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Plot Summary:
An undercover cop goes into the big bad world, a place taken over by a don, where his safety may be compromised.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 151 min
Plot tags:
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Kadal (2013)
Plot Summary:
A wrongdoer is caught red-handed and he is not going to forgive the man who exposed him.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 165 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious, romantic, captivating, inspirational
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Thiruttu Payale 2 (2017)
Plot Summary:
The life of a surveillance specialist turns topsy-turvy when a womanizer starts blackmailing his wife. The former tries to nab him using his power and expertise in technology.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 870
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 147 min
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Anjaneya (2003)
Plot Summary:
DCP Paramaguru (Ajith) an efficient police officer who fights with the scum of the society. He later masquerades as a thief to infiltrate into the underworld. The bad guys are surprised to find that Paramguru is the DCP, out to get them. So they all gang up against him. In this process a thrilling encounter takes place between the good and the evil. Paramaguru is helped in his fight against injustice by Divya (Meera Jasmine) who falls in love with him.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 461
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 168 min
Plot tags: suspense
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Amaidhi Padai (1994)
Plot Summary:
From being a homeless pauper, Amavasai works his way up to become an acclaimed helper in a political party. Craving for more power, he employs all his evil tricks to become a top politician.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 518
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 172 min
Plot tags: social, political thriller
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100 (2019)
Plot Summary:
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)
Plot Summary:
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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NGK (2019)
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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Sardar (2022)
Plot Summary:
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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Siruthai (2011)
Plot Summary:
Rocket Raja (Karthi) is a small time thief who is talented enough to steal anything he comes across. In the company of Kaatupoochi (Santhanam), he enjoys life to its extent and even falls for the charm of a beautiful girl (Tamannaah). However, his life changes forever when a small girl comes to Raja calling him dad. As Raja finds out the girl's past, a flashback reveals that she is the daughter of an honest cop Rathanavel Pandian (Karthi), who is a nightmare to baddies. However, Pandian is now is on the run because his enemies are behind him and his daughter. Eventually, the villains find the whereabouts of Pandian and finishes him off. So steps in Rocket Raja (with the help of Pandian's colleagues who are behind the girl reaching him) into his shoes and finishes the unfinished work of Pandian. He also takes care of his daughter. A roller-coaster ride of fun, joy, camaraderie and romance is what 'Siruthai' is eventually.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
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Dhool (2003)
Plot Summary:
Arumugham (Vikram) is an uneducated, good hearted, helpful village hick. Easwari (Jyothika) is his childhood friend. A chemical factory in the village pollutes the local river and when all attempts to stop the factory waste from going to the drinking water falls flat, the villagers decide to send Arumugham to Chennai and meet the concerned minister who has won from their constituency. He sets out for the city with Easwari and her grandmother and they stay with Arumugham's friend (Vivek) and gang.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Swarg Yahan Narak Yahan (1991)
Plot Summary:
Swarg Yahan Narak Yahan is the story of a dignified father (Mithun) and his conflict with his Brat son (Mithun in a double role). Sumalatha and Shilpa Shirodkar play the leading ladies for the father and the son respectively. The film resembles Ramesh Sippy's Shakti.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration:
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Moondru Mugam (1982)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Thiruda Thiruda (1993)
Plot Summary:
Portly CBI Inspector Laxminarayan is assigned to track down 1000 Crore Rupees worth of stolen currency from the Government Security Press in Nasik. His assignment will lead him to Ashok Tejani, and then to two burglars in Tamil Nadu, Shankar and Anand, who are on the run from the Police along with a suicidal village belle, Kajri. Laxminarayan's efforts will be frustrated even more after Ashok is killed and his gun-toting Goa-based girlfriend, Chandralekha, is absconding; and the entry of an international drug dealer, simply known as Vikram, who will stop at nothing to get his hands on the loot.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: detective, poliziottesco
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Thunivu (2023)
Plot Summary:
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
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags:
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Custody (2023)
Plot Summary:
Siva, a police officer, has to escort a witness to the court. He learns that all the police service wants to kill the witness. An escape begins.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 148 min
Plot tags:
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Por Thozhil (2023)
Plot Summary:
Loganathan, a senior cop is asked to mentor Prakash, an academically bright but faint-hearted and needs to overcome his fears in order to succeed. The unlikely duo, team up to investigate a series of murder cases, and realize all of them are interlinked and that a psychopath serial killer is on the run. Can they get hold of him before it's too late?.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 147 min
Plot tags:
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Ayogya (2019)
Plot Summary:
When a corrupt cop gets embroiled in a heroic brawl, he has no idea how it would eventually lead him to a shocking rape case and change his life forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: exciting, unusual plot structure, suspense, contemplative
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Namma Veettu Pillai (2019)
Plot Summary:
Arumpon wants his sister to get married into a good family, but is forced to accept her marriage to a local goon, with whom he is at loggerheads. Will the brother-sister relationship survive?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags:
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Kireedam (2007)
Plot Summary:
A sincere man wishes to fulfill his father's dream that he follows in his footsteps and becomes a police officer. However, when his father is punished for his honesty and transferred to an area that is ruled with an iron fist by a heartless gangster, the young man must take the law into his own hands to protect his father.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 156 min
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Maari (2015)
Plot Summary:
A local don locks horns with the new cop, who has come to his place, but both are not what they initially seem to be.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 138 min
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Viruman (2022)
Plot Summary:
An intrepid and good-hearted son fights to make his arrogant father pay the price for his sins, which includes his mother's death, and save his brothers from the man's grip.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 149 min
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Bachelor (2021)
Plot Summary:
A carefree young man gets into a live-in relationship with his colleague, and gets her pregnant. What happens next?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 174 min
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Rendu (2006)
Plot Summary:
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
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags:
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Lucifer (2019)
Plot Summary:
In God's own country, the supreme leader of the ruling party dies, leaving a huge vacuum, not only in the electoral and leadership sphere of the party but also that of the state. In the inevitable succession squabble and the power struggle that ensues, the thin line that separates good and bad becomes irrecoverably blurred and out of this seemingly endless mayhem, emerge forces that are hitherto unheard of.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 175 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, political, surprise ending
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Saamy (2003)
Plot Summary:
A policeman accepts bribes from corrupt politicians and local thugs to help them in their illegal work. However, he decides to correct his mistakes after he falls in love with a woman.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, disturbing, cult film
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Commander (1991)
Plot Summary:
Surya is an orphan raised in a slum. He finds a friend in the local Godfather. They rule the town and forms a parallel government. Things are well until new district collect, step -brother of Surya takes charge. Surya finds his mom and decides to surrender.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India, Philippines
Duration: 157 min
Plot tags: feel good, epic, tragic, cult film
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Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018)
Plot Summary:
A bloody power struggle erupts between three brothers who are vying to take over the family business following the death of their father.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, exciting, tense, captivating, suspenseful
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If You Knew Me (2015)
Plot Summary:
Sathyadev, who is on a career break, is forced to put on his cop shoes ones again to save Thenmozhi, a young woman who is the target of a criminal organ harvesting group, led by a ghost from his past.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 168 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, thrilling, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
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Manmadhan Ambu (2010)
Plot Summary:
Madhan is convinced that Ambu is unfaithful and refuses to pay detective Mannar when he reports otherwise. Wanting to make money to help a friend, Mannar cooks up stories about Ambu's infidelity.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 152 min
Plot tags:
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Adanga Maru (2018)
Plot Summary:
A sincere cop, who's suspended from the department for locking horns with a few influential people in the society, starts taking revenge against those who finished off his dear ones.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing