Malayalam film industry is very small compared to other industries in India. Nowadays it is getting wide acceptance outside Kerala too. But there was a time, when Malayalam films are only showed in theatres in Kerala. Now even in Kerala many films are making big in box office. As the Malayalam movies are breaking the box office records every year, here our data research team is trying to list out some of the milestones in Kerala Box office.
Records – First in Kerala Boxoffice
| Record | Film | Year | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Malayalam movie to collect 1 Crore | Aa Raathri | 1983 | Mammootty |
| First Malayalam movie to collect 5 Crores | Kilukkam | 1991 | Mohanlal |
| First Malayalam movie to collect 10 Crores | Chandralekha | 1997 | Mohanlal |
| First Malayalam movie to collect 20 Crores | Narasimham | 2000 | Mohanlal |
| First Malayalam movie to collect 25 Crores | Twenty:20 | 2008 | Mammootty, Mohanlal |
| First Malayalam movie to collect 30 Crores | Twenty:20 | 2008 | Mammootty, Mohanlal |
| First Malayalam movie to collect 40 Crores | Drishyam | 2013 | Mohanlal |
| First Malayalam movie to collect 50 Crores | Pulimurugan | 2016 | Mohanlal |
| First Malayalam movie to collect 60 Crores | Pulimurugan | 2016 | Mohanlal |
| First Malayalam movie to collect 75 Crores | Pulimurugan | 2016 | Mohanlal |
| First Malayalam movie to collect 100 Crores | Pulimurugan | 2016 | Mohanlal |
| First Malayalam movie to collect 125 Crores | Pulimurugan | 2016 | Mohanlal |
| First Malayalam movie to collect 150 Crores | Pulimurugan | 2016 | Mohanlal |
Records – Fastest in Kerala box office
| Record | Film | Year | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fastest Malayalam movie to collect 5 Crores | Pulimurugan | 2016 | Mohanlal |
| Fastest Malayalam movie to collect 10 Crores | Pulimurugan | 2016 | Mohanlal |
| Fastest Malayalam movie to collect 20 Crores | Pulimurugan | 2016 | Mohanlal |
| Fastest Malayalam movie to collect 25 Crores | Pulimurugan | 2016 | Mohanlal |
| Fastest Malayalam movie to collect 30 Crores | Pulimurugan | 2016 | Mohanlal |
| Fastest Malayalam movie to collect 40 Crores | Pulimurugan | 2015 | Mohanlal |
| Fastest Malayalam movie to collect 50 Crores | Pulimurugan | 2016 | Mohanlal |
| Fastest Malayalam movie to collect 100 Crores | Pulimurugan | 2016 | Mohanlal |
Records – Initial Records
| Record | Film | Year | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest 1st Day Collection | Pulimurugan | 2016 | Mohanlal |
| Highest 1st Weekend Collection | Pulimurugan | 2016 | Mohanlal |
| Highest 1st Week Collection | Pulimurugan | 2016 | Mohanlal |
Read : Longest running Malayalam movies
Disclaimer: This is our earnest attempt to list out Kerala box office records and these information are collected from the data that we have obtained after reasearching various online and print sources. This is applicable to Kerala box office only. If any discrepancies found, please let us know the details.