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Perusu (2025)
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Original name: பெருசு
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
After finding their father dead, to their dismay, his two sons discover that something in him is still alive, well, and standing tall: his erect penis. What should have been a day of somber mourning breaks into complete bedlam as the sons try, as discreetly as possible, to bend his organ before the funeral. In their quest to cover up the truth to save face, the brothers are forced to confront their own troubled relationship and deal with their late father's secret love life.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, offbeat, dark, absurd, controversial, satirical
Plot:
taboo, family drama, secret life, sibling rivalry, embarrassment, grief, irreverent, machismo, mortality, bereavement, farce, male bonding, moral dilemma, small town, social satire, deadpan, mystery
Time:
contemporary
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 42 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Duration: 99 min.
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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