Mumbai Police (film)
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| Directed by | Rosshan Andrrews |
| Written by | Bobby–Sanjay |
| Produced by | Nisad Haneefa Niyas Haneefa Nivas Haneefa |
| Starring | Prithviraj Sukumaran Jayasurya Rahman |
| Cinematography | R. Diwakaran |
| Edited by | Mahesh Narayan |
| Music by | Gopi Sundar |
Production company | Nisad Haneefa Productions |
| Distributed by | Central Pictures |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹5.75 crores[1] |
Mumbai Police is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language neo-noir psychological thriller film written by Bobby–Sanjay and directed by Rosshan Andrrews. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya, and Rahman in the lead roles, along with Kunjan, Aparna Nair, Deepa Vijayan, and debutant Hima Davis in supporting roles. Shweta Menon and Riyaz Khan appear in guest roles. The film is produced by Nisad Haneefa and co-produced by Nivas Haneef and Niyas Haneefa. The background score was composed by Gopi Sundar and the cinematography was handled by G. Diwakaran. The film was edited by Mahesh Narayanan.
Mumbai Police was completed filming in 56 days, when the original schedule was for 60 days. The budget was ₹5.75 crores.[1] The Khaleej Times identified Mumbai Police as one of the "remarkable box-office success[es]" of 2013.[2]
Plot
[edit]ACP of Kochi Antony Moses aka Rascal Moses (Prithviraj Sukumaran) involved in an accident which causes him, a partial memory loss. Before the accident, he was on a call with his brother-in-law Farhan Aman (Rahman), Commissioner of police. He informs Farhan that he has solved the murder case of his friend, Assistant Commissioner Aaryan John Jacob (Jayasurya), who was killed during a gallantry awards ceremony at the police parade ground. But, before disclosing the name of the murderer, the accident occurs resulting in the partial memory loss. Farhan tells Antony, about his past and the tragedy that occurred to their friend, Aaryan. His capabilities as a police officer in the past had been impressive, so Farhan reassigns Antony Moses back to the case despite the memory loss. Antony Moses retraced his steps back to the killer, and realize the killer was Antony Moses himself. Antony was in a relationship with a man, a flight attendant. Homosexuality having been against the law, Aaryan walked in on Antony and his male lover in a compromising position and threatened to expose Antony’s antics in an unprecedented rage. Aaryan wasn't mad that Antony was gay. He was mad that Antony hid this fact from him. Aaryan said a few things there which enraged Antony.
After Aaryan left, Antony's boyfriend started to panic, making Antony also panic and in this panicky mess, Antony somehow convinced himself that Aaryan was going to expose Antony's homosexuality. This made Antony install a remote automatic rifle on a building and shot his friend with a tap on his phone during the gallantry awards ceremony.
Cast
[edit]- Prithviraj Sukumaran as ACP Antony Moses IPS
- Jayasurya as ACP Aaryan John Jacob IPS
- Rahman as Commissioner Farhan Aman IPS
- Aparna Nair as Rakhee Menon IPS
- Nihal Pillai as Antony's boyfriend
- Hima Davis as Rebecca
- Captain Raju as Inspector General of Police
- Harish Uthaman as Roy
- Riyaz Khan as Sharpshooting Expert
- Swetha Menon as Doctor
- Mukundan as Captain Sreenivas
- Deepa Vijayan as Annie Farhan
Production
[edit]Shooting started in January 2013, and it was on schedule and finished by March and then release in May 2013.
Mumbai Police was completed filming in 56 days, when the original schedule was for 60 days. The expected budget was ₹6 crores but was completed with a production cost of ₹5.75 crores.[1]
Reception
[edit]Sify.com and Indiaglitz.com called Mumbai Police one of the best recent Malayalam films.[3][4] Paresh of Rediff.com called the film a " good suspense thriller which will make history for its interesting story."[5] Aswin of The Times of India says that the film " arrests and engages the audience with bold portrayals from a well-chosen cast."[6]
Veeyen of Nowrunning.com praised the writing and said the " dark lined elegance that the movie sports, makes it a gritty, knotty thriller – a hardboiled treat."[7] Shekhar of Oneindia.in praised the narrative and said the story has surprises.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c George, Vijay (2 May 2013). "Dreaming big". The Hindu. SCT Trivandrum. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Deepa Gauri. The best of Malayalam cinema in 2013 26 December 2013 Khaleej Times
- ^ Review: Umubail Police Sify
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Mumbai Police Malayalam Movie Review. Indiaglitz.com (4 May 2013). Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ Review: Mumbai Police is impressive – Rediff.com Movies. Rediff.com (6 May 2013). Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ Archived 8 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Indian Movies, showtimes, reviews, videos – Indian movie portal. nowrunning.com. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ Archived 6 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
