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Utthara (2020)
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Genre: Romance
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Ashok falls in love with a girl named Swati but doesn't have enough money to ask for her hand in marriage. For this, he decides to pursue a northern treasure known as Uttara, but in the process ends up getting tangled with a powerful landlord called Rudrayya.
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, tense, suspense, action drama
Plot:
village life, power struggle, feudalism, social injustice, corruption, poverty, aspiration, male protagonist, determination, love story, treasure hunt, quest, betrayal, community, sacrifice, danger, ambition, moral dilemma, hidden treasure, survival, revenge, greed
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, romantic drama, suspense and tense films with plots about betrayal, love story, urban, coming of age, moral dilemma, sacrifice and revenge mostly in Romance, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Utthara: Nesippaya (2025), Crown (2018), Sufna (2020), Mr. Kalyan (2023), Kattuchembakam (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Duration: 120 min.
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Country: India
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Story:
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Plot:
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