''Race'' is a 2011
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
-language
thriller film directed by Kukku Surendran, starring
Indrajith,
Kunchacko Boban
Kunchacko Boban (born 2 November 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is referred to as Chackochan, and during the early 2000s, he was called "chocolate boy" because of his romantic image. He ...
,
Mamta Mohandas,
Baby Anikha, and
Gowri Munjal.
The story is based on
Greg Iles's novel ''
24 hours''.
The film opened in Kerala theatres on 11 February 2011 to negative reviews.
It was dubbed into Telugu as ''Game'' by Narne Media Solutions (Pvt) Limited in 2013. It was a remake of the Hindi film ''
Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante''.
Plot
Dr. Eby John (
Kunchacko Boban
Kunchacko Boban (born 2 November 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is referred to as Chackochan, and during the early 2000s, he was called "chocolate boy" because of his romantic image. He ...
) is a successful
cardiac surgeon, leading a happy family life with his wife, Niya (
Mamta Mohandas), and their lovely daughter, Achu (Baby Anika). One day, while Eby is attending a conference in Bengaluru, a lady named Shweta (Gowri Munjal) tells him that her friends have kidnapped his daughter and wife and are holding them captive in their home. It goes without saying that the child's life will be in danger if he fails to meet their demand for Rs 1 crore within twenty-four hours. Hence, the title "Race", denoting 'race against time'.
Cast
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Indrajith as Niranjan Menon
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Kunchacko Boban
Kunchacko Boban (born 2 November 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is referred to as Chackochan, and during the early 2000s, he was called "chocolate boy" because of his romantic image. He ...
as Dr. Eby John
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Gowri Munjal as Swetha
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Mamta Mohandas as Niya
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Anikha Surendran as Achu
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Jagathy Sreekumar
Sreekumar Achary (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four deca ...
as Eldo
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Chembil Ashokan as Varghese
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Geetha Vijayan as Susan
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Sreejith Ravi as police commissioner Bijuraj
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Joju George as Aanad Patel
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Pradeep Kottayam as Prasad John
* Manu Jose as Kiran
* Eldho Selvaraghavaj as Dr. Balakrishnan
* Kavitha as Sushama
Home video
This movie was released on
DVD and
Blu-ray Disc
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in
India
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in 2011 and the second film was released on Blu-ray in Malayalam.
References
External links
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2011 films
2010s Malayalam-language films
2011 thriller films
Malayalam remakes of Hindi films
Indian thriller films
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