Movies Like Chanthupottu

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Meesa Madhavan

2002·2h 45m·★ 8.0·Lal Jose

3 shared cast incl. Dileep & Indrajith SukumaranDir. Lal JoseComedy & Drama

Thenkasipattanam

2000·2h 30m·★ 7.6·Mecartin

3 shared cast incl. Lal & DileepComedy & Drama

Thilakkam

2003·2h 27m·★ 6.9·Jayaraj

Both star Dileep & Salim KumarDP: Alagappan NComedy & Drama

C.I.D. Moosa

2003·2h 40m·★ 8.1·Johny Antony

3 shared cast incl. Dileep & Bhavana

Pandippada

2005·2h 28m·★ 6.9·Mecartin

3 shared cast incl. Dileep & Rajan P Dev

Aagathan

2010·2h·★ 5.7·Kamal

3 shared cast incl. Dileep & Lal

Crazy Gopalan

2008·2h 26m·★ 5.3·Deepu Karunakaran

3 shared cast incl. Dileep & Salim Kumar

Arabikkatha

2007·2h 30m·★ 7.6·Lal Jose

Both star Indrajith Sukumaran & Salim KumarDir. Lal Jose

Spanish Masala

2012·2h 35m·★ 5.5·Lal Jose

Both star Dileep & Biju MenonDir. Lal Jose

Punjabi House

1998·2h 26m·★ 8.1·Mecartin

Both star Dileep & LalComedy & Drama

Velipadinte Pusthakam

2017·2h 37m·★ 4.4·Lal Jose

Starring Salim KumarDir. Lal JoseComedy & Drama

Synecdoche, New York

2008·2h 4m·★ 7.5·Charlie Kaufman

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Dirty Dancing

1987·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Emile Ardolino

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Kalyanaraman

2002·2h 6m·★ 7.9·Shafi

Both star Dileep & Lal

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

1931·1h 26m·★ 7.3·F. W. Murnau

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Pillow Talk

1959·1h 42m·★ 7.4·Michael Gordon

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Monsieur Hulot's Holiday

1953·1h 27m·★ 7.3·Jacques Tati

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Under the Sand

2001·1h 36m·★ 7.0·François Ozon

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The Map That Leads to You

2025·1h 36m·★ 6.2·Lasse Hallström

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Gramophone

2003·2h 28m·★ 6.5·Kamal

Both star Dileep & Salim Kumar

How Good Is Chanthupottu?

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