Nariman (film)

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{{short description|2001 film by K. Madhu}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Nariman
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| director = [[K. Madhu]]
| producer = A. Rajan
| writer = [[S. N. Swamy]]
| starring = [[Suresh Gopi]] [[Samyuktha Varma]] [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] [[Jagadish]]
| music = '''Score: '''Rajamani '''Songs:''' [[M. G. Radhakrishnan]]
| cinematography = Anandakuttan
| editing = P. C. Mohan
| studio = Vrindavan Pictures
| distributor = Vrindavan Release
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2001|06|01}}
| runtime = 165 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Nariman''''' is a 2001 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language investigative film directed by [[K. Madhu]] and written by [[S. N. Swamy]]. It stars [[Suresh Gopi]] in the title role, with [[Samyuktha Varma]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]], [[Jagadish]], [[Sadiq]], [[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)|Vijayakumar]], [[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]], [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Spadikam George]], [[N. F. Varghese]] and [[Rajan P. Dev]] in supporting roles. The plot follows Ashok Nariman, a Crime Branch DySP who is assigned to re-investigate the "couple murder case" and then to investigate the "Ammini missing case".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/mar10/south.htm|author=R. Parameswaran|title=K Madhu to make two films|magazine=[[Screen India]]|accessdate=12 April 2011}}</ref> The film was dubbed in [[Hindi]] as ''Farz Ki Pukaar'' and in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Senathipathi''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ald3rxOVdo</ref>

==Plot==
Manu ([[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)|Vijayakumar]]), the accused in the notorious couple murder case, attempts an escape during his prison transfer but end up being shot. Although severely wounded, he survives despite being showered with bullets by the police. Dr. Giri ([[N. F. Varghese]]), a senior surgeon take pity on the escaped criminal who is to be hanged for his crime. Manu is accused to having murdered his elder brother ([[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]]) and sister-in-law out of lust for the latter, in an attempted rape. For various reasons Dr. Giri believes Manu to be innocent. He convinces his friend Shekharan ([[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]]), the [[Chief Minister of Kerala]] , to re-open the case and assign the case to a sincere and brilliant, yet aggressive police officer Ashok Nariman ([[Suresh Gopi]]).

Initially termed "hopeless" by the legal advisors — due to the excellent way the case was framed — Nariman find [[loopholes]] . He learns that the crime was committed by the intelligent Adv. Padhmanabhan Thampi ([[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]) and his friends Kochunarayanan ([[Jagathy Sreekumar]]), Superintendent of Police (SP) Philippose ([[Spadikam George]]) and their allies including Musthafa Kamal (a.k.a. Karate Kamal) ([[Bheeman Raghu]]) — who executed the crime. Nariman submit his report and the case comes to the Sessions Court. To everyone's dismay, the Judge refuses to have a second hearing of the case — as earlier the case had gone up to Supreme Court awarding capital punishment and even the President of India did not have any pity on the "perpetrator" Manu so as to pardon his sentence. The Judge believes the case to be a publicity stunt as the result of the change in Government and the Court cannot be deceived by any.

Disappointed at the happenings, Nariman takes over a new case — Ammini missing case. Ammini ([[Anju (actress)|Anju]]) was an ally, a prostitute, a pimp and an outlet for the illegal liquor dealings of Kochunarayanan. Lately she had a change of mind, to retreat from her wrong way of life, to be with her daughter who hated Ammini's activities. This provoked Adv. Thampi, as she knew many of their secrets, even to an extent more than they know of each other. He even had suspicion of her being the reason for the police storming the secret hide-out of Kamal. Nariman reports the four guilty of murder and the case reaches the same Sessions Court. The four were found to be guilty by Court, even with an experienced senior lawyer (Adv. Vaikuntam ([[Rajan P. Dev]])) appearing for them against the inexperienced public prosecutor Adv. Sethulekshmi ([[Samyuktha Varma]]), the love interest of Nariman.

While the Judge ([[Kozhikode Narayanan Nair]]) reads his judgement, Nariman — to everyone's surprise — interrupt the Judge to say the four are innocent. He presents Ammini, the very same Ammini that the Court declared dead. He confesses his act on how the four became 'culprits' and how the case was framed using strong, but fake evidences (as in the couple murder case) that not even an experienced lawyer could expose. If an average police officer could easily deceive the Court, he exclaims what will happen if an evil genius with a group of powerful allies sets out on a rampage. If the Court, where common people seek justice, fails to stop them then there would be a state of anarchy where people won't hesitate to act worse. Through his drama, he pleads justice for Manu.

Although initially furious with his actions, the Judge realizes that the Court can be deceived at times and allows for a second hearing in Manu's case. Through the proceedings months after, Manu is found innocent by the Court and the guilty quadruplet — Adv. Thampi, Kochunarayanan, Philipose and Kamal — get their punishment.

==Cast==
* [[Suresh Gopi]] as DYSP Ashok Nariman
* [[Samyuktha Varma]] as Adv. Sethulakshmi
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Adv. Padmanabhan Thampy
* [[Jagadish]] as SI Gopi Pillai
* [[Sadiq (Indian actor)|Sadiq]] as SI Chandradas
* [[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Manu
* [[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]] as K. Ravikumar
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Chief Minister Shekharan
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Kochu Narayanan
* [[Spadikam George]] as SP Thomas Philipose
* [[Nithya Das]] as Sruthi
* [[N. F. Varghese]] as Dr. Giri
* [[Rajan P. Dev]] as Adv. Vaikuntam
* [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Nariman's Mother
* [[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Thief
* [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Moideen / Alibhai
* [[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]] as CI Joseph
* [[Baburaj (actor)|Baburaj]] as Ajayan
* [[T. P. Madhavan]] as D.G.P. Akhilesh Avasthi
* [[Bheeman Raghu]] as Musthafa Kamal aka Karate Kamal
* [[Kozhikode Narayanan Nair]] as Judge
* [[Poojappura Ravi]] as Police Constable
* E. A. Rajendran as CI Rasheed
* [[Bindu Panicker]] as MLA
* Kaviyoor Renuka as Manu's Mother
* [[Anju (actress)|Anju]] as 'Cover' Ammini
* [[Salim Kumar]] as Kochunarayanan's Manager
* [[Kochu Preman]] as MLA's Husband
* [[Narayanankutty]] ... Muthu
* [[Paravoor Ramachandran]] as Kuruvila
* Devi Chandana as Ammini's Daughter
* Ajayan Adoor as Anwar
* Pradeep Prabhakar as Chief Minister's PA
* [[Motta Rajendran]] as Goonda

==Soundtrack==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0323365|Nariman}}
* [http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?3275 ''Nariman''] at the Malayalam Movie Database

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2000s action films]]
[[Category:2000s crime thriller films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Madhu]]

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