Malayalam movie industry has never been known for expensive films like Hindi, Tamil or Telugu Industries. In recent years producers are willing to spend more money to produce some big budget films. When Pazhassiraja was made in 2009 with a budget of 27 Crores, every one got surprised with the extravaganza of the producer. But it became an old story as many Malayalam films has been released with similar budget in last 7-8 years. Upcoming Malayalam film Veeram is going to be the most expensive films ever created in Malayalam with a production cost of 35 crores. Here we list most expensive Malayalam films ever created.
In the below list only 3 films have made big from box office – Pulimurugan, Bangalore days and Ennu Ninte Moideen. Mohanlal and Prithviraj has three films in this list, while Mammootty, Kunchacko Boban, Dulquer Salmaan, Nivin Pauly and Fahadh Fasil have one film.
| Movie | Year | Produced | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veeram | 2016 | Chandrakala Arts | 35 Crores |
| Pazhassi Raja | 2009 | Sree Gokulam Films | 27 Crores |
| Pulimurugan | 2016 | Mulakupadam Films | 25 Crores |
| Casanova | 2012 | Confident Entertainment | 21 Crores |
| Urumi | 2011 | August Cinema | 20 Crores |
| Double Barrel | 2015 | August Cinema | 16 Crores |
| Ennu Ninte Moideen | 2015 | Newton Movies | 12 Crores |
| Peruchazhi | 2014 | Friday Film House | 10 Crores |
| Bangalore Days | 2014 | Anwar Rasheed Entertainment | 9 Crores |
| Cousins | 2015 | Vysakha Films | 9 Crores |