TV series

Auto Shankar

2019 · 1 season

A grim, slow descent into crime that feels like a true-crime chronicle, unsettling and morally murky.

Overview: Based on horrifying true incidents that happened between 1985 - 1995 in Chennai, still remembered as 'Once upon a time in Madras'.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Crime, corruption, power, ambition
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
corruption
power
ambition
violence
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild