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Bakasuran

2023 · 155 min

A grim, angry vigilante drama that simmers with righteous fury and uncomfortable social commentary.

Directed by
Mohan G
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Selvaraghavan, Natarajan Subramaniam, Radha Ravi
Overview
A street performer is on a killing spree and a retired army man turned YouTuber tracks an online sex racket parallely. How do their lives connect and what is the street performer really seeking?

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Directed by
Mohan G
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Selvaraghavan, Natarajan Subramaniam, Radha Ravi
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • justice
  • corruption
  • grief
  • crime
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
Mohan G
Written by
Mohan G
Starring
Selvaraghavan, Natarajan Subramaniam, Radha Ravi, Devadarshini, Ramachandran Durairaj, Pondy Ravi, Saravana Subbiah, Mansoor Ali Khan
Music
Sam C S
Cinematography
Farook Basha
Runtime
155 min
Country
India
Languages
Tamil

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