Best feel-good Malayalam movies in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
190 movies in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.2. Newest addition: Bethlehem Kudumba Unit, added to JioHotstar on 2 Oct. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. #Home (2021)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 42m · U/A 13+ · Drama, Family · IMDb 8.7 (20.3K votes)
Dialogue-drivenHeartwarmingSlow-burn
The humble, technology-challenged Oliver Twist struggles to keep close with his sons as they grow up and become active on social media.
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2. Bangalore Days (2014)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 52m · U · Drama, Family · IMDb 8.3 (29.0K votes)
HeartwarmingLow-stakesLight-heartedFamily-friendly
A fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover & explore!
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3. Ustad Hotel (2012)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 30m · U · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 8.2 (19.3K votes)
Family-friendlyHeartwarmingLow-stakes
When his father refuses to support his choice of a career, an aspiring chef tries to fulfil his dream by helping his grandfather run his small eatery.
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4. Chithram (1988)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 39m · U · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.7 (7.0K votes)
FunnyFamily-friendlyHeartwarming
A young woman is dumped by her boyfriend just before the wedding as she will not be inheriting any wealth from her father. When the girl's father pays her a visit, she hires a man to act like her husband.
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5. Kilukkam (1991)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 35m · U · Comedy, Family · IMDb 8.6 (5.5K votes)
FunnyFamily-friendly
A tourist guide (Joji) in Ooty shelters a mentally unstable woman (Nandini) in return for the reward offered by her relatives. Later, he comes to know that she is in danger from her relatives.
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6. Bethlehem Kudumba Unit (2026)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 35m · U/A 13+ · Romance, Comedy · IMDb 8.0 (11.3K votes)
Low-stakesSlow-burnHeartwarmingFunny
Ashley's homecoming from abroad takes an emotional turn when a wedding next door stirs memories of her first love, Justin.
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7. Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 (2019)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 14m · U · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (7.7K votes)
Family-friendlyHeartwarmingFunnyLow-stakes
Bhaskara, a conservative villager, hates the idea of his son relocating to Russia for a job. However, when his son brings a robot to care for him, he develops an unlikely bond with the machine.
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8. Sarvam Maya (2025)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 27m · U · Comedy, Family · IMDb 7.7 (13.4K votes)
Family-friendlyHeartwarmingFunnyLight-hearted
An atheist priest's life is upended after performing an exorcism, bonding with a charming spirit who helps him pursue music and heal his past.
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9. Sudani from Nigeria (2018)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 3m · U · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (5.8K votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnFamily-friendly
When a soccer club manager brings one of his injured foreign players home to recuperate, they form an unlikely bond despite their cultural differences.
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10. Bharatham (1991)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 27m · U · Drama · IMDb 8.4 (3.5K votes)
Family-friendlyHeartwarming
Raman and Gopi are brothers who have a musical heritage. Raman's addiction towards alcohol becomes a threat to his career and Gopi is forced to take up his role.
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11. Ohm Shanthi Oshaana (2014)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 10m · U · Comedy, Romance · IMDb 7.7 (7.4K votes)
Light-heartedHeartwarmingFunnyLow-stakes
Pooja Mathew, a spirited young girl, wants to have a love marriage in her life. Thus, she stops at nothing to impress Giri, who saved her once from a group of unruly men.
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12. Thenmavin Kombath (1994)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 44m · U · Comedy, Family · IMDb 8.1 (3.7K votes)
FunnyFamily-friendlyHeartwarming
Sreekrishnan unknowingly falls in love with the woman his best friend, Manikyan, loves. Though Sreekrishnan tries his best to woo her, she resists, leading to a battle that ensues between the friends.
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13. Thanneer Mathan Dinangal (2019)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 13m · U · Romance, Comedy · IMDb 7.8 (4.3K votes)
Light-heartedSlow-burnLow-stakesHeartwarming
Jaison, a teenager, has a crush on Keerthy, but she does not reciprocate his feelings. To make things worse, he gets in trouble with Ravi, the new teacher who is liked by everyone, especially Keerthy.
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14. Vaazha (2024)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 5m · UA · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 7.4 (7.9K votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnLow-stakesStraightforward
Four friends deemed 'losers' face immense pressure from parents and society upon entering adulthood. Their emotional tale sees them embark on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance, where love ultimately triumphs over judgment.
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15. Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi (2013)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 22m · U · Adventure, Thriller · IMDb 7.6 (4.8K votes)
Visually stunning
Kasi and Suni are close friends who studied together in an engineering college. Assi, who comes to Kerala to study engineering under the North East quota falls in love with Kasi. Certain incidents that follow set Kasi and Suni on a road trip to Nagaland on two motorcycles. The incidents that happen during this road adv
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16. North 24 Kaatham (2013)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 5m · U · Adventure, Comedy · IMDb 7.6 (3.7K votes)
Family-friendlyHeartwarmingLow-stakesSlow-burn
Harikrishnan is a geeky software professional who suffers from an obsessive compulsive disorder. A harthal day sees him travelling to Trivandrum for a conference, and in the midst of the night, he ends up at Paravur railway station with two strangers - Gopalan a veteran politician and Narayani a social worker - for co
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18. Madhuram (2021)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 2m · U · Romance, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (3.1K votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnFamily-friendlyDialogue-driven
"Love is sweet when it's new, it's sweeter when it's true".The movie mainly focuses on Sabu and Kevin, the two bystanders in the hospital. Sabu waits for his wife"s recovery, and Kevin, for his mother's surgery. Both of them become friends as Sabu's love story helps Kevin realize his mistakes in his marriage life.The m
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19. Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam (2021)
Movie · Malayalam · 1h 47m · U · Romance, Comedy · IMDb 7.7 (2.6K votes)
Family-friendlyDialogue-drivenSlow-burnHeartwarming
Set in Kanhangad, a modest town in North Kerala, arrangements are underway for Vijayan's second daughter, Suja's engagement. On what should be a perfect ceremony, the bride is having second thoughts, her father is in a financial mess, and as members of their family arrive one by one, family secrets start to surface. Se
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20. Pookkaalam (2023)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 16m · U · Drama, Family · IMDb 7.3 (5.1K votes)
HeartwarmingFamily-friendlySlow-burnLight-hearted
A couple in their late 90s, lead a happy life with a large family of four generations. On the day of their granddaughter's engagement an unexpected event sends them on a magical journey that will test their familial bonds.
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21. Kalyanaraman (2002)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 6m · U · Comedy, Family · IMDb 7.9 (2.0K votes)
TwistyFamily-friendlyFunnyHeartwarming
Ramankutty, a wedding planner, falls in love with Gauri and their families approve of their marriage. However, an astrologer's shocking prediction about Ramankutty's family creates complications.
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22. Pachuvum Athbhuthavilakkum (2023)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 51m · U · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 7.3 (5.0K votes)
Family-friendlyLight-heartedLow-stakesFunny
In return for getting ownership his shop space in Mumbai, Prakashan is tempted into helping his landlord's mother on a mission. Will he succeed? What does success mean?
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23. Annayum Rasoolum (2013)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 47m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.5 (3.0K votes)
Slow-burnHeartwarming
A taxi driver, Rasool and a salesgirl, Anna fall in love with each other. But soon their union is put to question when Anna persuades Rasool to convert to Christianity.
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24. Falimy (2023)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 5m · U · Drama, Family · IMDb 7.3 (4.4K votes)
Family-friendly
During a dysfunctional family's chaotic pilgrimage to a spiritual shrine, their elderly patriarch goes missing.
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25. All We Imagine as Light (2024)
Movie · Malayalam · 1h 58m · A · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.0 (14.5K votes)
Slow-burnMatureTwistyHeartwarming
In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha's routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend. A trip to a beach town allows them to find a space for their desires to manifest.
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26. June (2019)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 21m · U · Family, Drama · IMDb 7.3 (4.0K votes)
Slow-burnLow-stakesHeartwarmingLight-hearted
The life story of a girl named June from 16 years of her age until she turned 26, thereby giving an insight into those ten years of her life.
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27. Philips and the Monkey Pen (2013)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 20m · U · Drama, Family · IMDb 7.4 (3.2K votes)
HeartwarmingTwistyFamily-friendlyLow-stakes
The film revolves around an eight-year old called Ryan Philip and his adventures with a magical pen called the Monkey Pen.
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28. Summer in Bethlehem (1998)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 35m · U · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 7.8 (1.9K votes)
Family-friendlyLight-heartedHeartwarmingSlow-burn
Ravishankar and Dennis live on Dennis’s estate in the hills. When Colonel Menon arrives with his daughters, Ravishankar wonders which one of them has been sending him amorous letters. Meanwhile, Dennis is attracted to the enigmatic Abhirami, but what does Abhirami want?
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29. Midhunam (1993)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 35m · U · Drama · IMDb 7.9 (1.5K votes)
Family-friendlyHeartwarmingStraightforwardLow-stakes
Midhunam movie is all about Sethumadhavan (Mohanlal) who has plans to start a biscuit factory near his house. But the bureaucracy and the corruption of the officials are the hurdles in front of him. Along with that he has to solve the problems in his family, which his brother (Innocent) and brother-in-law (Jagathy Sree
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30. Katha Parayumbol (2007)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 10m · U · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 7.7 (1.8K votes)
Family-friendlyFunnyLow-stakesSlow-burn
the film is about how a barber's life is turned upside down when a film unit comes to the village for a shoot, and the news spreads that superstar Ashok Raj (Mammootty) is the barber's childhood friend. The script also by Srinivasan is so layered that every frame has a comment to make about the world and every line of
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