Diwali again clarifies lives, and a new range of Malayalam cinema is there to entertain you. If you are wondering what to watch this festive season, here is a list of the best Malayalam films to catch in theaters.
Top 4 Malayalam films to watch in theaters on Diwali 2025
1.rae
- Casting: Pranav Mohanlal, Gibin Gopinath, Jaya Kurup, Manohari Joy, Arun Ajikumar
- Director: Rahul Sadasivan
- Gender: Mystery horror thriller
- Release date: October 31, 2025
While Diwali and Halloween fall just 10 days apart this year, the director of Bramayugam, Rahul Sadasivan, returns to big screens again with a scary new adventure.
Dies Iraé is a horror thriller to come with Pranav Mohanlal in the main role. Based on “certain” events, the film tells the story of a young person who is confronted with a family curse and a hectic spirit, leading him towards madness.
Exploring the idea that souls overwhelmed with intense hatred or desire to linger in the human world, the film plunges into the supernatural events intertwined with an obsessive family heritage.
2. Theater: The myth of reality
- Casting: Rima Kallingal, Meenakshi Raveendran, Dain Davis, Pramod Veliyanadu, Sarasa Balussery, Balaji Sharma
- Director: Sajin Babu
- Gender: Drama
- Release date: October 16, 2025
Theater: The myth of reality is a drama actuator with Rima Kallingal in the main role. Directed by Sajin Baabu, the film presents a rooted folklore story that explores the themes of sexuality and the female agency.
Straten about the line between myth and reality, the film also depicts the decrease traditions and the mystical elements of the cultural heritage of Kerala.
3. Vrusshabha
- Casting: Mohanlal, Samarjit Lankesh, Ragini Dwivedi, Nayan Sarika, Ajay, Ali, Neha Saxena, Siddique
- Director: Nanda Kishore
- Gender: Fantastic action drama of period
- Release date: October 16, 2025 (provisional)
Like his son, as a father … Just like Pranav Mohanlal appears on the big screens of this festive season, Mohanlal should also come back with his fantastic film from vrusshabha era.
This bilingual film Malayalam-Telugu marks the first time that the superstar plays the role of a king in his illustrious career. The story focuses on a father and a son who were rival in a past life, exploring how their karmic connection takes place on two lives.
4. The pet detective
- Casting: Sharaf U Dheen, Anupama Parameswaran, Shyam Mohan, Bhagath Manuel, Vinay Forrt, Vijayaraghavan
- Director: Praneesh Vijayan
- Gender: Action Comedy
- Release date: October 16, 2025
The detective for pets is an action comedy with the fame of Padakkalam Sharaf U Dheen and Anupama Parameswaran in the main roles.
The story revolves around Tony Jose Alula, a young man who joins the detective agency of his father in the hope of winning the hand of his beloved Kikeyi Menon.
While he began his career, he was awarded cases of minor animals, which earned him the nickname “pet detective”. However, his life takes on a dramatic turn when he investigates a dangerous kidnapping linked to international smugglers. How Tony uses his skills to break the business and win on Kaikeyi the premise of this fun artist film.
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