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| name = Highway | | name = Highway | ||
| image = Highway (1995 film).gif | | image = Highway (1995 film).gif | ||
| caption = DVD | | caption = [[DVD]] [[Optical disc packaging|Cover]] | ||
| director = [[Jayaraaj]] | | director = [[Jayaraaj]] | ||
| producer = [[Prem Prakash]] | | producer = [[Prem Prakash]] | ||
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| starring = [[Suresh Gopi]]<br>[[Banupriya]]<br>[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]]<br>[[Sukumari]] | | starring = [[Suresh Gopi]]<br>[[Banupriya]]<br>[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]]<br>[[Sukumari]] | ||
| music = [[S. P. Venkatesh]]<br>[[Gireesh Puthenchery]] (Lyrics) | | music = [[S. P. Venkatesh]]<br>[[Gireesh Puthenchery]] (Lyrics) | ||
| cinematography = P. Sukumar | | cinematography = [[P. Sukumar]] | ||
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br>[[V. T. Vijayan]] | | editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br>[[V. T. Vijayan]] | ||
| studio = [[Heyday Films]] | | studio = [[Heyday Films]] | ||
| distributor = Century | | distributor = Century Release | ||
| released = {{Filmdate|1995|3|3| | | released = {{Filmdate|1995|3|3|[[India]]}} | ||
| runtime = 146 minutes | | runtime = 146 minutes | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
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'''''Highway''''' is a [[ | '''''Highway''''' is a 1995 Indian [[Action film|action]] [[crime thriller]] directed by [[Jayaraaj]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aravind |first=C. V. |date=2 May 2018 |title='Bhayanakam' director Jayaraj, Malayalam cinema's non-conformist who treads his own path |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bhayanakam-director-jayaraj-malayalam-cinemas-non-conformist-who-treads-his-own-path-80546 |url-status=live |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> and written by Sab John. The movie was produced by Prem Prakash starring [[Suresh Gopi]] and [[Bhanupriya]] in the lead roles. The film was a commercial success and ran for 100 days. It was dubbed into Telugu and was a box office hit like the previous Telugu dubbed movies of Suresh Gopi. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Sreedhar Prasad | Sreedhar Prasad is a [[Research and Analysis Wing]] officer assigned with the task of investigating a bomb blast that killed 30 innocent college students. He operates under the name Mahesh Aravind, a planter from [[Udumbanchola]] and chooses a township Wintergreen as his temporary residence during the course of the investigation. Meera, a resident of the same township, falls in love with Mahesh and wishes to marry him. Mahesh establishes a friendly relation with the Assi. Commissioner of Police Mr. George Alexander, who was the official in charge of the criminal investigation. As the investigation proceeds, it is understood that the bomb blast was connected with a chain of crimes that happened in the area including the missing of a scientist Guhan Menon from Baddapur space research organisation (Who is later revealed to be killed). It is revealed that Shankar Dev Rana, an established businessman and educationist in the common front is actually a traitor and drug lord in his parallel life. The rest of the story revolves around how Sreedhar Prasad and his subordinate Moorthy solves the cases and wins against the "great" Shankar Dev Rana and his gang of "pungis". | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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| [[Prem Prakash]] || Sivanandan | | [[Prem Prakash]] || Sivanandan | ||
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| [[Silk Smitha]] || [[Item number]] | |||
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== | ==Music== | ||
{{Infobox album | {{Infobox album | ||
| name = Highway | | name = Highway | ||
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| Highway | |
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| Directed by | Jayaraaj |
| Produced by | Prem Prakash |
| Written by | Screenplay: Sab John Story: Jayaraaj |
| Starring | Suresh Gopi Banupriya Vijayaraghavan Sukumari |
| Music by | S. P. Venkatesh Gireesh Puthenchery (Lyrics) |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
| Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Century Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
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Highway is a 1995 Indian action crime thriller directed by Jayaraaj[1] and written by Sab John. The movie was produced by Prem Prakash starring Suresh Gopi and Bhanupriya in the lead roles. The film was a commercial success and ran for 100 days. It was dubbed into Telugu and was a box office hit like the previous Telugu dubbed movies of Suresh Gopi.
Plot
Sreedhar Prasad is a Research and Analysis Wing officer assigned with the task of investigating a bomb blast that killed 30 innocent college students. He operates under the name Mahesh Aravind, a planter from Udumbanchola and chooses a township Wintergreen as his temporary residence during the course of the investigation. Meera, a resident of the same township, falls in love with Mahesh and wishes to marry him. Mahesh establishes a friendly relation with the Assi. Commissioner of Police Mr. George Alexander, who was the official in charge of the criminal investigation. As the investigation proceeds, it is understood that the bomb blast was connected with a chain of crimes that happened in the area including the missing of a scientist Guhan Menon from Baddapur space research organisation (Who is later revealed to be killed). It is revealed that Shankar Dev Rana, an established businessman and educationist in the common front is actually a traitor and drug lord in his parallel life. The rest of the story revolves around how Sreedhar Prasad and his subordinate Moorthy solves the cases and wins against the "great" Shankar Dev Rana and his gang of "pungis".
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Suresh Gopi | Sreedhar Prasad/Mahesh Aravind (RAW Officer) |
| Vijayaraghavan | Moorthy/Unnithaan (RAW Officer) |
| Janardhanan | ACP George Alexander IPS |
| Bhanupriya | Meera |
| Eliyas Babu | Shankar Dev Rana |
| Biju Menon | S.I Pavithran |
| Jose Prakash | Kartha (Meera's father) |
| Augustine | Sukumaran/Sukhbir (Hanuman) Singh |
| Kamal Gaur | Henchman of Shankar Dev Rana |
| Kunchan | Vasco |
| Sukumari | Vasco's mother |
| Spadikam George | IG |
| Vineeth | Vinod Menon/Apache (One among the students who gets killed in the blast) |
| Prem Prakash | Sivanandan |
| Silk Smitha | Item number |
Music
| Highway | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Length | 22:56 |
| Label | Magnasound[2] Sony Music India[3] |
The soundtrack album was composed by S. P. Venkatesh for the lyrics penned by Gireesh Puthenchery.[4]
| Track | Song Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolo Dolakku | K. S. Chithra, Mano | 4:53 |
| 2 | Oru Thari Kasthoori | Swarnalatha, Chorus | 5:15 |
| 3 | Kikkili Kili | Malgudi Subha, Sangeethaa-Sangeetha Sajith | 4:07 |
| 4 | Kunji Kurumbin | K. S. Chithra, Chorus | 4:51 |
| 5 | Adipoli | Suresh Peters | 3:49 |
Box office
The film was a blockbuster. It had created a massive hype in Andhra Pradesh even before it hit the theaters. After the success of Highway, many older Malayalam movies in which Suresh Gopi appeared in supporting roles too were marketed in the Tamil and the Telugu film industries.[5]
References
- ↑ Aravind, C. V. (2 May 2018). "'Bhayanakam' director Jayaraj, Malayalam cinema's non-conformist who treads his own path". The News Minute.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Highway Audio CD". India Town Gifts.
- ↑ "Highway (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". Apple Music.
- ↑ "Highway (1995) - MSIDb". Malayalasangeetham.info.
- ↑ "Here is how Suresh Gopi became the 'Supreme Star' of Telugu cinema". OnManorama.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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