# Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016)

> A retired, physically damaged police officer revisits an unsolved serial-killer case whose buried clues lead a young aspirant toward the truth.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/277468

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Thriller, Action, Crime, Mystery
- Director: Karthick Naren
- Cast: Rahman, Ashwin Kkumar, Pradeep, Santosh Krishna, Praveen, Karthikeyan, Anjana Jayaprakash, Yashika Anand
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6380520/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, cerebral, paranoid, late night thriller viewing, mystery movie marathon

## Synopsis

A retired police officer confronts his past as a young aspirant unravels a chilling mystery.

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