Moonnam Mura

Moonnam Mura
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Madhu
Screenplay byS. N. Swamy
Produced byG. P. Vijayakumar
StarringMohanlal
Suresh Gopi
Lalu Alex
Mukesh
Babu Antony
CinematographyVipindas
Edited byV. P. Krishnan
Music byShyam (Score)
Production
company
Vandana
Distributed bySeven Arts Release
Release date
  • 10 November 1988 (1988-11-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Moonnam Mura (transl.The Third Degree) is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by K. Madhu and written by S. N. Swamy. It stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Lalu Alex. The plot deals with a terrorist group led by Charles kidnapping a group of political individuals who were vacationing, and the followed up rescue operation of the police led by Ali Imran.

The film was one of the highest-grossing films of 1988, and had a record opening day collection. It also did good business in the neighboring states Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, running for over 150 and 100 days respectively. Moonnam Mura was remade in Telugu as Magadu (1990), starring Rajasekhar.