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| name = Baba Kalyani | | name = Baba Kalyani | ||
| image = Baba Kalyani.jpg | | image = Baba Kalyani.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = Theatrical release poster | ||
| director = [[Shaji Kailas]] | | director = [[Shaji Kailas]] | ||
| producer = [[Antony Perumbavoor]] | | producer = [[Antony Perumbavoor]] | ||
| writer = [[S. N. Swami]] | | writer = [[S. N. Swami]] | ||
| starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br/>[[ | | starring = [[Mohanlal]]<br/>[[Indrajith Sukumaran]]<br/>[[Biju Menon]]<br/>[[Mamta Mohandas]]<br/>[[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]]<br/>[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] | ||
| music = [[Alex Paul]] | | music = [[Alex Paul]] | ||
| cinematography = [[Shaji Kumar]] | | cinematography = [[Shaji Kumar]] | ||
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'''''Baba Kalyani''''' is a 2006 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[ | '''''Baba Kalyani''''' is a 2006 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[action crime film]] directed by [[Shaji Kailas]], written by [[S. N. Swami]], and produced by [[Antony Perumbavoor]] through [[Aashirvad Cinemas]]. It stars [[Mohanlal]] in the title role, and also features an ensemble cast featuring [[Indrajith Sukumaran]], [[Biju Menon]], [[Mamta Mohandas]], [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]], and [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] in important roles. The film's music was composed by [[Alex Paul]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/review.php?id=14351824&ctid=5&cid=2428|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025021326/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/review.php?id=14351824&ctid=5&cid=2428|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-10-25|title=Baba Kalyani| website=[[Sify]] |date=2009-09-12|accessdate=2009-09-12}}</ref> | ||
''Baba Kalyani'' was released on 15 December 2006, where it became one of the top highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year.<ref name="boxoffice"/> | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Following a tip from a small-time lodge owner, the [[Anti Terrorist Squad (India)|ATS]] conducts a search at the rooms where a group of suspicious youths stayed. Baba Kalyani [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], the head of ATS M3-division finds certain clues, which he wants to follow. With the permission from [[Inspector General of Police|IG]] Bose Ninan, Baba Kalyani arrives in [[Kochi]], and is posted in the Law and order department with Thomas and a couple of ATS officers assisting him. All his men are newly inducted IPS officers. At Kochi, Kalyani clashes with [[Advocate|Adv.]] Ashokan and his daughter Madhumitha, who was his ex-girlfriend. A bundle of [[counterfeit currency]] is found at a local bank, which was transferred from the account of a charity organization run by Sait Issa Mohammed Haji, a respected businessman. | |||
Following a tip from a small-time lodge owner | |||
Baba Kalyani reaches the residence of Issa Mohammed on the same night, where Issa denies any knowledge about any [[hawala|hawala dealings]] in the state. The cash was transferred from the account by Issa Mohammed's son-in-law Babu, who is a college lecturer and a leader of a terror organization in the state. He is with a bunch of young men who had secretly undergone [[Jihad]] training in [[Pakistan]] and is planning a massive explosion. Unaware of this, Issa supports him thinking Babu is a normal college lecturer busy with his own life. One morning, Issa arrives at Baba Kalyani's residence, informing about a group of suspicious young men recently seen at the nearby [[mosque]]. He also adds that the Muslyar of the mosque has some doubts regarding their activities. | |||
Along with Thomas and their group, Baba Kalyani conducts a raid at the house and gathers vital information. The house gets blown up, signing the storage of inflammable explosives. From the prints, maps and photographs, Baba Kalyani concludes that their next target is [[Palani]], a divine [[pilgrimage]] center in [[South India]]. He arrives at Palani along with his team, where he meets up [[Tamil Nadu]] [[Inspector General of Police|IG]] Raghupathi. With the support of local cops, Baba seizes the trucks in which the explosives were stored, where he sends Issa Mohammed as a negotiator to Babu who was hiding along with the jihadis. Unwilling to give up the plan, Babu decides to shoot down Issa. The ATS team conducts a [[Commando Operation|commando operation]] and shoots down the jihadis, including Babu, thus aborting their plan. Baba patches up with Madhumitha, where they happily get married. | |||
He arrives at Palani along with his team, where he meets up | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
*[[Mohanlal]] as ACP | *[[Mohanlal]] as [[Assistant Commissioner of Police|ACP]] Baba Kalyani [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], [[Assistant Commissioner of Police|Assistant Commissioner]] of [[Anti-Terrorism Squad|Anti Terrorist Squad]] | ||
*[[Indrajith Sukumaran | *[[Indrajith Sukumaran]] as Zaheer Ahmed / Babu | ||
*[[Biju Menon]] as CI Thomas, ATS | *[[Biju Menon]] as [[Circle Inspector#Kerala|CI]] Thomas, [[Anti-Terrorism Squad|ATS]] officer | ||
*[[Mamta Mohandas]] as Adv. Madhumitha | *[[Mamta Mohandas]] as [[Advocate|Adv.]] Madhumitha | ||
* | *Ajay Jose as CI Firoze | ||
*[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as DIG Raghupathi IPS | *[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as [[Deputy Inspector General of Police#India|DIG]] Raghupathi [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], [[Tamil Nadu Police]] | ||
*[[Venu Nagavally]] | *[[Venu Nagavally]] as [[Deputy Inspector General of Police#India|DIG]] Bose K. Ninan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] | ||
*[[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Issa Mohammed Haji | *[[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Issa Mohammed Haji | ||
*[[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]] as Arackal Ashokan | *[[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]] as Arackal Ashokan | ||
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as [[Sub Inspector#Kerala|SI]] Ramanan | |||
*[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Meenakshiyamma | *[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Meenakshiyamma | ||
*Maya Moushmi as Ammini, Thomas's wife | |||
*[[Reshmi Boban]] as Babu's wife | |||
*[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Parandan Devassy | *[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Parandan Devassy | ||
*[[Shammi Thilakan]] as Adv. | *[[Shammi Thilakan]] as [[Advocate|Adv.]] Dineshan | ||
*[[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as | *[[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as [[Sub Inspector#Kerala|SI]] Sundaram | ||
*[[Saiju Kurup]] as Tahir | *[[Saiju Kurup]] as Tahir, terrorist | ||
*[[Anil Murali]] as Yousuf | *[[Anil Murali]] as Yousuf | ||
*[[Bindu Panicker]] | *Kiran Raj as Khader, Terrorist | ||
*[[Bindu Panicker]] as Mayor | |||
*[[Vineeth Kumar]] as Santhosh | *[[Vineeth Kumar]] as Santhosh | ||
*[[Sadiq]] as Murali | *[[Sadiq (Indian actor)|Sadiq]] as Murali, lodge owner | ||
*[[T. P. Madhavan]] as Prabhakaran | *[[T. P. Madhavan]] as Prabhakaran | ||
*[[Prem Prakash]] as DGP | *[[Prem Prakash]] as [[Director General of Police#India|DGP]] Sathyasheelan | ||
*[[P. Sreekumar]] as MLA | *[[P. Sreekumar]] as [[Member of Legislative Assembly#Kerala|MLA]] Jayakumar | ||
*[[Chali Pala]] as | *[[Chali Pala]] as [[Superintendent of Police#India|SP]] Shivasankaran | ||
*[[Biju Pappan]] as CI | *[[Biju Pappan]] as [[Circle Inspector#Kerala|CI]] Sarath | ||
*[[Narayanankutty]] as Police | *[[Narayanankutty]] as Mohan, police Constable | ||
*[[Ambika Mohan]] as Women's Commission | * [[Deputy Superintendent of Police#Kerala|DYSP]] Rajkumar Rajasekhar as [[Sub Inspector]] | ||
*[[Ponnamma Babu]] as Women's Commission | *[[Ambika Mohan]] as Women's Commission member | ||
*Rema Devi as Women's Commission | *[[Ponnamma Babu]] as Women's Commission member | ||
* Bindu Murali as Bose | *Rema Devi as Women's Commission member | ||
* Bindu Murali as Bose K. Ninan's wife | |||
* [[Joju George]] | * [[Joju George]] | ||
* | * [[Shivani Bhai]] as Suspect | ||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
[[Shaji Kailas]] was supposed to direct another film with [[Mohanlal]] in the lead role. But due to | [[Shaji Kailas]] was supposed to direct another film with [[Mohanlal]] in the lead role. But due to several reasons, the film did not start production and he asked [[S. N. Swami]] to do a script on urgent basis. The only song was written by [[Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma]] and was composed by [[Alex Paul]]. | ||
== Soundtrack == | == Soundtrack == | ||
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| recorded = 2006 | | recorded = 2006 | ||
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{{Track listing | {{Track listing | ||
| | | headline = Track list | ||
| total_length = 13:50 | | total_length = 13:50 | ||
| extra_column = Artist(s) | | extra_column = Artist(s) | ||
| title1 = Dhana Chananana (Bit) | | title1 = Dhana Chananana (Bit) | ||
| extra1 = | | extra1 = | ||
| title2 = Kai Niraye Vennatharam (M) | | title2 = Kai Niraye Vennatharam (M) | ||
| extra2 = [[G Venugopal]] | | extra2 = [[G Venugopal]] | ||
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==Box office== | ==Box office== | ||
The film was a box office | The film was released in 61 screens in 48 stations in [[Kerala]]. It took a good opening and grossed {{INR Convert|1.08|c}} in three days, with a distributors share of {{INR Convert|54|l}}.<ref>{{cite web|author=Moviebuzz|title=Kerala box-office!|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kerala-box-office-news-malayalam-kkfvgIghiafsi.html|website=[[Sify]]|accessdate=2 November 2016|date=19 December 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104005448/https://www.sify.com/movies/kerala-box-office-news-malayalam-kkfvgIghiafsi.html|archivedate=4 November 2016}}</ref> ''Baba Kalyani'' became one of the top ten highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year, in terms of the box office earnings and the cost of production.<ref name=BO>{{cite web|author=Moviebuzz|title=2006-A Flashback!|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/2006-a-flashback-news-malayalam-kkfvg4dfgiasi.html|website=[[Sify]]|accessdate=2 November 2016|date=1 January 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208185858/https://www.sify.com/movies/2006-a-flashback-news-malayalam-kkfvg4dfgiasi.html|archivedate=8 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="boxoffice">{{cite news|last=Pillai|first=Sreedhar|title=Superstars continue their reign|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/12/29/stories/2006122900200100.htm|accessdate=25 July 2019|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=29 December 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103213257/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/12/29/stories/2006122900200100.htm|archivedate=3 January 2007}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{S. N. Swamy}} | |||
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[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]] | [[Category:Indian crime thriller films]] | ||
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[[Category:Films shot in Palani]] | [[Category:Films shot in Palani]] | ||
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[[Category:Aashirvad Cinemas films]] | [[Category:Aashirvad Cinemas films]] | ||
[[Category:Films | [[Category:Films directed by Shaji Kailas]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:04, 4 March 2026
| Baba Kalyani | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Shaji Kailas |
| Produced by | Antony Perumbavoor |
| Written by | S. N. Swami |
| Starring | Mohanlal Indrajith Sukumaran Biju Menon Mamta Mohandas Sai Kumar Jagathy Sreekumar |
| Music by | Alex Paul |
| Cinematography | Shaji Kumar |
| Edited by | Don Max |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Central Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Baba Kalyani is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language action crime film directed by Shaji Kailas, written by S. N. Swami, and produced by Antony Perumbavoor through Aashirvad Cinemas. It stars Mohanlal in the title role, and also features an ensemble cast featuring Indrajith Sukumaran, Biju Menon, Mamta Mohandas, Sai Kumar, and Jagathy Sreekumar in important roles. The film's music was composed by Alex Paul.[1]
Baba Kalyani was released on 15 December 2006, where it became one of the top highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year.[2]
Plot[edit | edit source]
Following a tip from a small-time lodge owner, the ATS conducts a search at the rooms where a group of suspicious youths stayed. Baba Kalyani IPS, the head of ATS M3-division finds certain clues, which he wants to follow. With the permission from IG Bose Ninan, Baba Kalyani arrives in Kochi, and is posted in the Law and order department with Thomas and a couple of ATS officers assisting him. All his men are newly inducted IPS officers. At Kochi, Kalyani clashes with Adv. Ashokan and his daughter Madhumitha, who was his ex-girlfriend. A bundle of counterfeit currency is found at a local bank, which was transferred from the account of a charity organization run by Sait Issa Mohammed Haji, a respected businessman.
Baba Kalyani reaches the residence of Issa Mohammed on the same night, where Issa denies any knowledge about any hawala dealings in the state. The cash was transferred from the account by Issa Mohammed's son-in-law Babu, who is a college lecturer and a leader of a terror organization in the state. He is with a bunch of young men who had secretly undergone Jihad training in Pakistan and is planning a massive explosion. Unaware of this, Issa supports him thinking Babu is a normal college lecturer busy with his own life. One morning, Issa arrives at Baba Kalyani's residence, informing about a group of suspicious young men recently seen at the nearby mosque. He also adds that the Muslyar of the mosque has some doubts regarding their activities.
Along with Thomas and their group, Baba Kalyani conducts a raid at the house and gathers vital information. The house gets blown up, signing the storage of inflammable explosives. From the prints, maps and photographs, Baba Kalyani concludes that their next target is Palani, a divine pilgrimage center in South India. He arrives at Palani along with his team, where he meets up Tamil Nadu IG Raghupathi. With the support of local cops, Baba seizes the trucks in which the explosives were stored, where he sends Issa Mohammed as a negotiator to Babu who was hiding along with the jihadis. Unwilling to give up the plan, Babu decides to shoot down Issa. The ATS team conducts a commando operation and shoots down the jihadis, including Babu, thus aborting their plan. Baba patches up with Madhumitha, where they happily get married.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Mohanlal as ACP Baba Kalyani IPS, Assistant Commissioner of Anti Terrorist Squad
- Indrajith Sukumaran as Zaheer Ahmed / Babu
- Biju Menon as CI Thomas, ATS officer
- Mamta Mohandas as Adv. Madhumitha
- Ajay Jose as CI Firoze
- Siddique as DIG Raghupathi IPS, Tamil Nadu Police
- Venu Nagavally as DIG Bose K. Ninan IPS
- Sai Kumar as Issa Mohammed Haji
- Murali as Arackal Ashokan
- Jagathy Sreekumar as SI Ramanan
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Meenakshiyamma
- Maya Moushmi as Ammini, Thomas's wife
- Reshmi Boban as Babu's wife
- Innocent as Parandan Devassy
- Shammi Thilakan as Adv. Dineshan
- Maniyanpilla Raju as SI Sundaram
- Saiju Kurup as Tahir, terrorist
- Anil Murali as Yousuf
- Kiran Raj as Khader, Terrorist
- Bindu Panicker as Mayor
- Vineeth Kumar as Santhosh
- Sadiq as Murali, lodge owner
- T. P. Madhavan as Prabhakaran
- Prem Prakash as DGP Sathyasheelan
- P. Sreekumar as MLA Jayakumar
- Chali Pala as SP Shivasankaran
- Biju Pappan as CI Sarath
- Narayanankutty as Mohan, police Constable
- DYSP Rajkumar Rajasekhar as Sub Inspector
- Ambika Mohan as Women's Commission member
- Ponnamma Babu as Women's Commission member
- Rema Devi as Women's Commission member
- Bindu Murali as Bose K. Ninan's wife
- Joju George
- Shivani Bhai as Suspect
Production[edit | edit source]
Shaji Kailas was supposed to direct another film with Mohanlal in the lead role. But due to several reasons, the film did not start production and he asked S. N. Swami to do a script on urgent basis. The only song was written by Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma and was composed by Alex Paul.
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
| Baba Kalyan | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Recorded | 2006 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 13:50 |
| Label | M.C. Audios & Videos |
The soundtrack for this movie was composed by Alex Paul while the lyrics were written by Sharath Vayalar.
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dhana Chananana (Bit)" | ||
| 2. | "Kai Niraye Vennatharam (M)" | G Venugopal | 4:45 |
| 3. | "Kai Niraye Vennatharam (F)" | Manjari | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Neelamizhi Peelikale" | Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, Vidhu Prathap | 4:40 |
| Total length: | 13:50 | ||
Box office[edit | edit source]
The film was released in 61 screens in 48 stations in Kerala. It took a good opening and grossed ₹1.08 crore (US$150,000) in three days, with a distributors share of ₹54 lakh (US$76,000).[3] Baba Kalyani became one of the top ten highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year, in terms of the box office earnings and the cost of production.[4][2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Baba Kalyani". Sify. 12 September 2009. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pillai, Sreedhar (29 December 2006). "Superstars continue their reign". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ↑ Moviebuzz (19 December 2006). "Kerala box-office!". Sify. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ↑ Moviebuzz (1 January 2007). "2006-A Flashback!". Sify. Archived from the original on 8 December 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.