Malayalam Movies Which Will Make You Run To The Nearest Restaurant

Directed by Aashiq Abu, this 2011 romantic-comedy had an unusual pair in the lead – Lal and Shwetha Menon. The movie was about two middle aged individuals who connect and eventually fall in love due to their common love for food. The film has excellent visuals of local cuisine which is sure to excite your taste buds. ‘Salt N Pepper’ turned out to be a huge hit and paved way for many more low-budget and script oriented movies in Malayalam.

Starring Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menen in the lead, ‘Ustad Hotel’ (2012) was a breath of fresh air in Malayalam cinema. Based in Calicut, the food capital of Kerala, the movie was about a young man named Faizal who wants to become a chef despite his millionaire dad’s wish to turn him into a business entrepreneur.

Released in 2013, the movie had Mammootty and Dileep playing two Konkini hoteliers whose speciality is making Dosas. A typical masala movie, ‘Kammath and Kammath’ is a treat for those who love typical vegetarian food, since the movie has enough visuals and importance for food in the narrative to satisfy your visual taste bud.

The movie had superstar Mohanlal in a cameo but failed to create magic at the box office. Still ‘Rasam’ (2015) is worth watching for any food lover for its exciting visuals of food. The story is about a NRI business man who hires a caterer from Kerala to serve traditional Kerala feast for his daughter’s wedding.

Does an average Malayali need an introduction for this comedy classic? This 2002 laugh riot will leave you in splits after watching the comedy happening during the backstage preparations for a marriage feast. The title character, Ramankutty a.k.a Kalyana Raman played by Dileep is goofy, cool and at the same time expresses innocence which will make you love him more.

Starring Dileep in the titular role, Mister Butler is the story of Gopalakrishnan a.k.a ‘Mister Butler’, a chef who comes to live in an apartment and instantly win over the ladies over there with his culinary skills. A remake of the 1996 Tamil hit ‘Gopala Gopala’, ‘Mister Butler’ (2000) is an excellent watch for Dileep’s and Jagathy Sreekumar’s comic timing along with the slapstick comedy.