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{{short description|1996 film by Thriller Manju}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Police Story
| image          =
| director       = [[Thriller Manju]]
| producer       = G. H. Gurumurthy<br>N. Narasimha Murthy
| writer         = Thriller Manju<br/>S. S. David <small>(story)</small>
| starring       = [[P. Sai Kumar]]<br>[[P. J. Sarma]]<br>[[Satya Prakash (actor)|Satya Prakash]]<br>[[Shobaraj]]<br>[[Avinash (Kannada actor)|Avinash]]<br>Sudheer Babu<br>Raymond Desouza<br>[[Rockline Venkatesh]]
| music          = [[Sadhu Kokila]]
| cinematography = [[J. G. Krishna]]
| editing        = R. Janardhan
| studio         = Gururaya Film Makers
| distributor    = Gajula Nageswara Rao (Telugu)
| released       = {{Film date|1996|08|16|df=yes}}
| runtime        = 166 minutes
| country        = India
| language       = Kannada
| budget         =
| gross          =
}}
'''''Police Story''''' is a 1996 Indian [[Kannada film|Kannada]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[Thriller Manju]] from a story written by S. S. David. It stars an ensemble cast featuring [[P. Sai Kumar]], [[Shobaraj]], [[Satya Prakash (actor)|Satya Prakash]], [[Avinash Yelandur|Avinash]], [[Girija Lokesh]], [[Rockline Venkatesh]], Sudheer Babu and Raymond D'Souza. The film was simultaneously made in Telugu and Tamil under the same name. It was dubbed in Hindi as ''Agni IPS''. The film was remade in Bengali Bangladesh as ''Khobor Ache'' in 1999.
''Police Story'' emerged as a commercial success and became a [[Cult following|cult classic]], which lead to sequels ''[[Police Story 2 (2007 film)|Police Story 2]]'' (2007) and ''[[Police Story 3 (2011 film)|Police Story 3]]'' (2011).<ref>[http://www.fridaycinemas.com/ViewMovie.aspx?mno=4534 Police Story (1996) - Telugu Movie Watch Online<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/thriller-manju.html Thriller Manju - Movies, Photos, Filmography, Biography, Wallpapers, Videos, Fan Club - entertainment.oneindia.in<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Plot==
Agni is a short-tempered cop who uses unconventional methods of punishing the gangsters, which is later criticised by the ministers. This leads Agni to resign himself from the job, but later rejoins after being coaxed by his elder brother. A [[Mumbai]]-based [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] officer has been appointed to handle a case of a gangster named "Black Tiger". The senior official reveals about a deceased gangster named Shobraj, who was responsible for the death of all the police officials after his wife was molested and killed by his nemesis.
Sathya and Dharma are two gangsters who terrorises [[Bangalore]] with their unlawful activities. Being a gangster in college, Dharma throws a girl off a building after she rejects his love. The student, who was in love with that girl, turns insane and becomes a witness, but is later killed by Sathya. With this, Agni clashes with Sathya and Dharma. The CBI officer gets killed by a corrupt minister, who is Sathya's right-hand man. Agni's brother also dies while trashing Black Tiger's henchman Black Cobra. It is later revealed that Shobraj is actually alive and is none other than Black Tiger.
The corrupt Inspector kills another Inspector to destroy evidence behind the CBI officer's death, who is killed after getting hit by a truck. In order to seek justice, Agni brings a mute youngster as a witness to this case, but Sathya shoots him in the court premises. Agni shoots Sathya and points his gun towards Dharma, who accepts his wrongdoings out of fear. It is revealed that the judge had killed the mute youngster in the hospital and the photos before the court hearing, where his photos were captured by a journalist. Towards the end, Agni arrests Black Tiger and his efforts have been appreciated by the [[Chief minister (India)|CM]].
==Cast==
*[[Sai Kumar (Kannada actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Agni
*[[P. J. Sarma]]
* [[Satya Prakash (actor)|Satya Prakash]] as Sathya
*[[Sharath Lohitashwa]] as Dharma
*[[Shobaraj]] as Shobraj alias Black Tiger
*[[Avinash (Kannada actor)|Avinash]] as ACP Surya, Agni's brother
*Sudheer
*[[Raymond De'Souza]] as Mumbai CBI Officer
*[[Rockline Venkatesh]] as Vijay, Agni's colleague and friend
*[[Sathyajith (actor)|Sathyajith]]
==Production==
Saikumar who gained recognition as a star with ''Lockup Death'' (1994) acted in this film under the direction of Thriller Manju, a stunt choreographer who made his directorial debut with this film. The Kannada and its dubbed Telugu version were successful and gained a breakthrough for Saikumar and it led to him being typecast in similar roles.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/his-own-voice/article1473168.ece|title = His own voice|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 20 February 2011|last1 = Murthy|first1 = Neeraja}}</ref><ref name = idle>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/saikumar-actor.html|title=Sai Kumar interview - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film actor}}</ref>
==Sequels==
A sequel titled ''[[Police Story 2 (2007 film)|Police Story 2]]'' saw Saikumar reprising his role which was released in 2007.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/return-of-the-super-cop/article2240268.ece|title = Return of the super cop|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 8 February 2007}}</ref> The [[Police Story 3 (2011 film)|third unrelated film]] was released in 2011.
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[[Category:1990s Kannada-language films]]
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[[Category:Fictional portrayals of police departments in India]]
[[Category:1990s masala films]]
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