The Best Mohanlal Movies, Ranked
257 credits from 1980 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Thudarum (2025) comes out on top with a score of 87. The biggest box office hit is Kandahar (2010) with $15.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Mohanlal Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Mohanlal is credited on. Thudarum (2025) leads with 87, followed by Bro Daddy (2022) at 78. 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 87 Thudarum 2025 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Bro Daddy 2022 · Family -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 A.R.M 2024 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Neru 2023 · Thriller -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Drishyam 2 2021 · Crime -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Lucifer 2019 · Thriller -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Kayamkulam Kochunni 2018 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Odiyan 2018 · Fantasy -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 12th Man 2022 · Mystery -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 L2: Empuraan 2025 · Thriller -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Malaikottai Vaaliban 2024 · Action -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea 2021 · History
Biggest Mohanlal Box Office Hits
Mohanlal's films have made $91.8M worldwide in total. Kandahar (2010) is the biggest hit at $15.3M, ahead of Drishyam (2013) ($13.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Kandahar 2010 · History $15.3M - 2
Drishyam 2013 · Drama $13.1M - 3
Jilla 2014 · Action $11.1M - 4 L2: Empuraan 2025 · Thriller $9.28M
- 5 Thudarum 2025 · Drama $6.23M
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Tezz 2012 · Action $4.31M $230K dom. - 7 Lucifer 2019 · Thriller $3.96M
- 8 Drishyam 2 2021 · Crime $2.97M
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Alibhai 2007 · Action $2.81M - 10
Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag 2007 · Comedy $2.79M
The Best Mohanlal Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Mohanlal has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 120 films, and Thudarum (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 120 films Thudarum 2025 · as Shanmughan Movie Echo Score: 87
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Comedy 29 films Ittymaani: Made In China 2019 · as Ittimaani Movie Echo Score: 31 - Thriller 25 films Neru 2023 · as Vijay Mohan Movie Echo Score: 73
- Action 25 films A.R.M 2024 · as Cosmic Creator (Voice) Movie Echo Score: 76
- Crime 8 films Drishyam 2 2021 · as Georgekutty Movie Echo Score: 72
- Family 7 films Bro Daddy 2022 · as John Kattadi Movie Echo Score: 78
- Mystery 3 films 12th Man 2022 · as Chandrashekhar Movie Echo Score: 64
- History 3 films Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea 2021 · as Kunjali Marakkar IV Movie Echo Score: 58
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Horror 3 films Manichitrathazhu 1993 · as Dr. Sunny Joseph
The Best Mohanlal Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Mohanlal's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 13 films Thudarum 2025 · as Shanmughan Movie Echo Score: 87
- 2010s 47 films Lucifer 2019 · as Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam Movie Echo Score: 68
- 2000s 49 films Alibhai 2007 · as Anwar Ali/Ali Bhai
- 1990s 56 films Manichitrathazhu 1993 · as Dr. Sunny Joseph
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1980s 84 films Kireedam 1989 · as Sethu Madhavan
The Latest Mohanlal Movies
The most recent films Mohanlal is credited on, newest first — starting with Thudarum (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Thudarum 2025 · Shanmughan
- L2: Empuraan 2025 · Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi-Ab'raam
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Barroz: Guardian of Treasures 2024 · Barroz - A.R.M 2024 · Cosmic Creator (Voice)
- Malaikottai Vaaliban 2024 · Malaikottai Vaaliban
- Neru 2023 · Vijay Mohan
- 12th Man 2022 · Chandrashekhar
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Aaraattu 2022 · Neyyattinkara Gopan / Suryachandra Lal (Fake) / Agent X - Bro Daddy 2022 · John Kattadi
- Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea 2021 · Kunjali Marakkar IV
- Drishyam 2 2021 · Georgekutty
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Family - A Made at Home Short Film 2020
The Best Mohanlal Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Mohanlal films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Mohanlal movie?
Thudarum (2025) is the best-rated Mohanlal film, with a Movie Echo Score of 87, ahead of Bro Daddy (2022) (78) and A.R.M (2024) (76). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Thudarum: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Mohanlal movie?
Kandahar (2010) made the most at the box office, with $15.3M worldwide, followed by Drishyam (2013) with $13.1M. Together, Mohanlal's films with box office figures have made $91.8M.
What is the best Mohanlal drama movie?
Thudarum (2025) is the best-rated of Mohanlal's drama films, with a score of 87. In other genres: Ittymaani: Made In China (comedy), Neru (thriller) and A.R.M (action).
What is the newest Mohanlal movie?
The newest film on Mohanlal's filmography is Thudarum (2025), with Mohanlal as Shanmughan.
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