Monica, O My Darling is a 2022 Hindi-language neo-noir crime comedy thriller film directed by Vasan Bala. The film stars Rajkummar Rao, Huma Qureshi and Radhika Apte. The movie was adapted from the 1989 Japanese novel Burutasu No Shinzou (Eng: Heart of Brutus) by Keigo Higashino. The film’s title is taken from the 1971 film Caravan’s song “Piya Tu Ab To Aja”. It released on 11 November 2022 on Netflix.
Upon release, it received positive reviews from critics and became the most-viewed Indian film on Netflix.
Directed by Vasan Bala
Screenplay by Yogesh Chandekar
Based on Burutasu No Shinzou by Keigo Higashino
Produced by Sarita Patil, Sanjay Routray, Dikssha Jyote Routray & Vishal Bajaj
Starring Rajkummar Rao, Radhika Apte, Huma Qureshi
Cinematography Swapnil S. Sonawane
Edited by Atanu Mukherjee
Music by Achint Thakkar
Production Matchbox Shots
Distributed by Netflix
Release date 11 November 2022
Running time 129 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil