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The film is set in the Middle-East in the pre-Islam period. It is about the adventures and exploits of a lively and intelligent slave girl named Daya (Manju Warrier). Mansoor (Krishna), the son of an aging and wealthy nobleman, is used to an extravagant way of life.
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Jo and the Boy
An aspiring animation creator's dreams start coming true when she is met with a charismatic young boy. Jo and the Boy is not exactly a children's movie, but more of a Hollywood-style inspirational film set in the backdrop of an unspecified cold hill town and centered on a child enamored by cartoon characters. In fact, the only connect with Indian reality is that the characters speak Malayalam.
Karinkunnam 6's
Vandana and Aby are outstanding volleyball players. An accident changed Aby's life forever. Aby is so disheartened that his dream will never come true. Vandana sets off to Central Jail to select efficient players to fulfill Aby's wish.
Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu
Meenakshi who is confused between the word her father had given to Akhilachandran and her love.
Kudamattam
Appukuttan and Gauri meet during a village festival. After some constant fights, they fall in love. But Gauri's brother, Shivan Kutty, has a different plan for her.
The Arena
In an age of Gladiators, the power that was Rome held its empire together with the might of its armies, the sweat and tears of its conquests, and the cheers and bloodlust of its citizens – glorified in the deadly spectacle of The Arena. Stolen from their homelands, the fiery Druid maiden Bodicia, exotic slave girl Jessemina, and the powerful barbarian Flavius, are pitted against each other as gladiators by the sadistic Roman Governor Timarchus. Banished by Caesar, Timarchus unleashes his frustration on his gladiators, staging extravagant spectacles of combat, orgy and death. In a violent world where only the strong survive, love and hate, life and death, are separated by an instant.
Black Snake
A man searches for his brother on an island where a vicious woman keeps slaves on a plantation.
Pathram
Nandagopal, an associate editor with Keralareshmi, one of the leading dailies, is aggressive and daring and enjoys a good reputation among the media circle. Born and brought up in Mumbai, Nandan is the son of Venugopal, a daring journalist who was killed by textile mafia long back. Nandan, in Kochi meets Sekharan, an old naxalite who is running Jagratha, a newspaper which is feared by political class. Sekharan's outspoken and belligerent nature had earned him more enemies than friends. He is constantly fighting Vishwathan, who rules Kochi with his muscle and money. Vishwanathan holds a large share in Keralareshmi and enjoys a huge political clout at state and central levels. Shekharan brings out the role of Vishwanathan in the murder of Vincent Paul, which creates a panic in the political level.
Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea
‘Marakkar Lion of the Arabian Sea’ portrays the courageous life-events of a rebellious naval chief, Kunjali Marakkar the fourth, who fought against the Portuguese in the ancient times. He was the fourth naval chief of the Calicut Zamorin. The film revolves around him who was also the first Indian Naval Commander and Indian freedom fighter for the war against the Portuguese. He is said to have won 16 such battles with his impeccable strategies and fighting skills.
Villain
ADGP Mathew Manjooran, returns to work after a seven-month sabbatical, only to take voluntary retirement. His last day has him investigating a case involving triple murder, including a police officer. Soon a pattern emerges and each clue also links Mathew. How is the veteran police officer tied to the murders and who is the real villain?
Master of Dragonard Hill
In the 18th-century British Caribbean colony of St. Joseph's, decadent and hedonistic aristocrats rule with an iron fist and terrorize slaves and suspected criminals with a painful whip called the "dragonard."
Centimeter
Centimeter is an upcoming sci-fi comedy drama movie directed, produced, and cinematographed by Santhosh Sivan. Gokulam Goplan bankrolled this movie under his home banner Sree Gokulam Movies. Manju Warrier and Kalidas Jayaram are playing the lead roles and share screen space with Yogi Babu, Nedumudu Venu, Aju Varghese, Indrans, Basil Joseph, and Shaylee Krishen as important characters.
Vellari Pattanam
A comedy-laced family-friendly film with a social satire set in the present day.
Lalitham Sundaram
Three siblings, Sunny, Annie, and their younger brother Jerry are disconnected from their roots due to their busy schedule. The siblings reunite for their mother's death anniversary and decide to fulfill her last wish. This reunion leads to a series of hilarious incidents that eventually help them repair their dysfunctional familial bonds.
C/O Saira Banu
Saira Banu, a post woman and a single mom, is caught unawares when her son Joshua Peter, a law student, gets entangled in a legal hassle. The opponents in the case are a bunch of affluent and powerful names of the society. How would the middle-class woman help her son?
Marubhoomiyile Aana
Sughu falls in love with the daughter of a rich man. In order to marry his lover, he seeks illegal ways to make money, but life takes a turn when his plans become flop.
Prathi Poovankozhi
Madhuri is assaulted on a bus one day and won't rest till she hits back at the man
How Old Are You
36 year-old Nirupama Rajeev (played by Manju Warrier) is an UD clerk in Revenue Department. The role of her husband is played by Kunchaka Boban. There is nothing interesting about her life as she leads a life which is determined by her usual daily activities. The movie focusses on the society's obsession with the age and how individual's ability is overlooked by the fact how old he or she is.
Meri Awas Suno
RJ Shankar’s voice, style and dialogues have won him many admirers, but an unfortunate event turns his life and that of his family upside down
Ee Puzhayum Kadannu
Anjali is the third daughter of a music teacher. She lives with her sisters and grandmother. Her life changes when Gopi moves to his brother's house as her neighbor. At first they dislike each other, but eventually they fall in love.
Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu
Bhadra wants to take revenge against Natesan who had murdered her parents 15 years before.
Dilliwala Rajakumaran
Appu and Maya were childhood sweethearts, and their parents had agreed to their marriage. Appu is treated by Maya's father as his own son and this makes her uncle jealous of him. Maya's mother belongs a branch of local royal family. However, Maya's life turns upside down when she is identified as the heir to her mother's royal family after her horoscope matched with the qualities that the royal family was looking for. The Maharaja proposed to adopt her as heir princess to continue the lineage. Greed and position, makes her father looking ways to get rid of Appu, who might stand an obstacle and er Uncle then forces her to hate Appu in order for her to marry someone from the royal family. Meanwhile Appu and his best friend Mani try to win her back by disguising himself as Veerandran Varma, nephew of the King whom none of them have seen before, being the son of King's estranged sister Padmini.
Vettah
Two police officers trapped in a web of deception and lies from everyone they trust after they take up a case involving a mysterious man who is arrested for a double homicide.