Police Stories Turning Into Mollywood’s Trump Card?

Article by Kumar Published on: 12:31 am, 13 September 2026

Malayalam cinema keeps going back to police and crime stories, but the interesting part is that audiences are still showing strong interest in them. The latest example is Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar, which has been receiving encouraging responses from Kerala audiences and is creating decent buzz at the box office.

What makes this trend interesting is that Malayalam filmmakers are not necessarily bringing completely new concepts every time. Instead, the treatment, writing and performances are making familiar police stories feel fresh. Pradhama Drishtya Kuttakkar seems to be getting attention for the same reason.

The recent success of films like Rekhachithram, Officer on Duty, Thalavan and Anweshippin Kandethum has already shown the demand for investigation based subjects. Each of these films had its own treatment, but the common factor was the strong interest among Malayalam audiences for grounded crime stories.

Even after so many police films, Kerala audiences do not seem to be getting bored with the genre. A good screenplay and convincing performances are enough to bring them to theatres. This is something Malayalam cinema continues to prove time and again.

Pradhama Drishtya Kuttakkar may not be a perfect film, but the response indicates that the genre still has plenty of scope. The positive talk around the film once again highlights how Malayalam filmmakers can keep experimenting within familiar subjects.

This kind of trend is difficult to replicate in Telugu cinema because the treatment and casting have to be equally strong. However, films like Pradhama Drishtya Kuttakkar can find a good audience on OTT with Telugu dubbing. The Malayalam industry once again seems to have found another way to make a familiar police story interesting.