Director: K. Madhu; Writer: S.N. Swamy; Producer: M. Mani; Cinematographer: Vipin Das; Editor: V.P. Krishnan; Cast: Mammootty, Urvashi, Suresh Gopi, Janardhanan, Sukumaran
Duration: 02:11:30; Aspect Ratio: 1.500:1; Hue: 56.849; Saturation: 0.110; Lightness: 0.329; Volume: 0.308; Cuts per Minute: 11.109
Summary: 1988 137’ col Malayalam
d K. Madhu pc Sunitha Prod. p M. Mani
s S.N. Swamy c Vipin Das m Shyam
lp Mammootty, Urvashi, Suresh Gopi,
Janardhanan, Sukumaran
Among the best known (with Avanazhi, 1986)
of Mammootty’s cop movies. Omana, the
daughter-in-law of prominent businessman
Ouseph, dies under mysterious conditions. The
officer investigating the crime is transferred
when he rejects the official conclusion of
suicide. Omana’s father and sister (Urvashi)
petition the Supreme Court, which orders the
CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) to reexamine
the case. CBI officer Sethuraman
(Mammootty), with crack lieutenants Vikram
and Harry, unearths the truth. Much of the film
deals with the illegal financial activities of
Ouseph and his gang, their extensive political
contacts and their control over the local police
(who consistently oppose the CBI officers).
The end, however, develops from a relatively
less explored aspect of the script: Omana’s
sexual oppression in an all-male household.
The criminal is revealed as one of Ouseph’s
henchmen, and the pretence of suicide is
meant to cover up a rape.
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