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Master

2021 · 179 min

A gritty, stylish action drama that balances brutal violence with a redemptive arc, keeping you tense and invested.

Directed by: Lokesh Kanagaraj
Genres: Action, Drama
Starring: Vijay, Vijay Sethupathi, Arjun Das

Overview: An alcoholic professor is sent to a juvenile school, where he clashes with a gangster, who uses the children of the school for criminal activities.

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Directed by: Lokesh Kanagaraj
Genres: Action, Drama
Starring: Vijay, Vijay Sethupathi, Arjun Das

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
redemption
justice
violence
crime
Places: big city
school
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	8
Horror	3
Humour	4
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: action, drama
Directed by: Lokesh Kanagaraj
Written by: Lokesh Kanagaraj
Starring: Vijay, Vijay Sethupathi, Arjun Das, Malavika Mohanan, Andrea Jeremiah, Nassar, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Mahendran
Music: Anirudh Ravichander
Cinematography: Sathyan Sooryan
Runtime: 179 min
Country: India
Languages: Tamil

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