5 Fun Malayalam Movies Worth Watching on Sun NXT
Finding time for a full three-hour movie is brutal when work, errands, and family stuff take over. By evening, hitting play on a massive film feels like a whole chore in itself.
That’s why short-form streaming is blowing up right now. Sun NXT is taking massive Malayalam hits and slicing them into fast, bite-sized episodes. You get the big twists, hilarious scenes, and emotional moments without losing your entire night to the couch.
Looking for a solid Malayalam micro-drama to binge during lunch or on your commute? Here are five great titles to stream right now.
- Anarkali
Love ocean scenery and stubborn, deep romance? Start here.
Prithviraj stars as Shanthanu, a navy officer who falls hard for Nadira—his commanding officer’s daughter. Her family absolutely hates the idea and tears them apart. After losing all contact for years, Shanthanu packs up and heads to the tiny, isolated Lakshadweep islands, determined to track her down.
Bingeing these Malayalam micro-drama Shorts episodes skips the slow setup and takes you straight into the high stakes and emotional payoff.
- Charlie
Charlie is pure comfort viewing—part mystery, part wanderlust adventure.
Tessa runs away from home to dodge an arranged marriage and rents a messy, art-filled room in Fort Kochi. Tucked inside, she finds a half-finished comic book left by the guy who lived there before. Obsessed with finishing the story, she hits the road across Kerala to find the artist.
That artist is Charlie (Dulquer Salmaan)—an eccentric nomad who spends his days secretly fixing strangers’ lives. It’s vibrant, charming, and impossible not to love.
- Njan
If you’re into local history and unraveling old secrets, Njan is a killer pick.
Dulquer plays Ravi, a modern writer who gets completely obsessed with an obscure, forgotten author from the early 1900s named K.T.N. Kottoor. Driven by pure curiosity, Ravi travels to a quiet Kerala village to figure out who this guy actually was.
His search drags up buried political fights, village secrets, and lost history. The short episode structure works great here—it turns his research into a step-by-step mystery where every clip reveals a new piece of the puzzle.
- Theevandi
This one is a hilarious, lighthearted comedy about a guy fighting his own worst habit.
Tovino Thomas plays Bineesh, a total slacker whose heavy smoking habit messes up his job, his family life, and his relationship. Things get way messier when local village politics get dragged into his personal life.
It’s full of laugh-out-loud moments and super relatable struggles, and the short format keeps the jokes landing fast.
- Kunjananthante Kada
This grounded, slice-of-life drama hits close to home for anyone working hard to keep what’s theirs.
Mammootty plays Kunjanathan, a village guy fiercely attached to the small grocery store handed down by his late dad. His whole world shakes when the landowner decides to sell off the property to pay off personal debts—putting Kunjanathan’s shop and livelihood on the chopping block.
It’s a realistic look at money stress, marriage troubles, and an ordinary man fighting for his dignity.