Movies like Mazhalai: 20 to watch next
If you loved Mazhalai (2026) — a drama and family film directed by LOKESH RAJENDRAN — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Mazhalai most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like short film. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Skater Girl 2021★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Family
Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.
Stream in India on Netflix
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I Believe 2019★ 7.8
Shares: Family, Drama
A 9 year old boy experiences God's power in a supernatural way.
Stream in India on Plex
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Where the Red Fern Grows 1974★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Family
Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with his dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Flicka 2006★ 6.9
Shares: Family, Drama
Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the love and strength the family can muster to restore hope.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Rookie 2002★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Family
Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, Jim will try out with a major-league organization. The bet proves incentive enough for the team, and they go from worst to first, making it to state for the first time in the history of the school. Jim, forced to live up to his end of the deal, is nearly laughed off the try-out field--until he gets onto the mound, where he confounds the scouts (and himself) by clocking successive 98 mph fastballs, good enough for a minor-league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Jim's still got a lot of pitches to throw before he makes it to The Show, but with his big-league dreams revived, there's no telling where he could go.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Meiyazhagan 2024★ 8.2
Shares: Family, Drama
Twenty-two years after losing his home, Arulmozhi Varman returns to his native Thanjavur to attend his cousin's wedding. Amidst the celebrations, Arul is reintroduced to an upbeat man whom he cannot recall. With the help of the unknown man, Arul reconnects with his past.
Stream in India on Netflix
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A Second Chance 2011★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Family
A young girl and her coach overcome adversity to make their way into the National Australian Gymnastics Squad.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Where the Red Fern Grows 2003★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Family
Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with "Old Dan" and "Little Ann."
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Anuja 2024★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
When a brilliant nine-year-old working in a sweatshop gets a chance to attend school, she must make a difficult choice for her and her sister's future.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Moondance Alexander 2007★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Family
Curiously named teen Moondance Alexander lives with her eccentric mother, and is faced with another uneventful summer until she discovers a lost pinto pony named Checkers. Although Moondance returns the horse to his rightful owner, the gruff and mysterious Dante Longpre, she is convinced that Checkers is a champion jumper in disguise and is determined to help him realize his full potential.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Second Chance: Rivals! 2019★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Family
As Maddy takes on coaching a team of young twelve-year-old gymnasts, she faces up to intense city versus country rivalry, racism, cyberbullying and her own self-doubt but eventually takes the challenge head on.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Far from the Tree 2021★ 8.1
Shares: Family
On an idyllic beach in the Pacific Northwest, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Greyfriars Bobby 1961★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Family
In Scotland 1865, An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia, the dog remains faithful to his master, refuses to be adopted by anyone, and takes to sleeping on his master's grave in the Greyfriars kirkyard, despite a caretaker with a "no dogs" rule. And when Bobby is taken up for being unlicensed, it's up to the children of Edinburgh and the Lord Provost to decide what's to be done.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Canvas 2020★ 6.3
Shares: Family, Drama
After a heartbreaking loss, a grandfather struggling to reclaim his passion for painting finds the inspiration to create again.
Stream in India on Netflix, Netflix Kids
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Brand Upon the Brain! 2007★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Flicka: Country Pride 2012★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Family
Flicka and Toby help out a struggling stable owner and her teenage daughter.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sanjay's Super Team 2015★ 6.4
Shares: Family
SANJAY'S SUPER TEAM follows the daydream of a young Indian boy, bored with his father's religious meditation, who imagines "a kind of ancient, Hindu version of The Avengers," with the gods appearing like superheros.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Perfect Game 2009★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Family
Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Heidi 2005★ 7.8
Shares: Drama, Family
Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wild country, especially accompanying young goatherd Peter. Grandpa refuses to send her to school in the city, but aunt Detie returns and forces him to give in. She's sent to a posh lady in Frankfurt, where she'll be a companion for crippled daughter Clara after school hours.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Soorarai Pottru 2020★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
Nedumaaran Rajangam "Maara" sets out to make the common man fly and in the process takes on the world's most capital intensive industry and several enemies who stand in his way.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, MX Player