Castmates and fellow filmmakers rave about Dev Patel in his directorial debut “Monkey Man,” in cinemas May 15

Oscar® nominee Dev Patel (“Lion,” ”Slumdog Millionaire”) achieves an astonishing, tour-de-force feature directing debut with an action thriller about one man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systemically victimize the poor and powerless, in “Monkey Man.” Watch the trailer:  The film, certified Fresh on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, has been …

Described as the “South Asian John Wick,” get ready for Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’

Dev Patel has always loved action cinema.   Patel (“Slumdog Millionaire,” “Lion”), who has been obsessed with action cinema from different parts of the world ever since he was a child, has been working on “Monkey Man” for nearly a decade. “It was an action-packed, crazy ride – blood, sweat, tears, broken bones, literally, for this …