Politics, War, And Betrayal: Read The Madras Cafe Movie Review

Madras Cafe (2013) and directed by Shoojit Sircar, is a political action-thriller film encapsulating the world of espionage and war. Madras Cafe Movie Review has earned an IMDb rating of 7.6/10 and is praised for its gripping yet realistic depiction of history, politics, and war. If you are wondering where to Madras Cafe full movie watch online, keep reading and you will know it all! 

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John abraham’s Madras Cafe 2013 Movie Review

Inside Box Office Rating: 3.5

Budget: 35 Crore

Total Box Office: No Data 

Verdict: Hit

The Tragic Tale 

Set in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Madras Cafe follows the story of Major Vikram Singh played by Madras Cafe actor John Abraham. In the first half of the movie, he is serving as an Indian army special officer for R&AW and is stationed in Jaffna, Sri Lanka to undertake several covert operations. The main mission is to defeat the fictional representation of the LTTE, LTF rebels during the Sri Lankan civil war. However, Vikram slowly but surely begins to realize that there is a bigger scheme at play. Political deception, the role of national security, civil war, and personal sacrifice from the other end of the spectrum are just some themes that make this plot multidimensional.

The Starry Madras Cafe Movie Cast

Cast of Madras Cafe has been highly praised by what they have brought to the audience. Both the film and John Abraham’s acting are commendable. He plays Major Vikram Singh overcome with emotions transitioning from a loyal army officer to a man suffering from a moral injury. His performance was so stunning that even the Madras Cafe movie trailer blew up all because of John! 

In the movie, Nargis Fakhri plays Jaya Sahni, a British war correspondent who helps Vikram in uncovering the truth. Although Fakhri’s character speaks primarily in English because she is a foreign journalist, her role does not detract from the story. In her Hindi film debut, Raashii Khanna plays Ruby Singh, Vikram’s wife, who provides emotional depth to the story. Other notable cast members, including Prakash Belawadi as Bala and Siddhartha Basu as Robin Dutt, and RD as the R&AW chief, add credibility to the film with their impressive performances.

Madras Cafe Movie Review

Madras Cafe Movie 2013 attracted a lot of attention from critics for its interesting storyline and accurate portrayal of real relatable events. The Times of India commented that the film was “political, tense, and explosive”, complimenting its thorough research and stunning cinematography. Anupama Chopra from The Hindustan Times called it “an effective portrait of the futility of war” while also praising Sircar’s direction and the film’s representation of international relations. In his review, Roger Ebert mentioned the film’s effort to portray grittiness, especially with the use of a shaky handheld camera that lent itself to a cinema verite style. For more reviews keep reading our Latest Movie Blog. 

And The Award Goes To…

As expected, the film’s success garnered multiple award nominations and wins. Madras Cafe Trailer was good enough for us to guess this! At the 20th Screen Awards, Shoojit Sircar bagged the award of Best Director for “Madras Cafe”. The film also won Best Cinematography (Kamaljeet Negi), Best Sound Design (Biswadeep Chatterjee and Nihar Ranjan Samal), and Best Editing (Chandrashekhar Prajapati). Also, John Abraham received the award of ‘Pride of the Nation’ for his contribution to the film and for helping to raise the voices towards the history of important events of the nation.