hello everyone,
i would like to get some recommendations for malayalam movies . so far i have seen only vanaspratham and loved it . please list some titles that are currently available in the US ( on DVD preferably). what are some of the classics ? , i am looking forward to seeing some mohan lal flicks.

thanks

Most of the malayalam dvds don't have very good picture quality. Only some are anamorphic .

Mohanlal movies on dvd:

Nadodikkattu - comedy caper

Chenkol- Part II of Kireedom. I think this one won him a national award

Kanmadam- Drama

Chandralekha- Comedy. This one was remade into a Hindi movie with Sallu and Rani M.

Minnaram- Comedy

Yodha- Comedy

Nirnayam- Drama

Gandharvam- Comedy/Drama

Harikrishnans- Comedy

Kaalapani- Drama/History

Chitram- Comedy

Gandhi Nagar 2nd Street- Comedy

Orkapurattu- Comedy

Thenmavin Kombathu- Comedy

Aryan- Action/drama

Devasuram- Action/drama

Ravanaprabhu- part II of Devasuram


Others;

Kunjikoonan -Comedy

Yathrakarude Sradhyuke-Comedy/romance

Punjabi House- Comedy

Godfather- Comedy

Narendran Makan Jayakanthan vaka - Comedy

Thanks ..., if any one can think of more keep them coming ...

Malayalam Dvds I liked
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Bhoothakannadi (art house film)

Chemmeen (really old classic)

Devasuram (Mohanlal classic)

Godfather (family-comedy)

Gandhi Nagar Second Street (Mohanlal classic)

Kaalapaani - (Mohanlal, Tabu - national award winner)

Madhuranombara Kaatu - Serious

Manichithrathazhu (Mohanlal, Shobhana classic!!)

Nadodikattu (Mohanlal-sreenivasan classic comedy)

Niram (college romance)

Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (simple movie)

Punjabi House (superb comedy!)

Vaanaprastham (arthouse, national award winner)

Yodha (Mohanlal classic comedy)

KunjiKoonan (original of pezhagan in Tamil -good)

All the above are somewhat old movies. Here are new movies, I'm not sure if you can find DVDs..probably not.

New Malayalam movies worth seeing
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Commercial

Runway - Dileep, Kavya
- watchable

vismayathumbathu -Mohanlal
- Vismayathumbathu is an audacious mind game that is simply unmissable.
Verdict: Recommended

Sethuramayar CBI- Mammooty
- above average

Pattanathil Sundaran -Dileep, Navya
- Funny Bone Tickler

4 the people
- Slick entertainer

Mullavalliyum Thenmavum - Kunchacko, Chaaya Singh
- average

mizhi randilum - Kavya
- feel good film

swapnakoodu
- sugercoated entertainment

balettan -
- family entertainer

CID moosa -Dileep,
- comedy

Gramaphone -Dileep, Meera Jasmine, Navya
- Average

Chronic Bachelor- Mamooty
- good mix of comedy and drama

thilakkam - Dileep
- average

ente veedu appootenteyum
- Good movie, good performances...

kastooriman - Meera Jasmine, Kunchacko
- good entertainer

vasantha malika
- average horror film

kalyana raman - Dileep
- watchable comedy

nammal
- worth watching

nandanam - Navya, Prithviraj
- excellent

kunjikoonan - Dileep, Navya
- entertainer

meesha madhavan - Dileep, Kavya
- Excellent Comedy

ooma penninu uriyada payyan
- good

mazha thulli kilukkam - Dileep, Navya
- watchable

Malayalee maamanu vanakkam
- Laugh Riot

suthradharan- Dileep, Meera Jasmine
- average

ishtam
- sensible comedy - very good

narendran makan jeyakanthan vaka- Kunchacko, Samyukta
- average

ee parakkum thalika - Dileep
- slapstick comedy

karumaadikuttan
- tear jerker

dosth - Dileep, Kunchacko
- entertaining

thenkashi pattanam - Dileep
- good entertainer

kochu kochu santhoshangal
- family movie

niram - Kunchacko, Shalini
- good love story

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Serious/Art house

akale
- class act

Manasinakkare
- Good

Padam Onnu oru Vilapam - Meera Jasmine
- average arthouse

nizhalkuthu
- Brilliant

saphalam
- good

dany - Mamooty
- good

kannagi - Nadita Das
- Well done Jayaraj, you have mixed art and commercial cinema in the right proportion.
Verdict: Good

sesham
- For connoisseurs of quality cinema, Sesham is a must-see film
Verdict: Class Act

Meghamalhar - Samyukta
- Verdict: Very Good

theerthadanam
- Verdict: A Touch of Class (art house)

madhuranombara kaatu - Samyukta
- good

vanaprastham - Mohanlal
- national award winner

Duh, these are the Pg-13 Malayalam movies... Can someone suggest , da "Real" Malayalam movies

No offense sknath ..., but can we keep this thread to "GOOD" movies only . i dont mind adult movies that are good ( adult themes etc ...) but soft porn is not what i was looking for .

once again thanks for all the suggestions so far .

You mean movies like RAAT KI RANI?

Dude, we have a better deal now. Just watch the mainstream bollywood movies...

dvdisiol... you should have written it in ur thread then. I dunno and cant speak Malayalam, but I surely can "understand" what I see

no I dont mean the "Raat Ki Raani" stuff... I mean the I.V.Sasi stuff !
Avalude Ravukal
Kinnarathumbikal
Anuvaadamillathe etc.,
Are there any DVD's of his movies ?

Kchan, mainstream bollywood movies are *rap. Its just like 14+ movies here in Canada... Malayalam movies are the real trendsetters.

Other than these movies, the only other Mallu movies I like are the "award" winning ones. Vanaprastham, Shaji Karun's film etc.,

SO you can say I have likes of two extremes !

WARNING : This has nothing to do with DVDs but I don't know any other place to ask this.

I need to know how to say "good luck" in malayalam (phoneticly of course - it's called Varamozhi I think) ?

The real translation I'm looking for is actually how to translate in malayalam the english expression : "break a leg!"
you know, just before a big exam you say to the person "break a leg" in order to say good luck. Every language I know has an equivalent. What is that equivalent in malayalam if there's one ??

Thanks a lot already

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To make this post more DVD/movie related :

I never saw any malayalam movie, so I wonder which one could be a good choice to start ? I heard that 4 The People wasn't bad !?

Dont start with 4 the people. Start with anything else.

I donno abt good luck...we just say good luck or best of luck before the exams.

Start with any of the above...but not 4 the people. Its not that good.

Oh ok, so you just say "good luck".
but I was kinda hoping to get the phonetic translation. How do pronounce/say "good luck" in malayalam ?

like the phonetic translation of "yes" is "Eran" ! (I found that here : http://malayalamdictionary.com/
(unfortunatly "good luck" isn't available)

Good = nalla
Luck = Bhaagyam.

But its wierd to say nalla Bhaagyam.
I think a better term is Saubhaagyam.