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Once Upon a Time in Madras

ஒன்ஸ் அபான் எ டைம் இன் மெட்ராஸ்

2024 · Tamil · 2h 01m

Thriller

Released
13 December 2024
Runtime
2h 01m

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Overview

In Chennai, along the Koovam River, 9-year-old Dinesh's life ends tragically when he's shot by retired army officer Krishnaraja in a fit of rage. Confusion ensues as the police investigation fails to identify the shooter. Krishnaraja disposes of the gun in the river, but its discoveries by a few people sets off a chain of events with unforeseen consequences.

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Streaming data from JustWatch, via TMDB · checked 2 Oct 2026

Why you may like this

Fast-paced Tamil thriller with high tension.

  • fast paced
  • investigation
  • thriller

Vibe

Dark60
Funny18
Emotional28
Fast74
Tense98

FrameSouth's reading, from genre, story and runtime · confidence 78/100

Cast & crew

Directed by Prasadh Murugan

  1. Bharath SrinivasanRaja
  2. Pavithra LakshmiAnitha
  3. Abhirami
  4. Anjali Nair
  5. Shaan A
  6. Thalaivasal VijayAnitha's father
  7. Rajaji Manickam
  8. KanihaKowsi (Special appearance)
  9. Disha Govindharaj
  10. Jegan Kaviraj
  11. Pasupathi RajMadhi's father
  12. Gayathri Krishnan

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