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City Lights

2026 · 130 min

A sobering, heartfelt look at city life that wears its empathy openly and asks you to sit with its characters' struggles.

Directed by
Duniya Vijay
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Vinay Rajkumar, Monisha vijay kumar, Umashree
Tagline
ಜವಾಬ್ ದಾರಿ......ದೀಪಗಳು
Overview
Follows two individuals who move from a village to Bengaluru, only to confront the harsh realities of survival in a fast-paced, indifferent city.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Duniya Vijay
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Vinay Rajkumar, Monisha vijay kumar, Umashree
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • class
  • isolation
  • love
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Duniya Vijay
Starring
Vinay Rajkumar, Monisha vijay kumar, Umashree, B M Giriraj, Vinod Master, Veera Devaraj, Vasantha Krishnamurthy, Gopalkrishna Deshpande
Runtime
130 min
Country
India
Languages
Kannada

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