Banking Hours 10 to 4
| Banking Hours 10 to 4 | |
|---|---|
 Promotional Poster | |
| Directed by | K. Madhu |
| Written by | Summesh Maddhu - Amal K Joby |
| Produced by | Stephen Pathickal |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Saloo George |
| Edited by | P. C. Mohan |
| Music by | Rajamani |
Production company | Lemo Films |
| Distributed by | Lemo Films through Vaishaka Cynyma |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Banking Hours 10 to 4 is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by K. Madhu,[1][2][3][4] starring Anoop Menon, Meghna Raj, Jishnu, Kailash, Shankar . Crime Thriller Movie is Written by Sumesh Madhu & Amal K Joby.[5][6]
Plot
Banking Hours 10 to 4 is a suspense thriller happening in a bank. A person is killed inside the bank premises and the suspense is revealed within the banking hours of 10 to 4. Anoop Menon plays the role of an investigation officer.
Cast
- Anoop Menon as Sravan Varma I.P.S [7]
- Jishnu Raghavan as Avinash Sekhar: A commando officer; Aparna's brother[8]
- Meghna Raj as Revathy Varma I.P.S
- Mithun Ramesh as Vishnu Ramachandran: Avinash's best friend
- Kailash as Ajay Vasudevan: Aparna's ex-lover
- Raghavan as Lakshmi Priya's father
- Swasika as Aparna Shekhar: Avinash's sister; Ajay's ex-lover
- Shankar as Fernandez: Merrin's father
- Sreelatha Namboothiri as Fernandez's sister
- Shafna as Merrin Fernandez : Fernandez's daughter; Rahul's lover
- Munna as Rahul: Merrin's lover
- Ashokan as Salman Azharudeen alias Priest: Robber
- Tini Tom as Idikkula Stephen: Pollice officer
- Nishanth Sagar as Robber
- Arun as Robber
- Krishna as Roy Mathew: The Bank Manager
- Sudheesh as Ravi Kumar: The peon
- Vishnupriya as Pooja
- Vijay Menon as Dr. John
- Sathaar as Vasudevan Pillai: Ajay's father
- Ambika Mohan as Bhavani: Ajay's mother
- Sarayu as Ajay's fiancé
- Chali Pala as Sarath Babu
- Jayakrishnan as Hari
- Roshan Basheer as Rahul's friend
- Sarin H. Nair as One of the IT Professionals
- Surabhi as Priya Lal: The Receptionist
- Lakshmipriya as Lakshmi
- Master Arun as Lakshmi's son
- Irshad
- Kiran Raj
- Manu Raj
- Majeed
- Manoj Paravoor
- Renjith Reghu
- Biyon
- Pradeep Kottayam
- Deepika Mohan
Awards and Nominations
| Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Kerala Film Critics Association Awards | ||
| Second Best Actor | Jishnu Raghavan | Won |
Reception
The movie opened from mixed to negative reviews from the critics and the audience alike. The movie was mainly criticized for the slow direction from K Madhu. Sify.com gave an "average" verdict and said "Banking Hours 10-4 may leave the discerning viewers with many doubts but could well be an entertaining one, if you don't dig too deep or go without much expectation."[9] Nowrunning also gave a negative review and gave 1.9 stars out of 5 and added "'Banking Hours' lacks that vital spark that should keep the spirit up in whodunits."[10]
References
- ^ "K Madhu's 'Banking Hours 10-4'". 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Sudheesh in Banking Hours 10 to 4". 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Anoop Menon in 'Banking Hours 10 to 4'". 2 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Banking hours 10 to 4 of K.Madhu". 17 April 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Scriptwriting is the toughest job: Anoop Menon". 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Actor Jishnu Raghavan still an inspiration". ritzmagazine.in. 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Anoop Menon Movies: Latest and Upcoming Films of Anoop Menon | eTimes". The Times of India.
- ^ "Say no hartal: Jishnu". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 9 April 2015.
- ^ Moviebuzz (6 October 2012). "Movie Review: Banking Hours". Sify. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ Veeyen (6 October 2012). "Banking Hours 10 to 4 Review". Now Running. Retrieved 7 October 2012.