Raman Raghav 2.0
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| Directed by | Anurag Kashyap |
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| Music by | Ram Sampath |
| Cinematography | Jay Oza |
| Edited by | Aarti Bajaj |
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| Distributed by | Reliance Entertainment |
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127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹35 million |
| Box office | ₹68 million |
Raman Raghav 2.0 is a 2016 Indian neo noir psychological thriller film directed by Anurag Kashyap. It is based on the life of notorious serial killer Raman Raghav who operated in Mumbai during the mid-1960s. Nawazuddin Siddiqui plays the role of Raman, a psychopathic serial killer, while Vicky Kaushal plays Raghav, a cop assigned to investigate the serial killings. The film premiered at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight to a positive critical reception, raising hopes of a good showing at the box office. It was released on 24 June 2016.
Raman Raghav was a deadly criminal in the 60s. He terrorized the city with his brutal killings. In 2015, Mumbai finds a similar psychopath in Ramanna. The tabloids label him as stoneman. The first few murders he commits is with a stone. On the night of his first murder, a cocaine addict comes looking for his supply. Just a few days later, Ramanna surrenders to the police. The man who interrogates him is the same cocaine addict. The cops don't buy his story and hence they lock him up, beat him and don't give him food. A bunch of boys find Ramanna a few days later and free him. The man loses his cool. He finds his next prey in his own sister. She lives in a lower middle class household with her husband and son. In the pretext of being hungry, he enters her home. When her husband angers him, he leaves home in a fit of rage. He returns as Ramanna the killer and attacks the family, killing them all. When Raghavan comes to investigate, he and his team find an old picture of Ramanna and his sister and try to trace a link. Meanwhile, Raghavan is in an open relationship with a woman named Simy. She undergoes three abortions for him, just because he cannot commit to her. Their relationship is dark and abusive and Raghavan is simply destructive. As Raghavan looks for clues in the murder, he finds himself Completely consumed by cocaine. Meanwhile, Ramanna is looking for his soul mate, his other half and finds him in Raghavan. He keeps a close check on Simy and ends up murdering her maid as well. Simy is shocked at Raghavan's callousness. After a night of over cocaine, he hooks up with a girl at Simy's place. Simy reacts and Raghavan kills her in a fit of rage. Ramanna surrenders to Raghavan and tells him how they are the two sides of the same coin. The film ends with Raghavan going after the girl whom he hooked up with and is the only witness to Simy's murder.
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