# List of Malayalam films of 1988

The following is a list of Malayalam films released in the year 1988.
| Opening | Opening | Film | Cast | Director | Music Director |
| J A N | 8 | Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal | Revathi, Kiran Vergis | Kamal | Ouseppachan |
| J A N | 15 | Vicharana | Mammootty, Sobhana | Sibi Malayil | Ouseppachan |
| J A N | 15 | Kandathum Kettathum | Thilakan, Balachandra Menon | Balachandra Menon | |
| J A N | 21 | Dhinarathrangal | Mammootty, Sumalatha | Joshi | Shyam |
| J A N | 25 | Oozham | Madhu, Sukumari | Harikumar | M. K. Arjunan |
| J A N | 29 | Adholokam | Jagathy Sreekumar, Nedumudi Venu | Thevalakkara Chellappan | Raveendran |
| J A N | 29 | Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu | Mohanlal, Sreenivasan | Priyadarshan | Ouseppachan |
| F E B | 11 | Puravrutham | Revathy, Om Puri | Lenin Rajendran | Kavalam Narayana Panicker |
| F E B | 18 | Oru CBI Diary Kurippu | Mammootty, Suresh Gopi | K. Madhu | Shyam |
| F E B | 19 | Bheekaran | Rajkumar, Bheeman Raghu | Prem | G. Devarajan |
| F E B | 19 | Daisy | Harish Kumar, Sonia | Prathap K. Pothan | Shyam |
| F E B | 19 | Agnichirakulla Thumbi | Sathaar, Anuradha | P. K. Krishnan | Shyam |
| F E B | 19 | Poonnanujathi | | R. Krishnamoorthy | |
| F E B | 19 | Karate Girls | Anuradha, Bheeman Raghu | Gokul | Shankar–Ganesh |
| F E B | 20 | Witness | Jayaram, Jagathy Sreekumar | Viji Thampi | Ouseppachan |
| M A R | 5 | Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas | Jayaram, Sumalatha | Kamal | Johnson |
| M A R | 13 | Marikkunnilla Njan | Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Nedumudi Venu | P. K. Radhakrishnan | Raveendran |
| M A R | 14 | Mrithunjayam | Devan, Parvathy | Paul Babu | Ouseppachan |
| M A R | 18 | Vida Parayaanmathram | Devan, Sandhya | P. K. Joseph | M. K. Arjunan |
| M A R | 20 | Sanghunadam | Mammootty, Suresh Gopi | T. S. Suresh Babu | Jerry Amaldev |
| M A R | 25 | Uyaran Orumikkan | | Vayanar Vallabhan | Aravindan Thevara |
| M A R | 25 | Theruvu Narthaki | Balan K. Nair, Bheeman Raghu | N. Sankaran Nair | Vijayabhaskar |
| M A R | 25 | Onninu Purake Mattonnu | Thilakan, Nedumudi Venu | Thulasidas | Kannur Rajan |
| M A R | 26 | Itha Oru Penkutty | Babitha, Rajesh | Jayadevan | A. T. Ummer |
| A P R | 1 | Thaala | Ashokan, Shari | Babu Radhakrishnan | Vaippin Surendran |
| A P R | 3 | Oru Muthassi Katha | Vineeth, Nirosha | Priyadarshan | Ouseppachan |
| A P R | 5 | Charavalayam | Innocent, Hari | K. S. Gopalakrishnan | S. P. Venkatesh |
| A P R | 7 | Manu Uncle | Mammootty, Master Sreenivasan G. | Dennis Joseph | Shyam |
| A P R | 7 | Ayitham | Mohanlal, Ambika | Venu Nagavally | M. G. Radhakrishnan |
| A P R | 13 | Ambalakkara Panchaayath | Jayabharathi, Unnimary | Kabeer Rawuthar | Jerry Amaldev |
| A P R | 13 | Orkkappurathu | Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu | Kamal | Ouseppachan |
| A P R | 14 | Abkari | Mammootty, Ratheesh | I. V. Sasi | |
| A P R | 14 | Ormayilennum | Sukumari, Ratheesh | T. V. Mohan | Jerry Amaldev |
| A P R | 14 | Kudumbapuranam | Thilakan, Balachandra Menon | Sathyan Anthikad | Johnson |
| A P R | 29 | Janmashathru | Anuradha, Balan K. Nair | K. S. Gopalakrishnan | Cochin Alex |
| M A Y | 6 | Janmandharam | Balachandramenon, Shobhana | Thampi Kannanthanam | S. P. Venkatesh |
| M A Y | 12 | Aparan | Jayaram, Shobana | P. Padmarajan | Johnson |
| M A Y | 13 | Innaleyude Baakki | Captain Raju, Devan | P. A. Bakker | G. Devarajan |
| M A Y | 18 | Simon Peter Ninakku Vendi | Madhu, Urvashi | P. G. Vishwambharan | A. T. Ummer |
| M A Y | 18 | Sangham | Mammootty, Thilakan | Joshiy | Shyam |
| M A Y | 25 | Venal Vasathi | | A. T. Joy | |
| J U N | 6 | Rahasyam Parama Rahasyam | Ratheesh, Balan K. Nair | P. K. Joseph | S. P. Venkatesh |
| J U N | 8 | Kanakambarangal | Thilakan, Murali | N. Sankaran Nair | K. Raghavan |
| J U N | 16 | Pattanapravesham | Mohanlal, Sreenivasan | Sathyan Anthikkad | Shyam |
| J U N | 17 | Loose Loose Arappiri Loose | Jagathy Sreekumar, Kuthiravattam Pappu | Prassi Malloor | Darsan Raman |
| J U N | 24 | Paadha Mudra | Mohanlal, Seema | R. Sukumaran | Vidhyadharan |
| J U N | 24 | David David Mr. David | Ashokan, Balachandra Menon | Viji Thampi | Raveendran |
| J U L | 1 | Isabella | Sumalatha, Balachandra Menon | Mohan | Johnson |
| J U L | 9 | Mamalakalkkappurathu | Manoj K. Jayan, Anil | Ali Akbar | Mohan Sithara |
| J U L | 21 | August 1 | Mammootty, Sukumaran | Sibi Malayil | Shyam |
| J U L | 29 | Mattoral | Mammootty, Karamana Janardanan Nair | K. G. George | M. B. Sreenivasan |
| A U G | 6 | Inquilabinte Puthri | Jose, KPAC Sunny | Jayadevan | A. T. Ummer |
| A U G | 13 | Athirthikal | Madhu, Srividya | J. D. Thottan | G. Devarajan |
| A U G | 19 | 1921 | Mammootty, Suresh Gopi | I. V. Sasi | Shyam |
| A U G | 24 | Arjun Dennis | Ashokan, Nirosha | Thevalakkara Chellappan | S. P. Venkatesh |
| A U G | 25 | Thanthram | Mammootty, Urvashi | Joshiy | Shyam |
| A U G | 25 | Vaisali | Sanjay Mitra, Suparna Anand | Bharathan | Ravi |
| A U G | 25 | Oru Vivaada Vishayam | Lissy, Devan | P. G. Vishwambharan | |
| A U G | 28 | Moonnam Pakkam | Thilakan, Jayaram | Padmarajan | Ilaiyaraaja |
| S E P | 9 | Oohakachavadam | Adoor Bhasi, Balachandra Menon | K. Madhu | M. G. Radhakrishnan |
| S E P | 10 | Adipapam | Vimal Raja, Abhilasha | P. Chandrakumar | Jerry Amaldev |
| O C T | 5 | Onnum Onnum Pathinonnu | Ratheesh, Disco Shanti | Ravi Gupthan | Raveendran |
| O C T | 8 | Alila Kuruvikal | Shobana, Madhu | S. L. Puram Anand | Mohan Sithara |
| O C T | 24 | Aaryan | Mohanlal, Ramya Krishnan | Priyadarshan | Reghu Kumar |
| N O V | 4 | Mukthi | Mammootty, Shobhana | I. V. Sasi | |
| N O V | 10 | Moonnam Mura | Mohanlal, Lalu Alex | K. Madhu | Shyam |
| N O V | 12 | Anuragi | Mohanlal, Urvashi | I. V. Sasi | Gangai Amaran |
| N O V | 19 | Parisile Ardharaathrikal | | K. S. Rajan | |
| D E C | 8 | Aranyakam | Saleema, Devan | Hariharan | Raghunath Seth |
| D E C | 9 | Vellanakalude Nadu | Mohanlal, Shobana | Priyadarshan | M. G. Radhakrishnan |
| D E C | 23 | Ulsavapittennu | Mohanlal, Parvathy Jayaram | Bharath Gopi | G. Devarajan |
| D E C | 23 | Chithram | Mohanlal, Ranjini | Priyadarshan | Kannur Rajan |
| D E C | 25 | Dhwani | Prem Nazir, Jayaram | A. T. Abu | Naushad |
| D E C | 28 | Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu | Sreenivasan, Jayaram | Sathyan Anthikkad | Johnson |
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## Dubbed films

| film | Direction | Story |
| Asura Samhaaram | Rajan–Nagendra | |
| Nara Nayattu | Krishna Chandran | |
| Rekthaksharangal | Sathyan | |
| Kamandalu | Vijayakrishnan | |
| Sangeetha Sangamam | K. Viswanath | |
| Prathikaraam | K. S. R. Das | |
| Dheera Prathijna | Karatte Girls | Vijay |