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Thandel (2025)
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Original name: తండేల్
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Fisherman Raju is deeply in love with Satya. However, at one point, she urges him to stop going to the sea and look for other jobs. Ignoring her plea, Raju ventures out and accidentally drifts into Pakistani waters, where he is arrested.
Style:
tense, emotional, realistic, suspense, political, romantic drama, tragic
Plot:
fisherman, danger, heroism, detention, rescue mission, survival, pow, injustice, isolation, family drama, moral dilemma, resilience, small town life, patriotism, human rights, culture clash, hopes, heartbreak, identity, love triangle, sea adventure, telugu, general
Time:
contemporary
Place:
pacific ocean
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, emotional, tense and realistic films with plots about moral dilemma, survival, corruption, family drama, revenge, investigation and hopes mostly in Action, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Thandel: Savyasachi (2018), Rebel (2022), Dheera (2024), Spark: L.I.F.E. (2023), Blood Money (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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