Why you should watch it: Rajeev Ravi ditches laser guns for psychological horror. The film uses actual zero-gravity simulation tech and features a haunting score by Sushin Shyam . Critics are calling it "Gravity meets Ettuthikkum Madhayaanai." The twist ending regarding the "signal" they receive from the deep dark has sparked a million Reddit theories. Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery Status: Released (January 2026 - OTT)
Why you should watch it: It is the most emotional sci-fi film of the year. It explores parenthood and alienation without a single monster. (Well, except for the mother-in-law, but that’s realistic fiction). Gone are the days when "Malayalam sci-fi" meant a rubber mask and a cheap green screen. The films of 2026 are leveraging the state's high literacy rate to tell smart, complex stories. The audience isn't just tolerating the science; they are demanding it. released shows malayalam sci-fi 2026
A low-budget intellectual bomb that is still playing in select Kochi screens. Nirvaaham tackles the bootstrap paradox in a uniquely Malayali setting. A software engineer in Technopark invents a device that lets him send text messages 10 seconds into the past. He uses it to win arguments with his wife and fix bugs in his code. But when a 10-second gap becomes a 10-year gap, he finds out he is the reason his father disappeared in 2016. Why you should watch it: Rajeev Ravi ditches
Anjali Menon enters the genre space with a "soft sci-fi" family drama. The premise is deceptively simple: One morning, every child under the age of 12 in Kerala wakes up speaking a language no one has ever heard. Linguists call it "static code"; the Vatican calls it a miracle; the parents just want to know what their kids are saying about them. Gone are the days when "Malayalam sci-fi" meant