After a couple of years Mammootty is once again donning a cop's
uniform, in the new Malayalam
flick 'Roudram'. This is the actor's 25th film as a police officer,
of which almost all were
acknowledged hits at the box office. His recent outing in the uniform
were films like `Balram
Vs Taradas', `The God Man' , `Rakshasarajavu' and `Inspector Balram'
which were all profit
makers. The actor who is a right combination of beauty and spirit
personified, particularly
in police uniforms, had always rendered through these films what his
fans expected of him.
But the major highlight of this film is that it comes from Ranji
Panikkar who had almost made
an icon out of the character, with Suresh Gopi regularly in the same
uniform. He is one of the
directors whose name on screen makes the theatres alive with
thunderous applause from his loyal
enthusiasts. His debutant film as a director Bharat Chandran IPS was
so eventful that it marked
the re-entry of Suresh Gopi, from virtual hibernation to his earlier
position as a super star with
the least ease.
In the case of `Roudram', this is the first time; Mammootty is
appearing in the uniform abiding
the scripts and mice of Renji. The specialty with Renji Panikkar's
heroes is that they portray real tough valiant men, the kind who
practice what they preach, fearing none .And naturally it will be a
viewers delight to watch Mammootty blasting out the bombastic
dialogues that the scriptwriter is quite famous for.
In this new movie Mammootty plays Narendran, a graduate in law ,now
a dashing Assistant
Commissioner of Police in Cochin city who joined the force after
the death of his father
, who was also a policeman killed in an encounter. Narendran is
called by the name ``Nari''
particularly due to his cunning and raging character , full of
spirit and pertness , who
doesn't care for the names before taking action.
Narendran is deputed by the state chief minister to gather
information about a murder case,
which at first seemed a routine affair. Day after day, machinated
tales started outpouring
which further complicates the case diary .He now finds that, it is
time to take on some powerful names of the political and business
mafia to dislodge some confusion following the case. How he handles
the whole things, speaking always for the righteous people, forms the
narrative of the movie.
The film will have a new heroine, Manju, Basically a fashion designer
who plays Mammootty's
mature wife in the film. `Roudram' also features a host of stars
including Sai Kumar,
Vijayaraghavan, Subair, Lalu Alex, Rajan P Dev, Shammi Thilakan,
Sphadikom George, Urmila
Unni and Sona. Sai Kumar is Sethu, a high profile businessman with
a sporting new look,
mannerisms and dialogues while Vijayaraghavan, who received rave
reviews for his portrayals
of many Renji characters comes in as Appichayi, with a paralyzed
hand but unrelenting grit
'' I always do the kind of films that I feel comfortable. And I
don't prefer working in back
to back films, but only when my energy levels are full to go for one
.And even then, I prefer
writing emotionally charged scenes and punchy dialogues to create the
required effect.
"In 'Roudram' also, we are not including any songs as i believe
there is no space for songs
in this genre of suspense drama". Says the director.
The satellite right of the film was sold even before its release for
a record ninety lakhs, which will amount to almost a half of the
production costs. This itself shows the interests and expectations
that the different people on and off the trade have on the movie.
`Roudram' is being produced by Shahul Hameed Marikar and Anto Joseph
under the banner of Marikar films, who had earlier produced the
Mammotty starrer 'Big B'. The movie will be a republic day release of
2008.
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