Movies like Madambi

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Madambi (2008)
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Madambi (2008)
Original name: മാടമ്പി
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story: In a village named Ilavattam there lives a man by the name of Gopalakrishna Pillai. He is a man with diverse qualities. Basically he is a moneylender, but not the avaricious kind. He lends money at very low interest-rates but makes it a point to get his money back on the date agreed upon. The story takes a turn when a bank, named Grand Bank opens up in the village, offering to give out loans at very low interest. The manager of the bank is a young lady named Jayalakshmi. She has made her entry into the village with a very definite purpose. All this, plus the very different kind of bonding between Gopalakrishna Pillai and his mother, form the plot, which develops towards a very interesting climax.
Plot: village, money, suicide, banker, bank, debt, sibling relationship, family relations, marriage, brother brother relationship, money lender, brother brother conflict, malayalam
Time: year 2008

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, sad, touching and serious films with plots about malayalam, family relations, suicide, village, marriage, father son relationship and brother brother relationship mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Madambi: Palunku (2006), Pakshe (1994), Thanmathra (2005), Evidam Swargamanu (2009), Irupatham Noottandu (1987). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Palunku (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 160 min.
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 140 min.
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Duration: 119 min.
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Duration: 154 min.
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Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
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Duration: 154 min.
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