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Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru

2016 · 106 min

A twisty, slow-burning police procedural that keeps you piecing together clues, with a dark, brooding atmosphere and a haunting sense of guilt.

Directed by: Karthick Naren
Genres: Thriller, Action, Crime
Starring: Rahman, Ashwin Kkumar, Pradeep

Tagline: Every detail counts.
Overview: A former cop looks back on the case which left him disabled and forced him to quit the force.

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Directed by: Karthick Naren
Genres: Thriller, Action, Crime
Starring: Rahman, Ashwin Kkumar, Pradeep

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
betrayal
justice
family
obsession
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: thriller, action, crime, mystery
Directed by: Karthick Naren
Written by: Karthick Naren
Starring: Rahman, Ashwin Kkumar, Pradeep, Santosh Krishna, Praveen, Karthikeyan, Anjana Jayaprakash, Yashika Anand
Music: Jakes Bejoy
Cinematography: Sujith Sarang
Runtime: 106 min
Country: India
Languages: Tamil

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