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Joy Mathew

Joy Mathew

Joy Mathew is an Indian film director, film and theatre actor, playwright, and political activist.

He is best known for playing the lead role in John Abraham's 1986 film Amma Ariyan which was voted one of the Top 10 Indian films by British Film Institute. In 2012, he made his directorial debut with the film Shutter which portrays unexpected incidents happening in two days and a night in the city of Kozhikode. The film had its Indian premiere at the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala and international premiere at the 9th Dubai International Film Festival. It won the Silver Crow Pheasant Award for Best Feature Film (Audience Prize) at the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala. He has written more than 20 plays in Malayalam including Athirthikkal (1989), Sankadal (1996), Pretoria – 18 Oct (1996) and Chille 73 (1997). He was honoured by Kerala Sahitya Academy and kerala Sangeeta Nataka Academy for two of his plays in 1995 and 1996. He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the play Madhya Dharanazhi (1996).

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Movies Starring Joy Mathew (98)

Detective Ujjwalan (2025)

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Chithini (2024)

In a village called Noolpuzha, Chithini, a vengeful fairy, was cast here at a place called Pamukkadu ...

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Swargathile Katturumbu (2024)

Jose, an educated farmer, cherishes his idyllic hillside village where he lives with family and beloved Ancy, surrounded by dear friends and community warmth. ...

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Viral Sebi (2023)

'Viral Sebi' opens a window to the lives of a handful of diverse people, as they journey in the taxi of Sebi. His trip to drop a female passenger to the airport turns into an eventful journey that transcends borders and transforms lives. ...

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Chaaver (2023)

It chronicles the tale of two competing gangs that are constantly at odds with one another in the Kerala area. ...

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Njanum Pinnoru Njanum (2023)

TK, an eminent person, had transformed himself into an enigmatic Sociopath, mainly due to his traumatic childhood and upbringing. ...

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Dhoomam (2023)

Avinash wants to quit his marketing job at a top cigarette company, but it comes with consequences ...

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2018 (2023)

A disaster film set during the 2018 Kerala Floods where people from all walks of life faced catastrophic consequences and put in collective efforts to survive the calamity. ...

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Christy (2023)

Roy, a village boy who's a failure at studies, joins Christy's tuition. ...

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Kaduva (2022)

The film is set in the late 90s revolving around the life of a young high range rubber planter from Mundakayam and his rivalry with a high ranking officer in the Kerala Police ...

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Heaven (2022)

Circle Inspector of Police, Peter Kurishinkal is a stoic and taciturn officer, who prefers brain over brawn to solve his cases. His world is brought upside down when he is assigned a sensational case of a homicide. ...

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Varayan (2022)

The main plot revolves around a priest who beats poor villagers into a bloody pulp. ...

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Naradan (2022)

Chandraprakash, a well-known TV news anchor, comes under undue pressure from his higher-ups to bring competitive exclusives, which urges him to leave the job. When a rival media group offers him a new job, he rebrands himself into a loud, tyrannical journa ...

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Karnan Napoleon Bhagat Singh (2022)

A larceny leads to murder and Roopesh Raghavan, a young man who has cleared police recruitment tests and awaits posting. ...

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Kanakam Kaamini Kalaham (2021)

As Pavithran and Haripriya's marriage withers away, he plans a trip to bring things back on track. But his marital bliss is threatened by a bunch of nutjobs. ...

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Cabin (2021)

Cabin revolves around Devaraj, a truck driver from Tamilnadu, who gets involved in an unforeseen incident with a family moving to Kerala. ...

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Mohan Kumar Fans (2021)

A talented veteran actor, Mohan Kumar, is back on the big screen through a critically acclaimed film and those around him raise his hopes on great recognitions coming his way through the project. His path towards glory, however, isn't easy. ...

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Drishyam 2 (2021)

7 years after the events of Drishyam, the family lives with the trauma from that fateful night. A gripping tale of an investigation and a family threatened by it. Will Georgekutty be able to protect his family this time? ...

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Vaanku (2021)

An interesting thought instilled in the minds of Raziya and her classmates by a teacher urges Raziya to reveal her biggest wish – to recite the azaan. And all hell breaks loose, predictably. ...

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Jimmy Ee Veedinte Aiswaryam (2019)

Jimmy Ee Veedinte Aiswaryam is a comedy film directed by Raju Chandra, starring Mithun Ramesh, Divya Pillai and Suraj Venjaramoodu in the lead roles. The film deals with the innate connection of a canine and man. ...

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Edakkad Battalion 06 (2019)

Shafeek's father wanted him to become a chef, but he chose to serve his country instead. On his annual leave from work, Shafeek, now a young soldier, must deal with his family, his bride to be and a gang involved in illegal activities. ...

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Marconi Mathai (2019)

Maarconi Mathaai, though a lone wolf, is everyone's favorite. He loves and cares for everything but never got around starting his own family. When Anna joins the bank as cook-cum-cleaner, Mathai's friends urge him to woo Anna into his life. ...

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Naan Petta Makan (2019)

Young leader Abhimanyu from Maharaja's College in Kochi was one among millions, and the testimonials of his friends and well-wishers about him spoke volumes about his inner worth and the visionary that he was. ...

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Vakathirivu (2019)

The story revolves around certain interesting incidents in the life of an engineering student named Vivek. ...

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Children's Park (2019)

3 friends accidentally kidnapped 100 children from an orphanage. ...

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The Sound Story (2019)

The films narrates the story of a sound designer who strives hard to realize his dream of recording all the sounds of the Thrissur Pooram. ...

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Mr. & Ms. Rowdy (2019)

Five wannabe goons desperately looking for contract gigs end up being challenged by a lady gangster. ...

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Oru Kaatil Oru Paykappal (2019)

While Ajith is at Punnamada Backwaters to materialize his dream of building a boat, he meets Sara and falls in love with her. However, Sara's father has already arranged his daughter's wedding with a rich Indian- European businessman. ...

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Mottitta Mullakal (2018)

Mottitta Mullakal is a Malayalam movie starring Joy Mathew and Bijukuttan in prominent roles. It is a drama directed by Vinodh Kannol. ...

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Body Deep (2018)

Gulikan, born and brought up as a boy in a tribal settlement, has the body and soul of a girl. Dark skinned, fragile, introvert and vulnerable, he struggles to balance his life working as a coolie in the city. Displaced by drought, poverty and addiction, h ...

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Koodasha (2018)

Kallookaran Joy is a single father who has left his gangster life behind to lead a peaceful life with his daughter. Things take an unexpected turn when his past comes knocking back to him. ...

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Chalakkudikkaran Changathi (2018)

A biographical drama that chronicles the life and the untimely death of actor Kalabhavan Mani, who rose from his humble beginnings to become one of the most versatile artists in Malayalam cinema. ...

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Chandragiri (2018)

The film centers on Chandragiri, a village locality in Kasaragod, Kerala. It focuses on how a school was forced to give up their identity to anti-social thoughts and how a teacher fights against this. ...

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Uncle (2018)

Stranded on her way home, Sruthi hitches a long ride with KK who turns out to be her dad's buddy. Sruthi's mother seems to be reassured hearing that KK is with her daughter now. However her husband is troubled on hearing the news. Flashbacks reveal that KK ...

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Street Lights (2018)

The story of Street Lights is based on the life of a Crime Branch police officer, James, who in his pursuit to solve a certain mystery, crosses path with several people and encounters various thrilling events. Will James succeed or fail in his mission and ...

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Chakkara Maavin Kombathu (2017)

Uthaman and Jentry, who folloow Aalimammookka, a kind and helpful soul who loves the village and village folk. Both Uthaman and Jentry have a troubled childhood, whilst the former who comes from a very poor family aspires to enjoy luxuries, the latter year ...

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Paathi: The Half (2017)

Paathi is a movie which talks about raising awareness of abortion. Indrans is in the role of a Theyyam face painter and a local medical practitioner Kammaran, who has a deformed face. ...

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Chippy (2017)

Chippy is all about a bunch of school going kids from Thalassery, a coastal area in Kerala, who want to make a short film revolving around their distasteful experiences in life. ...

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Onpatham Valavinappuram (2017)

Five young men set out on a trip to Karnataka from Calicut. On their way to their destination, a mansion in Karnataka, the boys experience some fun adventures, which are, both, sweet and sour in their own ways. ...

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Melle (2017)

Uma, a young and bright student and her father, Job, an excellent musician living a happy and peaceful life together in Kolkata on the east bank of the Hugli River. However, Job, who is always yearning to go back to his homeland, finally returns as Uma agr ...

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Crossroad (2017)

Crossroad is a first -of-its-kind portmanteau movie celebrating womanhood and tells the story of ten women, facing ten different life situations and explores how they tackle it. The movie encompasses ten feature films of fifteen minutes each, with each fea ...

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Honey Bee 2.5 (2017)

Vishnu, a young man who aspires to become a movie star, faces many difficulties as ill luck follows him everywhere. He is then advised by Sachi, a director, to meet with the director Thomas George, who possibly could help him. ...

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Clint (2017)

Based on the life of Edmund Thomas Clint, who died at the mere age of six due to kidney failure, Clint focuses on the exemplary talent of the young boy, who, in his short lifespan, painted as many as 25,000 paintings. ...

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Basheerinte Premalekhanam (2017)

When a black and white TV is sent from Dubai to a family in a remote village in Calicut, it becomes the darling of its residents. While the idiot box keeps the people busy, a love story sprouts between two young hearts of the suburb. ...

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Oru Cinemakkaran (2017)

Alby, who is married to the girl he loves, Sara, against the will of both their families. While the couple leads a romantic life in a residential complex in Kochi, Alby, who is a passionate and hardworking filmmaker, begins to face financial liabilities. B ...

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Gold Coins (2017)

Achu (Gopal) and Kichu (Vasudev), hailing from a hamlet in Kumarakom live by their dream of owning a geared bicycle. In their journey towards their dream, the boys gets separated in the city and face unseen challenges. Gold coins portrays the journey of th ...

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Puthan Panam (2017)

The sudden implementation of demonetisation rattles the country, and a few black money hoarders in Kerala are trying their best to save their void currencies by hook or crook. Kasaragod-based financier Nithyananda Shenoy also gets embroiled in it, and draw ...

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Honey Bee 2: Celebrations (2017)

Sebastian and Angela are all set to get married until their difference of opinions and cultural conflicts between the families threaten their union. ...

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C/O Saira Banu (2017)

Saira Banu, a post woman and a single mom, is caught unawares when her son Joshua Peter, a law student, gets entangled in a legal hassle. The opponents in the case are a bunch of affluent and powerful names of the society. How would the middle-class woman ...

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Pareeth Pandari (2017)

The film is all about the life of famous biryani chef 'Pandari Pareeth' and this wife Howrah Beevi, discussing all recent problems relating to the marriage and dowry throughout the life. ...

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Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol (2017)

Panchayat Secretary Ullahanan leads a monotonous life till a college reunion rekindles excitement in his 20-year-old marital life and infuses in him a renewed sense of purpose and love for everything that he once took for granted. ...

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God Say (2017)

The film which is set in the background of early nineties of Kozhikode portrays the life of Harischandran (Vinay Forrt), an anarchist and a drunkard, who is an employee at the Aakashvani radio station. ...

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Campus Diary (2016)

Nikhil, a student who joins a college for his post graduate course. Being a guy with a modern personality, Nikhil wants to bring about social changes. As part of an NSS camp, he goes to a village where some interesting events happen and this is what the mo ...

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Manamantha (2016)

Sairam, an assistant manager in a supermarket treads on an unethical path for a promotion, leading to dire consequences. Gayatri a thrifty housewife manages her middle class household. Mahitha's friend, a street child goes missing and she goes out of her w ...

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King Liar (2016)

Sathyanarayanan, who has an uncanny talent to deceive people, falls in love with Anjali, an aspiring model. He convinces her that he will help her enter the fashion world using his expertise. ...

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Mohavalayam (2016)

Envisaging a luxurious life, Prameela, a theatre artist, marries a director. But all her dreams are shattered when fate makes her the sole breadwinner of her family. ...

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Charlie (2015)

A young, nonconforming woman named Tessa gets entangled in a cat-and-mouse chase in the by-lanes of Kerala, hunting for a mysterious artist who previously lived in her apartment. ...

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Pathemari (2015)

Pathemari features the life of Pallikkal Narayanan who migrated to the Middle-East in the early 1980s, when the Kerala Gulf boom was at its peak. ...

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Utopiayile Rajavu (2015)

The film is a satirical comedy in which Mammootty plays the role of Swathanthran. It's about his struggles to erect a statue of his father, a freedom fighter, in the town center. ...

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Jamnapyari (2015)

Vasoottan an auto driver by profession, who is very good at heart and meanwhile he is an impetuous person. Once a MBA student happens to travel his auto with some hidden purposes. ...

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Loham (2015)

A gold-smuggle deal goes awry, and an array of characters becomes involved. ...

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Just Married (2015)

"Just married" is the story of a guy who suffers from physical relationship related anxiety. He was some type of a Romeo before getting married to the girl of his dreams. But then again he and his wife do not have the best physical relationship yet, when t ...

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Rasputin (2015)

Susheelan aka Sushee, is a 29-year-old man, who suffers from low self-esteem. Radhenathan aka Rad, Susheelan's cousin, colleague and mentor is an antitheses to him and has multiple affairs and one night stands. On Rad's advice, a depressed Susheelan gets i ...

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Lailaa O Lailaa (2015)

The story of the film revolves around Intelligence officer Jayamohan (Mohanlal) and his wife Anjali (Amala Paul). However, Anjali is unaware of the fact that he is an anti- terrorist intelligence agent as his job demands secrecy, but soon she will learn th ...

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Chirakodinja Kinavukal (2015)

Sumathi, a village girl, falls in love with a tailor. But problems start brewing in their lives when her father does not approve of their relationship. ...

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Alif (2015)

Set in a remote village in Malabar, the film portrays the struggles of a young Muslim woman and her family who is ostracised by society for questioning a religious speech ...

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Mariyam Mukku (2015)

Felix, a thug, grows under the care of Marian Asan, who is the don of the place. Felix's life takes a turn when he falls in love with his childhood friend Salomi. ...

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Angels (2014)

Hameem Haider is a police officer who meets with an accident while investigating a series of murders and is forced to take a break from his duties. Years later the unsolved murders are picked up by a reality TV show. ...

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Oru Korean Padam (2014)

Kishore works as an assistant director and dreams of making him big someday in showbiz. A chance encounter with Eva changes his life forever and the man falls in love. ...

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Njaan (2014)

Ravi, a critic, comes across the writings of K T N Kottoor. Highly inspired by what he reads, he travels to a village in Kerala in search of the author. ...

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Ithihasa (2014)

Alvy (Shine Tom) and Vikku (Balu) are two petty thieves. Their lives turn upside down when a pair of ancient rings swaps Alvy's body with that of a female software engineer Janaki (Anushree). This leads to several hilarious situations while both of them wo ...

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King of Kings (2014)

Shekarankutty, a normal man with a wife and daughter, has trouble when his past as a mafia don is revealed. ...

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Sapthamashree Thaskaraha (2014)

Sapthamashree Thaskaraha is a Malayalam film directed and written by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Reenu Mathews in lead roles. The film, which will be produced by Prithviraj himself along with director Santosh Sivan and entrep ...

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Munnariyippu (2014)

Raghavan, a simple and lonely man, comes out of jail. His life changes after he meets Anjali, a journalist who wants to prove herself professionally. ...

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Avatharam (2014)

Madhavan Mahadevan, who comes into the city from a village to see off his sister-in-law and her daughter after the death of his elder brother, an upright Customs Officer (KB Ganesh Kumar). While running around to claim the insurance money, he comes to kno ...

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Vikramadithyan (2014)

The lives of two boys - one the son of a cop and the other the son of a thief. ...

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Law Point (2014)

Satya's (Kunchacko Boban) is a successful lawyer who is gaining notoriety for his choice of clients. He is pulled into a case involving a suicide attempt by Maya (Namitha Pramod). ...

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Ulsaha Committee (2014)

Apoorvan (Jayaram), Babumon (Kalabhavan Shajon), and Chopra (Baburaj) are very close companions. Babumon is married. Apoorvan, who has only studied up to 7th standard aims to become a world renowned scientist and does many experiments to become so. Apoorva ...

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7th Day (2014)

Even though crime branch officer David Abraham is on suspension, he engages himself in the investigation of a case which is not yet recorded in the crime records. ...

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Onnum Mindathe (2014)

Agricultural officer Sachithanandan and his wife Shyama's life changes after his friend Jose visits to stay with them for few days. ...

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Praise the Lord (2014)

An immensely rich farmer lives peacefully with his family in Pala and has no idea about the hectic metro life. He gets introduced to it when he hides a love-stricken couple in his house. ...

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Konthayum Poonoolum (2014)

The movie deals with the trials and tribulations of multiple disconnected characters trying to find meaning in the spiritual and super natural experiences they have. The intertwining story threads include a baker (Kunchako) going to meet his pregnant wife ...

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1983 (2014)

Rameshan, who has great love for cricket, fails to become a cricketer in his life. However, he tries to fulfil his dreams through his son when he realises that the child too has a passion for it. ...

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The Power of Silence (2013)

Soon after Arvind, a successful lawyer, is appointed as judge, he gets anonymous calls that threaten the safety of his family. He then enlists the help of an IPS officer to unravel the truth. ...

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Nadan (2013)

Nadan is the story of a popular drama troupe owned by Devadas Sargavedi (Jayaram), which was previously possessed by his father and grandfather in the past, and speaks about the problems faced by the owner and his survival. The revival of this mighty art t ...

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Philips and the Monkey Pen (2013)

The film revolves around an eight-year old called Ryan Philip and his adventures with a magical pen called the Monkey Pen. ...

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Idukki Gold (2013)

The film narrates the story of a few high-school friends getting back together after a long time. ...

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Olipporu (2013)

A few youngsters who are active in blog and social network sites decided to organize an exclusive show in Bangalore. The main coordinator of the show is famous in the blog as 'Olipporali'. In the final rehearsal when everyone arrives, Oliporali alone has n ...

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Kaanchi (2013)

Madhavan, a grocery shop owner, witnesses the murder of Thomas, the son of an influential man in the city. He is hell-bent on getting the murderer behind bars. ...

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Zachariayude Garbhinikal (2013)

Zachariayude Garbhinikal is a 2013 Malayalam–language comedy-drama film written and directed by Aneesh Anwar. The film narrates the incidents in the life of a gynaecologist and five women who come into his life. Lal appears as the gynaecologist while Rim ...

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Sringaravelan (2013)

Kannan (Dileep) is the son of a fashion weaver Ayyapanashan (Babu Namboothiri). His father has sent him for fashion designing,but Kannan wants to make more money easier. His friends are Yesudas a.k.a Yesu (Lal),a goonda and Vasu (Kalabhavan Shajon). ...

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Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi (2013)

Kasi and Suni are close friends who studied together in an engineering college. Assi, who comes to Kerala to study engineering under the North East quota falls in love with Kasi. Certain incidents that follow set Kasi and Suni on a road trip to Nagaland on ...

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Honey Bee (2013)

The movie revolves around two friends (Sebastian and Angel) who suddenly discover their love for each other. They elope on the eve of the girl's marriage, much to the chagrin of her brothers. The film essays the lovers' struggle for survival. ...

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Amen (2013)

Solomon, who belongs to a band, is in love with Soshanna, who hails from an upper class family. The story spells how Solomon manages to win over all the obstacles to marry Soshanna. ...

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Annayum Rasoolum (2013)

A taxi driver, Rasool and a salesgirl, Anna fall in love with each other. But soon their union is put to question when Anna persuades Rasool to convert to Christianity. ...

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Shutter (2012)

Rasheed (Lal) is a Malayali non-resident Indian working in the Gulf. He is on vacation in his hometown, Kozhikode in order to solemnise his daughter's engagement. Rasheed has invested in a commercial property next to his house which he has let out to store ...

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Report to Mother (1986)

Purushan, a student on his way to Delhi, becomes obsessed with the tragic suicide of a young drummer. He collects many people to go with him to tell the boy's mother. ...

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Movies Made By Joy Mathew (7)

Chaaver (2023)

It chronicles the tale of two competing gangs that are constantly at odds with one another in the Kerala area. ...

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Uncle (2018)

Stranded on her way home, Sruthi hitches a long ride with KK who turns out to be her dad's buddy. Sruthi's mother seems to be reassured hearing that KK is with her daughter now. However her husband is troubled on hearing the news. Flashbacks reveal that KK ...

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Idolle Ramayana (2016)

Bhujanga, a Gulf-returned tyrant and theatre enthusiast, is a known man in his town. His family life isn't the most cordial, given his temperament. He's forced to spend a night and a day locked in an empty shop with a sex worker. What happens then... ...

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Oru Naal Iravil (2015)

A family man gets stuck inside a building with a prostitute, whom he had solicited. As time goes by, the probability of him being caught red-handed by his family or neighbours keeps increasing. ...

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Shutter (2014)

A re-make of the Malayalam 2012 film of the same name, a middle-class family man who has returned to his home in Maharashtra ends up getting trapped with a nameless hooker in a small shop room. ...

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Shutter (2012)

Rasheed (Lal) is a Malayali non-resident Indian working in the Gulf. He is on vacation in his hometown, Kozhikode in order to solemnise his daughter's engagement. Rasheed has invested in a commercial property next to his house which he has let out to store ...

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Saamoohyapadom (1996)

Raghu ran away from home as a child and was presumed dead by his family. He however is alive and has made it big in the gulf. On his way to finally rejoin his family, he meets a stranger with whom he shares his secret. Things take a turn post their convers ...

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