Movies like Minnaram

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Minnaram (1994)
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Minnaram (1994)
Original name: മിന്നാരം
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: Bobby (Mohanlal) is about to marry Tina (Anju) when his old college girlfriend Nina (Shobhana) arrives with a baby that she claims is his child. Tina’s father calls off the wedding and Bobby eventually prepares to accept Nina. Fate, however, has other things in store for them.
Style: sad
Plot: tragic love story, dog, children, motorcycle, death, billiards, ambulance, sword, adultery, family relations, lie, club, girl, cooking, police station, terminal illness, truth, tutor, train station, death of sister, poisoning, paranoia, flashback, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, attempted murder ...

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Most similar movies to Minnaram

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, touching, satirical and sad films with plots about malayalam, family relations, father son relationship, love, husband wife relationship, flashback and marriage mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like Minnaram: Thalavattam (1986), Vellanakalude Naadu (1988), Pavithram (1994), Chithram (1988), Nadodikkattu (1987). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Thalavattam (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story: Vinod/Vinu (played by Mohanlal) is mentally ill and is hospitalized in the institution run by Dr. Ravindran ( M G Soman). Story progresses as Vinod recovers with the help of Dr. Savithri, Dr. Ravindran's daughter (Karthika) and Dr. Unnikrishnan ...
Style: touching
Plot: lobotomy, mental illness, doctor, mental institution, mental patient, tragic love, death of protagonist, euthanasia, forbidden love, tragedy, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric patient ...
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Vellanakalude Naadu (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Vellanakalude Nadu movie which is a political satire based against municipal mafia in the form of Buildings
Style: touching, satirical, political
Plot: satire, death of family, elephant, death of sister, mechanic, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, cover up, death, murder, flashback, corruption, malayalam ...
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Pavithram (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story: A young man's relationship with his career, fiancee and brother is brought under stress by the birth of an unexpected sister.The film deals with the relationship between siblings Unnikrishnan (Mohanlal) and Meenakshi (Vinduja Menon) who have an ...
Style: sad
Plot: brother, father son relationship, flashback, teenage girl, argument, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, college, little sister, family relations, wooing, rebelliousness, unplanned pregnancy ...
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100%
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Chithram (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story: Kalyani (Ranjini) is the daughter of a wealthy NRI Ramachandra Menon (Poornam Vishwanathan) who resides in the United States. Kalyani, brought up in Chennai by her father's friend Kaimal (Nedumudi Venu), falls in love with another man and ...
Style: touching, sad, romantic, crying, tragic ending ...
Plot: hiding, airport, lie, voyeur, canceled wedding, flashback, prison warden, estate, father daughter relationship, singing, photographer, office ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Nadodikkattu (1987)
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story: After loosing their jobs, Dasen and Vijayan don't see any chances to get work in Kerala. So both escape to Gulf , but can they find luck there?
Style: satirical, cult classic, detective
Plot: unemployed, timebomb, politician, bow and arrow, drug dealer, misunderstanding, fired from the job, gangster, friendship, disguise, bicycle, bachelor ...
Place: dubai
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100%
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Panchagni (1986)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story: The movie revolves around Indira, who is serving life sentence in the jail. She has been charged for the murder of Avarachan, a landlord who killed a young tribal woman after raping her.
Plot: feminist, indian woman, murder, anger, attraction, happiness, dysfunctional family, love, parole, unemployment, death of mother, activist ...
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Dasharatham (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story: This is one of the cult classic film of Mohanlal. A. K. Lohithadas won Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Script Writer. The movie is partly adapted from the Korean movie The Surrogate Woman.
Style: sad, tear jerker
Plot: surrogate mother, baby, adoption, compassion, pregnancy, alcoholic, artificial insemination, father, family relations, malayalam, kidney transplant
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Thenmavin Kombath (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 164 min.
Story: The story revolves around Manikyan (Mohanlal), Sreekrishnan(Nedumudi Venu) and Karthumbi (Shobana) and the love triangle between them. Manikyan works for Sreekrishnan and Sreekrishnan sees him like a brother. Once when they both are returning from a ...
Plot: village, misunderstanding, love triangle, language barrier, rural setting, countryside, jealousy, feud, argument, celebration, honor, attraction ...
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Sandesham (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story: After his retirement, Raghavan Nair (Thilakan) is back at his home. His long cherished dream to spend his retired life along with his family is thwarted after seeing his two sons brawling each other over their political differences.
Style: political, cult classic
Plot: brother vs brother, political party, social satire, politician, lawyer, communist, family relations, satire, marriage, father son relationship, cigarette smoking, argument ...
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Spirit (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 165 min.
Story: Raghunandan (Mohanlal) is a TV show host and a budding novelist. He is a loner and a compulsive alcoholic, the latter of which resulted in his divorce from Meera (Kaniha). Despite this Meera and her husband Alexy (Shankar Ramakrishnan) are his best ...
Style: satirical
Plot: alcoholic, police station, writers, hidden camera, tragic event, alcoholism, divorce, interview, journalist, interviewer, plumber, ex husband ex wife relationship ...
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Hitler (1996)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story: This movie is about the life of Madhavankutty (locally known as Hitler), a bachelor protective brother of five younger sisters.
Plot: motorcycle, professor, anger, rape, death of father, father son relationship, cousin cousin relationship, estranged father, family feud, brother sister relationship, dysfunctional family, brother ...
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Kireedam (1989)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Sethumadhavan, the son of Achuthan Nair, a Police Constable who wishes to make his son an Inspector one day. Sethu, a recent college graduate, has many opportunities to enter different fields but he goes with his father's dream of becoming an ...
Style: sad, touching
Plot: murder, dream, fight, parent child relationship, police, thug, father, family relations, father son relationship, fistfight, police station, police officer ...
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Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story: Vijayan, the village school teacher, believes that his degree in economics is sufficient for him to succeed in the business ventures he undertakes. Taking long leaves of absence from work, he roams around with his schemes, all of which turn out to ...
Plot: alienation, delusion, husband wife relationship, teacher, irresponsible, family relations, change of heart, abandonment, spirituality, pilgrimage, hypocrite, wife ...
Time: year 1998
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Poochakkoru Mookkuthi (1984)
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story: Poochakkoru Mookkuthi movie tells Revathi (Menaka) who comes to the city from a small town in search of job and to have a good life and as it is with everyone her problem starts with finding a house. Shyam (Shankar) loves to become a popular singer. ...
Plot: suspicion of adultery, marital problem, multiple storylines, love triangle, dysfunctional marriage, farce, confusion, mistaken identity, screwball, misunderstanding, chaos, comedy of errors ...
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39%
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Muskurahat (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Gopichand Verma is a retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India. He re-locates to scenic Ooty and decides to live there in a palatial home. He has a cook/servant in Badriprasad Chaurasia. When Chaurasia wins a lottery, he quits, and Verma hires a ...
Plot: barber, cooking, lottery ticket, mental illness, hotel, school, deception, friend, newspaper, criminal, secret, photographer ...
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Bro Daddy (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story: John Kattady and his wife Annamma think about marrying off their son Eesho to Anna, who is the daughter of their long-time family friend Kurien. Eesho and Anna don’t act too impressed with each other, despite their parents’ interest in the ...
Style: feel good, satirical, semi serious, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot: family relations, husband wife relationship, changing lives, father son relationship, family problems, eccentric family, satire, family life, lifestyle change, relationships, escapades, lifestyle ...
Place: india
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Boeing Boeing (1985)
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 110 min.
Story: The movie is an adaptation of the 1960 French play of the same name and is considered to be a cult comedy classic in Malayalam. It was also one of the first commercial successes of the Mohanlal-Mukesh-Priyadarashan team. Shyam (Mohanlal) is a ...
Style: remake of american film
Plot: aviation, infidelity, rivalry, rivals, cooking, womanizer, stewardess, friends who hate each other, fiance fiancee relationship, malayalam, apartment
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Evidam Swargamanu (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: 'Ividam Swargamanu' concerns the story of a hard-working farmer known as Mathews and his fight against a land mafia which tries to take over his farmland
Style: captivating, tense
Plot: farmer, farm, showdown, land grab, landowner, fight, family relations, fighting crime, mafia, life is a bitch, lawyer, court ...
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Summer in Bethlehem (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story: Summer in Bethlahem movie tells the story is all set in a hill station (Ooty) where a rich man comes with his five grand daughters for vacation. The fifth girl Abhirami(Manju Warrier) who is very smart, and she is the favourite of the grandfather. ...
Style: romantic
Plot: country estate, death row, friends, secret admirer, kitten, gift, delivery man, friend, train, prison, farm, convict ...
Time: year 1998
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38%
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Ustad Hotel (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story: Ustad Hotel is a quaint place run by a foodie named Kareem, who is fondly called Ustad, on a beach in Kozhikode. He sells biriyani – not to make money but to ensure that his biriyani has his customers Faizie's stay in Kozhikode continues for ...
Style: humorous, captivating, touching, sincere, inspirational ...
Plot: chef, food, hotel, muslim, father son relationship, business, debt, land grab, hotel manager, eviction, loss of wife, widower ...
Place: dubai
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37%
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Thanmathra (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story: A man leading a happy life with his loving wife and two children suddenly starts getting forgetful and lost. Then, he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease leaving his family devastated.
Style: captivating, psychological, sad, touching
Plot: father son relationship, student, changing lives, lifestyle, family problems, kids and family, family relations, lifestyle change, alzheimer's disease, dream, son, husband wife relationship ...
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Ittymaani: Made In China (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story: The son of a popular martial arts expert, Manikkunnel Ittymaani is an impulsive man who keeps landing into trouble.
Style: thrilling, psychological, captivating, satirical, semi serious
Plot: son, escapades, master warrior, fight, male protagonist, relationship problems, martial arts, satire, father son relationship, malayalam
Place: india
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37%
Vadakkunokki Yantram (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A man with a serious case of inferiority complex is married to a beautiful girl. Soon, his love and care turns into suspicion.
Style: ambiguous ending, black comedy, dark comedy
Plot: marriage, inferiority complex, suspicion, love, married, psychiatric hospital, paranoia, husband wife relationship, uncle nephew relationship, drinking, suspicion of adultery, jealous husband ...
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37%
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Angel John (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Maradonna (Shanthnoo) is an aimless youngster who likes to waste his time doing practically nothing other than fooling around. For him everything in life is Oru Rasam (just fun). He likes to take the easy way out and lacks focus in his life. He is ...
Plot: angel, money, death, illegal drugs, desire, slacker, suicidal thoughts, guardian angel, irresponsible, malayalam, internet cafe
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36%
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Adwaytham (1991)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 181 min.
Story: Advaitham is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Mohanlal, Jayaram, Revathi Menon and Srividhya in lead roles.
Plot: death, flashback, love, dog, love triangle, prison, bomb, murder, friend, attempted murder, false accusation, communist ...
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36%
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Spadikam (1995)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: Chacko Master is a school headmaster in Mathematics. He is a very strict teacher and does not go easy with his own son Thomas.When Thomas realizes that the school language headmaster was biased against him as told by Chacko in giving him a low ...
Plot: runaway, brawl, hindu, anti hero, muslim, flashback, christian, drinking, wedding, priest, dysfunctional family, husband wife relationship ...
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36%
Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story: After the death of his dad, Dayashankar Pandey (Sunil Shetty) arranges the marriage of his two sisters. In debt, he goes to the city to ask the tenants to leave his house, as he intends to sell it and repay his debts. A woman (Suhasini Mulay), her ...
Plot: house, middle class, friend, death of father, flashback, electrocution, tenant, tragic event, police officer, mental breakdown, landlord, threat ...
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36%
The Great Indian Kitchen (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 100 min.
Story: After marriage, a woman struggles to be the submissive wife that her husband and his family expect her to be.
Style: humorous, captivating, sincere
Plot: cooking, character change, couples, family life, marriage, family relations, male female relationship, husband wife relationship, relationship problems, problem solving, relationships, lifestyle ...
Time: 2020s
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Jomon's Gospels (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story: A wayward youth of a rich father, Jomon is a carefree youngster who doesn’t care about ‘being responsible enough’ for his age. When the family lands in a financial soup out of the blue, a different side of the youngster surprisingly emerges. ...
Style: satirical, disturbing, captivating, semi serious, inspirational
Plot: rich man, satire, father son relationship, family business, wealthy family, businessman, family relations, eccentric family, relationships, motorcycle, parent child relationship, financial problem ...
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Pakshe (1994)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story: Pakshe movie is all about Balachandran (Mohanlal) who had to sacrifice his childhood love (Shobhana), to marry into a rich family who only wanted his IAS Status, in order to save his poor family, lives a life of regret and despair for his decision.
Plot: dysfunctional marriage, marital separation, female writer, husband wife estrangement, unrequited love, debt, unhappy marriage, old love, suicide, love, marriage, poverty ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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