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Virumandi (2004)
10K
Original name: விருமாண்டி
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
A reporter researching the death penalty in India is recounted the story of a farm owner Virumandi whose role in a clan feud between Naicker and Kothalla Devar leads him to death row. As the story unfolds, there is a riot in the jail, and the only one who can get the reporter safely out of the prison is Virumandi.
Style:
rough, serious, exciting, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, feel good, non-linear
Plot:
prison riot, frame up, death sentence, death row, interview, prison, false accusation, life is a bitch, journalism, injustice, society, danger, social relations, uncover truth, forceful separation, vengeance, corruption, corporal punishment, love, violence, journalist, massacre, temper, bull, bullfighting ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
india, asia
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