Banking Hours 10 to 4

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Banking Hours 10 to 4
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Promotional poster
Directed by K. Madhu
Written bySumesh Madhu
Amal K Joby
Produced byStephen Pathickal
Starring
Cinematography Saloo George
Edited by P. C. Mohan
Music by Rajamani
Production
company
Lemo Films
Distributed byLemo Films through Vaishaka Cynyma
Release date
  • 5 October 2012 (2012-10-05)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

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]

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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

Awards and Nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2012 Kerala Film Critics Association Awards Second Best Actor Jishnu Raghavan Won

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]

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