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A rootless young man grappling with his past faces a pivotal moment where goals, memories, and relationships intersect. New encounters challenge his perspective, pushing him to examine his identity and future path.

The family of Shahina, a tenth standard student, gets her married to Rasaq, a man who is already married. After Rasaq receives the dowry from Shahina's parents, he divorces her.

A committed police officer is on a very dangerous mission to destroy the most corrupt person in the country, Siddharth Abhimanyu.

A series of inexplicable and gruesome killings tear the Barot family apart and destroy the close relationship between father and son. Who could be behind this mindless slaughter? When the truth is discovered, it throws the family into further turmoil. But is the truth really the truth or games of a troubled mind?

Unnai Thedi (Tamil: உன்னை தேடி) is a 1999 Tamil film directed by Sundar C. The film features Ajith Kumar and Malavika in the lead roles, while an ensemble supporting cast includes Karan, Vivek, Sivakumar, and Srividya.

When a blind musician and a theatre artist meet on a train and travel through the majestic Himalayas, they fall in love regardless of their apparent flaws. What happens when life takes over?

A struggling young musician, along with his two friends, with the help of a quantum physicist goes back in time to prevent the death of his mother. What happens next?

Siva and Sakthi lie about their respective jobs when they meet. Once the truth comes out, they decide to take revenge but start developing feelings for each other instead.

After his father’s death, Navendu devotes his life to raising his step-siblings and honoring his promise to care for his stepmother. However, as the siblings reach adulthood, the family bond is tested. Each must choose between the Road of Sacrifice and the Road of Selfishness, leading to a dramatic conflict between duty and personal greed.

The course of true love is strewn with misunderstandings and unwanted drama for a young couple from theatre families.

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.

Officer-in-Charge Debanjan Dutta of the Kolkata Police and his team face mounting danger while investigating a gruesome crime that shakes their neighborhood. As twists derail the probe, a ruthless gang spreads chaos across the city. With tensions rising and violence erupting, the hunt intensifies.

After a family member receives a Nagavalli/Chandramukhi's portrait as a prize in the Nagavalli Dance competition, various characters start having abnormal experiences. In order to save themselves and unfold the mystery, the family looks to Ramachandra Acharya and Dr. Vijay.

Sakhi, a car company manger, falls in love with Priya, a model. They decide to get married, but their different family backgrounds seem to ruin their relationship.

The gritty life of the Mumbai underworld, including prostitution, dance bars and gun crime.

Based on a true incident, the film is about four men, who call themselves Ayyankali Pada, holding the Palakkad collector hostage demanding tribal land rights.

Petty thief Gopi steals a chain, and in order to escape a police inspector, drops it in Veena's bag. Later, he tries to take it from her, but the chain is no longer there. He becomes a part of her plan to stop her boyfriend from marrying a rich tycoon’s daughter

Badri (Vijay) is a troublemaker and a source of heartburn for his father (Kitty). So the father pins his hopes on his elder son, Vetri (Riyaz Khan), to win the kickboxing championship. Janu (Bhumika Chawla), Badri's neighbour, is in love with him but it is just one-sided as Badri considers her a good friend and a source of money (and since her dad is a garage owner, his gateway to new cars to impress the other girls). He falls in love with Mamathi (Monal), a rich girl, and poses as a rich guy to impress her. But he soon realises his mistakes and when his brother becomes bedridden, he decides to redeem himself in his father's eyes by fighting in the championship match. He finally redeems himself by defeating his opponent and at the same time, accepts Janu's love.

At a state basketball trial, Safi's fate rests in the hands of the formidable coach Yudhisthir. Their identical pasts but contrasting choices ignite a fierce battle - will Safi become Yudhisthir or Rise as himself?

A usual working day turns unusual for Guru and Harini when they get trapped in their haunted office. A patterned game unlocks a mystery and a lift is their only way out.

Morning Raga is about the meeting of worlds. It is a story that brings the modern and traditional together, unites the past with present, Carnatic music with Western music, as never before in the history of humanity, fate and coincidence with individual choices. It is a story of our times where our worlds are interacting with each other.

The story of a happily married couple living in Mumbai whose lives take an interesting turn when a distant relative turns up unannounced at their doorstep from a far off village.

Struggling with panic disorder, Janaki is ecstatic when Unni Mukundan proposes to marry her. Things go south when Janaki's fears land her in serious trouble.

An alcoholic ex-cop lives a somewhat peaceful life with his pampered daughter. An unfortunate incident forces him to lead an investigation again.

Paglu, Amu & Abhi live the lives of each other. They drink, eat & sleep together. Amu is a girl amongst the two guys, though Paglu & Abhi don't treat her like one. Paglu is the one who makes her realize about her feelings and helps her get her love. And Abhi is the rich, kind and classy guy who falls in love every time he meets a weird girl. Life however takes a serious fun turn when one of them falls in love with the other.

Lallu, a happy-go-lucky person who loves to hang out with his friends, is in pursuit of true love. One day, he finds a photo of a missing woman, Diya, in the newspaper and feels a spark.

A group of 7 youngsters decide to spend a night at a reportedly haunted hotel to celebrate the farewell of one of them leaving for the USA. Despite people's warnings and other "signs" trying to ward them off from there, they enter the hotel, and then the truth dawns on them. Seven friends - Sam alias Samrat, Magesh, Achint, Neel, Neena, Sonia and Magi reunite after several years apart to celebrate the farewell of one of their friends, who is going abroad in order to pursue his career and fulfill his goals. The group soon learns about an abandoned hotel with strange stories around it. Much against warnings, they decide to spend a night at the hotel, and soon realize the mistake of their lives.

An elderly couple live by themselves while their children are settled abroad; they take each day as special and enjoy their life.

Follows the personal and spiritual journey of Ajay Mohan Singh Bisht, detailing his transformation into one of India's most influential political leaders.

Unable to distinguish between his dreams and reality, Roy finds it difficult to maintain any sort of relationship with anyone except his wife Teena, who accepts and loves him wholeheartedly. When Teena, following clues from her husband's dreams, goes missing while searching for a veteran writer, it is up to Roy to find his wife and get her to safety.

An ominous dream convinces 77-year-old Dayanand Kumar that his end could be near. He takes the news to his son Rajiv, knowing he wants to breathe his last in the holy city of Varanasi and end the cycle of rebirth, by attaining salvation. Being the dutiful son he is, Rajiv is left with no choice but to drop everything and make the journey with his stubborn father. Daya and Rajiv check into Mukti Bhawan (Hotel Salvation) in Varanasi, a guesthouse devoted to people who want to die there. But as the days go by, Rajiv struggles to juggle his responsibilities back home, while Daya starts to bloom in the hotel. Rajiv gives his father a shot at salvation but as family bonds are tested, he finds himself torn, and not knowing what he must do to keep his life together.

Jeeva, an alcoholic who is deeply scarred by the death of his family, adopts a young boy with hearing and speech difficulties. The boy, who has seen the killers of his murdered mother, is in danger.

Sita Sinha has brought up her son, Bihari and his friend, Amar as her own. The three are very close to each other. When they grow up they maintain their friendship and love for each other. Amar marries wealthy Jaya, and Bihari marries a labourer. Amar's dad, Mr. Saxena does not like Bihari, and schemes to separate them. He succeeds, and Bihari is humiliated. Bihari blames Amar, and swears to bring about his downfall at all costs.

In the slums of Chennai, Karthik, a young engineering student, falls in love with Revathy, his childhood friend. However, their lives are entangled with the dark underbelly of the city, where Karthik's father, Jyothi, a drunkard and drug peddler, has abandoned them. Karthik's friend Vishnu, who owns a mechanic shop, gets embroiled in Jyothi's illegal dealings, leading to a chain of events that puts their lives in danger. As Karthik and Revathy navigate their love amidst the chaos, they must confront the harsh realities of their world, including crime, betrayal, and loss. Ultimately, Karthik must make a choice between his love for Revathy and his need for revenge against his father, who is responsible for the death of his friend Vishnu.

The son of a popular martial arts expert, Manikkunnel Ittymaani is an impulsive man who keeps landing into trouble.

Shankar, a trigger-happy encounter specialist with a tragic past, is posted to Bokkapatnam village , to halt the illegal operations of the influential don Damodar, whose dream project is to build a power plant also with whom Shankar has a personal score to settle.

Parthiban, a young marketing executive, discovers that the woman he has fallen in love with is the same one that his parents want him to marry, but, he learns an unexpected truth.

Eeramana Rojave (lit. 'The Wet Rose') is a 1991 Indian Tamil film, directed and produced by Keyaar. The film stars Shiva, Mohini, Srividya and Nassar in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja.[1] The movie was also dubbed and released in Telugu as Premalekhalu in the same year.

Gowtham is a geeky loner with hardly any social connections, though he was a jovial guy while at college. His parents, being worried about his extreme changes, attempt to bring back his old self with the help of Gowtham’s friends from college days.

Raghu and Shanti are divorced couple which sparks problems between both respective younger brothers.

Mahadev (Shreyas Talpade) is an unemployed graduate with a Bachelor of Arts from Satna college, who is forced to make a living writing letters for the uneducated people of his village. His real ambition is to become a novel writer. Through his humble occupation, Mahadev has the potential to impact numerous lives. The movie is a satirical, but warm-hearted portrait of life in rural India.

After being sexually assaulted, a woman realises that the perpetrators are people in power. Battling mental agony, she is now forced to fight social stigma.

Maradona Rebello grows up playing a girl in popular Hindi films on the behest of his ambitious and dominant mother, Lillete Dubey. This results in a confused gender identity for the young boy who tries to build his film career, once again, when he grows up. This time, as a hero? Does he succeed?

Madhi and his friends hides a bag full of money and jewels in a haunted bungalow to ditch the police. When he goes to retrieve the bag, a ghost makes him play a survival game in order to leave with the bag.

Siddu is the son of an over-protective business man. Every decision of his is made by his father, which leads him into frustration. He half-heartedly agrees to become engaged to a rich man's daughter, but then falls for a middle-class man's daughter called Haasini. The film focuses on his realization that he has to stand on his own and come out of his father's protective shell - and try to succeed in love.

Bharathan (Mammootty) and his friends (Mala Aravindan, Siddique and Bobby Kottarakkara) earn money by gambling in the streets. But Bharathan is forced to close down his business when a carnival is organised in the village. Bharathan manages to get a job in the carnival company and soon becomes the most trusted person of its owner Chandrappan, who is fondly called as Bhai. James, another worker at the company is envious about the growth of Bharathan.

A happy-go-lucky guy lands in trouble after he locks horns with an egoistic lady.

A dysfunctional family is in turmoil after the son of a mild-mannered man accuses his wife of having an affair.

A betting teenager, Raj gets involved in a larger bet than he had imagined to earn 2 million rupees for his father's treatment. Will he be able to save his father?

The movie revolves around how this journalist seeks revenge; does she succeed in getting back at this serial killer or does he get better of her ?

An esteemed, prestigious court dancer is challenged by the holistic views of society as she is seen as an impure woman who just entertains, but the dancer decides to go against the grain and prove to the people that it's their view what's impure, not her.

The movie chronicles the life of Simran, a young and upcoming novelist, who, one day, receives a call from Yuvraj, an owner of a publishing house. He asks Simran to write a book on a plot idea he has, for which, she, along with her younger sister, Alia, goes to their Lonavala bungalow. The arrival of the sisters triggers the onset of some deep, dark secrets of the past.

Raghava (Prabhas) is a hot-blooded and restless youth who cannot tolerate injustice that is being done in the society. In the process, he picks up fight with local mafia leader Ankineedu (Anandraj). Ankineedu stabs Sirisha (Anshu) - the ladylove of Raghava - to death. He also issues an ultimatum to Raghava's parents to leave the city in few hours. The vexed parents ask Raghava to accompany them only if he agrees to listen to their words. They take Raghava to Mantralayam - a relatives place - and make him become a devotee of Lord Raghavendra Swamy.

Faced with the catastrophic challenge of fighting a global crisis like no other, Indian scientists take on the mantle of producing vaccine despite not having enough resources and infrastructure to save the nation's sixteen million citizens.

Lord Shiva accuses Yama for saving the life of a criminal-politician when the latter tries to stop a little girl from dying. Yama is given a few days' time to rectify his action.

Raghuram, a struggling film exhibitor sets up a small cinema in a remote village, hoping to revive his failing career. As the theater becomes a local sensation, his mysterious past and hidden motives gradually come to light, revealing a deeper truth behind his venture.

Wealthy Lata I. Prasad refuses to obey her widower father's instructions to get married to equally wealthy Rajan, the second son of Sikanker Lal Thakkar, her dad's business partner. She runs away from home, and shortly thereafter her father locates her living with a truck-driver, Vishwa Pratap, and his pretty sister, Lakshmi. She refuses to return home, and insists on marrying Vishwa. She will soon regret her decision when she finds out that Vishwa has been arrested for killing a male named Billa, and may either spend his life behind bars or be hanged.

The film begins with the ISI moles scheming to destabilize India, followed by bomb blasts in Coimbatore and Hyderabad. Basha, an ISI agent, enters India to plant bombs at various places. Anand is a regular bank employee and through a case of mistaken identity by police, he exposes the nefarious ISI network. Anand is tried and sentenced to 14 years imprisonment. Anand's wife Usha tries to prove her husband's innocence with the help of CBI officer Srinivasa Murthy.

Santhu is the typical do-gooder youngster, who is also the angry young hero. He falls for college student Ananya after a series of chance meetings. But, there's also dreaded don Deva in the picture forming the triangle.