Kauravar
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| Kauravar | |
|---|---|
 Movie poster | |
| Directed by | Joshiy |
| Written by | A. K. Lohithadas |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
| Music by | S. P. Venkatesh |
Release dates |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Kauravar is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language gangster film directed by Joshiy, written by Lohithadas, starring Mammootty, Vishnuvardhan, Thilakan, Murali, Anju, Babu Antony and Bheeman Raghu.[1] The film was remade in Telugu in 1998 as Khaidi Garu, with Mohan Babu. It was also remade into Kannada in 2004 by the title Devasura, starring Devraj and B. C. Patil.[1][2]
The musical score and songs were composed by S. P. Venkatesh.
Plot
[edit]Aliyar, a crime boss, and his gang Hamsa, Ramayyan, Antony, who was responsible for the death of his lieutenant Antony's wife Suja and daughter as well as Aliyar's wife and two daughters 12 years ago and sent Antony to jail. The story runs to the past when Haridas is appointed as new commissioner to reduce organized crime. He takes swift action and summons Aliyar, Hamsa, Ramayyan, and Antony to office. He arrests them and subjects them to third-degree torture. Meanwhile, Kannan Nair Head Constable rapes Suja in front of her daughter. Antony, who had turned over a new leaf while working as a taxi driver, loses control and kills Kannan Nair and other police officers at the police station. In retaliation, Haridas conducts a ruthless raid on the slum of Aliyar. Suja gets shot while protecting Antony, and Aliyar's family is killed in a bomb blast. Antony also loses his daughter. Aliyar, Antony, and Ramayyan are arrested and sentenced to prison. When Antony and the gang are finally freed, they reunite with Aliyar and they plan to kill Haridas. Rajagopal IPS tries to arrest them after their release by sending a Police Officer but they escape and hides with the help of Driver Jaffer. They seek help from George Mathew MLA who grants them after initial refusal. The gang tries to assassinate Haridas and his daughters but Haridas escapes. Finally, Haridas hunts them down and in a fight between Antony and his gang with Haridas, they manage to defeat him. Haridas tries to shoot Antony and his gang, but he gets stabbed by Aliyar. As Haridas is dying, He tells Antony that his daughter, whom he thought had died, is actually still alive and was raised by him as one of his own daughters. Aliyar and his gang do not believe Haridas and do not allow him to see his daughter. Antony pleads with the gang to leave Haridas alone to find his daughter, but he fails to stop them. The gang abandons Antony, and Antony admits Haridas to a hospital, where he sees Haridas's daughters. Antony asks Haridas which one is his daughter, but Haridas refuses to reveal the truth to Antony. He has not shown any partiality to them while raising them. Haridas dies in the hospital, but before dying, he tells Antony to adopt and take care of his daughters as his own. Antony returns to Haridas's house to fulfill Haridas's wish. At first, the three girls despise Antony, but slowly they start to see Antony as their father. When Aliyar and his gang attack Haridas's daughters, Antony fights back with his gang and tries to convince Aliyar not to kill his daughter. Aliyar tells him that he needs to kill only Haridas's daughters, but Antony insists that the three girls are his daughters. Antony gets shot by Aliyar and in defense kills Aliyar, Ramayya, and Hamsa. Aliyar dies in Antony's arms.
As the movie ends when Rajagopal IPS, is about to tell Antony who his actual daughter of Antony, Antony stops Rajagopal saying that all the three girls are his daughters.
Cast
[edit]- Mammootty as Antony
- Vishnuvardhan as Superintendent of Police Haridas I.P.S.
- Thilakan as Baba alias Aliyar
- Babu Antony as Hamsa
- Bheeman Raghu as Ramayyan
- Anju as Suja
- Murali as Rajagopal IPS (Commissioner of Police)
- Subair as Sub Inspector Subhash
- Shanthi Krishna as Ramani (Commissioner's wife)
- Devan as George Mathew MLA
- Valsala Menon as Aliyar's wife
- Suvarna Mathew as Aliyar's daughter
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Driver Jaffer
- Kuthiravattom Pappu as Housekeeper Pillai
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Vijayan, Police Sub Inspector
- Kunchan as police
- K. P. A. C. Sunny as Kanaran
- Rudra
- Durga
- Azeez as Circle Inspector Kannan Nair
- Santhosh as Maathu
- Appa Haja (actor) in Cameo as Police Officer
- Kollam Thulasi as Advocate
- Kanakalatha
Release
[edit]The film was released on 12 February 1992. It was dubbed into Tamil as Kshatriyavamsham and Telugu as Kankanam.[3]
Box office
[edit]The film was both commercial and critical success.[4][5][6][7]
Soundtrack
[edit]The film's soundtrack was composed by S. P. Venkatesh. Lyrics were penned by Kaithapram.
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kanaka Nilaave" | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chitra | 4:53 |
| 2. | "Muthu Mani Thooval" | K. J. Yesudas | 4:43 |
| 3. | "Maari Kuliril" | K. J. Yesudas | 5:14 |
| 4. | "Maari Kuliril" | K. S. Chitra | 1:49 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "When Vishnuvardhan acted alongside Mammootty in a Mollywood movie". deccanherald.com. 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Mammootty, Joshiy to team up after 10 years". India Times. 28 December 2018.
- ^ Prasad, Ayyappa (20 November 1992). "Malayalam films cross boundaries". Indian Express. Madras. p. 7. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Mamootty, Joshiy join hands again after a decade". Mathrubhumi. 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Director Joshiy teams up with Mammootty after a decade". The News Minute. 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Memorable Performances of Non Malayalam Actors". The Times of India. 14 April 2016.
- ^ "31 വർഷം മുമ്പുള്ള ഒരു ക്ലാഷ് റിലീസ്". metrojournalonline.com (in Malayalam). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.