May Movies – Crime Thriller Movies

In the May movie list, you have several crime thriller movies to choose from. All these movies are from Mollywood and released primarily in the Malayalam language. Many a time, when the story and narration are exciting, the origin of the movie becomes irrelevant. These movies are sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. Hence, saving the list of May movies is recommended until you have watched them all.

Pani

Year: 2024
Duration: 2h 21m
Director: Joju George
Cast: Joju George, Abhinaya, Sagar and others
IMDb: 6.9

The pulse of the story is centered in Thrissur town of Kerala. The senior police officers are rigorously trained to arrest the mounting crimes in the city. Meanwhile, youthful Don and Siju discreetly carry out their first murder in the heart of the town. The young men are relatively new in the crime field, which is the playground of big shots like Giri, Saji, David, and others. Despite their criminal history, they all live a passive family life. When the duo of Don and Siju takes another wrong step, that happens to rattle the rhythm of Giri’s life. Now it is a three-way cat-and-mouse game. Police, Giri and his team, and the notorious duo are on the run. If the first part is engaging, the second part of the movie is enraging. Although it is a relatively old movie now, it is one of the intense crime thriller May movies.

Officer On Duty

Year: 2025
Duration: 2h 14m
Director: Jithu Ashraf
Cast: Kunchacko Boban, Priyamani and others
IMDb: 7.5

The opening scene of the movie shows a police officer committing suicide under suspicious circumstances in Bangalore. In the present day, the story starts from Aluva police station in Kerala, where SHO Hari Shankar rejoins duty after a demotion. His harsh nature is revealed in the first case he handles at the station. Later, another petitioner comes complaining about a fake gold chain pawn case, accusing Chandrababu, a bus conductor. After listening to Chandrababu, Hari Shankar instinctively orders to probe the claim.

The probe unwraps a series of complex issues, including a police enquiry on Chandrababu’s daughter. The incident pushes her to commit suicide, shedding light on the PTSD suffered by Hari. Also, how the case at hand is connected to his personal life. Beyond the case of counterfeit gold chain pawning, there is a nexus of Bangalore-based drug addicts involved in the case. Hari is determined to destroy them, and he has personal reasons for it.

Marco

Year: 2024
Duration: 2h 25m
Director: Haneef Adeni
Cast: Unni Mukundan, Siddique, and others
IMDb: 6.8

A rift between two prominent families based in Kochi, Kerala, reaches its zenith when Victor from the Adattu family is killed. Victor is blind, but he happens to be by the side of his close friend, Wasim, when he is killed. The offender from the Isaac family realizes Victor will be a threat, hence eliminates him. Marco is the adopted brother of Victor. Upon getting the news, he returns home from abroad. During the funeral ceremony, he openly declares he will avenge his brother’s death. Although adopted, he loves his family and especially Victor to the core. A devastated and outraged Marco sets out on a killing spree. In retribution, many members, including children of the Adattu family, are killed. What follows is a bloodbath. One by one, Marco butchers the members of the Isaac family.

Rekhachithram

Year: 2025
Duration: 2h 16m
Director: Jofin T Chacko
Cast: Asif Ali, Anaswara Rajan and others
IMDb: 8.00

After a short prelude from the past, the opening scene in the present shows Vivek, a police officer under suspension. His superiors decide that he be sent on a punishment transfer to the tough terrains of Malakkapara, a hilly region of Kerala. Coincidentally, Rajendran, an elderly man, abruptly decides to visit the jungles of Malakkapara. After confessing on Facebook Live to a crime he was part of years ago, he shoots himself. He names his associates as well.

Interestingly, the incident occurred on the first day of Vivek after resuming duty. Therefore, he takes the utmost interest in investigating and looking for evidence as told by Rajendran. He soon discovers, an aspiring actress was killed four decades ago. And one of the culprits is a popular and wealthy businessman. What is more intriguing is that the murder took place during the shooting of a popular movie. For Vivek and his team, it’s a journey backward to find the truth.

Thudarum

Year: 2025
Duration: 2h 43m
Director: Tharun Moorthy
Cast: Mohanlal, Shobana, Prakash Varma and others
IMDb: 8.2

Shanmugham is a Ranni-based family man. Fondly called as Benz by his dear ones for his love for the old Ambassador car he owns. He is a total family man. With his wife and two children, he lives a happy life as a taxi driver. Once, when his car was given to a workshop, it was used for drug trafficking by an employee, and was seized by the police.

The innocent Shanmugham is heartbroken. He wants to get his car from the police custody at any cost. In his desperation to get the car out, he begins to squabble with SI Benny. Worse still, his son goes missing. That is when CI George turns up and offers to help him. Shanmugham is allowed to take his car, but in return for a drive in his car. During the trip with the officers, he realizes he is in a deep mess. Trapped and fearing for the safety of his family, he decides to take on the police officers.

Pravinkoodu Shappu

Year: 2025
Duration: 2h 26m
Director: Sreeraj Sreenivasan
Cast: Basil, Soubin, Chandini and others
IMDb: 6.6

It is another crime investigation story that could be in your May movies list. Unlike the above-mentioned movies, the story of Pravinkoodu Shappu is narrated on a lighter note. SI Santhosh is assigned the task of investigating a murder in the Pravinkoodu Shappu, a local toddy bar. The victim is Babu, the owner of the toddy bar. At the time of the incident, there were eleven people inside the bar drinking and playing cards. One of them is Suni, who is in the military. Upon his instructions, they all decide to stay inside the bar until the police arrive, as he suspects one of them is the killer. However, SI Santhosh, an astute officer with sharp observation skills, has his doubts. He suspects the presence of a twelfth person who may have committed the crime. The whole story revolves around the investigation until he believes to has reached the culprit.

On a final note, let me add movies like Identity, L2: Empuraan, and Ouseppinte Osiyathu as worthy contenders to be in the May movies list.