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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Crime File<br />
| image = Crime file 1999.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[K. Madhu]]<br />
| producer = {{ubl|A. Ramakrishnan|Sajan Varghese}}<br />
| writer = {{ubl|[[A. K. Sajan]]|A. K. Santhosh}}<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Suresh Gopi]]|[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]|[[Sangita Madhavan Nair]]|[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]]|[[Rajan P. Dev]]}}<br />
| music = Rajamani<br />
| cinematography = Saloo George<br />
| editing = K. Sankunny<br />
| studio = <br />
| distributor = Aiswarya Productions<br />
| released = {{Film date|1999|10|25|df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
}}<br />
'''''Crime File''''' is a [[List of Malayalam films of 1999|1999]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[action film|action]] [[crime]] [[Thriller film|thriller]] film by [[K. Madhu]]<ref name="RT">{{Cite web |title=Crime File |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/crime_file_1999 |access-date=2 November 2024 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> starring [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] and [[Sangita Madhavan Nair]]. The film is loosely based on the 1992 [[Sister Abhaya murder case|murder of Sister Abhaya]] in Kerala.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Sister Amala, a nun, is found dead in the well of the convent where she was staying. The police discover that she was murdered. Idamattom Palackal Easo Panickar and his team find out the truth behind Sr. Amala's murder. The suspects include [[Church Fathers|Fr]]. Clement Kaliyar and the local legislator Monayi, and a [[Contract killing|hitman]] – Cardinal Carlos. <br />
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Things get worse when Fr. Kaliyar and one of the police officers, Ezhuthachan, are killed.<br />
Then, Easow Panickar arrests, the collector Paul Varghese, with the support of the Chief Minister. On torturing and questioning him, he arrests the MLA Monayi. Later, the hitman Cardinal Carlos is taken into custody too.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
* [[Suresh Gopi]] as [[Deputy Inspector General of Police#India|DIG]] Idamattom Palackal Easow Panicker [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], [[Special Protection Group|SPG]] Joint Director<br />
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as [[Senior Superintendent of Police#India|SSP]] Anwar Ravuther [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], Kottayam District Police Chief<br />
* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Father Clement Kaliyar<br />
* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as [[Opposition Leader]] Mamala Mamachan<br />
* [[Sangita Madhavan Nair|Sangita]] as [[Advocate|Adv.]] [[Nun|Sister]] Amala<br />
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Kaliyar Pathrose Vaidyan <br />
* [[Santhosh (actor)|Santhosh]] as [[Sub Inspector|SI]] Karthav<br />
* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] as [[Circle Inspector|CI]] Ezhuthachan<br />
* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as [[Sub Inspector|SI]] Jamal<br />
* [[Rizabawa]] as [[Minister (government)|Minister]] Thomas<br />
* [[Meghanathan]] as Stephen<br />
* [[N. F. Varghese]] as [[Inspector General of Police#India|IG]] James George [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]<br />
* [[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)|Vijayakumar]] as [[Member of Legislative Assembly#India|MLA]] Monayi <br />
* [[Kundara Johny]] as Pappy<br />
* [[Jagannatha Varma]] as Bishop Punnassery<br />
* [[Subair]] as [[District Collector#India|Collector]] Paul Varghese Punnasserry [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]<br />
* [[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]] as Raju Namasivayam<br />
* [[Spadikam George]] as Cardinal Carlos<br />
* Chandini Shaju as [[Nun|Sister]] Vimala <br />
* [[Mohan Jose]] as the Rector<br />
* [[Ravi Menon]] as a Priest<br />
* [[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]] as Simon <br />
* [[Babu Namboothiri]] as [[Chief Minister]] Sathyanath<br />
* [[M. S. Thripunithura]] as Namasivayam Swami <br />
* Priyanka Anoop as Deenamma <br />
* [[Zeenath]] as Mother Superior<br />
* [[Reena (actress)|Reena]] as Amala's mother<br />
* [[Narayanankutty]] as Chacko, Vehicle Broker<br />
* Suma Jayaram as 'Stay' Madhavi <br />
* [[Santhakumari (Malayalam actress)|Santhakumari]] as [[Nun|Sister]] Fisto<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0255074|Crime File}}<br />
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[[Category:1999 Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s crime action films]]<br />
[[Category:1999 crime thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:1999 action thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:1999 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about organised crime in India]]<br />
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Kerala Police]]<br />
[[Category:Crime films based on actual events]]<br />
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian crime action films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Alappuzha]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. Madhu]]<br />
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