Madhyanam Hathya (2004)

- Original title
- మద్యాహ్నపు హత్య
- Directed by
- Ram Gopal Varma
- Genre
- thriller
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- UA
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb

The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man becomes the prime suspect in his wife's murder. The film follows his struggle to prove his innocence while being pursued by the police.
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What happens
Madhyanam Hathya (English : Afternoon Murder) is a 2004 Telugu language Indian crime thriller film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, with cinematography by Chota K. Naidu. The films seems to closely follow the story of Horace William Manton, the main accused in the Luton Sack Murder case. The soundtrack of the film was arranged by Shailendra Swapnil. It was remade in Hindi as My Wife's Murder (2005) starring Anil Kapoor and Suchitra Krishnamoorthi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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