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The Best Lal Movies, Ranked

117 credits from 1989 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Karnan (2021) comes out on top with a score of 91. The biggest box office hit is Buddy (2013) with $8.65M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Ranked by Movie Echo Score

Top Rated Lal Movies

The 12 highest-rated films Lal is credited on. Karnan (2021) leads with 91, followed by Thottappan (2019) at 90. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.

Worldwide gross

Biggest Lal Box Office Hits

Lal's films have made $30.8M worldwide in total. Buddy (2013) is the biggest hit at $8.65M, ahead of 2018 (2023) ($4.57M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

All-time box office
  1. 1 Buddy (2013) movie poster Buddy 2013 · Comedy $8.65M
  2. 2 2018 (2023) movie poster 2018 2023 · Adventure $4.57M
  3. 3 Maamannan (2023) movie poster Maamannan 2023 · Drama $4.46M
  4. 4 Karnan (2021) movie poster Karnan 2021 · Drama $3.82M
  5. 5 The Warriorr (2022) movie poster The Warriorr 2022 · Drama $2.8M
  6. 6 RDX: Robert Dony Xavier (2023) movie poster RDX: Robert Dony Xavier 2023 · Action $1.72M
  7. 7 Black (2004) movie poster Black 2004 · Thriller $1.27M $755K dom.
  8. 8 Njandukalude Naattil Oridavela (2017) movie poster Njandukalude Naattil Oridavela 2017 · Family $701K
  9. 9 Seemaraja (2018) movie poster Seemaraja 2018 · Comedy $363K
  10. 10 Veera Simha Reddy (2023) movie poster Veera Simha Reddy 2023 · Drama $290K
One pick per genre

The Best Lal Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Lal has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 35 films, and Karnan (2021) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Lal Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Lal's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.

Newest first

The Latest Lal Movies

The most recent films Lal is credited on, newest first — starting with Robinhood (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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FAQ

The Best Lal Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Lal films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Lal movie?

Karnan (2021) is the best-rated Lal film, with a Movie Echo Score of 91, ahead of Thottappan (2019) (90) and Jan-e-Man (2021) (88). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

Karnan: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Lal movie?

Buddy (2013) made the most at the box office, with $8.65M worldwide, followed by 2018 (2023) with $4.57M. Together, Lal's films with box office figures have made $30.8M.

What is the best Lal drama movie?

Karnan (2021) is the best-rated of Lal's drama films, with a score of 91. In other genres: Jan-e-Man (comedy), RDX: Robert Dony Xavier (action) and Kala (thriller).

What is the newest Lal movie?

The newest film on Lal's filmography is Robinhood (2025).

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