Operation Java
Operation Java is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language police procedural film written and directed by Tharun Moorthy (in his feature film debut). It stars an ensemble cast including Balu Varghese, Shine Tom Chacko, Vinayakan, and Lukman. The story details an investigation undertaken by a cyber cell police station in Kochi.[1] The film was released on 12 February 2021. Operation Java was the first successful Malayalam film of 2021. This film received positive reviews from critics.
| Operation Java | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tharun Moorthy |
| Produced by | Padma Uday |
| Written by | Tharun Moorthy |
| Starring | Balu Varghese Vinayakan Shine Tom Chacko Lukman |
| Music by | Jakes Bejoy |
| Cinematography | Faiz Siddik |
| Edited by | Nishadh Yusuf |
Production company | V Cinemas International |
| Distributed by | Sree Priya Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
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The film is based on real life cases and portrays an investigation undertaken by a cyber cell police station in Kochi over the period of a year and half. Antony and Vinay Dasan joins the team as temporary employs in the cyber cell and helps the team solve cases using their skills.
Cast
- Balu Varghese as Anthony George
- Lukman as Vinaya Dasan
- Irshad as Prathapan
- Vinayakan as Ramanathan
- Binu Pappu as Joy
- Shine Tom Chacko as CI Jacob Mani
- Mamitha Baiju as Alphonsa
- Prasanth Alexander as Basheer
- Dhanya Ananya as Janaki, Ramanathan's wife
- Dinesh Prabhakar as Johnny
- Johny Antony as Baburaj
- P. Balachandran as Balachandran
- Mathew Thomas as Jerry
- Anju Mary Thomas as Anjali, Jerry's love interest
- Vinitha Koshy
- Rithu Manthra as Kavitha David
- Jose
- Sanjay K Nair as Sanjay
- Vinod Bose as Ravi
- Deepak Vijayan as Aneesh
- Parvathy
- Althaf Salim
- Akhil as Dany
- Jaiz as Jaiz
- Sufi as Aravind
- Sminu as Antony's mother
- Dilshana Dilshad as Maya (Ramanathan's daughter)
- Shiny Zara
- Anil Kumar
- Sunil Meleppuram
- Manikandan as Driver Baburaj
- Sreeja Ajith as Jerry's mother
- Eldho Raju
- Ramesh Chandran
Production
Tharun Moorthy was a former assistant professor of Computer Science and Engineering in a college who turned into an advertisement filmmaker. Operation Java is the feature film directorial debut of Moorthy who also wrote the screenplay.[2] It was screenwriter John Paul Puthusery who invited Moorthy to make a feature film after seeing a short film he scripted. Moorthy described the film as an investigative thriller, based on real-life cases that follows an investigation by a team over a period of an year-and-a-half.[3] It takes place in 2015 - 2017 period. The film was produced by V Cinemas International[2]
Principal photography took place at Thiruvananthapuram, Vaikom, and Tamil Nadu. A location in Kakkanad served as the police station.[2] Faiz Siddik was the cinematographer.[4] Filming was wrapped in early March 2020.[5] Dubbing of the film was held at a studio in Kochi in June 2020.[6]
Release
The film was earlier scheduled to be released in May 2020, but after the COVID-19 pandemic surged in India the release was postponed. Moorthy was adamant that the film should be released on theares first as many of the film's crew ncluding him were debutants and they wanted their first film to be watched in theatres. Operation Java was released in theatres on 12 February 2021.[3]
References
- ↑ "COVID-19: 'Operation Java' team in panic after police close dubbing studio in Kochi". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Aiming for grittiness". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Real-life inspired investigative thriller Operation Java scheduled for February 12 theatre release". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ↑ "'Operation Java' comes to an end". The News Minute. 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ↑ TNN (2 March 2020). "It's pack up time for team Operation Java". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ "Operation Java teaser has gritty feel of police thriller". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
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