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	\| name = August 1		\| name = August 1
	\| image = August 1 (film).jpg		\| image = August 1 (film).jpg
	~~\| image_size = 245px~~		\| caption =
	\| caption = ~~Theatrical release poster~~
	\| director = [[Sibi Malayil]]		\| director = [[Sibi Malayil]]
	\| producer = M. Mani		\| producer = M. Mani
	\| writer = [[S. N. Swamy]]		\| writer = [[S. N. Swamy]]
	\| narrator =		\| based_on = {{based on\|''[[The Day of the Jackal]]''\|[[Frederick Forsyth]]}}
			\| narrator =
	\| starring = [[Mammootty]]<br />[[Sukumaran]]<br />[[Captain Raju]]<br />[[Urvashi (actress)\|Urvashi]]		\| starring = [[Mammootty]]<br />[[Sukumaran]]<br />[[Captain Raju]]<br />[[Urvashi (actress)\|Urvashi]]
	\| music = [[Shyam (composer)\|Shyam]]		\| music = [[Shyam (composer)\|Shyam]]
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	\| studio = Sunitha Productions		\| studio = Sunitha Productions
	\| distributor = Aroma Release		\| distributor = Aroma Release
	\| released = ~~1 August~~ 1988		\| released = {{Film date\|1988\|07\|21\|df=y}}
	\| runtime = 145 minutes		\| runtime = 145 minutes
	\| country = [[India]]		\| country = [[India]]
	\| language = [[Malayalam]]		\| language = [[Malayalam]]
	\| budget = ~~2-4~~ lakhs		\| budget = ₹ 5 lakhs
	\| gross = 60-75 lakhs		\| gross = ₹ 60-75 lakhs
	}}		}}
	'''''August 1''''' is a ~~[[List of Malayalam films of 1988\|~~1988]] [[~~Cinema of~~ India~~\|Indian~~]] [[Malayalam-language\|Malayalam]] language [[action thriller film]] directed by [[Sibi Malayil]], written by [[S. N. Swamy]], starring [[Mammootty]], [[Sukumaran]], [[Captain Raju]] and [[Urvashi (actress)\|Urvashi]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Aye Aye, Captain\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/aye-aye-captain/316746\|access-date=2021-06-20\|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref> The film was produced and distributed by M. Mani under the banner of Sunitha Productions. ''August 1'' is loosely based on the [[1971]] British novel ''[[The Day of the Jackal]]'', by [[Frederick Forsyth]].<ref name="Sequel">[https://web.archive.org/web/20101015085625/http://sify.com/movies/shaji-kailas-starts-mammootty-s-film-news-malayalam-kkmrhsjgaeh.html "Shaji Kailas starts Mammootty`s film"]. [[Sify]]. 2010-10-12.</ref><ref>https://www.navhindtimes.in/the-day-of-the-jackal-cunning-fox/</ref>		'''''August 1''''' is a 1988 [[India]]n [[Malayalam-language\|Malayalam]] language [[action thriller film]] directed by [[Sibi Malayil]], written by [[S. N. Swamy]], starring [[Mammootty]][[Sukumaran\|,Sukumaran]], [[Captain Raju]] and [[Urvashi (actress)\|Urvashi]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Aye Aye, Captain\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/aye-aye-captain/316746\|access-date=2021-06-20\|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref> The film was produced and distributed by M. Mani under the banner of Sunitha Productions. ''August 1'' is loosely based on the [[1971]] British novel ''[[The Day of the Jackal]]'', by [[Frederick Forsyth]] which had inspired a film of the same name.<ref name="Sequel">[https://web.archive.org/web/20101015085625/http://sify.com/movies/shaji-kailas-starts-mammootty-s-film-news-malayalam-kkmrhsjgaeh.html "Shaji Kailas starts Mammootty`s film"]. [[Sify]]. 2010-10-12.</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.navhindtimes.in/the-day-of-the-jackal-cunning-fox/\|title = The Day of the Jackal: Cunning 'Fox'\|date = 13 October 2017}}</ref> The film was a commercial success and is considered one of the best investigative thrillers in Malayalam cinema.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mammootty-and-mohan-lal-emerge-as-unprecedented-superstars-of-malayalam-films/1/330129.html\|title=Celluloid sultans of Kerala\|work=[[India Today]]\|date=31 December 1988}}</ref>

	The film was a commercial success.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mammootty-and-mohan-lal-emerge-as-unprecedented-superstars-of-malayalam-films/1/330129.html\|title=Celluloid sultans of Kerala\|work=[[India Today]]\|date=31 December 1988}}</ref> This film was remade in [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] as ''[[Rajakeeya Chadarangam]]'' (political chess) in 1990, with [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] in the chief minister role and [[Krishna (Telugu actor)\|Krishna]] in the inspector role ~~(played by Mammootty in the original)~~. A sequel titled ''[[August 15 (2011 film)\|August 15]]'', directed by [[Shaji Kailas]], and scripted by [[S. N. Swamy]] was released in March 2011.<ref name="Sequel"/>		This film was remade in [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] as ''[[Rajakeeya Chadarangam]]'' (political chess) in 1990, with [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] in the chief minister role and [[Krishna (Telugu actor)\|Krishna]] in the inspector role. A sequel titled ''[[August 15 (2011 film)\|August 15]]'', directed by [[Shaji Kailas]], and scripted by [[S. N. Swamy]] was released in March 2011.<ref name="Sequel"/>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
			{{Long plot\|date=July 2021}}
	K. G. Ramachandran, popularly known as KGR, is elected as the new Chief Minister. As a young Turk with a clean image, KGR overshadows Kazhuthumuttam Vasudevan Pillai, who is another strong aspirant for CM's chair. Just after the meeting, Kazhuthumuttam joins with Eranjoly Aboobakkar and Mathai Thomas Pappachan at a hotel room to plan the next move.		K. G. Ramachandran, popularly known as KGR, is elected as the new Chief Minister. As a young Turk with a clean image, KGR overshadows Kazhuthumuttam Vasudevan Pillai, who is another strong aspirant for CM's chair. Just after the meeting, Kazhuthumuttam joins with Eranjoly Aboobakkar and Mathai Thomas Pappachan at a hotel room to plan the next move.

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	On the day of 15 August, the [[Independence Day (India)\|Independence Day]], when the CM is checking the guard of honour, Perumal waits eagerly with all police facilities to grab the killer. While scanning the CCTV feeds, Perumal observes the hit man Gomez among the police in uniform, in the line for the guard of honour. (The assassination setting is very similar to the 30 July 1987, attempted assassination of [[Rajiv Gandhi]], the then [[Prime Minister of India]]). Perumal sprints from the Control room and shoots down Gomez, before he can hit the CM, thereby saving KGR.		On the day of 15 August, the [[Independence Day (India)\|Independence Day]], when the CM is checking the guard of honour, Perumal waits eagerly with all police facilities to grab the killer. While scanning the CCTV feeds, Perumal observes the hit man Gomez among the police in uniform, in the line for the guard of honour. (The assassination setting is very similar to the 30 July 1987, attempted assassination of [[Rajiv Gandhi]], the then [[Prime Minister of India]]). Perumal sprints from the Control room and shoots down Gomez, before he can hit the CM, thereby saving KGR.

	The final scene shows the burial of the would-be assassin Gomez, where Gopu questions Perumal about how the killer had got into the guard of honour. Perumal replies that he doesn't know and that had if the killer ~~was~~ alive, then he would have asked him.		The final scene shows the burial of the would-be assassin Gomez, where Gopu questions Perumal about how the killer had got into the guard of honour. Perumal replies that he doesn't know and that had the killer been alive, then he would have asked him.

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
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	* [[G. K. Pillai (actor)\|G. K. Pillai]] as I.G. of Police		* [[G. K. Pillai (actor)\|G. K. Pillai]] as I.G. of Police
	* [[K. P. A. C. Azeez]] as D.I.G. Gopal IPS		* [[K. P. A. C. Azeez]] as D.I.G. Gopal IPS
	* [[Prathapachandran]] as Kazhuthumuttam Vasudevan Pillai, a politician, MLA and leader of the ruling party, and an aspirant to the Chief Minister post.		* [[Prathapachandran]] as Kazhuthumuttam Vasudevan Pillai,a heavy drunkard, a politician, MLA and leader of the ruling party, and an aspirant to the Chief Minister post
	* [[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]] as K. Divakara Kaimal, a politician, President of the ruling party.		* [[Janardhanan (actor)\|Janardhanan]] as K. Divakara Kaimal, a politician, President of the ruling party.
	* [[K. P. A. C. Sunny]] as Viswam, a businessman and political lobbyist.		* [[K. P. A. C. Sunny]] as Viswam, a businessman and political lobbyist.
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	* [https://archive.today/20130218011315/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/5882/august-1.html ''August 1''] at [[Oneindia.in]]		* [https://archive.today/20130218011315/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/5882/august-1.html ''August 1''] at [[Oneindia.in]]

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{{Infobox film
| name = August 1
| image = August 1 (film).jpg
| image_size = 245px
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Sibi Malayil]]
| producer = M. Mani
| writer = [[S. N. Swamy]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Mammootty]]<br />[[Sukumaran]]<br />[[Captain Raju]]<br />[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]]
| music = [[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]]
| cinematography = [[S. Kumar (cinematographer)|S. Kumar]]
| editing = V. P. Krishnan
| studio = Sunitha Productions
| distributor = Aroma Release
| released = 1 August 1988
| runtime = 145 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| budget = 2-4 lakhs
| gross = 60-75 lakhs
}}
'''''August 1''''' is a [[List of Malayalam films of 1988|1988]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Malayalam-language|Malayalam]] language [[action thriller film]] directed by [[Sibi Malayil]], written by [[S. N. Swamy]], starring [[Mammootty]], [[Sukumaran]], [[Captain Raju]] and [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aye Aye, Captain|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/aye-aye-captain/316746|access-date=2021-06-20|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref> The film was produced and distributed by M. Mani under the banner of Sunitha Productions. ''August 1'' is loosely based on the [[1971]] British novel ''[[The Day of the Jackal]]'', by [[Frederick Forsyth]].<ref name="Sequel">[https://web.archive.org/web/20101015085625/http://sify.com/movies/shaji-kailas-starts-mammootty-s-film-news-malayalam-kkmrhsjgaeh.html "Shaji Kailas starts Mammootty`s film"]. [[Sify]]. 2010-10-12.</ref><ref>https://www.navhindtimes.in/the-day-of-the-jackal-cunning-fox/</ref>

The film was a commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mammootty-and-mohan-lal-emerge-as-unprecedented-superstars-of-malayalam-films/1/330129.html|title=Celluloid sultans of Kerala|work=[[India Today]]|date=31 December 1988}}</ref> This film was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Rajakeeya Chadarangam]]'' (political chess) in 1990, with [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] in the chief minister role and [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] in the inspector role (played by Mammootty in the original). A sequel titled ''[[August 15 (2011 film)|August 15]]'', directed by [[Shaji Kailas]], and scripted by [[S. N. Swamy]] was released in March 2011.<ref name="Sequel"/>

== Plot ==
K. G. Ramachandran, popularly known as KGR, is elected as the new Chief Minister. As a young Turk with a clean image, KGR overshadows Kazhuthumuttam Vasudevan Pillai, who is another strong aspirant for CM's chair. Just after the meeting, Kazhuthumuttam joins with Eranjoly Aboobakkar and Mathai Thomas Pappachan at a hotel room to plan the next move.

Vishwanathan, commonly referred to as Vishwam, a high-profile business tycoon and political lobbyist, joins them at the hotel.
Vishwam, the political sponsor of Kazhuthumuttam, is now in deep trouble as he has several business ambitions in the state. Vishwam has collected several million rupees from several people in business, whom he had also given promises. If KGR continues in power, his plans would be ruined.

KGR, on the other hand, leads a simple life along with his wife, Vatsala, a homemaker. He brings out several revolutionary changes in the state, including the dismissal of corrupt officers and changes in the liquor policy of the state. Even Kaimal, his party president, finds him too arrogant to tame. The popularity of KGR is on a sudden rise.

A desperate Vishwam decides to assassinate KGR. He presents the plan to his friends, who, though not readily, agree to be part of it. Vishwam contacts Muniyandi Thevar, a Malaysian-based businessman and smuggler in Madras, who introduces him to a professional assassin.

But after the payment of the amount, Kazhuthumuttam feels cheated as, again, he has been denied the CM's post. Kazhuthumuttam, in a state of intoxication, calls up Gopu, a journalist and spits out the information that "Chief Minister KGR will be assassinated shortly", but without committing his identity. Even though the caller does not give his name, the journalist identifies him as Kazhuthumuttam. He, therefore, passes the information to a friend of his, Perumal, a police officer (DySP of Crime Branch).

Perumal doesn't seem to take this serious at first, and since the identification of the voice of the caller by the journalist is not favourable, they conclude it is a prank call. Still, they convey the message to the higher officials. The IG of Police, still not thoroughly convinced, orders a routine investigation into the matter. Perumal is assigned the case, and he begins his investigation by arresting Vishwam. But Vishwam couldn't give them any further details as he was also unaware about the whereabouts or name of the killer, except that the killer has introduced himself as Gomes, a fake name.

Perumal reaches Madras, from where he arrests Thevar and brings him to Kerala. Perumal reaches at the hit man's hiding place. Even though he was not there, Perumal finds out from a newspaper that the CM has been admitted into a hospital. Realising that the hit man went to kill the CM, he rushes to the hospital. Meanwhile, the hit man enters the hospital disguised as a patient. He enters the CM's room and tries to kill him. But it is interrupted by Vatsala. When he gets out of the room, he collides with Perumal, and Perumal chases him. He couldn't get out of the hospital because Police are everywhere. He hides and attacks Perumal and gets away.

According to an eyewitness, Perumal issues a sketch of the killer and gets it broadcast on TV, but he skips from the police miraculously. Police search for the hit man everywhere. Perumal arranges security in CM's house and everywhere. Perumal assures the IG that there would be another attempt to kill the CM on Independence day. IG tells him to request the CM to be absent at the ceremony because he is CM's friend, which CM denies later.

On the day of 15 August, the [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]], when the CM is checking the guard of honour, Perumal waits eagerly with all police facilities to grab the killer. While scanning the CCTV feeds, Perumal observes the hit man Gomez among the police in uniform, in the line for the guard of honour. (The assassination setting is very similar to the 30 July 1987, attempted assassination of [[Rajiv Gandhi]], the then [[Prime Minister of India]]). Perumal sprints from the Control room and shoots down Gomez, before he can hit the CM, thereby saving KGR.

The final scene shows the burial of the would-be assassin Gomez, where Gopu questions Perumal about how the killer had got into the guard of honour. Perumal replies that he doesn't know and that had if the killer was alive, then he would have asked him.

== Cast ==
* [[Mammootty]] as Perumal, DySP, CB-CID.
* [[Sukumaran]] as K. G. Ramachandran (KGR), [[Chief Minister of Kerala]].
* [[Captain Raju]] as Nicholas, the professional assassin known by different names in the film, viz, Gomes and Mehta.
* [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Vatsala, wife of K. G. Ramachandran (the Chief Minister).
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Gopikkuttan, a personal assistant to Ramachandran (the chief minister).
* [[Sreenath]] as Gopu, a journalist, reporter of Kerala Vartha (a fictional newspaper).
* [[G. K. Pillai (actor)|G. K. Pillai]] as I.G. of Police
* [[K. P. A. C. Azeez]] as D.I.G. Gopal IPS
* [[Prathapachandran]] as Kazhuthumuttam Vasudevan Pillai, a politician, MLA and leader of the ruling party, and an aspirant to the Chief Minister post.
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as K. Divakara Kaimal, a politician, President of the ruling party.
* [[K. P. A. C. Sunny]] as Viswam, a businessman and political lobbyist.
* [[Mamukkoya]] as Eranholy Aboobacker, a politician, MLA, and leader of the ruling party.
* [[Kollam Thulasi]] as Mathai Thomas Pappachan, a politician, MLA, and leader of the ruling party.
* [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as a thief.
* [[Lissy (Malayalam actress)|Lizy]] as a thief.
* [[Vijayan (actor)|Vijayan]] as Muniyandi Thevar, a businessman based in Tamil Nadu.
* [[Jagadish]] as Martin, Sub-Inspector of the Tamil Nadu Police.
* Poojappura Radhakrishnan as the hotel manager.
*Rajan Shankaradi as Sreedharan

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{imdb title|id=0237009|title=August 1}}
* [https://archive.today/20130218011315/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/5882/august-1.html ''August 1''] at [[Oneindia.in]]
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