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Grandmaster

Grandmaster

Anything can happen before the next move

20126.62h 10m

Overview

Chandrashekhar lives alone in a dark and violent city. Even with crime occurring all around him, he withdraws from all responsibility and lives quietly. Soon, change is forced upon him in order to catch a serial killer. Like a grandmaster who anticipates his opponents moves well in advance, he proceeds forward. But only once, just once, he makes a fatal mistake.

Directed by B. Unnikrishnan
Written by B. Unnikrishnan
Produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy Kapur
Box OfficeBudget: $120KRevenue: $130K

Top Cast

Mohanlal

Mohanlal

Chandrashekhar

Priyamani

Priyamani

Deepthi

Arjun Nandhakumar

Arjun Nandhakumar

Mark Roshan

Babu Antony

Babu Antony

Victor Rosetti

Narain

Narain

Kishore

Anoop Menon

Anoop Menon

Jacob

Jagathy Sreekumar

Jagathy Sreekumar

Rashid

Roma Asrani

Roma Asrani

Beena Thomson

Siddique

Siddique

Paul Matthew

Devan

Devan

ADGP

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookinvestigationfatherdoctorpolice officerdeathpsycho killermentalalphabetic order

About Grandmaster

Grandmaster is a thriller, action film released in 2012 exploring themes of based on novel or book, investigation, father, doctor, police officer, death. Directed by B. Unnikrishnan, it stars Mohanlal, Priyamani, Arjun Nandhakumar. Chandrashekhar lives alone in a dark and violent city. Even with crime occurring all around him, he withdraws from all responsibility and lives quietly. Soon, change is forced upon him in order to catch a serial killer. Like a grandmaster who anticipates his opponents moves well in advance, he proceeds forward. But only once, just once, he makes a fatal mistake.

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