Movies like Thiru.Manickam
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Thiru.Manickam (2024)
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Original name: திரு.மாணிக்கம்
Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
In today's digital world, Manickam, a man determined to live an honest life, is tested and troubled by his family, relatives and many others. What did Manickam do to find himself in such a situation? How does he overcome the trials that question his integrity? This story unfolds in a simple yet engaging and thrilling way, keeping you hooked till the very end
Style:
inspirational, emotional, suspense, tense, intense, ethical
Plot:
honesty, family drama, family conflict, moral dilemma, integrity, justice, courage, relatives, perseverance, resilience, betrayal, corruption, redemption, identity, empathy, revenge, cat and mouse, slow burn, urban, tamil, general
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, intense and emotional films with plots about urban, revenge, investigation, moral dilemma, corruption, betrayal and moral ambiguity mostly in Thriller, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Thiru.Manickam: Udumb (2021), The Judgement (2024), Ini Utharam (2022), Eesho (2022), Kurangu Bommai (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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