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Mumbai Police (2013)

Mumbai Police poster
Original title
മുംബൈ പോലീസ്
Directed by
Rosshan Andrrews
Genre
thriller film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 25m
Rated
UA
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 59 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A police officer tries to solve the murder of his brother who was also a cop. The investigation forces him to confront secrets and lies within his own department.

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What happens

Mumbai Police is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language neo-noir psychological thriller film written by Bobby–Sanjay and directed by Rosshan Andrrews. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya, and Rahman in the lead roles, along with Kunjan, Aparna Nair, Deepa Vijayan, and debutant Hima Davis in supporting roles. Shweta Menon and Riyaz Khan appear in guest roles. The film was remade into action thrillers in Telugu as Hunt (2023) by Mahesh Surapaneni and in Hindi as Deva (2025) by the director himself. The film is produced by Nisad Haneefa and co-produced by Nivas Haneef and Niyas Haneefa. The background score was composed by Gopi Sundar and the cinematography was handled by G. Diwakaran. The film was edited by Mahesh Narayanan. Mumbai Police was completed filming in 56 days, when the original schedule was for 60 days. The budget was ₹5.75 crores. The Khaleej Times identified Mumbai Police as one of the "remarkable box-office success[es]" of 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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