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{{infobox film
| name = Commissioner
| image = Commissioner film.jpg
| alt =
| caption = VCD cover
| director = [[Shaji Kailas]]
| producer = [[M. Mani]]
| writer = [[Ranji Panicker]]
| screenplay =
| narrator =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = [[Suresh Gopi]] [[Ratheesh]] [[Shobana]] [[Vijayaraghavan]] [[M. G. Soman]] [[ Rajan P. Dev]] [[ K. B. Ganesh Kumar]] [[ N. F. Varghese]] [[Karamana Janardanan Nair]] [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] [[Jibin Thomas]]
| music = [[Rajamani]]
| cinematography = [[Dinesh Baboo]]
| editing = [[L. Bhoominathan]]
| studio = Sunitha Productions
| distributor = Aroma Release ([[Kerala]])
| released = 14 April 1994
| runtime = 165 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Commissioner''''' is a 1994 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Action film|action]] [[crime 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.<ref name=entertainment-in>{{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}}</ref><ref name=nowrunning>{{cite web|title=The King & 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}}</ref><ref name=sify>{{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}}</ref><ref name=wogma>{{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}}</ref><ref name=indiaglitz>{{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}}</ref><ref name=timesofindia>{{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}}</ref>

The film follows Commissioner Bharath Chandran's investigation into the murder of Justice Mahendran, which eventually leads him to confront the corrupt Mohan Thomas, a [[Delhi]]-a based businessman who is involved with illegal businesses such as [[money laundering]], [[illegal drug trade]], and [[Counterfeit money|counterfeit money operations]]. ''Commissioner'' was a major commercial success. It is a [[cult film]] among [[Kerala|Keralite]] audiences, with several dialogues from the it became very famous.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] dubbed version ''Police Commissioner'' was a major commercial success.

The sequel ''[[Bharath Chandran I.P.S.]]'' was released in 2005, directed by Ranji Panicker. In 2012, a crossover film ''[[The King & the Commissioner]]'', with the characters from ''[[The King (1995 film)|The King]]'' (1995), ''Commissioner'' (1994) and ''Bharath Chandran I.P.S.'' (2005) was released. But it was mainly panned by critics and audiences alike.

==Plot==

The movie opens with [[Kozhikode]] city police commissioner Bharathchandran (Suresh Gopi ), an honest but brash cop, busting a gold smuggling racket in. 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.

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.

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 made 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'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'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.

The only clue that is left with Bharathchandran and crew are based on Vattapara Pithamparan's ([[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]]), a trade union leader, tipoff, that Sunny had actually attacked Gopinath because of Gopinath's comment on counterfeit currency. With this vital clue, Bharathchandran unearths more dirt on Mohan Thomas & Co. Further, Bharathchandran arrests Srilatha Varma (Chithra), Mohan'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'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.

== Cast ==
*[[Suresh Gopi]] as City Police Commissioner Bharathchandran I.P.S
*[[Shobhana]] as Advocate Indu Kurup
*[[Ratheesh]] as Mohan Thomas
*[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as ASP Muhammad Iqbal I.P.S.
*[[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]] as ASP Prasad I.P.S
*[[M. G. Soman]] as IG Balachandran Nair I.P.S.
*[[Rajan P. Dev]] as IG Rajan Felix I.P.S.
*[[N. F. Varghese]] as AIG Menon I.P.S.
*[[Bheeman Raghu]] as Wilfred Vincent Bastin
*[[Baiju (actor)|Baiju]] as Sunny Thomas
*[[Ravi Vallathol]] as K. M. Varghese, Minister
*[[Karamana Janardanan Nair]] as Justice Mahendran
*[[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Constable Gopinathan
*[[Chithra (actress)|Chithra]] as Advocate Sreelatha Varma
*[[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]] as Vattappara Peethambaran
*Priyanka as Susheela
*[[Kollam Thulasi]] as Home Minister
*[[Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair]] as Kunjurama Kurup
*[[Sathaar]] as Rural SP Bobby I.P.S.
*[[K.P.A.C. Sunny]] as Kunju Moideen Sahib
* [[Sadiq (actor)|Sadiq]] ... Police Officer
* [[Ranji Panicker]] ... Journalist
* [[Biju Pappan]] ... Goonda
*Ragini...Achamma Varghese
* T.S.Krishnan ... Henchman

==Reception==
The film was released as a [[Vishu]] release in April, 1994, and was a major commercial success in theaters.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.republicworld.com/amp/entertainment-news/regional-indian-cinema/suresh-gopi-to-make-royal-comeback-box-office-hits-of-the-malayalam-action-king.html|title=Suresh Gopi to make royal comeback: Box office hits of the Malayalam action king|work=[[Republic Tv]]|author=Shreeya Nair|date=15 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/01south.htm|title=Dileep's stroke of luck|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=1 November 2003}}</ref> It remains an iconic film in Suresh Gopi's career. Its audio track, with its dialogues, was also high in demand. 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 ''Police Commissioner'' was the most successful among the two. It created history by running successfully for more than 100 days in theaters across Andhra Pradesh. The Telugu version became a success even in Karnataka.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 'Supreme Star' of Telugu cinema|work=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=28 June 2020}}</ref>

==Sequels==
A sequel to this film, ''[[Bharathchandran I.P.S.]]'', was released in 2005, directed by Renji Panicker himself, which was also a commercial success. The film received an [[U/A certificate|A (''Restricted to Adults only'')]] certification from the regional censor board for violence and profanity.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0299693|title=Commissioner }}

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[[Category:Films directed by Shaji Kailas]]
[[Category:Indian crime action films]]
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[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Kerala Police]]
[[Category:Counterfeit money in film]]
[[Category:Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram]]

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