The Metro (film)

The Metro is a 2011 Malayalam action thriller film directed by Bipin Prabhakar starring R. Sarathkumar, Nivin Pauly, Bhavana, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Suresh Krishna, Bhagath Manuel, Biyon Gemini and Arun. It is a hyperlink film based on three separate incidents that take place in Kochi.[1] The film is produced by Dileep under his Grand Productions.[2]

The Metro
Directed byBipin Prabhakar
Produced byDileep
Written byVyasan Edavanakkadu
StarringR. Sarathkumar
Nivin Pauly
Bhagath Manuel
Suraj Venjaramoodu
Biyon
Arun
Suresh Krishna
Bhavana
Music byShaan Rahman Rajeev Alunkal(lyrics)
CinematographySreeram
Edited byMahesh Narayanan
Production
company
Distributed byKalasangham Films
Release date
  • 21 January 2011 (2011-01-21)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Box office₹1.55 crore (US$220,000)

Plot

The film is based on three separate incidents that take place in Kochi. The first one involves the murder of a young politician, Jaimy Padamadan, which is being investigated by Jacob Alexander (R. Sarathkumar). The murder occurs during an election season and the main suspect in the case is a local don named Paruthikkadan (Suresh Krishna). The investigation is affected due to his political influences.

The second story is about Anupama (Bhavana), an I. T. Employee. She is being followed by a group of gangsters. The story takes new turns and the mystery gets solved.

The third story is about a group of five friends, Harikrishnan (Nivin Pauly), Usman (Bhagath Manuel), Sujath (Suraj Venjaramoodu), Sooraj (Arun) and Govind (Biyon Gemini). Harikrishnan is a youth working in Gulf. He and his friends are travelling to Pala. He has a package from Gulf which he is supposed to give to another person. The story takes new turns during their journey.

Cast

Production

The Metro is the fourth directoral venture of Bipin Prabhakar, who previously directed Samasthakeralam PO, One Way Ticket and Khaki.[1] The film's cast includes several new faces along with R. Sarathkumar, who does his first lead role in a Malayalam film.[3][4] Nivin Pauly and Bhagath Manuel, who debuted through Malarvaadi Arts Club once again collaborate in this film. Sreeram handles the camera while Mahesh Narayanan is the editor. Major parts were filmed from Kochi.[1]

Release

The film was later dubbed and released in Tamil as Thennindian during December 2015.[5]

References
  1. Vijay George (14 January 2011). "Unravelling a mystery". The Hindu.
  2. "Dileep to produce 'Metro'; Sarath Kumar to lead". Nowrunning.com. 2010-08-24.
  3. "First look: Sarath Kumar in Metro". Sify.
  4. "Sarath Kumar in Malayalam film Metro". Oneindia.in. 2010-08-26.
  5. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151128/entertainment-kollywood/article/sarath%E2%80%99s-metro-titled-thennindian-tamil
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