Budgets of 6 Malayalam January 2025 releases revealed  

Arshi Khanam

Malayalam cinema crisis

Film producers in Kerala have claimed that the Malayalam industry is going through a crisis. Despite top actors and big budgets, films failed to make a mark at the BO. 

Rekhachithram

The Producer's Association Report recently shared the budget of some popular January releases. Only Asif Ali’s Rekhachithram managed to be a hit.  

Identity

Tovino Thomas and Trisha Krishnan's film had a budget of Rs 30 crore. It collected only Rs 16.9 crore in worldwide collections. 

Rekhachithram

Asif Ali's suspenseful crime thriller is the only hit film that released in January. It earned Rs 54.57 crore against the budget of Rs 8.5 crore. 

Dominic and the Ladies’ Purse

Starring Malayalam megastar Mammootty, this crime comedy film earned an estimated Rs 19.39 crore against its budget of Rs 19 crore.  

Pravinkoodu Shappu

This black comedy thriller featuring Soubin Shahir, Basil Joseph and Chemban Vinod Jose had a budget of Rs 18 crore and grossed only Rs 5.96 crore.  

Ponman

Basil Joseph's gripping thriller minted Rs 5.7 crore in the first week. It has a budget of Rs 8.9 crore.  

Oru Jaathi Jathakam  

Vineeth Sreenivasan's drama film earned Rs 3.7 crore against the budget of Rs 5 crore. The  film is directed by M Mohanan.