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The best Mammootty movies

The top 3 according to 116 votes from people: New Delhi (1987) · Mathilukal (1990) · Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989). (Updated Nov 29, 2021.)

From New Delhi and Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha to Vidheyan, Mathilukal and Pathemari: the Mammootty films picked by Eastern Eye and ranked in IMDb users' lists of his 50 best.

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Top 12

  1. 1

    New Delhi (1987)

    A crippled journalist takes revenge on the powerful; a record-breaking hit.

    ▲ 13 ▼ 0

    13
  2. 2

    Mathilukal (1990)

    Adoor Gopalakrishnan from Vaikom Muhammad Basheer: a prisoner in love with a voice over the wall.

    ▲ 12 ▼ 1

    11
  3. 3

    Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989)

    A retelling of the legend of Chanthu Chekavar; a National Award for best actor.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 0

    11
  4. 4

    Pathemari (2015)

    A man who spends his life working in the Gulf for his family.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 1

    10
  5. 5

    Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (2000)

    Jabbar Patel: the life of the architect of India's constitution.

    ▲ 9 ▼ 0

    9
  6. 6

    Amaram (1991)

    A fisherman and his dreams for his daughter.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 0

    8
  7. 7

    Paleri Manikyam (2009)

    Ranjith: an investigator reopens a 1950s village murder.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 0

    8
  8. 8

    Rajamanikyam (2005)

    An action comedy that became the top-grossing Malayalam film of its time.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 0

    7
  9. 9

    Kaazhcha (2004)

    Blessy: a village projectionist takes in a boy lost after the Gujarat earthquake.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  10. 10

    Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988)

    Sethurama Iyer, the CBI officer who solves the impossible case.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 2

    4
  11. 11

    Vidheyan (1994)

    Adoor Gopalakrishnan: a tyrannical landlord and his servant.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  12. 12

    Yavanika (1982)

    K. G. George: a police inspector investigates a tabla player's disappearance.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4

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  1. 13

    Anantaram (1987)

    Adoor Gopalakrishnan: a young man's two versions of his own story.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  2. 14

    The Great Father (2017)

    A father hunts the man who attacked his daughter.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 3

    0

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