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Madras Cafe
2013
· Movie
· 130 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Every rating
65–76
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 65, highest is IMDb on 76.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →An Indian intelligence agent is assigned to a covert operation in Sri Lanka during the country's civil war in the late 1980s. His mission is to dismantle a militant separatist group. He becomes entangled in a complex web of political conspiracy, foreign intelligence agencies, and assassination plots, leading to a high-stakes investigation with far-reaching consequences.
Details
- Director
- Shoojit Sircar
- Writers
- Shubendu Bhattacharya, Somnath Dey
- Studio
- JA Entertainment, Rising Sun Films
- Released
- 23 August 2013
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Budget
- $5.4M
- Box office
- $6.5M
- Awards
- 11 wins, 17 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 28 →2 major awards won · 11 wins from 28 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Producers Guild Film Awards 2014 | Best Editing | Chandrashekar Prajapati | Winner |
| Producers Guild Film Awards 2014 | Best Sound Mixing | Bishwadeep Chatterjee | Winner |
| Producers Guild Film Awards 2014 | Best Female Debut | Raashii Khanna | Nominee |
| Producers Guild Film Awards 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Raashii Khanna | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards 2014 | Best Cinematography | Kamaljit Negi | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards 2014 | Best Sound Design | Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Nihar Ranjan Samal | Winner |
| Mirchi Music Awards 2014 | Background Score of the Year | Shantanu Moitra | Winner |
| National Film Awards 2014 | Best Audiography ( Location Sound Recordist ) | Nihar Ranjan Samal | Winner |
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Producers Guild Film Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Editing | Chandrashekar Prajapati | Winner |
| Best Sound Mixing | Bishwadeep Chatterjee | Winner |
| Best Female Debut | Raashii Khanna | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Raashii Khanna | Nominee |
Star Screen Awards
10 nominations, 3 won
| Best Action | Manohar Verma | Winner |
| Best Director | Shoojit Sircar | Winner |
| Ramnath Goenka Memorial Award | Madras Cafe | Winner |
| Best Actor (Popular Choice) | John Abraham | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Negative Role | Prakash Belawadi | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Kamaljeet Negi | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Chandrashekar Prajapati | Nominee |
| Best Film | John Abraham, Shoojit Sircar | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Vinod Kumar | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design | Bishwadeep Chatterjee | Nominee |
Filmfare Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Kamaljit Negi | Winner |
| Best Sound Design | Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Nihar Ranjan Samal | Winner |
National Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Audiography ( Location Sound Recordist ) | Nihar Ranjan Samal | Winner |
| Best Audiography ( Sound Designer ) | Bishwadeep Chatterjee | Winner |
Zee Cine Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Sound Design | Bishwadeep Chatterjee | Winner |
| Best Editing | Chandrashekar Prajapati | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Shoojit Sircar | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Madras Cafe | Nominee |
Mirchi Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Background Score of the Year | Shantanu Moitra | Winner |
BIG Star Entertainment Awards
5 nominations
| Most Entertaining Actor in a Social Drama Film – Female | Nargis Fakhri | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Actor in a Social Drama Film – Male | John Abraham | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film – Male | John Abraham | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Social Drama Film | John Abraham, Shoojit Sircar | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Thriller Film | John Abraham, Shoojit Sircar | Nominee |