Banking Hours 10 to 4

{{Infobox film

| name = Banking Hours 10 to 4

| image = Banking Hours 10 to 4.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| director = K. Madhu

| producer = Stephen Pathickal

| writer = Sumesh Madhu
Amal K Joby

| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| music = Rajamani

| cinematography = Saloo George

| editing = P. C. Mohan

| studio = Lemo Films

| distributor = Lemo Films through Vaishaka Cynyma

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|10|5}}

| runtime = 113 minutes

| country = India

| language = Malayalam

| budget =

}}

Banking Hours 10 to 4 is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by K. Madhu,{{cite web|title=K Madhu's 'Banking Hours 10-4'|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/news/malayalam/k-madhus-banking-hours-10-4/51281/story.htm|accessdate=2012-06-27|date=27 June 2012}}{{cite web|title=Sudheesh in Banking Hours 10 to 4 |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/mollywood/sudheesh-banking-hours-10-4-881 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209170020/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/mollywood/sudheesh-banking-hours-10-4-881 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 December 2018 |accessdate=2012-06-27 |date=18 June 2012 }}{{cite web|title=Anoop Menon in 'Banking Hours 10 to 4'|url=http://entertainment.in.msn.com/southcinema/anoop-menon-in-%E2%80%98banking-hours-10-to-4%E2%80%99|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104025755/http://entertainment.in.msn.com/southcinema/anoop-menon-in-%E2%80%98banking-hours-10-to-4%E2%80%99|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 January 2013|accessdate=2012-06-27|date=2 May 2012}}{{cite web|title=Banking hours 10 to 4 of K.Madhu|url=http://www.filmglitz.com/malayalam/banking-hours-10-to-4-of-k-madhu/|accessdate=2012-06-27|date=17 April 2012}} starring Anoop Menon, Meghana Raj, Jishnu, Kailash, and Shankar. It is written by Sumesh Madhu and Amal K. Joby.{{cite web | url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/anoop-menon-talks-about-new-thriller-movie-21-grams-1.7369153 | title=Scriptwriting is the toughest job: Anoop Menon | date=23 March 2022 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ritzmagazine.in/actor-jishnu-raghavan-still-an-inspiration/|title=Actor Jishnu Raghavan still an inspiration|website=ritzmagazine.in|date=25 March 2016|language=en}}

Plot

Banking Hours 10 to 4 is a suspense thriller happening in a bank. A person is killed inside the bank premises and the suspense is revealed within the banking hours of 10 to 4. Anoop Menon plays the role of an investigation officer.

Cast

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Anoop Menon as SP Sravan Varma I.P.S {{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Anoop-Menon/movies?from=mdr | title=Anoop Menon Movies: Latest and Upcoming Films of Anoop Menon | eTimes | website=The Times of India }}
Jishnu Raghavan as Avinash Sekhar: A commando officer; Aparna's brother{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/say-no-to-hartal-jishnu/articleshow/46862151.cms|title=Say no hartal: Jishnu|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=9 April 2015|language=en}}
Meghna Raj as DSP Revathy Varma I.P.S
Mithun Ramesh as Vishnu Ramachandran: Avinash's best friend
Kailash as Ajay Vasudevan: Aparna's ex-lover
Raghavan as Lakshmi Priya's father
Swasika as Aparna Shekhar: Avinash's sister; Ajay's ex-lover
Shankar as Fernandez: Merrin's father
Sreelatha Namboothiri as Fernandez's sister
Shafna as Merrin Fernandez : Fernandez's daughter; Rahul's lover
Munna as Rahul: Merrin's lover
Ashokan as Salman Azharudeen alias Priest: Robber
Tini Tom as Idikkula Stephen: Circle inspector
Nishanth Sagar as Robber
Arun as Robber
Krishna as Roy Mathew: The Bank Manager
Sudheesh as Ravi Kumar: The peon
Vishnupriya as Pooja
Vijay Menon as Dr. John
Sathaar as Vasudevan Pillai: Ajay's father
Ambika Mohan as Bhavani: Ajay's mother
Sarayu as Ajay's fiancé
Chali Pala as Sarath Babu
Jayakrishnan as Hari
Roshan Basheer as Rahul's friend
Sarin H. Nair as One of the IT Professionals
Surabhi as Priya Lal: The Receptionist
Lakshmipriya as Lakshmi
Master Arun as Lakshmi's son
Irshad
Kiran Raj
Manu Raj
Majeed
Manoj Paravoor
Renjith Reghu
Biyon
Pradeep Kottayam as Police Constable
Deepika Mohan

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Reception

The movie opened with mixed to negative reviews from the critics and the audience alike. It was mainly criticized for the slow direction from K. Madhu. Sify.com gave an "average" verdict and said, "Banking Hours 10-4 may leave the discerning viewers with many doubts but could well be an entertaining one, if you don't dig too deep or go without much expectation."{{cite web|title=Movie Review: Banking Hours|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/banking-hours-10-4-review-malayalam-15009384.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327023253/http://www.sify.com/movies/banking-hours-10-4-review-malayalam-15009384.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 March 2013|author=Moviebuzz|website=Sify|date=6 October 2012|accessdate=7 October 2012}} Nowrunning also gave a negative review and gave 1.9 stars out of 5 and added "'Banking Hours' lacks that vital spark that should keep the spirit up in whodunits."{{cite web|title=Banking Hours 10 to 4 Review|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10657/malayalam/banking-hours-10-to-4/3928/review.htm|author=Veeyen|publisher=Now Running|date=6 October 2012|accessdate=7 October 2012}}

Awards

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Year ! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result
2012 \|Kerala Film Critics Association Awards \|Second Best Actor \|Jishnu Raghavan \|{{Won}}

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Year

! Award

! Category

! Recipient

! Result

2012

|Kerala Film Critics Association Awards

|Second Best Actor

|Jishnu Raghavan

|{{Won}}