Movie

Shankara

2016

A tense, brooding drama about a young man wronged by corrupt cops, with a slow build to a violent, cathartic resolution.

Overview: Shankar (Nara Rohit) lives in a hostel to pursue his education. Circumstances force him into a rivalry with a police officer (John Vijay) who sabotages Shankar's life and labels him as a drug addict. How Shankar solves the problem is the crux of the story. (Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License)
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Corruption, justice, betrayal, trauma
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
justice
betrayal
trauma
family
Places: big city
school
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild