This is the dark horse. 102°F is being described as a "climate-noir sci-fi," set in Kochi in the year 2089. The city is partially submerged, and the rich live in floating bio-domes while the poor survive on toxic, dry land.
Moving away from the dystopian grit, Nirguna is the "soft sci-fi" entry we didn't know we needed. This is a philosophical drama about a quantum physicist (a returning Prithviraj Sukumaran after his Salaar hiatus) who discovers how to communicate with parallel universes.
It looks like 2026 is the year our prayers are finally answered. While Bollywood and Hollywood battle over the usual franchises, Mollywood is quietly assembling a slate of speculative fiction that rivals the best in the world. Forget the Pushpa push; here are the three Malayalam sci-fi movies set to launch in 2026 that have us genuinely hyped. Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery Expected Release: Summer 2026 upcoming movies malayalam sci-fi 2026
If you thought Jallikattu was chaotic, imagine that primal energy in zero gravity. Lijo Jose Pellissery is reportedly teaming up with cinematographer Madhu Neelakandan for a genre-bending survival thriller set aboard a deep-space mining vessel.
Tovino Thomas plays a "Rain Rider"—a smuggler who steals frozen water from corporate convoys. When he steals a hard drive containing the algorithm to reverse the rising heat, he becomes the target of a sentient AI police force. This is the dark horse
Early set photos (leaked from a VFX studio in Trivandrum) show practical sets built to rotate, simulating variable gravity. Rumors suggest Fahadh Faasil is playing a schizophrenic engineer who speaks only in reversed Malayalam poetry. It’s weird. It’s ambitious. It’s Lijo. 2. 102°F Director: Anurag Kashyap (Collaboration with Aashiq Abu) Expected Release: October 2026
Are you here for Lijo’s chaos, Tovino’s dystopia, or Prithviraj’s heartbreak? Let us know in the comments below. Disclaimer: Release dates and details are based on current pre-production announcements as of late 2025. As we know in Mollywood, dates are subject to change—but the ambition is not. Moving away from the dystopian grit, Nirguna is
For years, Malayalam cinema has been celebrated for its raw realism, nuanced family dramas, and gripping thrillers. But for every Kumbalangi Nights or Drishyam , fans have been quietly begging for one thing: More spaceships.