Best romantic Malayalam movies in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
113 movies in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.3. 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. Kumbalangi Nights (2019)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 15m · U · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.5 (22.4K votes)
Slow-burnHeartwarmingFunny
Four brothers living in the fishing hamlet of Kumbalangi share a love-hate relationship with each other. Their relationship progresses when Saji, Boney and Franky decide to help Bobby stand by his love.
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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. Hridayam (2022)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 52m · U · Romance, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (21.8K votes)
Low-stakesHeartwarming
Arun and Darshana are first-year engineering students and they fall in love soon after their college begins. And just as how things work generally in teenage, the road ahead isn't too easy for them. Life offers many twists and turns that they least expect.
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4. Thoovanathumbikal (1987)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 31m · A · Drama, Romance · IMDb 8.6 (5.6K votes)
Slow-burnMature
Jayakrishnan falls in love with two girls, Radha (a villager) and Clara (a sex-worker), and fights his confusion about whom he should marry and spend his life with.
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5. Godfather (1991)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 30m · U · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 8.6 (4.9K votes)
A retelling of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", the film revolves around the rivalry between two families, the Anjooran and Anappara houses, and the consequences faced when two members of the families fall in love.
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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. Ennu Ninte Moideen (2015)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 47m · U · Drama, Romance · IMDb 8.0 (7.7K votes)
HeartwarmingSeriousDark & gritty
Children of two renowned families fall in love amidst orthodox surroundings. When their inter-religious relationship is opposed, the two lovers' situation is fraught with familial pressure, societal culture and blind arrogance.
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8. Classmates (2006)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 30m · U · Mystery, Romance · IMDb 8.1 (4.7K votes)
TwistyFamily-friendly
Years after graduating from college, a few friends from across the world decide to get together for a reunion. But on the night of the reunion, one of them attempts suicide and goes into a coma.
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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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13. Koode (2018)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 35m · U · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.6 (3.2K votes)
Slow-burnFamily-friendlyLow-stakesHeartwarming
Following the loss of his sister, a young man is forced to reflect on his childhood and reassess his future. However, he finds support and courage from unexpected quarters.
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14. 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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15. 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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16. Vellimoonga (2014)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 9m · U · Comedy, Romance · IMDb 7.6 (2.8K votes)
FunnyTwistyFamily-friendly
Mamachan is a forty-year-old man, who gets involved in politics due to his father. He becomes a national leader and contests for elections. In the course of his work, he meets a young girl and falls in love with her. As fate would have it, she turns out to be the daughter of the woman he loved in his youth.
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17. Ishq (2019)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 14m · UA · Thriller, Romance · IMDb 7.5 (3.1K votes)
Cold & detachedDark & gritty
Sachi and his girlfriend, Vasudha, go on a date to celebrate her birthday. Things go sideways and their love is tested when they are harassed by two men on a late-night drive.
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18. 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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19. 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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20. Kettiyollaanu Ente Maalakha (2019)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 15m · U · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.5 (2.5K votes)
MatureDialogue-driven
Sleevachan, a simple farmer, struggles to navigate the emotional and physical intimacies of marriage with his wife Rincy. This leads him on a journey toward understanding consent and building a meaningful bond with his wife.
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21. Thalavattam (1986)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 27m · U · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 7.9 (1.5K votes)
Dark & grittyTwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
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 (Nedumudi Venu) who finds that Vinu fell ill after the accidental death of
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22. Chandralekha (1997)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 52m · U · Romance · IMDb 7.6 (1.6K votes)
Family-friendlyHeartwarming
An unemployed man saves a rich woman and takes her to the hospital where her relatives mistake him as her husband. He plays along as he needs money to repay a loan.
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23. Minnaram (1994)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 24m · U · Romance · IMDb 7.6 (1.5K votes)
TwistyDialogue-drivenFamily-friendly
Bobby leads a carefree life until his former lover arrives at his place with a baby girl claiming she is his daughter. However, Bobby must find the truth behind her claims.
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24. 2 Countries (2015)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 36m · U · Comedy, Romance · IMDb 7.0 (3.1K votes)
Funny
Ullaas is a cunning guy who can go to any extent for money. One fine day, he cheats a priest and redirects an NRI match which is supposed to go to a known person in his village. He manages everything and finally ties the knot with Laya. The twist in the tale arises when Ullaas comes to know that the NRI girl he married
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25. Innale (1989)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 17m · U · Drama, Romance · IMDb 8.0 (627 votes)
Family-friendlyHeartwarmingTwistySerious
After a serious accident a girl who was hospitalized forgets her past. She stops worrying about her past when she fall in love with a man and finds herself secure with him.
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26. Athiran (2019)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 16m · U · Romance, Thriller · IMDb 6.7 (10.6K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatSerious
In an isolated hospital in the high ranges of Kerala, an autistic patient with special skills piques the interest of a psychiatrist, whose investigation into her past leads to startling revelations
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27. My Boss (2012)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 32m · U · Comedy, Romance · IMDb 6.9 (2.1K votes)
FunnyLight-hearted
The film is set in the backdrop of IT Industry. Dileep appears as a young software engineer working in Mumbai and who aspires to migrate to a foreign country while Mamta plays the role of his boss.
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28. Chemmeen (1965)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 20m · U · Romance, Drama · IMDb 7.8 (588 votes)
Family-friendlySlow-burnSerious
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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29. Perumthachan (1991)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 20m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 8.0 (464 votes)
Slow-burnFamily-friendly
It is based on Perumthachan of the Parayi Petta Panthirukulam, a legend in the Kerala folklore. The problems caused by the generation gap are explored through the relationship between a skilled carpenter and his tradition-breaking son.
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30. Harikrishnans (1998)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 45m · U · Mystery, Romance · IMDb 6.9 (1.5K votes)
TwistyFamily-friendly
When Guptan, a college lecturer, gets killed, the police suspect Gabriel to be the murderer. A girl takes help from her brothers, who are famous lawyers, in proving his innocence.
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