20 Malayalam films of 2025 ranked by box office. #1: Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra (₹302 crore).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra | Kalyani Priyadarshan | Dominic Arun | ₹42 crore | ₹302 crore | 7.19x |
| 2 | L2: Empuraan | Mohanlal | Prithviraj Sukumaran | ₹150 crore | ₹265 crore | 1.77x |
| 3 | Thudarum | Mohanlal | Tharun Moorthy | ₹28 crore | ₹234 crore | 8.36x |
| 4 | Sarvam Maya | Nivin Pauly | Akhil Sathyan | ₹5 crore | ₹150 crore | 30.00x |
| 5 | Kalamkaval | Mammootty | Jithin K Jose | ₹83 crore | ||
| 6 | Diés Iraé | Pranav Mohanlal | Rahul Sadasivan | ₹82.2 crore | ||
| 7 | Hridayapoorvam | Mohanlal | Sathyan Anthikad | ₹75.6 crore | ||
| 8 | Rekhachithram | Asif Ali | Jofin T. Chacko | ₹6 crore | ₹57.3 crore | 9.55x |
| 9 | Eko | Sandeep Pradeep | Dinjith Ayyathan | ₹5 crore | ₹50 crore | 10.00x |
| 10 | Dominic and the Ladies' Purse | Mammootty | Gautham Vasudev Menon | ₹19 crore | ₹20 crore | 1.05x |
| 11 | Ponman | Basil Joseph | Jyothish Shankar | ₹3 crore | ₹18.3 crore | 6.10x |
| 12 | Identity | Tovino Thomas | Behdad Esfahbod | ₹12 crore | ₹18 crore | 1.50x |
| 13 | The Pet Detective | Sharafudheen | Praneesh Vijayan | ₹17.1 crore | ||
| 14 | Padakkalam | Suraj Venjaramoodu | Manu Swaraj | ₹17 crore | ||
| 15 | Bromance | Arjun Ashokan | Arun D Jose | ₹8 crore | ₹13.5 crore | 1.69x |
| 16 | Vilayath Buddha | Prithviraj Sukumaran | Jayan Nambiar | ₹8.5 crore | ||
| 17 | Pravinkoodu Shappu | Soubin Shahir | Sreeraj Sreenivasan | ₹14.5 crore | ₹8.4 crore | 0.58x |
| 18 | Detective Ujjwalan | Dhyan Sreenivasan | Indraneel GK | ₹5.6 crore | ||
| 19 | Nellikkampoyil Night Riders | Mathew Thomas | Noufal Abdulla | ₹8 crore | ₹5.2 crore | 0.65x |
| 20 | Sarkeet | Asif Ali | Thamar K V | ₹2.1 crore |
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