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Anthima Theerpu (2024)
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Durga deeply attached to her family, who searches relentlessly after they go missing. she finds support from Surya, a media figure, and DCP Bose. The film portrays her struggle against systemic flaws in today's society.
Style:
emotional, tense, suspense, realistic, tension
Plot:
family bonds, investigation, justice, female protagonist, determination, resilience, corruption, grief, loss, police procedural, empathy, social commentary, investigative journalism, moral ambiguity, confrontation, hopes, courtroom drama
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, emotional and realistic films with plots about investigation, corruption, justice, moral ambiguity, urban, revenge and police procedural mostly in Thriller, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Anthima Theerpu: Naachiyaar (2018), Anomie (2026), Hathya (2025), Helen (2019), Blind in Love (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Place:
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Country: India
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Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
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Duration: 152 min.
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Duration: 135 min.
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Country: India
Duration: 116 min.
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Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
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Time:
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Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
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