Why Watch: This is vintage Ranjith Sankar—small-town emotions with a big heart. The film’s selling point is a 20-minute percussion face-off ( thayambaka ) choreographed by Mattannur Sankarankutty Marar. Expect heavy applause for Indrans’ comic turn as the tone-deaf assistant.
Avoid spoilers for Edakkad Batch . And bring a handkerchief to Panthalakkodu Pattu —not for tears, but to wipe the sweat off your palms during the drum sequence. malayalam films releasing this week
The Plot: A silent, black-and-white film about a group of online content moderators in Kochi who begin hallucinating the graphic videos they delete. The film is shot entirely on a mobile phone and runs for only 78 minutes. Avoid spoilers for Edakkad Batch
Director: Arun Chandran Cast: Asif Ali, Nyla Usha, and newcomer Shreya Menon The film is shot entirely on a mobile
The Plot: A cold case from 2014 resurfaces when a true-crime podcaster (Menon) reopens the mysterious disappearance of a college union leader. Asif Ali plays the now-suspended cop who originally botched the investigation.