Indian cinema has established a distinct identity on the global stage. This achievement has been greatly aided by local theatres. Malayalam cinema in particular has drawn considerable attention as a result of the rising popularity of films from the south and the heated north-south debate. The entertainment industry has created some of the funniest and best films that have left audiences in splits. The Malayalam film industry has over the years created some timeless comedic classics that still make us laugh today. In this article, we’ll delve into the world of Malayalam comedies and examine some of the best films that have made us cry with happiness.The attention to detail in the writing is what distinguishes Malayalam comedies from other films. The films also have a compelling plot and clearly defined characters, so they’re not just about making people laugh.
1. KILUKKAM (1991)
The story of Nandini and Joji is told in this film, which features enduring performers Mohanlal and Revathi. Nandini poses as mentally ill in order to stay at her father’s house while she searches for him. The humour in the film is based on the interactions between Joji and Nandini, who are diametrically opposed to one another. This movie will definitely make you laugh at least once. The on-screen chemistry between Mohanlal and Revathy is fantastic and adds to the charm of the movie as a whole. It can be found on Disney+Hotstar.
2. ROMANCHAM (2023)
The comedy-drama about seven bachelors and their encounter with spirits has a stellar IMDb rating of 8.1. In its first month, this Soubin Shahir-starring film brought in 62 crores at the box office.Three friends named Rony, Manu, and Chemban travel to Chennai on a road trip to pursue Rony’s dream of becoming a singer, and their story is told in the movie. They run into a number of hilarious and unexpected situations along the way, which serve as the foundation for the comedy in the movie.
3. PONMUTTAYIDUNNA THARAVU (1988)
A goldsmith named Bhaskaran (Sreenivasan) is in love with Snehalatha (Urvashi). Because her father (Innocent) disapproves of their relationship, Bhaskaran threatens to call her out. Snehalatha persuades him to make her a 10-Pavan gold wedding necklace in the hopes that it will persuade her family to change their opinion of him. Bhaskaran spends all of his money making her the necklace, but it backfires when she refuses to follow her family’s orders and marries Pavithran (Jayaram), a man from the Gulf, after taking the necklace. Bhaskaran tries unsuccessfully to retrieve the necklace and moves on, waiting for fate to decide the rest of the story.
4. YODDHA (1992)
To visit his uncle who has made a home in Nepal, Ashokan travels there. To his surprise, Appukuttan, a rival from his village, is already present and pretending to be him. He fails to persuade his uncle of the truth and is expelled from the home. He encounters a young boy from Nepal while searching for shelter. Despite the fact that they don’t speak the same language, they quickly become friends. In the meantime, Ashokan is successful in persuading his cousin Aswathy that Appukuttan is a fraud. The young Nepalese boy is actually a Rimpoche, the spiritual leader of his tribe, and is on the run from evil forces that want to exile him, Aswathy, a student studying ancient Nepalese traditions, realises. Unknowingly drawn into the situation, Ashokan becomes the Rimpoche’s protector.
5. MEESHA MADHAVAN (2002)
Lal Jose is the director of the 2017 Indian Malayalam movie Meesha Madhavan. A thief named Madhavan is the subject of this comedy-drama movie. He is a well-known thief who has been stealing people since he was a young child, but he has good intentions. Meesha likes the daughter of his rival and quickly develops feelings for her. The village sub-inspector, however, also desires her. He steals the village idol, hatches a scheme against him, and accuses Meesha. Meesha must now establish his innocence and restore order. The movie has all the right elements, including comedy, action, drama, and the necessary turns and twists to make it entertaining.
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6. AKKARE AKKARE AKKARE (1990)
After Nadodikkattu (1987) and Pattana Pravesham (1988), CIDs Ramdas and Vijayan are back for another wacky adventure. After a priceless gold crown is stolen from India, Ramdas (Mohanlal) and Vijayan (Srinivasan) are sent to the United States to retrieve it. The only clues they have is a pseudonym (“Paul Barber”) and a piece of a torn shirt. In the States, the two remain as helpless and clueless as they were in the two prequel films and realize that this is their toughest case yet. While Akkare Akkare Akkare is lacking in the poignant drama that made its predecessor films so endearing, it makes up for it by being the funniest movie in the trilogy.A Malayalam comedy classic that has been in circulation for more than 15 years.
7. C.I.D MOOSA (2003)
The exploits of private investigator CID Moosa, whose wit and good fortune aid him in solving cases. Actors Ashish Vidyarthi, Dileep Pillai, Bhavana Menon, Jagathy Sreekumar, Harisree Asokan, Cochin Hanifa, and Machan Varghese appear in the 2003 Indian action comedy C.I.D. Moosa. The production company working on the project was Graand Production, and Dileep and Anoop served as executive producers. Johny Antony is the director of C.I.D. Moosa, which was written by Siby K. Thomas, Udayakrishnan, Udayakrishnan, and Siby K. Thomas. The rights to the film’s distribution were purchased by Kalasangham Films. The movie C.I.D. Moosa, which has a screen time of 160 minutes, was released on July 4th, 2003. The movie did well at the box office. Despite having a $2 million budget, C.I.D. Moosa made a whopping $17 million at the box office. Saloo George shot the movie, and Ranjan Abraham edited it. Vidyasagar was the composer of the music.
8. KALYANARAMAN (2002)
Shafi’s Christmas release Kalyanaraman, a hilarious laugh riot.An elderly man tells children in a temple the tale of his love at the beginning of the film. The narrative shifts to a flashback. Wedding planner Thekkedathu Ramankutty (Dileep). He is in charge of planning Radhika’s (Jyothirmayi) wedding. He meets Radhika’s sister Gauri (Navya Nair), who is also Ambattur Thampi’s (Lalu Alex) daughter, there. Both of them eventually experience love. When Radhika’s fiancé decides not to marry her on the scheduled date, Thekkedathu steps in to help by suggesting the name of his brother Dr. Sivadas (Bobby Alumoodan) as a replacement. The plans, however, fail when Radhika perishes in a fire accident. A similar incident occurs later when Thekkedathu and Gauri are getting married and Gauri receives an electric shock.Then, Gauri’s father finds out from an astrologer named Me Patti Thirumeni (Thilakan) that the Thekkedathu family is cursed and that any girl who marries into that family will pass away young. Gauri is devastated after Thekkedathu is forced by Thampi to reject the marriage. Later on, however, Gauri discovers the truth, and while looking for Thekkedathu, she meets with an accident in which she miraculously survives.
9. NADODIKKATT (1987)
Peons at a government office, Dasen (Mohanlal) and Vijayen (Sreenivasen), after a series of comical events wind up without jobs, with a cow, and a sizable bank loan. They make the desperate decision to travel to Dubai and try their luck there. However, they arrive somewhere unexpected and are mistaken for smugglers, which sets off a new set of adventures in their miserable lives.
10. IN HARIHAR NAGAR (1990)
The plot of the movie Harihar Nagar centres on four young men named Mahadevan (Mukesh), Govindan Kutty (Siddique), Appukuttan (Jagadish), and Thomas Kutty (Asokan), who are all infatuated with Mahadevan’s neighbour and next-door neighbour Maya (Geetha Vijayan). Maya is in town to look into the enigmatic circumstances surrounding her brother’s passing. The movie centres on the antics of these four as they compete for Maya’s affection. It also looks into the protagonists’ pasts. John Honai (Riza Bava), a man with some sinister secrets, makes an appearance towards the end.