These Malayalam thrillers starring Mammootty on Sun NXT make a compelling watch
These are a few of his investigative thrillers with the megastar of Malayalam playing the main role. These are available on OTTplay Premium and Sun NXT.
May 16, 2024
Mammootty in The Great Father and Silence
Mammootty is especially well-known for his police roles in a number of investigative dramas like his versatility in handling any genre. A few have a rewatchable element that keeps the audience interested for a while, but some are still underappreciated despite having a captivating aspect.
These are a few of his investigative thrillers with the megastar of Malayalam playing the main role. These are available on OTTplay Premium and Sun NXT.
Mammootty-starrer thrillers on Sun NXT
Abrahaminte Santhathikal
In this 2018 movie, Mammootty plays the fiery and faithful police officer Derick Abraham. Up until his brother Philip Abraham's arrest on false murder charges of his girlfriend, he remains the best officer. The main question of the film is whether he will be able to look into the matter and bring his brother's case to justice, catching the real culprits.
The Great Father
A businessman named David Nainan finds his ten-year-old daughter Sarah unconscious after suffering sexual abuse when he gets home from work. When Sarah eventually gets better and tells David that she was attacked by a serial killer by the name of Joker, David becomes extremely distressed. To protect other girls, an enraged David resolves to track him down and murder him. Viewers gave Mammooty's performance in this movie high marks for style.
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Fireman
The focus of the film is on the lives of firefighters, who frequently go unappreciated despite their tremendous efforts and selflessness in serving their community. The movie is set one day after an LPG tanker capsizes on the road due to an accident, putting many lives in grave danger. The audience enjoyed Mammootty's portrayal of Fireman Vijay.
Munnariyippu
A thriller that centres on the lives of a freelance journalist and a murder suspect behind bars. The former is penning a kind of biography about C K Raghavan, a prisoner who says he has never killed anyone. When Raghavan is set free, the real drama starts. Among his greatest performances to date, Mammootty's presence and act in this movie.
Silence
A highly accomplished attorney with a stellar reputation, Arvind Chandrasekhar was named a judge of the Karnataka High Court. He begins to receive calls from strangers, and others also threaten him. During the movie, his loved ones are in jeopardy after one such anonymous person turns up in his life.
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