''The Thriller'' is a 2010 Indian

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action thriller film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

written and directed by

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. It stars

Prithviraj Sukumaran Prithviraj Sukumaran (born 16 October 1982) is an Indian actor, director, producer and playback singer primarily working in Malayalam cinema. He has also done Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. He acted in more than 100 films in a variety of ...

, Siddique,

Lalu Alex Lalu Alex is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning four decades, Lalu Alex has acted over 250 movies and is known for his character roles, comic roles and antagonistic roles in Malayalam movie industry. Lalu Alex ...

Catherine Tresa Catherine Tresa Alexander (born 10 September 1989) is an Indian actress and model. She has established her career predominantly in Telugu and Tamil films. She made her debut in 2010 in the Kannada film ''Shankar IPS''. Catherine has been nominat ...

and

Sampath Raj Sampath Raj (born 25 December 1968) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films, in addition to Kannada and Malayalam films. He is best known for appearing in each film of director Venkat Prabhu's trilogy, consisting ...

in pivotal roles. It was released on 17 November. Later on, it was dubbed in Hindi under the same title. The film is based on the murder case of renowned financer Paul Muthoot.

Plot

The film is based on the murder case of a rich playboy which formed the headlines in the media of

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for more than three months. The case had attracted attention for its mysterious planning and execution.

Cast

as DCP Niranjan IPS * Siddique as ADGP Balagopal IPS ** An Ex-Police officer *

as IG Thomas Mathew IPS *

Prajin Prajin Padmanabhan is an Indian actor concentrating in Tamil and Malayalam-language films. He started his career as a VJ with Sun TV. He played the protagonist in the film '' Pazhaya Vannarapettai''. Film career Prajin started his career in ...

as Simon Joseph Palathungal (a Charecter based on Paul Muthoot) *

as Meera Krishnakumar * Anand as DIG Manmohan IPS, City Police Commissioner *

as Martin Dinakar *P.Sreekumar as DYSP Shihabudeen *

Subair Subair (25 May 1962 – 18 August 2010) was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema industry. He was part of Malayalam films for nearly two decades and acted in around 200 films. Personal life Subair was born in the village of Chokli, Thalasserry ...

as CI Alex *

Vijayaraghavan Vijayaraghavan (born 20 December 1951) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is popular for his character roles. He is the son of popular drama and cinema artist N. N. Pillai. He got his break by playing the iconi ...

as Sadhasivan ** Niranjan's Father and an Ex- Sub Inspector * Riyaz Khan as Paramada Subhash *

Mallika Kapoor Mallika Kapoor is an Indian actress, working in the South Indian film industries mainly in Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada. She has also appeared in a few Telugu and Hindi films. Biography Kapoor was raised in a middle-class Punjabi family. Her f ...

as Meghna Gupta *

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as Meera's Mother * M. R. Gopakumar as Adv.Uthaman Pillai ** Meera's uncle *

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as Narayanan, Chief Minister of

Shivaji Guruvayoor Shivaji Guruvayoor (born 28 May 1961) is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema. He started his film career with the film ''Arabikkatha''.He is known for his negative roles and character roles. Personal life He is married to Lilly and ...

as DGP Eapen IPS *Tosh Christy as Joshwa * Dinesh Panicker as Joseph Palathingal * Kishor Satya as Simon Joseph's Brother *

Mamta Mohandas Mamta Mohandas is an Indian actress, film producer and a playback singer of Malayalam film industry, she has also worked in Tamil and Telugu productions. She has acted in more than 50 films and won several accolades including two Filmfare Awar ...

as Special Appearance *V. K. Baiju as Sub Inspector *

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as ASI Shivarajan * Pawan as Udayabhanu

Production

''The Thriller'' was the fifth consecutive super star project of

, the previous ones being ''

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and

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, H ...

. In ''The Thriller'', he teams up with Prithviraj, constantly hailed by media as an upcoming superstar. The director once again chose a contemporary investigative story that takes viewers on a breathless roller coaster ride of suspense and intrigue. Unnikrishnan said he spent several months studying similar cases and the investigative methods of the police, including the working of the cyber cell to come up with a logical narrative. Prithviraj plays a tough and canny cop who is investigating the murder, in the film. "This is the first time I am acting as a police officer who is tracking a killer. It is an out-and-out suspense thriller," says Prithviraj. Although he has donned the khaki in several films, he is the first time playing a role that has him investigating a specific case. The director has also cast several new faces in the film to play important characters. While Prajan plays the young entrepreneur (Simon Palathingal) who is mysteriously found dead on the highway, Miss South India runnerup Katherine plays the female lead in the film.

also plays an important character. Tamil actor

has been cast in a negative role. The first schedule of ''The Thriller'' is taking place in and around Thiruvananthapuram, Kovalam and Vizhinjam. The second schedule of the film is likely to take place in a foreign country.

Soundtrack

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thriller 2010 crime thriller films 2010 films 2010s Malayalam-language films 2010s police procedural films Fictional portrayals of the Kerala Police Films directed by B. Unnikrishnan Films scored by Dharan Kumar Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram Indian crime thriller films