Neena Gupta is an Indian actress and television director who works in Hindi films and television along with few Malayalam films. She has received several awards including three National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and two Filmfare OTT Awards.
Amar Akbar Anthony is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Nadirshah and written by Bibin George and Vishnu Unnikrishnan. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya and Indrajith Sukumaran in titular roles, alongside an ensemble cast including Namitha Pramod, Siddique, Saju Navodaya, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Meenakshi Anoop, Srindha, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Sasi Kalinga, Shafeeq Rahman, Abu Salim, Bindu Panicker, Kottayam Pradeep, V.K Sreeraman and Asif Ali. The music is composed by Nadirshah, while the background music is given by Bijibal. It was released on 16 October 2015.
Emmay Entertainment and Motion Pictures LLP is an Indian content production company based in Mumbai, India. It was founded by Nikkhil Advani, Monisha Advani and Madhu Bhojwani in 2011. After its inception, it began with full-length feature films and gradually expanded to television, short films, telefilms and digital content.
Sanju Sivram is an Indian actor primarily known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2012 with the film Nee Ko Njaa Cha, a major hit that helped usher in the new generation wave in Malayalam films. His next notable project was the 2013 release 1983. In addition to his work in Malayalam cinema, Sanju has also appeared in Telugu and Odia films.
Achayans is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language comedy crime thriller film directed by Kannan Thamarakkulam and written by Sethu. It stars Jayaram, Prakash Raj, Unni Mukundan and Amala Paul in lead role Sshivada, Anu Sithara, Sanju Sivram and Adil Ibrahim. Principal photography began in November 2016, with shooting locations being Edakochi and Vagamon. The film was released in India in May 2017 with mixed-to-negative reviews, Despite, was a Hit at box office. The film was later dubbed into Telugu as Marana Mrudangam.
Hostages is an Indian Hindi-language crime thriller series for Hotstar Specials, which is an official remake of an Israeli series of the same name. Written by Nisarg Mehta, Shiva Bajpai and Mayukh Ghosh, the series is directed by Sudhir Mishra. Starring Tisca Chopra, Ronit Roy, Parvin Dabas, Aashim Gulati, Mohan Kapoor, Dalip Tahil, with Malhaar Rathod, Sharad Joshi, Aashim Gulati, Surya Sharma and Anangsha Biswas in supporting roles. The series is about a renowned surgeon who is scheduled for a routine operation on the chief minister was ordered to assassinate him in the process, in order to save family being captivated.
Special Ops is an Indian Hindi-language action espionage thriller series for Hotstar Specials created and directed by Neeraj Pandey, with Shivam Nair serving the credits for co-direction. Pandey also produced the series under his Friday Storytellers, a division of his production house, for providing content to the digital medium. It stars Kay Kay Menon as Himmat Singh, a member of Research and Analysis Wing, forms a team of five agents, in order to track down a person, who is the mastermind of the terror attacks which took place in India.
November Story is an Indian Tamil-language crime thriller television series for Hotstar Specials, directed by Indhra Subramanian. Produced by Vikatan Televistas the series stars Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead role along with Pasupathy, G. M. Kumar and Myna Nandhini. The series is a classic murder mystery where the quest to find the truth behind the crime unveils a series of hidden truths. It was released on Disney+ Hotstar on 20 May 2021 and was declared a Streaming Blockbuster.
Aarya is an Indian crime-thriller drama television series on Disney+ Hotstar, co-created by Ram Madhvani and Sandeep Modi, who also directed the series, with Vinod Rawat, serving as the co-director. Produced by Madhvani under the banner Ram Madhvani Films, along with Endemol Shine Group, it stars Sushmita Sen in the title role and is based on the Dutch drama series Penoza. The series is about Aarya, an independent woman who seeks to protect her family and joins a mafia gang in order to get revenge for her husband's murder. Recently, the show has been nominated for International Emmy Awards for best Drama series.
Bibin George is an Indian actor and scriptwriter known for his works primarily in the Malayalam film industry. Bibin started his journey in the movie industry by co-writing the Malayalam movie Amar Akbar Anthony (2015) along with Vishnu Unnikrishnan, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jayasurya and Indrajith Sukumaran, which became one of the blockbusters in the industry. It has reached the milestone of being one of the rare movies from Malayalam to reach ₹50 crore club in collection records.
Twenty One Gms is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by Bibin Krishna. The film stars Anoop Menon as Crime Branch DYSP Nanda Kishore who investigates a series of murders that takes place within a week. It also features Renji Panicker, Leona Lishoy, Anu Mohan and Ranjith in supporting roles. The soundtrack was composed by Deepak Dev, with lyrics written by Vinayak Sasikumar.
Rorschach is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language psychological thriller film directed by Nissam Basheer and produced by Mammootty under Mammootty Kampany. It stars Mammootty, Sharafudheen, Jagadish, Grace Antony, Bindu Panicker, Kottayam Nazeer, Sanju Sivram, and Asif Ali. Its music was composed by Midhun Mukundan, and the cinematography was handled by Nimish Ravi. In the film, an NRI businessman sets on a mission to exact vengeance from someone who has destroyed his life.
Kerala Crime Files is an Indian Malayalam-language crime drama web series directed by Ahammed Khabeer and written by Ashiq Aimar starring Aju Varghese and Lal in lead roles. The series was released on Disney+ Hotstar. The first season Kerala Crime Files - Shiju, Parayil Veedu, Neendakara explores the Ernakulam North police station officers race against the time to catch a murderer out on loose. It was announced as returning for a second season which wrapped filming in May 2024.
The Freelancer is an Indian Hindi-language action thriller television series created and written by Neeraj Pandey, with Bhav Dhulia serving as the director after Khakee: The Bihar Chapter (2022). Produced by Shital Bhatia under the banner of Friday Storytellers, the series features Mohit Raina, Anupam Kher and Kashmira Pardeshi. It premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 1 September 2023.
Bad Cop is Hindi-language crime thriller television series written by Rensil D'Silva and Rehan Khan and directed by Aditya Datt. It stars Anurag Kashyap, Gulshan Devaiah, Harleen Sethi, Saurabh Sachdeva, Anupam K. Sinha, Subham Sharma, Shatrughan Kumar, and Aishwarya Sushmita.
Reeta Sanyal is an Indian Hindi-language pulp legal thriller directed by Abhirup Ghosh. The show is based on Amit Khan novel by the same name. It was written and adapted for screen by Deeptak Das. Produced by Rajeshwar Nair and Krishnan Iyer under the banner Keylight Productions, it stars Adah Sharma, Rahul Dev, Manik Papneja and Ankur Rathee. The series premiered on 14 October 2024 on Disney+ Hotstar.
Najeem Koya is an Indian film director, writer and actor who works in Malayalam cinema. He made his directorial debut in 2018 with the film Kaly (film). He has also directed 1000 Babies Webseries, released in Disney+ Hotstar 2024.
Parachute is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language drama thriller television series directed by Rasu Ranjith, written by Sridhar K. and starring Shakthi Rithvik, Iyal, Krishna, Kani Thiru, Kishore, Kaali Venkat, Rasu Ranjith himself, Bava Chelladurai, Sharanya Ramachandran and Inba Ravikumar.
