Moonnam Mura

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Moonnam Mura
File:Moonam Mura.jpg
Poster designed by Gayathri Ashokan
Directed byK. Madhu
Produced byG. P. Vijayakumar
Screenplay byS. N. Swamy
StarringMohanlal
Suresh Gopi
Lalu Alex
Revathi
Mukesh
Babu Antony
Music byShyam (Score)
CinematographyVipindas
Edited byV. P. Krishnan
Production
company
Vandana
Distributed bySeven Arts Release
Release date
  • 10 November 1988 (1988-11-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Moonnam Mura (transl.The Third Degree) is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by K. Madhu and written by S. N. Swamy. Starring Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Lalu Alex, Revathi, and Mukesh. The plot deals with a terrorist group kidnapping a group of political individuals who were vacationing, and the followed up rescue operation of the police led by Ali Imran.

The film was one of the highest-grossing film of the 1988, and had a record opening day collection. It also did good business in the neighboring states Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, running for over 150 and 100 days respectively. Moonnam Mura was remade in Telugu as Magadu (1990), starring Rajasekhar.

Plot[edit]

A group of high-ranking political officials are on a trip when their bus is hijacked by a group of terrorists headed by Charles (Lalu Alex). They demand the release of their old colleagues languishing in prison in exchange for safe release of the politicians. DIG Menon (Sukumaran) is handling the negotiations. Soon things start getting out of control and couple of hostages are killed.

That's when Menon decides to enlist the help of Ali Imran (Mohanlal) in rescuing the hostages. Ali is an ex cop who quit the police force out of disgust due to the unfair treatment meted out to him while he was in the force. This decision is met with some opposition from the Chief of police (Janardhanan) and his son in law (Sreenath) as their politics and attitude prompted Ali to leave the force.

Though unwilling at first but after persuaded by DIG Menon, Ali decides to go ahead with the rescue mission. After careful surveillance Ali along with a couple of his friends is able to sneak into the palace where the hostages are bundled up and manages to rescue them and finish off Charles in the end.

Cast[edit]

Reception[edit]

Moonnam Mura was one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year. The film had a large pre-release hype, that resulted in a large crowd on the opening day. On the release day at Jose theatre, Thrissur, 15 people were injured and one died due to mass rush for the film.[1]

Remakes[edit]

Year Title Language Cast Director
1989 Magadu Telugu Rajasekhar, Lizy, Thyagarajan, Murali Mohan K. Madhu

References[edit]

  1. Sreedhar Pillai (31 December 1988). "Mammootty and Mohan Lal emerge as unprecedented superstars of Malayalam films". India Today. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

External links[edit]

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