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Nallavan

1988 · 140 min

A twisty twin-brother drama that mixes family emotion with action and suspense, keeping you hooked on the mystery.

Directed by
S. P. Muthuraman
Genres
Family, Drama, Action
Starring
Vijayakanth, Radhika Sarathkumar, M. N. Nambiar
Overview
Guru and Raja are twin brothers. Guru is set to marry a collector. On the day of the marriage, Raja is kidnapped and shown a photo where he is stabbing a girl. Raja realises it is Guru in the photo. What transpires later forms the crux of the story

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Directed by
S. P. Muthuraman
Genres
Family, Drama, Action
Starring
Vijayakanth, Radhika Sarathkumar, M. N. Nambiar
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • justice
  • love
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour4
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
family, drama, action
Directed by
S. P. Muthuraman
Written by
S. Thanu
Starring
Vijayakanth, Radhika Sarathkumar, M. N. Nambiar, Charle, Chinni Jayanth, Janagaraj, Thiyagu, S. S. Chandran
Cinematography
T. S. Vinayagam
Runtime
140 min
Country
India
Languages
Tamil

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