| Anjaam Pathiraa | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Midhun Manuel Thomas |
| Written by | Midhun Manuel Thomas |
| Produced by | Ashiq Usman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Shyju Khalid |
| Edited by | Saiju Sreedharan |
| Music by | Sushin Shyam |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Central Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 144 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Box office | est. ₹50 crore[2][3] |
Anjaam Pathiraa (transl. The Fifth Midnight) (promoted as Midnight Murders outside Kerala and Internationally) is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film[4][5] written and directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas. The film stars Kunchacko Boban, Sharaf U Dheen, Sreenath Bhasi, Unnimaya Prasad, Jinu Joseph and Abhiram Radhakrishnan. Sushin Shyam composed the music, while Shyju Khalid was the cinematographer.
Anjaam Pathiraa was dubbed in Telugu and Hindi as Midnight Murders and Police Story and was released on Aha and Goldmines Telefilms. The film received positive reviews from critics where it went on to emerge as the highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2020 and was remade in Bengali in 2021 as Mukhosh. Following the film's success, Midhun Manuel Thomas has announced a sequel titled Aaaram Pathiraa (transl. The sixth midnight).
Parts of the plot were based on real events: such as the Psycho Simon character was taken from the 2017 Nanthancode massacre where a psychopathic son killed his entire family; and Ripper Ravi character is based on Ripper Chandran, a notorious serial killer in Kerala during late 1980s.
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- ^ "Kunchacko Boban-Midhun Manuel Thomas movie Anjaam Pathira enters the 50 crore club". The Times of India. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Malayalam film 'Anjaam Pathiraa' gets a Hindi remake". The News Minute. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Anjaam Pathiraa (2020)". Irish Film Classification Office.
- ^ "Kunchacko Boban's Crime Thriller 'Anjaam Pathiraa' to Get Bollywood Remake". News18. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.