1. "Chaandupottu": The Dileep-Lal Jose combination rediscovers its Midas touch through this film. The contribution of writer Benny P. Nayarambalam cannot be ignored.

2. "Naran": Good times return for superstar Mohanlal with this film. Writer Ranjan Pramod has also worked his magic.

3. "Nerariyan CBI": This film is exactly the opposite of the previous two films. Here superstar Mammootty saves a patchy story and screenplay.

4. "Bharathchandran IPS": This film is a deadly combination of the charisma of Suresh Gopi and intelligent direction by Renji Panikar.

5. "Lokanathan IAS": Kalabhavan Mani's efforts to repeat the success of "Ben Johnson" has gone in vain.