Movies Like No. 20 Madras Mail

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

New Delhi

1987·2h 23m·★ 7.8·Joshiy

2 shared crewBoth star Mammootty & SumalathaDir. Joshiy

Naran

2005·2h 45m·★ 7.3·Joshiy

4 shared cast incl. Mohanlal & Jagathy SreekumarDir. Joshiy

Thoovanathumbikal

1987·2h 31m·★ 8.6·P. Padmarajan

5 shared cast incl. Mohanlal & SumalathaDP: Jayanan Vincent

Vellanakalude Naadu

1988·2h 16m·★ 7.7·Priyadarshan

3 shared cast incl. Mohanlal & M G Soman

Midhunam

1993·2h 35m·★ 7.9·Priyadarshan

3 shared cast incl. Mohanlal & Innocent

Kilukkam

1991·2h 35m·★ 8.7·Priyadarshan

3 shared cast incl. Mohanlal & Jagathy Sreekumar

Devadoothan

2000·2h 38m·★ 7.7·Sibi Malayil

3 shared cast incl. Mohanlal & Jagadish

Chandralekha

1997·2h 52m·★ 7.6·Priyadarshan

3 shared cast incl. Mohanlal & Innocent

Devasuram

1993·2h 40m·★ 8.7·I V Sasi

3 shared cast incl. Mohanlal & Innocent

Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu

1986·2h 9m·★ 7.4·Priyadarshan

4 shared cast incl. Mohanlal & Jagathy Sreekumar

Pingami

1994·2h 31m·★ 7.4·Sathyan Anthikad

3 shared cast incl. Mohanlal & Jagathy Sreekumar

Aye Auto

1990·2h 12m·★ 7.1·Venu Nagavalli

4 shared cast incl. Mohanlal & Jagadish

Lelam

1997·3h·★ 7.4·Joshiy

Both star M G Soman & Maniyanpilla RajuDir. Joshiy

Christian Brothers

2011·2h 53m·★ 5.2·Joshiy

Both star Mohanlal & Jagathy SreekumarDir. Joshiy

Chotta Mumbai

2007·2h 20m·★ 7.1·Anwar Rasheed

Both star Mohanlal & Jagathy SreekumarAction & Comedy

Aavesham

2024·2h 36m·★ 7.8·Jithu Madhavan

Fans also likedComedy & Action

Patriot

2026·3h·★ 6.5·Mahesh Narayanan

Both star Mammootty & Mohanlal

Bharatham

1991·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Sibi Malayil

Both star Mohanlal & Suchitra

The Paper Tigers

2020·1h 48m·★ 6.3·Quoc Bao Tran

Fans also likedAction & Comedy

Pavithram

1994·2h 30m·★ 8.0·T. K. Rajeev Kumar

Both star Mohanlal & Innocent

How Good Is No. 20 Madras Mail?

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