Movies like Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016)
The best movies like Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016) are Angamaly Diaries (2017), Kumbalangi Nights (2019) and Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017). If Maheshinte Prathikaaram hooked you with its comedy and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedDrishyam (2013)7.6/10 from 241 votes
- NewestMadhuvidhu (2026)Released 2026
- In MalayalamAngamaly Diaries (2017)Also in Malayalam
Angamaly Diaries (2017)
Six young friends in the small town of Angamaly tries their luck by starting a pork business lead by Vincent Pepe. They initially strike a business deal with Rajan and Ravi despite the duo having killed a close friend of theirs in a gang fight. Vincent is in love with Sakhi and plan to immigrate abroad with her. But their plans hit a road bump as the deal with the gangsters hits some road bumps.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKumbalangi Nights (2019)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017)
Prasad and Sreeja are a couple planning to set up a new life in Kasargod. On a bus journey they end up being robbed by a thief also named Prasad and this lands them up in a police station.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLeft Right Left (2013)
Roy and his friends expose the misdeeds of Sahadevan, a corrupt politician, and soon the friends are found murdered. Later, when Roy dies of an illness, Jayan discovers Roy and Sahadevan's past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Ee.Ma.Yau. (2018)
Set in Chellanam, Kochi, the story revolves around the death of Vavachan Mesthiri in a coastal village. It showcases the events that unfold between two evenings and looks at death from different perspectives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBangalore Days (2014)
A fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover & explore!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCharlie (2015)
A young, nonconforming woman named Tessa gets entangled in a cat-and-mouse chase in the by-lanes of Kerala, hunting for a mysterious artist who previously lived in her apartment.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisUstad Hotel (2012)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPremam (2015)
Three stages in George's life, and three girls he encounters in each stage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAndroid Kunjappan Version 5.25 (2019)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVikramadithyan (2014)
The lives of two boys - one the son of a cop and the other the son of a thief.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKala (2021)
The life of Shaji, a laid-back youngster, turns upside down when someone from his past pays him a visit.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Pachuvum Athbhuthavilakkum (2023)
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?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Drishyam (2013)
Georgekutty lives a happy life with his wife and daughters. Things take a turn when his daughter gets indecently filmed using a hidden camera, by the son of a police inspector.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNayattu (2021)
Three police officers are forced to go on the run when they get tangled in the death of a youth, a few days before the election.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPunyalan Agarbattis (2013)
Punyalan Agarbattis is the story of Joy Thakkolkaran, a young entrepreuner from Thrissur. His new business venture 'Punyalan Agarbattis' involves manufacturing agarbattis from elephant dung. Fragrance and quality of his incense sticks aside, its mosquito repellant capabilities too have pleased those who tried the samples. However, Joy suddenly has a new set of people and problems as 'Punyalan Agarbattis' comes to a halt.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
The Great Indian Kitchen (2022)
After marriage, a woman struggles to be the submissive wife that her husband and his family expect her to be.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Sudani from Nigeria (2018)
When a soccer club manager brings one of his injured foreign players home to recuperate, they form an unlikely bond despite their cultural differences.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte (2020)
Papam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte is a sarcastic Malayalam movie against all the communal myths and traditional social taboos. It exposes the double faced human mentality in the society.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Mukundan Unni Associates™ (2022)
Advocate Mukundan Unni wants to be successful and leaves no stone unturned to achieve growth, prosperity, and respect. But this steadfast nature aided with an ample dose of greed comes with a cost.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAyyappanum Koshiyum (2020)
Ayyappan, a police officer, is an upright man who always strives to do the right thing. However, things change when a retired army havildar, Koshy, settles in his village and the two egos clash.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDriving Licence (2019)
A famous superstar needs to renew his driver's licence, and the motor vehicle inspector is a die-hard fan of his, but a series of misunderstandings causes a great deal of friction.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNeram (2013)
Mathew is a graduate in software engineering, but is now jobless. He is waiting for his good time to get a good job. Mathew has borrowed some money as loan. Now he cannot give it back as he has no job. Mathew's childhood friend Jeena Johnykkutty is ready to help him as she could. She has a job. Her father Johnykkutty does not like Mathew and he always tries to trouble Mathew whenever he gets a chance. At this time Mathew's good time arrives; but along with it many problems too. The gripping events that follow plot the rest of 'Neram'.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHow Old Are You (2014)
A married woman, who has set aside her dreams for the sake of her husband and daughter, rediscovers her true self and becomes an achiever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Kali (2016)
A young wife hopes to convince her husband to change his short-tempered attitude toward life, but an incident on a remote highway may finally decide the matter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSunday Holiday (2017)
Mr. Unni Mukundan who is very passionate about his first movie, coincidentally meets Mr. David Paul, a famous movie director. At the same time, the life experiences of Amal, who relocates himself to Cochin from Thalaserry, makes him undergo a total change in his vision of life due to his acquaintance with Nakutti and Rahul, the residents of 'Sargapournami' his home in Cochin. Sunday Holiday is a beautiful story that is replete with comedy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Madhuvidhu (2026)
When Amrutharaj, a groom from an all-male household repeatedly rejected by brides' families, falls in love with Sneha Marcose, their journey toward marriage ignites a chain of hilarious chaos inside his unruly home.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Nani's Gang Leader (2019)
A crime novelist is approached by a group of bereaved women to help them plot revenge against those responsible for the loss of their loved ones.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMayaanadhi (2017)
A shady money deal goes wrong and in the aftermath Mathan ends up killing a police officer. Meanwhile in Kochi, his old flame Aparna an aspiring actress is struggling to prop up her career. Mathan meets up with Aparna and tries to rekindle the past, even as the police hunt for him gets intense.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPelli Choopulu (2016)
Fed up with his carefree attitude, Prasanth's father fixes his marriage to make him responsible. However, meeting an ambitious girl changes his life for the better.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Maheshinte Prathikaaram?
The closest matches to Maheshinte Prathikaaram are Angamaly Diaries (2017), Kumbalangi Nights (2019) and Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Maheshinte Prathikaaram?
People who watched Maheshinte Prathikaaram most often go on to Angamaly Diaries (2017), Kumbalangi Nights (2019) and Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017).
What is the highest-rated movie like Maheshinte Prathikaaram?
Drishyam (2013), rated 7.6/10 by 241 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Maheshinte Prathikaaram?
Madhuvidhu (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Malayalam movies like Maheshinte Prathikaaram?
Yes: Angamaly Diaries (2017), Kumbalangi Nights (2019) and Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017).
How are movies similar to Maheshinte Prathikaaram chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Maheshinte Prathikaaram, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.