyle of vice to numb the pain after his affluent family forbids him from marrying the woman he loves.
Ramu, a farmer, fights against an evil landlord when he uses illegal ways to make money. He faces many challenges when the landlord tries to plot against him.
Raghavan is a spoilt boy who does not attend school and engages in nefarious activities. After getting caught stealing, he is left with nowhere to go.
Hema loves Mohan with all her heart, but she breaks up with him due to unexpected circumstances. After many years, Hema learns that Mohan is married to none other than her best friend.
A rich spoilt playboy wanders around girls and splurges his father's money. In order to teach him a lesson, his father gets him married to girl from a humble background. Soon, his past comes haunting.
Ramu's parents are killed by Rajashekaran, the landlord of a village. Ramu joins a group of bandits meanwhile Ramu's educated brother Gopi becomes a police officer. The film portrays the struggle between the law enforcement and righteous bandits in countryside kerala.
Chanthu, a poor orphan and Aromal are cousins and belong to the Chekavar clan, a warrior clan who hire themselves out as duellers to settle disputes among the rich and powerful. Aromal, jealous of the much more talented Chanthu, makes life miserable for him and Chanthu decides to leave and live with Aringodar, a rival chekavan, as his pupil. When the two sons of a local landlord have a property dispute and decide to hire Aromal and Aringodar to duel it out, Chanthu has to decide where his loyalty lies - with the family of the uncle who brought him up or with Aringodar who provided him with sanctuary.
A spaghetti western styled film in Malayalam directed by PN Menon and written by MT Vasudevan Nair
Ramu's father, a well-respected man, works for Gopalan, unaware that his employer is a smuggler. However, a nasty rivalry ensues between them as Gopalan gets exposed, turning their lives upside down.
The film is a remake of the 1969 Italian zapata Spaghetti Western film The Five Man Army.
The Malabar rebellion, more popularly known as the Mappila Lahala, has a dramatic impact on the lives of everyone involved.
Chandru, a truck driver, is rude to people and all are scared of him. After the death of his mate, he decides to fulfil his last wish to build a home.
Thadakam is a Malayalam drama, starring Mammootty, Balan K. Nair, Pappu, directed by I.V. Sasi. Rajedran struggles when his wife, Sreedevi starts behaving strangely soon after their marriage. He faces many challenges when he tries to help her recover.
Rajasekhara and Sumi love each other and get married without their parents' consent. However, their marriage suffers when Rajasekhara becomes more focused on his work.
A lovelorn woman, a neglected wife and an abused sister try to keep their head above water as they navigate the challenges brought on by the men in their lives.
The second-in-command of a gang of robbers in the Chambal valley is forced to interact with Kumar, a police officer, after he learns that Kumar impregnated one of the girls in their community.
Achootty, an uneducated fisherman, wants his daughter Radha to be educated and also want her to become a doctor. His dreams get shattered when Radha falls in love with her childhood friend.
Judgal Abu, a greedy man, covets his neighbour, Kunjumuhammed's wealth and plots to get his daughter remarried to Kunjumuhammed. For this he tries to separate his daughter from her husband.
Nimmi falls in love with a married man. When the man and his wife meet an untimely death, Nimmi decides to look after their daughter, Binutty.
The film stars Menaka, Sukumaran, Anuradha and Balan K. Nair in the lead roles.
Vellam (transl. Water) is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Hariharan, starring Prem Nazir and Madhu , supported by K. R. Vijaya and Srividya, with Sathaar, Sukumari, Adoor Bhasi and Balan K. Nair playing other important roles.
Khadir Haji helps two lovers, Sarala and Antony, to unite. When Haji's daughter, Safia, faces a similar situation, he seeks the advice of Sarala and Antony. They help Safia to marry her lover.
After Karunan comes out of jail, he discovers that his girlfriend has married Kumaran, the man who sent him to prison. Karunan decides to work hard and take revenge against Kumaran.
Talks about the Hindu-Muslim politics and conflicts in Kerala which are connected to some of the feudal lords who incite the tension.
Visa is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Balu Kiriyath and produced by NP Abu. The film stars Mohanlal, Mammootty, T. R. Omana and Sathaar in lead roles. The film had musical score by Jithin Shyam.
Siblings Deepthi and Ravi are separated after their parents' divorce. After many years, Deepthi faces many challenges when she goes in search of Ravi.
Post Mortem is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by Pushparajan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Mammootty, Sukumaran and Balan K Nair in lead roles.
It is a political film on trade union and its functioning in factories. The story revolves a trade union and company owner. She brings new manager Mohan Cheriyan (Mohanlal) to solve the company issues with trade union leaders. When the company was about to lay off due to union problems, Raghavan (Mammootty)suggest a new formula for solving the company issues and this leads to save the company.
John Jaffer Janardhanan is an action comedy film with a lost and found theme, about three brothers separated during their childhood who grew up in three homes, adopting three religions. They meet in their youth to fight a common villain. This movie is a remake of 1977 blockbuster Hindi movie Amar Akbar Anthony.
Rajan, though successful in his job, but his family life is not so happy. His wife, Nalini, aspires for a fellowship in Harvard University, US, leaving behind her husband and kid, Babumon. When his father, Madhavan, a retired school teacher, is down with ailment, Rajan along with his family returns to his ancestral home. Rajan's elder sister, Vishalam, younger sister, Seethalakshmi & husband Padmanabhan also arrive to meet their father, as his health condition was serious. Madhavan's daughters and in-laws were busy in their own ways, as they don't wish to spend many days with their dying father. In his sickness, Madhavan expresses his wish to meet his niece, Ammukutty, Ammu arrives and took care of her dying uncle. Madhavan's children except Rajan leaves as Ammu was there to look after their father. Rajan remembers his young days of romance with Ammu.
Venugopal takes his mentor's brother Rajan under his wing and makes him his manager. Venu falls for Devi whom he later realizes is already engaged to Rajan. Rajan marries Devi with Venu's blessing. But soon after the wedding Rajan starts to engage is shady activities in his quest for quick money and this strains the relationship between Venu and Rajan.
Mukthi movie is all about Haridas (Mammootty) who is the son of a village peon, who returns to his home district as the central government-appointed Collector. The pressures of the new job create complexities in his personal and professional life, eventually causing a rift between him and his younger brother Sudhakaran (Rahman). The two brothers engage in dangerous one-upmanship, as Sudhakaran joins a political party opposed to Haridas. One of IV Sasi's best films, good performances from the entire cast.
Vasu and Chacko are working as drivers and low ranking workers for the Abkari contractor Sreekandan. Sreekandan is heavily involved in the smuggling of liquor from the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu in order to increase the already high profits in his business. For some time the jobless youngsters try illegal brewing of hooch.
Purappadu deals with social issues between Muslims and Hindus in a village who are forced to relocate when a flood destroys their village.
Vishnu is part of a local circus group. On one of their tours, Vishnu meets a girl and his life changes forever.
Devaraj, a factory worker, faces many challenges when he joins a new job. Can he overcome them?
Appu is a 1990 Malayalam film directed by Dennis Joseph. The film stars Mohanlal, Sunitha, K R Vijaya and Murali in lead roles.
Aryan movie is all about Devanarayan (Mohanlal) who is a Brahmin priest who is falsely accused of theft and forced to leave his village in Kerala. He moves to Bombay where he gets drawn into the underworld through an ageing don Kareem (Goga Kapoor). Some interesting comment initially on Brahmin priesthood in Kerala, but halfway through the film goes haywire.
Adhipan is a 1989 Malayalam film directed by K Madhu. The film stars Mohanlal, Parvathy Jayaram, Monisha and Devan in lead roles.
The head of a royal family bribes his Chief Minister to teach Mahendra (Mohanlal), the royal heir, about democracy. Once he leaves the family, Mahendra tries to be independent and help his friend Jayan.
It tells the story of a college student Lal played by Mohanlal, who takes on 3 Masters degree in college and continues as a student in the college as he was an orphan. He lives in a home nearby college made from the money of his unknown father. From time of his memory he lives in an orphanage, now he is in college and he do not want to leave the college. The story revolves around the college and various events happening in the college.
The film revolves around T.P. Balagopalan (Mohanlal), a middle class post-graduate salaried person, who wants to build himself and also needs to take care of his extended family members. The film went over factors influencing Kerala of the 1980s such as widespread unemployment, poverty, and the poor economy.
Seetha's father forces her to marry against her wishes and she is forced to remarry, when her husband dies. She is caught in a struggle as she tries to unite with her lover. Will Seetha ever be happy?
B. G. Menon recruits Vikrman, a criminal and the lookalike of Jayamohan, an honest cop who was killed by Lion C. Menon's men, to nab him.
Rohini is the sister of Krishnakumar; she gets gang raped. Krishnakumar investigates the whole case and takes the law into his hands.
Kuriakose engages in a relationship with a woman but later marries someone else. Years later, Rajan, Kuriakose's son, seeks revenge on him for abandoning his mother.
Kumaran Thampi, a wizard, is not able to keep his vow of celibacy. This keeps getting him into many troubles, most of which are lethal.
Four bachelors struggle to overcome obstacles that come their way when they fight against the British to attain India's independence.
After the death of his wife, Jayan, a struggling wrestler, starts living his life merely for the sake of his son, Biju.
Velan is a street circus performer. He kidnaps and forcibly blinds village children and turn them into fellow circus performers. Once, he falls in love with one of his victims, Rani, as does his lorry driver friend Ouseph. Eventually, Ouseph and Velan kills each other allowing Rani to escape with the man she really loves, a lorry cleaner.
Ashwaradham is a 1980 Indian Malayalam film, directed by IV Sasi and produced by Pavamani. The film stars Srividya, Raveendran, Prameela and Balan K Nair in lead roles.
A man comes to an isolated valley to take revenge on his friend who murdered his wife.
Kaattile paattu is an Indian malayalam language film directed by KP Kumaran.
Extraordinary and long-drawn out melodrama contrasting conditions in Kerala with those in Japan. A group of performers from Kerala are invited to Japan, but they are left stranded when their criminal host disappears. With the assistance of Nambiar (Nair), a benevolent Tokyo-based Malayali, they learn about the Japanese economy, initiating - on their return - a series of reformist movements that end up with the revolutionary overthrow of corrupt leadership.
Kunjoottan, a village simpleton, is not allowed to go out of his house as his overprotective father dreamt of a mishap befalling Kunjoottan. But he escapes with his childhood friend to a city.
Three brothers, who get separated at birth, face several trials and tribulations when they try to make an effort to reunite.
A spoilt rich man Kuttapayi befriends a group of four college students. Kuttapayi uses them to do a lot of his dirty work. When things go awry they take refuge in Kuttapayi's remote estate; where his past catches up with him.
The film is about a handicapped young man Narayanankutty, who owns a stationery shop which is gifted by Lazer. He falls in love with a school teacher Sridevi.
Mazhu is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, directed by PK Krishnan and produced by Joye Palliyan and KP Mohammed. The film stars Sathaar, Sukumaran, Balan K Nair and Lalithasree in lead roles.
An old warlock who seduces women for a devil to gain youth in return.
Social drama realistically traces the trials and travails in the life of sincere men from impoverished backgrounds, who find themselves unable to get employment due to the stranglehold of powerful trade unions in Kerala.
Appu is very close with his elder sister, Malu. When she gets married to Govindan, she takes Appu along with them. But problems arise when Appu becomes jealous of Govindan.
The film starts in the early 1950s showing Sreedharan, the protagonist, as a very popular communist leader and trade union activist. He is forced to go underground after his name was associated with the murder of the owner of a tile factory. He is considered to be dead by his party and they even erect a memorial for him. But he makes an unexpected comeback almost 10 years later, after the first communist ministry gained and lost power in Kerala and after the Communist Party of India has split. On his return, he spends his time sleeping and drinking. His come back is first a puzzle and then an embarrassment to his comrades and family. As the disappointment on his new face grows, he is found murdered. The film ends when both the communist parties jointly celebrate his martyrdom.
An evil landlord sleeps with the brides of the village on the day of their marriage. When a couple tries to protest his sinful act, he decides to take revenge on them.
Ravi, an unemployed young man, faces a series of encounters during his search for a job.
Thacholi Ambu is a 1978 Malayalam-language film starring Prem Nazir, Sivaji Ganesan, Ravikumar and Jayan. Directed and produced by Navodaya Appachan, it was the first cinemascope film in Malayalam. Prem Nazir played the title role in the film.
As the name suggests, the film tells the story of the monkey-god Hanuman, who is worshipped by Hindus throughout the world, and has an important place of his own as a devotee of Lord Rama.
Ravi takes over his father's business after his demise. However, when his elder brother, Dasan, learns that Ravi is involved in illegal activities, he tries to save their family business.
This film is directed by J Sasikumar. The film had musical score by M K Arjunan.
Kuttyedathi is a 1971 Malayalam language film directed by P. N. Menon and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. Widely regarded as one of the best South Indian films made in the 1970s. The other cast and crew- Music M.S.Baburaj, Cinematography Ashok Kumar, Operative cameraman P. S. Nivas and editing Ravi Kiran. Kuttyedathi is woven around the life of a girl, who is an ugly duckling with tomboyish tendencies, and who is continuously discriminated against in favour of her prettier younger sister.Location of this film is shoranur
A family on the brink of disaster awaits the return of one who’s rumoured to have made a fortune abroad.
When feudal lords try to exploit the tribal people, a group of naxals put up resistance. The feudal lords decide to suppress the resistance. Who will emerge triumphant in the fight for justice?
The film portrays the bitter side of life in a circus camp. Humans are just valarthumrugangal or pet animals, treated worse than the animals in a circus.
This is an intersting movie as it is very different to the movies that were realeased in the 70s.Most of the movie is shot outdoors and it is more in touch with reality rather than the usual dramatic type. Prem Nazir's performance is something very diffrernt to his usual polished self. He acts as a rough police officer which is a welcome change.
When a man finds his wife cheating on him, he leaves her and brings up his son on his own. Years later, his fortune changes, but he is forced to face the demons of his past.
A police officer attempts to change a dacoit into a good person and also gets him married to a beautiful village girl. However, circumstances do not let the changed man live happily.
A newly-appointed forest ranger embarks on a journey to uncover the mysterious death of his predecessor with the help of an expelled tribal chief's daughter.
Muthan gets job as the labour of a sayippu.problems starts when he crashes with sayippu's wife
The story revolves around a bullock seller and his family. It tells how his grief and lust leads him to destroy his family.
A man decides to take revenge against a businessman for ruining his life. He decides to cheat his daughter by pretending to be in love with her, but life takes a turn when he really falls for her.
Carlos, an underworld mafia, murders a man for his selfish needs. However, things take a turn when the son of the dead man sets out to seek revenge against the perpetrator.
Spurious liquor supplied by governmental arrack outlets kills several poor people in Kerala. People hit the streets to demand justice. They want the culprits to be brought to book.
Deserted by his mother, teenaged Raju is adopted by Beeranikka, a Muslim ferryman. Raju soon starts accompanying Beeranikka in ferrying people. One day, he meets a young girl who is returning to her native town Kozhikode after the death of her mother. The girl invites Raju to Kozhikode where she would be staying with her father and uncle. Not interested in leaving the ferrying job, Raju rejects the invitation. A few days later, he finds himself in possession of an ornament which he thinks belongs to the girl. He travels to Kozhikode to return the ornament and finds the girl after many days of search. The girl does not recognise Raju and says the ornament does not belong to her. Disheartened, Raju returns to the ferry.
Samasya is a 1976 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. Thankappan. The film stars Madhu, Srividya, Kamal Haasan and Sankaradi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam and K. P. Udayabhanu.
Poornima, a widow living in Ooty leads a peaceful life with her two sons. Jaishankar, a tourist who visits the place gets tempted and rapes her. In the act, Poornima dies leaving her two sons who witness the murder. With a turn of events leading to both sons joining together and take revenge for their mother's death forms the rest of the story.
A young boy who watches his parents getting murdered spends most of his childhood planning to take revenge on their killers since the investigating officer was unable to catch them.
Babu, a laborer works for the welfare of the people and fights against injustice in the society. However, he faces many challenges when he encounters an evil businessman.
Sudhakaran hatches a sinister plan in order to receive the compensation from his company which he is entitled to receive after his death.
Bollywood 1980.
Shabari falls in love with Devi and decides to get married to her. However, he and his parents are in for a shock when they learn that Devi is speech impaired.
Akkacheyude Kunjuvava is a 1985 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Sajan. The film stars Shobhana, Jose Prakash, Ratheesh and V. D. Rajappan in lead roles. The film had musical score by Johnson.
Mangamma Sabadham is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist. While Madhavi and Sujatha acted as female lead.
Santha is a cheerful girl who is working in a lodge as a sweeper. She is well-liked by everyone in the lodge. Dinesh is in love with her. But one day Santha is found dead in the nearby well, and an investigation ensues.
An adaptation of the novel of the same name by Mathew Mattam.
A judge's daughter and son bear the brunt when his enemies decide to seek revenge. They also use the judge's lookalike to malign him in society, not knowing that he is the judge's estranged son.
Alexander, a powerful mafia leader, faces several trials and tribulations while trying to juggle his estranged relationship with his mother who abandoned him, while trying to rule the underworld.
Raju is a poor man who struggles to earn a living. His life takes a turn when a rich businessman offers him a job seeing his innocence.