The Malayalam film industry might have churned out six successful films at the box office in the year 2025, but the month of February arrived with a massive loss for Mollywood, with as many as 17 films released in the theaters. Out of these 17 films, 11 were huge disasters! The cumulative budget of these 17 films was 75.23 crore, and they together contributed 23.55 croreas Kerala’s theater share.
Biggest Loss-Making Film
The biggest film that churned out a loss at the box office was Lovedale, which contributed only 10K as theater revenue. While the film was made on a budget of a massive 1.60 crore, churning out a loss of 99.9%
As per a report by Onmanorama, even in the month of January, only one film succeeded at the box office. “Rekhachithram‘ directed by Jofin T Chacko, was the only hit among the 28 movies released in January, as per the producers association. Tovino Thomas starrer ‘Identity’, made on a budget of Rs 30 crore, managed to collect only Rs 3 crore from theatres in Kerala,” said the report.
