Movies like Sarkar

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Sarkar (2018)
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Sarkar (2018)
Original name: சர்கார்
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story: NRI corporate Sundar Ramasamy comes to India to vote, only to learn that his vote has already been cast. While he reclaims his right legally, it also sets in motion a chain of events that eventually lead to him entering the political fray, trying to change the system.
Style: thought provoking, suspense, realistic, intense, political, telegu
Plot: voting, political scandal, ceo, businessman, political activist, twists and turns, investigation, politics, conspiracy, reporter, secret, expose, protest, civil rights, activism, moral ambiguity, civil liberties, cover-up, tamil, telugu
Place: india

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, suspense, tense and disturbing films with plots about telugu, fight, tamil, politics, murder, chase and bollywood mostly in Drama, Action and Thriller genres. Some movies like Sarkar: Kaththi (2014), Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu (2012), Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava (2018), NGK (2019), Kaala (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Kaththi (2014)
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Duration: 148 min.
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Duration: 162 min.
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Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story: An educated do-gooder is forced to enter politics in order to serve the society. But, will the old guard make way and allow him to do that?
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 6.0
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