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Thudarum

2025 · 164 min

A slow-building, emotionally charged thriller that turns a quiet life into a nightmare of grief and corruption, anchored by a powerful lead performance.

Directed by: Tharun Moorthy
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Mohanlal, Shobana, Prakash Varma

Overview: A taxi driver finds himself embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy after his car is confiscated by a corrupt police officer.

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Directed by: Tharun Moorthy
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Mohanlal, Shobana, Prakash Varma

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
corruption
justice
family
revenge
Places: small town
countryside
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: action, drama, thriller
Directed by: Tharun Moorthy
Written by: KR Sunil, Tharun Moorthy
Starring: Mohanlal, Shobana, Prakash Varma, Maniyanpilla Raju, Farhaan Faasil, Binu Pappu, Arsha Baiju, Irshad
Music: Jakes Bejoy
Cinematography: Shaji Kumar
Runtime: 164 min
Country: India
Languages: Tamil, Malayalam

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