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August 15 (2011 film)

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August 15
Directed byShaji Kailas
Written byS. N. Swami
Produced byM. Mani
StarringMammootty
Nedumudi Venu
Siddique
Saikumar
Lalu Alex
Meghana Raj
Shwetha Menon
CinematographyPradeep Nair
Edited byBoominathan
Music byRajamani
Production
company
Sunitha Productions
Distributed byAroma Release & PJ Entertainments
Release date
  • 24 March 2011 (2011-03-24)
Running time
179 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

August 15 is a 2011 Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by Shaji Kailas, written by S. N. Swamy, and produced by M. Mani. It stars Mammootty, Meghana Raj, Nedumudi Venu, Siddique, Sai Kumar, Shwetha Menon, and Lalu Alex.

The film is a sequel to the 1988 film August 1 which was directed by Sibi Malayil and written by S. N. Swamy.[1][2]

August 15 was released on 24 March 2011. It received mixed reviews from critics and became a box office success.

Premise

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On 15 August, DYSP Perumal of Crime Branch in Kerala, is assigned to investigate the assassination attempt on V. G. Sadasivan, the Chief Minister of Kerala. Perumal realizes that Abraham, a cunning assassin and a professional killer who leaves no evidence, is behind the assassination, and a cat-and-mouse game begins with Perumal heading to capture Abraham.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Mammootty is back as cop in August 15". Sify. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022.
  2. ^ "August 15 - Movie Review: A thriller without kick". www.filmibeat.com. 28 March 2011.
  3. ^ "I'm like a hard working farmer: Mammootty". The New Indian Express.
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