Movies like Naran

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Naran (2005)
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Naran (2005)
Original name: നരന്‍
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: Mullankolli is a rustic remote village in northern Kerala. Velayudhan (Mohanlal) is an orphan who came floating during floods and he was brought up by Valiya Nambiar (Madhu) a do-gooder and a feudal landlord of the area. Velayudhan grows up into a riff-raff, drunkard and a local rowdy with a good heart. He hates injustice and has set his own rules for the villagers who are scared of him including local moneylender and politician - Member Kurupu (Jagathy) and Gopinathan Nambiar (Siddique), son-in-law of Valiya Nambiar who wants to rule over the village in his own way.
Style: tense, captivating
Plot: village, con men, fighting crime, fight, battles, swashbuckler, showdown, hooliganism, small village, river, landlord, prostitute, flood, orphan, evil, thug, malayalam

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Most similar movies to Naran

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, suspense and disturbing films with plots about fight, battles, fighting crime, malayalam, criminal, organized crime and gang mostly in Action, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Naran: Big Brother (2020), Kutti Puli (2013), Praja (2001), The Ghost (2022), Aadhi (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Big Brother (2020)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 165 min.
Story: After getting released for serving a double life sentence, Sachidanandan returns to connect and live with his family until his past catches up to him, forcing him to protect his loved ones.
Style: captivating
Plot: drug lord, fight, fighting crime, battles, war on drugs, protector, drug traffic, drug, murderer, one against many, showdown, criminal ...
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Kutti Puli (2013)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: After losing her husband at a young age, Deivanai protects her son Puli so that he doesn't get embroiled in violence and village politics. Unfortunately, Puli follows his deceased father's footsteps.
Style: suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, captivating
Plot: relationships, fight, swashbuckler, criminal gang, male female relationship, battles, gang, fall in love, gang war, bandit, village, thug
Place: india
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Praja (2001)
Genre: Action
Country: India
Duration: 178 min.
Story: Zakir is a retired underworld don who is forced to come out of retirement and fight against creepy cops, corrupt politicians and crazy rivals.
Style: captivating, disturbing, suspense, tense
Plot: gangster, fighting crime, battles, fight, corrupt cop, life is a bitch, corrupt official, corruption, political corruption, political conspiracy, female police officer, murder ...
Place: india
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The Ghost (2022)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story: An ex-Interpol officer wreaks havoc and sends shock waves across the global underworld but goes missing in action, only to remerge years later, for his beloved family.
Style: captivating, thrilling, tense
Plot: officer, fight, relationships, bandit, gang, battles, fighting crime, mysterious disappearance, male female relationship, criminal, disappearance, telugu
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Aadhi (2018)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story: Aadhi, an aspiring musician, travels to another state in hopes of making it big. While there, an unexpected event leaves him trapped, unable to return to his family and running for his life.
Style: tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, crime thriller
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Fortress: Sniper's Eye (2022)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Weeks after the deadly assault on Fortress Camp, Robert makes a daring rescue to save Sasha, the widow of his old nemesis Balzary. But back in the camp's command bunker, it appears Sasha may have devious plans of her own. As a new attack breaks ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, tense, captivating
Plot: hostage, murder, battles, criminal, fighting crime, murderer, fight, crime boss, spy, profanity, abduction, resort ...
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Aaraattu (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 167 min.
Story: Goparajan / Gopan, a native of Neyyattinkara and a real estate tycoon buys a large piece of land in Chittur for a construction purpose, but on his arrival, he learns that the residents are forcefully and unlawfully evicted from their properties by ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, tense
Plot: mafia, fight, small town, gang, battles, bandit, organized crime, mob hit, criminal gang, fighting crime
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Kaduva (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story: The film is set in the late 90s revolving around the life of a young high range rubber planter from Mundakayam and his rivalry with a high ranking officer in the Kerala Police
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing
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White Elephant (2022)
Genre: Action, Thriller
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Duration: 92 min.
Story: An ex-marine enforcer must battle his conscience and code of honor when he is forced to do things for the mob.
Style: disturbing, suspense, tense, captivating
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Kadaram Kondan (2019)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
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Duration: 121 min.
Story: Kadaram Kondan (Conqueror of Kadaram): The pregnant wife of a young doctor is kidnapped and the kidnappers want him to help free a patient who is admitted in the hospital. Who is the patient? And why are the cops and criminals after him?
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense
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Dhruva (2016)
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Duration: 165 min.
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Style: captivating, exciting, tense
Plot: police, mission, police corruption, police investigation, corrupt cop, fighting crime, battles, police officer, corruption, fight, entertainment, telugu ...
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Rorschach (2022)
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: Luke Anthony comes to a village in search of his wife Sophia, who got lost in a nearby forest while traveling through the countryside. But, as the search operation progresses, doubts crop up on whether the woman has actually gone missing or even ...
Style: thrilling, tense, suspenseful, captivating
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Ravanaprabhu (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 168 min.
Story: Karthikeyan, a liquor baron, sets out to take back his ancestral house which was usurped by Shekharan. To seek revenge, Karthikeyan abducts Shekharan's daughter and ends up falling in love with her.
Style: captivating, exciting, tense
Plot: revenge, criminal's revenge, money problems, fight, blackmail, financial problem, showdown, family problems, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, social problems, battles ...
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Tiyaan (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 168 min.
Story: The lives of a vedic scholar Pattabhiramagiri and his family come under threat after a godman and his goons try to displace him from his centuries-old ancestral home as part of building an ashram. The “curse” that befalls Pattabhiraman in the ...
Style: captivating, psychological, thrilling
Plot: religious conflict, problem, fight, hindu, religion, religious fanaticism, battles, religious persecution, religious intolerance, religious faith, muslim, escape
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Story: The NPS (National Police Safety Rescue), whose purpose is to catch extreme criminals alive, becomes the center of attention. A sit-in demonstration takes place. Members of the NPS, including Ichigo Kamikura (Osamu Mukai) go to the protest site. ...
Style: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense
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Style: suspenseful, tense, thrilling, captivating
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Genre: Action, Drama
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Style: suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, psychological
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
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Style: tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating
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Genre: Action, Thriller
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Style: disturbing, suspense, captivating
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Style: captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense
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⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Maaran (2022)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
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Style: tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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