The Metro is a 2011 Malayalam action thriller film directed by Bipin Prabhakar starring Sharath Kumar, Bhavana, Nivin Pauly

Nivin Pauly

Nivin Pauly , is an Indian film actor, best known for his debut film Malarvadi Arts Club .-Early life:Nivin was born in Aluva, a small town in Ernakulam district, Kerala. He did his Engineering in Electronics and Communication from Federal Institute of Science And Technology in 2006...

, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Suresh Krishna

Suresh Krishna (actor)

Suresh Krishna is a Malayali film actor, known for his negative and character roles. He is noted for his strong characters in Manju Poloru Penkutti, Christian Brothers, Pazhassi Raja and Kutty Srank...

, Bhagath Manuel, Biyon Gemini and Arun. It is an anthology film

Anthology film

An anthology film is a feature film consisting of several different short films, often tied together by only a single theme, premise, or brief interlocking event . Sometimes each one is directed by a different director...

 based on three separate incidents that take place in Kochi

Kochi

-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...

. The film is produced by Dileep

Dileep (actor)

Dileep is an Indian film actor, mimicry artist and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.Dileep started his career as a mimicry artist in the Cochin Kalabhavan troupe. He later started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal with the film Vishnu Lokam...

 under his Grand Productions.

Plot

The film is based on three separate incidents that take place in Kochi. The first one involves the murder of a young politician, Jaimy Padamadan, which is being investigated by Jacob Alexander (Sharath Kumar). The murder occurs during an election season and the main suspect in the case is a local don named Paruthikkadan (Suresh Krishna

Suresh Krishna (actor)

Suresh Krishna is a Malayali film actor, known for his negative and character roles. He is noted for his strong characters in Manju Poloru Penkutti, Christian Brothers, Pazhassi Raja and Kutty Srank...

). The investigation is affected due to his political influences.

The next story is about Anupama (Bhavana), an I. T. Employee. She is being followed by a group of gangsters. The story takes new turns and the mystery gets solved.

The third story is about a group of five friends, Harikrishnan (Nivin Pauly), Usman (Bhagath Manuel) and the characters played by Suraj Venjaramoodu, Biyon Gemini, and Arun. Harikrishnan is a youth working in Gulf. He and his friends are travelling to alai]. He has a package from Gulf which he is supposed to give to another person. The story takes new turns during their journey.

Cast

• Sharath Kumar as Jacob Alexander
• Bhavana as Anupama
• Nivin Pauly
  Nivin Pauly
  Nivin Pauly , is an Indian film actor, best known for his debut film Malarvadi Arts Club .-Early life:Nivin was born in Aluva, a small town in Ernakulam district, Kerala. He did his Engineering in Electronics and Communication from Federal Institute of Science And Technology in 2006...
  
   as Harikrishnan
• Suresh Krishna
  Suresh Krishna (actor)
  Suresh Krishna is a Malayali film actor, known for his negative and character roles. He is noted for his strong characters in Manju Poloru Penkutti, Christian Brothers, Pazhassi Raja and Kutty Srank...
  
   as Paruthikkadan
• Bhagath Manuel as Usman
• Suraj Venjaramoodu
• Biyon Gemini
• Arun

Production

The Metro is the fourth directoral venture of Bipin Prabhakar, who previously directed Samasthakeralam PO, One Way Ticket and Khaki. The film's cast includes several new faces along with Sharath Kumar, who does his first lead role in a Malayalam film. Nivin Pauly

Nivin Pauly

Nivin Pauly , is an Indian film actor, best known for his debut film Malarvadi Arts Club .-Early life:Nivin was born in Aluva, a small town in Ernakulam district, Kerala. He did his Engineering in Electronics and Communication from Federal Institute of Science And Technology in 2006...

 and Bhagath Manuel, who debuted through Malarvaadi Arts Club

Malarvaadi Arts Club

Malarvaadi Arts Club is a 2010 Malayalam film directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan in his directional debut, and produced by Dileep. The film was released in 60 theaters across Kerala. The cast of five young boys and two girls was selected through a talent hunt....

once again combines in this film. Sreeram handles the camera while Mahesh Narayanan is the editor. Major parts were filmed from Kochi.