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Prathi Poovankozhi (2019)
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Original name: പ്രതി പൂവൻകോഴി
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Madhuri is assaulted on a bus one day and won't rest till she hits back at the man
Style:
realistic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sexual harassment, revenge, retribution, female protagonist, female empowerment, women, resilience, confrontation, social realism, urban, character study, vigilante justice, investigation, morality, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, law and order, girl, rage, malayalam, retaliation
Time:
contemporary
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