Jagratha is a 1989 crime thriller movie that follows the investigation of a murder disguised as suicide. It revolves around a detective who unravels a scandal involving an actress, her illegitimate daughter, and an actor connected to a hitman. The detective delves into the case, uncovering an extramarital affair and conducting a thorough investigation.

The story is set against the backdrop of global phenomenon "recession" in United Arab Emirates, a time when economic collapse were being felt. The story revolves around a thriller - revenge plot that has resulted as an aftereffect of recession. The story explores the basic nature of cruelty and love in human nature through the lives of four individuals John David (Mohanlal), Anantharaman (Anoop Menon), Raghuchandran (Pratap Pothan) and Kuruvila Mathew (Atul Kulkarni).

Esthappan is a fisherman, who lives in a seashore colony. His story unfolds through narrations by other fishermen about his miraculous acts. Through the contradictory statements of these people, a mystical figure of Esthappan unfolds.

Chandran has struggled long to find a job. Eventually, he gets a job aboard a ship that's sailing to the Andamans.

A singer Pappan (Rahman) is killed in a bike accident, but Yamaraj the Lord of Death (Thilakan) realizes that Pappan has a few more days to live. Yamarajan allows Pappan to enter into bodies of other dead people including that of Inspector Devdas (Mohanlal) in a bid to tell his girlfriend Sarina (Lizy) that Pappan is dead, and to look forward to someone else in life.

Pa.Va or Pappanekkurichum Varkeyekkurichum focuses on existential aspects of life in two close octogenarian friends Pappen and Varkey. The movie narrates the love and friendship shared between two close friends - Pappen and Varkey, in the backdrop of Christian families in Central Travancore.

Kuriakose engages in a relationship with a woman but later marries someone else. Years later, Rajan, Kuriakose's son, seeks revenge on him for abandoning his mother.

A Headmaster falls in love with a Music teacher whose husband was a political activist.

'Oru Malayalam Colour Padam' tells a tale of a guy who decided to turn a gentleman overnight!

Dileep who is from a poor family goes in search of a job, but he fails and ends up as a thug. His life takes a turn when he meets Hariprasad, a business tycoon.

Rappadikalude Gatha is woven around Gatha, a young girl who finds happiness in drugs and music. She marries a doctor of humble indisposition. Their marriage runs into difficulty but, after several traumatic experiences, the couple are reconciled. The film is a sharp indictment of society, its awry priorities, on the frustrations of the youth, their disappointments, and how youngsters get hooked to drugs.

Ithrayum Kalam is set in a farming community where a farmer is falsely accused and seeks revenge against those responsible.

Lekha Tharoor (Meera Jasmine) is an intelligent woman with a breadth of knowledge about everything who anchors a popular TV show of her own. She was blinded at a young age in an accident involving firecrackers. She gets her sight back after getting a transplant. However post the operation she starts getting strange visions which unfortunately makes the people around her think that she lost her mind.

The film showcases four friends from different tiers of society and how despite their devil-may-care personas rise up to tackle an incident in their lives

Sudhakaran hatches a sinister plan in order to receive the compensation from his company which he is entitled to receive after his death.

Oru Sandesam Koodi is a drama movie released in 1985.

Sivan, an orphan, is seduced by Sumati, the daughter of the family he is adopted into. Her enraged father sends Sivan to jail, after which he meets a prostitute who changes his world view.