Best movies like Adhipan

The film depicts a famous Malayalam writer's emotional relationship with an intellectual who leads the life of a simple farmer in a remote village. The story unfolds through the writer's bus journey to visit him.

Professor Kurian Fernandez escapes from jail with his cellmate Raghu. Inspectors, Unnikrishnan and K.Purushothaman Nair are sent to track him down. They follow Kurian Fernadez's daughter to track him.

Varavelppu is a 1989 Malayalam film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. The film stars Mohanlal, Revathi Menon, Murali and Sreenivasan in lead roles. The film depicted trade union problems plaguing Kerala in a satirical dark comedy

Vidhyarthikale Ithile Ithile is a 1972 Indian Malayalam film, directed by John Abraham and produced by Minnal. The film stars Madhu, Jayabharathi, Adoor Bhasi and Paul Vengola in lead roles. The film had musical score by MB Sreenivasan.

The story of Arjun (Mohanlal) who takes up the business empire of his father Ananthan (Madhu) who has been sent to jail and his clashes with his father's rivals.

Mullankolli is a rustic remote village in northern Kerala. Velayudhan (Mohanlal) is an orphan who came floating during floods and he was brought up by Valiya Nambiar (Madhu) a do-gooder and a feudal landlord of the area. Velayudhan grows up into a riff-raff, drunkard and a local rowdy with a good heart. He hates injustice and has set his own rules for the villagers who are scared of him including local moneylender and politician - Member Kurupu (Jagathy) and Gopinathan Nambiar (Siddique), son-in-law of Valiya Nambiar who wants to rule over the village in his own way.

Ooma Kuyil is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film directed by Balu Mahendra and produced by Joseph Abraham. The film stars Y. Gee. Mahendra, Aruna and Poornima Jayaram in the lead roles. The film has a musical score by Ilaiyaraaja. The film is a remake of the director's own debut film Kokila, made in Kannada.

A renowned actress, Aswathi, is murdered. When a CBI officer, Sethurama Iyer, investigates the case, he unravels a dark secret about Aswathi which brings forth several complexities.

Nandagopan (Mohanlal) is a respected dance teacher at the Kerala Kala Mandiram (alluding to the famed Kerala Kalamandalam repertory which performs Kerala's temple arts). However, his wife Sumangala (Parvathi) commits suicide, causing him to turn into an alcoholic and a compulsive rule breaker. He is suspected of having killed his wife and is suspended from his job for drunken misbehaviour. The new secretary of the institute Velayudhan (Nedumudi Venu) wants him to be sacked but his former reputation gives him a reprieve. He trains the talented student Malavika (Monisha) to perform in his ambitious composition of the Sita Kalyanam, but her jealous young lover Soman (Vineeth) poisons him.

Karakanakadal is a 1971 Indian Malayalam film, directed by KS Sethumadhavan and produced by Hari Pothan. The film stars Sathyan, Madhu, Jayabharathi, Vincent etc. in lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan

Kelkatha Shabdam (1982) is a 1982 Malayalam film directed by Balachandramenon. The film stars Balachandramenon, Mohanlal, Ambika and Nedumudi Venu in lead roles.

Advaitham is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Mohanlal, Jayaram, Revathi Menon and Srividhya in lead roles.

Ramdas and Vijayan are sent on a mission to the US to retrieve a priceless gold crown stolen from India. With a couple of clues, the comic duo embarks on the adventure.

Dhruvasangamam is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar. The film stars Mohanlal, Manavalan Joseph, Shubha and Sukumaran in lead roles.

Inspired by 'The Count of Monte Cristo', Padayottam was the first Indian movie to be shot in 70mm format. Prince Udayan (Nazir) is the successor to the Kolathiri kingdom. He is betrayed by his cousin Devan (Madhu) which forces him to go into exile. Years later Udayan returns to Kolathiri to take his revenge.

Maanthrikam is a 1995 Malayalam film directed by Thampi Kannanthanam. The film stars Mohanlal, Priya Raman, Jagadish and Vinita in lead roles.

Season is a 1989 Malayalam-language Indian feature film directed Padmarajan, starring Mohanlal and Gavin Packard in lead roles. The film, though a failure at the box office, stands apart because of Padmarajan's story-telling style, unconventional plot and characters, realistic portrayal of drug trade in Kovalam and flawless performance of Mohanlal and is considered now as a cult classic. The story is set in the beautiful locales of Kovalam beach in Kerala and Poojappura Central Prison, Trivandrum. In spite of the film's commercial failure at the time, Season is now considered to be amongst the best revenge thriller classics ever made in Malayalam and Mohanlal's performance in the movie stands apart because of his unconventional style of acting in such a complex plot. The film also showed how narration can be used as a strong tool in storytelling. Many feel that this movie was much ahead of time and if it would have released in late nineties, would have done good business.

Advocate Ramesh saves Devan from a murder case. Later, he realize Devan was the actual culprit. Ramesh tries for a payback, unaware of Devan's real intentions and the reason for the murder.

A romantic film packed with fun and adventure Gandharavam tells the story of an auto mechanic who falls in love with the daughter of a crime mob family.

Dr. Roy is a surgeon who works in a private hospital. He falls in love with his colleague Dr. Annie. When Annie discovers a frightening organ-smuggling operation in her hospital, it proves to be a turning point in the story.

A remake of the 1973 Bollywood classic 'Yaadon Ki Baaraat', the movie stars Mammootty, Mohanlal, and Devan as long-lost brothers. In the end, they reunite to take revenge for their parents's death.

The movie starts with a loner named Ben Narendran writing a suicide note. He mentions that he is committing suicide as he has nothing to do with his life. He ends up saving another young man who has the same intention. Janardanan has committed a murder out of desperation and is scared of revenge. Narendran consoles him and offers him to take the blame of the murder so that Janardanan can live freely. Narendran gets sentenced to lifetime imprisonment. While in jail, he writes a book under the pen name "Ben" which becomes immensely popular. Once out of jail, Narendran gets word that Janardanan has died mysteriously. He sets out on a mission to find the culprits and destroy those who caused his death.

Chathurangam movie is about Attiprakkal Jimmy (Mohanlal) who is a young wrestler from Kottayam,and who is associated with the Keraladesham Congress Party and is anticipating a seat in the next assembly elections.Minister Kora (Saikumar) takes a special liking for Jimmy and considers him his lieutenant and political heir. Paulose (Vijaya Raghavan) who leads the rival faction is always at loggerheads with Kora and very often Jimmy steps in to humble Paulose and his men.

Pathaaka is a 2006 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. Madhu. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Navya Nair, Saikumar and Lalu Alex in lead roles. The film had musical score by Tej.

Sanchari is a 1981 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by Boban Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayan, Mohanlal and Adoor Bhasi in lead roles. The film had musical score by K. J. Yesudas

Rajiv, a chronic bachelor and a business tycoon, decides to have a child. Annie, who has financial needs, agrees to help him and give birth to Rajiv's child through artificial insemination.

Kunju Lakshmi is the youngest daughter of the aristocratic Kavumpattu family in Peruvannapuram. She is pampered by her brothers and is a little arrogant. The family owns the local college. Sivasankaran comes to the college as a peon to replace the Padmanabhan who fails to give the promised donation to the Kavumpattu family in return for the job. In the meantime a love note that was written for Kunju by a classmate ends up in her book and she accuses Sivasankar of writing her the letter. Kunju gets into a fight with Sivasankaran. Her brothers join the fight and Sivasankaran declares that he will marry Kunju in 15 days.

Keshavanunni is a rural theatre owner who takes an active interest in solving various local problems. He is assisted by Thangu, and along the way, he falls in love with Mallika. The arrival of two conmen complicates everything.

Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu is a 1988 Malayalam film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Mohanlal, Renjini, Sreenivasan and Nedumudi Venu in lead roles.

Nanma Niranjavan Sreenivasan is a 1990 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Viji Thampi and produced by Kalliyoor Sasi. The film stars Jayaram, Urvashi, Mukesh and Ranjini in lead roles. The film had musical score by Johnson.

A doctor works in a clinic in a village run by his sister's father-in-law. When he meets a villager, he realises that he and his gang had ragged and murdered his son at the medical college's hostel.

Samasya is a 1976 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. Thankappan. The film stars Madhu, Srividya, Kamal Haasan and Sankaradi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam and K. P. Udayabhanu.

Viswanathan comes to the city for a job interview, only to find himself entangled in a crisis due to his resemblance with a gangster. Frustrated, he decides to find and face his doppelgänger with the help of a police inspector friend, but finding the imposter proves difficult, and the further they dig, the more mysterious and shocking their findings.

Aramana Veedum Anjoorekkarum is a 1996 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Anil-Babu. The film stars Jayaram, Shobhana, Harishree Ashokan and Jagathy Sreekumar in lead roles. The film had musical score by Achu Rajamani and B. A. Chidambaranath.

Ezhara Ponnana is a 1992 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Thulasidas and produced by Joy Thomas. The film stars Jayaram, Kanaka, Thilakan and Anju in lead roles. The film had musical score by Johnson.