List of highest-grossing Malayalam films
Malayalam cinema is a part of Indian cinema, based in Kerala and dedicated to the production of films in the Malayalam-language. This ranking lists the highest-grossing Malayalam films based on conservative global box office estimates as reported by various sources. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.
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List of highest-grossing Malayalam films
Malayalam cinema is a part of Indian cinema, based in Kerala and dedicated to the production of films in the Malayalam-language. This ranking lists the highest-grossing Malayalam films based on conservative global box office estimates as reported by various sources. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.
Highest-grossing films worldwide
List of highest-grossing Malayalam films
The top 25 highest-grossing Malayalam films worldwide are listed here
<table><thead><tr><th>Peak</th><th>Rank</th><th>Title</th><th>Worldwide gross</th><th>Year</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra</td><td>₹300.08–304 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>L2: Empuraan</td><td>₹265–268.08 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>Manjummel Boys</td><td>₹242.30 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>Thudarum</td><td>₹234−235 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>2018</td><td>₹177 crores</td><td>2023</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>The Goat Life</td><td>₹158.50 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>Aavesham</td><td>₹156 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>Sarvam Maya</td><td>₹150 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>9</td><td>Pulimurugan</td><td>₹139–145 crores</td><td>2016</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>10</td><td>Premalu</td><td>₹136.25 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>11</td><td>Lucifer</td><td>₹129 crores</td><td>2019</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>Aadu 3: One Last Ride - Part 1</td><td>₹114.07 crores</td><td>2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>13</td><td>Marco</td><td>₹110 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>14</td><td>ARM</td><td>₹106.75 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>15</td><td>Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil</td><td>₹90.25 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>16</td><td>Bheeshma Parvam</td><td>₹88.10 crores</td><td>2022</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>17</td><td>Neru</td><td>₹86 crores</td><td>2023</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>18</td><td>Kalamkaval</td><td>₹85.2 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>19</td><td>Bramayugam</td><td>₹85 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>20</td><td>RDX: Robert Dony Xavier</td><td>₹84.55 crores</td><td>2023</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>21</td><td>Diés Iraé</td><td>₹83 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>22</td><td>Varshangalkku Shesham</td><td>₹82.75 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>23</td><td>Kannur Squad</td><td>₹82 crores</td><td>2023</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>24</td><td>Kurup</td><td>₹81 crores</td><td>2021</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>25</td><td>Kishkindha Kaandam</td><td>₹77 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Highest-grossing films in India
List of highest-grossing Malayalam films
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Title</th><th>Domestic gross</th><th>Year</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra</td><td>₹183.70 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Manjummel Boys</td><td>₹167.65 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Thudarum</td><td>₹143.96 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>L2: Empuraan</td><td>₹127.50 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>2018</td><td>₹107.05 crores</td><td>2023</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Pulimurugan</td><td>₹105.90 crores</td><td>2016</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Aavesham</td><td>₹101.15 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>The Goat Life</td><td>₹99 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Premalu</td><td>₹94.50 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Sarvam Maya</td><td>₹87.8 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Kerala
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Title</th><th>Kerala gross</th><th>Year</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra</td><td>₹120.90 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Thudarum</td><td>₹118 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>2018</td><td>₹89.50 crores</td><td>2023</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>L2: Empuraan</td><td>₹86.30 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Pulimurugan</td><td>₹85.10 crores</td><td>2016</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>The Goat Life</td><td>₹79.30 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Aavesham</td><td>₹76.15 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Sarvam Maya</td><td>₹74.53 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Manjummel Boys</td><td>₹72.10 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>ARM</td><td>₹68.75 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Highest-grossing opening day
List of highest-grossing Malayalam films
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Title</th><th>Worldwide gross</th><th>Year</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>L2: Empuraan</td><td>₹68.20 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea</td><td>₹19.92 crores</td><td>2021</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Kurup</td><td>₹19 crores</td><td>2021</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Aadu 3: One Last Ride - Part 1</td><td>₹18.01 crores</td><td>2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Odiyan</td><td>₹17.5 crores</td><td>2018</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Turbo</td><td>₹17.3 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Thudarum</td><td>₹16.65 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>The Goat Life</td><td>₹16.05 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Kalamkaval</td><td>₹15.7 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>King of Kotha</td><td>₹15.5 crores</td><td>2023</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Highest-grossing opening weekend
List of highest-grossing Malayalam films
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Title</th><th>Worldwide gross</th><th>Year</th><th>Days</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>L2: Empuraan</td><td>₹174 crores</td><td>2025</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Aadu 3: One Last Ride - Part 1</td><td>₹87 crores</td><td>2026</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Thudarum</td><td>₹70 crores</td><td>2025</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra</td><td>₹65 crores</td><td>2025</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>The Goat Life</td><td>₹65 crores</td><td>2024</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Lucifer</td><td>₹52.3 crores</td><td>2019</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Turbo</td><td>₹50 crores</td><td>2024</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Bheeshma Parvam</td><td>₹46 crores</td><td>2022</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Kalamkaval</td><td>₹44.5 crores</td><td>2025</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil</td><td>₹42 crores</td><td>2024</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Highest-grossing films by month
List of highest-grossing Malayalam films
<table><thead><tr><th>Month</th><th>Title</th><th>Worldwide gross</th><th>Year</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>January</td><td>Rekhachithram</td><td>₹57.3 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td>Manjummel Boys</td><td>₹242.3 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>March</td><td>L2: Empuraan</td><td>₹265–268.05 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>April</td><td>Thudarum</td><td>₹234–235 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>May</td><td>2018</td><td>₹177 crores</td><td>2023</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>June</td><td>Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum</td><td>₹50.3 crores</td><td>2017</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>July</td><td>Paappan</td><td>₹50.1 crores</td><td>2022</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>August</td><td>Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra</td><td>₹300–304 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>ARM</td><td>₹106.75 crores</td><td>2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>Pulimurugan</td><td>₹139–145 crores</td><td>2016</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>Kurup</td><td>₹81 crores</td><td>2021</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>December</td><td>Sarvam Maya</td><td>₹150 crores</td><td>2025</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Highest-grossing films by year
List of highest-grossing Malayalam films
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Worldwide gross</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2000</td><td>Narasimham</td><td>₹22 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Raavanaprabhu</td><td>₹17 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Meesa Madhavan</td><td>₹15 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Balettan</td><td>₹14 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Sethurama Iyer CBI</td><td>₹16 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Rajamanikyam</td><td>₹25 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Classmates</td><td>₹24 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Mayavi</td><td>₹15 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Twenty:20</td><td>₹32 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja</td><td>₹21 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Pokkiri Raja</td><td>₹16.5 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Christian Brothers</td><td>₹28 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Mayamohini</td><td>₹22 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Drishyam</td><td>₹62 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Bangalore Days</td><td>₹48.3 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Premam</td><td>₹73 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Pulimurugan</td><td>₹139–145 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Ramaleela</td><td>₹55 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Kayamkulam Kochunni</td><td>₹67−70 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Lucifer</td><td>₹125.50–127 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Anjaam Pathiraa</td><td>₹47.65 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Kurup</td><td>₹81 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Bheeshma Parvam</td><td>₹85 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>2018</td><td>₹177 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Manjummel Boys</td><td>₹242.3 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra</td><td>₹300.08–304 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Aadu 3: One Last Ride - Part 1</td><td>₹114.07 crores</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Highest-grossing franchises
List of highest-grossing Malayalam films
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Franchise</th><th>Worldwide gross (crore)</th><th>No. of films</th><th>Average gross (crore)</th><th>Highest grosser</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Lucifer</td><td>₹395</td><td>2</td><td>₹198</td><td>L2: Empuraan (₹266 crores)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Lucifer (2019)</td><td>₹129</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>L2: Empuraan (2025)</td><td>₹266</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Aadu</td><td>₹156.22</td><td>3</td><td>₹52</td><td>Aadu 3 (₹114.07 crores)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Aadu (2015)</td><td>₹6.50</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Aadu 2 (2017)</td><td>₹35.65</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Aadu 3 (2026)</td><td>₹114.07</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Mikhael Extended Universe</td><td>₹119.48</td><td>2</td><td>₹60</td><td>Marco (₹110 crores)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Mikhael (2019)</td><td>₹9.48</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Marco (2024)</td><td>₹110</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>CBI</td><td>₹66.4</td><td>5</td><td>₹13</td><td>CBI 5: The Brain (₹37 crores)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988)</td><td>₹2</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Jagratha (1989)</td><td>₹3.4</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Sethurama Iyer CBI (2004)</td><td>₹16</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Nerariyan CBI (2005)</td><td>₹8</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>CBI 5: The Brain (2022)</td><td>₹37</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Drishyam</td><td>₹64</td><td>2</td><td>₹32</td><td>Drishyam (₹64 crores)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Drishyam (2013)</td><td>₹64</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Drishyam 2 (2021)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Raja</td><td>₹62.89</td><td>2</td><td>₹31</td><td>Madhura Raja (₹46.64 crores)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Pokkiri Raja (2009)</td><td>₹16.25</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Madhura Raja (2019)</td><td>₹46.64</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Charlie</td><td>₹42.17</td><td>2</td><td>₹21</td><td>Charlie (₹42 crores)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Charlie (2015)</td><td>₹42</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Kallan D'Souza (2022)</td><td>₹0.17</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Major Mahadevan</td><td>₹41.21</td><td>4</td><td>₹10</td><td>Keerthi Chakra (₹17.27 crores)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Keerthi Chakra (2006)</td><td>₹17.27</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Kurukshetra (2008)</td><td>₹8.27</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Kandahar (2010)</td><td>₹5.50</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>1971: Beyond Borders (2017)</td><td>₹10.17</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Nna Thaan Case kodu</td><td>₹35.25</td><td>2</td><td>₹18</td><td>Nna Thaan Case kodu (₹34.15 crores)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Nna Thaan Case Kodu (2022)</td><td>₹34.15</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Sureshanteyum Sumalathayudeyum Hridayahariyaya Pranayakatha (2024)</td><td>₹1.10</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>The King & The Commissioner</td><td>₹35.2</td><td>4</td><td>₹9</td><td>The King (₹12.15 crores)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Commissioner (1994)</td><td>₹7.5</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>The King (1995)</td><td>₹12.15</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Bharathchandran IPS (2005)</td><td>₹8.05</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>The King & The Commissioner (2012)</td><td>₹7.5</td></tr></tbody></table>
Box office milestones
List of highest-grossing Malayalam films
The following are list the flims that have reached the below milestones first in the Malayalam flim industry
<table><thead><tr><th>Milestone</th><th>Title</th><th>Year</th><th>Director</th><th>Production company</th><th>Final Gross</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>₹1 crores</td><td>Thacholi Ambu</td><td>1978</td><td>Navodaya Appachan</td><td>Navodaya Studio</td><td>est.₹1−1.2 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>₹4 crores</td><td>Chithram</td><td>1988</td><td>Priyadarshan</td><td>Shirdi Sai Creations</td><td>est.₹4 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>₹5 crores</td><td>Kilukkam</td><td>1991</td><td>Priyadarshan</td><td>Goodknight Films</td><td>est.₹5 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>₹10 crores</td><td>The King</td><td>1995</td><td>Shaji Kailas</td><td>Quality International</td><td>₹10 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>₹15 crores</td><td>Chandralekha</td><td>1996</td><td>Priyadarshan</td><td>Fazils</td><td>est.₹15 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>₹20 crores</td><td>Narasimham</td><td>2000</td><td>Shaji Kailas</td><td>Aashirvad Cinemas</td><td>est.₹20 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>₹25 crores</td><td>Rajamanikyam</td><td>2005</td><td>Anwar Rasheed</td><td>Valiyaveettil Movie International</td><td>₹25 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>₹50 crores</td><td>Drishyam</td><td>2013</td><td>Jeethu Joseph</td><td>Aashirvad Cinemas</td><td>₹62 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>₹100 crores</td><td>Pulimurugan</td><td>2016</td><td>Vysakh</td><td>Mulakuppadam Films</td><td>est.₹139–145 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>₹150 crores</td><td>2018</td><td>2023</td><td>Jude Anthany Joseph</td><td>Kavya Film Company, PK Prime Production</td><td>est.₹177 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>₹200 crores</td><td>Manjummel Boys</td><td>2024</td><td>Chidambaram</td><td>Parava Films</td><td>₹242.3 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>₹250 crores</td><td>L2: Empuraan</td><td>2025</td><td>Prithviraj Sukumaran</td><td>Aashirvad Cinemas, Lyca Productions, Sree Gokulam Movies</td><td>est.₹265–268 crores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>₹300 crores</td><td>Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra</td><td>Dominic Arun</td><td>Wayfarer Films</td><td>₹300.08–304 crores</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>