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Manushyamrugam (2011)

Manushyamrugam poster
Original title
മനുഷ്യമൃഗം
Directed by
Baburaj
Genre
crime, mystery, drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 22m
Rated
UA
Rating
2.8 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A police officer investigates a case involving the sexual exploitation of young girls. The story follows his pursuit of justice against the perpetrators.

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Manushya Mrugam (Trans. Anthropomorphic Man) is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language mystery film written, directed and starring Baburaj in the lead role and Prithviraj Sukumaran in Police office Role. It was produced by his wife Vani Viswanath; the film co-stars Kiran Rathod, and Oviya. The story is about sexual exploitation of young girls. The film was released on 15 July 2011. It was dubbed and released in Tamil as Police Rajyam (2017) and in Hindi as Police Raaj (2020). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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