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Padavettu (2022)
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Original name: പടവെട്ട്
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Set in Maloor, a village in Kerala, while farmers suffer and politicians continue their manipulative games, A lazy young resident of the village, Ravi, rises against political bullies to protect his fellow villagers and their farmlands from being usurped.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, tense, inspirational, grim, political drama
Plot:
struggle, corruption, village life, power struggle, oppression, social justice, social realism, political manipulation, politics, society, social problems, political unrest, rebellion, resistance, coming of age, empowerment, activism, class conflict, male protagonist, family drama, moral dilemma, betrayal, vigilantism, political satire, slow burn ...
Place:
india
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, thrilling and suspenseful films with plots about corruption, power struggle, betrayal, revenge, social justice, moral dilemma and fight mostly in Drama, Action and Thriller genres. Some movies like Padavettu: NGK (2019), Maamannan (2023), Bhagavanth Kesari (2023), Meppadiyan (2022), Tiyaan (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Country: India
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: India
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Country: India
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43%
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Country: India
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Time:
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india
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Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: India
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Audience:
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