Producers reveal only 8.15% of 184 Malayalam films released in 2025 turned profit; success rate falls from 2024’s 10.63% | Malayalam News
Although the list of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time features three titles that hit screens in 2025, the year hasn’t been as good for the industry as 2024. In fact, while last year saw six movies crossing the Rs 100 crore mark, including Manjummel Boys that ended up grossing Rs 240.5 crore globally, according to industry tracker Sacnilk, that hasn’t been the case this year. Only three movies — Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra (Rs 303.67 crore), L2: Empuraan (Rs 265.5 crore), and Thudarum (Rs 234.5 crore) — managed to register three-digit collection figures so far in 2025. Meanwhile, the Kerala Film Producers’ Association (KFPA) has stepped forward now, revealing that less than 10 per cent of the movies that have hit the screens so far in 2025 have turned a profit. Among the 184 films released in theatres till now, the association revealed that only nine can be labelled as superhits, while six as hits, Onmanorama reported. Although three more major movies — Mohanlal’s Telugu-Malayalam fantasy actioner Vrusshabha, Nivin Pauly’s horror comedy Sarvam …
