15 Movies Like Padakkalam
Loved Padakkalam? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra
The story follows Chandra, a mysterious, goth-influenced woman who has just moved to Bangalore and begins working night shifts at a café. Across the road from her apartment live Sunny and Venu, two aimless bachelors. Sunny becomes infatuated with Chandra, observing her odd routines, strange visitors, and reclusive nature. Their dynamic changes when Sunny gets a glimpse of Chandra in her act.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Padakkalam.
Vaazha II
Four friends – Hashir, Alan, Ajin and Vinayak – are considered losers and troublemakers by parents, family and the school management. They face immense social pressure as they reach adulthood, embarking them on an emotional journey of self discovery and acceptance, where they finally learn to take up their responsibilities and find success.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Padakkalam.
Henry Danger: The Movie
Henry Hart meets a superfan—eager to fight crime with Kid Danger—who comes into possession of a device that can open up alternate realities. Facing a wild ride, Henry will need his best friend Jasper and his new superfan sidekick to find his way out or be stuck in another dimension forever.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Padakkalam.
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Based on the bestselling book series, this outrageous comedy tells the story of George and Harold, two overly imaginative pranksters who hypnotize their principal into thinking he’s an enthusiastic, yet dimwitted, superhero named Captain Underpants.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Padakkalam.
Once Upon a Deadpool
A kidnapped Fred Savage is forced to endure Deadpool's PG-13 rendition of Deadpool 2, as a Princess Bride-esque story that's full of magic, wonder, and zero Fs.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Padakkalam.
Premalu
Sachin, a carefree graduate, crosses paths with Reenu, a spirited IT professional, in Hyderabad. As their friendship deepens, unspoken feelings, career ambitions and life choices challenge their bond.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Padakkalam.
Batman and Harley Quinn
Batman and Nightwing are forced to team with the Joker's sometimes-girlfriend Harley Quinn to stop a global threat brought about by Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Padakkalam.
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
When Darren Shan is taken to a circus that's chock-full of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a life-changing bite on the neck.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Padakkalam.
Slumberland
A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Padakkalam.
Super Sharanya
Sharanya, an ordinary small-town girl from Pallakad, who moves to Thrissur for higher studies, finds herself changing as she meets Deepu.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Padakkalam.
Aavesham
Three college freshmen in Bangalore befriend an eccentric gangster to get revenge on their senior bullies.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Padakkalam.
Vaazha
Four friends deemed 'losers' face immense pressure from parents and society upon entering adulthood. Their emotional tale sees them embark on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance, where love ultimately triumphs over judgment.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Padakkalam.
The Willoughbys
When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Padakkalam.
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals
Sam is a teenage royal rebel, second in line to the throne of the kingdom of Illyria. Just as her disinterest in the royal way of life is at an all-time high, she discovers she has super-human abilities and is invited to join a secret society of similar extraordinary second-born royals charged with keeping the world safe.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Padakkalam.
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
In an alternate universe, very different versions of DC's Trinity fight against the government after they are framed for an embassy bombing.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Padakkalam.