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Rakshasa Rajavu (2001)

Rakshasa Rajavu poster
Original title
രാക്ഷസ രാജാവ്
Directed by
Vinayan
Genre
action film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 46m
Rated
U
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A brutal law enforcer takes on criminal elements in a city. The film features intense action sequences and graphic violence.

goryviolentintensefast-pacedaction-packeddarkmale-centricold-school

What happens

Rakshasa Rajavu (transl. Demon king) is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Vinayan and starring Mammootty in the lead role along with Dileep, Meena, Kalabhavan Mani, Kavya Madhavan, Vijayakumar, Rajan P. Dev, Cochin Haneefa, and Sukumari. The film was released on 31 August 2001 and was subsequently dubbed in Telugu and Tamil as Commissioner Rudrama Naidu and Commissioner Eeswara Paandiyan. The film received an A certificate for use of extreme violence and gore. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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