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Circus (2009)

Circus poster
Original title
ಸರ್ಕಸ್
Directed by
Dayal Padmanabhan
Genre
action, thriller
Country
India
Runtime
2h 20m
Rated
UA
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of friends plays a prank that goes wrong when they fake a bomb threat. To fix things, they board a train to retrieve a letter that could get them into serious trouble.

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What happens

Circus is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language comedy thriller film written, directed and produced by Dayal Padmanabhan. It stars Ganesh and Archana Gupta in the lead roles. Avinash Bharadwaj, Mithra, Pawan Kumar and Murali appear in supporting roles. The film follows a group of mischievous friends whose harmless prank involving a bomb threat spirals into danger after they board a train to recover an incriminating letter. Circus was released on 15 January 2009 and became an average venture at the box office. It received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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