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Shivangi Lioness (2025)
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Original name: శివంగి
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A fearless software engineer fights workplace harassment, societal blame, and a murder accusation--only to uncover a dark conspiracy behind her husband's tragic accident.
Style:
suspenseful, dark, intense
Plot:
strong female lead, conspiracy, justice, female protagonist, revenge, investigation, corruption, murder mystery, false accusation, sexism, social justice, empowerment, family tragedy, betrayal, feminism, technology, urban, female vigilante, office politics, moral ambiguity, legal battle, isolation, vigilante, courtroom drama
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, dark, suspense and intense films with plots about investigation, corruption, revenge, urban, moral ambiguity, justice and betrayal mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Shivangi Lioness: Oka Pathakam Prakaaram (2025), Unpaarvayil (2025), Ramaleela (2017), Pratinidhi 2 (2024), Maro Prasthanam (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 140 min.
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Duration: 151 min.
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Country: India
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