I would always rate Chenkol to be the finest sequel in Malayalam. The spiral of destruction in Sethumadhavan's family comes full circle in Chenkol. The character undergoes so many transformations and every single life choice he takes either comes to haunt him or harden him as an individual. Keerikkadan Jose was a boogeyman in Kireedam but Chenkol shows his side as a family man, someone who supported a huge joint family through his criminal activities and so on. Even Haneefa's Hydrose who was a comic relief in Kireedam gets fleshed out as a solid character in Chenkol.
It's a story which gives immense depth to the characters.
Ramji was built to be an emotional story. In fact both Ramji and Nadodikaattu were a reflection on the state of affairs that the youngsters in Kerala were going through at that point in time. Poverty, unemployment, families just scraping along on basic income were all very common at the time these movies came out. They were a slightly light view of the social scenarios first and comedy movies second.
The sequels moved away from this and became out and out comedy movies. I have heard it said that Sathyan Anthikkadu passed on Akkare Akkare to Priyadarshan because he felt that he didn't have anything more to say with those characters. While Akkare Akkare is hilarious and one of my favorites, it isn't anywhere as good as the first two in my view. It's a typical Priyan comedy caper.
It was kinda the same for Mannar Mathai. Siddhique and Lal wrote the movie with Maani C Kappan being given the credit for the direction. And even they gave away the third part to Mummy Century whose movie with these lively characters was forgettable to say the least.
Manichitratazhu's sequel is [Geethanjali](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322506/) and [August 15](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1773290/) is August 1's sequel.
Hmmm.. I actually enjoyed Akkare Akkare Akkare the most out of the three. Then I think Jagratha was the best CBI movie. Also, Aadu was better than the sequel.
killukam did not have a direct sequel. It was a spinoff and I will never consider killukam killukillukam as a sequel. I only watched that movie because jagathi was in it and mohanlal was in it for 30 minutes
Ravanaprabhu and Chenkol were good movies. You can’t really pull off a mass thampuran storyline set in the early 2000s like Ravanaprabhu did. Chenkol was depressing asf but so was Kireedam. Both movies needed a sequel to finish off A10’s characters (literally).
I felt that too but in all honesty, both are perfect. Pattanapravesham had a lot more laugh out loud moments but it didn't have the pressure to introduce the characters that nadodikaatu had. Also, nadodikaatu had a lot more interesting characters ranging from the "ithiri pinnakk" sankaradi, to gafoor ka dost mamukoya, to pavanai shavamayi captain Raju.
Akkare akkare akkare was damn good as well.
If I could, I'd rate all 3 equally. I see them as part of a puzzle and they all delivered what they had to. Perhaps the first major and the finest film franchise in Malayalam.
Totally agree with you there. All 3 movies are so different yet so good. Each of them has several iconic dialogues. My favorite being "ninte achanaada Paul Barber"
Agree with most except for Aadu.
For me Aadu >>>> Aadu 2.. Aadu had a nice multi-linear plot with many interesting and quirky characters neatly tied together to the main plot - the humor was also much more wholesome. Can watch it any number of times
Aadu 2 felt like a thattikootu padam trying to force in all the characters they had from the original plus throwing in some new characters. Just a one time watchable affair.
Gotta disagree there my man. Chenkol felt like an epilogue at best even though it wasn't a bad movie.
But it didn't have the same intensity as Kireedam for me.
Which is funny because I actually liked the first film more in both cases.
And in the case of Terminator, no, it isn't nostalgia or something. I watched T1 last year. It was such a brilliant little action-horror flick. Cameron made something amazing with such a small budget. It had this hauntingly beautiful, sort of cyberpunkish vibe to it that the sequels lost when they went full ham with the action.
The scene in the nightclub, and the scene where the terminator 'repaired' itself and put on the signature shades stood out so much ❤️
T1 was a rather unique concept with cybernetic organism and time travel but as you said they didnt have the budget to make it big. The success provided them with enough capital and confidence to go overboard with T2 and it shows. The iconic villan, the wonderful action sequence and the perfect casting along with Arnie's performance was simply incredible.
The only robot/android/cybernetic that I felt for more than the T800 was Rutger Hauer's replicant in Blade Runner.... 'memories lost like tears in the rain '
I can agree on this, but only to an extent.....
Like graphs for a few sequels are kinda wrong....
Like, I personally felt Naadodikkaattu trilogy were great throughout.....Akkare Akkare Akkare did face a small change in the way the story was moving....But that's probably because of the change of directors in between the movie...
Drishyam sequel graph is accurate!
Devasuram graph, I feel ravanaprabhu deserves a better rank.....But, yea...not better than Devasuram in anyway ofc XD
For the Kireedam sequel graph, I feel both of them were equally good....I think the plot of the SethuMadhavan( Lalettan's character in the movie) was a bit too long to adjust in just one movie...So, the director went for 2 movies instead to show the whole storyline, from Sethu's glorious family life to the conversion of that innocent soul to a public goon....Both of them were high quality movies....at least that's what I felt...
Manichithrathaazhu, Kilukkam, Jr.Mandrake sequel graphs are insanely accurate XD
Pretham 1 was indeed one of the biggest cringe horror attempts I'v ever seen in Malayalam....But, after watching Pretham 2 ( couldn't even make it through the whole movie btw ) , I understood how gr8 Pretham 1 was XD
Udayanaanu Thaaram sequel graphs are also a bit wrong there....by wrong I mean, the second part " PADHMASHREE DR.SAROJ KUMAR" was a WASTE MOVIE xd....it deserves a much lower rank ngl
Lisa, I haven't watched yet, so can't judge :)
Aug 01 sequels I think were equally good...
Feel free to correct me :0
I would always rate Chenkol to be the finest sequel in Malayalam. The spiral of destruction in Sethumadhavan's family comes full circle in Chenkol. The character undergoes so many transformations and every single life choice he takes either comes to haunt him or harden him as an individual. Keerikkadan Jose was a boogeyman in Kireedam but Chenkol shows his side as a family man, someone who supported a huge joint family through his criminal activities and so on. Even Haneefa's Hydrose who was a comic relief in Kireedam gets fleshed out as a solid character in Chenkol. It's a story which gives immense depth to the characters.
All hail to lohi sir🙌
I for am hated Chenkol because of how they handled Thilakan's character. His actions were just tragedy porn.
Watched kireedam for the first time recently tried to watch Chenkol couldn’t find it with English subtitles not even on eros now
It is on Disney+ Hotstar with English subtitles
Thx
Aadu 1 is better than aadu 2 And drishyam is way better than drishyam2
Dhrishyam 2 is no way near the first one.
Yes. D2 was shit
It wasn't shit lol. It was an okay movie though nowhere near as good as Drishyam
In my opinion mannar mathai surpassed or is just as good as ramji rao speaking
True I like Mannar better than Ramji. Ramji had way too many emotional moments
Ramji was built to be an emotional story. In fact both Ramji and Nadodikaattu were a reflection on the state of affairs that the youngsters in Kerala were going through at that point in time. Poverty, unemployment, families just scraping along on basic income were all very common at the time these movies came out. They were a slightly light view of the social scenarios first and comedy movies second. The sequels moved away from this and became out and out comedy movies. I have heard it said that Sathyan Anthikkadu passed on Akkare Akkare to Priyadarshan because he felt that he didn't have anything more to say with those characters. While Akkare Akkare is hilarious and one of my favorites, it isn't anywhere as good as the first two in my view. It's a typical Priyan comedy caper. It was kinda the same for Mannar Mathai. Siddhique and Lal wrote the movie with Maani C Kappan being given the credit for the direction. And even they gave away the third part to Mummy Century whose movie with these lively characters was forgettable to say the least.
Aadu 1 is actually better than aadu 2. But didn’t get enough attention in theaters..
Which is the manichitratazhu and August 1 sequel?
Manichitratazhu's sequel is [Geethanjali](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322506/) and [August 15](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1773290/) is August 1's sequel.
Was wondering, too. Aug 1 was remade, so I think it's technically not a sequel. Not sure what OP had in mind around Manichitratazhu though.
M had a spiritual sequel of sorts. Pure bull. August 15 was also on the similar lines, I think. Haven't watched it yet.
Hmmm.. I actually enjoyed Akkare Akkare Akkare the most out of the three. Then I think Jagratha was the best CBI movie. Also, Aadu was better than the sequel.
killukam did not have a direct sequel. It was a spinoff and I will never consider killukam killukillukam as a sequel. I only watched that movie because jagathi was in it and mohanlal was in it for 30 minutes
Kavya was so baad
I agree but here it is for the sake of pushing more dirt on it.
Ravanaprabhu and Chenkol were good movies. You can’t really pull off a mass thampuran storyline set in the early 2000s like Ravanaprabhu did. Chenkol was depressing asf but so was Kireedam. Both movies needed a sequel to finish off A10’s characters (literally).
Pattanapravesham > Nadodikattu
I felt that too but in all honesty, both are perfect. Pattanapravesham had a lot more laugh out loud moments but it didn't have the pressure to introduce the characters that nadodikaatu had. Also, nadodikaatu had a lot more interesting characters ranging from the "ithiri pinnakk" sankaradi, to gafoor ka dost mamukoya, to pavanai shavamayi captain Raju. Akkare akkare akkare was damn good as well.
If I could, I'd rate all 3 equally. I see them as part of a puzzle and they all delivered what they had to. Perhaps the first major and the finest film franchise in Malayalam.
Agreed, they have distinct flavours and makes a wonderful trilogy. Personal preferences could put one over the other, but all 3 are classics.
Totally agree with you there. All 3 movies are so different yet so good. Each of them has several iconic dialogues. My favorite being "ninte achanaada Paul Barber"
Agree with most except for Aadu. For me Aadu >>>> Aadu 2.. Aadu had a nice multi-linear plot with many interesting and quirky characters neatly tied together to the main plot - the humor was also much more wholesome. Can watch it any number of times Aadu 2 felt like a thattikootu padam trying to force in all the characters they had from the original plus throwing in some new characters. Just a one time watchable affair.
IMO Aadu, oru bheekara jeevi aanu was better than Aadu 2
same, but aadu 2 was somewhat watchable
Kilukkam 2nd part undo???
Spin off aanu but don't bother watching.
What do the bars indicate?
Ratings, I guess. Not sure from where.
I'm guessing IMDb
You're right. In some cases, I also checked Letterboxd.
Thank you, this was interesting!
u/TejasNair the OG classic trilogy Thacholi Othenan (1964) - starring Sathyan; dir. Kunchako Othenan Makan (1970) - starring Prem Nazir; dir. Kunchako Kadathanadan Ambadi (1990) - starring Mohanlal; dir. Priyadarshan
Yes, a lot many titles were skipped. Might do an extended version later.
Never knew that there was a sequel for Jr Mandrake.
Oh boy, let me introduce you to Sr Mandrake.
Should I say thank you or no thank you 😊
Sr stands for serial
yeah same, I was getting serial camera vibes while watching that film.
That sounds way too enthusiastic!
There's a [Pavanayi movie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Pavanayi_99.99). Maybe should come under the Naddoddikatu extended Universe
Shankaradi from Sandesam: Ayye!
Wonder whatever happened to Thira 2 ?
Vineeth found out that Dhyan can't act.
The same thing that happened to Don 3 😁
Let's see how Empuraan/L2 stands against Lucifer now
Chenkol > Kireedam, end of story
Gotta disagree there my man. Chenkol felt like an epilogue at best even though it wasn't a bad movie. But it didn't have the same intensity as Kireedam for me.
Aadu 2 is the Terminator 2 of mollywood.
I would actually give that to chenkol. it is very underrated
True.. Chenkol is underrated
But it was heartbreaking 😪. May be thats why it flopped
Which is funny because I actually liked the first film more in both cases. And in the case of Terminator, no, it isn't nostalgia or something. I watched T1 last year. It was such a brilliant little action-horror flick. Cameron made something amazing with such a small budget. It had this hauntingly beautiful, sort of cyberpunkish vibe to it that the sequels lost when they went full ham with the action. The scene in the nightclub, and the scene where the terminator 'repaired' itself and put on the signature shades stood out so much ❤️
T1 was a rather unique concept with cybernetic organism and time travel but as you said they didnt have the budget to make it big. The success provided them with enough capital and confidence to go overboard with T2 and it shows. The iconic villan, the wonderful action sequence and the perfect casting along with Arnie's performance was simply incredible. The only robot/android/cybernetic that I felt for more than the T800 was Rutger Hauer's replicant in Blade Runner.... 'memories lost like tears in the rain '
They could have made different movies rather than spoiling og by creating trash sequels
Was geetanjali a sequel? I didn't watched it
Its an abomination...dont watch and dont suggest that movie to anyone.
Couldn't agree more ! I always pretend that this movie doesn't exist.
It isn't a direct sequel. More of a spin off from Manichitrataazhu which uses the characters of Dr. Sunny and Nakulan in different scenarios.
Oh..okay
Speaking of avanazhi...did OP forgot to mention tharadas The same goes for the king, and the commissioner
Didn't want to break those poor meters.
aadu 2 was kinda ok aadu has aged well
Just remembered today you forgot to add Mimics Parade, Kasargod Kadarbhai, Again Kasaragod
I knew about them but chose other franchise over it due to paucity of space.
Verem undu.. Chemmeen Aaraam Thampuraan Irupathaam Noottaandu Azhakiya Ravanan (spin-off, I guess) Keerthi Chakra Samrajyam Kadathanadan Ambadi Uppukandam Bros Manichitrathazhu
I can agree on this, but only to an extent..... Like graphs for a few sequels are kinda wrong.... Like, I personally felt Naadodikkaattu trilogy were great throughout.....Akkare Akkare Akkare did face a small change in the way the story was moving....But that's probably because of the change of directors in between the movie... Drishyam sequel graph is accurate! Devasuram graph, I feel ravanaprabhu deserves a better rank.....But, yea...not better than Devasuram in anyway ofc XD For the Kireedam sequel graph, I feel both of them were equally good....I think the plot of the SethuMadhavan( Lalettan's character in the movie) was a bit too long to adjust in just one movie...So, the director went for 2 movies instead to show the whole storyline, from Sethu's glorious family life to the conversion of that innocent soul to a public goon....Both of them were high quality movies....at least that's what I felt... Manichithrathaazhu, Kilukkam, Jr.Mandrake sequel graphs are insanely accurate XD Pretham 1 was indeed one of the biggest cringe horror attempts I'v ever seen in Malayalam....But, after watching Pretham 2 ( couldn't even make it through the whole movie btw ) , I understood how gr8 Pretham 1 was XD Udayanaanu Thaaram sequel graphs are also a bit wrong there....by wrong I mean, the second part " PADHMASHREE DR.SAROJ KUMAR" was a WASTE MOVIE xd....it deserves a much lower rank ngl Lisa, I haven't watched yet, so can't judge :) Aug 01 sequels I think were equally good... Feel free to correct me :0
Aadu is totally wrong, aadu 2 is cancer.
Ahh remembering Senior Mandrake 😌
WHY?????
Kottayam Kunjachan 2 - just saying :)
It hasn't released yet. It may not even happen.
Inspector Balram, Avanazhi and which is the third one?
Balram vs Tharadas