Traffic is a 2011 Malayalam thriller film written by brothers Bobby and Sanjay and directed by Rajesh Pillai.The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Sreenivasan, Rahman, Kunchako Boban, Asif Ali, Anoop Menon, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Sandhya, Roma and Remya Nambeesan The film opened on January 7, 2011 to universal acclaim. It is an emotional thriller based on a road trip from Kochi to Palakkad, inspired from the real events that happened in Chennai. Owing to its critical and commercial success, Traffic is to be remade into Tamil under the same title
On September 16, superstar Sidharth Shankar (Rahman) is getting ready for the release of his new film. On the same day, Traffic Constable Sudevan (Sreenivasan) joins back on duty, after being suspended from service for taking bribe. The day is special for Dr. Abel (Kunchako Boban) who is celebrating his first wedding anniversary. Raihan (Vineeth Sreenivasan), an aspiring television journalist, is starting his first job with an interview with Sidharth Shankar the very same day.
On September 16, at a crowded traffic junction in Kochi, Raihan and Rajeev (Asif Ali), travelling in a bike is fatally hit by a speeding car at the signal. Raihan was all set to interview the superstar, Siddharth Shankar. Also at the junction, in another car, was the surgeon Dr. Abel.
The doctors fail to rescue Raihan and his heart is all set to be transplanted to Siddharth’s ailing daughter.City Police Commisoner Ajmal Nazar (Anoop Menon) is asked to carry out the mission.He initially refuses considering the complexity and risk involved in the mission.But finally he heeds to the persuasion of Dr.Simon D’souza (Jose Prakash).Sreenivasan volunteer to be the driver of the Jeep taking the heart to Palakkad.Accompanying them on this mission is Dr Abel and Rajeev.
Everything goes smoothly for sometime.But at a point the police team looses contact with the vehicle and it mysteriously disappears.What happened to the vehicle? The police starts an investigation and its reveals some startling facts.
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