Although Malayalam cinema so far this year hasn’t been able to match the quality of films it produced in 2024, three out of the top five highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time — Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra , L2: Empuraan , and Thudarum — interestingly hit the screens in 2025, highlighting the industry’s growing box office pull. Nonetheless, while 2024 saw several good movies achieving box office success and entering the Rs 100 crore and Rs 50 crore clubs, that hasn’t been the case so far this year, with several films ending up as average grossers at the box office.

For instance, Hridayapoorvam , which currently ranks as the fourth-highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2025, reportedly lags far behind the third-highest grosser, Thudarum (Rs 234.5 crore), in terms of worldwi

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