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Kishkindha Kaandam (2024)
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Original name: കിഷ്കിന്ധാ കാണ്ഡം
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Strange events unfold in a monkey-inhabited village, driving a newlywed couple and forest officials to embark on a mission to uncover the root of the unusual disturbances.
Style:
intense, tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, sinister, mysterious, emotional, moody
Plot:
forest, investigation, newlyweds, folklore, supernatural, mythology, isolation, moral ambiguity, slow burn, malayalam, psychological drama, investigative
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspenseful, atmospheric and psychological films with plots about slow burn, isolation, moral ambiguity, investigation, revenge, small town and haunting mostly in Thriller, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Kishkindha Kaandam: Kooman (2022), Lost Child (2017), Ekō (2025), Rekhachithram (2025), Sunny (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 124 min.
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Duration: 100 min.
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 147 min.
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Having recently served a suspension for gambling online while on duty, Circle Inspector Vivek Gopinath rejoins the police force and is looking to reclaim his lost honour. Awaiting him is a 40-year-old, unresolved murder mystery with a faceless ...
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Country: India
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Duration: 88 min.
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Duration: 117 min.
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Duration: 99 min.
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Similarity:
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Country: India
Duration: 180 min.
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Duration: 111 min.
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Style:
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