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Plot Summary:
Deva (Surya Sivakumar) arrives at the Chennai International Airport after running an errand for Arumuga Dass (Prabhu Ganesan) of smuggling pre-release pirated movies on DVD. The two leave for their hideout and instruct Dilli (Karunas), a hearing-impaired assistant of Dass, to make copies of the DVD. Just when police crews arrive into their vicinity, Dass informs Deva and the rest to leave. Deva tells the others to leave while he quickly sets up the burning process. Deva also leaves the hideout just in time. However, the police officers arrive at the hideout, only to see the burning process of the DVDs complete. The police then seize the DVDs and computers. The inspector, who was a friend of Dass, tells him that he can close the case if one of Dass's men agrees to the crime. Deva attempts to go, but another man, Chitti (Jegan), who had no affiliation to them volunteers, takes the blame. Later, Chitti joins Dass's group.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 162 min
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An ex-Interpol officer wreaks havoc and sends shock waves across the global underworld but goes missing in action, only to remerge years later, for his beloved family.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 138 min
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Loham (2015)
Plot Summary:
2015 Malayalam thriller film written and directed by Ranjith. It features Mohanlal as Raju and Andrea Jeremiah as Jayanthi in lead roles along with Ajmal Ameer, Siddique, Mythili, Tini Tom, Vijayaraghavan, Renji Panicker and V. K. Prakash in significant roles. The film is produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner Aashirvad Cinemas.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 910
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 129 min
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Dishkiyaoon (2014)
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Dishkiyaoon is a Bollywood action film produced by Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra along with Eros International. The film features Sunny Deol, Harman Baweja and debutant Ayesha Khanna. The film is about the Mumbai underworld.2014.Four songs for the film have been composed by debutant Palash Muchhal, who's the youngest music composer of Bollywood at age of 18.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 119 min
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King (2011)
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The movie opens with a scene of a bank robbery in progress. The actions of the robbers during the gateway is photographed by Ashwin (Jeeva). After a chase, the injured Ashwin loses his camera to the robbers but managed to retrieve the memory card. His brave actions are broadcasted in the local TV channels and earns him praises from his colleagues and media friends.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: political, political thriller
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Bholaa Shankar (2023)
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A reformed gangster now taxi driver unwittingly draws the vengeance of a crime syndicate after aiding the police in busting a smuggling operation. Fueled by a burning desire for justice and to protect his adopted sister, he embarks on a relentless quest to hunt down the mobsters responsible.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 159 min
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A budding journalist passionate about ethical, noble, hard-hitting journalism understands the more flourishing ghetto of sensationalism & news fabrication that the Entertainment TV Channel he belongs to, thrives on. When caught in a dilemma of whether to hold for a while or rise in protest, a situation forces him to make a decision that puts him out of work but… there begins his work.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: political, satirical
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A young cop, who works in a police control room, tries to solve the mysterious case of a kidnapped girl.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action
Country: India
Duration: 141 min
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Sandakozhi (2005)
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Balu, on a visit to his friend's hometown, falls for the latter's sister, Hema. When he learns that this area is ruled by a local goon, Kaasi, Balu teaches him a lesson. Now, Kaasi is seeking revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 836
Genere: Action
Country: India
Duration: 151 min
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Plot Summary:
An educated do-gooder is forced to enter politics in order to serve the society. But, will the old guard make way and allow him to do that?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 148 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min
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An espionage agent who is branded a traitor returns from exile to take down a dubious water project and safeguard the country.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 166 min
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Villain (2002)
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One of the twins is a bus conductor and the other is handicapped. The elder one, Shiva, overhears his parents' plot to kill his mildly retarded brother, Vishnu. He runs away to another city, with his adorable brother, and strives hard to look after Vishnu. As a result of an incident when 'dada' Sundara Moorthy, who runs a beggar trade beats Vishnu brutally, Vishnu becomes handicapped for life. Matters worsen when Sundara Moorthy becomes the chairman of the institute for the physically handicapped. How Shiva deals with the situation forms the rest of the story. Meanwhile Thangam is in love with Shiva, though he does not know this. Later she gives up her love and lets Lavanya marry Shiva.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 162 min
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A notorious smuggler Waltair Veerayya is hired by a CI Seethapathi, reaches Malaysia with the ostensible mission of kidnapping a drug mafia leader named Solomon, who escaped India after wreaking havoc on the RAW agents and local policemen. Veerayya manages to pummel Solomon, who is fiercely protected by his ruthless gang-lord brother Kaala. Tables are turned, when Veerayya reveals that he shares a turbulent past with Kaala & an ACP Vikram Sagar who is hell-bent on ending his smuggling activities.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 155 min
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A group of counter-terrorism agents are brought in to track down a man who was once the head of their squad, and is believed to have gone rogue.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 149 min
Plot tags: intense, fast paced
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A honest cop tries to track down the brain behind a series of robberies and murders, but things turn personal when his family become pawns in the criminal's game.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
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Thunivu (2023)
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A gang goes to rob a bank only to find that there's already a criminal mastermind holding it for ransom, but his identities and motives behind the heist remains mysterious. As they plan to collect the bounty and disappear without a trace, their crimes and their past slowly catches up with them.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 165 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, exciting
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Aarumugam, nicknamed Aaru, is a thug and dealmaker with a band of boys handpicked from the slums of Chennai. Aaru’s mentor Viswanathan protects him, because Aaru gives him the violent undercover he needs. When Vishwanthan declares war on his bitter rival Reddy, Aaru assists him. But Vishwanthan betrays him, resulting in the deaths of Aaru's subordinates. Aaru thus realizes Viswanathan's true, evil nature and vows to destroy his power. There is also a subplot involving Aaru's romance with the college student Maha.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 168 min
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Nedumaaran Rajangam "Maara" sets out to make the common man fly and in the process takes on the world's most capital intensive industry and several enemies who stand in his way.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 122000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, crying, cult film
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: India
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Three men and their accidental meeting on a bridge will change their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
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Sakhti moves to Chennai in search of a job but lands himself in trouble when a CBI officer chases him for a series of murder committed by his lookalike, Kannan.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 255
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Country: India
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Madhumitha is convinced that she and her colleague Ashwin were lovers in their past lives and have been brought together by fate. Is there any truth to this or is she merely hallucinating?.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 154 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Sketch (2018)
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The fate of four friends, who work at a garage, witness drastic changes after they lock horns with a dreaded gangster in town.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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Si 3 (2017)
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, cult film
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Plot Summary:
An idealistic cop and an ambitious scientist-businessman indulge in a high-stake battle of wits.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
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Master (2021)
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An alcoholic professor is sent to a juvenile school, where he clashes with a gangster, who uses the children of the school for criminal activities.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 82000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 179 min
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7Aum Arivu (2011)
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A genetic engineering student tries to bring back the skills of a legend of the past and use his skills to save India from a deadly virus attack by China.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: India
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Saaho (2019)
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A battle for power ensues as warring gangters thrive to gain possession of a "black box" that can make them richer than they already are, and an undercover cop intervenes with the help of his sharp intellect and an instinct to kill.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 170 min
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