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Ancham Pathira (2020)

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Original title
അഞ്ചാം പാതിരാ
Directed by
Midhun Manuel Thomas
Genre
crime thriller film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 24m
Rated
UA
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 64 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A police officer investigates a series of brutal murders in Kerala. He tracks a serial killer who strikes at midnight, uncovering dark secrets along the way.

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What happens

Anjaam Pathiraa (transl. The Fifth Midnight) (promoted as Midnight Murders outside Kerala and Internationally) is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas. The film stars Kunchacko Boban, Sharaf U Dheen, Sreenath Bhasi, Unnimaya Prasad, Jinu Joseph and Abhiram Radhakrishnan. Sushin Shyam composed the music, while Shyju Khalid was the cinematographer. Anjaam Pathiraa was dubbed in Telugu and Hindi as Midnight Murders and Police Story and was released on Aha and Goldmines Telefilms. The film received positive reviews from critics where it went on to emerge as the highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2020. Following the film's success, Midhun Manuel Thomas has announced a sequel titled Aaaram Pathiraa (transl. The sixth midnight). Parts of the plot were based on real events: such as the Psycho Simon character was taken from the 2017 Nanthancode massacre where a psychopathic son killed his entire family; and Ripper Ravi character is based on Ripper Chandran, a notorious serial killer in Kerala during late 1980s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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