The Metro (film)
| The Metro | |
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| Directed by | Bipin Prabhakar |
| Produced by | Dileep |
| Written by | Vyasan Edavanakkadu |
| Starring |
Sharath Kumar Nivin Pauly Bhagath Manuel Suraj Venjaramoodu Biyon Arun Suresh Krishna Bhavana |
| Music by |
Shaan Rahman Rajeev Alunkal(lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Sreeram |
| Edited by | Mahesh Narayanan |
Production company | |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Box office | ₹1.55 crore (US$230,000) |
The Metro is a 2011 Malayalam action thriller film directed by Bipin Prabhakar starring Sharath Kumar, Bhavana, Nivin Pauly, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Suresh Krishna, Bhagath Manuel, Biyon Gemini and Arun. It is an anthology film based on three separate incidents that take place in Kochi.[1] The film is produced by Dileep under his Grand Productions.[2]
Plot
The film is based on three separate incidents that take place in Kochi. The first one involves the murder of a young politician, Jaimy Padamadan, which is being investigated by Jacob Alexander (Sharath Kumar). The murder occurs during an election season and the main suspect in the case is a local don named Paruthikkadan (Suresh Krishna). The investigation is affected due to his political influences.
The second story is about Anupama (Bhavana), an I. T. Employee. She is being followed by a group of gangsters. The story takes new turns and the mystery gets solved.
The third story is about a group of five friends, Harikrishnan (Nivin Pauly), Usman (Bhagath Manuel), Sujath (Suraj Venjaramoodu), Sooraj (Arun) and Govind (Biyon Gemini). Harikrishnan is a youth working in Gulf. He and his friends are travelling to Palai. He has a package from Gulf which he is supposed to give to another person. The story takes new turns during their journey.
Cast
- Sharath Kumar as CI Jacob Alexander
- Nivin Pauly as Harikrishnan
- Bhagath Manuel as Usman
- Suraj Venjaramoodu as Sujathan
- Biyon as Govind
- Arun as Sooraj
- Suresh Krishna as Parathikkadan Shaji
- Bhavana as Anupama (Extended cameo)
- G. K. Pillai as Kumbalam Varkey (MP)
- Nishanth Sagar as Freddy
- Kalashala Babu as Viswan/Viswettan
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Achayan
- Sadiq
- Kalabhavan Shajon as A worker of Kattappuram Automobiles
- Rajeev Parameshwar as a politician who was killed by Shaji
- Mahima
- Manju Satheesh as Sujathan's wife
- Baby Ester as Sujathan's daughter
- Deepika Mohan as Harikrishnan's mother
Production
The Metro is the fourth directoral venture of Bipin Prabhakar, who previously directed Samasthakeralam PO, One Way Ticket and Khaki.[1] The film's cast includes several new faces along with Sharath Kumar, who does his first lead role in a Malayalam film.[3][4] Nivin Pauly and Bhagath Manuel, who debuted through Malarvaadi Arts Club once again combines in this film. Sreeram handles the camera while Mahesh Narayanan is the editor. Major parts were filmed from Kochi.[1]
Release
The film was later dubbed and released in Tamil as Thennindian during December 2015.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 Vijay George (2011-01-14). "Unravelling a mystery". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Dileep to produce 'Metro'; Sarath Kumar to lead". Nowrunning.com. 2010-08-24.
- ↑ "First look: Sarath Kumar in Metro". Sify.
- ↑ "Sarath Kumar in Malayalam film Metro". Oneindia.in. 2010-08-26.
- ↑ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151128/entertainment-kollywood/article/sarath%E2%80%99s-metro-titled-thennindian-tamil