Commissioner (film)
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Commissioner is a 1994 Malayalam crime
-thriller film produced by M. Mani, written by Ranji Panicker, directed by Shaji Kailas
, and starring Suresh Gopi
as Police Commissioner Bharath Chandran. The film also stars Ratheesh
, Vijayaraghavan, Shobana, M. G. Soman
, Rajan P. Dev
, Ganesh Kumar
, and Bheeman Raghu
. The background score was composed by Rajamani and the cinematography was by Dinesh Baboo
.
The film was dubbed in Telugu
as Police Commissioner. On release, the film broke several collection records and completed a run of 200 days. It is treated as a cult classic
in the Malayalam film industry.
In 2011, Shaji Kailas announced a sequel for the film, titled King & Commissioner, in which Mammootty
and Suresh Gopi were supposed to reprise their roles from the films The King
(1995) and Commissioner.
), the city police commissioner busting a smuggling gang while dealing with gold costing Rs five crores. Known for his hot tempered and aggressive nature, Bharathchandran is feared by many in political and criminal circles alike. His mentor in the department is Balachandran (M.G. Soman), the IG of police, who is also a fatherly figure for him. In the meantime, Justice Mahendran (Karamana Janardanan Nair
), who is investigating the Poonthura communal riots gets killed brutally at his residence. Justice Mahendran was supposed to present his investigation report, which had serious allegations against Rajan Felix (Rajan P. Dev
) and Menon (N. F. Varghese
), two senior I.G.s of Kerala Police. The master brain behind the communal riot was Mohan Thomas (Ratheesh
), a Delhi based business tycoon, with strong political clout both at state and center. Mohan Thomas is also involved in several notorious criminal activities including smuggling of fake currency, drugs and deadly weapons. Bharathchandran is assigned the investigation of the death of Justice Mahendran. He is assisted by Prasad (K. B. Ganesh Kumar
) and Ikbal (Vijayaraghavan), two young officers, both with same aggressiveness in nature. Bharathchandran, in his investigation finds out serious involvements of Mohan Thomas and his younger brother Sunny Thomas. In the attempts to reach out Mohan Thomas, Bharath arrests Srilatha Varma, a lawyer who is now also a mistress of Mohan Thomas. But she gets brutally murdered at a hotel elevator, thus leaving no evidence left against Mohan Thomas. Bharath then arrests both Rajan Felix and Menon, who reveals several shocking information against Mohan Thomas. In an attempt to arrest Wilfred Vincent Baston (Bheeman Raghu
), a Goa based hitman, Ikbal gets murdered sinisterly. Bharatchandran, in retaliation kills Vincent and then Mohan Thomas, by taking law in his own hands.
as a prominent star in Malayalam cinema
. Its audio track, with its dialogues was also high in demand. When dubbed and released in Andhra Pradesh
as Police Commissioner, it emerged as an all-time blockbuster in Telugu cinema
surpassing the combined records of three Chiranjeevi
films released during the time.
A sequel to this film, Bharathchandran I.P.S.
, was released in 2005, directed by Renji Panicker, which was also a mega hit.
Crime fiction
Crime fiction is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred...
-thriller film produced by M. Mani, written by Ranji Panicker, directed by Shaji Kailas
Shaji Kailas
Shaji Kailas is a Malayalam film director. He is known for his hard-hitting action films.-Childhood and entry into films:Shaji Kailas was born in Vanchiyoor, Thiruvananthapuram, to Late Sivakumaran Nair and Janakiyamma. After attending Model Boys School, Shaji pursued degree at Mahatma Gandhi...
, and starring Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopinathan Nair , often credited as Suresh Gopi , is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema; he is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as his character roles...
as Police Commissioner Bharath Chandran. The film also stars Ratheesh
Ratheesh
Ratheesh was a Indian film actor. He was a native of Kalavoor in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. He had acted in One Hundred Fifty Eight Films majority with directors like I.V.Sasi,Joshy,P.G.Vishwambharan,Thampy KannamThanam,Shaji Kailas etc...Ratheesh started his career in the Malayalam...
, Vijayaraghavan, Shobana, M. G. Soman
M. G. Soman
M. G. Soman was an actor in Malayalam film. He was considered to be one of the superstars in Malayalam cinema along with Sukumaran and Jayan during the 1970s. He was born in Tiruvalla, Travancore...
, Rajan P. Dev
Rajan P. Dev
Rajan P Dev was an Indian film and stage actor. He was born in Cherthala in the Alappuzha district of the former state Thiru-Kochi . He had acted in over 140 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. He was noted for his villain roles laced with a touch of humour...
, Ganesh Kumar
K. B. Ganesh Kumar
Keezhoote Balakrishna Pillai Ganesh Kumar is an Indian film and TV actor and politician, now serving as Minister for Forests & Environment, Sports and Cinema in the Government of Kerala. He was elected to the State Legislative Assembly from Pathanapuram in Kollam district for the first time in...
, and Bheeman Raghu
Bheeman Raghu
Bheeman Reghu is a Malayalam actor best known for his portrayal of villains in Indian cinema.In a career spanning nearly three decades, he has appeared in more than 400 films in Malayalam, and has recently started doing comedy roles...
. The background score was composed by Rajamani and the cinematography was by Dinesh Baboo
Dinesh Baboo
Dinesh Baboo , is an Indian film director, cinematographer, producer, actor and screenwriter. He has worked in both Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. His directorial ventures were chiefly with Kannada films...
.
The film was dubbed in Telugu
Telugu cinema
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...
as Police Commissioner. On release, the film broke several collection records and completed a run of 200 days. It is treated as a cult classic
Cult film
A cult film, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but specific group of fans. Often, cult movies have failed to achieve fame outside the small fanbases; however, there have been exceptions that have managed to gain fame among mainstream audiences...
in the Malayalam film industry.
In 2011, Shaji Kailas announced a sequel for the film, titled King & Commissioner, in which Mammootty
Mammootty
Mammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles...
and Suresh Gopi were supposed to reprise their roles from the films The King
The King (1995 film)
The King is a 1995 Malayalam action thriller film. Directed by Shaji Kailas and written by Renji Panicker with Mammootty as district collector, this film is one of the biggest hits in the history of Malayalam cinema....
(1995) and Commissioner.
Plot
The films opens with Bharathchandran (Suresh GopiSuresh Gopi
Suresh Gopinathan Nair , often credited as Suresh Gopi , is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema; he is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as his character roles...
), the city police commissioner busting a smuggling gang while dealing with gold costing Rs five crores. Known for his hot tempered and aggressive nature, Bharathchandran is feared by many in political and criminal circles alike. His mentor in the department is Balachandran (M.G. Soman), the IG of police, who is also a fatherly figure for him. In the meantime, Justice Mahendran (Karamana Janardanan Nair
Karamana Janardanan Nair
Karamana Janardanan Nair was one of the most famous Malayalam film actors during the 80s and 90s. He won wide acclaim especially for the role of the protagonist in Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Elippathayam. He is best remembered for his roles in Agnidevan and in Sphadikam . His last role was as Fr....
), who is investigating the Poonthura communal riots gets killed brutally at his residence. Justice Mahendran was supposed to present his investigation report, which had serious allegations against Rajan Felix (Rajan P. Dev
Rajan P. Dev
Rajan P Dev was an Indian film and stage actor. He was born in Cherthala in the Alappuzha district of the former state Thiru-Kochi . He had acted in over 140 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. He was noted for his villain roles laced with a touch of humour...
) and Menon (N. F. Varghese
N. F. Varghese
N. F. Varghese was a Malayalam film actor. He began his career as a mimicry artist, acting in minor roles, but later he turned to strong villain roles. Akashadoothu was his major break through in career, which was his third film. He has acted in more than 100 films. He died at the age of 53 when...
), two senior I.G.s of Kerala Police. The master brain behind the communal riot was Mohan Thomas (Ratheesh
Ratheesh
Ratheesh was a Indian film actor. He was a native of Kalavoor in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. He had acted in One Hundred Fifty Eight Films majority with directors like I.V.Sasi,Joshy,P.G.Vishwambharan,Thampy KannamThanam,Shaji Kailas etc...Ratheesh started his career in the Malayalam...
), a Delhi based business tycoon, with strong political clout both at state and center. Mohan Thomas is also involved in several notorious criminal activities including smuggling of fake currency, drugs and deadly weapons. Bharathchandran is assigned the investigation of the death of Justice Mahendran. He is assisted by Prasad (K. B. Ganesh Kumar
K. B. Ganesh Kumar
Keezhoote Balakrishna Pillai Ganesh Kumar is an Indian film and TV actor and politician, now serving as Minister for Forests & Environment, Sports and Cinema in the Government of Kerala. He was elected to the State Legislative Assembly from Pathanapuram in Kollam district for the first time in...
) and Ikbal (Vijayaraghavan), two young officers, both with same aggressiveness in nature. Bharathchandran, in his investigation finds out serious involvements of Mohan Thomas and his younger brother Sunny Thomas. In the attempts to reach out Mohan Thomas, Bharath arrests Srilatha Varma, a lawyer who is now also a mistress of Mohan Thomas. But she gets brutally murdered at a hotel elevator, thus leaving no evidence left against Mohan Thomas. Bharath then arrests both Rajan Felix and Menon, who reveals several shocking information against Mohan Thomas. In an attempt to arrest Wilfred Vincent Baston (Bheeman Raghu
Bheeman Raghu
Bheeman Reghu is a Malayalam actor best known for his portrayal of villains in Indian cinema.In a career spanning nearly three decades, he has appeared in more than 400 films in Malayalam, and has recently started doing comedy roles...
), a Goa based hitman, Ikbal gets murdered sinisterly. Bharatchandran, in retaliation kills Vincent and then Mohan Thomas, by taking law in his own hands.
Theatrical response
The film was released in April, 1994, and was a mega hit in theaters. It established Suresh GopiSuresh Gopi
Suresh Gopinathan Nair , often credited as Suresh Gopi , is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema; he is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as his character roles...
as a prominent star in Malayalam cinema
Malayalam cinema
The Cinema of Kerala or Malayalam cinema refers to the film industry in the Indian state of Kerala, which makes films in the Malayalam language. Malayalam movies typically portray social or family issues and are considered more realistic than films from other parts of India. Malayalam cinema has...
. Its audio track, with its dialogues was also high in demand. When dubbed and released in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
as Police Commissioner, it emerged as an all-time blockbuster in Telugu cinema
Telugu cinema
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...
surpassing the combined records of three Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...
films released during the time.
A sequel to this film, Bharathchandran I.P.S.
Bharathchandran I.P.S.
Bharathchandran I.P.S is a 2005 action-thriller Malayalam movie directed by Ranji Panicker, starring Suresh Gopi, Saikumar, Rajan P. Dev, Mamukkoya, Shreya Reddy, Lalu Alex etc...
, was released in 2005, directed by Renji Panicker, which was also a mega hit.
Trivia
- Commissioner, on its release in 1994, broke several collection records and was the biggest hit of the year.
- Like many of Shaji KailasShaji KailasShaji Kailas is a Malayalam film director. He is known for his hard-hitting action films.-Childhood and entry into films:Shaji Kailas was born in Vanchiyoor, Thiruvananthapuram, to Late Sivakumaran Nair and Janakiyamma. After attending Model Boys School, Shaji pursued degree at Mahatma Gandhi...
-Renji PanickerRenji PanickerRenji Panicker is an Indian script writer, producer and director who works in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut as a director with Bharatchandran IPS in 2005....
movies, this film also had no songs. - A sequel to this film was released in 2005. Bharathchandran I.P.S.Bharathchandran I.P.S.Bharathchandran I.P.S is a 2005 action-thriller Malayalam movie directed by Ranji Panicker, starring Suresh Gopi, Saikumar, Rajan P. Dev, Mamukkoya, Shreya Reddy, Lalu Alex etc...
was also the directorial debut of Renji Panicker. It also ended as a huge hit. - Ratheesh, who had almost given up acting for a few years, made a successful comeback with this film.
- The camerawork was done by Dinesh BabooDinesh BabooDinesh Baboo , is an Indian film director, cinematographer, producer, actor and screenwriter. He has worked in both Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. His directorial ventures were chiefly with Kannada films...
and editing by L. Bhoominathan. Rajamani composed the background score, while Boban was the art director.
Cast
- Suresh GopiSuresh GopiSuresh Gopinathan Nair , often credited as Suresh Gopi , is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema; he is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as his character roles...
... Bharathchandran I.P.S - RatheeshRatheeshRatheesh was a Indian film actor. He was a native of Kalavoor in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. He had acted in One Hundred Fifty Eight Films majority with directors like I.V.Sasi,Joshy,P.G.Vishwambharan,Thampy KannamThanam,Shaji Kailas etc...Ratheesh started his career in the Malayalam...
... Mohan Thomas - Vijayaraghavan ... Mohammad Iqbal
- K. B. Ganesh KumarK. B. Ganesh KumarKeezhoote Balakrishna Pillai Ganesh Kumar is an Indian film and TV actor and politician, now serving as Minister for Forests & Environment, Sports and Cinema in the Government of Kerala. He was elected to the State Legislative Assembly from Pathanapuram in Kollam district for the first time in...
... Prasad - Shobana ... Indu
- M. G. SomanM. G. SomanM. G. Soman was an actor in Malayalam film. He was considered to be one of the superstars in Malayalam cinema along with Sukumaran and Jayan during the 1970s. He was born in Tiruvalla, Travancore...
... Balachandran Nair - Rajan P. DevRajan P. DevRajan P Dev was an Indian film and stage actor. He was born in Cherthala in the Alappuzha district of the former state Thiru-Kochi . He had acted in over 140 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. He was noted for his villain roles laced with a touch of humour...
... Rajan Philip - N. F. VargheseN. F. VargheseN. F. Varghese was a Malayalam film actor. He began his career as a mimicry artist, acting in minor roles, but later he turned to strong villain roles. Akashadoothu was his major break through in career, which was his third film. He has acted in more than 100 films. He died at the age of 53 when...
... Menon - Bheeman RaghuBheeman RaghuBheeman Reghu is a Malayalam actor best known for his portrayal of villains in Indian cinema.In a career spanning nearly three decades, he has appeared in more than 400 films in Malayalam, and has recently started doing comedy roles...
... Wilfred Vincent Bastin - BaijuBaijuBaiju was a Mongol commander in Persia appointed by Ögedei Khan to succeed Chormagan, and expand Mongol power further in that area....
... Sunny Thomas - Ravi Vallathol ... K. M. Varghese
- Karamana Janardanan NairKaramana Janardanan NairKaramana Janardanan Nair was one of the most famous Malayalam film actors during the 80s and 90s. He won wide acclaim especially for the role of the protagonist in Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Elippathayam. He is best remembered for his roles in Agnidevan and in Sphadikam . His last role was as Fr....
... Justice Mahendran - Chitra ... Sreelatha Varma
- Maniyanpilla Raju ... Gopinathan
- PriyankaPriyankaPriyanka is a common female given name in India and Sri Lanka. It is a name derived from the Sanskrit word priya for "dear, beloved" or "beautiful or lovable act".The name is derived from the goddess named 'priyankari'....
... Susheela - Augustine ... Vattappara Peethambaran
- Kollam ThulasiKollam ThulasiKollam Kanjaveli Kuttilazhikathu Thulasidharan Nair is an actor in Malayalam cinema who is better known as Kollam Thulasi relating the name of his birth place Kollam to his first name as customary in Kerala. His first appearance was in Ezhuthappurangal . He is also a poet.-Personal life:He was born...
... Home Minister - Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair ... Kunjurama Kurup
- Sathar ... Bobby
- K. P. A. C. Sunny ... Kunju Moytheen Sahib
- Sadiq ... Police Officer
- Ranji Panicker ... Journalist
- Biju PappanBiju PappanBiju Pappan Biju Pappan Biju Pappan (born March 9, 1969, is a Malayalam actor, His career began in movie in 1991 and continued both in television and films. He is well known for his anti hero roles in Naran and Kayyoppu, which were uniformly financial successes...
... Goonda