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Thira (2013)

Thira poster
Original title
തിര
Directed by
Vineeth Sreenivasan
Genre
thriller film
Country
India
Runtime
1h 53m
Rated
U
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman gets drawn into a dangerous criminal underworld while searching for her missing sister. The film follows her struggle against human traffickers in a bleak and high-stakes situation.

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What happens

Thira (transl. Wave) is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan and written by his cousin Rakesh Mantodi. It stars Shobana alongside debutant Dhyan Sreenivasan in the lead roles. The film was produced by Manoj Menon under the banner ReelsMagic and distributed by LJ Films. Thira was announced to be the first installment in a trilogy of thriller films. According to Vineeth, the film was inspired by the book The Road of Lost Innocence: The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine by Somaly Mam. The film marks the debut of Vineeth Sreenivasan's younger brother Dhyan Sreenivasan and also the return of Shobana Pillai to Malayalam cinema after almost a gap of five years. It was filmed by Jomon T. John and has music composed by Shaan Rahman. Principal photography of the film took place in Hyderabad, Chennai, Belgaum, and Goa. It was released on 14 November 2013. The film was screened in IFFK 2013. Dinesh Prabhakar was the casting director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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