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<div>{{short description|1986 film by I. V. Sasi}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Aavanazhi <br />
| native_name = <br />
| image = Avanazhi.jpg<br />
| image_size = <br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Poster designed by [[P. N. Menon (director)|P. N. Menon]]<br />
| director = [[I. V. Sasi]]<br />
| producer = Sajan<br />
| writer = [[T. Damodaran]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Mammootty]]<br>[[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]]<br>[[Sukumaran]]<br>[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardanan]]<br>[[Seema (actress)|Seema]]<br>[[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]]<br />
| music = [[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]]<br />
| cinematography = Jayaram V. <br />
| editing = [[K. Narayanan]] <br />
| studio = Saj Productions<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|1986|9|12|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 152 minutes <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
}}<br />
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'''''Aavanazhi''''' is a 1986 [[India]]n [[Malayalam]]-language action film directed by [[I. V. Sasi]], written by [[T. Damodaran]]. This film deals with social and political issues of that time. It features [[Mammootty]], [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]], [[Seema (actress)|Seema]], [[Sukumaran]], [[Captain Raju]], [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardanan]], [[Jagannatha Varma]], [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]], [[Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair]], [[Sreenivasan]] and [[Sankaradi]].<ref name="indulge">{{cite web |author1=Indulge |title=Remembering a legend: Five iconic IV Sasi movies that shaped Mollywood |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2017/oct/24/remembering-a-legend-five-iconic-iv-sasi-movies-that-shaped-mollywood-4145.html |publisher=[[Indulge]] |access-date=10 July 2020 |date=24 October 2017}}</ref> The film was a commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/architect-of-blockbusters/article4655388.ece|title=Architect of blockbusters|work=The Hindu|date=26 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/saluting-the-maker-of-super-hits/article4612482.ece|title=Saluting the maker of super hits|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 April 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19870228-malayalam-film-makers-in-kerala-transposes-real-life-into-reel-life-798594-1987-02-28|title=Malayalam film makers in Kerala transposes real life into reel life|publisher= India Today}}</ref><br />
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''Aavanazhi'' was remade in Kannada as "Anthima Theerpu" starring Ambareesh & Geetha, in Tamil as ''[[Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu]]'', in Telugu as ''Marana Sasanam'' and in Hindi as ''[[Satyamev Jayate (1987 film)|Satyamev Jayate]]''. I. V. Sasi made two sequels — ''[[Inspector Balram]]'' in 1991 and ''[[Balram vs. Taradas]]'' in 2006.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Balram, popularly known as Karadi, is an honest Circle Inspector. Frustrated in his life after several personal setbacks, including a failed affair of the heart, Balram has turned to drinking and womanizing. Balram is assigned to nab Satyaraj, who evaded the clutches of the police after murdering Chackochan, a contractor. Balram successfully arrests him, but in court, Satyaraj is represented by Advocate Jayachandran . Satyaraj is acquitted by the court, but Balram decides to frame in several other criminal charges pending against him. Usha, Balram's ex-lover, is now married to Jayachandran. <br />
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Balram falls in love with Seetha, a prostitute, whom he decides to marry. Meanwhile, Radha, a young lady, is determined to avenge herself on Balram, who she believes to have killed her brother while in police custody. But in reality, it was a handwork of Satyaraj, on instruction from Vincent. Falsely implicated, Balram had been suspended from police for a couple of years, but has been reinstated. Though Seetha tries to convince Radha of the truth, she is not ready to accept it. To gain her revenge over Balram, Radha decides to offer Satyaraj a safe stay away from the police eyes. Balram's open fight with Satyaraj and his "outside the law" dealing with him forms the rest of the story.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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*[[Mammootty]] as CI Balram<br />
*[[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] as Seetha (Voice dubbed by [[Anandavally]])<br />
*[[Seema (actress)|Seema]] as Radha (Voice dubbed by [[Kottayam Santha]])<br />
*[[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]] as Usha Jayachandran (Voice dubbed by [[Anandavally]])<br />
*[[Sukumaran]] as Adv.Jayachandran<br />
*[[Captain Raju]] as Sathyaraj (Voice dubbed by [[Hari (actor)|Hari]])<br />
*[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardanan]] as Vincent<br />
*[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Vishnu<br />
*[[Sreenivasan (actor)|Sreenivasan]] as Sreeni<br />
*[[C. I. Paul]] as Chandrahasan<br />
*[[Paravoor Bharathan]] as Chackochan<br />
*[[Kundara Johny]] as CI Alex George<br />
*[[K. P. A. C. Azeez]] as Commissioner Azeez<br />
*[[Sankaradi]] as Viswanathan<br />
*[[Jagannatha Varma]] as DIG Kumar<br />
*[[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]] as Ummer<br />
*[[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as "Samshayam" Vasu<br />
*[[Shafeeq (actor)|Shafeeq]] as Benny Vincent<br />
*[[Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair]] as Nampoothiri<br />
* Kumari Shibi as Jyothi (Voice dubbed by [[Sreeja Ravi]])<br />
*[[Santhakumari]] as Radha's Mother<br />
*[[Prathapachandran]]<br />
*[[Hari (actor)|Hari]] as Advocate<br />
* Rajan Padoor as Kallan Kuttan<br />
* Amit Amee as Unni/Radha's younger Brother <br />
* Thiruthiyadu Vilasini as Chackochan's wife<br />
* Sajith Devadas as Nirmal Hasan<br />
* Gorilla Unni as Circle Inspector<br />
* Krishnakkurupp NB<br />
* Aliyar<br />
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==Remakes==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Year<br />
! Film<br />
! Language<br />
! Cast<br />
! Director<br />
|-<br />
|1987<br />
|''[[Marana Shasanam]]''<br />
|[[Telugu cinema|Telugu]]<br />
|[[Krishnam Raju]], [[Jayasudha]], [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]], [[Shobana]]<br />
|S. S. Ravi Chandra<br />
|-<br />
| 1987<br />
|''[[Satyamev Jayate (film)|Satyamev Jayate]]''<br />
|[[Bollywood|Hindi]]<br />
| [[Vinod Khanna]], [[Meenakshi Sheshadri]], [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]], [[Anita Raj]]<br />
| [[Raj N. Sippy]]<br />
|-<br />
| 1987<br />
|''[[Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu]]''<br />
|[[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]<br />
|[[Sathyaraj]], [[Captain Raju]], [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]], [[Jeevitha (actress)|Jeevitha]]<br />
|[[Santhana Bharathi]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
== Sequels ==<br />
The movie had two sequels. 1991 movie[[Inspector Balram]] and a spiritual successor, [[Balram vs. Tharadas|Balram vs Tharadas]] in which [[Mammootty]] reprises his roles from two movies, [[Inspector Balram]] from [[Aavanazhi]] and [[Tharadas]] from [[Athirathram (film)|Athiratram]].<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0271345}}<br />
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{{I. V. Sasi}}<br />
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[[Category:1980s crime action films]]<br />
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[[Category:Films with screenplays by T. Damodaran]]<br />
[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]]<br />
[[Category:Malayalam films in series|Balram1]]<br />
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