Police Story (1996 film)
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| Directed by | Thriller Manju |
| Written by | Thriller Manju S. S. David (story) |
| Produced by | G. H. Gurumurthy N. Narasimha Murthy |
| Starring | P. Sai Kumar P. J. Sarma Satya Prakash Shobaraj Avinash Sudheer Babu Raymond Desouza Rockline Venkatesh |
| Cinematography | J. G. Krishna |
| Edited by | R. Janardhan |
| Music by | Sadhu Kokila |
Production company | Gururaya Film Makers |
| Distributed by | Gajula Nageswara Rao (Telugu) |
Release date |
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Running time | 166 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Budget | ₹35 lakh[1][2][3] |
| Box office | ₹8 crore[1][2][3] |
Police Story is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Thriller Manju from a story written by S. S. David. It stars an ensemble cast featuring P. Sai Kumar, Shobaraj, Satya Prakash, Avinash, Girija Lokesh, Rockline Venkatesh, Sudheer Babu and Raymond D'Souza. The film was simultaneously dubbed into Telugu, Tamil, Hindi. It was later was remade in Bengali Bangladesh as Khobor Ache in 1999.
Produced on a shoestring budget of ₹3.5 Lakh, Police Story emerged as a commercial success grossing over ₹8 crore, and gathered a Cult following[1][2][3] which lead to sequels Police Story 2 (2007) and Police Story 3 (2011).[4][5] A spiritual sequel Agni IPS was also released in 1997, causing it to create confusion with the Hindi dub title of the film among the northern audiences.
Plot
[edit]Agni is a short-tempered cop who uses unconventional methods of punishing the gangsters, which the ministers later criticize. This leads Agni to resign from the job but later rejoins after being coaxed by his elder brother. A Mumbai-based CBI officer has been appointed to handle a case of a gangster named "Black Tiger". The senior official reveals a deceased gangster named Shobraj, who was responsible for the death of all the police officials after his wife was molested and killed by his nemesis.
Sathya and Dharma are two gangsters who terrorize Bangalore with their unlawful activities. Being a gangster in college, Dharma throws a girl off a building after she rejects his love. The student, who was in love with that girl, turns insane and becomes a witness, but is later killed by Sathya. With this, Agni clashes with Sathya and Dharma. The CBI officer gets killed by a corrupt minister, who is Sathya's right-hand man. Agni's brother also dies while trashing Black Tiger's henchman Black Cobra. It is later revealed that Shobraj is alive and is none other than Black Tiger.
The corrupt Inspector kills another Inspector to destroy evidence behind the CBI officer's death, who is killed after getting hit by a truck. To seek justice, Agni brings a mute youngster as a witness to this case, but Sathya shoots him in the court premises. Agni shoots Sathya and points his gun towards Dharma, who accepts his wrongdoings out of fear. It is revealed that the judge had killed the mute youngster in the hospital and the photos before the court hearing, where his photos were captured by a journalist. Towards the end, Agni arrests Black Tiger and his efforts have been appreciated by the CM.
Cast
[edit]- Sai Kumar as Agni
- P. J. Sarma
- Satya Prakash as Sathya
- Sharath Lohitashwa as Dharma
- Shobaraj as Shobraj alias Black Tiger
- Avinash as ACP Surya, Agni's brother
- Sudheer
- Raymond De'Souza as Mumbai CBI Officer
- Rockline Venkatesh as Vijay, Agni's colleague and friend
- Sathyajith
- Ayyappa P. Sarma as Ranjith
Production
[edit]Saikumar who gained recognition as a star with Lockup Death (1994) acted in this film under the direction of Thriller Manju, a stunt choreographer who made his directorial debut with this film. The Kannada and its dubbed Telugu version were successful and gained a breakthrough for Saikumar and it led to him being typecast in similar roles.[6][7]
Sequels
[edit]A sequel titled Police Story 2 saw Saikumar reprising his role which was released in 2007.[8] The third unrelated film was released in 2011.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Loved Police Story? Get set for Pataki". 23 May 2017 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
- ^ a b c Laskhminarayana, Shruti Indira. "Sudeep shoots Police Story 3 in a record 12 hours". Rediff.
- ^ a b c "25Years for Sai Kumar's Police Story Movie 1996 | Hero Sai Kumar | Tollywood Updates | YOYO TV". 25 January 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Police Story (1996) - Telugu Movie Watch Online". www.fridaycinemas.com.
- ^ Thriller Manju - Movies, Photos, Filmography, Biography, Wallpapers, Videos, Fan Club - entertainment.oneindia.in
- ^ Murthy, Neeraja (20 February 2011). "His own voice". The Hindu.
- ^ "Sai Kumar interview - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film actor". www.idlebrain.com.
- ^ "Return of the super cop". The Hindu. 8 February 2007.
External links
[edit]- Police Story at IMDb
- 1996 films
- 1990s Indian films
- 1990s Kannada-language films
- 1990s police films
- 1996 action films
- 1996 directorial debut films
- Fictional portrayals of police departments in India
- Fictional portrayals of the Karnataka Police
- Films about criminals
- Films about organised crime in India
- Films set in Bengaluru
- Films shot in Bengaluru
- Indian action films
- Indian crime action films
- Indian film series
- Indian gangster films
- Indian neo-noir films
- Indian police films
- Indian political action films