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Uyarangalil (1984)
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Original name: ഉയരങ്ങളിൽ
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Jayarajan (Mohanlal), an over-enthusiastic assistant manager at a tea plantation plans to loot a huge amount. He lures two debt-ridden subordinates, Chandran (Rahman) and Johnny (Nedumudi Venu), into his conspiracy.
Style:
crime drama, tense, suspense, realistic, intense, grim, neo noir
Plot:
conspiracy, betrayal, debt, manipulation, ambition, greed, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, tragedy, corruption, power struggle, scandal, guilt, retribution, plantation, class conflict, suicide, villain played by lead actor, anti hero, revenge, investigation, sex scene, murder, widow, nurse ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark, tense, suspense and crime drama films with plots about moral ambiguity, betrayal, revenge, corruption, investigation, urban and malayalam mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Uyarangalil: Bhramaram (2009), Sadayam (1992), Pathaam Valavu (2022), Rajavinte Makan (1986), Oka Pathakam Prakaaram (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Unni, an affluent stockbroker, lives a happy life with his family until he is greeted by a surprise visitor, who is his childhood friend.
Style:
suspense, tension, crime drama, intense, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, betrayal, dark past, investigation, friendship, justice, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, retribution, cold case, stock broker, conspiracy ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
The story is about convict Sathyanathan (Mohanlal) sentenced to death following multiple murders (of two adult men and two girl-children) he has committed and his subsequent prison life till death. The film focuses on his past and the chain of ...
Style:
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Plot:
death row, death sentence, prison, character study, moral ambiguity, tragedy, execution, ethical dilemma, morality, introspection, redemption, isolation ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
When a police officer's hunt for a convict on the run takes an unexpected turn, a story filled with emotions, fate and revenge unfolds in front of him.
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, suspense, tense, dark ...
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The film follows underworld don Vincent Gomas (Mohanlal) and his rivalry against the Kerala Home minister N. Krishnadas (Ratheesh).
Style:
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Plot:
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Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
After losing everything and his wife's disappearance, Siddharth faces arrest. While investigating, he uncovers widespread societal crimes and vulnerabilities.
Style:
crime drama, dark, suspense, psychological thriller, tense ...
Plot:
corruption, investigation, missing person, conspiracy, social realism, ethical dilemma, family tragedy, urban, underworld, moral ambiguity, organized crime, cat and mouse ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Avinash wants to quit his marketing job at a top cigarette company, but it comes with consequences
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
tobacco, marketing, advertising, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, lifestyle change, job, problem, changing lives, manipulation, corruption, social commentary ...
Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
A cash-strapped bank cashier embarks on a risky investment scheme and soon gets drawn into the murky world of money laundering.
Style:
crime drama, suspense, tension, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
money laundering, investments, fraud, greed, corruption, suspicion, desperation, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, banking, betrayal, double life ...
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58%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A man who works for a seedy private detective decides to turn over a new leaf, but ends up antagonising the men behind his last assignment, and gets entangled in a web spun by greedy politicians, corrupt cops and ruthless gangsters.
Style:
crime drama, crime thriller, tense, suspense, neo noir ...
Plot:
gangster, corruption, organized crime, private detective, underworld, violence, danger, moral ambiguity, criminal conspiracy, criminal syndicate, political corruption, power struggle ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
The sudden demise of the celebrated leader PKR leaves the ruling party in a political crisis and shakes up the family. The party has to elect a leader, and more than one player is in contention. Everyone’s intentions are blurred, and loyalties are ...
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Plot:
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3K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A London police officer goes undercover as a heroin addict in a small English town and manipulates an unsuspecting local junkie into working with him for a dangerous drug dealer.
Style:
intense, tense, crime thriller, crime drama, detective ...
Plot:
undercover, covert operation, drug crime, heroin addiction, drug traffic, corruption, manipulation, investigation, deception, double life, moral ambiguity, police procedural ...
Place:
london
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51%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
india
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51%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Hari and his two friends who get embroiled in a murder case under unusual circumstances. They deal with the power-play, haplessness and trauma.
Style:
intense, crime drama, tense, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Tomohisa Yamashita is a swindler who deceives other swindlers who have evil intentions: The swindlers who deceive others with words (Shirosagi/White Swindler) and the swindlers who play with people's mind and body (Akasagi/Red Swindler).
Style:
suspense, psychological, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: India, USA
Duration: 136 min.
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Country: India
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
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Country: India
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Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: India
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Country: India, Thailand, Bangladesh
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Story:
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Place:
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Country: India
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