24 Hours (2010 film)
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24 Hours is a 2010 Malayalam action thriller film directed by debutant Aditya Sam Abraham. The movie stars debutant Kuldeep with Manoj K. Jayan
in the lead roles. The film is based on a story by the director Aditya Sam Abraham himself.
The don who vows revenge sets his men after the youngster and demands that he be killed within 24 Hours. Unarmed and untrained, the youngster fights frantically for his life, as the clock starts ticking away.
Debutante actor Kuldeep has been cast in the lead role while Manoj K. Jayan plays the mafia don. Komal, a Bangalore-based model, plays the female lead.
There is also Shammi Tilkan who plays a cop, and an honest one for a change. Devan, Vinaya Prasad, Anil Murali, Jagathy Sreekumar, Jameel Khan and Irshad play other major roles.
Manoj K. Jayan
Manoj K. Jayan is an Indian actor who mainly acts in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films. Manoj has won the Kerala State Film Award twice: Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Hariharan's Sargam and Second Best Actor for Hariharan's Pazhassi Raja .-Family and early life:He was born in...
in the lead roles. The film is based on a story by the director Aditya Sam Abraham himself.
Plot
Kuldeep in 24 Hours plays an innocent youngster who gets embroiled in a game of life and death. He is mistakenly taken for another man who has killed a mafia don's brother.The don who vows revenge sets his men after the youngster and demands that he be killed within 24 Hours. Unarmed and untrained, the youngster fights frantically for his life, as the clock starts ticking away.
Debutante actor Kuldeep has been cast in the lead role while Manoj K. Jayan plays the mafia don. Komal, a Bangalore-based model, plays the female lead.
There is also Shammi Tilkan who plays a cop, and an honest one for a change. Devan, Vinaya Prasad, Anil Murali, Jagathy Sreekumar, Jameel Khan and Irshad play other major roles.
Cast
- Kuldeep ... Jagan
- Manoj K. JayanManoj K. JayanManoj K. Jayan is an Indian actor who mainly acts in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films. Manoj has won the Kerala State Film Award twice: Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Hariharan's Sargam and Second Best Actor for Hariharan's Pazhassi Raja .-Family and early life:He was born in...
... Ikhthar - Komal ... Gauri
- Jagathy SreekumarJagathy SreekumarSreekumar Achary, better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar, is an Indian film actor who has performed in more than 1,000 Malayalam films. He has also directed two films and has written screenplays for two films...
- Devan ... Vikramaditya Varma
- Shammi Thilakan ... Inspector Ajay
- Anil Murali ... David
- Irshad ... Hazari
- Vinaya PrasadVinaya PrasadVinaya Prasad is a popular film and television actress in South India.She hails from Udupi. Vinaya made her film debut with a small role in G V Iyer’s Madhwacharya in 1988. She worked in smaller character roles before playing the leading lady in Ganeshana Maduve opposite Ananth Nag...
... Leela Varma - Sudhir ... Rocky
Reception
The film was censored and released in limited Theatres all over Kerala. While the initial collections were weak due to a lack of publicity, they soon picked up within two to three days. The audience response and word-of-mouth was good. The film expanded to a few more centres in due course. The film also earned rave reviews from internet reviewers.External links
- http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7396/malayalam/24-hours/index.htm
- http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/8539/24-hours.html
- http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/review/11730.html
- http://www.bharatstudent.com/cafebharat/movie_reviews_2-Malayalam-24_Hours-Movie-Review-4,1293.php