Movies like Vanchana
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Vanchana (2024)
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Country: India
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The Father of the Araku valley hill station church, Andrew Joseph is murdered. As per the police investigation, Joseph`s car driver seems to be the culprit. However, the protagonist Krishna is not convinced. Will Krishna succeed in finding the real culprit?
Style:
tense, suspense, tension, crime drama, crime thriller, dark, detective, twisted, noir
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, whodunit, conspiracy, justice, suspect, suspicion, wrongful accusation, revenge, religion, betrayal, corruption, isolation, interrogation, clergy, cat and mouse, police procedural, moral ambiguity, family drama
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Most similar movies to Vanchana
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, dark, noir and tense films with plots about investigation, moral ambiguity, police procedural, urban, cat and mouse, corruption and revenge mostly in Thriller, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like Vanchana: Missterious (2025), Nindha (2024), Dard (2024), Focus (2022), Case 30 (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A Sub-Inspector of Police, Ram Kumar (Ramki) working in Kondapur Police Station is missing for weeks without a trace. ACP Anand Sai starts an in-depth investigation into the missing mystery. Based on the Ramki's call log the officer suspect ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Follows six murder case suspects who get kidnapped and an officer's quest to find the truth
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Bangladesh, India
Duration: 156 min.
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A series of sudden murders unfold in the city of Varanasi, targeting prominent individuals. The escalating violence shocks the local police as they grapple with the growing list of victims. As the investigation progresses, an auto driver named Dulu ...
Style:
crime thriller, suspense, detective, dark, suspenseful ...
Audience:
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investigation, motive, suspect, police procedural, whodunit, urban, justice, interrogation, violence, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse, evidence ...
Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
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Bhanuchander, a cop gets murdered at a guest house. The investigating officer Vijay Shanker takes up the case and suspects it to be a possible homicide. Will Vijay and Bhanuchander's wife (Suhasini) be able to track the criminals?
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Genre: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A murder case has been assigned to Crime Branch Officer Arjun Bharadwaj. How Arjun investigates and unthreads the case is the rest of the story.
Style:
crime drama, detective, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, police procedural, investigator, police station, whodunit, evidence, urban, justice, interrogation, city, forensic ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
The intense rivalry between two police officers—CI Jayashankar and SI Karthik takes a dark turn when a body is found in Jayashankar’s house, and he becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation, which is led by Karthik, adding a layer of ...
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, dark, tense, noir
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Time:
2020s
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Rohit is entangled in a series of murders involving women he knew, disturbing him. After a confrontation where he kills Shetty, Rohit is the suspect, unveiling surprising truths about the murders' origins and his own role in the mystery.
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78%
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
In the heart of a gripping mystery, Ayush, a promising student, vanishes without a trace for 15 days, only to resurface tangled in a puzzling accident. Suspicions of foul play arise. The investigation delves into the who and why.
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tense, crime thriller, suspense, twisted, detective ...
Audience:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
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The Suspect story is a Crime drama and Murder mystery, where every investigation step forward is leading towards a new suspect. Will the Inspector Arjun overcome the obstacles and reveal the truth, or will he unmask the real murderer?
Style:
suspenseful, crime drama, tense, detective, twisted ...
Audience:
adult
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crime scene, murder mystery, investigation, murder investigation, police procedural, whodunit, interrogation, alibi, twists and turns, motive, conspiracy, cat and mouse ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
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The story revolves around the personal and professional lives of veteran cop Abraham Ozler, ACP Trichur, who at one time has to take up a serial killing case and the mysterious hunt begins
Style:
suspense, detective, crime thriller, twisted, dark ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Months after the failed assassination attempt on President Animesh Chatterjee, investigator Pankaj Sinha and SP Sanjukta Mitra uncover a deadly plot, Mission M2, led by Munir Alam.
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Audience:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
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A man wrongly accused of murder is helped by Advocate Mahesh Das, despite the increasing threats they face during the investigation.
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
kannada
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Sirisha, wife of Sanjay Rao was found with her throat slit. C.I. Satyanarayana is tasked to find the culprit. As murder is accompanied by the disappearance of cash and gold worth one crore, Satya casts his doubt on a maid working in Siri’s house.
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Audience:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Azerbaijan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The banker Vagif Fataliyev is found murdered in his own house. During the investigation, two more murders occur one after the other.
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crime thriller, suspense, tense, dark, detective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder investigation, investigation, secrets, suspicion, police procedural, evidence, cat and mouse, conspiracy, betrayal, urban, corruption, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
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Place:
azerbaijan
Similarity:
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 142 min.
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When a young man is murdered, Inspector Mainul begins what seems like a straightforward case. But as he digs deeper, hidden truths, shifting motives, and shocking twists begin to unravel, turning the investigation into a gripping race to uncover the ...
Style:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
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Time:
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Country: India
Duration: 105 min.
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Country: India
Duration: 103 min.
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Duration: 120 min.
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Duration: 139 min.
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Genre: Horror
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
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Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
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The Homicide Intervention Team (HIT) sends ruthless police officer Arjun Sarkaar to find a group of killers and stop their grisly murder spree.
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 107 min.
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Country: India
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A physiotherapist mysteriously disappears, triggering a police investigation. As officers question those connected to him, secrets unravel, and shocking truths come to light. Did he vanish, or was he murdered?
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Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
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Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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