2025 has been a remarkable year for Mollywood, with the industry achieving impressive milestones at the box office thanks to Mohanlal’s Empuraan, Thudarum, and Kalyani Priyadarshini’s Lokah: Chapter 1 Chandra.
With Empuraan, Malayalam cinema sees the biggest opening ever, as the film opens with record-breaking numbers that Mollywood has never seen.
Till 2024 Mollywood does not have a single 100 Cr film in Kerala, but this year Mollywood strikes with two films, Thudarum and Lokah. The Malayalam film industry also does not have a single 10M film overseas till 2024.
But this year it struck with three 10M films: Empuraan, Thudarum, and Lokah. The year 2025 gave two industry hits for Mollywood.
The two industry hits, or all-time highest grossers, are Empuraan and Lokah, while Empuraan, Thudarum, and Lokah all have crossed the 200 Cr gross mark at the box office.
The female superhero film Lokah is all set to achieve the 1st 300 Cr milestone for Mollywood. So, the Malayalam cinema continuously sees big blockbusters at the box office this year, and the industry expands massively.