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Maha Samudram (2021)
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Original name: మహా సముద్రం
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Two men in Vizag are steadfast friends since years but what happens when one of them is forced out of the city and the other takes the responsibility of his mistakes.
Style:
emotional, realistic, intense, masala
Audience:
adult
Plot:
friendship, responsibility, male bonding, passion, betrayal, second chance, urban, redemption, moral dilemma, guilt, love triangle, jealousy, suffering, coming of age, soul searching, tragedy, telugu
Time:
contemporary
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Country: India
Duration: 152 min.
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