Banking Hours 10 to 4

Banking Hours 10 to 4
Banking Hours 10 to 4
	Promotional poster
Directed by	K. Madhu
Written by	Sumesh Madhu; Amal K Joby
Produced by	Stephen Pathickal
Starring	Anoop Menon; Jishnu Raghavan; Kailash; Ashokan; Shankar; Meghna Raj;
Cinematography	Saloo George
Edited by	P. C. Mohan
Music by	Rajamani
Production; company	Lemo Films
Distributed by	Lemo Films through Vaishaka Cynyma
Release date	5 October 2012;
Running time	113 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

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]

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

Anoop Menon as SP Sravan Varma I.P.S ^[7]
Jishnu Raghavan as Avinash Sekhar: A commando officer; Aparna's brother^[8]
Meghna Raj as DSP Revathy Varma I.P.S
Mithun Ramesh as Vishnu Ramachandran: Avinash's best friend
Kailash as Ajay Vasudevan: Aparna's ex-lover
Raghavan as Lakshmi Priya's father
Swasika as Aparna Shekhar: Avinash's sister; Ajay's ex-lover
Shankar as Fernandez: Merrin's father
Sreelatha Namboothiri as Fernandez's sister
Shafna as Merrin Fernandez : Fernandez's daughter; Rahul's lover
Munna as Rahul: Merrin's lover
Ashokan as Salman Azharudeen alias Priest: Robber
Tini Tom as Idikkula Stephen: Circle inspector
Nishanth Sagar as Robber
Arun as Robber
Krishna as Roy Mathew: The Bank Manager
Sudheesh as Ravi Kumar: The peon
Vishnupriya as Pooja
Vijay Menon as Dr. John
Sathaar as Vasudevan Pillai: Ajay's father
Ambika Mohan as Bhavani: Ajay's mother
Sarayu as Ajay's fiancé
Chali Pala as Sarath Babu
Jayakrishnan as Hari
Roshan Basheer as Rahul's friend
Sarin H. Nair as One of the IT Professionals
Surabhi as Priya Lal: The Receptionist
Lakshmipriya as Lakshmi
Master Arun as Lakshmi's son
Irshad
Kiran Raj
Manu Raj
Majeed
Manoj Paravoor
Renjith Reghu
Biyon
Pradeep Kottayam as Police Constable
Deepika Mohan

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]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2012	Kerala Film Critics Association Awards	Second Best Actor	Jishnu Raghavan	Won

References

^ "K Madhu's 'Banking Hours 10-4'". 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
^ "Sudheesh in Banking Hours 10 to 4". 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
^ "Anoop Menon in 'Banking Hours 10 to 4'". 2 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
^ "Banking hours 10 to 4 of K.Madhu". 17 April 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
^ "Scriptwriting is the toughest job: Anoop Menon". 23 March 2022.
^ "Actor Jishnu Raghavan still an inspiration". ritzmagazine.in. 25 March 2016.
^ "Anoop Menon Movies: Latest and Upcoming Films of Anoop Menon | eTimes". The Times of India.
^ "Say no hartal: Jishnu". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 9 April 2015.
^ Moviebuzz (6 October 2012). "Movie Review: Banking Hours". Sify. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
^ Veeyen (6 October 2012). "Banking Hours 10 to 4 Review". Now Running. Retrieved 7 October 2012.

External links

Banking Hours 10 to 4 at IMDb

[1] "K Madhu's 'Banking Hours 10-4'". 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.

[2] "Sudheesh in Banking Hours 10 to 4". 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2012.

[3] "Anoop Menon in 'Banking Hours 10 to 4'". 2 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2012.

[4] "Banking hours 10 to 4 of K.Madhu". 17 April 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.

[5] "Scriptwriting is the toughest job: Anoop Menon". 23 March 2022.

[6] "Actor Jishnu Raghavan still an inspiration". ritzmagazine.in. 25 March 2016.

[7] "Anoop Menon Movies: Latest and Upcoming Films of Anoop Menon | eTimes". The Times of India.

[8] "Say no hartal: Jishnu". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 9 April 2015.

[Review_2-9] Moviebuzz (6 October 2012). "Movie Review: Banking Hours". Sify. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2012.

[Review_5-10] Veeyen (6 October 2012). "Banking Hours 10 to 4 Review". Now Running. Retrieved 7 October 2012.

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