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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Crime File | | name = Crime File | ||
| image = Crime | | 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 = {{ | | released = {{Film date|1999|10|25|df=yes}} | ||
| runtime = | | runtime = | ||
| country = | | country = India | ||
| language = | | 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 | 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. | ||
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. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Suresh Gopi]] as | {{Cast listing| | ||
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as | * [[Suresh Gopi]] as [[Deputy Inspector General of Police#India|DIG]] Idamattom Palackal Easow Panicker [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], [[Special Protection Group|SPG]] Joint Director | ||
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as [[Senior Superintendent of Police#India|SSP]] Anwar Ravuther [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], Kottayam District Police Chief | |||
* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as | * [[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 | * [[Santhosh (actor)|Santhosh]] as [[Sub Inspector|SI]] Karthav | ||
* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] as [[Circle Inspector|CI]] Ezhuthachan | |||
* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] as | * [[Cochin Haneefa]] as [[Sub Inspector|SI]] Jamal | ||
* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as | * [[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]] | ||
* [[Kundara Johny]] as | * [[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)|Vijayakumar]] as [[Member of Legislative Assembly#India|MLA]] Monayi | ||
* [[Kundara Johny]] as Pappy | |||
* [[Jagannatha Varma]] as Bishop Punnassery | * [[Jagannatha Varma]] as Bishop Punnassery | ||
* [[ | * [[Subair]] as [[District Collector#India|Collector]] Paul Varghese Punnasserry [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] | ||
* [[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]] as Raju Namasivayam | * [[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]] as Raju Namasivayam | ||
* [[Spadikam George]] as Cardinal Carlos | |||
* [[Spadikam George]] as Cardinal | * Chandini Shaju as [[Nun|Sister]] Vimala | ||
* | * [[Mohan Jose]] as the Rector | ||
* [[Mohan Jose]] as | * [[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 | * [[Santhakumari (Malayalam actress)|Santhakumari]] as [[Nun|Sister]] Fisto | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:1999 Malayalam-language films]] | ||
[[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]] | ||
[[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]] | ||
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]] | [[Category:Indian crime thriller films]] | ||
[[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]] | ||
{{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub}} | {{1990s-Malayalam-film-stub}} | ||
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| Directed by | K. Madhu |
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| Music by | Rajamani |
| Cinematography | Saloo George |
| Edited by | K. Sankunny |
| Distributed by | Aiswarya Productions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Crime File is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language action crime thriller film by K. Madhu[1] starring Suresh Gopi, Siddique and Sangita Madhavan Nair. The film is loosely based on the 1992 murder of Sister Abhaya in Kerala.
Plot[edit | edit source]
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 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.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Suresh Gopi as DIG Idamattom Palackal Easow Panicker IPS, SPG Joint Director
- Siddique as SSP Anwar Ravuther IPS, Kottayam District Police Chief
- Vijayaraghavan as Father Clement Kaliyar
- Rajan P. Dev as Opposition Leader Mamala Mamachan
- Sangita as Adv. Sister Amala
- Janardhanan as Kaliyar Pathrose Vaidyan
- Santhosh as SI Karthav
- Kalabhavan Mani as CI Ezhuthachan
- Cochin Haneefa as SI Jamal
- Rizabawa as Minister Thomas
- Meghanathan as Stephen
- N. F. Varghese as IG James George IPS
- Vijayakumar as MLA Monayi
- Kundara Johny as Pappy
- Jagannatha Varma as Bishop Punnassery
- Subair as Collector Paul Varghese Punnasserry IAS
- K. B. Ganesh Kumar as Raju Namasivayam
- Spadikam George as Cardinal Carlos
- Chandini Shaju as Sister Vimala
- Mohan Jose as the Rector
- Ravi Menon as a Priest
- Ashokan as Simon
- Babu Namboothiri as Chief Minister Sathyanath
- M. S. Thripunithura as Namasivayam Swami
- Priyanka Anoop as Deenamma
- Zeenath as Mother Superior
- Reena as Amala's mother
- Narayanankutty as Chacko, Vehicle Broker
- Suma Jayaram as 'Stay' Madhavi
- Santhakumari as Sister Fisto
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Crime File". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Crime File on IMDb
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