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Ugravatara (2024)
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
When the outraging criminal activities of Extortion, Kidnapping, Rape and Murder are getting out of control of the Bangalore cops, The fiercest officer from the Crime branch had to be transferred from Hubli to Bangalore to control the rates of crime. She puts herself in danger by exploring the dark world to handle notorious psychotic criminals who indulge in those activities. Will she manage to control and out root the filth of crime ??
Style:
thought provoking, serious, emotional, realistic, dark, intense
Plot:
women's rights, patriarchy, sexism, social injustice, social commentary, corruption, female protagonist, trauma, urban, family conflict, activism, moral ambiguity, confrontation, angry, revenge, investigation, healing, women
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark, intense, tense and emotional films with plots about revenge, urban, investigation, corruption, moral ambiguity, betrayal and vigilante mostly in Action, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Ugravatara: The 100 (2025), Kaveri (2024), Safe (2019), Gem (2021), Fox Hunter (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Genre: Action
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
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Story:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Genre: Action
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
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