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Gharshana (2004)
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Original name: ఘర్షణ
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
Rama Chandra (played by Daggubati Venkatesh) is the Deputy Commissioner of Police of Hyderabad City. His upbringing as an orphan, and the special nature of his job as a policeman, have left him reluctant to form relationships with women. He doesn't have much faith in the judicial system and seeks to 'eliminate' the criminals in the town through encounters.
Style:
action thriller, tense, dark, intense, emotional, suspenseful, masala
Plot:
police, revenge, gangster, organized crime, male protagonist, violent, vigilante justice, corruption, urban, family drama, police procedural, moral ambiguity, showdown, criminal, telugu, standoff
Time:
2000s
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