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{{infobox film&lt;br /&gt;
| name           = Commissioner&lt;br /&gt;
| image          = Commissioner film.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| alt            = &lt;br /&gt;
| caption        = VCD cover&lt;br /&gt;
| director       = [[Shaji Kailas]]&lt;br /&gt;
| producer       = [[M. Mani]]&lt;br /&gt;
| writer         = [[Ranji Panicker]]&lt;br /&gt;
| screenplay     = &lt;br /&gt;
| narrator       = &lt;br /&gt;
| story          = &lt;br /&gt;
| based_on       = &lt;br /&gt;
| starring       = [[Suresh Gopi]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Ratheesh]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Shobana]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; [[Vijayaraghavan]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; [[M. G. Soman]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[ Rajan P. Dev]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[ K. B. Ganesh Kumar]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[ N. F. Varghese]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Karamana Janardanan Nair]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
| music          = [[Rajamani]]&lt;br /&gt;
| cinematography = [[Dinesh Baboo]]&lt;br /&gt;
| editing        = [[L. Bhoominathan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| studio         = Sunitha Productions&lt;br /&gt;
| distributor    = Aroma Release &lt;br /&gt;
| released       = 14 April 1994&lt;br /&gt;
| runtime        = 175 minutes&lt;br /&gt;
| country        = India&lt;br /&gt;
| language       = Malayalam&lt;br /&gt;
| budget         = &lt;br /&gt;
| gross          =&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Commissioner&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; is a 1994 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[neo-noir]] [[action thriller]] film directed by [[Shaji Kailas]], written by [[Ranji Panicker]], and produced by [[M. Mani]]. It stars [[Suresh Gopi]] as Police Commissioner Bharath Chandran [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], and also features [[Ratheesh]], [[Shobana]], [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]], [[M. G. Soman]], [[Rajan P. Dev]], [[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]], [[N. F. Varghese]], [[Karamana Janardanan Nair]], and [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] in pivotal roles. The background score was composed by Rajamani.&amp;lt;ref name=entertainment-in&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=The King and The Commissioner – Movie Review|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/reviews/2012/the-king-and-the-commissioner-movie-review-260312.html|publisher=entertainment.oneindia.in|accessdate=17 February 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=nowrunning&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=The King &amp;amp; The Commissioner Review {{!}}|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7866/malayalam/the-king-the-commissioner/3636/review.htm|publisher=nowrunning.com|accessdate=17 February 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=sify&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=The King and The Commissioner|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/the-king-and-the-commissioner-review-malayalam-14994882.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408024151/http://www.sify.com/movies/the-king-and-the-commissioner-review-malayalam-14994882.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 April 2014|publisher=sify.com|accessdate=17 February 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=wogma&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=Menon|first=Pradeep|title=The King and the Commissioner movie review|url=http://wogma.com/movie/king-and-commissioner-review/|publisher=wogma.com|accessdate=17 February 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=indiaglitz&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=The King And The Commissioner Movie Review|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/review/12530.html|publisher=indiaglitz.com|accessdate=17 February 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=timesofindia&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=Kumar|first=Aswin J|title=The King and the Commissioner|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/The-King-and-the-Commissioner/movie-review/12394922.cms|publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|accessdate=17 February 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The film became the highest grossing Malayalam film of 1994.&lt;br /&gt;
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The film follows Commissioner Bharath Chandran&#039;s investigation into the murder of Justice Mahendran, which eventually leads him to confront the corrupt Mohan Thomas, a [[Delhi]] based businessman who is involved with illegal businesses such as [[money laundering]], [[illegal drug trade]], and [[Counterfeit money|counterfeit money operations]]. &#039;&#039;Commissioner&#039;&#039; was a major commercial success. It is a [[cult film]] among [[Kerala|Keralite]] audiences, with several dialogues from the it became very famous.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=10 Suresh Gopi films to watch before you die|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/10-suresh-gopi-films-to-watch-before-you-die/photostory/52450589.cms|access-date=2021-06-27|website=The Times of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] dubbed version &#039;&#039;Police Commissioner&#039;&#039; was a major commercial success.&lt;br /&gt;
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The sequel &#039;&#039;[[Bharath Chandran I.P.S.]]&#039;&#039; was released in 2005, directed by Ranji Panicker. In 2012, a crossover film  &#039;&#039;[[The King &amp;amp; the Commissioner]]&#039;&#039;, with the characters from &#039;&#039;[[The King (1995 film)|The King]]&#039;&#039; (1995), &#039;&#039;Commissioner&#039;&#039; (1994) and &#039;&#039;Bharath Chandran I.P.S.&#039;&#039; (2005) was released. But it was mainly panned by critics and audiences alike.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Plot==&lt;br /&gt;
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The movie opens with [[Kozhikode]] city police commissioner Bharathchandran (Suresh Gopi ), an honest but brash [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], busting a gold smuggling racket at the Calicut port. Bharath clearly has an issue with authority, and breaths fire each time he encounters a political arm bender, such as Kunju Moideen Sahib ([[K. P. A. C. Sunny]]), whose gang was involved in the bust. But, it is his mentor and guardian angel [[Inspector General of Police|I.G.]]  Balachandran ([[M.G. Soman]]), who has been evidently shielding him from the wrath of the political brass.&lt;br /&gt;
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The story takes a break from Bharathchandran to introduce the main antagonist Mohan Thomas (Ratheesh), a Delhi based business tycoon, with strong political clout and a clear sociopathic agenda. It is revealed that Mohan Thomas had entrusted Sahib with the gold, which was confiscated by Bharathchandran and is, in fact, the kingpin heading an unholy nexus of politicians, criminals, and various officials, including two high ranking cops, Rajan Felix, I.G. Vigilance  (Rajan P. Dev) and Menon, A.I.G.  (N. F. Varghese), who are involved in criminal activities like instigating communal riots and large scale distribution of counterfeit currency.&lt;br /&gt;
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Bharathchandran and Mohan Thomas are set on a collision course when Mohan and Co. brutally murder Justice Mahendran (Karamana Janardanan Nair), chairman of the Poovanthura commission, possessing evidence that could potentially incriminate Rajan Felix and Menon, for their direct involvement in communal riots at Poovanthura. Bharathchandran is not only assigned to investigate the homicide but also posted as the police commissioner of [[Thiruvananthapuram]] city. Assisted by ASP Prasad Menon (K. B. Ganesh Kumar) and ASP Mohammed Iqbal (Vijayaraghavan), two dynamic but brash officers, Bharathchandran, tries to solve the mystery,  but soon to hit a dead-end. Until Bharathchandran&#039;s fiancée Indu (Shobana), who is also a lawyer, tips him off about the news clip on an assault on a drunk police constable Gopinathan (Maniyanpilla Raju, who also was coincidentally the security for Justice Mahendran. In an attempt to take Sunny, Mohan&#039;s younger brother, who had assaulted the constable within the college premises, results in a massive riot as well as a standoff with Rajan Felix, who tries to save Sunny by trying to take him into his custody, claiming previous charges. &lt;br /&gt;
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The only clue that is left with Bharathchandran and crew are based on Vattapara Pithamparan&#039;s ([[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]]), a trade union leader, tipoff, that Sunny had actually attacked Gopinath because of Gopinath&#039;s comment on counterfeit currency. With this vital clue, Bharathchandran unearths more dirt on Mohan Thomas &amp;amp; Co. Further, Bharathchandran arrests Srilatha Varma (Chithra), Mohan&#039;s legal advisor and mistress, but is brutally murdered in a hotel elevator by Wilfred Vincent Baston ([[Bheeman Raghu]]), a Goan hitman, who had also murdered Justice Mahendran. Bharathchandran is successful in nabbing Antony Ignatius Pimento, Wilfred&#039;s right-hand man, and zeroes in on Wilfred. Then he stages a coup by arresting both Rajan Felix and Menon, who are brutally tortured to reveal details on their alliance with Mohan Thomas and also sheds light on their agenda. Iqbal is killed brutally in an attempt to arrest Wilfred Vincent Baston. This enrages Bharathchandran, who later brutally kills Wilfred and then Mohan Thomas at an outhouse by torching the whole house, thus taking the law into his own hands.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Cast ==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Suresh Gopi]] as City Police Commissioner (SP) Bharathchandran I.P.S&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ratheesh]] as Mohan Thomas&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shobhana]] as Advocate Indu Kurup&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as ASP Muhammad Iqbal I.P.S.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]] as ASP Prasad I.P.S&lt;br /&gt;
*[[M. G. Soman]] as IG Balachandran Nair I.P.S.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rajan P. Dev]] as IG Rajan Felix I.P.S.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[N. F. Varghese]] as AIG Harikrishnan Menon I.P.S.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bheeman Raghu]] as Wilfred Vincent Bastin&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Baiju (actor)|Baiju]] as Sunny Thomas&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Ravi Vallathol]] as K. M. Varghese, Minister&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Karamana Janardanan Nair]] as Justice Mahendran&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Constable Gopinathan&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chithra (actress)|Chithra]] as Advocate Sreelatha Varma&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]] as Vattappara Peethambaran&lt;br /&gt;
*Priyanka as Susheela&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kollam Thulasi]] as Home Minister Peethambaran&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair]]	as Kunjurama Kurup&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sathaar]] as Rural SP Babu I.P.S.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[K.P.A.C. Sunny]] as Kunju Moideen Sahib&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Sadiq (actor)|Sadiq]]	 ... Police Officer Sugunan&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Ranji Panicker]]	 ... 	Journalist Gopakumar&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Biju Pappan]]	 ... 	Goonda&lt;br /&gt;
*Ragini...Achamma Varghese&lt;br /&gt;
* T.S.Krishnan ... Henchman&lt;br /&gt;
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==Release==&lt;br /&gt;
The film was released as a [[Vishu]] release in April, 1994, and had a blockbuster success and broke several records.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/renji-panicker-i-never-named-joseph-alex-in-the-king-it-was-he-who-guided-me-while-writing/articleshow/76796540.cms|title=Renji Panicker: I never named Joseph Alex in The King; it was he who guided me while writing|work=[[The Times of India]]|author=Anjana George|date=29 July 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://amp.ibtimes.co.in/happy-birthday-shaji-kailas-how-master-craftsman-shaped-masculinity-mollywood-superstars-832951|title=This Mollywood director reshaped masculinity of Mohanlal, Mammootty, and Suresh Gopi: HBD Shaji Kailas|work=[[International Business Times]]|author=Nirmal Narayanan|date=8 February 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/01south.htm|title=Dileep&#039;s stroke of luck|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=1 November 2003}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It remains an iconic film in Suresh Gopi&#039;s career. Its audio track, with its dialogues, was also high in demand. The film received an [[A certificate]] from the regional censor board for violence and profanity.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Reception==&lt;br /&gt;
The film became the highest grossing Malayalam film of the year 1994 and collected ₹16 crore from Kerala box office alone. Due to the box office success of the Malayalam film, the film was soon dubbed into Tamil and Telugu as well. Both these versions went on to become top grosser to the utter surprise of their distributors. The Telugu version titled &#039;&#039;Police Commissioner&#039;&#039; was the most successful among the two. It created history by running successfully for more than 365 days in theaters across Andhra Pradesh. The Telugu version became a success even in Karnataka.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/renji-panicker-i-never-named-joseph-alex-in-the-king-it-was-he-who-guided-me-while-writing/articleshow/76796540.cms|title=Renji Panicker: I never named Joseph Alex in The King; it was he who guided me while writing|work=[[The Times of India]]|author=Anjana George|date=29 July 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2020/06/28/suresh-gopi-supreme-star-telugu-cinema.amp.html|title=Here is how Suresh Gopi became the &#039;Supreme Star&#039; of Telugu cinema|work=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=28 June 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Sequels==&lt;br /&gt;
A sequel to this film, &#039;&#039;[[Bharathchandran I.P.S.]]&#039;&#039;, was released in 2005, directed by Renji Panicker himself, which was also a commercial success. A spin off film titled [[The King &amp;amp; the Commissioner]] released in 2012 was a commercial failure.&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*{{IMDb title|id=0299693|title=Commissioner }}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:1995 films]]&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Ekalavyan (film)</title>
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{{Infobox film&lt;br /&gt;
| name           = Ekalavyan&lt;br /&gt;
| image          = Ekalavyan poster.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| caption        = Poster&lt;br /&gt;
| director       = [[Shaji Kailas]]&lt;br /&gt;
| producer       = [[P. V. Gangadharan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| writer         = [[Renji Panicker]]&lt;br /&gt;
| starring       = [[Suresh Gopi]]&lt;br /&gt;
| music          = Rajamani&lt;br /&gt;
| cinematography = [[Ravi K. Chandran]]&lt;br /&gt;
| editing        = [[L. Bhoominathan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| studio         = Grahalakshmi Productions&lt;br /&gt;
| distributor    = Kalpaka Release&lt;br /&gt;
| released       = 1993&lt;br /&gt;
| runtime        = 160 minutes&lt;br /&gt;
| country        = India&lt;br /&gt;
| language       = Malayalam&lt;br /&gt;
| budget         = &amp;lt;!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Ekalavyan&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; is a 1993 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[neo-noir]] [[action thriller]] film directed by [[Shaji Kailas]] and written by [[Renji Panicker]], starring [[Suresh Gopi]] in the lead role along with [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]], [[Narendra Prasad]], [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]], [[K. B. Ganesh Kumar|Ganesh Kumar]], [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]], [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]], [[Maathu (actress)|Maathu]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Kuthiravattam Pappu]], and [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] in other pivotal roles.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/10-suresh-gopi-films-to-watch-before-you-die/photostory/52450621.cms? |title=10 Suresh Gopi films to watch before you die |date=27 November 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=3 March 2020 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2018/feb/18/they-too-stirred-up-a-hornets-nest-pre-social-media-malayalam-films-that-sparked-controversy-1774949.amp|title=They too stirred up a hornet&#039;s nest: Pre-social media Malayalam films that sparked controversy|date=18 February 2018|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=3 March 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The plot follows police officer Madhavan, who is hired by the CBI to investigate Godman Amoorthananda, who suspected of being involved in narcotics and the murder of a few people.&lt;br /&gt;
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The film was a blockbuster and ran for more than 100 days in theatres. With Consecutive box office hits from [[The News (film)|&#039;&#039;The News&#039;&#039;]], &#039;&#039;[[Thalastaanam]]&#039;&#039;, [[Mafia (1993 film)|&#039;&#039;Mafia&#039;&#039;]] and &#039;&#039;Ekalavyan&#039;&#039; lead actor [[Suresh Gopi]] was catapulted to the status of a [[matinee idol]] . After the success of the 1994 blockbuster &#039;&#039;[[Commissioner (film)|Commissioner]]&#039;&#039; in Andhra Pradesh&#039;&#039;, Ekalavyan&#039;&#039; was dubbed in Telugu and released as &#039;&#039;CBI Officer&#039;&#039; which was also a commercial success. The movie is said to be an inspiration for the 2014 Hindi blockbuster &#039;&#039;[[Singham Returns]]&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |url=https://telanganatoday.com/rohit-shetty-gets-nostalgic-about-singham |title=Rohit Shetty gets nostalgic about Singham |date=22 July 2018 |work=[[Telangana Today]] |access-date=3 March 2020 |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://m.filmfare.com/features/we-list-down-5-bollywood-movies-which-found-their-inspiration-down-south-27242.html|title = We list down 5 Bollywood movies which found their inspiration down south}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Plot==&lt;br /&gt;
Swami Amoorthananda ([[Narendra Prasad]]), a psychotic holy [[Godman (Hindu ascetic)|godman]] with strong international connections, also runs a powerful narcotic drug mafia in the state. He also has several connections within political circles. A good orator, the Swami, also draws many devotees from abroad, and many are slowly turned into addicts. A series of murders at [[Kovalam]] beach invites sharp criticism of the govt and the chief minister ([[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]]) decides to bring a new head to the state narcotics wing. Madhavan IPS ([[Suresh Gopi]]), thus, arrives in Kerala from New Delhi and is assisted by Sharath Chandran ([[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]), a smart CI of Kerala police. Madhavan&#039;s aggressive way of investigation leads him to the ashram of Swami Amoorthananda, which creates a panic in the state. Swami decides to eliminate Madhavan and also plans to topple the CM by appointing his aide, Velayudhan ([[Rajan P. Dev]]), as the new CM. Mahesh Nair ([[Devan (actor)|Devan]]), a notorious terrorist, arrives in Kerala upon the order of Swami. He kills Sharath Chandran, which forces Madhavan to react violently. Madhavan raids the ashram and spoils Swami&#039;s plot to cause a series of bomb blasts in the state. In the climax, Madhavan kills Swami and Mahesh Nair, thus saving the state from a series of blasts and communal riots.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Cast==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Suresh Gopi]] as Madhavan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as [[Circle Inspector|CI]] Sarath Chandran&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Narendra Prasad]] as Swami Amoorthananda&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Cheradi Skariah&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] as Maya Menon&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Maathu(actress)|Maathu]] as Malu&lt;br /&gt;
*[[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]] as Unni Joseph Mulaveedan&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Krishnan&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] as Sreedharan, [[Chief Minister]] of [[Kerala]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as [[Sub Inspector|SI]] Achuthan Nair&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rajan P. Dev]] as Velayudhan, [[Home Minister]] of [[Kerala]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[K. P. A. C. Azeez]] as [[Inspector General of Police#India|IG]] Devadas [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Mahesh Nair&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]] as [[Sub Inspector|SI]] Geevarghese&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kuthiravattam Pappu]] as Govindan Kutty&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chithra (actress)|Chithra]] as Hemambaram&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Vallapuzha Chandran, Journalist&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Keshavan&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sadiq]] as Anto&lt;br /&gt;
*T. S. Krishnan as Salim Khan&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Usharani]] as Mathaji&lt;br /&gt;
*Ragini as [[Sub Inspector|SI]] Valsamma&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Renji Panicker]] as Airport Passenger (Cameo appearance)&lt;br /&gt;
*Suma Jayaram as Susanna John&lt;br /&gt;
*Remyasree as Cheradi Skariah&#039;s Wife&lt;br /&gt;
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==Production==&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Filming ===&lt;br /&gt;
The film was shot mostly in and around [[Trivandrum]] and [[Kovalam]]. A large part was also shot in [[Kozhikode]]. It was produced by [[P. V. Gangadharan]] for Grihalakshmi Productions. The camera was done by [[Ravi K. Chandran]] and editing by L. Bhoominathan. Rajamani did the background score, and Boban was the art director.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Casting===&lt;br /&gt;
Initially, director Shaji Kailas and scriptwriter Renji Panicker had planned to rope in [[Mammootty]] to do the lead role in this flick. Suresh Gopi was also part of the initial star cast, but his role was that of the second hero. But after hearing the script, Mammootty told Shaji Kailas that he is not impressed with the dialogues. A disappointed Shaji Kailas decided to start the movie with Suresh Gopi in the lead, and the originally planned role for Suresh was later given to Siddique. Surprisingly, the crime thriller shattered many collection records and marked the birth of a new superstar in Mollywood - Suresh Gopi. This is also the rise of a second action hero superstar ever in Malayalam Cinema after [[Jayan]]. The mammoth success of Ekalavyan helped Suresh Gopi to fetch more action-oriented roles.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/five-malayalam-movies-rejected-by-mammootty-which-turned-out-be-blockbusters-776020|title = Five Malayalam movies rejected by Mammootty which turned out to be blockbusters|date = 25 July 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Box office==&lt;br /&gt;
The film was a commercial success&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/renji-panicker-i-never-named-joseph-alex-in-the-king-it-was-he-who-guided-me-while-writing/articleshow/76796540.cms|title=Renji Panicker: I never named Joseph Alex in The King; it was he who guided me while writing|work=[[The Times of India]]|author=Anjana George|date=29 July 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://amp.ibtimes.co.in/happy-birthday-shaji-kailas-how-master-craftsman-shaped-masculinity-mollywood-superstars-832951|title=This Mollywood director reshaped masculinity of Mohanlal, Mammootty, and Suresh Gopi: HBD Shaji Kailas|work=[[International Business Times]]|author=Nirmal Narayanan|date=8 February 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2018/feb/18/they-too-stirred-up-a-hornets-nest-pre-social-media-malayalam-films-that-sparked-controversy-1774949.html|title=They too stirred up a hornet&#039;s nest: Pre-social media Malayalam films that sparked controversy|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=18 February 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and ran for 200 days in theaters.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/01south.htm|title=Dileep&#039;s stroke of luck|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=1 November 2003}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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After the success of the original version along with Telugu and Tamil versions of [[Commissioner (film)]], the Telugu and Tamil versions of the film  &#039;&#039;Ekalavyan&#039;&#039; which was actually released before &#039;&#039;Commissioner&#039;&#039; hit the theaters under the title &#039;&#039;CBI Officer&#039;&#039;. This movie had earned Suresh Gopi the title of &#039;&#039;Supreme Star&#039;&#039; in Andhra Pradesh.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2020/06/28/suresh-gopi-supreme-star-telugu-cinema.amp.html|title=Here is how Suresh Gopi became the &#039;Supreme Star&#039; of Telugu cinema|work=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=28 June 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Future==&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;Ekalavyan&#039;&#039; was the second in a trilogy of films that established Suresh Gopi as a &#039;&#039;superstar&#039;&#039; in the Malayalam film industry, the other 2 being &#039;&#039;[[Thalastaanam]]&#039;&#039; and [[Mafia (1993 film)|&#039;&#039;Mafia&#039;&#039;]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* Suresh Gopi reprised his role Madhavan IPS in Shaji Kailas directorial 1995 Blockbuster [[The King (1995 film)]] starring Mammootty.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Remake==&lt;br /&gt;
This movie was remade in Hindi as [[Singham Returns]] in 2014 starring [[Ajay Devgan]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/we-list-down-5-bollywood-movies-which-found-their-inspiration-down-south-27242-1.html|title = We list down 5 Bollywood movies which found their inspiration down south}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{IMDb title|0353386|Ekalavyan}}&lt;br /&gt;
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