''Face to Face (Titled as Face 2 Face)'' is a 2012

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-language mystery thriller film directed by

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and starring

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, Siddique,

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and

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. The film was written by Manoj Payyanur and produced by M. K. Nazar under the banner of Good Line Productions. It was released on 30 November 2012. This Film Was a Box Office Disaster.

Plot

Balachandran is a suspended and honest cop, who lost his wife Jayasree and son because of his alcoholism. Balachandran is now working as a Real estate Businessman and living with his brother and sister-in-Law Dr.Uma. Balachandran meets his childhood friend SP Ramdas and CI Abdul Lateef. One Day, Balachandran finds out that Ex-Chief Minister Kuryan Punchakkadan's son Thomas is Murdered and hanged on a cross near a beach. Ramdas calls Balachandran to his office to enquire about Thomas's murder. He says that he met Thomas at a hotel before his death. He even Reveals that Thomas is a known pimp, who is involved in sex racketing and human trafficking. He has a human trafficking partner named Nirmala Thankachi, a beautition. Their main place where they do their business is Pagoda Resort, Which is owned by a drug dealer named Nirmal Kumar. Thomas's cousin brother George is the supporter of Thomas's every dirty job. He tries to arrest Thomas but when he takes to the station his releasing order came. Thomas and George tries to kill him once with his and make it as an accident but Balachandran manages to escape. Balachandran helps Lateef to investigate Thomas's murder without Ramdas's knowledge. One day he meets 4 rich youngsters, Chandu, Peter, Shyam and Rahul and befriends them. Balachandran take them to old estate. Soon a flashback occurs showing that Balachandran found out that they 4 killed Thomas in the estate and Balachandran was pretending to be friendly with them. He asks them why they killed Thomas. They reveals that they killed him as he raped and killed Peter's sister Isa. Balachandran reveals Chandu is Balachandran's son and hugged him. He tells to Ramdas that he kill Thomas and Balachandran gets arrested. Jayasree comes to meet him in jail and she said its all my fault, Then Balachandran said its not your fault, my alcoholism made it.

Cast

as CI Balachandran * Siddique as SP T.Ramadas

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**Balachandran's Childhood Friend and Well wisher *

as CI Abdul Latheef *

as Jayasree Balachandran *

as Dr. Uma Antharjanam **Balachandran's Sister-in-Law *

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as Anwar (TV-Reporter) **Uma's husband *

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as Ex-Chief Minister Kuryan Varghese Punchakadan **Thomas Punchakkadan's Father *

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as George Punchakkadan **Thomas's cousin and friend *

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as Aalikkoya **Kuryan Varghese Punchakadan's Driver and Peter's Neighbour * Mahesh as Raghuprasad *

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as Dr. Chandrababu * Reena Basheer as Chandrababu's wife * Amritha as Isa **Peter's Sister * Firoz Khan as Thomas Punchakkadan **Kuryan's son and George's cousin * Abu Salim *

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as DGP Nandakishore Varma

* Gayathri * V.M Vinu as shop owner

Production

and the Kannada actress

played the lead roles along with Mammootty. The film had an

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of supporting actors including Siddique,

and Kunchan along with four new faces: Gautam, Rishikesh, Rohit and Binoy. The film was extensively shot in

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and

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. According to the director, ''Face to Face'' is a "high-octane thriller woven around a murder mystery. The film brings on to the screen loads of action and suspense."Navamy Sudhish (11 November 2012)
"VM Vinu excited about his Mammootty-starrer"
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''. Retrieved 12 November 2012.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features three songs composed by Alphons Joseph . The lyrics were written by Anil Panachooran and Anna San Jaimt. ; Track list

Release and reception

The film was released in 81 theaters across Kerala on 30 November 2012; the movie had gained negative responses from both critics and viewers.

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gave the movie two stars out of five and stated this: "With the absence of basic logic at most times and a style that was perhaps okay eons ago, this film is tough to be digested even for the hardcore fans of" Mammootty.

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also gave the movie two stars and stated: "The film does not engage the audience. It is so much pre-occupied with an infuriating surge of self-pity and some stereo-typed villainy. Save for the perennial charm on his face, even Mammootty fails to salvage a shoddily-written plot."

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's headline was "Face 2 Face is best avoided" and added, "None of these gimmicks can salvage the film because of its weak plot and over-dependence on star power. "

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 2562286, Face 2 Face
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2012 films 2010s Malayalam-language films Indian mystery thriller films 2010s mystery thriller films Films shot in Goa Films shot in Kochi Films shot in Munnar Films directed by V. M. Vinu