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Ponmagal Vandhal (2020)
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Original name: பொன்மகள் வந்தாள்
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A resident in Ooty named ‘Petition’ Pethuraj reopens a case from 2004 that involved a serial killer ‘Psycho Jyoti’ who was convicted for the kidnapping and murder. Venba, his daughter and a passionate lawyer, seeks to unveil the truth.
Style:
tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
courtroom, court case, rape, justice, child abuse, evidence, serial killer, murderer, police officer, investigation, violence, death, murder, murder investigation, murder mystery, vengeance, society, who done it, danger, law enforcement, police investigation, police detective, partners against crime, uncover truth, lawyer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, suspenseful, tense and disturbing films with plots about murder, who done it, murder investigation, police investigation, murder mystery, investigation and police detective mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Ponmagal Vandhal: Aarathu Sinam (2016), Kapatadhaari (2021), Murdered (2012), Evaru (2019), Vellai Pookal (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 118 min.
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Duration: 122 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Country: India
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Country: India
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Time:
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