'Kadwa' To 'John Luther': Upcoming Malayalam Releases To Look Forward To

Over the past few years, Malayalam cinema has become much more popular with the audience for its engaging content. Like any other industry, the Malayalam film industry has its set of problems. Even in the male-dominated industry, stories driven by women found their space as well.

The OTT platforms opened a whole new door for audiences and a lot of Malayalam cinema found connoisseurs. Sentimental yet films rooted in strong subjects like Kumbalangi Nights, Uyare and thrillers like Drishyam made their way into people's hearts prompting them to explore more. The film industry has many more films lined up in 2022 which are all ready to astound the audiences!

We have compiled a list of other upcoming Malayalam releases you should look out for!

Upcoming Malayalam Releases 2022

Prakashan Parakkatte

Prakashan Parakkatte is Malayalam family drama directed by Shahad Nilambur. Written by Dhyan Sreenivasan, the film stars Mathew Thomas, Dileesh Pothan, Nisha Sarang and others. The film revolves around the life of a young boy and how his entire village is helping in fulfilling his aspirations. Will they succeed or not? One can only find out once the film hits theatres on June 17, 2022.

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Kuttavum Shikshayum

Kuttavum Shikshayum is an action-thriller film by Rajeev Ravi which stars Asif Ali in the lead role. The plot is set around a mysterious robbery that happened in Kasaragod in 2015. Written by Sibi Thomas and Sreejith Divakaran, the film will focus on the five-person team of Kerala Police who had risked their lives in an Uttar Pradesh village in the quest to nab the culprits of the robbery. The film is set to be released on 27 May 2022.

Kaduva

The film is a period action directorial which was written by Jinu Abraham. Directed by Shaji Kailas, the film will star Prithviraj Sukumaran, Vivek Oberoi and Samyuktha Menon. The film is set in the late 90s revolving around the life of a young rubber planter from Mundakayam and his rivalry with a high-ranking officer of the Kerala police. Jakes Bejoy has composed music and background score for the film which will release on June 30, 2022.

John Luther

The Malayalam thriller drama is helmed by debutant Abhijith Joseph. It stars actors Athmeeya Rajan, Jayasurya, Drishya Raghunath, Siddique, Sivadas Kannur and Pramod Velliyanad in the lead roles. Jayasurya will be seen as a police officer in the film which revolves around the investigation of a road accident and subsequent missing persons case. The film will release on May 27, 2022.

Vaashi

Vaashi is a Malayalam drama movie, directed by Vishnu G Raghav. Keerthi Suresh and Tovino Thomas"> star as leads in the courtroom drama which is written by Janiz Chacko Simon. Many details are yet to be revealed about the film which is all set to release on June 17 in theatres. It will be interesting to see the film which has Roby Varghese Raj as a cinematographer who is known for films like Puthiya Niyamam.