The tables list the Malayalam films released in theaters in the year 2016. Premiere shows and film festival screenings are not considered as releases for this list.
Released films Opening TitleDirector Cast Genre RefJANUARY 2 Marupuram Bijoy P. I. V. K. Baiju, Varun J. Thilak Suspense Style Binu S. Unni Mukundan, Tovino Thomas, Priyanka Kandwal Romance 8 Maalgudi Days Vinod, Vivek, Vishak Anoop Menon, Bhama Thriller Aalroopangal C. V. Premkumar Nandu, Maya Viswanath Drama Yanam Mahayanam Kannan Sooraj Renjan, Anand Roshen, Divyan Drama 15 Paavada G. Marthandan Prithviraj Sukumaran, Anoop Menon, Miya Comedy Drama Monsoon Mangoes Abi Varghese Fahadh Faasil, Vinay Forrt, Aishwarya Menon Thriller 22 Kadhantharam K. J. Bose Nedumudi Venu, Rahul Madhav, Vishnupriya Social Drama 2 Penkuttikal Jeo Baby Amala Paul, Tovino Thomas, Anju Kurian Family AakasangalkkappuramDhanoj Nayak Bharanikkavu Radhakrishnan, Aadharsh Science, Motivational Amoeba Manoj Kana Anumol, Aneesh G. Menon, Athmiya Rajan Social Drama 29 Jalam M. Padmakumar Priyanka Nair, Prakash Bare Social Drama Pachakkallam Prasanth Mambully Maqbool Salmaan, Aqsa Bhatt, Riyaz Khan Romantic Thriller FEBRUARY 4 Action Hero Biju Abrid Shine Nivin Pauly, Anu Emmanuel Social Drama, Comedy 5 Sukhamayirikkatte Rejee Prabhakaran Vineeth, Siddique, Archana Kavi Drama Maheshinte Prathikaaram Dileesh Pothan Fahadh Faasil, Anusree, Soubin Shahir Comedy, Drama 12 Puthiya Niyamam A. K. Sajan Mammootty, Nayanthara, Aju Varghese Suspense Kattumakkan Shalil Kalloor Mukesh, Nassar Drama 19 Hello Namasthe Jayan K. Nair Vinay Forrt, Sanju Sivram, Bhavana, Miya Comedy AakashVaani Khayes Milan Kavya Madhavan, Vijay Babu Drama Out of Range Johnson V. Devassy Askar Ali, Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Sumith Samudra, Ajayaghosh, Swathy, Nila Raj, Anjali Aneesh Upasana Drama 26 Vettah Rajesh Pillai Manju Warrier, Indrajith Sukumaran, Kunchacko Boban Suspense Thriller Sahapadi 1975 John Ditto P. R. Vineeth Kumar, Meera Vasudevan, Manoj K. Jayan Thriller MARCH 4 Chennai Koottam Lohith Madhav Sreejith Vijay, Sinil Sainuddin Comedy Kolamass Sanoop Anil Ashkar Soudan, Ameer Niyas, Manoj K. Jayan Thriller Smart Boys M. R. Anoop Raj Jagadeesh, Kochu Preman, Juby Ninan Action Appuram Bengal Ippuram Thiruvithamkoor Sennan Pallassery Maqbool Salmaan, Ansiba Hassan, Shammi Thilakan Comedy Noolpaalam Sinto Sunny Mala Aravindan, T. G. Ravi, M. R. Gopakumar Drama 18 Darvinte Parinamam Jijo Antony Prithviraj Sukumaran, Chandini Sreedharan, Chemban Vinod Jose Comedy Mohavalayam T. V. Chandran Joy Mathew, Mythili, Renji Panicker Thriller Moonam Naal NjyayarazhchaT. A. Razzaq Salim Kumar, Babu Antony, Jyothi KrishnaSocial Drama Ithu Thaanda Police Manoj Palodan Asif Ali, Abhirami, Janani Iyer Drama 25SambarNavas KallaraShivaji Guruvayoor, Venu MadhavDrama 26 Kali Sameer Thahir Dulquer Salmaan, Sai Pallavi Romance, Thriller APRIL 1 Maanasaandarapetta YezdiArun Omana Sadanandan P. Balachandran, Jayan Cherthala, Indrans Comedy 2 King Liar Lal Dileep, Madonna Sebastian, Lal, Rithu Manthra Comedy 8 Jacobinte Swargarajyam Vineeth Sreenivasan Nivin Pauly, Renji Panicker, Sreenath Bhasi Family, Drama Yathra Chodikkathe Aneesh Varma Kalabhavan Mani, Reena Basheer, Sadiq Drama mayamalika satheesh poduval Sreenivasan, nedumudi, swetha clasic 22 Leela Ranjith Biju Menon, Parvathy Nambiar Drama 29 Shikhamani Vinod Guruvayoor Chemban Vinod Jose, Mrudula Murali Thriller Edavappathy Lenin Rajendran Sidharth Lama, Manisha Koirala, Uthara Unni Drama Arani Raa Prasad Pradeep Mekkara, Madhu Master, Nandu Krishnan Drama MAY 5 James & AliceSujith Vasudev Prithviraj Sukumaran, Vedhika, Sai Kumar Romance, Thriller, Drama 12 Valleem Thetti Pulleem ThettiRishi Sivakumar Kunchacko Boban, Shamili, Manoj K. Jayan Comedy, Romance 13 MudhugauvVipin Das Gokul Suresh, Arthana Binu Comedy, Romance Dhanayaathra Gireesh Kunnummal Shweta Menon, Riyaz Khan Drama 20 Happy Wedding Omar Siju Wilson, Soubin Shahir, Sharaf U Dheen, Anu Sithara Comedy Aadupuliyattam Kannan Thamarakkulam Jayaram, Ramya Krishnan Horror, Thriller Kammatipaadam Rajeev Ravi Dulquer Salman, Vinayakan, Manikandan Action Hallelooya Sudhi Aanna Narain, Meghna Raj Drama 27 School Bus Rosshan Andrrews Kunchacko Boban, Jayasurya, Aparna Gopinath Drama Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya Sajan K. Mathew Unni Mukundan, Prayaga Martin, SanushaDramaJUNE 3 Angane Thanne Nethave Anjettennam Pinnale Anil Poojappura Narain, Meera NandanPolitical Satire Ghost Villa Mahesh KesavJohn Jacob, Parvathy Nambiar, Kottayam Nazeer Horror Poyi Maranju Parayaathe Martin Joseph Kalabhavan Mani, Vimala Raman, Maqbool SalmaanSocial Drama 10Tintumon Enna KodeeswaranSanthosh PanditSanthosh PanditComedy 17Ozhivudivasathe KaliSanal Kumar SasidharanNistar Ahamed, Abhija Sivakala, Arun NayarDramaAnyarku PraveshanamillaV. S. JayakrishnaTini Tom, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Aditi RaiComedy24AneezyaArjun BinuSreeya Ramesh, Jagadish, Bijukuttan, Suraj VenjaramooduDramaVarna VasanthangalPadmakrishnan K ThrikkariyoorAnjali Remesh, Siddharth Prakash, Babu RajDramaCalling BellKollam AjithKollam Ajith, Shalu Kuryan, Devan, Kalabhavan ShajonDramaKandethalM. SukumarjiGeetha Poduval, Sunil Raghavan, Sandeep SreedharDramaJULY 6 Karinkunnam 6'sDeepu KarunakaranManju Warrier, Anoop MenonSports Drama Shajahanum PareekuttiyumBoban SamuelKunchacko Boban, Jayasurya, Amala PaulRomance, Thriller 7 KasabaNitin Renji PanickerMammootty, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Neha SaxenaAction Anuraga Karikkin VellamKhalid RahmanBiju Menon, Asif Ali, Rajisha Vijayan, Asha SarathDrama 22 Pa..VaSuraj TomAnoop Menon, Murali Gopy, Renji Panicker Drama 29 WhiteUday AnanthanMammootty, Huma QureshiRomance KismathShanavas K. BavakkuttyShane Nigam, Shruthy Menon, Vinay ForrtRomance Real FighterJesson JosephRiju Noushad Khan, Biju Sabinam, Sajeesh AttingalActionAUGUST 5 GuppyJohn Paul GeorgeMaster Chetan, Tovino Thomas, Sreenivasan Drama Annmariya KalippilaanuMidhun Manuel ThomasSunny Wayne, Aju Varghese, Sara Arjun Comedy, Drama 12 PrethamRanjith SankarJayasurya, Govind Padmasoorya, Aju VargheseHorrorInspector Dawood IbrahimSajid YahiyaJayasurya, SshivadaAction Marubhoomiyile AanaV. K. PrakashBiju Menon, Krishnashankar, Samskruti ShenoyComedy 18 Pinneyum Adoor GopalakrishnanDileep, Kavya Madhavan, Nedumudi VenuDramaindiatoday.intoday.in gopalakrishans0film/1/626326.html 19 Dooram Manu KannamthanamMaqbool Salmaan, Shine Tom Chacko, Archana KaviDrama26Lbw : Love, Breakup and WarB. N. Shajeer ShaDeepu Chriz, Shabeer B. N., Musthafa, S. P. Sreekumar, Pramod Das, Ekhtha Sidharth, Neethu Lal, VandhanaRomantic Comedy DramaAppooppanthadiManusankarMeghanathanDramaShyamSebastian MaliyekkalRahul Madhav, Bhagath Manuel, Aparna BajpaiDrama Pop Corn Aneesh UpasanaShine Tom Chacko, Srinda Ashab, Soubin ShahirComedy DumAnuramLal, Shine Tom Chacko, Shritha SivadasAction MadmasaJayan RajPranav, Agni Theerth, AbhinanthDrama168 HoursK. G. VijayakumarManu Mohit, Anju NairHorrorChinna Dada Raju ChampakkaraRiyaz KhanThrillerSEPTEMBER 3VikalpamRadhakrishnan PallathKrishnendu, Kishore, Ashwin, AbhilashDramaVanyamSohan SeenulalAparna NairCrime, ThrillerZoomAnish VarmaBhagath ManuelThriller Mohanjodaro Aarappa?Anoop DaivaAbhimanyu, Jobi Pala, Selvaraj, Kalyani NairComedy 8OozhamJeethu JosephPrithviraj Sukumaran, Divya Pillai, Neeraj MadhavThrillerOppamPriyadarshanMohanlal, Vimala Raman, Anusree, SamuthirakaniThriller 9Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa CoelhoSidhartha SivaKunchacko Boban, AnusreeComedy, Drama 10Welcome to Central JailSundar DasDileep, Vedhika, Siddique, Renji PanickerComedy 14Oru Muthassi GadhaJude Anthany JosephRajini Chandy, Bhagyalakshmi, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Aparna BalamuraliComedy 23 OttakolamJayan K. SaajSanthosh Keezhattoor, Biju Babu, Hima Shankar SheemattyDrama 30OlappeeppiKrish KaimalBiju Menon, Paris Lakshmi, Sreejith RaviDramaKoppayile KodunkattuSojan JosephSidharth Bharathan, Parvathy Nair, Shine Tom ChackoDramaAdamZamarZamarThrillerOCTOBER 7PulimuruganVysakhMohanlal, Kamalini Mukherjee, Jagapati Babu, Lal, Vinu Mohan, Bala, Suraj VenjaramooduActionThoppil JoppanJohny AntonyMammootty, Mamta Mohandas, Andrea JeremiahComedy 8Kavi Uddheshichathu..? Liju ThomasBiju Menon, Asif Ali, NarainComedy 16Oru Bilathi Pranayam Canatious AthipozhiyilJerin Joy, Leteshia Kuncheria Comedy Romance Action Thriller 21Aanandam Ganesh RajThomas Mathew, Anu Antony, Arun Kurian, Siddhi Mahajankatti, Roshan Mathew, Anarkali Marikar, Vishak Nair Campus drama DaffedarJohn Esthappan Tini Tom, Malavika Drama 28Athijeevanam S V SajeevanSudheesh, Anju Aravind, Babu AnnoorDramaThe Lovers Shyju RubyKalyani Nair, Spadikam George, Lishoy, GodfreyRomanceNOVEMBER 4Kolumittayi Arun Viswam, Abhijith Asokan Master Gaurav Menon, Baby Meenakshi Children drama Swarna KaduvaJose ThomasBiju Menon, Innocent, Iniya Comedy, Drama Girls Thulasidas Archana Suseelan, Nadhiya, Ineya, Neena KurupHorror 11PallikkoodamGireesh P CAnjali Aneesh, Sudheer Karamana Drama MundrothuruthManuIndrans, Vava Kottarakkara Drama ElektraShyamaprasadNayanthara, Manisha Koirala, Prakash Raj Psychological Thriller 18Kattappanayile Rithwik RoshanNadirshahVishnu Unnikrishnan, Prayaga Martin, Dharmajan Bolgatty, Siddique, Salim KumarComedy, Thriller 2510 KalpanakalDon MaxAnoop Menon, Meera Jasmine, Prashant NarayananThrillerSivapuram Unni Pranav Bala, Dhanya Mary Varghese, Indrans, Kalasala Babu, Saiju KurupDramaDECEMBER 2Ore Mukham Sajith Jagadnandan Dhyan Sreenivasan, Jewel Mary, Chemban Vinod Jose Campus thriller Kuttikalundu SookshikkukaKalavoor RavikumarAnoop Menon, Anumol, Bhavana, Sanoop SanthoshFamily dramaBuddhanum Chaplinum ChirikkunnuR. SarathIndrans, Praveena, Nedumudi Venu, P. BalachandranFamily dramaCampus DiaryJeevan DasSudev Nair, Gauthami Nair, V. S. Achuthanandan, Anu SitharaCampus drama 9Kappiri Thuruthu Saheer Ali Adil Ibrahim, Pearle Maaney Period drama MarupadiV M VinuRahman, Bhama, Anu SitharaFamilyRomanovM. G. SajeevanHarikrishnan, Navami Khayik, Tini TomRomancePaulettante VeeduDileep NarayananSai Kumar, Amal UnnithanFamilyNeelima Nalla Kuttiyanu V/s Chiranjeevi IPSSanthosh PanditSanthosh PanditComedy
Dubbed films +Movies that are dubbed into Malayalam Opening Title Director(s) Original film Cast Film Language 4 March Wow What a Love Sujit Guha Mon Je Kore Uru UruBengaliHiran Chatterjee, Koel Mallick 11 March Mr. Perfect''' | K. Dasarath | Mr. Perfect| rowspan="2"|Telugu | Prabhas, Kajal Aggarwal
| 27 May | Yodhavu| Boyapati Srinu | Sarrainodu| Allu Arjun, Rakul Preet Singh
| 17 June |Lens|Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan | Lens| EnglishTamil |Anand Sami, Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan, Vinutha Lal
| 5 August | Vismayam"| Chandra Shekar Yelati | Manamantha| rowspan="3"|Telugu | Mohanlal, Chandra Mohan, Vennela Kishore
| 26 August | Porali| A. Karunakaran | Darling| Prabhas, Kajal Aggarwal
| 1 September | Janatha Garage| Koratala Siva | Janatha Garage'' Mohanlal, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr.
Notable deaths
+Celebrities who died during the year Month Date Name Age Profession Notable films January 4 Sudhakaran 72 Actor Samoohyapaadam • Ain • Sadayam • 8 M O Joseph 87 Producer Ponni • Vaazhve Maayam • Aranazhika Neram • 11 VR Gopalakrishnan 60 Director, Screenwriter Vandanam • Kakkathollayiram • Cheppu • 25 Kalpana 50 Actress Charlie • Bangalore Days • Thanichalla Njan • Spirit • Kabooliwala • Pokkuveyil • CID Unnikrishnan • ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi 30 Kollam G. K. Pillai 85 Actor Masappadi Mathupilla • My Dear Kuttichathan 30 T. N. Gopakumar 58 Director, Actor Jeevan Masai February 3 Mani Shornur 71 Screenplay/Story Kottaram Veettile Appoottan • Rajadhani • Devaraagam 6 Shan Johnson 29 Singer/ Musician My Name is John • Praise the Lord • Thira 13O. N. V. Kurup 84 Poet, LyricistVaishali • Pazhassi Raja • Pranayam • Meghamalhar • Gulmohar • Panchagni • Aakashadoothu • ''Midhunam • Oru Sayanathinte Swapnam |- | style="text-align:center;" | 14|Anandakkuttan | 62 | Cinematographer |Bharatham • His Highness Abdullah • Punjabi House • Kamaladalam • Aniathipravu • Paavakkoothu •Sadayam • Chronic Bachelor