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Parasakthi (2026)
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Original name: பராசக்தி
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
In a time of civil disobedience in the erstwhile Madras state, a ruthless intelligent officer turns up with a duty to track down rebels. Chezhian and his brother Chinndurai are of different personalities, one a hardworking fireman, the other a rebel. A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues as Chezhian is forced to abandon his peaceful ways to protect his people and takes on the mighty forces, culminating in a fierce battle for justice.
Style:
political, tense, emotional, intense, period piece, suspenseful, patriotic, art house, tragic, period drama ...
Plot:
justice, rebellion, resistance, defiant, social justice, protest, activism, civil disobedience, revolution, morality, sacrifice, family drama, cat and mouse, brotherhood, vigilantism, angry, violent, urban, linguist, student protest
Time:
60s, 1960s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, tense, intense and tragic films with plots about resistance, revenge, justice, sacrifice, urban, fight and betrayal mostly in Drama, Action and History genres. Some movies like Parasakthi: Maurh (2023), Pathonpatham Noottandu (2022), Toofan Singh (2017), 12.12: The Day (2023), Bagha Jatin (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
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Audience:
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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Duration: 91 min.
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Story:
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Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Country: India
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
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Duration: 122 min.
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 109 min.
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Duration: 109 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: India
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