Mammootty, Mohanlal, Fahadh Faasil, Nayanthara, and Kunchacko Boban
2026 also sees the rise of several new talent in the Malayalam film industry. Here are a few debutants to watch: upcoming malayalam movies in 2026
If the deliver even half of what they promise, Mollywood will not just compete with Bollywood or Kollywood—it will dominate the Indian box office conversation. After the back-to-back global successes of 2018 ,
By mid-2026, the Malayalam film industry had fully shed its old "parallel cinema" label. After the back-to-back global successes of 2018 , Aavesham , Manjummel Boys , and Bramayugam in the early 2020s, the stage was set. But 2026 wasn’t about replicating past glories; it was about impossible combinations. Malayali viewers had stopped asking "Is this film
But more than the money, what defined 2026 was the . Malayali viewers had stopped asking "Is this film like Bollywood or Hollywood?" They started asking "Is this truly our story?"