SonyLIV which was launched in 2013 as the first OTT service in India has been pumping in a wide range of films for its subscribers in all regional languages like Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada along with Hindi. As the year 2022 has just wrapped up we bring you the list of the Top 10 Best Malayalam Movies To Watch on SonyLIV.
The story of Saudi Vellakka revolves around each character’s perspective who has different life background. Written and directed by Tharun Moorthy, Saudi Vellakka stars Lukman Avaran, Devi Varma, Binu Pappu, Sujith Shankar, and Gokulan in key roles. The film had a theatrical release in December 2022 and later premiered on SonyLIV. The film has 8/10 rating on IMDB.
Starring Jayasurya and Namitha Pramod in lead roles, Eesho is an intense thriller. Arun Narayan is the director and Suneesh Varanad provided the screenplay. The film had a direct-to-OTT release on SonyLIV OTT in October 2022.
This Malayalam language film is available online on SonyLIV. Eesho has 6.1/10 rating on IMDB.
This Tamil-language crime drama was written and directed by R. Kaiser Anand. Starring Andrea Jeremiah and Madhav Kannadasan in crucial roles, the film had a direct-to-OTT release on SonyLIV in November 2022.
Anal Mele Pani Thuli has its music composed by Santhosh Narayanan. This crime drama is available on the OTT platform in Malayalam dubbed version has 7/10 rating on IMDB.
Witness is a Tamil-language 2022 drama directed by Deepak. Starring Shraddha Srinath and Rohini in leading roles, Witness had a direct-to-OTT release on SonyLIV in December. Witness tells the story of how a middle-aged single mother Indrani (Rohini), who loses her college-going son Parthiban (Thamizharasan) to forced manual scavenging, chooses to fight back and not be silenced by the ones responsible for his death. This intense drama’s Malayalam dubbed version is available online on SonyLIV. The film has 6.9/10 rating on IMDB.
Based on the time travel concept, Oke Oka Jeevitham a Telugu-Tamil bilingual starring Sharwanand, Priyadarshi and Vennela Kishore in the lead roles had a theatrical release in September 2022. Written and directed by Shree Karthick was a decent hit at the box office. Later, the film had digital premieres on SonyLIV. Co-starring Amala Akkineni in a key role, Oke Oka Jeevitham has Ritu Varma as the female lead. The film has 7.8/10 rating on IMDB. The film’s Malayalam dubbed version is available online on SonyLIV.
The film revolves around two travel bloggers who end up in Araku to shoot some exciting footage – but what happens when they find themselves in the midst of rising tensions between the Naxals and the police, forms a crucial crux. Starring Santosh Shobhan, Faria Abdullah, Brahmaji, and Sudarshan among others in key roles, this Telugu language film had a theatrical release in November 2022. Later, the film had digital premieres on SonyLIV. The film has 5.4/10 rating on IMDB. Like, Share and Subscribe’s Malayalam version is available online on the streaming platform.
Directed by Sunil Ibrahim, Roy is a 2022 Malayalam movie. Starring Suraj Venjaranmoodu, Sija Rose and Shine Tom Chacko in the lead roles, Roy depicts the story of an introverted and silent man who kept his distance from society throughout his life.
The film had a direct-to-OTT release on SonyLIV in December. The film has 5.6/10 rating on IMDB.
Appan is a 2022 Malayalam-language drama directed by Maju and stars Wayne, Ananya, Alencier Ley Lopez, Grace Antony, and Pauly Valsan in key roles. The film revolves around Njoonju a rubber tapper who lives with his father, mother, wife and his son in a small village.
Ittychan, his father is a narcissistic, cruel womanizer who harasses, abuses, and tortures his wife, Kuttyamma and Njoonju despite being bedridden. What happens further, forms a crucial crux. This intense drama has 7.5/10 rating on IMDB.
This Indian Tamil-language psychological action thriller written and directed by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu had a theatrical release in August 2022. Starring Vikram in a double role alongside Irfan Pathan, Srinidhi Shetty, Roshan Mathew, K. S. Ravikumar, Anandaraj, Robo Shankar, Miya George, Mirnalini Ravi, Sarjano Khalid and Meenakshi Govindarajan play supporting roles, an Interpol officer Aslan Yilmas is assigned to catch a mysterious assassin named Cobra, who assassinates people using mathematical skills. The film’s Malayalam dubbed version is available online on SonyLIV. The film has 6.1/10 rating on IMDB.
The film is an Indian English-language drama directed by Anjali Menon. Starring Nadiya Moidu, Nithya Menen, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Padmapriya Janakiraman, Sayanora Philip, Archana Padmini, and Amruta Subhash in the lead roles, the film revolves around five pregnant ladies coming to stay at ‘Sumana’, a prenatal class conducted by Nandita (Nadiya Moidu). Being Real superheroes, in their quest to know a new life, they discover their true identity and the answers to their deep-rooted problems.
Though the film was made in the English language, its dubbed versions are available in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Marathi languages. The film had a direct-to-OTT release on SonyLIV in November 2022. The film has 5.1/10 rating on IMDB.
