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Key Features:
Tribal conflict, Pacifism, Father-son relationship, Revenge, Social injustice, Survival, Class disparity, Violence-high, Redemption, Moral dilemma
Tone:
serious, gritty, dramatic
Target Audience:
Fans of social dramas, Viewers interested in stories about injustice, Those who appreciate intense narratives, People who enjoy action with a message
Emotional Arc:
Fear → Desperation → Resolution

Asuran

2019-10-02
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A family from the underprivileged class is on the run after the teenaged son kills a rich man from the upper caste. Can the pacifist father be able to save his hot-blooded son?

Genres
Action, Drama
Cast
Dhanush, Manju Warrier, Ken Karunas, Teejay, Pasupathy, Prakash Raj, Ammu Abhirami, Balaji Sakthivel, Subramaniam Siva, Aadukalam Naren
Crew
Manimaran, Vetrimaaran, Vetrimaaran
Rating
7.701(97 votes)
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Senapathy, an ex-freedom fighter, is angry. He is angry against the rampant corruption at every level of the bureaucracy. He will clean it up at any cost.



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Baasha
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Kaala
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Thalapathi
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Pulimurugan
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Maanagaram
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6.653

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Kaththi
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7.078

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 away with a lump sum amount but once he realizes who Jeeva really is, Kathir turns a crusader.



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Padayappa
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7.431

Padayappa, a mechanical engineer whose father gives up his property to his foster brother, and then dies of shock soon after. Neelambari initially loves Padayappa, but plans to humiliate him after his family humiliates her father. The rest of the plot deals with Padayappa overcoming all the obstacles placed by Neelambari.



Haider
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Ratsasan
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Sikandar
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4.903

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Talvar
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Karwaan
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7.102

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Jallikattu
6.8

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Sarkar
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Kammatti Paadam
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Krishnan, who has been living away from his family and friends in Mumbai, gets a call from his friend Ganga in Kerala, out of the blue. He senses danger, and leaves for Kammattipadam, where both of them grew up.



Race Gurram
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Himmatwala
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Drishyam
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7.586

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Joji
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7.5

Joji, an engineering dropout and the youngest son of a rich family lives with his aspirations of becoming super wealthy. Driven by greed and blind ambition, he decides to execute his plans following an unexpected event in the family.



Vikram Vedha
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A notorious gangster Vedha surrenders himself to encounter specialist Vikram whom he challenges every step of the way by narrating his life events in the form of riddles that needs to be solved in order to capture him.



American Skin
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Rangasthalam
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Batman learns he has a violent, unruly pre-teen son, secretly raised by the terrorist group known as The League of Assassins.



NH10
NH10(2015)
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Meera and Arjun are professionals living in Gurgaon. On their way to a luxurious desert holiday they stop on a Highway dhaba for dinner, where they witness a young girl being picked up by a bunch of hoodlums. Arjun chooses to step in, unmindful of the danger ahead.



Ayan
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Deva works for Arumugam, a smuggler, who has taken care of him for many years. However, when his best friend gets killed, Deva decides to help the police to nab a dangerous drug lord.



Vikram
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Amar is assigned to investigate a case of serial killings. When Amar investigates the case, he realizes it is not what it seems to be and following down this path will lead to nothing but war between everyone involved.



Bombay
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Lingaa
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5.194

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Vedalam
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Yennai Arindhaal
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Sathyadev, who is on a career break, is forced to put on his cop shoes ones again to save Thenmozhi, a young woman who is the target of a criminal organ harvesting group, led by a ghost from his past.



Super Deluxe
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An unfaithful newly-wed wife, an estranged parent, a priest and an angry son suddenly find themselves in the most unexpected predicaments, each poised to experience their destiny, all on one fateful day.



Kabali
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5.988

A gangster in Malaysia goes in search of his family after 25 years of imprisonment.



Jana Gana Mana
7.216

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Jilla
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5.762

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Velayudham
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Maharaja
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Manam
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7.071

A married couple die in an accident, leaving behind a son. As he grows up and becomes successful, he comes across reincarnations of his father and mother as youngsters, and vows to bring them back together.



Article 15
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A young IPS officer’s new posting in rural India has him confronting caste disparities and uncomfortable truths in the face of a gruesome crime. When three girls go missing in the fictional village of Lalgaon, two of them are found dead and there is no trace of the third one. Where is she and who is responsible for this heinous act?



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Dasavatharam
6.5

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5.2

Vijay, The prodigal son of business tycoon Rajendran agrees to take over the reins of the business, much to the chagrin of his brothers. But can Vijay prove himself to be a worthy varisu and also reunite his now-broken family?



Batla House
6.871

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Ghilli
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7.176

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.



Raid
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7.116

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Anbe Sivam
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6.6

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7.1

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6.96

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Aśoka
Aśoka(2001)
6.474

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7.7

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Jawan
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7.081

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Jagame Thandhiram
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Vivegam
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6.973

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