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Thallumpidi (2020)
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Original name: തല്ലുമ്പിടി
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Three college-going friends land into trouble when a simple issue that could have been reconciled in a peaceful manner ends up in a fight.
Style:
realistic, dramatic, tense, emotional, intense, suspense
Plot:
friendship, fight, youth, conflict, college life, misunderstanding, peer pressure, violence, anger, morality, coming of age, realism, regret, slice of life, male camaraderie, revenge, justice, street fight, small town, intimate, love, peace, land, friend, malayalam ...
Time:
2020s, contemporary
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