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Bro Daddy to #Home: 5 Malayalam feel-good movies to watch this Father’s Day

Here’s a look at the some of the best recent feel-good Malayalam movies featuring fathers in pivotal roles

Bro Daddy to #Home: 5 Malayalam feel-good movies to watch this Father’s Day
Feel-good Malayalam movies to watch on Father's Day
Sanjith Sidhardhan

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From Spadikam and Pappayude Swantham Appoos to Ishtam and Veendum Chila Veetukaryangal, Malayalam cinema over the years has gifted the audience several movies about relationships between fathers and their children that has made one laugh and cry and, eventually love and care. Actors such as Nedumudi Venu, Thilakan, Siddique and Renji Panicker hold a special place in people’s hearts for their turn as fathers in movies and never failing to remind us of our own as they tug our heartstrings. This Father’s Day, we have curated a list of some of the recent feel-good Malayalam movies for you to stream on OTT platforms:

1

Bro Daddy

6.9
Starring Mohanlal and Prithviraj Sukumaran as father and son duo, this comedy entertainer revolves around two unexpected incidents that happen and how these introduce chaos in their lives. Despite being father and son, the duo share a brotherly relationship and Mohanlal’s John Kattadi is probably one of the coolest onscreen dads out there.

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2

June

7.7
This Ahammed Khabeer film is a coming-of-age romcom about its titular character essayed by Rajisha Vijayan. But a pivotal relationship that becomes her source of strength through her turbulent times as a teenager and even an adult is the one she shares with her father, sweetly essayed by Joju George.

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3

#Home

8.6
In a story that a lot of people can relate to, director Rojin Thomas shapes its protagonist Oliver Twist, played brilliantly by Indrans, as a technologically-handicapped dad and puts him in the centre of a universe where his sons are busy with their phones or gadgets. How he tries to take baby steps to connect more with his sons and how they come to realise the greatness in him, form the plot of his moving, feel-good film.

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4

1983

7.4
Abrid Shine struck gold with his directorial debut by weaving a moving story about a father and son, set against the backdrop of cricket. Rameshan, an aspiring cricketer, doesn’t quite get to achieve his goal but that doesn’t stop him from living his dream through his son. The movie also showcases the priorities of fathers in different generations and how it’s often all about seeing the sons become great.

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5

Android Kunjappan Version 5.25

7.7
How does Subramanian (Soubin Shahir) help his aged, ailing and lonely father Bhaskaran (Suraj Venjaramoodu) when he is living million miles away because of his dream job? He gets him a companion – an Android robot called Kunjappan. Director Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval through the film shows how care – no matter in which form – is sometimes all we need to get through the day. But what if it also leads to the blurring of relationships we take for granted?

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