List of Malayalam films of 1997

The following is a list of Malayalam films released in the year 1997.

Opening		Sl. No.	Film	Cast	Director	Music Director	Notes
J A N	14	1	Aniyathipraavu	Kunchacko Boban, Shalini	Fazil	Ouseppachan
	17	2	Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Checkan	Mukesh, Kanaka	Babu Narayanan	Raveendran
	18	3	Itha Oru Snehagatha	Vikram, Laila, Captain Raju	Captain Raju	Deva
	23	4	Arjunan Pillayum Anchu Makkalum	Jagadheesh, Jagathy Sreekumar, Innocent, Charmila	Chandrasekharan	Mohan Sithara
	31	5	Aaraam Thampuran	Mohanlal, Manju Warrier	Shaji Kailas	Raveendran
F E B	3	6	The Car	Jayaram, Janardhanan, Sreelakshmi	Rajasenan	Sanjeev
	6	7	Kulam	Suresh Gopi, Bhanupriya	Lenin Rajendran	MG Radhakrishnan
	24	34	Five Star Hospital	George Vishnu, Jagadish, Thilakan
	25	8	Ullasapoongattu	Dileep, Mohini	Vinayan	Berny-Ignatius
A P R	4	9	Varnapakittu	Mohanlal, Meena	I. V. Sasi	Vidyasagar
	9	10	Bhoopathi	Suresh Gopi, Kanaka, Priyaraman	Joshiy	S. P. Venkatesh
	15	11	Manthra Mothiram	Dileep, Nedumudi Venu	Sasi Shanker	Johnson
	18	12	Bhoothakannadi	Mammootty, Sreelakshmi	Lohithadas	Johnson
M A Y	1	13	Kaliyoonjal	Mammootty, Shobana, Dileep, Shalini	Anil Babu	Ilaiyaraaja
	10	14	Gajaraja Manthram	Jagadhish, Prem Kumar, Charmila	Thaha	Berny-Ignatius
	17	15	Gangothri	Suresh Gopi, Roja, Thilakan	S. Anil	S. P. Venkatesh
	18	16	Irattakuttikalude Achan	Jayaram, Manju Warrier	Sathyan Anthikad	Johnson
	19	17	Katha Nayagan	Jayaram, Kalamandalam Kesavan, Divya Unni	Rajasenan	Mohan Sithara
	21	18	Lelam	Suresh Gopi, M. G. Soman, Nandhini	Joshiy	S. P. Venkatesh
J U N	7	19	Mayaponman	Dileep, Kalabhavan Mani, Mohini	Thulasidas	Berny-Ignatius
	9	20	Kilukil Pambaram	Jayaram, Vani Viswanath, Jagathy Sreekumar	Thulasidas	S. P. Venkatesh
J U L	8	21	Hitler Brothers	Prem Kumar. Jagathy Sreekumar	Sandhya Mohan	S. P. Venkatesh
	18	22	Karunyam	Jayaram, Murali, Divya Unni	A.K Lohithadas	Kaithapuram Damodaran Namboothiri
	25	23	Kalyanappittannu	Mukesh, Dileep, Priya Raman	K. K. Haridas	Ravindran
S E P	1	24	Oral Mathram	Mammootty, Thilakan, Shruti	Sathyan Anthikkad	Johnson
	4	25	Chandralekha	Mohanlal, Pooja Batra, Sukanya	Priyadarshan	Berny Ignatius
	9	26	Churam	Manoj K. Jayan, Divya Unni	Bharathan	Johnson
	13	27	Oru Yathramozhi	Mohanlal, Sivaji Ganeshan, Ranjitha	Prathap Pothan	Ilaiyaraaja
	17	28	Janathipathyam	Suresh Gopi, Urvashi, Vani Vishwanath	K. Madhu
O C T	1	29	Junior Mandrake	Jagadish, Jagathy Sreekumar, Rajan P Dev	Ali Akbar	Berny Ignatius
	14	30	Superman	Jayaram, Shobana	Rafi and Mecartin	S. P. Venkatesh
	15	30	Adukkala Rahasyam Angaadi Paattu	Vijayaraghavan, Geetha	Nissar
	19	31	Guru	Mohanlal, Sithara, Suresh Gopi	Rajiv Anchal	Ilaiyaraaja
D E C	20	32	Anubhoothi	Suresh Gopi, Khushbu, Vani Vishwanath	I. V. Sasi	Shyam
	24	33	Kalyana Kacheri	Mukesh, Shobhana, Jagathi Sreekumar	Anil Chandra	S. P. Venkatesh
	25	34	Poonilamazha	Sanjay Mitra, Ankitha	Sunil	Laxmikant–Pyarelal
			Kaliyattam	Suresh Gopi, Manju Warrier, Lal, Biju Menon	Jayaraaj	Kaithapram
			Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu	Jayaram, Manju Warrier, Biju Menon	Kamal	Vidyasagar
			Kudamattam	Dileep, Manju Warrier, Vijayaraghavan, Biju Menon, Mohini	Sundar Das	Johnson
			Ancharakalyanam	Jagadish, Janardanan, Kalabhavan Mani	VM Vinu
			Killikurushiyile Kudumba Mela	Jagadish, Premkumar, Narendra Prasad, Janardanan	Viji Thampy	Mohan Sithara
			Innalekalillaathe	Biju Menon, Manju Warrier	George Kithu
			Bhaaratheeyam	Suresh Gopi, Suhasini, Kalabhavan Mani	Suresh Krishnan	Berny-Ignatius
			Guru Sishyan	Jagadish, Kalabhavan Mani, Kaveri	Sasi Shankar	Johnson
			Kottappurathe Koottukudumbam	Vijayaraghavan, Urvasi, Janardanan
			Nee Varuvolam	Dileep, Divya Unni, Thilakan	Sibi Malayil	Johnson
			Asuravamsam	Manoj K. Jayan, Biju Menon, Priya Raman	Shaji Kailas
			Poothumbiyum Poovalanmarum	Vani Vishwanath, Prem Kumar
			Nagarapuraanam	Jagadish, Thilakan
			Mangalya Pallakku	Sreenivasan, Jagadish, Kasthuri
			Moonu Kodiyum Munnooru Pavanum	Jagadish, Shammi Thilakan
			Kannur	Manoj K Jayan, Vani Vishwanath	Haridas	Raveendran
			Raajathanthram	Jagadish, Innocent, Kaveri		Berny–Ignatius
			Newspaper Boy	Mukesh, Suma Kanakala	Nissar
			Adivaram	Vijayaraghavan, Murali	Jose Thomas	Johnson
			Kalyana Unnikal	Baiju, Mahesh	Jagathy Sreekumar
			Siamese Irattakal	Sainudeen, Maniyanpilla Raju
			Masmaram	Suresh Gopi, Arpana Rao	Thampi Kannamthanam	S. P. Venkatesh
			Mangamma	Revathi, Nedumudi Venu, Vijayaraghavan	T. V. Chandran	Johnson
			Suvarna Simhaasanam	Suresh Gopi, Mukesh, Ranjitha	P. G. Viswambharan	Ouseppachan
			Manasam	Dileep, Srividya, Kaveri, Biju Menon
			Vamsam	Mukesh, Sukumaran, Sreejaya Nair	Baiju Kottarakkara
			Rishyasringan	Bhanupriya, Krishna	Suresh Unnithan
			Ikkareyanente Manasam	Prem Kumar, Mohini
			Ishtadanam
			Fashion Parade
			Poonilavu
			Niyogam
			Shibiram
			Manikya Koodaram
			Snehadooth
			Oru Mutham Manimutham
			Sankeerthanam Pole
			The Good Boys
			The Ranger
			Aattuvela
			Snehasindooram
			Kaduva Thoma
			Athyunnathangalil Koodaaram Panithavar
			Manichilanka
			Poomarathanalil
			Vaachalam
			Janmadinam
			Sammanam
			January 31
			Chalachithrolsavam
			Shobhanam
			Over To Delhi
			Oru Janmam Koodi
			Moksham

Dubbed films

Title	Director	Music	Cast
Yuvashakthi	Joe Simon	Sathu Kokila	Babu Antony