Mohanlal’s Monster to Nivin Pauly’s Saturday Night, worst Malayalam movies of 2022

Monster

Director: Vysakh Cast: Mohanlal, Honey Rose Streaming on: Disney+ Hotstar

Monster

Monster makes a complete mess of handling its subject and in a bid to glorify its hero and antagonise its villains, puts down sensitive issues.

Aaraattu

Director: B Unnikrishnan Cast: Mohanlal, Shraddha Srinath Streaming on: Prime Video

Aaraattu

The movie would have worked better as a spoof but the makers take it too seriously. Even hardcore Mohanlal fans were dissatisfied.

Saturday Night

Director: Rosshan Andrrews Cast: Nivin Pauly, Siju Wilson To stream on: Sun NXT 

Saturday Night

The lack of conviction in the script shows in the actors’ performances as well. The movie turn out to be an expensive exercise with a silly script. 

Jack N' Jill

Director: Santosh Sivan Cast: Manju Warrier, Soubin Shahir Streaming on: Prime Video

Jack N' Jill

Despite having some of the best actors in the industry, this Santosh Sivan directorial wastes their talent and time with a lacklustre script.

Pathroseinte Padappukal

Director: Afsal Abdul Lateef Cast: Dinoy Paulose, Sharafudheen Streaming on: ZEE5

The jokes are flat and the scenes too redundant, contrary to Dinoy’s previous script Thanneermathan Dinangal.

Pathroseinte Padappukal

Autorickshawkkarante Bharya

Director: Harikumar Cast: Suraj Venjaramoodu, Ann Augustine Streaming on: Manorama Max 

Autorickshawkkarante Bharya

The unimaginative storytelling and cliched characters makes this a dull affair, even though M Mukundan's in charge of the script