Old Malayalam Movies List May 2026

| Year | Movie Title | Notable Feature | |------|-------------|----------------| | 1954 | Neelakuyil | First major critical and commercial success; won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. | | 1955 | Harishchandra | Early mythological drama. | | 1956 | Rarichan Enna Pauran | Children’s film classic. | | 1961 | Mudiyanaya Puthran | First Malayalam film to be shot entirely outdoors. | | 1965 | Odayil Ninnu | Landmark adaptation of P. Kesavadev’s novel; introduced realism. | | 1967 | Kudumbini | Early woman-centric narrative. | | 1968 | Asuravithu | Based on M. T. Vasudevan Nair’s novel; explored feudal decay. | The 1970s marked the rise of parallel cinema, political themes, and auteurs like Adoor Gopalakrishnan and John Abraham.

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