Children’s Day 2022: South Indian films that celebrate childhood

Last Update: November 14, 2022, 06:40 IST

The National Award winning Tamil film Kaaka Muttai tells the story of two young boys from a poor family and their struggle to save money to buy pizza.

Children’s Day 2022: To make Children’s Day special for their little ones, parents can watch movies made just for them in the comfort of their homes

Children’s dayChildren’s Day is celebrated every year with great zeal and enthusiasm to commemorate the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. Children have the purest hearts and their honesty, empathy and creativity has often been showcased onscreen by filmmakers across the globe.

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To make Children’s Day extra special for their little ones, parents can watch movies made just for them in the comfort of their homes. Today, we would be focusing on South films which have kids in the lead. so are you ready Here is a list of South movies that you can watch with your kids.

  1. Balaraju Katha (Telugu)
    The Telugu family drama tells the story of a young boy named Balaraju (Master Prabhakar), who chooses to become a tourist guide to support his poor family. The film won the prestigious Nandi Award for Best Feature Film. It is directed by Sattiraju Laxminarayan aka Bapu.
  2. My Dear Kuttichatan (Malayalam)
    My Dear Kuttichathan is India’s first 3D film made in Malayalam. The film, directed by Jeejo Punnose, is about an invisible spirit named Kuttichathan, who is enslaved by a black magician and eventually befriends three children. The film was remade in Hindi as Chhota Chetan (1998).
  3. Pasanga (Tamil)
    The film Pasanga, directed by Pandiraj, is about a group of school students and how they enjoy their school life. The film also tells the story of two school teams and their competition. Through engrossing drama, the director imparts some important lessons that school children should know.
  4. Bettada Huvu (Kannada)
    This movie N. Laxminarayan and Shirley L. Arora’s novel What Then is based on Raman? In the film, Ramu (Puneet Rajkumar), the young protagonist, gives up his love of books and desire for education to help his impoverished family. Rajkumar, who passed away last year, won the National Film Award for his performance in the film.
  5. Kaka Muttai (Tamil)
    The National Award-winning drama directed by M. Manikandan tells the story of two young boys from a poor family and their struggle to save money to buy pizza. However, they find themselves in trouble after being bullied by a pizza shop manager. The film depicts the yearning of children to fulfill their dreams.

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