Costao
Costao is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language biographical crime drama film directed by Sejal Shah. The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Priya Bapat, Kishore, Hussain Dalal, and Mahika Sharma. It was written by Bhavesh Mandalia and Meghna Srivastava and produced by Vinod Bhanushali, Kamlesh Bhanushali, Bhavesh Mandalia, Sejal Shah, Shyam Sunder and Faizuddin Siddiqui.
Plot
The film depicts the efforts of Costao Fernandes (portrayed by Nawazuddin Siddiqui), a customs officer in Goa during the 1990s. His dedication to law enforcement drives him to uncover a gold smuggling syndicate. Working on a tip, he follows the gold smugglers, and in an act of self defence kills Peter, who was running away with gold. Peter happens to be brother of a politician, who soon wins the upcoming state election and uses all state forces to crush Costao and give him an unjust trial.
More details
author | Bhavesh Mandalia Meghna Srivastava |
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director | Sejal Shah |
editor | Unnikrishnan Payoor Parameswaran |
genre | comedy-drama crime |
keywords | goa law enforcement run away smuggling ring supreme court |
producer | Vinod Bhanushali |
productionCompany | Bhanushali Studios Bombay Fables Motion Pictures Side Hero Entertainment |
publisher | ZEE5 |
theme | biographical biographical drama |