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Dashavatar (2025)
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Original name: दशावतार
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
When evil rises, divinity manifests to defeat it. An aging Dashavatar folk theater performer faces life's storms, guided by the wisdom of this traditional Konkan art form blending myth, music, and dance.
Style:
inspirational, art house, melancholic, meditative
Plot:
mythology, hinduism, good versus evil, faith, ritual, loyalty, symbolism, spiritual journey, village life, legacy, redemption, identity, faith based, family drama, ceremony, devotion
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, art house, emotional and realistic films with plots about identity, redemption, family drama, faith, intimate, small town and village life mostly in Drama, Thriller and Action genres. Some movies like Dashavatar: Pottel (2024), Jama (2024), 1 Buck (2017), Mythologia (2018), Ardaas (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
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Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
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Place:
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Country: Germany
Duration: 83 min.
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Duration: 135 min.
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Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
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Duration: 133 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 188 min.
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Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
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Duration: 115 min.
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Duration: 80 min.
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Genre: Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 80 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
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