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Gatta Kusthi

2022 · 146 min

A warm, easy-going comedy-drama that balances laughs with a sincere message about gender roles and support, anchored by lively performances and wrestling bouts.

Directed by
Chella Ayyavu
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Aishwarya Lekshmi, Vishnu Vishal, Karunas
Overview
Veera, a misguided man who wants a timid, not-so-learned and subservient wife with long hair, unknowingly ends up getting married to Keerthi, an intrepid wrestler who is also more educated than him and has cropped hair. For how long can Keerthi maintain the charade and what happens when Veera comes to know the truth?

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Chella Ayyavu
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Aishwarya Lekshmi, Vishnu Vishal, Karunas
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • gender
  • family
  • identity
  • sport
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

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Music
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Cinematography
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India
Languages
Tamil

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