Action Hero Biju

Action Hero Biju
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Abrid Shine
Produced by	Nivin Pauly Shibu Thekkumpuram Abrid Shine
Written by	Abrid Shine Muhammad Shafeeq
Starring	Nivin Pauly Anu Emmanuel Suraj Venjaramoodu
Narrated by	Lal Jose
Music by	Songs: Jerry Amaldev Suresh Thampanoor Score: Rajesh Murugesan
Cinematography	Alex J. Pulickal
Edited by	Manoj
Production company	Pauly Jr. Pictures Full On Studios
Distributed by	LJ Films
Release date	4 February 2016 (2016-02-04) (Kerala)
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	₹2 crore
Box office	est. ₹30 crore

Action Hero Biju is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed and co-written by Abrid Shine in his second directorial venture. The film stars Nivin Pauly in the title role of police inspector Biju Paulose, a sub-inspector with the Kochi City Police. Nivin Pauly, Abrid Shine and Shibu Thekkumpuram produced the film under the banners Pauly Jr Pictures and Full On Studios. The film is written by Muhammad Shafeeq and Shine. Jerry Amaldev composed the original songs, while Rajesh Murugesan composed the background score. Principal photography began in May 2015 and ended in October 2015.

After being postponed several times, Action Hero Biju was released in Kerala on 4 February 2016 and rest of India on 5 February 2016. The film became a commercial success.

The story opens as sub-inspector Biju Poulose (Nivin Pauly) is informed of the location of a few wanted criminals in his jurisdiction. As he corners and apprehends them, he gets injured when one of the criminals stabs him. The story cuts back to a month before the incident when Biju and other officers handle a series of different types of complaints and cases, petty and major, that is registered at the police station.

Biju receives a call from the hospital informing him of a twelve-year-old girl who gets mauled by a dog when she tried to pluck some fruits from a highly influential businessman's house. Eyewitnesses report that the businessman had purposely let the dog out and Biju sets out to his house to arrest the said person. However, some local politicians try to use their political power to avoid the registration of the case and Biju refuses to do so. Biju tracks the culprit to a club and arrests him.

The next complaint tackled is lodged by a lady who is yet to receive her pending salary. When Biju tries to mediate a negotiation between the employers and the lady, the employers act callously which enrages Biju. He threatens them by shutting down their company for registration inaccuracies if the dues are not paid and the employers immediately comply.

Later, Biju encounters a case of suicide attempt and missing of a Navy personnel who goes after to rescue the woman and child. During the subsequent search operation, he and his sub-ordinates manage to save the life of the woman but the child dies as the people who rescued the child from the river thought she died and emergency services didn't take her to the hospital on time. This emotionally affects Biju and the search for the missing Navy man fails. Throughout the course of the next few days, he handles different types of cases including that of an auto driver who stalks a woman he loves, bikers without helmet and a drunkard who steals a wireless-set from a careless police officer.