Ithu Thaanda Police Explained

Ithu Thanda Police
Director:Manoj Palodan
Producer:Elu Films
Starring:Asif Ali
Janani Iyer
Abhirami
Sruthi Lakshmi
Sunil Sukhada
Sudheer Karamana
Music:Sumesh Parameswaran
Cinematography:Hari Nair ISC
Editing:Samjith
Studio:Elu Films
Distributor:Elu Films
Runtime:124 minutes
Country:India
Language:Malayalam

Ithu Thaanda 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]

Plot

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

Production

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

Ithu Thanda Police
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Sumesh Parameshwar
Recorded:2015
Genre:Film soundtrack
Language:Malayalam
Track Song Title Lyricist Singer(s)
1 "Vayya Vayya" Santhosh Varma Arun
2 "Naadu Kaakkum"
3 "Othe Othe" Santhosh Varma Anna Katharina
4 "Kathilore Nadham" Vijay Yesudas

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Janani Iyer all set to romance Asif, again! . Timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 29 June 2014 . 9 April 2015.
  2. Web site: Vijay George . Coping with duty . Thehindu.com . 21 August 2014 . 9 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Driver on Duty shoot progresses . Timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 25 July 2014 . 9 April 2015.
  4. Web site: I look cute and innocent, they say, and then give me scary characters . Timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 2014-08-30 . 2015-04-09.