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Sabhaapathy (2021)
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Original name: சபாபதி
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A young man who has a speech disorder ends up with a suitcase filled with money that belongs to a corrupt politician.
Style:
black comedy, tension, comedy drama, twisted, suspense, suspenseful, fast paced, dark comedy, crime thriller
Plot:
suitcase of money, corrupt politician, political corruption, dark humor, satire, moral dilemma, mistaken identity, heist gone wrong, moral ambiguity, empathy, social commentary, survival, family relations, fugitives, small town, cat and mouse, identity crisis, underworld, money, tamil
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, dark comedy, black comedy and fast paced films with plots about satire, moral ambiguity, social commentary, dark humor, corruption, cat and mouse and small town mostly in Comedy, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Sabhaapathy: Alipiriki Allantha Dooram Lo (2022), Vadakkupatti Ramasamy (2024), Moodar Koodam (2013), Kadaseela Biriyani (2021), Aanchhi (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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