Ithu Thaanda Police (lit.'This is Police') is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by debutant director Manoj Palodan. It stars Asif Ali in the lead role alongside Abhirami, Janani Iyer, Sajitha Madathil and Sruthi Lakshmi. The story revolves around the life of a lone male police officer as the driver of eleven female officers,[1] inspired by Asia's first women's police station, inaugurated in 1973 in Kozhikode.[2] The film's shoot started on 7 July 2014,[1] in Thodupuzha.[3]

Ithu Thanda Police
Theatrical release poster
Directed byManoj Palodan
Written byManoj Renjith
Produced byElu Films
StarringAsif Ali
Janani Iyer
Abhirami
Sruthi Lakshmi
Sunil Sukhada
Sudheer Karamana
CinematographyHari Nair ISC
Edited bySamjith
Music bySumesh Parameswaran
Production
company
Elu Films
Distributed byElu Films
Release date
  • March 18, 2016 (2016-03-18)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

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This movie deals with the difficulties faced by Ramakrishnan (Asif Ali), when he is appointed as a driver at Elathur Police Station. There, he has to deal with Arundhathi Varma, a fiery sub-inspector. He realizes that the police officers are behoved to protect a minister and his family. He is also assigned the responsibility to guard the daughter of the minister (Janani Iyer). At the station they have to deal with Stephen (Sunil Sukhada), an industrialist and a wrongdoer, hand in gloves with the police CI Razak (Sudheer Karamana), who were planning to ruin Arundhathi and her team's reputation.

Cast

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Production

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Asif Ali was signed to play the lead role, police jeep driver Ramakrishnan, with the actor saying that he was living the role since he was the only male actor among an all-woman cast.[4] Ramya Krishnan was supposed to play the role of the sub-inspector Arundhati Varma, but she had to opt out due to date issues and was replaced by Abhirami.

Soundtrack

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Ithu Thanda Police
Soundtrack album by
Sumesh Parameshwar
Released9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)
Recorded2015
GenreFilm soundtrack
LanguageMalayalam
Track Song Title Lyricist Singer(s)
1 "Vayya Vayya" Santhosh Varma Arun
2 "Naadu Kaakkum" Rafeeq Ahammed Resmi Sateesh, Haritha Balakrishnan
3 "Othe Othe" Santhosh Varma Anna Katharina
4 "Kathilore Nadham" Vijay Yesudas

References

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  1. ^ a b "Janani Iyer all set to romance Asif, again!". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. ^ Vijay George (21 August 2014). "Coping with duty". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Driver on Duty shoot progresses". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  4. ^ "I look cute and innocent, they say, and then give me scary characters". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
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