Traffic

Traffic (2011)

ട്രാഫിക്

An emotional thriller based on a road trip from Kochi to Palakkad. Inspired from the real events that happened in Chennai.

Date of release
2011-01-07
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (41)
Runtime
2h 2m
Genres
Thriller
Director
Rajesh Pillai

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam

Traffic is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language road thriller film directed by Rajesh Pillai and written by Bobby–Sanjay. It features an ensemble cast of Sreenivasan, Kunchacko Boban, Rahman, Anoop Menon, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Asif Ali, Sandhya, Roma, Remya Nambessan, Lena, and Saikumar. The film tells its story in a hyperlink narrative format.

Production

Bobby and Sanjay, who scripted Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum and Notebook explained: "The director wanted the film to be of a different mould altogether. Here every character is of equal importance as the story moves ahead. It was quite a challenging task but an enjoyable experience as well." They add that the film is inspired by a true incident. A similar mission was successfully carried out by the Tamil Nadu police in a more complex Chennai city.

Traffic is one of the first multi narratives made in this decade in Malayalam film. The film has Sreenivasan, Rahman, Kunchacko Boban and Asif Ali as the four lead protagonists whose stories are narrated through the sequences. On the theme, Rajesh says, "I felt it was a theme that could connect with viewers regardless of their age.

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