When Malayalam Actresses Donned The Police Uniform!

If reports are to be believed, Meera Jasmine is all set to wear the Police Uniform for the first time in movies. Editor-turned-director Don Max's debut movie will have Meera Jasmine playing the role of an investigative officer.

Malayalam actresses have donned the khaki uniform quite a few times. Only a very few of them have been successful in portraying police characters on-screen. Here we list a few of them.

Vani Viswanath

Well, she has to be on the top of this list, as she is miles ahead of her contemporaries in this aspect. She looked perfect each time she wore the khaki and the intensity with she performed the police roles proves that fact.

Some of the notable movies which have her in police roles are The Truth, Janadhipathyam, Independence, Usthad, Black Dalia etc.

Asha Sharath

Asha Sharath got a big breakthrough in films through the role of I G Geetha Prabhakar in Drishyam. She gave a genuine performance and looked convincing as a police officer, who is on the lookout for her son. She also went on to reprise the same role in 2 different languages.

Manju Warrier

The recently released 'Vettah' had Manju Warrier doing the role of an investigative officer. It was the first time that the actress was doing the role of a police officer.

Manju gave a good performance as the calm, composed and focused investigative officer. Her performance in this film is considered to be her best, since her comeback to movies.

Lena

Even though, Lena had a short role in Ranjith directed Spirit, she did make an impact as ASP Supriya Raghavan. She looked perfect in the attire and displayed a power packed performance.

Shobhana

Well, Shobhana's role in Superman wasn't on the lines of the others in this list. But still, she looked convincing as the stubborn Deputy Commissioner of Police who is on the lookout for 'Superman'.