Darbar (2020)

Original title

தர்பார்

Directed by

A. R. Murugadoss

Genre

action film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 39m

Rated

12A

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 55 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A veteran police commissioner tackles drug trafficking and prostitution in Mumbai. He discovers a connection between the crime rings and an international drug lord.

fast-pacedtensestylishaction-packeddarkseriousdramaticdetermined

What happens

Darbar ( transl. Court) is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by AR Murugadoss, and produced by Allirajah Subaskaran under the banner Lyca Productions. The film stars Rajinikanth, Suniel Shetty, Nayanthara and Nivetha Thomas. It follows Aaditya Arunasalam (Rajinikanth), the commissioner of Mumbai Police, who sets out to curb the city's rampant drug-trafficking and prostitution. When he uncovers a deep controversy linked to an international drug lord, however, he tries to fulfill his secret agenda. The film is Rajinikanth's first role as a police officer in 27 years following Pandiyan (1992). The project's working title was Thalaivar 167 and the title Darbar was officially announced on 9 April 2019. Principal photography commenced the same month, mostly in Mumbai, and was completed in October 2019. Anirudh Ravichander composed the music for the film. The cinematographer was Santosh Sivan and the editor was A. Sreekar Prasad. Darbar was released theatrically in India on 9 January 2020, coinciding with the Pongal festival. The film met with mixed reviews upon release and grossed ₹250 crore at the box office, making it the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2020 and 4th highest-grossing Indian film of 2020. Darbar became Rajinikanth’s fifth film to gross over ₹200 crore worldwide, following Enthiran, Kabali, 2.0, and Petta. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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