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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Black<br />
| image = Black (Malayalam film).jpg<br />
| caption = DVD poster<br />
| director = [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]<br />
| producer = [[Lal (actor)|Lal]]<br />
| writer = [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = [[Mammootty]]<br />[[Lal (actor)|Lal]]<br/>[[Mohan Jose]]<br/>[[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]]<br />[[Babu Antony]]<br />[[Shreya Reddy]]<br/>[[Janardanan]]<br/>[[Tom George Kolath]]<br/><br />
| music = Rajamani<br />
| cinematography = [[Amal Neerad]]<br />
| editing = Bhoominathan<br />
| distributor = [[Lal Creations|Lal Release]]<br />
| released = {{film date|df=y|2004|11|10}}<br />
| runtime =<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Black''''' is a 2004 Indian [[Malayalam film|Malayalam]] [[crime thriller]] film written and directed by [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]], and produced by [[Lal (actor)|Lal]]. It deals with the underworld operations in [[Kochi, India|Kochi]]. Mammootty plays the role of Police Constable Karikkamuri Shanmugham, who is a hit man and a contract killer. The film features cinematography by [[Amal Neerad]]. The film was a comeback for actor [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] to Malayalam cinema.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/06/11/stories/2005061102210100.htm "Rahman in a new role"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120084709/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/06/11/stories/2005061102210100.htm |date=20 January 2011 }}, ''The Hindu'', 2005-06-11.</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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The film revolves around Kochi's underworld. Shanmugham and Advocate Devin Carlos Padaveedan run the organized crime syndicate of Kochi. Shanmugham, aka Kumbari, moonlights as a police constable but never wears his uniform. The story progresses as Padaveedan suspects Shanmugham turns soft because of his interaction with SI Ashok Srinivas. Padaveedan then turns against Shanmugham and orders his lieutenants to kill him off. Shanmugham could not believe his betrayal but eventually came around and finished Padaveedan and his top lackeys off. Thus the city gets rid of some of its most dangerous criminals. Shanmugham, in the end, moves out to start a new life with his deaf daughter and Anandam.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[Mammootty]] as Head Constable Karikkamuri Shanmughan aka ''Kumbari''<br />
* [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] as Adv. Devin Carlos Padaveedan<br />
* [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] as Sub Inspector Ashok Srinivas<br />
* Janaki Krishnan as Anna<br />
* [[Shreya Reddy]] as Anandam<br />
* [[Babu Antony]] as City Police Commissioner Govind Chengappa IPS<br />
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardanan]] as Aasan<br />
* [[Mohan Jose]] as Mammali<br />
* [[Tom George Kolath]] as Ajay Srinivas<br />
* [[Kulappully Leela]] as Veronica<br />
* [[Sona Nair]] as Sheela<br />
* [[T. P. Madhavan]]<br />
* [[Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Prem Kumar]] as Unni<br />
* [[Sadiq]] as Mustafa<br />
* [[Ramu (actor)|Ramu]] as Francis<br />
* [[Daniel Balaji]] as Ezhumalai<br />
* [[Anoop Chandran]] as Pauly<br />
* [[Joju George]]<br />
* [[Besant Ravi]]<br />
* [[Meenakshi (Malayalam actress)|Meenakshi]] (Cameo appearance in the song ''Ambalakkara'')<br />
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==Release==<br />
The film was released on 10 November 2004.<br />
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===Box office===<br />
The film was both commercial and critical success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/Mammootty-Man-Of-The-Year-imagegallery-6-Movies-jdwmGdfhdgi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318182754/http://www.sify.com/movies/Mammootty-Man-Of-The-Year-imagegallery-6-Movies-jdwmGdfhdgi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 March 2018|title=Mammootty-Man Of The Year|work=[[Sify]]|date=31 December 2005}}</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
Music: [[Alex Paul]]<br><br />
Lyrics: [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]], [[Kaithapram]], [[Pirai Choodan]]<br />
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* "Ambalakkara" - [[M. G. Sreekumar]], Chorus<br />
* "Ambalakkara" (Extended) - M. G. Sreekumar<br />
* "Thinkal Kalaye" - [[Sujatha Mohan]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0429683|Black}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
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[[Category:Films directed by Ranjith]]<br />
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