The best Balachandra Menon’s movies
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Classmates
8.1/10
The story revolves around the college graduate class of 1992. In 2006, working in different corners of the world, the friends get together for a class reunion to revive the joy and laughter of their student days. Shockingly, on the night of the reunion, one of the classmates is almost murdered and goes into a coma.
Rappakal
7.1/10
Saraswathiyamma is the head of a noble family that treats her servant Krishnan as one of her own sons. When her relatives conspire to sell her house, she and Krishnan set out to save it.
Janmandharam
Four bachelor friends in a village who fight against the injustice in the village. However, they end up in trouble when they fight against the landlord Panicker.
One
6.2/10
Story of Kadakkal Chandran, the Chief Minister of Kerala whose uncompromising attitude towards corruption and his dictatorial actions has gained him a lot of enemies. The events gets more intense when he faces an allegation.
Ishtam
6.9/10
A tale that narrates the healthy relationship between a father and his son.
Utharaswayamvaram
3.6/10
After a lot of struggles, Prakash marries his dream girl Uthara. But their marriage doesn't last even for a day, resulting in a major clash between their families.
December
A minister's secretary is killed in an explosion. Later, the minister gets killed in a hospital while under the medical supervision of a doctor who is the son of the deceased secretary.
Buddy
4.5/10
The story features the friendship between a father and son. Maanikunju was living his dream when the 17-years-old Vishnu walks in to their life. With some hidden intentions, Vishnu befriends Maanikunju and his friends. But the nature of his father leaves him surprised. Another person Shankaran Nampoothirippad acts as a tool between the two. What follows next forms the rest of the story.
Karyam Nissaram
7.3/10
The comedy film deals with the small family of Unnithan & Ammini Kutty and their two daughters Parvathi and Sarala. Unnithan (Nazir) is a quiet frugal person while Ammini (Lekshmi) is more flamboyant and excessively proud of her family background. This leads to interesting and humorous situations which is the crux of the movie.
Oozham
6/10
When his family gets killed by corrupt business tycoon, Soorya (Prithviraj) decides to take revenge, all by himself
Avittam Thirunaal Aarogya Sriman
5.9/10
Outspoken Achutha Kurup is the oldest patriarch of the Mankoyikkal family, but who is now persona non grata within his extended family, as each family tries to get rid of him as he takes turns visiting them. His eldest nephew, Prabhakaran, seeing his state, writes a fake letter to each family, including his own, claiming that Kurup owned a big plot of land worth lakhs. After this news, all of Kurup's family starts tripping over each other to care for him.
Kelkatha Sabdam
5.9/10
Kelkatha Shabdam (1982) is a 1982 Malayalam film directed by Balachandramenon. The film stars Balachandramenon, Mohanlal, Ambika and Nedumudi Venu in lead roles.
Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty
5.2/10
Mathukkutty, an unemployed man, lives in Germany with his bossy wife. He is given a chance to travel to Kerala to invite famous actors for an event, but all hell breaks loose after his arrival.
Kudumbapuranam
7.1/10
The film revolves around a middle class Malayalee family. Problems arise when the eldest son alienates his father and gets thrown out of home. The film portrays the other members struggling between the two.
Janathipathyam
6/10
Janathipathyam movie is all about the communist party wins the assembly election but their proposed chief minister candidate loses the election. The party chief Bhattathirippadu suggests the name of R D Nayanar (Suresh Gopi) for the top post in Kerala. Nayanar, who was the former asst city police commissioner of Trivandrum has his own reasons to come back to the city. He has to take the revenge.
Nammal
6.6/10
Nammal is another campus movie from Kamal after Niram. What is different this time is Kamal introduces new faces Siddharth and Jishnu. Kamal provides glimpses of the new campus with adventure in his movie with these debutants. Snehalatha (Suhasini) takes charge as the Principal in a college where Shyam (Siddharth) and Sivan (Jishnu) are the heroes. Shyam and Sivan are fun filled characters as well as naughty. Aparna (Renuka Menon) is teased and ragged by the duo, who happens to be the daughter of Principal's friend. Aparna complaints and Snehalatha takes action against Shyam and Shivan. Soon to her surpurise she discovers that Shyam and Shivan are orphans, hardworking and their guardian is a priest (Balachandra Menon).
Satyam, Shivam, Sundaram
5.6/10
Sathyam Sivam Sundaram is a Malayalam language film. It was released in 2000. The movie had Kunchacko Boban and Aswathi in the lead roles and Balachandra Menon, Harisree Ashokan, Cochin Haneefa, Machan Varghese, Jagathi Sreekumar etc. in the supporting roles.
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Kunjananthante Kada
5.7/10
Kunjananthante Kada is a 2013 Malayalam drama film written and directed by Salim Ahamed. The film stars Mammootty in the titular role, as a shopkeeper, alongside debutante actress Nyla Usha while Salim Kumar and Balachandra Menon play other pivotal roles. The story is about a small-time shopkeeper in Kannur and his attempt to find his own place in a rapidly changing world.
Ammayane Sathyam
6.3/10
Fifteen-year-old Parvathi (Annie) witnesses her family getting murdered and runs away from them to save her life. To prevent getting caught, she disguises herself as a boy named Thomas and starts living as a servant in a house of bachelors. One of the bachelors, Omanakuttan (Mukesh) discovers that Thomas is actually a girl. After hearing her story, Omanakkuttan and his friends try to help her. Before Jaganatha Varma could kill her, Policeman S. Narayanan (Balachandra Menon) discovers his plan and saves Parvathi.
