Sorgavaasal (transl. Gateway to Heaven) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language prison drama film directed by Sidharth Vishwanath in his debut, and produced by Swipe Right Studios, together with Think Studios.

The film stars RJ Balaji and Selvaraghavan, leading an ensemble cast that includes Natarajan Subramaniam, Karunas, Samuel Abiola Robinson, Saniya Iyappan, Sharaf U Dheen and Balaji Sakthivel. It revolves around a wrongfully convicted man thrown into prison, and questioning whether such places really reform people. The film was released in theatres on 29 November 2024.

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Anjaamai (transl. Fearlessness) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film written and directed by S. P. Subburaman in his directorial debut and produced by Dr. M. Thirunavukarasu MD under the banner of Thiruchithram Productions and presented by Dream Warrior Pictures. The film stars Vidharth, Vani Bhojan, Rahman and Krithik Mohan in lead roles.The soundtrack and background score were composed by Raghav Prasad and Kannan, and Kalacharan, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Karthick and Ram Sudharsan.

Anjaamai was released in theatres on 7 June 2024.The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, who praised the lead cast’s performance, social message, emotional scenes and direction.

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Kantara (transl. Mystical Forest) is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by Rishab Shetty, and produced by Vijay Kiragandur, under Hombale Films. The film stars Rishab Shetty in a dual role as a Kambala champion who is at loggerheads with an upright forest officer named Murali (played by Kishore).

Set and filmed in Keradi in coastal Karnataka, principal photography began in August 2021. The cinematography was handled by Arvind S. Kashyap, with B. Ajaneesh Loknath scoring music for the film and the action sequences were choreographed by the action director Vikram More. The production design was handled by debutant, Dharani Gange Putra.

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KGF: Chapter 2 was theatrically released in India on 14 April 2022 in Kannada, along with dubbed versions in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi languages. It is also the first Kannada film to release in IMAX.The film received positive reviews from audience, and mixed reviews from critics, with acclaim for its acting action, and criticized for its violence and collapsed content. It recorded the fourth highest-opening day in India, set domestic opening day records in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam, and surpassed the lifetime gross of its predecessor in two days to become the highest-grossing Kannada film. With earnings of ₹1,200−1,250 crore globally, KGF: Chapter 2 is the fourth highest-grossing Indian film worldwide, and the second highest-grossing film in India.

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Kurup is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language biographical crime thriller film based on fugitive Sukumara Kurup. Produced by Dulquer Salmaan and directed by Srinath Rajendran, it stars Dulquer Salmaan in the title role with an ensemble cast including Indrajith Sukumaran, Shine Tom Chacko, Sunny Wayne, Sobhita Dhulipala, Bharath, Tovino Thomas, Shivajith, Vijayaraghavan, Vijaykumar Prabhakaran, Saiju Kurup and Anupama Parameswaran.

Krishnadas, a former SP of Kerala Police, has just retired and prepares to attend a send-off event arranged by his colleagues when a subordinate officer, CI Praveen, arrives to inform him that an IB report has warned against the arrival of a criminal. Upon knowing that Das is retiring, the officer glances through the former’s cupboard to find one of his case diaries (titled “Kurup”).

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