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Pratidwandi
Pratidwandi (The Adversary), 1970 Bengali drama by Satyajit Ray based on Sunil Gangopadhyay's novel; first of the Calcutta trilogy, starring Dhritiman Chatterjee as unemployed Siddhartha; National Award winner, restored in 4K for Cannes Classics 2022.
Pratiggya
Pratiggya (प्रतिज्ञा) is a 1975 Hindi action comedy directed by Dulal Guha, starring Dharmendra, Hema Malini, and Ajit, with Laxmikant-Pyarelal music and the hit song Main Jat Yamla Pagla Deewana; a Super-Hit that inspired the 2011 film's title.
Pratik Gandhi
Pratik Gandhi, Gujarati theatre and film actor from Surat, broke through nationally as Harshad Mehta in Scam 1992 (2020), then led Hindi films Madgaon Express, Do Aur Do Pyaar, and the Gandhi series.
Pratimanataka
Pratimanataka (प्रतिमानाटकम्, The Statue Play) is a seven-act Sanskrit drama attributed to Bhasa, drawn from the Ramayana and named for the statue-house scene where Bharata learns of his father's death.
Pratyusha Banerjee (प्रत्यूषा बनर्जी)
Pratyusha Banerjee (प्रत्यूषा बनर्जी) was an Indian TV actress famous as Anandi in Balika Vadhu, later on Bigg Boss 7 and Hum Hain Na; she died in Mumbai in April 2016, aged 24, and her boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh was discharged from the abetment case by the Bombay High Court in 2026.
Praveena
Praveena (പ്രവീണ, Praveena Nair) is a Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu actress and dubbing artist from Changanassery, Kerala, active since 1992, a Kerala State award winner known for Raja Rani 2's Sivagami and films like Bangalore Days.
Praveenar Singh (ประวีณา สิงห์)
Praveenar Singh (ประวีณา สิงห์), also known as Veena Praveenar Singh, is a Thai actress of Indian heritage who won Miss Universe Thailand 2025 and placed first runner-up at Miss Universe 2025.
Pravinkoodu Shappu (പ്രാവിൻകൂട് ഷാപ്പ്)
Pravinkoodu Shappu (പ്രാവിൻകൂട് ഷാപ്പ്), also spelled Praavinkoodu Shappu, is a 2025 Malayalam dark comedy whodunit by debutant Sreeraj Sreenivasan, produced by Anwar Rasheed, starring Soubin Shahir and Basil Joseph; released 16 January 2025, streaming on SonyLIV.
Pre-Code Hollywood
Pre-Code Hollywood, 1930-1934, also called the era before Hays Code enforcement, covers American sound films made while the Production Code lacked strong enforcement; characterized by frank treatment of sex, crime, and race until the PCA took over in July 1934.
Pre-production
Pre-production is the crucial planning stage of filmmaking where the script is broken down, budgets and schedules are built, and all departments prepare to ensure the shoot succeeds.
Preacher (TV series)
Preacher (2016–2019) is an AMC series adapted from Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's Vertigo comic, developed by Sam Catlin, Seth Rogen, and Evan Goldberg, starring Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer, a preacher possessed by Genesis who searches for God.
Preaching Evil: A Wife on the Run with Warren Jeffs
Preaching Evil: A Wife on the Run with Warren Jeffs is a 2022 four-episode Peacock documentary miniseries about FLDS leader Warren Jeffs, told through his favorite wife and scribe Naomie Jessop, with interviews of former wives, children, and law enforcement.
Preaching to the Perverted (film)
Preaching to the Perverted is a 1997 British comedy directed by Stuart Urban in which Christien Anholt's character infiltrates a London fetish club for Tom Bell's MP and falls for dominatrix Tanya Cheex (Guinevere Turner).
Precious (film)
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire is Lee Daniels' 2009 drama adapted from Sapphire's 1996 novel Push, starring Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique; it won Sundance's Grand Jury Prize and two Oscars.
Precious Cargo (film)
Precious Cargo (2016) is an American action thriller, Max Adams's directorial debut, starring Bruce Willis, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, and Claire Forlani in a diamond-heist betrayal plot. Released by Lionsgate Premiere April 22, 2016; grossed about $567,064 worldwide against a $10.5 million budget and holds 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Predator (fictional species)
Predator (Yautja) is the fictional extraterrestrial trophy-hunting species from the 1987 film Predator and its sequels, crossovers with Alien, comics, and games, known for cloaking, thermal vision, plasma weapons, and hunting culture.
Predator (film)
Predator is a 1987 American science-fiction action-horror film directed by John McTiernan, in which Arnold Schwarzenegger's commando team is picked off by an alien hunting humans for sport.
Predator (franchise)
Predator franchise: American sci-fi action-horror media franchise begun with Predator (1987), centered on the Yautja alien hunters; spans seven mainline films, Alien vs. Predator crossovers, Dark Horse then Marvel comics, and Disney-era entries Prey, Killer of Killers, and Badlands.
Predator 2
Predator 2 (1990), directed by Stephen Hopkins, is the sequel to Predator, moving the alien hunter to 1997 Los Angeles amid a heat wave and drug war, with Danny Glover as Lt. Mike Harrigan; it underperformed critically but gained a cult following.
Predator: Badlands
Predator: Badlands (2025) is a Dan Trachtenberg sci-fi action film, the first Predator movie with a Yautja protagonist: outcast Dek allies with Elle Fanning's severed android Thia on planet Genna to hunt the Kalisk; it earned $184.5 million worldwide.
Predator: Killer of Killers
Predator: Killer of Killers is a 2025 animated anthology Predator film on Hulu, directed by Dan Trachtenberg and Josh Wassung, following a Viking, a ninja, and a WWII pilot hunted by Yautja, later arena-fought on the Predator homeworld.
Predators (2025 film)
Predators (2025) is David Osit's documentary about Dateline NBC's To Catch a Predator (2004-07) and Chris Hansen, premiered at Sundance 2025, released by MTV Documentary Films, streaming on Paramount+, with a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Predators (film)
Predators is a 2010 American science fiction action film directed by Nimród Antal, starring Adrien Brody as a mercenary hunted on an alien game preserve.
Predestination (film)
Predestination (2014) is an Australian sci-fi time-travel thriller by the Spierig brothers, adapted from Heinlein's "All You Zombies", starring Ethan Hawke and Sarah Snook; Metacritic 69, four AACTA Awards.
Preeti Jhangiani
Preeti Jhangiani (born 1980, Mumbai) is an Indian actress and producer, Hindi debut Mohabbatein (2000) as Kiran, active across Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Punjabi, and Rajasthani cinema, president of PAFI and co-creator of the Pro Panja League.
Preetika Rao (प्रीतिका राव)
Preetika Rao (प्रीतिका राव) is an Indian actress, writer, and singer, the younger sister of Bollywood actress Amrita Rao, best known for her Hindi television debut in Beintehaa (2013–2014).
Prefontaine (film)
Prefontaine (1997) is a biographical sports drama directed by Steve James, starring Jared Leto as runner Steve Prefontaine. Shot documentary-style on Super 16mm for Hollywood Pictures, released January 24, 1997, Metascore 55, rivaling Warner Bros.' Without Limits.
Prehistoric Planet
Prehistoric Planet is an Apple TV+ CGI natural history docuseries from Jon Favreau, Mike Gunton, and BBC Studios Natural History Unit, narrated by David Attenborough (seasons 1-2) and Tom Hiddleston (Ice Age), depicting Cretaceous dinosaurs and Pleistocene megafauna.
Preity Mukhundhan (பிரீத்தி முகுந்தன்)
Preity Mukhundhan (பிரீத்தி முகுந்தன்), born 2001 in Tiruchirappalli, is an Indian actress and dancer. Films: Om Bheem Bush, Star, Kannappa; viral song Aasa Kooda; Hindi debut Naagzilla with Kartik Aaryan.
Preity Zinta (प्रीति ज़िंटा)
Preity Zinta (प्रीति ज़िंटा), born 1975 in Simla, is a Hindi film actress and producer, debut 1998 (Dil Se.., Soldier), Filmfare Best Actress for Kal Ho Naa Ho, and co-owner of IPL's Kings XI Punjab.