Irupatham Noottandu
| Irupatham Noottandu | |
|---|---|
S. N. Swami | |
| Produced by | M. Mani |
| Starring | Mohanlal Suresh Gopi Ambika |
| Cinematography | Vipindas |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishnan |
| Music by | Shyam |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Aaroma Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹0.35 Crore |
| Box office | ₹2 Crore[1] |
Irupatham Noottandu (transl. Twentieth Century) is a 1987 Indian
Irupatham Noottandu was released on 14 May 1987 and enjoys a cult following in Malayalam cinema.[2][1] It was remade in Kannada as Jackey (1989) and in Telugu as 20va Sathabdam (1990). Suman and Ambareesh reprised Mohanlal's role in the Kannada and Telugu versions, while Devaraj portrayed Suresh Gopi's role in both versions. A sequel titled Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded was released in 2009.
Plot
Sagar alias "Jacky", a maverick youth, turns to gold smuggling due to financial situation and inspiration from the media glorifying the
Qasim and Tony are about to smuggle the gold tonight. Shekarankutty warns Qasim that there is a traitor among them. Unfortunately, Qasim turns out to be the traitor, who escapes with the gold after killing Tony. He is then caught by Jacky and is drowned to death. The next day, Qasim's body is recovered by the police and Chanakya is sent to investigate, where he meets Ashwathy, a reporter for a news magazine investigating the connection between politics and crime in Kerala. At the scene, Ashwathy meets Jeevan, the current investigating officer. Jacky visits Kayikka, a fellow smuggler and reveals that they killed Qasim. Kayikka reveals that his eldest son Shahul has turned to selling weed.
Jacky turns him away for the better and sees Janakiyamma, who is the mother of his love interest Jyothi. Jyothi is actually in prison for murder. Ashwathy is drawn to Jacky's life and tries to get his attention by releasing an article stating that the CM is connected with Jacky. With his influence, Sekkarankutty bails others and learns that Jacky had informed the police. Pillai demolishes Jyothi's place, but Jacky threatens him and demands to build those houses. Shekarankutty is enraged, where he kills Lawrence and hits the car which had Jacky and his mother. Jacky's mother dies and Pillai asks Shekharankutty to leave for
Cast
- Mohanlal as Vidyasagar alias "Jacky" a Smuggler
- Suresh Gopi as Shekharankutty
- Ambika as Aswathy Varma
- Santhoshas Lawrence
- CMInchakadu Ramakrishna Pillai
- Urvashi as Jyothi
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Ashokan / Chanakyan
- Sreenath as Jeevan IPS
- IG Thomas IPS
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Meenakshiyamma
- Sukumari as Janakiyamma, Jyothi's mother
- Adoor Bhasi as Varma
- CIPothen
- K. P. A. C. Sunny as Koshy
- Jagadish as Balakrishnan
- Mamukkoya as Koya
- Jagannatha Varma as Pillai, Opposition leader
- Jose as Santhosh, Customs officer
- Vishnuprakash as George
- Kollam Ajithas Kasim
- Jayan as Tony
Production
Writer
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Shyam and the lyrics were written by Chunakkara Ramankutty.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ambarappoo Veedhiyilu" | Chunakkara Ramankutty | K. J. Yesudas |
Box office
The film was released on 14 May 1987 and was an industry hit in box office.[1]
Sequel
A sequel titled
References
- ^ a b c Sreedhar Pillai (31 December 1988). "Mammootty and Mohan Lal emerge as unprecedented superstars of Malayalam films". India Today. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ Narayanan, Nirmal (12 February 2021). "Irupatham Noottandu to Oppam: Five thrillers of Mohanlal to watch before Drishyam 2". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- Manorama Online(in Malayalam). Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Express News Service (13 February 2011). "Equally at ease with art and commercial". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 January 2016.Archived 2020-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Irupatham Noottandu at IMDb
