Madras Cafe is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language political action thriller film directed by Shoojit Sircar and starring John Abraham, Nargis Fakhri with newcomer Raashii Khanna in lead roles. The film is set in the late 1980s and early 1990s, during the time of Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war and assassination of Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. The film deals with an Indian Army special officer who is appointed by the intelligence agency R&AW to head covert operations in Jaffna shortly after Indian peace-keeping force was forced to withdraw.
Madras Cafe (2013)
Directed by Shoojit Sircar
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, Spy Film, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Political Thriller Film, Spy Film |
Release Date - Aug 23, 2013 |
Run Time - 130 min. |
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Box Office
$38,333
Themes
Tags
India, True Stories
Attributes
Filming Location: Delhi
Narrative Location: Sri Lanka
Subject: assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, Sri Lankan civil war, terrorism
Time Period: 1990s
Narrative Location: Sri Lanka
Subject: assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, Sri Lankan civil war, terrorism
Time Period: 1990s
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Alternate Titles
Jaffna
IN
Madras Café
AR, BR, IT, SE
Madras Cafe
AU, CA, DE, IN, GB, US
Кафе 'Мадрас'
RU
마드라스 카페
KR