| Aavanazhi | |
|---|---|
| File:Avanazhi.jpg Poster designed by P. N. Menon | |
| Directed by | I. V. Sasi |
| Produced by | Sajan |
| Written by | T. Damodaran |
| Starring | Mammootty Geetha Sukumaran Janardanan Seema Nalini |
| Music by | Shyam |
| Cinematography | Jayaram V. |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
Production company | Saj Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Aavanazhi is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language action film directed by I. V. Sasi, written by T. Damodaran. This film deals with social and political issues of that time. It features Mammootty, Geetha, Seema, Sukumaran, Captain Raju, Janardanan, Jagannatha Varma, Innocent, Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair, Sreenivasan and Sankaradi.[1] The film was a commercial success.[2][3] [4]
Aavanazhi was remade in Kannada as "Anthima Theerpu" starring Ambareesh & Geetha, in Tamil as Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu, in Telugu as Marana Sasanam and in Hindi as Satyamev Jayate. I. V. Sasi made two sequels — Inspector Balram in 1991 and Balram vs. Taradas in 2006.
Plot
Balram, popularly known as Karadi, is an honest Circle Inspector. Frustrated in his life after several personal setbacks, including a failed affair of the heart, Balram has turned to drinking and womanizing. Balram is assigned to nab Satyaraj, who evaded the clutches of the police after murdering Chackochan, a contractor. Balram successfully arrests him, but in court, Satyaraj is represented by Advocate Jayachandran . Satyaraj is acquitted by the court, but Balram decides to frame in several other criminal charges pending against him. Usha, Balram's ex-lover, is now married to Jayachandran.
Balram falls in love with Seetha, a prostitute, whom he decides to marry. Meanwhile, Radha, a young lady, is determined to avenge herself on Balram, who she believes to have killed her brother while in police custody. But in reality, it was a handwork of Satyaraj, on instruction from Vincent. Falsely implicated, Balram had been suspended from police for a couple of years, but has been reinstated. Though Seetha tries to convince Radha of the truth, she is not ready to accept it. To gain her revenge over Balram, Radha decides to offer Satyaraj a safe stay away from the police eyes. Balram's open fight with Satyaraj and his "outside the law" dealing with him forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Mammootty as CI Balram
- Geetha as Seetha (Voice dubbed by Anandavally)
- Seema as Radha (Voice dubbed by Kottayam Santha)
- Nalini as Usha Jayachandran (Voice dubbed by Anandavally)
- Sukumaran as Adv.Jayachandran
- Captain Raju as Sathyaraj (Voice dubbed by Hari)
- Janardanan as Vincent
- Innocent as Vishnu
- Sreenivasan as Sreeni
- C. I. Paul as Chandrahasan
- Paravoor Bharathan as Chackochan
- Kundara Johny as CI Alex George
- K. P. A. C. Azeez as Commissioner Azeez
- Sankaradi as Viswanathan
- Jagannatha Varma as DIG Kumar
- Augustine as Ummer
- Kunchan as "Samshayam" Vasu
- Shafeeq as Benny Vincent
- Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair as Nampoothiri
- Kumari Shibi as Jyothi (Voice dubbed by Sreeja Ravi)
- Santhakumari as Radha's Mother
- Prathapachandran
- Hari as Advocate
- Rajan Padoor as Kallan Kuttan
- Amit Amee as Unni/Radha's younger Brother
- Thiruthiyadu Vilasini as Chackochan's wife
- Sajith Devadas as Nirmal Hasan
- Gorilla Unni as Circle Inspector
- Krishnakkurupp NB
- Aliyar
Remakes
| Year | Film | Language | Cast | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Marana Shasanam | Telugu | Krishnam Raju, Jayasudha, Madhavi, Shobana | S. S. Ravi Chandra |
| 1987 | Satyamev Jayate | Hindi | Vinod Khanna, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Madhavi, Anita Raj | Raj N. Sippy |
| 1987 | Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu | Tamil | Sathyaraj, Captain Raju, Geetha, Jeevitha | Santhana Bharathi |
Sequels
The movie had two sequels. 1991 movieInspector Balram and a spiritual successor, Balram vs Tharadas in which Mammootty reprises his roles from two movies, Inspector Balram from Aavanazhi and Tharadas from Athiratram.
References
- ↑ Indulge (24 October 2017). "Remembering a legend: Five iconic IV Sasi movies that shaped Mollywood". Indulge. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ↑ "Architect of blockbusters". The Hindu. 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "Saluting the maker of super hits". The Hindu. 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "Malayalam film makers in Kerala transposes real life into reel life". India Today.