Director: Dileesh Pothan Cast: Fahadh Faasil, Baburaj
An adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth set in a rubber plantation in the 1980s. Joji is a slow-burn family drama about a young, educated, but lazy man who decides to kill his tyrannical father to seize the property.
Fahadh Faasil’s performance is terrifyingly subdued. He rarely raises his voice, yet you feel the coldness radiating from the screen. The film relies on silence and the oppressive humidity of Kerala to build dread. top imdb rated malayalam movies best
Why it’s the "Best": It proves that you don't need grandeur to make a great film. Joji is minimalist filmmaking at its finest, proving why Fahadh Faasil is currently the most sought-after actor in the country.
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While scoring slightly lower than the heavyweights, Premam deserves a spot for its cultural impact. This coming-of-age romance chronicles three stages of a man's love life. With a chart-topping soundtrack by Rajesh Murugesan and a star-making turn by Nivin Pauly, it is the most re-watched Malayalam film of the last decade. Director: Dileesh Pothan Cast: Fahadh Faasil, Baburaj An
India’s official entry to the Oscars that year. It is a 95-minute adrenaline rush about a buffalo that escapes a slaughterhouse, turning an entire village into a rabid, violent mob. It is not a story about an animal; it is a story about the primal savagery inside humans.