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Ka Pae Ranasingam (2020)
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Ka Pae Ranasingam (2020)
Original name: க/பெ. ரணசிங்கம்
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 177 min.
Story: Ariyanchi is married to Ranasigam, who works in Dubai, and the couple has a little daughter. On the day of their daughter's ear piercing ceremony, a shocking news reaches the family.
Style: psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, realistic, poignant, political drama
Plot: poverty, social justice, social commentary, politics, farm, village life, countryside, corruption, human rights, industrialization, activism, class conflict, empathy, grief, loss, bureaucracy, protest, resilience, family tragedy, solidarity, legal battle, motherhood, hopes, courtroom, farmer ...
Time: contemporary
Place: india

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, emotional, realistic and psychological films with plots about tamil, village life, resilience, slice of life, corruption, moral dilemma and activism mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like Ka Pae Ranasingam: Kadaisi Vivasayi (2021), Dharmadurai (2016), Laabam (2021), Tow (2025), Ividam Swargamanu (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Kadaisi Vivasayi (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
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Style: social, exciting, suspenseful, dramatic, captivating ...
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Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
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Place: india
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Tow (2025)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: After her car is towed and she is left with a shocking $21,634 tow bill, an unhoused woman wages a relentless fight to reclaim her car—and her life—exposing a broken system and redefining what it means to persevere against all odds.
Style: inspirational, realistic, emotional, tension, independent film
Plot: homelessness, legal battle, female protagonist, resilience, perseverance, economic inequality, social justice, empowerment, survival, class conflict, poverty, human rights ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s
Place: seattle
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Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: 'Ividam Swargamanu' concerns the story of a hard-working farmer known as Mathews and his fight against a land mafia which tries to take over his farmland
Style: tense, captivating, realistic, emotional, suspenseful
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Place: india
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Padai Veeran (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
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Style: captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, tense
Audience: adult
Plot: village life, social justice, social problems, life is a bitch, rural area, intrigue, countryside, family problems, fighting crime, criminal, class differences, moral dilemma ...
Place: india
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Raajadhani Files (2024)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
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Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
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Kanaa (2018)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story: A woman who hails from a middle-class family background aims to excel in the competitive world of cricket with the help of her supportive father.
Style: captivating, psychological, thrilling, motivational, uplifting ...
Plot: cricket, father daughter relationship, female protagonist, ambition, farmer, sports star, women in sport, professional sports, family relations, problem, sports man, lifestyle ...
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Aandavan Kattalai (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
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Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, situational comedy, sitcom ...
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Kalimannu (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 121 min.
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Audience: adult
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Place: india
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
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Place: india
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Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
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