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Black (2004 film)
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| Directed by | Ranjith |
| Produced by | Lal |
| Written by | Ranjith |
| Starring | Mammootty Lal Mohan Jose Rahman Babu Antony Shreya Reddy Janardanan Tom George Kolath |
| Music by | Rajamani |
| Cinematography | Amal Neerad |
| Edited by | Bhoominathan |
| Distributed by | Lal Release |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
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Black is a 2004 Indian Malayalam crime thriller film written and directed by Ranjith, and produced by Lal. It deals with the underworld operations in Kochi. Mammootty plays the role of Police Constable Karikkamuri Shanmugham, who is a hit man and a contract killer. The film features cinematography by Amal Neerad. The film was a comeback for actor Rahman to Malayalam cinema.[1]
Plot[edit]
The film revolves around Kochi's underworld. Shanmugham and Advocate Devin Carlos Padaveedan run the organized crime syndicate of Kochi. Shanmugham, aka Kumbari, moonlights as a police constable but never wears his uniform. The story progresses as Padaveedan suspects Shanmugham turns soft because of his interaction with SI Ashok Srinivas. Padaveedan then turns against Shanmugham and orders his lieutenants to kill him off. Shanmugham could not believe his betrayal but eventually came around and finished Padaveedan and his top lackeys off. Thus the city gets rid of some of its most dangerous criminals. Shanmugham, in the end, moves out to start a new life with his deaf daughter and Anandam.
Cast[edit]
- Mammootty as Head Constable Karikkamuri Shanmughan aka Kumbari
- Lal as Adv. Devin Carlos Padaveedan
- Rahman as Sub Inspector Ashok Srinivas
- Janaki Krishnan as Anna
- Shreya Reddy as Anandam
- Babu Antony as City Police Commissioner Govind Chengappa IPS
- Janardanan as Aasan
- Mohan Jose as Mammali
- Tom George Kolath as Ajay Srinivas
- Kulappully Leela as Veronica
- Sona Nair as Sheela
- T. P. Madhavan
- Prem Kumar as Unni
- Sadiq as Mustafa
- Ramu as Francis
- Daniel Balaji as Ezhumalai
- Anoop Chandran as Pauly
- Joju George
- Besant Ravi
- Meenakshi (Cameo appearance in the song Ambalakkara)
Release[edit]
The film was released on 10 November 2004.
Box office[edit]
The film was both commercial and critical success.[2]
Soundtrack[edit]
Music: Alex Paul
Lyrics: Ranjith, Kaithapram, Pirai Choodan
- "Ambalakkara" - M. G. Sreekumar, Chorus
- "Ambalakkara" (Extended) - M. G. Sreekumar
- "Thinkal Kalaye" - Sujatha Mohan
References[edit]
- ↑ "Rahman in a new role" Archived 20 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine, The Hindu, 2005-06-11.
- ↑ "Mammootty-Man Of The Year". Sify. 31 December 2005. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018.