Highest Grossing Malayalam Movies of 1980
This list is as per the film's performance money wise at the box office in the particular year. The order is as per revenue collected. There are some years in which films which are regarded as classics post their release or have developed cult following among public over the years, have become box office flop at the time of their release.
The first 32 films were hits and rest in this list below were declared as box office flops and the rest of the films from the beginning were Superhits. Adhikaram, Pralayam and Vedikkettu - all the three are regarded as classic films which deserved to be superhits.
All the films in the below list are regarded as classics except Ithikkara Pakki, Air Hostess, Ithile Vannavar and Kalika
The first 32 films were hits and rest in this list below were declared as box office flops and the rest of the films from the beginning were Superhits. Adhikaram, Pralayam and Vedikkettu - all the three are regarded as classic films which deserved to be superhits.
All the films in the below list are regarded as classics except Ithikkara Pakki, Air Hostess, Ithile Vannavar and Kalika
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- DirectorFazilStarsShankarPoornima JayaramMohanlalPrem Krishnan comes to Kodaikanal for work and happens to meet Prabha. He falls in love with Prabha without knowing that she is already married.
- DirectorSreekumaran ThampiStarsPrem NazirJayanZarina Wahab
- DirectorBabyStarsPrem NazirJayanJose PrakashFate brings back the two brothers, Premachandran and Suresh, together after years of quarrel. Now, they join forces to avenge their father's death, who was killed by mafia don Sethu.
- DirectorMohanStarsShobhaJalajaSukumaranWatch the full movie, Shalini Ente Koottukari, only on Eros Now. Shalini Ente Koottukari is a 1980 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Mohan. The film Shobha, Jalaja, Sukumaran, Venu Nagavalli in lead roles. The film has musical score by G Devarajan.Release Date:21/03/80
- DirectorSasikumarStarsJayabharathiM.G. SomanBahadur
- DirectorJoshiyStarsJayanSeemaCochin Hanifa
- DirectorBharathanStarsAchankunjuBahadurMeenaThe movie is all about a group of people who earn their living by conducting Street Circus Shows.Release Date:23/08/80
- DirectorSasikumarStarsPrem NazirJayanVincentIthikkara Pakki, a daily-wage laborer, fights against a wealthy landlord when he tries to trouble the villagers. Things get worse when he falls in love with the landlord's daughter.
- DirectorSreekumaran ThampiStarsAmbikaJoseMadhu
- DirectorP.G. ViswambharanStarsJayabharathiBahadurJanardanan
- DirectorN. Sankaran NairStarsJayabharathiKunchanPrathap Pothen
- DirectorBharathanStarsZarina WahabPrathap PothenRatheeshPoignant story about the tumultuous affair between a student and his college lecturer.
- DirectorSreekumaran ThampiStarsJayanSukumaranJanardananA group of villagers come together to fight against the atrocities of their landlords and amongst them is Bheeman, a man who turns against his master of several years and joins the revolution.
- DirectorP.T. RajanStarsTrichur ElsiKanakadurgaPrem Nazir
- DirectorNavodaya AppachanStarsPrem NazirMadhuSukumaran
- DirectorM. Krishnan NairStarsAdoor BhasiHariJanardanan
- DirectorK.G. RajasekharanStarsPrem NazirJayanSeemaAnthappuram is a 1980 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. G. Rajasekharan and produced by BVK Nair. The film stars Prem Nazir, Ambika, Jayan and Kaviyoor Ponnamma in lead roles. The film had musical score by Shankar Ganesh.
- DirectorMohanStarsP.K. AbrahamRavi MenonShobhaRelease Date:11/07/80
- DirectorBalachandra MenonStarsAzeezAdoor BhasiJose
- DirectorI.V. SasiStarsSrividyaRaveendranPrameela
- DirectorMohanStarsKalasala BabuParavoor BharathanHema ChaudhariRelease Date:22/02/80
- DirectorJeassyStarsAlummoodanAmbikaBahadur
- DirectorSasikumarStarsJayanSheelaRavi KumarMadhavan murdered Damodaran Master and raped his daughter Devamma, and to escape certain death sentence murdered his identical twin brother Rajasekharan and assumed his identity. Years later, Ramu and Babu, the two younger brothers of Devamma, arrive on the scene - and Madhavan is recognised by Basheer, Damodaran Master's friend and Babu's foster father. Madhavan has to commit many more murders to keep his identity secret from the vengeful brothers.
- DirectorBabyStarsJayanSeemaJayaprabha
- DirectorVijayanandStarsPunnapra AppachanBahadurCochin HanifaTwo men, a writer and his friend, travel to an abandoned bungalow, unaware that it is haunted. However, when they reach, they meet a ghost who narrates his miserable life story to them.
- DirectorP.G. ViswambharanStarsJayanSeemaT.G. RaviChakara is a 1980 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. G. Vishwambharan. The film stars Jayan, Seema, Srividya and Sukumaran in lead roles. Music of the film was composed by G. Devarajan.
- DirectorBabyStarsPrem NazirJayanJose PrakashRaja falls in love with Leela, who lives with her Uncle but is strangely protected by her mother's spirit. Raja's father who is aware of this fact rejects his son's love but dies mysteriously.
- DirectorJeassyStarsP.K. AbrahamBahadurJanardanan
- DirectorBoban KunchackoStarsPrem NazirJayanJayabharathi
- DirectorHassanStarsCochin HanifaJayanBalan K. NairVasu is a petty criminal who inherits a small garage from his friend Varkey.
- DirectorStanley JoseStarsLalu AlexAmbikaAdoor Bhasi
- DirectorBalachandra MenonStarsAmbikaSukumaranVenu NagavalliSujatha slaps her classmate Ganesh for misbehaving with her and leaves her studies. Years later, Ganesh finds Sujatha, who is now married, and he befriends her husband with vile intentions.
- DirectorJeassyStarsAmbikaT.K. BalachandranAdoor Bhasi
- DirectorJeassyStarsAlummoodanAmbikaManavalan Joseph
- DirectorP. ChandrakumarStarsJayabharathiKanakadurgaVanchiyoor Madhavan NairVishwan, a bank Manager was hit in the head during a robbery, that made him insane. His brother Dr. Rajasekharan tries hi best to recover him.
- DirectorK.A. SivadasStarsSukumaranJalajaAlummoodan
- DirectorJeassyStarsAmbikaMala AravindanManavalan Joseph
- DirectorP. ChandrakumarStarsMadhuSheelaM.G. SomanA person claiming as Devi's husband come 6 years after his death. Events becomes complicated as he is an exact look a like of her husband who burned to death after a car crash and knows all details.
- DirectorBalachandra MenonStarsAmbikaVenu NagavalliT.R. OmanaNandini, a village girl, loves to read novels and always wishes to marry a writer. What does the future have in store for her when she marries a businessman?
- DirectorP. ChandrakumarStarsP.K. AbrahamLalu AlexNandita BoseAir Hostess is a 1980 Indian Tamil film, directed by P Chandrakumar and produced by Issac Jacob. The film stars Prem Nazir, Rajani Sharma, Jagathy Sreekumar and Jose Prakash in lead roles. The film had musical score by Salil Chowdhary. Watch the full movie, Air Hostess, only on Eros Now.