Waiting for Empuraan? Check out Mohanlal’s other top Malayalam thrillers on OTT

Mohanlal-led Empuraan has announced its much-awaited OTT debut. The Prithviraj Sukumaran directorial, which is the sequel to Lucifer, will release on JioHotstar on April 24, 2025. Fans of Malayalam cinema, who missed the film earlier in theatres, are eagerly awaiting the big OTT release, which is exactly a week away. But as you wait for Empuraan on OTT, let’s revisit some of Mohanlal’s top Malayalam thrillers on OTTplay Premium. 

Empuraan star Mohanlal’s Malayalam thrillers on OTT

Lucifer

First up, let’s revisit Lucifer, which set the ball rolling for the three-part franchise of Prithviraj Sukumaran and writer Murali Gopy. The action-packed political thriller follows the events after the state Chief Minister dies, and Stephen Nedumpally steps in to help his family. Manju Warrier, Prithviraj, Tovino Thomas, Indrajith Sukumaran and Vivek Oberoi are also part of the stellar cast. 

Rajavinte Makan

A 1986 film that established his place as a superstar in Malayalam cinema. This Thambi Kannanthanam film stars Mohanlal as criminal Vincent Gomes. When he tries to settle scores with another rival, advocate Nancy suffers the consequences. This film is best remembered for the iconic dialogue - “My phone number is 2255". 

Grandmaster

Mohanlal dons the cop’s uniform for this B Unnikrishnan film, which tracks the senior IPS officer’s quest to hunt down a killer in the city. Priyamani, Narain, Jagathy Sreekumar and Anoop Menon play other key roles in this action-packed film. 

Nirnayam

Mohanlal stars as Dr Roy, who is an acclaimed surgeon. But after his wife Annie gets brutally killed, Roy is accused of her murder and he then set out on to clear his name and find the real culprit. Sangeeth Sivan has helmed this thriller film, which seems to have heavily borrowed from The Fugitive. 

Sradha

Another cop film of Mohanlal in which heads an anti-terrorist wing and is out to nab an extremist group. The film also stars Shobana as his wife. Abhirami plays Swapna, who seems to be very fond of the senior cop. I V Sasi has directed this film.