Banking Hours 10 to 4 explained

Banking Hours 10 to 4
Director:	K. Madhu
Producer:	Stephen Pathickal
Music:	Rajamani
Cinematography:	Saloo George
Editing:	P. C. Mohan
Studio:	Lemo Films
Distributor:	Lemo Films through Vaishaka Cynyma
Runtime:	113 minutes
Country:	India
Language:	Malayalam

Banking Hours 10 to 4 is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by K. Madhu,^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} starring Anoop Menon, Meghana Raj, Jishnu, Kailash, and Shankar. It is written by Sumesh Madhu and Amal K. Joby.^{[5] [6]}

Plot

Banking Hours 10 to 4 is a suspense thriller happening in a bank. A person is killed inside the bank premises and the suspense is revealed within the banking hours of 10 to 4. Anoop Menon plays the role of an investigation officer.

Cast

• Anoop Menon as Sravan Varma I.P.S ^[7]
• Jishnu Raghavan as Avinash Sekhar: A commando officer; Aparna's brother^[8]
• Meghna Raj as Revathy Varma I.P.S
• Mithun Ramesh as Vishnu Ramachandran: Avinash's best friend
• Kailash as Ajay Vasudevan: Aparna's ex-lover
• Raghavan as Lakshmi Priya's father
• Swasika as Aparna Shekhar: Avinash's sister; Ajay's ex-lover
• Shankar as Fernandez: Merrin's father
• Sreelatha Namboothiri as Fernandez's sister
• Shafna as Merrin Fernandez : Fernandez's daughter; Rahul's lover
• Munna as Rahul: Merrin's lover
• Ashokan as Salman Azharudeen alias Priest: Robber
• Tini Tom as Idikkula Stephen: Pollice officer
• Nishanth Sagar as Robber
• Arun as Robber
• Krishna as Roy Mathew: The Bank Manager
• Sudheesh as Ravi Kumar: The peon
• Vishnupriya as Pooja
• Vijay Menon as Dr. John
• Sathaar as Vasudevan Pillai: Ajay's father
• Ambika Mohan as Bhavani: Ajay's mother
• Sarayu as Ajay's fiancé
• Chali Pala as Sarath Babu
• Jayakrishnan as Hari
• Roshan Basheer as Rahul's friend
• Sarin H. Nair as One of the IT Professionals
• Surabhi as Priya Lal: The Receptionist
• Lakshmipriya as Lakshmi
• Master Arun as Lakshmi's son
• Irshad
• Kiran Raj
• Manu Raj
• Majeed
• Manoj Paravoor
• Renjith Reghu
• Biyon
• Pradeep Kottayam
• Deepika Mohan

Reception

The movie opened with mixed to negative reviews from the critics and the audience alike. It was mainly criticized for the slow direction from K. Madhu. Sify.com gave an "average" verdict and said, "Banking Hours 10-4 may leave the discerning viewers with many doubts but could well be an entertaining one, if you don't dig too deep or go without much expectation."^[9] Nowrunning also gave a negative review and gave 1.9 stars out of 5 and added "'Banking Hours' lacks that vital spark that should keep the spirit up in whodunits."^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: K Madhu's 'Banking Hours 10-4'. 2012-06-27. 27 June 2012.
2. Web site: Sudheesh in Banking Hours 10 to 4 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181209170020/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/mollywood/sudheesh-banking-hours-10-4-881 . dead . 9 December 2018 . 2012-06-27 . 18 June 2012 .
3. Web site: Anoop Menon in 'Banking Hours 10 to 4'. https://archive.today/20130104025755/http://entertainment.in.msn.com/southcinema/anoop-menon-in-%E2%80%98banking-hours-10-to-4%E2%80%99. dead. 4 January 2013. 2012-06-27. 2 May 2012.
4. Web site: Banking hours 10 to 4 of K.Madhu. 2012-06-27. 17 April 2012.
5. Web site: Scriptwriting is the toughest job: Anoop Menon . 23 March 2022 .
6. Web site: Actor Jishnu Raghavan still an inspiration. ritzmagazine.in. 25 March 2016. en.
7. News: Anoop Menon Movies: Latest and Upcoming Films of Anoop Menon | eTimes . .
8. Web site: Say no hartal: Jishnu. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 9 April 2015. en.
9. Web site: Movie Review: Banking Hours. https://web.archive.org/web/20130327023253/http://www.sify.com/movies/banking-hours-10-4-review-malayalam-15009384.html. dead. 27 March 2013. Moviebuzz. Sify. 6 October 2012. 7 October 2012.
10. Web site: Banking Hours 10 to 4 Review. Veeyen. Now Running. 6 October 2012. 7 October 2012.