Movies like Chanthupottu

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Chanthupottu (2005)
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Chanthupottu (2005)
Original name: ചാന്ത്‌പൊട്ട്
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Chanthupottu is a 2005 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose, written by Benny P. Nayarambalam, and produced by Lal. The story is about a man named Radhakrishnan who was brought up like a girl by his grandmother.
Plot: dancing, beach, grandmother, elopement, love, sea, revenge, prisoner, transvestite, fisherman, dancer, woman, false accusation, son, transformation, malayalam, reunion, romance

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, humorous, feel good and psychological films with plots about malayalam, love, woman, relationships, family relations, love and romance and wedding mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Chanthupottu: Kunjikkoonan (2002), Punjabi House (1998), Meesa Madhavan (2002), Kalyanaraman (2002), Chemmeen (1965). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Kunjikkoonan (2002)
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Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
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Duration: 165 min.
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Duration: 126 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 140 min.
Story: Karutthamma, the daughter of a Hindu fisherman, falls in love with a Muslim fish trader. However, social prejudices seem to ruin their love life and invite the wrath of their communities.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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