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Uthkarsha

1990 · 141 min

A grim, methodical police procedural that tightens like a wire, with an unsettling killer and a mounting sense of dread.

Directed by
Sunil Kumar Desai
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Devaraj, Ambareesh, Vanitha Vasu
Tagline
Can you laugh for me?
Overview
A woman's body naked and her throat slit is found in a vegetable truck. Inspector Naveen is spearheading the investigation and he believes it is the doings of a psychopathic killer.

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Directed by
Sunil Kumar Desai
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Devaraj, Ambareesh, Vanitha Vasu
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • madness
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Action4
Horror5
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, mystery
Directed by
Sunil Kumar Desai
Starring
Devaraj, Ambareesh, Vanitha Vasu, Avinash, Ramakrishna, Ramakrishna
Runtime
141 min
Country
India
Languages
English, Kannada

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