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Plot Summary:
A love brings to light the soft-natured characteristic features that lie buried in the sub-conscious mind of a seemingly hard-core student. Some unexpected tragic events mould his life into an epic-like story!.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: sad, heartbreaking, epic, entertaining, tragic
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Thambikku Entha Ooru (1984)
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 165 min
Plot tags: entertaining
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Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984)
Plot Summary:
Nallavanuku Nallavan is a Tamil film, directed by SP. Muthuraman. The film is a remake of the 1982 Superhit Kannada film Jeevana Chakra that starred Vishnuvardhan and Raadhika Sarathkumar in main roles.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 273
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 175 min
Plot tags:
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Golden Son (2015)
Plot Summary:
The happiness of Tamizh and his middle-class family is shattered when his dad commits suicide. The youngster tries to understand why his father took this extreme step and clear his name.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags:
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Style (2018)
Plot Summary:
When a city-bred girl comes home to her village, she falls for the macho village boy and asks him out. As a passionate romance brews, the guy falls madly in love with her, but does she feel the same way? Or is it just a passionate summer fling?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Amarkalam (1999)
Plot Summary:
Vasu is a tough street crook who lives at a movie theater. One day while transporting the reels of a new film, he clashes with a music student Mohana. Mohana is the daughter of the Police Commissioner, who Tulsidas an ex-gang leader released from jail has an old grudge against. He tells Vasu to kidnap Mohana for two days in order to ruin the family's honor. While being held captive by Vasu, Mohana falls in love with him after hearing him sing. Vasu rejects her love, but on learning of it, Tulsidas pays him to pretend to be in love with her. By the time Tulsidas learns that his enmity with the police commissioner is false and tells Vasu to stay away from Mohana it is too late, Vasu's love has become real.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 148 min
Plot tags:
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Nandha (2001)
Plot Summary:
Nandha (Tamil: நந்தா) is a 2001 Indian Tamil drama film written and directed by Bala, starring Suriya and Laila in the leading roles, while Rajkiran, Saravanan and Rajshree play other supporting roles. The film also marked the debut of comedian Karunas, whilst its music was scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography handled by R. Rathnavelu. The film released on 14 November 2001 and received critical acclaim.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 165 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, captivating, suspense
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Dhill (2001)
Plot Summary:
Dhil is the story about Kanagavel (Vikram) whose only dream is to become a police officer. He succeeds in passing the exams and wins a girlfriend (Laila). One night after having dinner at a restaurant near the beach Velu goes to pay the bill leaving Laila behind. At that moment a corrupt police officer Shankar (Ashish Vidyarti) drinks and urinates besides Laila. Irritated, she scolds him. He attempts to rape her but is beaten up by Velu severely and receives a scar on his face. Angered by this he seeks revenge against Velu.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 974
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 158 min
Plot tags:
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Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022)
Plot Summary:
The Chola kingdom is under threat from forces both internal and external, and with crown prince Aaditha Karikalan, his younger brother Arunmozhi Varman and the emperor, Sundara Cholar separated by situations, it is up to a messenger to ensure the safety of the kingdom. Can he succeed in his mission, especially with Karikalan's former girlfriend, Nandhini, plotting to bring down the entire Chola empire?.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 167 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, epic
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Hero (1983)
Plot Summary:
Hero is the story of a criminal transforming and evolving as a good person under the influence of love. Jackie is a baddie with a heart of gold though, who has to settle scores with the area's 'Thakur' and his police officer son Sanjeev Kumar. So he opts for kidnapping their soft spot, Radha, Thakur khandaan's only daughter. Radha is given to understand that Jackie and his gang are police people who have taken her away to the safety of jungles because their house has been invaded by dacoits. The rest of the story is about the gang's camaraderie with Radha in sylvan spots and the discovery of truth by Radha.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 945
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 173 min
Plot tags: masala
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Annamalai (1992)
Plot Summary:
The film stars Rajinikanth, Kushboo and Sarath Babu in the lead roles with Radha Ravi, Nizhalgal Ravi and Manorama playing supporting roles. The film revolves around a poor milkman who befriends the son of the businessman. The latter's father who hates their friendship drives a wedge between them by bulldozing the house. Annamalai challenges his friend that he will become a successful businessman. Rest of the film shows whether they are united or not.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 164 min
Plot tags: epic, entertaining, cult film
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Smiling Prince (1986)
Plot Summary:
Punnagai Mannan is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist. The film was directed by K. Balachander.The film opens with lead actor Kamal Hassan and his love interest Rekha,attempting suicide from a cliff. In this attempt, Rekha is killed but Kamal survives the fall. It is later revealed that the attempt was because of the obstacles in their love life placed by Rekha's father.At this point, Kamal is advised by his uncle (also played by Kamal) that suicide is escapist, and a sign of weakness. Kamal agrees and gets on with his.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 957
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags: sad, tragic ending
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Gunaa (1991)
Plot Summary:
Guna (Kamal Hasan) is a mentally affected person and gets treatment in a mental asylum, and another mental person in the asylum tells him the story of a fictitious character named Abirami and registers in his mind that she is an angel and she is going to marry you on full moon day.After coming out of the asylum, he believes the story to be true and searches for his Abirami. One day he mistakes a rich girl (Roshini), in a temple as Abirami and kidnaps her and takes her to a lonely damaged house situated at the top of the hill resort called Kodaikanal. Though, the girl first hates.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 167 min
Plot tags: sad, tragic ending
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Thevar Magan (1992)
Plot Summary:
Thevar Magan (English: Son of the Thevar) is a 1992 Indian Tamil film produced by, written by, and starring Kamal Hassan in the title role. It was directed by Bharathan and also stars Sivaji Ganesan, Nasser, Revathi and Gouthami in pivotal roles. The film met with a very strong critical and commercial reception upon release. The film score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja. India chose this film as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1992. The film was screened at the Toronto Film Festival in 1994. The film won five National Film Awards, including the Best Tamil Film Award, Best Supporting Actress Award, and a Special Jury Award. The film was dubbed into Telugu under the title Kshatriya Putrudu. It was later remade into the Hindi film Virasat (1997) by Priyadarshan and in Kannada as Tandege Takka Maga (2006) by S. Mahendar.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: epic, cult film
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Moondram Pirai (1982)
Plot Summary:
Moondram Pirai starring by kamal haasan and sridevi kappor. he movie begins with a young girl Bhagyalakshmi (Sridevi) who meets with an accident thus succumbing to amnesia. This condition makes her lose her memory of her entire teenage and adulthood leaving her as a physically grown up woman but with the memory and intelligence of a seven year old. Circumstances cheat her into Prostitution, where in the brothel, she meets Srinivas (Kamal Haasan) who understands that she has been tricked into the trade.He rescues her to take her to his home in Ooty and begins to lead life with.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: sad, tragic ending, tragic, cult film
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I've Started to Like You (2002)
Plot Summary:
The daughter of a rich criminal industrial tycoon falls in love with a college boy. The tycoon, what a surprise, objects.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, captivating, suspenseful
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Deiva Thirumagal (2011)
Plot Summary:
A mentally retarded man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter, and in the process teaches his opponent lawyer the value of love and family.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 166 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, sad
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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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Paiyaa (2010)
Plot Summary:
Shiva, an engineering graduate, is not serious about his job or future even when his friends advise him about life. He falls in love with a girl he saw at a bus stop and finally gets to ride with her in a car.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 152 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, exciting, tense, feel good, humorous, realistic, action packed, road movie
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Friends (2001)
Plot Summary:
Friends is a 2001 Tamil movie starring Vijay, Surya, Ramesh Khanna, Devayani, Abhinyashree, Vijayalakshmi, Sriman and Vadivelu. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film by the same name with actors Mukesh, Sreenivasan, and Jayaram. This film emerged as a Super hit in Vijay's career.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 167 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, captivating, crying, weeping
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Pithamagan (2003)
Plot Summary:
Pithamagan whirls around four characters. Chithan (Vikram) who is orphaned at a young age, devoid of all human contacts lives on his animal instincts and ekes out a living as a graveyard caretaker.He seems to exhibit behaviour consistent with autism spectrum disorders. Gomathy (Sangeetha), a petty ganja seller, who pities Chithan’s condition, gets him a job at the ganja fields of the main villain.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 139 min
Plot tags: rough, emotional, realistic, tense, serious, feel good, epic, sad, tragic ending, entertaining
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Villain (2010)
Plot Summary:
Raavan story is about a Raavan (Vikram) who is waiting for a chance to take revenge on a police officer Ram (Prithviraj) who was responsible for the death of his sister. At the same time Ram gets married to his love Janaki (Aishwarya Rai).But on the very next day of the marriage Raavan kidnaps Janaki and takes her away. Later Janaki comes to know of the real Ram and falls in love with Raavan. In the end after a fiery duel Raavan Vikram loses to Ram Prithvi. But when Ram wanted to take Janaki back home she refuses to go and stays with Raavan.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, epic, tragic
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Mahaan (2022)
Plot Summary:
A man's family leaves him when he strays from the path of ideological living in his search for personal freedom. However, as he realizes his ambitions, he also misses the presence of his son in his life. Having fulfilled his dream of becoming a billionaire, does life give him a second chance to be a father?.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 163 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, cult classic, independent film, epic, masterpiece, cult film
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David (2013)
Plot Summary:
The story is about two Davids living in different parts of India whose lives eventually come together in a twist of events., who are about to take a step which is going to change their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, realistic, stylized, independent film, rough, epic, suspenseful
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Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008)
Plot Summary:
Vasu falls in love with Keerthi, but when he expresses his feelings to her, she turns him down and says that her marriage has already been arranged. He later learns that she is set to marry his close friend Cheenu.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 174 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, romantic drama
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Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010)
Plot Summary:
A young, aspiring filmmaker falls in love with a girl who moves into the house above his, but her sophisticated nature does more harm than good to him.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 157 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, romantic, feel good, tragic
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Paruthiveeran (2007)
Plot Summary:
A village tough finally succumbs to the unconditional love of his angelic cousin, but his romance faces insurmountable challenges, including family opposition and his own delinquent personality.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 162 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, touching, emotional, realistic, feel good, epic, social, tragic ending, tragic
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Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)
Plot Summary:
A son deals with the death of his father and examines how their relationship influences him through growing up, romance, tragedy and adventure.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 169 min
Plot tags: emotional, touching, serious, realistic, inspirational, romantic, feel good, romantic drama, tragic
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Born to Hate... Destined to Love (2012)
Plot Summary:
While fighting for the political supremacy of their respective families, a Hindu man and a Muslim woman share a forbidden romance.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: emotional, realistic, serious, romantic, tense, captivating, entertaining, sad, exciting
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Remember Me (2010)
Plot Summary:
Still reeling from a heartbreaking family event and his parents' subsequent divorce, Tyler Hawkins discovers a fresh lease on life when he meets Ally Craig, a gregarious beauty who witnessed her mother's death. But as the couple draws closer, the fallout from their separate tragedies jeopardizes their love.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 154000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: touching, sad, romantic, sentimental, emotional, serious, tear jerker, heartbreaking, surprise ending, thought provoking
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One Day (2011)
Plot Summary:
A romantic comedy centered on Dexter and Emma, who first meet during their graduation in 1988 and proceed to keep in touch regularly. The film follows what they do on July 15 annually, usually doing something together.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 161000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sentimental, romantic, emotional, sad, touching, realistic, heartbreaking, romantic drama, tear jerker, serious