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The King (1995)

The King poster
Original title
ദി കിംഗ്
Directed by
Shaji Kailas
Genre
thriller film
Country
India
Runtime
3h 19m
Rated
UA
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A political leader gets caught in a web of crime and corruption. The story follows his struggle to maintain power and justice.

tensepoliticalfast-paceddramaticgrittyseriousintense

What happens

The King is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language political action thriller film directed by Shaji Kailas, written by Renji Panicker and produced by Manjalamkuzhi Ali. The film stars Mammootty, alongside Murali, Vijayaraghavan, K. B. Ganesh Kumar, Vani Viswanath, Devan and Kazan Khan. The King was released on 23 October 1995, coinciding with Diwali, and became the highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year setting several box office records ever, surpassing Spadikam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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