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Daaku Maharaaj (2025)
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Original name: డాకు మహారాజ్
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A violent outlaw takes a job as a personal driver in order to protect the life of a little girl.
Style:
tense, dark, suspenseful, emotional
Plot:
outlaw, anti hero, survival, revenge, violence, criminal underworld, power struggle, showdown, moral ambiguity, violent, gangster, heist, betrayal, corruption, protector, chase, organized crime, loyalty, redemption, guardian, rise to power, urban, father figure, anti establishment, driver ...
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark, tense, suspenseful and crime drama films with plots about revenge, corruption, organized crime, betrayal, moral ambiguity, gangster and anti hero mostly in Crime, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Daaku Maharaaj: Badnaam (2025), Maro Prasthanam (2021), Kuberaa (2025), They Call Him OG (2025), Thug Life (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: India
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Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Audience:
adult
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, India
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
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Audience:
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