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Criminal (1994)

Criminal poster
Directed by
Mahesh Bhatt
Genre
crime thriller film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 22m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is wrongly accused of a crime and goes on the run to clear his name. He must avoid capture while searching for the real culprit.

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What happens

Criminal is a 1994 Indian action thriller film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Nagarjuna, Manisha Koirala, Ramya Krishna. Shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi languages. Produced by K. S. Rama Rao under the Creative Commercials banner in Telugu, and by Mukesh Bhatt under the Vishesh Films banner in Hindi with the music composed by M. M. Keeravani (credited as MM Kreem in Hindi). Criminal was an Indian adaptation to the 1993 American film The Fugitive. The Telugu version released on 14 October 1994, while the Hindi version released on 4 August 1995. Criminal was the last film of the renowned Hindi film actor Ajit. Malayalam movie Nirnnayam starring Mohanlal is another adaptation of The Fugitive. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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