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{{short description|1996 film by Thriller Manju}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Police Story
| image = Police Story (1996 film).jpg
| caption = VCD cover
| director = [[Thriller Manju]]
| producer = G. H. Gurumurthy N. Narasimha Murthy
| writer = Thriller Manju S. S. David (story)
| starring = [[P. Sai Kumar]] [[P. J. Sarma]] [[Satya Prakash (actor)|Satya Prakash]] [[Shobaraj]] [[Avinash (Kannada actor)|Avinash]] Sudheer Babu Raymond Desouza [[Rockline Venkatesh]]
| music = [[Sadhu Kokila]]
| cinematography = J. G. Krishna
| editing = R. Janardhan
| studio = Gururaya Film Makers
| distributor = Gajula Nageswara Rao (Telugu)
| released = {{Film date|1996|08|16|df=yes}}
| runtime = 166 minutes
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Police Story''''' is a 1996 Indian [[Kannada film|Kannada]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[Thriller Manju]] from a story written by S. S. David. It stars an ensemble cast featuring [[P. Sai Kumar]], [[Shobaraj]], [[Satya Prakash (actor)|Satya Prakash]], [[Avinash Yelandur|Avinash]], [[Girija Lokesh]], [[Rockline Venkatesh]], Sudheer Babu and Raymond D'Souza. The film was simultaneously dubbed into [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], and in Hindi a year later.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 April 1997 |title=Where dubbing spells big business |url=http://www.expressindia.com:80/screen/april25/south.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970615105045/http://www.expressindia.com/screen/april25/south.htm |archive-date=15 June 1997 |access-date=10 October 2021 |work=Screen}}</ref> It was later was remade in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] Bangladesh as ''Khobor Ache'' in 1999.

The film's success led to the sequels: ''[[Police Story 2 (2007 film)|Police Story 2]]'' (2007) and ''[[Police Story 3 (2011 film)|Police Story 3]]'' (2011). A spiritual sequel, ''[[Agni IPS]]'', was also released in 1997, causing it to create confusion with the Hindi dub title of the film among the northern audiences.

==Plot==
Agni is a short-tempered cop who uses unconventional methods of punishing the gangsters, which the ministers later criticize. This leads Agni to resign from the job but later rejoins after being coaxed by his elder brother. A Mumbai-based [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] officer has been appointed to handle a case of a gangster named "Black Tiger". The senior official reveals a deceased gangster named Shobraj, who was responsible for the death of all the police officials after his wife was molested and killed by his nemesis.

Sathya and Dharma are two gangsters who terrorize Bangalore with their unlawful activities. Being a gangster in college, Dharma throws a girl off a building after she rejects his love. The student, who was in love with that girl, turns insane and becomes a witness, but is later killed by Sathya. With this, Agni clashes with Sathya and Dharma. The CBI officer gets killed by a corrupt minister, who is Sathya's right-hand man. Agni's brother also dies while trashing Black Tiger's henchman Black Cobra. It is later revealed that Shobraj is alive and is none other than Black Tiger.

The corrupt Inspector kills another Inspector to destroy evidence behind the CBI officer's death, who is killed after getting hit by a truck. To seek justice, Agni brings a mute youngster as a witness to this case, but Sathya shoots him in the court premises. Agni shoots Sathya and points his gun towards Dharma, who accepts his wrongdoings out of fear. It is revealed that the judge had killed the mute youngster in the hospital and the photos before the court hearing, where his photos were captured by a journalist. Towards the end, Agni arrests Black Tiger and his efforts have been appreciated by the [[Chief minister (India)|CM]].

==Cast==
*[[Sai Kumar (Kannada actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Agni
*[[P. J. Sarma]] As Karnataka Chief Minister
* [[Satya Prakash (actor)|Satya Prakash]] as Sathya
*[[Sharath Lohitashwa]] as Dharma
*[[Shobaraj]] as Shobraj alias Black Tiger
*[[Avinash (Kannada actor)|Avinash]] as ACP Surya, Agni's brother
*Sudheer
*Raymond De'Souza as Mumbai CBI Officer
*[[Rockline Venkatesh]] as Vijay, Agni's colleague and friend
*[[Sathyajith (Kannada actor)|Sathyajith]]
*Ayyappa P. Sarma as Ranjith

==Production==
Saikumar who gained recognition as a star with ''Lockup Death'' (1994) acted in this film under the direction of Thriller Manju, a stunt choreographer who made his directorial debut with this film. The Kannada and its dubbed Telugu version were successful and gained a breakthrough for Saikumar and it led to him being typecast in similar roles.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/his-own-voice/article1473168.ece|title = His own voice|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 20 February 2011|last1 = Murthy|first1 = Neeraja}}</ref><ref name = idle>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/saikumar-actor.html|title=Sai Kumar interview – Telugu Cinema interview – Telugu film actor|website=idlebrain.com}}</ref>

==Sequels==
A sequel titled ''[[Police Story 2 (2007 film)|Police Story 2]]'' saw Saikumar reprising his role which was released in 2007.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/return-of-the-super-cop/article2240268.ece|title = Return of the super cop|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 8 February 2007}}</ref> The [[Police Story 3 (2011 film)|third unrelated film]] was released in 2011.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}

==References==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:1996 Indian films]]
[[Category:1996 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:1990s police films]]
[[Category:1996 action films]]
[[Category:1996 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:1996 films]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of police departments in India]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Karnataka Police]]
[[Category:Films about criminals]]
[[Category:Films about organised crime in India]]
[[Category:Films set in Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Films shot in Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Indian crime action films]]
[[Category:Indian film series]]
[[Category:Indian gangster films]]
[[Category:Indian neo-noir films]]
[[Category:Indian police films]]
[[Category:Indian political action films]]

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