Mumbaikar (film)

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Mumbaikar
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Official release poster
Directed by Santosh Sivan
Written byHimanshu Singh
Amit Joshi
Story by Lokesh Kanagaraj
Based on Maanagaram (2017)
Produced by Jyoti Deshpande
Riya Shibu
Starring
CinematographySantosh Sivan
Edited byDilip Damodar
Music bySalil Amrute
Ram Surendar
Production
companies
HR Pictures
Jio Studios
Distributed by JioCinema
Release date
  • 2 June 2023 (2023-06-02)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Mumbaikar is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Santosh Sivan. [1] A remake of Tamil film Maanagaram (2017), it stars Vikrant Massey, Vijay Sethupathi, Tanya Maniktala and Hridhu Haroon. [2] [3] This marks Vijay Sethupathi's Hindi film debut. [4] [5]

Contents

Principal photography commenced in January 2021. [6] [7]

Mumbaikar released on 2 June 2023 on JioCinema. [8]

Cast

Production

In September 2020, the media reported that cinematographer Santosh Sivan would direct the Hindi remake of Maanagaram with Vikrant Massey. [9] In October 2020, Vijay Sethupathi was reported to make his Hindi debut with this film. [10]

Reception

Mumbaikar received negative reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 0% of 6 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5/10. [11]

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "'Mumbaikar' raises high expectations, but unfortunately, it only partially fulfills its promise. However, Vijay Sethupathi's performance manages to redeem the film to some extent, injecting moments of brilliance into the narrative". [12] A critic from The Hindu wrote that "The film marks his Hindi debut, but Vijay Sethupathi is a little too spectacular for the size of the film. As for Sivan, Mumbaikar might well count as yet another directorial venture that doesn’t match his stature as a cinematographer". [13] Saibal Chatterjee a critic from NDTV wrote that "The Writing Does Not Fully Align With Vijay Sethupathi's Skills". [14]

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