These are the Malayalam movies which were not very big grosser financially but were appreciated for their story and performances. All these movies are in no particular order.

• Bangalore Days starring Nivin Pauly, Dulquer Salmaan, Fahadh Faasil, Nazriya Nazim, Isha Talwar, Parvathy Menon..
• How Old Are You starring Manju Warrier,Kunchako Boban,Kanika,Lalu Alex…
• Ohm Shanthi Oshaana starring Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nazim …
• Varsham starring Mammootty,Asha Sarath, T. G. Ravi, Mamta Mohandas …
• Vellimoonga starring Biju Menon, Aju Varghese, Nikki Galrani, Asif Ali …
• Vikramadithyan starring Dulquer Salmaan, Unni Mukundan,Namitha Pramod …
• Sapthamashree Thaskaraha Prithviraj Sukumaran, Asif Ali, Nedumudi Venu, Sudheer Karamana, Chemban Vinod Jose …
• 1983 starring Nivin Pauly, Anoop Menon,Nikki Galrani …
• Ring Master starring Dileep,Keerthi Suresh,Honey Rose,Shajon…
• 7th Day starring Prithviraj,Janani Iyer,Tovino Thomas …
• Ormayundo Ee Mukhamstarring Vineeth Sreenivasan, Namitha Pramod,Aju Varghese…