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	\| name = Crime File		\| name = Crime File
	\| image = Crime ~~File (film)~~.jpg		\| image = Crime file 1999.jpg
	\| alt =		\| alt =
	\| caption =		\| caption = Poster
	\| director = [[K. Madhu]]		\| director = [[K. Madhu]]
	\| producer = {{ubl\|A. Ramakrishnan\|Sajan Varghese}}		\| producer = {{ubl\|A. Ramakrishnan\|Sajan Varghese}}
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	\| music = Rajamani		\| music = Rajamani
	\| cinematography = Saloo George		\| cinematography = Saloo George
	\| editing = K. Sankunny		\| editing = K. Sankunny
	\| studio =		\| studio =
	\| distributor = Aiswarya Productions		\| distributor = Aiswarya Productions
	\| released = {{~~Release~~ date\|1999\|10\|25\|df=yes}}		\| released = {{Film date\|1999\|10\|25\|df=yes}}
	\| runtime =		\| runtime =
	\| country = [[India]]		\| country = India
	\| language = [[Malayalam]]		\| language = Malayalam
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	'''''Crime File''''' is a [[List of Malayalam films of 1999\|1999]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema\|Malayalam]]-language [[action film\|action]] [[crime]] [[Thriller film\|thriller]] film by [[K. Madhu]] starring [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Siddique (actor)\|Siddique]] and [[Sangita Madhavan Nair]]. The film is loosely based on the 1992 [[Sister Abhaya murder case\|murder of Sister Abhaya]] in Kerala.		'''''Crime File''''' is a [[List of Malayalam films of 1999\|1999]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema\|Malayalam]]-language [[action film\|action]] [[crime]] [[Thriller film\|thriller]] film by [[K. Madhu]]<ref name="RT">{{Cite web \|title=Crime File \|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/crime_file_1999 \|access-date=2 November 2024 \|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> starring [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Siddique (actor)\|Siddique]] and [[Sangita Madhavan Nair]]. The film is loosely based on the 1992 [[Sister Abhaya murder case\|murder of Sister Abhaya]] in Kerala.

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Sister Amala, a nun, is found dead in the well of the convent where she was staying. The police discover that she was murdered. Idamattom Palackal Easo Panickar ~~(pronounced as E-sho)~~ and his team find out the truth behind Sr. Amala's murder. The suspects include Fr. Clement Kaliyar and the local legislator Monayi, and a hitman - Cardinal Carlos.		Sister Amala, a nun, is found dead in the well of the convent where she was staying. The police discover that she was murdered. Idamattom Palackal Easo Panickar and his team find out the truth behind Sr. Amala's murder. The suspects include [[Church Fathers\|Fr]]. Clement Kaliyar and the local legislator Monayi, and a [[Contract killing\|hitman]] – Cardinal Carlos.

	Things get worse when Fr. Kaliyar and one of the police officers, Ezhuthachan, are killed.		Things get worse when Fr. Kaliyar and one of the police officers, Ezhuthachan, are killed.
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	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Suresh Gopi]] as [[Deputy Inspector General of Police#India\|DIG]] Idamattom Palackal ~~Easo Panickar~~ [[Indian Police Service\|IPS]]		{{Cast listing\|
	* [[Siddique (actor)\|Siddique]] as [[Superintendent of Police#India\|SP]] Anwar ~~Rawther~~ [[Indian Police Service\|IPS]]		* [[Suresh Gopi]] as [[Deputy Inspector General of Police#India\|DIG]] Idamattom Palackal Easow Panicker [[Indian Police Service\|IPS]], [[Special Protection Group\|SPG]] Joint Director
	* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)\|Vijayaraghavan]] as ~~Fr.~~ Clement Kaliyar		* [[Siddique (actor)\|Siddique]] as [[Senior Superintendent of Police#India\|SSP]] Anwar Ravuther [[Indian Police Service\|IPS]], Kottayam District Police Chief
	* [[Sangita Madhavan Nair\|Sangita]] as ~~Adv Sr. Amala (voice by~~ [[~~Sreeja Ravi~~\|~~Sreeja~~]] )		* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)\|Vijayaraghavan]] as Father Clement Kaliyar
	* [[~~Rajan P. Dev~~]] ~~as Mamala Mamachan~~		* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as [[Opposition Leader]] Mamala Mamachan
			* [[Sangita Madhavan Nair\|Sangita]] as [[Advocate\|Adv.]] [[Nun\|Sister]] Amala
	* [[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]] as Kaliyar Pathrose Vaidyan		* [[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]] as Kaliyar Pathrose Vaidyan
	* [[Santhosh (actor)\|Santhosh]] as [[~~Circle~~ Inspector\|CI]] Karthav		* [[Santhosh (actor)\|Santhosh]] as [[Sub Inspector\|SI]] Karthav
	* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] as [[Circle Inspector\|SI]] Ezhuthachan		* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] as [[Circle Inspector\|CI]] Ezhuthachan
	* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as [[~~Circle~~ Inspector\|CI]] Jamal		* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as [[Sub Inspector\|SI]] Jamal
			* [[Rizabawa]] as [[Minister (government)\|Minister]] Thomas
			* [[Meghanathan]] as Stephen
	* [[N. F. Varghese]] as [[Inspector General of Police#India\|IG]] James George [[Indian Police Service\|IPS]]		* [[N. F. Varghese]] as [[Inspector General of Police#India\|IG]] James George [[Indian Police Service\|IPS]]
	* [[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)\|Vijayakumar]] as [[Member of Legislative Assembly#India\|MLA]] Monayi		* [[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)\|Vijayakumar]] as [[Member of Legislative Assembly#India\|MLA]] Monayi
	* [[Meghanathan]] as Stephen		* [[Kundara Johny]] as Pappy
	* [[Kundara Johny]] as ~~Pappi~~
	* [[Jagannatha Varma]] as Bishop Punnassery		* [[Jagannatha Varma]] as Bishop Punnassery
	* [[Babu Namboothiri]] as [[Chief Minister]] of [[Kerala]]		* [[Subair]] as [[District Collector#India\|Collector]] Paul Varghese Punnasserry [[Indian Administrative Service\|IAS]]
	* [[Subair]] as [[District Collector]] Paul Varghese [[Indian Administrative Service\|IAS]]
	* [[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]] as Raju Namasivayam		* [[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]] as Raju Namasivayam
	* [[Rizabawa]] as Minister Thomas		* [[Spadikam George]] as Cardinal Carlos
	* [[Spadikam George]] as Cardinal ~~Carlose~~		* Chandini Shaju as [[Nun\|Sister]] Vimala
	* ~~Chandni~~ Shaju as ~~Sr.~~ Vimala		* [[Mohan Jose]] as the Rector
	* [[Mohan Jose]] as ~~Fr.~~ Rector		* [[Ravi Menon]] as a Priest
	* [[Ravi Menon]] as Priest		* [[Ashokan (actor)\|Ashokan]] as Simon
	* [[Ashokan (actor)\|Ashokan]] as Simon		* [[Babu Namboothiri]] as [[Chief Minister]] Sathyanath
	* [[M. S. Thripunithura]] as Namasivayam Swami		* [[M. S. Thripunithura]] as Namasivayam Swami
	* Priyanka as Deenamma		* Priyanka Anoop as Deenamma
	* [[Zeenath]] as Mother Superior		* [[Zeenath]] as Mother Superior
			* [[Reena (actress)\|Reena]] as Amala's mother
			* [[Narayanankutty]] as Chacko, Vehicle Broker
	* Suma Jayaram as 'Stay' Madhavi		* Suma Jayaram as 'Stay' Madhavi
	* [[Santhakumari (Malayalam actress)\|Santhakumari]] as ~~Sr.~~ Fisto		* [[Santhakumari (Malayalam actress)\|Santhakumari]] as [[Nun\|Sister]] Fisto
			}}

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:1990s crime action films]]		[[Category:1990s crime action films]]
	[[Category:1999 crime thriller films]]		[[Category:1999 crime thriller films]]
	[[Category:1999 action thriller films]]		[[Category:1999 action thriller films]]
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	[[Category:1999 films]]		[[Category:1999 films]]
			[[Category:Films about organised crime in India]]
			[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Kerala Police]]
	[[Category:Crime films based on actual events]]		[[Category:Crime films based on actual events]]
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	[[Category:Indian crime action films]]		[[Category:Indian crime action films]]
	[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]		[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
			[[Category:Films shot in Alappuzha]]
	[[Category:Films directed by K. Madhu]]		[[Category:Films directed by K. Madhu]]


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	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Sister Amala, a nun, is found dead in the well of the convent where she was staying. The police discover that she was murdered. Idamattom Palackal ~~Esso~~ Panickar (pronounced as E-sho) and his team find out the truth behind Sr. Amala's murder. The suspects include Fr. Clement Kaliyar and the local legislator Monayi, and a hitman - Cardinal Carlos.		Sister Amala, a nun, is found dead in the well of the convent where she was staying. The police discover that she was murdered. Idamattom Palackal Easo Panickar (pronounced as E-sho) and his team find out the truth behind Sr. Amala's murder. The suspects include Fr. Clement Kaliyar and the local legislator Monayi, and a hitman - Cardinal Carlos.

	Things get worse when Fr. Kaliyar and one of the police officers, Ezhuthachan, are killed.		Things get worse when Fr. Kaliyar and one of the police officers, Ezhuthachan, are killed.
	Then, Easow Panickar arrests, the collector Paul Varghese, with the support of the Chief Minister. On torturing and questioning him, he arrests the MLA Monayi. Later, the hitman Cardinal Carlos is taken into custody too.		Then, Easow Panickar arrests, the collector Paul Varghese, with the support of the Chief Minister. On torturing and questioning him, he arrests the MLA Monayi. Later, the hitman Cardinal Carlos is taken into custody too.
	After this, Esso Panickar arrests Stephen, whose uncle is Mamala Mammachan. It is revealed in the climax that Kaliyar Pathrose Vaidyan, the older brother of Fr. Clement Kaliyar, is the one who killed Sr. Amala.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-02-19\|title=Crime File: The fastest Hankie in the East\|url=https://www.2gb.com/podcast/crime-file-the-fastest-hankie-in-the-east/\|access-date=2021-02-28\|website=2GB\|language=en}}</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Suresh Gopi]] as ~~D.I.G~~ Idamattom Palackal ~~Esso~~ Panickar IPS		* [[Suresh Gopi]] as [[Deputy Inspector General of Police#India\|DIG]] Idamattom Palackal Easo Panickar [[Indian Police Service\|IPS]]
	* [[Siddique (actor)\|Siddique]] as ~~S.P Anwar Rawther IPS~~		* [[Siddique (actor)\|Siddique]] as [[Superintendent of Police#India\|SP]] Anwar Rawther [[Indian Police Service\|IPS]]
	* [[~~Sangita Madhavan Nair~~]] ~~as Adv Sr. Amala (voice by~~ [[~~Sreeja Ravi~~\|~~Sreeja~~]] )
	* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)\|Vijayaraghavan]] as Fr. Clement Kaliyar		* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)\|Vijayaraghavan]] as Fr. Clement Kaliyar
			* [[Sangita Madhavan Nair\|Sangita]] as Adv Sr. Amala (voice by [[Sreeja Ravi\|Sreeja]] )
	* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as Mamala Mamachan		* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as Mamala Mamachan
	* [[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]] as Kaliyar Pathrose Vaidyan		* [[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]] as Kaliyar Pathrose Vaidyan
	* [[Santhosh (actor)\|Santhosh]] as ~~C.I Karthav~~		* [[Santhosh (actor)\|Santhosh]] as [[Circle Inspector\|CI]] Karthav
	* [[~~N. F. Varghese~~]] ~~as I.G. James George IPS~~		* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] as [[Circle Inspector\|SI]] Ezhuthachan
	* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] as ~~S.I~~ Ezhuthachan		* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as [[Circle Inspector\|CI]] Jamal
	* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as C.~~I Jamal~~		* [[N. F. Varghese]] as [[Inspector General of Police#India\|IG]] James George [[Indian Police Service\|IPS]]
	* [[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)\|Vijayakumar]] as ~~M.L.A~~ Monayi		* [[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)\|Vijayakumar]] as [[Member of Legislative Assembly#India\|MLA]] Monayi
	* [[Meghanathan]] as Stephen		* [[Meghanathan]] as Stephen
	* [[Kundara Johny]] as Pappi		* [[Kundara Johny]] as Pappi
	* [[Jagannatha Varma]] as Bishop Punnassery		* [[Jagannatha Varma]] as Bishop Punnassery
	* [[Babu Namboothiri]] as Chief Minister		* [[Babu Namboothiri]] as [[Chief Minister]] of [[Kerala]]
	* [[Subair]] as District Collector Paul Varghese IAS ~~aka Kundan Paul~~		* [[Subair]] as [[District Collector]] Paul Varghese [[Indian Administrative Service\|IAS]]
	* [[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]] as Raju Namasivayam		* [[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]] as Raju Namasivayam
	* [[Rizabawa]] as Minister Thomas		* [[Rizabawa]] as Minister Thomas

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{{Unreferenced|date=October 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Crime File
| image = Crime File (film).jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = [[K. Madhu]]
| producer = {{ubl|A. Ramakrishnan|Sajan Varghese}}
| writer = {{ubl|[[A. K. Sajan]]|A. K. Santhosh}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[Suresh Gopi]]|[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]|[[Sangita Madhavan Nair]]|[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]]|[[Rajan P. Dev]]}}
| music = Rajamani
| cinematography = Saloo George
| editing = K. Sankunny
| studio =
| distributor = Aiswarya Productions
| released = {{Release date|1999|10|25|df=yes}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Crime File''''' is a [[List of Malayalam films of 1999|1999]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[action film|action]] [[crime]] [[Thriller film|thriller]] film by [[K. Madhu]] starring [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] and [[Sangita Madhavan Nair]]. The film is loosely based on the 1992 [[Sister Abhaya murder case|murder of Sister Abhaya]] in Kerala.

==Plot==
Sister Amala, a nun, is found dead in the well of the convent where she was staying. The police discover that she was murdered. Idamattom Palackal Esso Panickar (pronounced as E-sho) and his team find out the truth behind Sr. Amala's murder. The suspects include Fr. Clement Kaliyar and the local legislator Monayi, and a hitman - Cardinal Carlos.

Things get worse when Fr. Kaliyar and one of the police officers, Ezhuthachan, are killed.
Then, Easow Panickar arrests, the collector Paul Varghese, with the support of the Chief Minister. On torturing and questioning him, he arrests the MLA Monayi. Later, the hitman Cardinal Carlos is taken into custody too.
After this, Esso Panickar arrests Stephen, whose uncle is Mamala Mammachan. It is revealed in the climax that Kaliyar Pathrose Vaidyan, the older brother of Fr. Clement Kaliyar, is the one who killed Sr. Amala.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-19|title=Crime File: The fastest Hankie in the East|url=https://www.2gb.com/podcast/crime-file-the-fastest-hankie-in-the-east/|access-date=2021-02-28|website=2GB|language=en}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Suresh Gopi]] as D.I.G Idamattom Palackal Esso Panickar IPS
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as S.P Anwar Rawther IPS
* [[Sangita Madhavan Nair]] as Adv Sr. Amala (voice by [[Sreeja Ravi|Sreeja]] )
* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Fr. Clement Kaliyar
* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as Mamala Mamachan
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Kaliyar Pathrose Vaidyan
* [[Santhosh (actor)|Santhosh]] as C.I Karthav
* [[N. F. Varghese]] as I.G. James George IPS
* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] as S.I Ezhuthachan
* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as C.I Jamal
* [[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)|Vijayakumar]] as M.L.A Monayi
* [[Meghanathan]] as Stephen
* [[Kundara Johny]] as Pappi
* [[Jagannatha Varma]] as Bishop Punnassery
* [[Babu Namboothiri]] as Chief Minister
* [[Subair]] as District Collector Paul Varghese IAS aka Kundan Paul
* [[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]] as Raju Namasivayam
* [[Rizabawa]] as Minister Thomas
* [[Spadikam George]] as Cardinal Carlose
* Chandni Shaju as Sr. Vimala
* [[Mohan Jose]] as Fr. Rector
* [[Ravi Menon]] as Priest
* [[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]] as Simon
* [[M. S. Thripunithura]] as Namasivayam Swami
* Priyanka as Deenamma
* [[Zeenath]] as Mother Superior
* Suma Jayaram as 'Stay' Madhavi
* [[Santhakumari (Malayalam actress)|Santhakumari]] as Sr. Fisto

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0255074|Crime File}}

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[[Category:1990s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:1990s crime action films]]
[[Category:1999 crime thriller films]]
[[Category:1999 action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1999 films]]
[[Category:Crime films based on actual events]]
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian crime action films]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Madhu]]

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