August 1 (1988)

Original title

ആഗസ്റ്റ് 1

Directed by

Sibi Malayil

Genre

action film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 24m

Rated

A

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A police inspector tracks a hired assassin who is plotting to kill a chief minister. The story follows both the investigator and the killer as they prepare for a dangerous confrontation.

tensesuspensefulinvestigativecerebralgrittyfast-paceddarkserious

What happens

August 1? is a 1988 Indian Malayalam language action thriller spy film directed by Sibi Malayil, written by S. N. Swamy, starring Mammootty, Sukumaran and Captain Raju. The film was produced and distributed by M. Mani under the banner of Sunitha Productions. 1 August? is loosely based on the 1971 British novel The Day of the Jackal, by Frederick Forsyth which had inspired a film of the same name. The film was a commercial success and is considered one of the best investigative thrillers in Malayalam cinema. This film was remade in Telugu as Rajakeeya Chadarangam (political chess) in 1990, with Akkineni Nageswara Rao in the chief minister role and Krishna in the inspector role. A sequel titled August 15, directed by Shaji Kailas, and scripted by S. N. Swamy was released in March 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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