A neat Malayalam font is required. You can download Malayalam font optimized for Android from <a href="https://gitorious.org/angari">here</a>: root permissions may be necessary for installing a font in your system. Three layouts are available: <ol> <li>AmalaKi: A basic multitap layout with 4 letters per soft key.</li> <li>AmalaKi-ext: An extended multitap layout with 2 letters per soft key.</li> <li>Malayalam Numerals: A layout for Malayalam numerals.</li> </ol> Install https://f-droid.org/packages/com.menny.android.anysoftkeyboard first, then select the desired layout from AnySoftKeyboard's Settings->Keyboards menu.