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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Stop Violence<br />
| image = Stop Violence.jpg<br />
| image_size = 235px<br />
| alt =<br />
| caption = Film Poster<br />
| director = [[A. K. Sajan]]<br />
| producer = A. Rajan<br />
| writer = A. K. Santhosh<br />
| narrator = [[A. K. Lohithadas]]<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Prithviraj Sukumaran]]|[[Chandra Lakshman]]|[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]]}}<br />
| music = {{ubl|[[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]] |[[Raveendran]]}}<br />
| cinematography = [[Jibu Jacob]]<br />
| editing = Bhoominathan <br />
| studio = [[Vrindavan Pictures]]<br />
| distributor = [[Vrindavanam Pictures Release]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|2002|10|25|[[India]]}}<br />
| runtime = 111 minutes<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross =<br />
}}<br />
'''''Stop Violence''''' is a 2002 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[A. K. Sajan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/33060.html|title=Sequel to 'Stop Violence'|date=2007-08-17|access-date=2009-09-10}}</ref> The film stars [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]], and [[Chandra Lakshman]]. Stop Violence was the 2nd-released film of Prithviraj, though made after ''[[Nandanam]]'', which was released two months after its release. The movie performed well at the box office, largely drawing youth audience to the theatre. The movie is considered as Prithviraj's notable performance in his early movies. The [[sequel]] to the film, ''[[Asuravithu (2012 film)|Asuravithu]]'', starring [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]], was released on 6 January 2012.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Stephen ([[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]]) is the circle inspector in charge of the anti-goonda squad but he himself is the head of a gang whose members are Acid ([[Saji Soman]]) and Sathan ([[Prithviraj Sukumaran]]). Sathan is a murderer and a rapist who is willing to do any crime for money. He meets a girl Angelina ([[Chandra Lakshman]]) whom he rapes and later she becomes pregnant. Angelina who was to be a nun is thus expelled from church and later Sathan starts having a soft corner for her. He decides to turn a new leaf in life but Stephen does not agree to his idea. And when Stephen is suspended from the department his anger towards Sathan increases. This leads to a bloody climax on a railway track. The Night of the climax, Saathan meets Angelina at the church, where she is staying. There he reveals he was the one who had raped her. After the revelation he leaves the church. Stephen and the police chase and arrest Sathan. Stephen plans to kill Saathan, after bloody fight, by laying him over the tracks. But Sathan grabs Stephen's leg and the train crushes them both to death. Next day Angelina is shocked at the news of Sathan's death, whom she had started to love.<br />
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==Story==<br />
All through the story's narrative, we hear the voice of the director [[A. K. Lohithadas]] as the narrator, by the end of the film we know that Lohithadas was actually researching for a new movie script, when we finally see Angelina as a single mother to a son fathered by Saathan. The movie closes with a street side poster of Lohithadas's new movie, which is based on Saathan's life. <br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] - Saathan AKA Daveed (revealed in sequel, ''[[Asuravithu (2012 film)|Asuravithu]]'')<br />
* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] - C.I Gunda Stephen<br />
* [[Chandra Lakshman]] - Angelina<br />
* [[Thara Kalyan]] - Adv. Pauly Anthony<br />
* [[Sadiq]] - C.I Shekharan<br />
* Saji Soman - Acid<br />
* [[Madhupal]]- Antony<br />
* [[A. K. Lohithadas]] - Himself<br />
* [[Vinayakan]] - Montha<br />
* Ambika Mohan<br />
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==Conterversy==<br />
The film was initially titled 'Violence'. However, due to objection raised by the censor board the title was changed to 'Stop Violence'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/18356.html|title=Lanka is the name|date=2005-11-21|access-date=2009-09-10}}</ref> The censors asked for at least 10 cuts because they felt it showed women in bad light and that too much blood is being split on the screen. They decided not to challenge the cuts and also agreed for a change in title.<br />
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==Sequel==<br />
{{main article|Asuravithu (2012 film)}}<br />
A [[sequel]] titled ''[[Asuravithu (2012 film)|Asuravithu]]'' with [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] in the lead was released by the [[A. K. Sajan|same director]] in 2012.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0357203}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2002 films]]<br />
[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2000s crime action films]]<br />
[[Category:Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian crime action films]]<br />
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