It looks like 2026 is the year our prayers are finally answered. While Bollywood and Hollywood battle over the usual franchises, Mollywood is quietly assembling a slate of speculative fiction that rivals the best in the world. Forget the Pushpa push; here are the three Malayalam sci-fi movies set to launch in 2026 that have us genuinely hyped. Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery Expected Release: Summer 2026
He only uses this technology to find a version of his late wife who is still alive. But each time he "jumps," he loses a sense—first smell, then hearing, then sight.
If you thought Jallikattu was chaotic, imagine that primal energy in zero gravity. Lijo Jose Pellissery is reportedly teaming up with cinematographer Madhu Neelakandan for a genre-bending survival thriller set aboard a deep-space mining vessel. upcoming movies malayalam sci-fi 2026
For years, Malayalam cinema has been celebrated for its raw realism, nuanced family dramas, and gripping thrillers. But for every Kumbalangi Nights or Drishyam , fans have been quietly begging for one thing: More spaceships.
Leaked synopses suggest a small crew of Malayali laborers on a distant asteroid discover a dormant, non-humanoid entity. Instead of an alien invasion, the film is said to explore "gravity sickness" and existential dread—very on-brand for Lijo. It looks like 2026 is the year our
Tovino Thomas plays a "Rain Rider"—a smuggler who steals frozen water from corporate convoys. When he steals a hard drive containing the algorithm to reverse the rising heat, he becomes the target of a sentient AI police force.
2026 isn't just a good year for Malayalam sci-fi; it could be the year the world stops calling it "Bollywood" and starts whispering "Mollywood." Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery Expected Release: Summer 2026
This is the dark horse. 102°F is being described as a "climate-noir sci-fi," set in Kochi in the year 2089. The city is partially submerged, and the rich live in floating bio-domes while the poor survive on toxic, dry land.