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Sowkarpettai

2016 · 139 min

A campy mix of ghostly revenge and comedy, with melodramatic scares and over-the-top performances.

Overview
Lovers murdered by a moneylender come back as ghosts to make him answer for his crime. Meanwhile, an evil tantric has been waiting for them for years to take his revenge.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • love
  • death
  • justice
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror6
Humour5
Realism3
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, horror, romance
Directed by
V. C. Vadivudaiyan
Written by
V. C. Vadivudaiyan
Starring
Srikanth, Raai Laxmi, Saravanan, Powerstar Srinivasan, Suman, Rekha, Vadivukarasi, Singampuli
Music
John Peter
Cinematography
S. Sreenivasa Reddy
Runtime
139 min
Country
India
Languages
Tamil

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