5 Malayalam murder mysteries with a chilling twist to watch on OTT

Murder mysteries from Malayalam have impressed audiences for long with movies such as Padmarajan’s Kariyilakkattu Pole, starring both Mohanlal and Mammootty, from the 1980s. More recently, Kunchacko Boban’s Anjaam Pathiraa and Tovino Thomas-starrer Forensic have stayed true to the genre, even while incorporating technological advances in the narrative. Check out some of the best Malayalam murder mysteries with a chilling twist. Notably, all these movies are also available on OTTplay Premium. 

Malayalam murder mysteries on OTT

Rekhachithram – SonyLiv

After a dying man confesses to burying a body 40 years ago, cop Vivek (Asif Ali) sets out to find the truth and unearths a skeleton. As he pursues various leads to identify the nameless victim, his quest leads him to a junior artiste (Anasawra Rajan) on the sets of Kathodu Kathoram in 1985. The mystery thriller definitely deserves to be on your watchlist. 

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Anjaam Pathiraa - SUN NXT

Kunchacko Boban stars as consulting criminologist Anwar who is helping the police as they probe a series of murders in the city. Sharafudheen, Sreenath Bhasi, and Unnimaya Prasad also play key roles in this gripping film, which is written and directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas. 

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Thalavan – SonyLiv

While it starts off as a clash between a senior cop and junior officer at a police station, Thalavan quickly turns the table as a dead body is found on the terrace of CI Jayashankar and SI Karthik is tasked with probing it. Jis Joy has directed this thriller film, which promises a riveting watch 

Forensic - Zee5

After young girls are abducted and murdered in the Kerala capital, the police work with the forensic team to get any leads. Tovino Thomas stars as Samuel who makes some startling deductions that the ACP Rithika (Mamta Mohandas) dismisses at first. The Hindi-dubbed version of the film, directed by Akhil Paul and Anas Khan, is available on zee5 and OTTplay Premium. 

Paleri Manikyam - Sun NXT

Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha literally means the tale of a midnight murder. The film seeks to unravel the mystery behind the death of young Manikyam in the Kerala village of Paleri during the 1950s. Mammootty appears in a triple role in the film, which also stars Shwetha Menon and Mythili.