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Are you here for Lijo’s chaos, Tovino’s dystopia, or Prithviraj’s heartbreak? Let us know in the comments below. Disclaimer: Release dates and details are based on current pre-production announcements as of late 2025. As we know in Mollywood, dates are subject to change—but the ambition is not.
It looks like 2026 is the year our prayers are finally answered. While Bollywood and Hollywood battle over the usual franchises, Mollywood is quietly assembling a slate of speculative fiction that rivals the best in the world. Forget the Pushpa push; here are the three Malayalam sci-fi movies set to launch in 2026 that have us genuinely hyped. Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery Expected Release: Summer 2026
If you thought Jallikattu was chaotic, imagine that primal energy in zero gravity. Lijo Jose Pellissery is reportedly teaming up with cinematographer Madhu Neelakandan for a genre-bending survival thriller set aboard a deep-space mining vessel. upcoming movies malayalam sci-fi 2026
This film is being shot entirely on a new virtual production stage (the first of its kind in Kerala) to depict the "quantum foam." Early test screenings describe it as Interstellar meets Vanaprastham . Expect heavy tears and hard science. The Big Question: Will it work? Malayalam cinema has always punched above its weight class. With a budget that is still a fraction of a Marvel movie, these directors are relying on clever storytelling, practical effects, and the sheer acting chops of stars like Mammootty (rumored for a cameo in Gaganam ) and new-age talents.
Tovino Thomas plays a "Rain Rider"—a smuggler who steals frozen water from corporate convoys. When he steals a hard drive containing the algorithm to reverse the rising heat, he becomes the target of a sentient AI police force. Are you here for Lijo’s chaos, Tovino’s dystopia,
He only uses this technology to find a version of his late wife who is still alive. But each time he "jumps," he loses a sense—first smell, then hearing, then sight.
Think Blade Runner meets Ee.Ma.Yau. The soundtrack is reportedly being composed by a generative AI trained on old Yesudas melodies, which is either genius or terrifying. 3. Nirguna Director: Rithu Unni Expected Release: December 2026 As we know in Mollywood, dates are subject
Early set photos (leaked from a VFX studio in Trivandrum) show practical sets built to rotate, simulating variable gravity. Rumors suggest Fahadh Faasil is playing a schizophrenic engineer who speaks only in reversed Malayalam poetry. It’s weird. It’s ambitious. It’s Lijo. 2. 102°F Director: Anurag Kashyap (Collaboration with Aashiq Abu) Expected Release: October 2026