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Ghilli (2004)
19K
Original name: கில்லி
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
Muthu Pandi, a village strongman, decides to marry Dhanalakshmi, and begins his quest by eliminating everyone who opposes their union - starting with both her brothers. In desperation, Dhanalakshmi decides to escape from the village, and in the process is unwittingly assisted by a university Kabaddi player Velu.
Style:
humorous, serious, realistic, exciting, cult film
Plot:
manhunt, fall in love, ambition, family relations, rivalry, woman in danger, lovers on the run, chases and races, martial arts, police officer, obsession, murder, tough guy, doll, car chase, rescue, courage, chase, corpse, protection, on the run, train station, passport, punched in the face, death of brother ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
india
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Most similar movies to Ghilli
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, exciting and captivating films with plots about rivalry, fight, fall in love, revenge, bollywood, love and romance and danger mostly in Action, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Ghilli: Thirupaachi (2005), Villu (2009), Kaavalan (2011), Mutiny: A Love Story (2001), Dhammu (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Sivagiri, a blacksmith from a village, visits Chennai to meet his sister and her husband. When he sees the city is not a safe residence for commoners, he takes the matter into his own hands.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, masala, heroic ...
Plot:
revenge, murder, justice, gangster, vigilante, showdown, vendetta, gang, fighting crime, love affair, society, tragic event ...
Time:
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Villu (Tamil: வில்லு; English: Bow) is a 2009 Tamil language action film written and directed by Prabhu Deva. The film stars Vijay in a dual role while Nayantara and Prakash Raj play other prominent roles. Manoj K. Jayan, Vadivelu, ...
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suspenseful, exciting, realistic, humorous, semi serious ...
Plot:
vengeance, law enforcement, police detective, gang, one against many, murder, loss of father, arms smuggling, fight, chase, death, faked death ...
Time:
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Place:
india, asia, munich germany
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55%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Bhoominathan aka Bhoomi is introduced to us as a person who gets into many local fights. Worried about his future, his family sends him to Muthuramalingam (Raj Kiran), a much respected personality in his place Semmanur, to put Bhoomi's life on ...
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Plot:
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Place:
asia, bangkok thailand, india
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44%
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
Amongst the communal riots that erupt in the city, Tara shelters a wayward Sakina from a crazed mob and a bond that blossoms into love is created. The two eventually get married and have a son. The happy family, now living in Amritsar, gets the ...
Style:
romantic, realistic, serious, patriotic, suspense ...
Plot:
family relations, social differences, against the odds, fall in love, against the rules, political unrest, love and romance, society, religions or cults, on the run, patriot, pursuit ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, year 1947, 50s
Place:
india, pakistan, asia, middle east
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Ramachandra (NTR) - an orphan wants to helps out people and make enough bank balance so that he can settle in life by marrying a girl of his choice. He falls in love with Ashwini (Trisha) at the first sight. He comes to know that a royal family from ...
Style:
serious, exciting, emotional, realistic
Plot:
adoption, danger, fall in love, social differences, society, love and romance, social relations, heroes, uninhibited rivalry, save the day, village life, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Lovely Singh (Salman Khan) is the bodyguard of Sartaj Rana's (Raj Babbar) daughter Divya Rana (Kareena Kapoor). He is very devoted to his duties but irritates her all the time by following her everywhere. Consequently, Divya and her friend ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, realistic, humorous, romantic ...
Plot:
fall in love, one against many, college, lie, family relations, parents and children, rescue, elopement, betrayal, mansion, diary, exploitation ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
39%
33K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
Kathiresan aka Kaththi, a criminal, escapes from the Kolkata prison and comes to Chennai, where he comes across his doppelganger Jeevanandham, fighting for his life after being shot at by unknown men. Kathir decides to pass off as Jeeva and make ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, psychological, feel good ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rivalry, gangster, chase, save the day, corporation, danger, dual role, farming, farmer, escaped prisoner, violent content, criminal heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, india
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
A straightforward man, who uses violence to settle disputes, decides to mend his ways for the sake of his lover, but when he learns that her family is in danger, he decides to save them at all cost.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, action drama, sincere ...
Plot:
village, family relations, fall in love, sibling relationship, love and romance, village life, starting over, brother brother relationship, tough guy, bachelor, brothers, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 172 min.
Story:
Nandu, an orphan, is a top-notch professional killer in town. He manoeuvres his operations with the help of his buddy. In one such operation, he falls into the eyes of the cops. While fleeing from the crime scene, he unintentionally becomes the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, twist ending ...
Plot:
assassination, on the run, betrayal, hidden identity, dishonesty, chases and races, assassination attempt, frame up, murder, accidental killing, gunfight, police ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
35%
6K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Jeetendra Kumar Makwana is employed full-time at a Call Center and works part-time teaching English. He is recruited by an attractive young woman, Pooja, to teach her Hinglish-speaking boss, Bhaiyaji, English. Jeetendra agrees to do so, falls in ...
Style:
serious, captivating, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, gangster, betrayal, murder, dishonesty, vengeance, gang, crime gone awry, master criminal, criminal heroes, fall in love, rivalry ...
Place:
india, asia, mumbai india
Similarity:
34%
58K
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
A biographical drama based on the life of fictional Haryana based wrestler & mixed martial arts specialist Sultan Ali Khan.
Style:
sincere, tense, captivating, touching, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
wrestler, mixed martial arts, wrestling, male objectification, hand to hand combat, follow your dream, contests and competitions, rivalry, training, tough guy, fight, ambition ...
Place:
delhi, india
Similarity:
33%
969
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Poongsan has the unenviable - and death-defying - job of delivering messages across the North and South Korean border to separated families. When South Korean government agents ask him to smuggle in In-ok, the lover of a high-ranking North Korean ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
fall in love, espionage, rescue, undercover, rivalry, on the run, danger, life is a bitch, conflict, spy, inter-korean relations, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
north korea, korea, asia
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Aryan is the college champion in boxing. He is training under Ranveer Singh in order to achieve his dream: winning the national championship. His girlfriend Neha supports him unconditionally and he relies heavily upon her. However, after his life ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, uplifting
Plot:
boxing, ambition, follow your dream, human spirit, athlete's life, family relations, athlete and trainer, rivalry, hopes, lifestyle, pregnancy, championship ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
32%
4K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
An ex-boxer Baldev Choudhary (Dharmendra) has had a stain in his boxing career. He wanted to wash it with his son Angad's (Sunny Deol) success, but times were hard and a financial crunch kept him from achieving this dream. Though Angad pulled ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, emotional
Plot:
boxing, family relations, athlete's life, ambition, follow your dream, rise to the top, hopes, once promising, rivalry, lifestyle, athlete and trainer, parents and children ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, exciting, sentimental, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
medieval, martial arts, ambition, vengeance, desire for fame, love and romance, actor's life, uninhibited rivalry, siblings relations, love triangle, teachers and students, family relations ...
Time:
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Place:
china, asia
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30%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
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Style:
not serious, humorous, feel good, realistic, slapstick ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
love triangle, scientist, disorder, fall in love, rivalry, wooing, dishonesty, life turned upside down, woman in danger, cons and scams, male female relationship, liar ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, middle east, dubai
Similarity:
30%
28K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Musical, Romance, Thriller
Country: India, Czech Republic, Thailand
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
A girl gets mixed up with a spy trying to clear his name. A chance encounter of the unassuming bank receptionist Harleen Sahni with the charming yet mysterious Rajveer Nanda, results in an on-rush of ditched planes, car chases, shoot-outs, bombing ...
Style:
not serious, realistic, humorous, exciting, scenic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
love and romance, secret agent, on the run, revenge, chase, rescue, survival, undercover, escapades, danger, rivalry, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia, london
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
In the fourth installment of the fighting franchise, Boyka is shooting for the big leagues when an accidental death in the ring makes him question everything he stands for. When he finds out the wife of the man he accidentally killed is in trouble, ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, realistic, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
martial arts, prison, boxing, redemption, accidental death, boxer, martial artist, hand to hand combat, tough heroes, epic battle, widow, religion ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Years ago, Dirk Longstreet walked away from The Circuit, the merciless underground fight club with no rules, where money changes hands as men are killed. But now gangsters have got his brother, and only one more journey inside the ring will save his ...
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
underground fighting, martial arts, tough heroes, haunted by the past, rivalry, one man army, ambition, gangster, contests and competitions, daring rescue, vengeance, athlete's life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
29%
15K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 185 min.
Story:
A cop decides to take on his godfather, who raised him from childhood, and make him realize the error of his ways.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, psychological, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
adopted son, gangster, police, rivalry, parents and children, law enforcement, escapades, dishonesty, danger, fighting crime, murder, godfather ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Dhil is the story about Kanagavel (Vikram) whose only dream is to become a police officer. He succeeds in passing the exams and wins a girlfriend (Laila). One night after having dinner at a restaurant near the beach Velu goes to pay the bill leaving ...
Plot:
police brutality, bad cop, law, police, cop, intimidation, murder, drinking, weightlifting, punched in the face, left for dead, dog ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
The story, set in the backdrop of Nallore, a small town in Thoothukudi District, revolves around Sub-Inspector Durai Singam (Surya), a brave and just policeman who serves in his hometown primarily to fulfill his father’s (Radha Ravi) wish. Durai ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
chase, police investigation, rivalry, law enforcement, danger, fall in love, police officer, police, crime boss, murder, abduction, exploitation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi is the remake version of Telugu movie Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi. Kumaran (Ravi) who life is all about his mother Mahalakshmi (Nadhiya) who is separated from her husband Eshwar (Prakash Raj). Kumaran is passionate about ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, captivating, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
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Place:
malaysia
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
While fighting for the political supremacy of their respective families, a Hindu man and a Muslim woman share a forbidden romance.
Style:
emotional, realistic, serious, romantic, tense ...
Plot:
forbidden love, family relations, rivalry, vengeance, hopes, clan, family feud, friendship, danger, tragic love, love and romance, parents and children ...
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A common man fights corruption and injustice.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
sikh, one man army, corruption, revenge, redemption, remorse, heroes, rivalry, leader, loss of wife, false accusation, reporter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
26%
963
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Krishna falls in love with Sandhya whose brother is a builder. Jatka, a ruffian loves Sandhya and wishes to marry her. Krishna has to take on Jatka to win his love.
Style:
semi serious, suspenseful, realistic, sentimental, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
fall in love, hopes, family relations, love and romance, danger, starting over, rescue, society, young lovers, fight scenes, love at first sight, urban ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Prisoners are dying at the Ogden Correctional Institution, a prison where a corrupt Warden has taken justice and business into his own hands. In the bowels of this prison, an underground fighting society has been formed. The Circuit is flourishing ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, underground fighting, fight, prisoner, martial arts tournament, illegal fistfight, capoeira, criminal's revenge, vigilantism, danger, heroes, one man army ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Norway
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Mikkel (17) lives a good life in Oslo were he has heaps of friends. When his mother gets a new job, Mikkel has to move to a small town and start all over. Here, snowboard is the big thing and to be accepted by the new kids, Mikkel has to go into ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, touching, sentimental
Audience:
teens
Plot:
snowboard, teenage life, teenage love, rivalry, contests and competitions, youth, love and romance, family relations, fall in love, village, contest, mother son relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
BadrI, a warrior and the protector of Badrinath temple, tries to revive Alakananda's faith in God. But certain circumstances lead his Guru to believe he's in love with her, causing bigger trouble for him. But in order to fulfill his ...
Style:
sexy, epic
Plot:
one man army, heroine, fight, love, violence, worship, temple, woman in danger, self harm, hindu, terrorist, trick ...
Time:
year 2011
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When a boxer is killed because he wouldn't take a dive, his brother tries to find a way to avenge him even if only symbolically.
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, exciting, sincere
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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25%
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