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Paarijathaparvam (2024)
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Original name: పారిజాత పర్వం
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Two different gangs, one with Chaitanya, an aspiring filmmaker and his friend Harsha and another gang with Bar Seenu and his partner Parvathy, try to kidnap the same person which unfolds a big conspiracy.
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, tense, crime drama, twisted, fast paced, noir, neo noir, dark comedy, satirical
Audience:
adult
Plot:
kidnapping, conspiracy, criminal underworld, investigation, betrayal, morality, ambition, power struggle, urban, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, heist, friendship, corruption, police procedural, stylized violence
Time:
contemporary
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Audience:
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