The Best Manoj K Jayan Movies, Ranked
103 credits from 1990 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Thottappan (2019) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is Jailer (2023) with $4.82M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Manoj K Jayan Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Manoj K Jayan is credited on. Thottappan (2019) leads with 90, followed by Malikappuram (2022) at 88. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 90 Thottappan 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 88 Malikappuram 2022 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 81 Aaha 2021 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Salute 2022 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Jailer 2023 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Nunakkuzhi 2024 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Pathinettam Padi 2019 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Ganagandharvan 2019 · Family -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Irupathiyonnaam Noottaandu 2019 · Drama
Biggest Manoj K Jayan Box Office Hits
Manoj K Jayan's films have made $9.52M worldwide in total. Jailer (2023) is the biggest hit at $4.82M, ahead of Billa II (2012) ($1.16M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Jailer 2023 · Drama $4.82M
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Billa II 2012 · Action $1.16M - 3
Villu 2009 · Comedy $834K - 4 Malikappuram 2022 · Action $767K
- 5 Nunakkuzhi 2024 · Comedy $677K
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Veede 2003 $676K - 7 Ganagandharvan 2019 · Family $173K
- 8 Irupathiyonnaam Noottaandu 2019 · Drama $161K
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Thankamani 2024 · Crime $67.7K - 10
Sadhu Miranda 2008 · Drama $64.4K
The Best Manoj K Jayan Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Manoj K Jayan has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 37 films, and Thottappan (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 37 films Thottappan 2019 · as Fr. Peter Movie Echo Score: 90
- Comedy 23 films Nunakkuzhi 2024 · as Sundarnath Movie Echo Score: 70
- Action 13 films Malikappuram 2022 · as Haneef Movie Echo Score: 88
- Crime 2 films Thankamani 2024 · as Mani Peter
- Family 2 films Ganagandharvan 2019 · as Kalasadhan Titto Movie Echo Score: 55
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Mystery 1 film Seniors 2011 · as Rashid Munna
The Best Manoj K Jayan Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Manoj K Jayan's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Manoj K Jayan Movies
The most recent films Manoj K Jayan is credited on, newest first — starting with Dheeran (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Dheeran 2025 · Drama - Nunakkuzhi 2024 · Sundarnath
- Thankamani 2024 · Mani Peter
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Anandapuram Diaries 2024 · Adv Easwer - Jailer 2023 · Superintendent of Police
- Malikappuram 2022 · Haneef
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Aanaparambile WorldCup 2022 · Drama - Salute 2022 · Ajith Karunakaran
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Vidhi 2021 · Drama - Aaha 2021 · Gheevichan Aashan
- Ganagandharvan 2019 · Kalasadhan Titto
- Pathinettam Padi 2019 · Stanlin Moore
The Best Manoj K Jayan Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Manoj K Jayan films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Manoj K Jayan movie?
Thottappan (2019) is the best-rated Manoj K Jayan film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of Malikappuram (2022) (88) and Aaha (2021) (81). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Thottappan: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Manoj K Jayan movie?
Jailer (2023) made the most at the box office, with $4.82M worldwide, followed by Billa II (2012) with $1.16M. Together, Manoj K Jayan's films with box office figures have made $9.52M.
What is the best Manoj K Jayan drama movie?
Thottappan (2019) is the best-rated of Manoj K Jayan's drama films, with a score of 90. In other genres: Nunakkuzhi (comedy), Malikappuram (action) and Thankamani (crime).
What is the newest Manoj K Jayan movie?
The newest film on Manoj K Jayan's filmography is Dheeran (2025).
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