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Prithviraj was initially casted to play the leading role as Antony Moses. [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] was casted for the role of ACP Aaryan John.jaya surya played aryan and rahman as farhan |
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Prithviraj was initially casted to play the leading role as Antony Moses. [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] was casted for the role of ACP Aaryan John.<ref>http://reviews.in.88db.com/index.php/movie/movie-news/12048-arya-ventures-to-mollywood-with-mumbai-police</ref> This casting information remained for a while, until media announced the rumours of [[Mammootty]] replacing the actor Prithviraj.<ref>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/south-gossip/mammootty-replaces-prithviraj-in-mumbai-police/</ref> It was told the reason was; Prithviraj who was considered as the first option for Roshan Andrew's film 'Mumbai Police' which was scheduled to start after the completion of Roshan-Mohanlal starrer 'Cassanova' which got delayed because [[Mohanlal]] had given dates for his friend Priyadarshan to film his hindi flick 'Tezz' and also the Malayalam movie 'Arabiyum Ottakavum P Madhavan Nairum'. This delay made Prithviraj's date clash with revised schedule of the film.The lead role has now being reportedly offered to Mammootty after Prithvi backed out.<ref>http://pics-4-u.blogspot.ca/2011/12/prithviraj-out-mammootty-in-mumbai.html</ref><ref>http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2011/prithviraj-mohanlal-mumbai-police-mammootty-291111.html</ref><ref>http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-28/news-interviews/30454929_1_bobby-sanjay-duo-prithviraj-mollywood</ref> The director Roshan Andrews had revealed that his new Malayalam movie 'Mumbai Police' will have Prithviraj in the lead as announced earlier. It was reported that something went wrong in between both the director and the actor, and as a result Prithviraj was dropped out from this project and rumours start to spread that either Mammootty or Tamil actor [[Suriya (actor)|Suriya]] may play the lead role in it.<ref>http://cinequeen.com/commonnewsdetail.php?mid=0&cnid=1</ref> Initially Nikesha Patel and [[Roma Asrani]] were in the lead roles but now its seems that there might be a complete reshuffle as the team is planning to take fresh faces in the film.<ref>http://www.mediasplash.in/mumbai-police-to-start-shoot-in-january/</ref> It was not revealed why Arya had opt out of the role but assumed to be busy schedule with tamil films and the role was given to actor [[Jayasurya]]. There was also rumours as Jayasurya being part of the movie along with Mammootty replacing Prithviraj, this was incidently false but as the crew realizing how media preferred Jayasurya to do the role along with the superstar Mammootty, Prithviraj hadn't opt out of the film as told by the media and crew decided to cast popular and versatile actor Jayasurya.<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/89357.html</ref><ref>http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-21/news-interviews/35952230_1_malayalam-film-irandam-ulagam-arya</ref><ref>http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/arya--arya-mumbai-police-21-12-12.html</ref> Later it was revealed that also with initial production group leaving, Arya opted out due to the dislike of the story and climax. |
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| Directed by | Rosshan Andrrews |
| Written by | Bobby-Sanjay |
| Produced by | Nisad Haneefa |
| Starring | Prithviraj Jayasurya Rahman |
| Cinematography | R. Diwakar |
| Edited by | Mahesh Narayanan |
| Music by | Gopi Sunder |
Production company | Nisad Haneefa Productions |
| Distributed by | Central Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Mumbai Police (Malayalam: മുംബൈ പോലീസ്) is a 2013 Indian Malayalam thriller film written by Bobby-Sanjay and directed by Rosshan Andrrews. It features Prithviraj, Jayasurya and Rahman in the lead roles. While the supporting roles are played by Kunjan, Aparna Nair and debutant Hima Davis. The film is produced by Nisad Haneefa and co-produced by Nivas Haneef and Niyas Haneefa. The background score was composed by Gopi Sunder and the cinematography was handled by G. Diwakaran. The movie is loosely connected with Hongkong movie Murderer and Hollywood movie The Bourne Identity
Plot
The movie opens with ACP Antony Moses aka Rascal Moses (Prithviraj) getting into an accident which causes him, a partial memory loss. Before the accident , he had solved the murder case of his friend, Assistant Commissioner Aaryan John Jacob (Jayasurya), who was killed during a gallantry awards ceremony at police/parade grounds possibly by a Long range rifle. Antony gets into the accident while talking to his senior officer and brother-in-law Farhan Ashraf (Rahman),Commissioner of police. He tells him that the case is solved. But, before giving the name of the murderer, accident occurs.
Cast
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as ACP Antony Moses, Ernakulam Assistant Commissioner , Also as Criminal
- Jayasurya as ACP Aaryan John Jacob, Mattancherry Assistant Commissioner
- Rahman as CP Farhan Aman, Commissioner of police
- Hima Davis as Rebecca
- Aparna Nair as Rakhee Menon
- Deepa Rahul as Annie
- Kunjan as Sudhakaran
- Rohith as Vishnu
- Mukundan as Caption Srinivas
- Harish as Roy
- Amal
- Chaali Paala
- Riyaz Khan (cameo)
- Shweta Menon (cameo)
- Mariya Roy (cameo)
Production
Development
The film was announced earlier in late 2010. The pooja of the film was held on December 18, 2010. movie produced by nisad haneefa,niyas haneefa and nivas haneefa under the banner nisad haneefa productions
Casting
Prithviraj was initially casted to play the leading role as Antony Moses. Arya was casted for the role of ACP Aaryan John.jaya surya played aryan and rahman as farhan
Filming
The shoot started on January 19, 2013 at Kochi.[1]
Release
Mumbai Police was awarded with U certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification. It was released on 3 May 2013.
Reception
Mumbai Police has received positive reviews from film critics.
Sify.com says that "Mumbai Police is one of the best films to have emerged out of Malayalam cinema in a long time."[2]
Paresh of Rediff.com says that "Mumbai Police is good suspense thriller which will make history for its interesting story."[3]
South Cine Arena rated a 4/5 and noted that " a novel storyline combined with brilliant technical assistance and perfomances makes Mumbai Police a must watch this season.Undoubtedly this is one among the best suspense thrillers ever made in Malayalam cinema"[4]
Aswin of The Times of India says that "Mumbai Police might not be a fully delectable film. But it arrests and engages the audience with bold portrayals from a well-chosen cast."[5]
Indiaglitz.com says that "Mumbai Police is undoubtedly one of the finest works from Roshan and his crew. A rare piece of brilliance that Mollywood can be proud of."[6]
Veeyen of Nowrunning.com says that "In 'Mumbai Police', Roshan Andrews and writers Bobby and Sanjay, lasso in their audience ever so steadily right into the midst of a steaming eddy. The dark lined elegance that the movie sports, makes it a gritty, knotty thriller - a hardboiled treat."[7]
Shekhar of Oneindia.in says that "Mumbai Police has a gripping and engaging narration, which keeps the audience glued to screens till the end of the movie. The are some most unpredictable moments, which are sure to take the viewers by surprise."[8]
Tikkview.com given a postive rating and review for Mumbai Police.They given 3.9/5 rating and their review says that"Mumbai Police is a well attempted fast paced thriller that will make a definitely entertaining watch"[9]
TheaterBalcony.com came up with a positive review which says "Definitely Mumbai Police stand out from the rest, you need to sit and watch whether you are going to accept the experiments what Mumabi Police brings in. And it is your call whether you can think differently than the usual formulaic story. At the end a strikingly different story, well executed and acted"[10]
Movieorange.com says that "Mumbai Police is certainly different, the scripting and its presentation is extra ordinary and realistic."[11]
References
- ^ http://www.mediasplash.in/mumbai-police-to-start-shoot-in-january/
- ^ http://www.sify.com/movies/mumbai-police-review-malayalam-15028048.html
- ^ http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-mumbai-police-is-impressive/20130506.htm
- ^ http://scamovies.in/index.php/mumbai-police-review/
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/movie-reviews/Mumbai-Police/movie-review/19893068.cms
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/review/12974.html
- ^ http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8860/malayalam/mumbai-police/4221/review.htm
- ^ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2013/mumbai-police-movie-review-108928.html
- ^ http://www.tikkview.com/movies/3995-mumbai-police
- ^ http://theaterbalcony.com/Movie-detail/mumbai-police-malayalam-movie-review/
- ^ http://www.movieorange.com/trailer/index.php?topic=detail&category=Review&article=5183ae332903c
